Here is what made JSS the perfect fit. Vocal ability, he wasnt trying to be or sound like Perry, he had tone, a stage presence but not over doing it. And he made the songs his own which sounded fresh and very, very good.
This is proof that Jeff Scott Soto was the right singer for Journey. The performance and the feeling JSS puts into it. In case any of you wonders, I’m a big fan...and I’m from Puerto Rico. Rock on!!!
@@raquelevangelista525 No disrespect to Arnel Pineda, who is doing a good job, but Jeff Scott Soto nails that song...and I'm not the only one who thinks JSS was a right fit for Journey.
I’ve come back and listened to this performance several times over the last couple of years and I like it more and more. Scratching my head, why in the world did Journey not retain JSS’s services. What a refreshing take on this song! What a great singer!
Wow, I just discovered today that JSS had done a stint in Journey. He sounds fuckin great. He really is one of my top metal/ rock vocalist and I am really impressed and a little surprised by how well his voice fits in this "adult contemporary" style ballad. I know he still has a bunch of years left but I think it's a shame he didn't achieve more fame and recognition. It's just one of those things I guess sometimes the cards we're dealt in life aren't the best. But as as JSS goes, in interviews he seems happy and content in life. If it were me I probably would have gotten all tucked up, bitter and jaded, developed substance abuse problems and fucked my life all up...oh wait a second..i did do that😢. Anyway, rock on Mr Soto and thanks for being such an inspiration for the rest of us out there who need inspiring.
Jeff was THE BEST THING to happen to Journey in many years. They ducked up when the let him go. He has one of the best voices in rock -- ever. I hung out with him for a couple years in Colorado and during the time he got the gig with Yngwie. Then he of course moved away and toured. Nicest guy, fantastic voice. So lucky to know him. Cannot wait for new album and American tour by his new band Sons of Apollo!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite Journey songs and I have to say that Jeff did a fantastic job on the hardest catalog of songs to sing from any band. He knew his parts and his voice was in great form here. Great job.
Jeffs a hell of a singer and hes proves it everytime he opens his mouth >>>Journey will never replace Steve but why should they try ,,,lets just enjoy journey !!!!!!
I saw it in Milwaukee along with a group of 8 others and I was the only one who knew who he was. But even so, I did not know what to expect. Journey that night was the best with Jeff, totally blown away.
Audio and video from cell phones are never 100% clear, but, having said that, this wasn't too shabby. I still like how Jason Derlatka sounds on this song better.
I couldn't imagine listening this song and get the voice of the same person from song like I'll See The Light Tonight, On The Run Again, or Disciples of Hell..
Why didn't they keep this guy!? Jesus what a set of pipes he's got on him. Plus he's got an incredible swagger around the stage, he really knows how to work a crowd. You think these old geezers in the band were intimidated by him?
One of my fav Journey songs. I think he sounds great. This song is also great no matter what singer is doing it. That's the thing about a great song...
tragic to see such a great band, with such fine songs. a long history and great musicians keeping it up with no chemistry for each other any more... just a day at the factory
This guy saw him in Milwaukee with Journey and Def Leopard and I can tell you this guy could have kept singing. Awesome and the rest of Journey screwed up dropping him like they did.
Soto is just perfect for this band!! What happened??? He is hitting those notes like he owns them! Schon made the wrong decision to not keep this great wonderful singer! That is perfection in a magical form like no other!!! WOW wow & wow!!!-
Although Steve Perry is my favorite singer ever, I have to give it to Jeff, it's not easy at all singing Perry, and he did a great job! Love the song too!
Man it is such a shame he got the boot. JSS is such a great singer and I think a great fit for them and did a fantastic job. It's kind of upsetting when people can't get over that he's not Steve Perry. I love SP the most in Journey and on this song...but come on JSS gots a great powerful voice that's needs to be recognized.
Ni body can sing like Mr perry anymore no better done like Mr perry I'm sorry guys Mr perry still the one the golden voice ever legendary man Still Soo smooth sweet sounds already Mr perry still the oreginality are the best
I love this song & yes Jeff dont sound like Steve but thats what made him good. He wasnt trying to copy Steve Perry, He didnt need to lip sync. I cant see myself going to see Journey without Steve Perry.
True JSS did not want to impersonate Steve Perry. He loves him and looks up to him. That is why Journey dumped him. They wanted a complete mimic..JSS sings in lower octaves and is dramatic in a good way.They might have actually been able to sell some NEW material with him because unlike Arnel and Augeri...he is a true and creative mucician and artist ... and not a karaoke mimic....kind of like the way Sammy Hagar came into Van Halen without disrespecting what had already been DONE by David Lee Roth...yes in concerts he did some of the old favorites (in his own voice and style) but did not re-record Roth's hits or recycle nothing but Roth's hits with the band....he created A LOT of credible selling music of his own with them.....Hagar and Roth were actually able to go on a tour together without Van Halen after they were both out with no hard feelings....and nobody did this comparison b#llsh*t with the 2 of them because they both are unique solid artists who stand on their own. With all the bad blood back then between Roth and Van Halen brothers....they did not sell out the PERSONA of their band brother, like Schon, Caine and Valory did...tackiest move in music history and they have lost respect of their peers in the music industry over it....Journey chose the easy route straight for the Asian market. But I agree with you. I don't want to hear these songs out of anybody's face but Perry's....
Wish Flower I could actually feel the emotion when JSS sings. There's a difference between singing powerfully and hitting the high notes and singing with one's heart out ~
I love this. The instrumental music and background vocals are exemplary. JSS is an incredible talent with or without Journey. He was as good as it was gonna get! I can understand if the chemistry wasn't right offstage perhaps, sometimes it just doesn't 'gel' with someone, especially when it comes to writing
I never saw Journey with Perry. I haven't seen them with Pineda. But I saw them 4 times with Augeri and twice with Soto. The second time with Soto was the best Journey concert I've been to. He wasn't trying to sound like Perry and Jonathan Cain didn't like that.
I was very lucky, my 1st concert ever was in 1978 right after Steve Perry joined the band and it was awesome!🤘 I saw them on every tour until after Raised On Radio, when Steve Perry took a hiatus. I never saw them live again after the way the did Steve Perry so dirty on the reunion tour in 96'. But I did like a lot of the music they did with Steve Augeri. I thought he was the closest one to recreate the Steve Perry sound, without looking like he was trying too hard. In the VH1 Behind The Music video he was referred to as "Steve Perry with a perm" which I thought was a remarkably accurate characterization. Honestly comer I had no idea until I saw this video, that there was another singer wedged between Steve Augeri and Armin Pineda. Hes obviously got a slightly different vocal style from all of the other singers, but I really like him. And I agree with your assessment that they probably should have stuck within. Maybe then I would actually have known who the guy was until 20 minutes ago!🤪 The only reason I'm even here is I saw him in a band called the Ssmons of Apollo doing a crazy awesome rendition of an old Rainbow song,"Gates Of Babylon."
HighPower762 yeah. They did Augeri dirty because they ran his voice into the ground and just dumped him. Then they dumped Soto after the tour just the same. Love the music, but that band is filled with opportunistic pricks.
In my opinion Jeff Scott Soto was the best replacement that Journey could have. He sings the songs in his own style and not trying to copy Steve Perry.
@@jeffelijahelias785 Journey released some live footage in Japan not too long ago and I thought Arnel sounded great! But on the R&R Hall of Fame, he was terrible! Thinking maybe Journey burns out all their singer. Steve Augeri - same thing!
Jeff is a crazy amazing singer and has a fatter sound than Perry but he's still great and maybe it was a little hard for him due to the high ranges but he still did a good job. Neil prob was so used to Steve's voice coming out of those monitors that he just had to have Steve 2.0. Arnel is good but a little too forceful, imo. Soto actually has a deeper range than Perry so he has to push harder to get those really high notes but what he did with Malmsteen was amazing.
I like Arnel but I think Jeff Scott Soto could've been their best replacement, This was as close to perry as they could get. Jeff Scott Soto you're an amazing musician, Puerto Rican Journey fans are proud of you
Steve Perry himself thinks the same, he even said in an interview that Journey made a mistake kicking out JSS, that he was the perfect fit for Journey,.
He replaced Augeri when he couldn't go on because of health problems but in the end they chose Arnel Pineda... I think they were looking for a voice closer to Perry's :/
To this day it's an odd situation. Journey announced on their website that Jeff was the new singer for Journey, then a few days later let Jeff go! Management is stuck on the ghost of Steve Perry and wanted someone more identical sounding to Steve! Jeff is awesome!
@@SEbdeViaje Augeri was outed as a fake live singer when a fan discovered that mobile studio out the back of every gig . Nothing to do with his health , that's just the PR story
It’s interesting to see Ross Valory playing a song from the only Journey album from which he is absent. Of course he plays Randy Jackson’s bass line with all the finesse it deserves.
I have loved Steve Perry and Journey since first seeing them in a live concert on television back in the 70s when Steve had just joined. Not sure if it was on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert or the Midnight Special or maybe even PBS. Been a minute. Loved them ever since and at one point owned everything Journey had ever released, even back to their pre-Steve Perry prog-rock days when Gregg Rollie was their keyboardist and lead singer as well. But when Steve Perry left the fold for good I struggled with the idea of a Steve Perry-less Journey. Most long-time fans have struggled with the uncertainty, not just me. Was not Steve Augeri's biggest fan although I liked the non-Steve Perry-penned songs he sang. But he was not Steve. Really, who else could be. I begrudgingly gave Arnel a fair listen on their live from Manila video. He did a pretty spot-on Steve Perry albeit with a slight accent. I had heard rumors that Jeff Scott Soto had stepped into Steve Perry's shoes. Loved Jeff when he sang with Yngwie Malmsteen. Had not heard him with Journey. Jeff has a great voice and I love how he sings this song, but it was immediately apparent they had to bring the song down a few steps into JSS's far more baritone vocal range than the high tenor range favored by Steve Perry. This is a great version of the song. Love Jeff's vocals and great stage presence but Journey songs are known for vocally heading into the upper stratosphere register-wise and this? Definitely did not go there. At least Arnel gets up into Perry's upper tenor registers. Jeff might have been a good fit as far as stage presence but he would continue to alter the classic Journey sound, just because his voice is noticeably deeper than Steve Perry's. That would be both good and less awesome. JSS does not try to sound like Steve Perry. Kudos for that. Can't be Steve so just had to be himself. But bringing Jeff aboard permanently would require alternate tuning on every Journey song and it would be a little weird never hearing another soaring falsetto Journey song ever again. Just my two cents.
Great job Beautiful He does a great job I don't know why they didn't keep him they didn't need to look very far they had a great singer right here with Jeff Scott Soto I'm sure that maybe they didn't like him because he sounded really good Jonathan Cain and our boy Neal it just seems that they need a hotel to fall on them when they have somebody right there that is fantastic and where do we go to the Philippines
Neil Schon screwed this up, he's been stating for many, many years that Journey is "his" band and he'll nake the hard, final decisions accordingly. Maybe Jeff was too strong or didn't cow down to Schon the Supreme, so he had to go. The dude has some serious pipes and is an extremely versatile talented vocalist without a doubt.
Dave Clark I’ve always felt Neal chose to let Jeff go because he looked tiny next to him. Napoleonic complex can get the best of even the biggest of rock stars.
I'm absolutely convinced without a doubt that Neal Schon's ego was the main reason for letting go the Best Singer and Performer Jeff Scott Soto..specially when we all know Steve Perry and Neal had clashes about who was in charge of the Band. Jeff was too much of a good thing.. a seasoned veteran in the Music industry who could have contributed with new Journey music..but Neal's Ego got on the way
I forgot about JSS WAS with Journey. What a wonderful voice. I think his style real fit that smokey sound that Perry had Journey doing on liven on radio tour in 85 and 86. Wish it could of worked out for him. He could couldn't be the little rabbit on stage like Perry or Arnel.. he was a much larger man. But moved very well in his own way. He surely nailed this song right on the beat.
I think Jeff Scott Soto did a great job !. I think it might have been a personal issue. Like somebody was thinking they're getting up staged by the lead singer .
Suing JRNY or any entity, after a 5-month tenure was ill-advised. He wasn't underrated, his action increased his risk index. JSS needs to learn from the past and move on. He is such a dynamic and amazing talent!
Here is what made JSS the perfect fit. Vocal ability, he wasnt trying to be or sound like Perry, he had tone, a stage presence but not over doing it. And he made the songs his own which sounded fresh and very, very good.
well said!
But according to Niel Schon what,they are looking is the LEGACY sound. And JSS is not. and they found it in Arnel.
Totally agree with you. He performed the songs in his style not trying to sound like Steve Perry 👍
... Too throaty
LOL
I commend him for not trying to sound like Perry
He is owning it by being his own and it ain't bad either!
I'm a huge Steve Perry Journey fan but I have to say Jeff Scott Soto does this song justice. He's good.
He’s great, amazing vocalist
Same here
This is proof that Jeff Scott Soto was the right singer for Journey. The performance and the feeling JSS puts into it. In case any of you wonders, I’m a big fan...and I’m from Puerto Rico. Rock on!!!
No wonder,talk to the member of journey band to kick arnel and bring back Jeff,,,proud Philippines
@@raquelevangelista525 No disrespect to Arnel Pineda, who is doing a good job, but Jeff Scott Soto nails that song...and I'm not the only one who thinks JSS was a right fit for Journey.
Everyone knows Jeff Scott Soto is superior to Arnel...honestly is all about Neal's ego always on the way
A big follower of Soto since Malmsteen....he is a fine singer!!!!!
This guy should have been the permanent Journey singer, especially moving forward with new material.
Or dean
Arnel has lots of version that fits his voice better, more listenable. Only this one and send her my love is JSS good version.
@@jeanc3098you’re completely literally musically wrong
Journey have been blessed with World Class vocalists, i wish more had been done with Jeff.
I’ve come back and listened to this performance several times over the last couple of years and I like it more and more. Scratching my head, why in the world did Journey not retain JSS’s services. What a refreshing take on this song! What a great singer!
Wow, I just discovered today that JSS had done a stint in Journey. He sounds fuckin great. He really is one of my top metal/ rock vocalist and I am really impressed and a little surprised by how well his voice fits in this "adult contemporary" style ballad. I know he still has a bunch of years left but I think it's a shame he didn't achieve more fame and recognition. It's just one of those things I guess sometimes the cards we're dealt in life aren't the best. But as as JSS goes, in interviews he seems happy and content in life. If it were me I probably would have gotten all tucked up, bitter and jaded, developed substance abuse problems and fucked my life all up...oh wait a second..i did do that😢. Anyway, rock on Mr Soto and thanks for being such an inspiration for the rest of us out there who need inspiring.
I would trade in Arnel and get this Rockstar. 2006 -2007 was great with Jeff.
Jeff was THE BEST THING to happen to Journey in many years. They ducked up when the let him go. He has one of the best voices in rock -- ever. I hung out with him for a couple years in Colorado and during the time he got the gig with Yngwie. Then he of course moved away and toured. Nicest guy, fantastic voice. So lucky to know him. Cannot wait for new album and American tour by his new band Sons of Apollo!!!!!!!
This was a great line-up with Jeff and Deen...
This is one of my favorite Journey songs and I have to say that Jeff did a fantastic job on the hardest catalog of songs to sing from any band. He knew his parts and his voice was in great form here. Great job.
Lou Gramm was also a very hard act to follow, but Foreigner got an awesome singer and front man to replace him, and they sound as good as ever.
Jeffs a hell of a singer and hes proves it everytime he opens his mouth >>>Journey will never replace Steve but why should they try ,,,lets just enjoy journey !!!!!!
One of my favorite singers💜❤️💜
Jeff Scott Soto is a phenomenal singer. He sounds perfect. He looks like Chris Cornell here.
Jeff is incredible.... Wow! That's all I can say. World class for sure.
I saw this tour in Vegas. I’ll never understand what happened and why not. Jeff was tremendous.
I saw it in Milwaukee along with a group of 8 others and I was the only one who knew who he was.
But even so, I did not know what to expect.
Journey that night was the best with Jeff, totally blown away.
JSS is the man,lost classics that could have been.
I only knew him previously w/ Yngwie. WOW!! What a KILLER SINGER!! Yep-do it and be Journey's next singer!! GREAT RENDITION!!!
Journey with Jeff!!! Great, the best choice...
Jeff sounded awesome in Journey! I would pay a ticket to see this, wth were Journey thinking?!
He sounds great and the backing vocals are amazing
Audio and video from cell phones are never 100% clear, but, having said that, this wasn't too shabby. I still like how Jason Derlatka sounds on this song better.
JSS was so great out front ! Beautiful job on this timeless material. He wasn't supposed to be anything but himself !!!
That's what he was !
I couldn't imagine listening this song and get the voice of the same person from song like I'll See The Light Tonight, On The Run Again, or Disciples of Hell..
Soto was AMAZING here!!!
Why didn't they keep this guy!? Jesus what a set of pipes he's got on him. Plus he's got an incredible swagger around the stage, he really knows how to work a crowd. You think these old geezers in the band were intimidated by him?
I always theorized that Neal Schon didn’t like how tall he was. Jeff Scott Sotto makes him look tiny.
Neal is doing that all by himself.
JSS does this and other J songs absolute credit - what a fkg great voice - nice human too
Jeff Scott Soto is a true professional. Arnel is a karaoke singer.
One of my fav Journey songs. I think he sounds great. This song is also great no matter what singer is doing it. That's the thing about a great song...
this band has been soo lucky, it has had some great singers!!!!
When you are Journey you can get to be that "lucky"
This guy devo can sing - like all singers that Journey had through the years!!! But still missing Steve and knowing he'll never return to the Band
Soto is simply one of the best rock singers.
tragic to see such a great band, with such fine songs. a long history and great musicians keeping it up with no chemistry for each other any more... just a day at the factory
It's horrible journey never plays this hit of theirs anymore!
This guy saw him in Milwaukee with Journey and Def Leopard and I can tell you this guy could have kept singing. Awesome and the rest of Journey screwed up dropping him like they did.
That's a odd way of putting it. "This guy saw him",This guy could have kept singing"????
That was an amazing tour. Huge Def Leppard fan, but getting to see Soto with Journey was incredible. Schon is a loser.
Awesome Show
Fantastic. Wouldve been great to see what he couldve done with this band.
Man that guy can sing !!!
Soto is just perfect for this band!! What happened??? He is hitting those notes like he owns them! Schon made the wrong decision to not keep this great wonderful singer! That is perfection in a magical form like no other!!! WOW wow & wow!!!-
What a voice!! Rhinoceros balls, armor plated tonsils, and beautiful tone.
superb voice, nice guy
JSS is amazing. Class act.
Although Steve Perry is my favorite singer ever, I have to give it to Jeff, it's not easy at all singing Perry, and he did a great job! Love the song too!
Jeepers! From Malmsteen to Journey! Jeff Scott Soto is no joke!
Man it is such a shame he got the boot. JSS is such a great singer and I think a great fit for them and did a fantastic job. It's kind of upsetting when people can't get over that he's not Steve Perry. I love SP the most in Journey and on this song...but come on JSS gots a great powerful voice that's needs to be recognized.
Good job, Mr. Jeff Scott Soto🙂👍
Great metal singer and also great at singing Journey songs awesome voice😀
This lineup was perfect.
This is Neal's theme song to Steve Perry. "I'll be alright without you. There'll be someone else, I keep telling myself..."
HA! GOOD ONE!!!!
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janderson2000 LOL. But now Neal really wants Steve back.
@@imaretromillenial1990 And Steve won't give him.the time of day.
Soto is superb.... Should have stayed with journey!
Neal wouldn’t let him. I thought he was awesome too.
@@neandythal Neal is an egotistical idiot. Best singer for Journey post Perry and kicked him out. Maybe he just has a penchant for small Asian boys?
He was fired, and still doesn't know why to this day.
They fired him
@@daviddolder7354 yeah , I saw them live with JSS and it was different but really good.
He sounds great.
Pineda's great but Soto rules. He would've brought them to a new, refreshing level.
Ni body can sing like Mr perry anymore no better done like Mr perry I'm sorry guys Mr perry still the one the golden voice ever legendary man Still Soo smooth sweet sounds already Mr perry still the oreginality are the best
I love this song & yes Jeff dont sound like Steve but thats what made him good. He wasnt trying to copy Steve Perry, He didnt need to lip sync. I cant see myself going to see Journey without Steve Perry.
True JSS did not want to impersonate Steve Perry. He loves him and looks up to him. That is why Journey dumped him. They wanted a complete mimic..JSS sings in lower octaves and is dramatic in a good way.They might have actually been able to sell some NEW material with him because unlike Arnel and Augeri...he is a true and creative mucician and artist ... and not a karaoke mimic....kind of like the way Sammy Hagar came into Van Halen without disrespecting what had already been DONE by David Lee Roth...yes in concerts he did some of the old favorites (in his own voice and style) but did not re-record Roth's hits or recycle nothing but Roth's hits with the band....he created A LOT of credible selling music of his own with them.....Hagar and Roth were actually able to go on a tour together without Van Halen after they were both out with no hard feelings....and nobody did this comparison b#llsh*t with the 2 of them because they both are unique solid artists who stand on their own. With all the bad blood back then between Roth and Van Halen brothers....they did not sell out the PERSONA of their band brother, like Schon, Caine and Valory did...tackiest move in music history and they have lost respect of their peers in the music industry over it....Journey chose the easy route straight for the Asian market. But I agree with you. I don't want to hear these songs out of anybody's face but Perry's....
Your loss. Arnel is great & Journey is better than ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They put on a great show.
No loss to me. I'm not into tribute bands.
Wish Flower I could actually feel the emotion when JSS sings. There's a difference between singing powerfully and hitting the high notes and singing with one's heart out ~
august2776 right you are!
I love this. The instrumental music and background vocals are exemplary. JSS is an incredible talent with or without Journey. He was as good as it was gonna get! I can understand if the chemistry wasn't right offstage perhaps, sometimes it just doesn't 'gel' with someone, especially when it comes to writing
Jeff Scott Soto can sing anything! Great Singing Jeff!
Holy... JEFF SCOTT SOTO!!!
I never saw Journey with Perry. I haven't seen them with Pineda. But I saw them 4 times with Augeri and twice with Soto. The second time with Soto was the best Journey concert I've been to. He wasn't trying to sound like Perry and Jonathan Cain didn't like that.
I was very lucky, my 1st concert ever was in 1978 right after Steve Perry joined the band and it was awesome!🤘 I saw them on every tour until after Raised On Radio, when Steve Perry took a hiatus. I never saw them live again after the way the did Steve Perry so dirty on the reunion tour in 96'. But I did like a lot of the music they did with Steve Augeri. I thought he was the closest one to recreate the Steve Perry sound, without looking like he was trying too hard. In the VH1 Behind The Music video he was referred to as "Steve Perry with a perm" which I thought was a remarkably accurate characterization. Honestly comer I had no idea until I saw this video, that there was another singer wedged between Steve Augeri and Armin Pineda. Hes obviously got a slightly different vocal style from all of the other singers, but I really like him. And I agree with your assessment that they probably should have stuck within. Maybe then I would actually have known who the guy was until 20 minutes ago!🤪 The only reason I'm even here is I saw him in a band called the Ssmons of Apollo doing a crazy awesome rendition of an old Rainbow song,"Gates Of Babylon."
HighPower762 yeah. They did Augeri dirty because they ran his voice into the ground and just dumped him. Then they dumped Soto after the tour just the same. Love the music, but that band is filled with opportunistic pricks.
The Def Leppard tour with JSS fronting Journey was incredible. Soto brought so much life to those geezers. Incredible singer and talent
Update: I’ve finally seen Journey With Pineda. While the show was great, I still prefer the show with Soto.
@@MichaelCharles2011 Arnel is next. They are running him into the ground also.
This is fantastic ⚘😘
Never got to see them with JSS singing but he sounds great..🤙🇵🇷🙌Good luck to him in whatever projects he has 👏
In my opinion Jeff Scott Soto was the best replacement that Journey could have. He sings the songs in his own style and not trying to copy Steve Perry.
Couldn't agree more! He sounded great. Journey have become dysfunctional and stuck on the ghost of Steve Perry!
@@SteveKaynan I don't know about you, but I don't like Arnel, but this is my opinion.
@@jeffelijahelias785 Journey released some live footage in Japan not too long ago and I thought Arnel sounded great! But on the R&R Hall of Fame, he was terrible! Thinking maybe Journey burns out all their singer. Steve Augeri - same thing!
@@SteveKaynan really? I didn't hear this live in Japan. I like Steve Augeri, but not Arnel.
@@jeffelijahelias785 they did a live in Japan DVD in 2017. I still prefer Jeff though!
F+cking great singer
damn they need to play this song more often its my fav
We saw journey with Soto and it was awesome
wow never realized how good JSS is! incredible!!!
Awesome singer thats all there is to it this guys incredible!!!
What a great singer!! Not a CLONE...
I was there that night in front row by Neal Schon area but you couldnt see us........darn it! Cool video, Thanks!
In my opinion he is the only post-Perry Journey singer that can handle the Perry tunes while still retaining elements of his own tone and delivery.
Love this song!! Nice Job JSS!
amazing Execution of the song! great singer.
He sounds like an opera singer, nice because he is not imitating! love Steve Perry!
Jeff Scott Soto is awesome!!
we need our only one
Jeff is just awesome :D
Jeff scott soto..!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff is a crazy amazing singer and has a fatter sound than Perry but he's still great and maybe it was a little hard for him due to the high ranges but he still did a good job. Neil prob was so used to Steve's voice coming out of those monitors that he just had to have Steve 2.0. Arnel is good but a little too forceful, imo. Soto actually has a deeper range than Perry so he has to push harder to get those really high notes but what he did with Malmsteen was amazing.
I like Arnel but I think Jeff Scott Soto could've been their best replacement, This was as close to perry as they could get. Jeff Scott Soto you're an amazing musician, Puerto Rican Journey fans are proud of you
Steve Perry himself thinks the same, he even said in an interview that Journey made a mistake kicking out JSS, that he was the perfect fit for Journey,.
Blacks, too!!!!
their is another guy that can pull off the Steve Perry's Voice and it's Jason Kelter look up the group Escape he's good.
Scott Soto doesn't seem to have audience connection.
Jeffs voice does not have the Steve Perry legacy sound.
damn!!!!! he can sing. why did he leave them. or I like him. I have listened to all of them. I think I like him best after perry
Belinda Walters ...w/c is better? fired? or hired?
He replaced Augeri when he couldn't go on because of health problems but in the end they chose Arnel Pineda... I think they were looking for a voice closer to Perry's :/
To this day it's an odd situation. Journey announced on their website that Jeff was the new singer for Journey, then a few days later let Jeff go! Management is stuck on the ghost of Steve Perry and wanted someone more identical sounding to Steve! Jeff is awesome!
@@SEbdeViaje Augeri was outed as a fake live singer when a fan discovered that mobile studio out the back of every gig . Nothing to do with his health , that's just the PR story
definitely a nice vocal tone! doesn't oversing like current singer.
Soto is not fit for Journey, he is for metal
Love Deen's drumming!
and his singing!
It’s interesting to see Ross Valory playing a song from the only Journey album from which he is absent. Of course he plays Randy Jackson’s bass line with all the finesse it deserves.
Saw Journey with Jeff Soto back in 2006 with Def Leppard
I have loved Steve Perry and Journey since first seeing them in a live concert on television back in the 70s when Steve had just joined.
Not sure if it was on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert or the Midnight Special or maybe even PBS. Been a minute.
Loved them ever since and at one point owned everything Journey had ever released, even back to their pre-Steve Perry prog-rock days when Gregg Rollie was their keyboardist and lead singer as well.
But when Steve Perry left the fold for good I struggled with the idea of a Steve Perry-less Journey. Most long-time fans have struggled with the uncertainty, not just me.
Was not Steve Augeri's biggest fan although I liked the non-Steve Perry-penned songs he sang.
But he was not Steve. Really, who else could be.
I begrudgingly gave Arnel a fair listen on their live from Manila video. He did a pretty spot-on Steve Perry albeit with a slight accent.
I had heard rumors that Jeff Scott Soto had stepped into Steve Perry's shoes. Loved Jeff when he sang with Yngwie Malmsteen. Had not heard him with Journey.
Jeff has a great voice and I love how he sings this song, but it was immediately apparent they had to bring the song down a few steps into JSS's far more baritone vocal range than the high tenor range favored by Steve Perry.
This is a great version of the song. Love Jeff's vocals and great stage presence but Journey songs are known for vocally heading into the upper stratosphere register-wise and this? Definitely did not go there.
At least Arnel gets up into Perry's upper tenor registers.
Jeff might have been a good fit as far as stage presence but he would continue to alter the classic Journey sound, just because his voice is noticeably deeper than Steve Perry's.
That would be both good and less awesome. JSS does not try to sound like Steve Perry.
Kudos for that. Can't be Steve so just had to be himself.
But bringing Jeff aboard permanently would require alternate tuning on every Journey song and it would be a little weird never hearing another soaring falsetto Journey song ever again.
Just my two cents.
toddvandell85 Deen Castronovo can sing like Steve Perry. He’s much better than Arnel.
That show was amazing.
Just give it up nobody u get to take sp place will ever have his unique sound and voice
That boy can sing! 🙌🏼🎼🎤
Great job Beautiful He does a great job I don't know why they didn't keep him they didn't need to look very far they had a great singer right here with Jeff Scott Soto I'm sure that maybe they didn't like him because he sounded really good Jonathan Cain and our boy Neal it just seems that they need a hotel to fall on them when they have somebody right there that is fantastic and where do we go to the Philippines
jeff the best
Neil Schon screwed this up, he's been stating for many, many years that Journey is "his" band and he'll nake the hard, final decisions accordingly. Maybe Jeff was too strong or didn't cow down to Schon the Supreme, so he had to go. The dude has some serious pipes and is an extremely versatile talented vocalist without a doubt.
Dave Clark I’ve always felt Neal chose to let Jeff go because he looked tiny next to him. Napoleonic complex can get the best of even the biggest of rock stars.
Jeff clearly stole all attention on stage and Neil got jealous.
I bet Mr Soto was to strong, never going down to kiss the ass of Mr Schon.
@@thomascunningham2919 absolutely right thomas
No, man. It was Cain. Cain disliked Soto, didn't like the fact that he didn't mimic Perry for that classic sound.
Jeff Scott soto!! Talento gigantesco!!
Pena que preferiram um cover... Muito bom, mas é um cover.
I think he was the best singer they’ve had since Steve perry. He was the first and only not to sound like a clone
I'm absolutely convinced without a doubt that Neal Schon's ego was the main reason for letting go the Best Singer and Performer Jeff Scott Soto..specially when we all know Steve Perry and Neal had clashes about who was in charge of the Band. Jeff was too much of a good thing.. a seasoned veteran in the Music industry who could have contributed with new Journey music..but Neal's Ego got on the way
those were the days my friend we thought they would never end
Soto now with Sons of Apollo. So good. All-star group.
He sounded really good..
🙃outstanding performance
I forgot about JSS WAS with Journey. What a wonderful voice. I think his style real fit that smokey sound that Perry had Journey doing on liven on radio tour in 85 and 86. Wish it could of worked out for him. He could couldn't be the little rabbit on stage like Perry or Arnel.. he was a much larger man. But moved very well in his own way. He surely nailed this song right on the beat.
I think Jeff Scott Soto did a great job !. I think it might have been a personal issue. Like somebody was thinking they're getting up staged by the lead singer .
I have lost alot of respect for Neal Schon over the years but I will never take away the fact that he is an awesome guitar player.
Suing JRNY or any entity, after a 5-month tenure was ill-advised. He wasn't underrated, his action increased his risk index. JSS needs to learn from the past and move on. He is such a dynamic and amazing talent!
What hell were you thinking, Journey?
Jeff Rocks!