Last Concert Steve Augeri - Journey

[@WeAllReviewMovies]

You gain a lot of respect for the guy for singing his heart out even with throat issues. It takes courage.

[@friguy4444]

I'm glad you pointed that out. It's incredibly hard to stand in front of an audience and sing when your throat is infected. A horrible experience that you can only go and face live for the duration of the show then for the rest of your life on video.

[@soundbyte030357]

Utmost respect for Stevie A. Singing when when there is nothing left,he still tries to give it everything. I have been there myself and know how hard he is working his socks off for the band. keep on rocking Steve.

[@kathydigi3537]

His voice just quit and he was a great guy .

[@dalemoar3006]

Terrible how they treated him, but he was and is a class act. Glad he's back to singing, and still has his self respect....unlike some, who shall remain nameless.

[@sedricrobinson9499]

Packo_ Hubu If they actually did do that, it was far too late. The damage was already done.

[@kathydigi3537]

What do you mean how they treated him ? I don’t understand

[@mauidemigodofthewindandsea3039]

this really made me sad when i watched this live... I was there witnessing the torture of a man's voice... He really did sound good at first but when i went to this concert i was HEAVILY shocked in disbelief... He didn't deserve this

[@zedddddful]

Lots of bands make the mistake and don't give singers proper rest they do too many shows its OK for them playing instruments night after night but it tears your voice up.

[@nesaragesara9855]

The truth is: A lot of 'tenors' don't use proper technique. Mickey Thomas is a tenor all his life. Never lost it. He uses chest voice, head voice and a mix voice. Mickey Thomas never pushed chest voice to eternity.

[@PeachWNK]

@@nesaragesara9855 So great to hear a comment from someone who knows what works. When I comment that a properly-trained singer can sing well into their 60s and still sound good, I’m always met with doubters. Sometimes haters. Lol. Mickey was one I thought of. He sounds so good. Deen could have had that longevity. Playing drums helped him overcompensate for sitting to attain some great breath support/sustain. (Easily moving from chest to head voice.) I never like bringing up the smoking. His range is *still there.* The sustain… not what he had. I really believe if he stopped smoking, he could get some of that back. He seems to rely on his chest voice now, as I assume he can get more power behind it. As it was, he sang with the pure, ringing tenor even as a smoker up to age… 54. Gosh, I hope he doesn’t read this. ☺️ He’s still amazing and well-loved by fans. ❤️

[@Blaine748]

you know... I have had nights when I could sing this song... and nights when I cannot sing it to save my life... I know what this feels like, and it sucks so bad.. it feels like you are missing a limb... this guy was an incredible singer... I dont see anyone thats been able sing steve perry lines for 2 hours a night for 9-12 months straight for 20 consecutive years other than Steve Perry himself... I couldnt last one night. My hat goes off to Steve A. ...and thank God for Dean Castronovo!!!

[@BeyondWithinOnline]

Cool how the drummer covered for him (2:55) then he probably lips "thank you" (3:05) or something as the drummers nods as to say "you're welcome!" That's great onstage chemistry.

[@mattstickle2725]

Deen The drummer actually sang several songs in the set. He could actually be the singer of the band to this day. Why they don't have him do that I don't know but I guess they need a good drummer too

[@ijibwisa2483]

@@mattstickle2725 Deen said that he cant sing a set of 15-20 songs just like Arnel. I do also believe that he can be the frontman. I've seen him performed Mother' Father and I was completely in awe. He has the voice but not the tenacity Arnel has

[@mattstickle2725]

@@ijibwisa2483 very cool that you have that communication with him. I just wondered why they just didn't make him the singer. He is amazing. Thanks for the info

[@journevivbasco3462]

​@ijibwisa2agree.483

[@kimberlyhubbard5687]

To everyone saying this man can't sing I saw him in concert less than a week ago and he sounded damn good so why do you people go get your damn ears checked and leave Steve alone! Ok.

[@juanchena7320]

kimberly hubbard LOL He can't sing anymore!! His vocal cords are completely trashed. You need YOUR ears checked.

[@DracIsBack]

Naw - I've seen him more recently. After rest, he's been doing better than he certainly was at the end with Journey. Maybe not as good as at his peak ... but a lot better than this.

[@charleerosie]

Class act bro. Saw him in 05' and he nailed all of them. No one is a machine he had a great run!

[@kovalfetterer2218]

He mostly used backing tracks to cover up his sore throat voice, and he even started lip syncing

[@PeachWNK]

@@kovalfetterer2218 He didn’t use backing tracks here. And I actually just watched a performance from 2005. You can still hear strain, but it’s definitely not lip sync. You can tell-besides, if someone was going to lip sync, wouldn’t you want the vocals to be perfect? Lol

[@GabrielOlympic]

@@PeachWNK Except here where they used recorded playback for the entire show, entire 2006 Augeri was voiceless unfortunately... The sound technicians themselves said that there was a person behind playing the playback.. I couldn't believe it but the voice of this show is better than a lot of shows from 2004/2005... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJa1YainfsqBaLs

[@johnnersinger9771]

@@kovalfetterer2218 cmon!

[@JRNYSPMEDIA]

​@@PeachWNKhe was obviously lip syncing to the 2001 las vegas performance for most of the hit songs, then for most of other songs he actually sang them

[@edbigtruck]

Steve A was a great frontman for this band he kept the Journey alive for the fans to be able to enjoy live shows. Hey STeve thanks for all you did.

[@AAlexM]

I really like Augeri!! Can you imagine how frustrated he could feel for asking his drummer for help on the high notes!!! C´mon Steve, get well soon, you still have a bunch of notes to sing!!!!!

[@jeangrey65]

He was a great person who had his time with Journey and the fans loved him. Unfortunatly he simply couldn't do it anymore because of a cronic throat infection. One door closing made anothers door open and now Arnel Pineda redefines the band yet again. Another amazing singer. The Journey continues.

[@sxymike12]

He was the Sammy Hagar of Journey, they should have put more newer songs in the set maybe Augeries voice would have been spared another day. They could have done great leaving the classics in the past and making new music, augerie had some great songs with them that deserve allot more play.

[@maurucerighter3394]

I thought Steve augeri was great fit for Journey while it lasted and the album arrival that he's sung on is a great album

[@thebrutaljudge9883]

He did awesomely great with Journey and was a perfect fit !

[@thedubstepdoge]

Yes agreed it was great

[@TheProfessorOfLife]

Steve Augeri had a singing "teacher" and did all the things he had to do to keep his pipes as fresh as possible. Let's face it, Steve Perry's vocals are virtually impossible to duplicate over the long haul. I can guarantee you that Steve Perry himself could not duplicate his own songs from the 70s and 80s. Journey's songs are works of art, both musically and lyrically. Why that band is not in the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame is beyond comprehension. Augeri brought Journey back from the dead.

[@00qamaq00]

Nadie es eterno pero tu inmortalisaste tu voz en tus canciones, gracias Steve Augeri una de las mejores voces de los 80's sin duda

[@mrhairmetal]

This doesn’t take away from the fact that Arrival is a near perfect record and Steve was amazing on it and the follow up, Generations.

[@r2orobles338]

amen

[@johnnyhunt9447]

I Absolutely Agree with You Arrival has been in either 3rd place or 4 th place Best Journey Albums as fas as Arrival has a little bit of everything Shows off the Band’s Ability to Play anything! A Really Pretty Love Song Ballad a few Rockers first couple Songs reminded me of Escape and Frontiers I have been a Journey Fan since 1978 my first JRNY concert Evolution tour and that was it I didn’t Miss Although the so called people that well I am not sure what they do Grammys all of those and that Joke of a magazine Rolling Stone who controls So called RRHOF Journey should have been in there for many years before they finally and because Bruce Springsteen has influenced cause he sang a Journey Song I am Sure if they could Rolling Stone mag would induct Bruce every year I grew up in The Greatest Music Ever called Classic Rock Boston why are they getting done Foreigner Styx Samm Hagar solo Paul Rodgers someone needs to break in that RR mag and fix this I Loved what You said about Arrival I could see the song Kiss me Softly no 1 on Jass radio I remember getting to meet so many fans during the Steve Augeri time and after Arnel I have talked to so many Fans during that time even discussing them at other Bands concerts and most agree with what You said they tried to put SA as a SP clone no he brought a new Great voice and his Songs show that I have been to almost 700 concerts since 1977 Love Live and have seen a variety even bands from last 10 12 years I didn’t get to meet my Wife till I was 36 and she had been a really Good Person she was in ministry and helping people she had been done wrong along the way her first husband who had just become a business partner instead was a Bad Sexual some of the churches they worked at he would get caught up with young girls and because how big that church was getting really fast they protected horrible person never tell Dawn so she got away she still never drank no drugs period and she Loved going to see live music and she got me and that was my Hobby I remember Journey Trial By Fire got our relationship out of middle and the wayI was ready found out Journey playing in Houston smaller area s Vacation Over Tour we went then next year 1999 I was Really giving her a glimpse into who I am and we went to a couple concerts not big ones but very Good ones Thursday night Friday night a different Band then drove her to Tyler Tx Slaughter Quiet Riot and Night Ranger one of my Favorites Jack Blands helped writing Songs for Arrival Ted Nugent was headliner Dawn had only gotten to go to very few concerts growing up Ted Nugent was one so that was the purpose for that show next day we drove to Dallas Tx Foreigner opened for Journey Poor Lou Gram one of Greatest Singer was suffering with brain tumor Journey was So Perfect I remember Dawn so Excited said that Journey could Rock with any Band after the Rock’n Roll weekend went back to Houston we were already engaged coming up on our wedding the morning after Rock Weekend Dawn didn’t feel good knew something was changing went to Doctor and sure enough we went to all those concerts and our prize was a Baby Girl when she came along we had moved to Dallas and Chloe I month old went to see ELO with us she went to every concert we would go by age 6 years she had seen her Favorite Band Journey 5 times Def Leppard Styx Sammy Hagar she has seen so many people around us are shocked how Good she is focused on Music dancing the Best little girl we had gone to an all day benefit after 9/11 Styx Journey Bad Co Kansas REO and more and she never wanted to wander off these people around us were having to leave Journey show early they had baby sitters One trip we had been in Destin Fl and we were driving down my first and Chloe’s first trip to Disney on the way I saw something that said that night before we were going to Disney on Saturday Journey was playing at a University in Tampa Fl which was 90 miles out of way but I remember when wife went to bathroom I told Chloe about it well I knew that would work Absolutely and we did it turned out to be one of my Favorite concerts It was just Journey they had intermission and played 3 hours Loved it Chloe Rocked in my lap and sand The Na Na Song a couple years later I was working in Naples Fl Awesome and my wife had had a bad miscarriage and she was trying to get well very hard worker So for Her to get a chance to heal at Christmas time I bought them out for almost a month We spent Christmas Day at Disney and the next weekend New Year’s Eve we went to Universal Studios and as we are going through just by coincidence Styx was playing that night Chloe my shoe end after vacation I was no longer in charge of planning Trips something about following Concert tours I am Very Very Sorry for writing a book I saw your comment about Arrival Thank You

[@SeahawksForeverDanViens]

I saw Augeri on his first two tours woth Journey and he was amazing. Spot on. And a great fit. But then I saw him on this tour, his last. It was painful and I actually walked out of the show halfway through. He just got beat up trying to sing that catalog in a key that wasn’t ideal for him. Shame. He seemed like a good dude who truly appreciated the opportunity.

[@GabrielOlympic]

Interesting to note how much Augeri's vocal power has dropped over the years, compare shows from 1998 with those from after 2000

[@journevivbasco3462]

lyup.like what u mention he is a good person and truly appreciated the opportunity..same Armel ,he is living in a stricly ways

[@manoffaith3112]

Any one with ears can tell this gentleman has put his voice through a blender singing so loud and high every night. It would have helped if the key could have been lowered down a lot, and if he had an experienced voice teacher to help him save his talented voice. Let me tell you to get up in front of people like that and continue to fight it when the voice has had it is very brave. It was taking so much out of him to sing like that. Wow, the drummer has a voice that don't quit.

[@MichelSilvaPersonal]

So sad...he doesn't just sound bad, but looks really skinny and weak, kinda sick. I felt really bad for him at that time, he is a real gentleman, and an amazing singer.

[@nicksonora8091]

Wasnt a big fan of Augeri singing old journey songs. But Arrival... amazing album on its own. Love every song of it.

[@RudeMoodBand]

I know this man personally. We met thru a mutual friend who has passed, Dr Nick. Steve is a true gentleman, and has total respect for the Journey legacy, and IMO has a better texture in his voice than Perry ever had. It amazes me how NS tossed him aside after 10 years like a used tissue. He was so gracious in concert toward the audience and the other band members. I haven't bought a Journey album since Steve was ousted.

[@johnfyfe359]

I have seen all 3 singers several times live and they all brought great different qualities to the band, granted there will never be another steve perry just like never another magic johnson, but other people have stepped in and given their best, and all 3 singers have sounded fantastic live. I never saw augeri at the end he stepped down in the middle of a tour and I saw them 2 weeks later with soto who filled in for the rest of the tour, he isn't my favorite but big guts to fill in a tour

[@gerrydris4955]

He gave it all he had even when there was not much to give anymore, all my respect and well wishes to Steve A.

[@bei1016]

Thank you Steve Augeri.

[@ericmarks6322]

Man, his voice was just gone here. Sorry to see it happen to such a good singer. But, of course no one can replace Steve Perry.

[@auroraignacio5161]

But of course you can say that during his prime, I don’t think he can sing the original key to Journey songs & his own song for that matter.

[@battlestarclassica]

@@auroraignacio5161 Steve Perry doesn't have to. He is a legend.

[@journevivbasco3462]

agree .y​@@auroraignacio5161

[@Supermonkey22]

Well said. I agree with you 100%. Steve Augeri is amazing.

[@MrMike9158]

I hate to see SA struggling like that but I give him credit for making the show. Deen really bails him out & I think it's classy the way SA acknowledges that. It's sad to see everyone fighting on here cuz I just love to talk and debate music. For me, SP was IT but I admire SA for carrying the torch for 8 years. I admire AP as well but can already hear sounds of vocal strain in his voice. Journey's tour schedule & the vocal demands of singing SP every night must be murder for any vocalist.

[@sedricrobinson9499]

Packo_ Hubu Perry never “strained a lot” when performing. Not sure what concerts you’re referring to. I’ve seen Perry perform live 4 times with Journey through 80-86. Vocally, the guy was absolutely flawless.

[@yeonakim858]

@@sedricrobinson9499 Ok boomer 🤡

[@sirbyron007]

Checked out Steve A's video at the China Club! Thanks for sharing. Yes, loved his comment too! lol!

[@amsedelm]

As a singer I can tell you there's nothing worse than your voice being las than perfect and having to perform such demanding material so often. Steve needed rest to recover from his illness.

[@zyairchannel]

amsedelm what to him..? Just asking

[@davidkellerfreeman]

ABSOLUTELY, Im a singer too and I can tell you sometimes bands and mostly guitar players don't consider that the vocalist is who has the heaviest responsability.

[@thebrutaljudge9883]

Throat infection......had to leave that last tour before it ended.

[@marc176]

Steve has since recovered and is working on a solo CD and expects to tour in 2010. While he won't get the publicity he got with Journey, he'll be able to do it his way and take care of his voice.

[@l31007]

A brave effort by Steve Augeri. His voice was already pretty shot at that point of his career but he toughed it out. Pretty cool bailouts by Dean. Thanks Steve for keeping Journey alive to give Arnel a chance to take the reigns.

[@douglaslippertindy]

Saw Steve A. back in the day, and he did a great job filling some really big shoes. Arnel also does a great job and I'm glad this band continues to tour and record. I agree that "singing like Perry" would be very tough on one's voice.

[@aruizislas]

Never thought Deen used to have that much voice. After watching two or three live videos I realize he's an amazing backing vocalist. So impressive.

[@auroraignacio5161]

The comments in this video only shows the difference between accepting Steve Augeri giving him full support although his struggling. I don’t think Arnel received the same respect instead you’ll hear bashers throwing nasty things about his voice lately when there were times he struggled. It’s just sad, because he didn’t get the same support from Deen , I don’t know if it’s intentional or someone just doesn’t care.

[@j_freed]

Journey wore Steve Perry down the same way, Too many shows too often and they never asked him how this greedy schedule was working for him, or talked about what he was going through… and ultimately this was wrecking his voice and his willingness to keep this amazing version of the band going.

[@raysurx2010]

Of course because his voice was gone! There is a DVD they recorded in Vegas not sure the year, but that was Augeri at his peak, and all his versions sounded much closer to Perry than Arnel. Arnel if you notice cuts his words or chops his words on a lot of songs, to prepare for the high notes. But he doesn't sing certain songs, the drummer sings some of the harder tunes. Arnel is great, has his own voice which sounds like Perry in his later years and I wish him the best.

[@sedricrobinson9499]

raysurx2010 Let’s be real. Arnel sounds somewhat like Perry, but doesn’t sound “just like Perry.” There in lies the REAL problem. They are all straining their voices to sound like someone else. Instead of being themselves and creating their own sound. Deen C is a better vocalist than Arnel and has been for a while.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

This occurs when there is so much pressure to sound like Perry. It even happens in a karaoke bar. I really believe this is one of the reasons Perry stayed away after he left Journey. It was even hard from him to keep up the relentless touring.

[@GuzzGrass]

Amazing singer, and amaziung band

[@AntiJourney]

ThankYou!

[@victoriadogillo9196]

Oh my God i feel sad for this guy he deserve respect,hope it will not happen to Arnel, vocalist really needs a break 😢😢 be considerate..

[@brucealmighty6089]

He had a throat infection but he's still singing. Look up his name in the search bar and you'll see him singing recently. So he did not lose his voice permanently...

[@GabrielOlympic]

Years without rest singing in high tones, unfortunately this year he had pneumonia and along with the vocal wear he ended up screwing everything up, very sad because Augeri, although he didn't have such a high vocal range, he compensated by singing with a lot of class

[@WoofWoof2012]

Augeri was a fantastic singer. Sad what happened to his voice.

[@rrlovesarnel]

all respect for u Steve Augeri! so professional! thanks for ur music too!

[@mlarle]

I saw him in Puerto varas Chile with his own band great sound

[@roygarcia9083]

He has an infection of his throat that is why. Also, this is not HD. It does not matter who is lead singer. They are all amazing singer.

[@moongazer5073]

Augeri forever

[@abaycande422]

Thats why den castrunovo was very important on this band journey.....

[@AceAlive2]

@USAbLaSt yes it does....when schon schedules shows back to back for a solid month. he will never understand what it means to be a singer since he's only a guitar player.

[@rodneysetti6020]

Triste ver um cantor maravilhoso como Augery nesse estado, o Journey deveria ter respeitado o momento físico dele e cancelado os shows nesse período, como fez o Scorpions com Meine.

[@SteveAugeriRocks]

Steve Augeri is the best. I would listen to him over Perry any day

[@SeahawksForeverDanViens]

PS: Sadly, I think we are seeing this happen to Ariel now too. Years of trying to sing that catalog in a key slightly above his confirm zone is taking its toll.

[@groschatrose1123]

Listen to Steve Augeri in 2001 he are really good :)

[@edbigtruck]

@motcrue64 Perry was having problems during the Raised on Radio tour. If listen to the song Only the Young on youtube it's played real fast and so are some other songs. It helped hide the vocla problems.

[@richprincipe749]

Thank Neil for abusing Steve’s voice... this was a great incarnation of Journey will yin’s of promise

[@feijaobateraoficial]

All respect for Steve!!!

[@benswolo1691]

wow.... can't believe this happened again...

[@HigherWisdom]

@jrock2264 I agree with you totally, jrock. I saw Steve Augeri with Journey back in the day, (somewhere in the late 90's??) and he totally rocked the house down. At that time, he sounded virtually identical to Steve Perry -- a very impressive feat -- and it was a helluva concert!

[@japikeyk]

i still consider steve augeri a good singer!!!!!!!!!!! i respect so much!!!!! i miss him!!!

[@dannyrockreviews]

I just can´t believe in this guys!!... Augeri is one of the most impressive voices and a genious, in journey, on Tall Stories, even on solo!!... "Augeri didn't really deserve his Journey stint, because he didn't love AOR and melodic rock enough..." WHAT???????? WTF, are you guys insane??? The man just recorded the best AOR CDs of the last decades... Tall Stories, Arrival, Skyscraper... and even Skyscraper proved to be better then Journey's Revelation! Now, commercial facts are other things

[@calligal55]

Good news!! Steve's website is up & running & he's got a new solo album coming out!! So, apparently he's recovered from his throat problems!! YEAH!!!! :-D

[@sirbyron007]

Thanks Steve Augeri for all you gave JRNY. This will happen to Arnel too if they don't switch around singing duties more often. Steve Perry was around 38 or so I do believe in 1986 when he had to stop full time with Jrny. Arnel is already past that age now into his early 40's. JRNY tunes are a nightmare to handle night in and night out 2 hours at a time. Big kudos to Steve A for lasting as long as he did. AND Arnel for doing a great job now.

[@mixhaelamikovich]

steve augeri got heart and he is a very talented singer....journey is probably one of the hardest bandsto sing

[@thundergodfan]

@BeyondWithinOnline Dean is not only an AWESOME singer/drummer.....he's a CLASS ACT!

[@LadyK1126]

Stevie A. still rocks - God bless him for trying as long as he did.

[@angelathanasiu]

he had throat cancer at the time;shortly after wards dies! i miss him.he was great if you look over some of the other journey videos with him he came so close to steve perry.

[@unknowndeoxys00]

Augeri is such a great singer....kind of a pity to hear his voice go like that. Hopefully it's rested and performing well these days :)

[@george264]

in this video he sings live for sure , i just think that he used to do this in the beggining of his vocal problems and later on shifted into tapes..that's why i doubt that it was his last..then again he could use the tapes every now and then and not all the time...still i like Steve very much...now hearing he's recovered and about to re-appear

[@YinzerTracy]

His voice is in shreds.

[@bradcrawford1998]

Everyone has their own opinion and to fill SP shoes was virtually IMPOSSIBLE, there in only ONE Steve Perry, clones are impossible. SA did a really good job. I saw Journey 3 times with SA before his voice went bad and loved every show, and so did the crowds. They were sold out or close to it and the fans looked like they were having a great time. Remember that one year Journey did that 3 hour 2 set show. First half was the old material pre-infinity and second half Infinity and beyond. I am sure those long shows didn't help SA's voice. I thought Neal did a credible job with both lead singer choices. I mean he replicated SP with SA with the voice, name, even the looks a little bit but he was totally different except the voice. SA was cool, laid back VERY humble unlike SP who was VERY confident and brash in his prime and at times looking back borderline selfish. Arnel was an awesome fit and carried them for years and I am sure they all made millions. They got in the HOF, renewed they're careers and now it's over. Neal already moved on to his new Journey. Neil will be playing until he's a 100 or he gets sick and dies. He is a freak and has to perform live, which is fine. I'm not knocking him, just stating the facts. It was a great post Steve Perry run.

[@Paul8820]

As far as Steve Perry Wannabes go Augeri was actually pretty damn good but by this time, it was perfectly clear it was over.

[@charleerosie]

***** I saw them back in 02' in MN. Augeri killed it, was one of the best shows I'd been too. Spot on, people just need to let the Perry shit die. If they think he could hit those notes watch the videos of him with the Eels.

[@ubermart1866]

***** Augeri was NEVER a wannabe. He had the simular sound & look by chance. Journey couldve had HUGO or a number of other guys who were wannabe Perry's but, they choose to go the original guy route. Augeri sounded enough like Perry to do the songs justice but he put his own spin on it. He was great for 7 years. the last year 2006 & end of 2005 he was sick & couldnt do it anymore

[@markrathwell902]

+Josh Domeier Honestly, I think people are pretty nasty to both Augeri and Perry. Those songs are murderously high to do for a long period of time. There's a reason why both of them had issues and a lot of the naysayers making snarky comments on the internet couldn't perform like either.

[@charleerosie]

Mark I completely agree. They both did well as Arnel is doing. You either like Journey for the music or you sit and berate them for wanting to play tunes that would wear any seasoned vocalist out.

[@valeriehambly4180]

Realistically speaking Perry's voice with age has matured...and no he does not sing those high notes anymore....but he still is able to modify anything to his mature "now" voice and put out a beautiful, emotional, high quality "Rock and Soul" performance. Stop comparing him to his 30 year old self people. You sound ignorant. I did see his EEL's performances and for a man getting back on a stage after 20 years he was incredible. Conditioning and rehearsal matters and by his 3rd performance in Los Angeles with them he was breathtaking. Steve Augeri on the other hand sounds like shit. It's been what? 10 years or more.....and he still has that throat infection that makes him sound like this performance here. And he is still singing Perry's songs with his Steve Augeri band at festivals... pretending he is someone he is not.

[@abaycande422]

Thats why deen castrunovo very important of journey....

[@soulguru6328]

this is not good.. if your singer has problem you've got to wait and respect him

[@valeriehambly4180]

Like they should have done for Steve Perry

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz6508]

Neil Schon doesn’t care.

[@skaracaesar4789]

Poor guy wonder why he sang that night. Sounds really sad. He doesn't finish the song line. It is Deen who is singing more.

[@abaycande422]

@@skaracaesar4789 and den C.was failed in a song of faithfully....

[@PeachWNK]

@@abaycande422 Failed? I don’t understand your comment.

[@Vanrocco66]

I'm just wondering what Neal is thinking bout while this is going on. .... Probably something like, "Oh no here we go again!"

[@scottfurue3849]

Touring back to back to back nights with Journey's catalogs will be hard to for the lead singer. But business is business.

[@Genetaylormusic]

As sad is this vid is of a superior vocalist falling to the rigourous tour schedule of journey. I smile everytime Steve looks to Deen to sing the High B's. It's like hey man please help me out here. And Deen Delivers. True comradery even though they are getting paid. I think its just cool that they had that chemistry and deen could follow through.

[@mklp2005]

I agree.... there will be nobody that can compare to steve perry.... he did it night after night and STILL sounded awesome.... I seen them in concert last night and Pineda was absolutely terrible and sounded EXACTLY like this video.... I have a feeling they are gonna go through singer after singer.... NOBODY will ever compare or be able to endure the rigorous beating a voice takes like steve perry because they are immitators and steve was natural and blessed with a gift........

[@adnimotapel4797]

Today is april 2022 ,just wanna say hey ,how's life now and how's that terrible voice doin now ?😃

[@Hatchetman6971]

I feel so bad for Augeri. Deen is one good friend. I wish Steve would have stayed in the band, Now I think is the time for the Master, the rock n roll crooner and power lead man Stave perry would make his return. Come on guys, no pride in the way, just great feelings.

[@jrock2264]

@HigherWisdom Yup. The first time I saw Augeri with them I was blown away...in a way, he actually sounded more like Perry than Pineda does....and probably sung better at the time than Perry would have....

[@USAbLaSt]

Augeri was awesome until his voice gave up on him. It happens.

[@zedddddful]

Seriously Dean castranova is a bloody legend not only a shit hot drummer but a damn fine singer to boot journey need to learn to rest their singers properly this was cruel to Steve he deserves better.

[@duremdes19]

you really got it right bro..journey's concert are gruelling..take a look their concert schedules OMG..and most of their concert last almost 2 hours so it would be a vocal punishment on the part of arnel pineda..but i guess AP could handle it well coz he got a natural gifted voice thats why he can last with journey.i just hope they will take care of him..i just thought that the journey production wants to earn millions again.i hope AP wont end up sick. just wanna wish him good health

[@pamw101]

I am sure that helped tremendously!

[@Vanrocco66]

It's a shame However, also funny how things work out. ... In steve Perry Journey had a complete package, he was a great singer and he had stage presence. Augeri had great stage presence as he connected with the fans well but his voice couldn't take the strain of touring and died. With Arnel Journey has a phenominal voice but he lacks the stage presence that either Perry or Augeri had. Chose your poison and Steve Perry is not on the poison menu!

[@Charlou27]

Yeah. He was great. A real trooper and a great talent. I hope he is doing better. I heard he had more throat problems after the infection.

[@DiverBand]

As a trained singer I have to say that Augeri seem to be suffering from a condition called LPR. Look it up. I have suffered from it for the past year and it wrecks havoc on your voice...especially when reaching for the high notes. You lose most of your range...and it takes both time and medication to get it back. It has to do with stomach acid hitting the back of the throat. Augeri is a great singer, and a super nice gentleman. I met him in 05 and he was a class act! I wish him well.

[@rjaye-j6z]

I saw them just after SA joined in Massachusetts Great Woods. They were awesome! They did lots of new material including Good Time tonight, which never was on an album. Then I saw them when they were out with John Waite and was disappointed they didnt play more than 3 or 4 new songs while playing tons of SP/JRNY songs. I really wanted to hear more of the new songs and they could have medleyed the old stuff like they do today. Medleys would have made it so SA could jump to a different song before all the crazy high notes. Then to top it off, I expected John Waite to do a jam at the end with Journey doing Forget me not and when I see u smile from Bad English. But John Waite left town as soon as his set was over. What a missed opportunity! Other fans in the audience were pissed too. Popular misconception is that Fans just want to see the most popular songs live and very little straying from the format. But they obviously didnt pay attention to how successful Hagar was in reinventing Van Halen. He never lived in DLRs shadow. I think the promoters and executives dictated this and the band was not willing to go against that. That's why JTT is so popular. Because it's spontaneous, inventive, and it seems based on the communications Neal has with the fans on Social media.

[@DracIsBack]

I liked Augeri too but wow - did those high Perry songs ever do a number on his vocals. OUCH!

[@6capthowdy9]

looks like pauly shore with a perm and ross valory looks like maury povich and neal looks like bruce springstein (sorry about any spellling errors)

[@webby64channel35]

Ouch!

[@misterdrum78]

@Jimmierip2 Yeah, Augeri knew this show was his last, he barely made it through. I felt bad for him. He was the best frontman for Journey, 2nd to Perry of course.

[@sandy9166]

It wasn't "throat cancer" it was a bad infection. He now sounds great

[@rockofhysteria]

@RunningFiveifier in 2009 Augeri reunited with his orginal band Tall Stories and released a Great Rock album called Skyscraper if you look wanna hear the album PM me with ur email address and I'll send you the Entire Album

[@jednightingale91]

@Jimmierip2 yeah, this was his last performance... he has throat problems ryt now..

[@davi0220]

Arnel a KID?....dude he's 47 years old!...and still has a great voice and energetic for his age! SA was and everybody was a great replacement ..but original himself SP! Schon and rest band picked Arnel bec. he fits really good...whom are you to judge he's not!

[@muzik027]

GREAT front man! So sorry he had trouble

[@Sharkim66]

@hawksfan5151 AGREE with your comments - Augeri was good, emotive, but what the heck happened that night?

[@jonpyle3727]

SA is still actively performing, just saw one video taken in Epcot Center( 2019)as one of Epcot's Highlight Performances, it seemed that until now, he has not recovered after all those years., here's one of that videos below.. Hope he recovered soon so he could join in one of Journey's frontman visits on LIVE in one of Journey's 5oth Anniversary Tour.. See link below kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4rMiamYbZWFjK8

[@johnnersinger9771]

Augeri needed rest.period!touring for 8 years nonstop will kill any vocalist.

[@janeaustinadmirer]

You know, you are right. That was nice of Dean to help a brother. I'm a Perry fan, though, and even Augeri can't touch Steve Perry...