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Arnel Pineda: Pride Of The Philippines


Rags-to-sorta-riches Journey singer Arnel Pineda had a private audience with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Philippines, today. Pineda sang the Journey hit "Open Arms" a cappella to the President, who was apparently moved by the performance. (Sadly, the press was not invited.) But Pineda mentioned the earliest the entire band would make it to his home country would be April 2009. It's just like the Marcos era for the Philippines—except this time, the president is keeping the nation's proudest musical export to herself. No "Separate Ways," no peace! [Inquirer.net]

3:30 PM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Dan Gibson
379 views, 1 comment

Latest by breedavies: I can't imagine being in Arnel Pineda's shoes. But Journey sucks, as evidenced by their shitty fans. After they played in Colorado this summer, the backlash to a review of their show made me hate this band forever. [blogs.denverpost.com] The writer made some more »

missing you?

Would You Pay To See Your Favorite Band Minus One (Or All) Of Its Key Members?

Judging by the amount of hits our post about new Journey frontman Arnel Pineda has received in the last year, classic bands replacing classic members remains a controversial subject among hardcore fans. The Washington Post takes a look at the 21st-century wave of reformed '70s and '80s hard rock bands who've replaced their singers to discover that (surprise!) "these bands are in the nostalgia business," not willing to give up the tour and t-shirt gravy train just because the guy holding the microphone happened to quit or kick the bucket. Now while anyone should be able to enjoy a reconstituted Foreigner at their local amusement park amphitheater if that's what gets their nostalgic rocks off, there was one quote in the Post's article that made us wonder: how many people paying $25 or $50 or $100 per ticket for big-name reunions would be just as happy catching a really boss cover band at their local sports bar for free? And will the same kind of nostalgia one day get you to pay big (or not so big) bucks to see your favorite band live, minus the voice that made it famous? More »

1:00 PM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By Jess Harvell
1,134 views, 36 comments

Latest by NeverEnough: Although he wasn't considered to be terribly important, it is a fucking JOY to see Duran Duran with Andy Taylor. I've always disliked that useless twat. more »

the last word

Journey Welcomes Back Record Buyers With Open Arms

From time to time, we like to round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. Under consideration in this installment is Journey's new full-length and first album featuring Arnel Pineda, Revelation, which hits Wal-Marts across the country today. Unfortunately, critical appraisals of the album are somewhat sparse, so we're featuring comments from various posters on the MelodicRock.com Journey forum: More »

1:00 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Dan Gibson
5,449 views, 12 comments

separate ways

The Things We Learned About Neal Schon And Steve Perry

Theoretically, Alex Pappademas' GQ piece on Journey is about the new lead singer, Arnel Pineda, and his rise to stardom, but hands down, the best parts are courtesy Mr. Neal Schon. More »

12:00 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Dan Gibson
6,050 views, 23 comments

intentional leak of the day

Will Journey's New Song Make The People Who Miss Steve Perry Start Believing Again?

ARTIST: Journey
TITLE: "Never Walk Away"
DEBUT: April 24, 2008 More »
taste test

Compare And Contrast: Steve Perry Vs. The Latest Guy To (We Think) Front Journey

Straight from melodicrock.com—Maura: "A.K.A. 'where I go to find out about the DANGER DANGER REUNION'"—we learn that "the man in the middle [of this photo] is Philippine vocalist Arnel Pineda (of Asian rock band The Zoo). If you believe the word out there, the deal is done and an announcement will follow in due course." The "deal" being that Pineda has supposedly been tapped to replace forgettable yarler/warm body Jeff Scott Soto as the lead singer of Journey. How snugly does Pineda fit into Perry's mullet and jean jacket? Decide for yourself after the jump: More »

3:30 PM on Wed Oct 3 2007
By jharv
28,096 views, 33 comments

Latest by idolator69: That's right bandydad...Pineda is no Perry. Perry has more of a smoother voice while Pineda has a more powerful voice. The resurgence of J is because of Pineda's powerful soaring countertenor voice. If he sounded just like Perry (ie Hunsicker more »