Here come the summer "package" tours...Def Leppard and Journey

[Nickdfresh]

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Oh and as if they didn't have enough fighting within their band I see Johnathan Cain has married Trumps chief heretical televangelist...

There was talk of Neil Schon being very pissed that some of the band effectively endorsed Trump. Not that he necessarily voted for Clinton, but that he didn't want the band to be involved in politics at all..

And am I the only one tired of fucking Phil Collen and his fucking shirt off? We get it Phil, you gave up drinking like a liquor store draining bum and keep in shape. But FFS, no girls below the age of 45 give a fuck at this point!

[twonabomber]

Then there's this

More recently, Cain has established a tandem career in solo faith music after marrying Paula White-Cain, a minister who delivered the invocation at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. Schon indicates that this has become a point of contention.

"I've stated how I felt about mixing religion and politics and how our music is not of one religion - Democratic or Republican," Schon said in the same Instagram update. "This is and has been an issue with myself Mr. Cain and his now wife, since he married. I've had to fight this whole time to protect the brand I built with Steve Perry, way before Gregg and I picked Cain to replace himself when he wanted to retire from the road back then. Well frankly, I'm tired of having to defend all by my self. [Fellow co-founding Journey member] Ross [Valory] is no help."

[FORD]

So why doesn't he just kick that pussy Cain out of the band and bring Gregg Rolie back?

I probably still wouldn't pay to see them, but it would still be a good thing for what's left of the band.

[Kristy]

Because, slave FORD Roly Poly is making a lot more money playing in Santana and

2. Most of the Journey songs people want to hear were written by Cain

[Kristy]

Plus, Journey is just fucking awful.

I've tried to listen to their shit and cannot make it though one album in its entirety - especially, especially that Mike Stone, Kevin Elson produced shit. Every band that Stone molested all sound exactly the same: Journey, Asia, Queen, and the racist named Whitesnake. Same tiresome guitar riffs, same drum patterns, same vocal styling. Same. Then again, this is how your shitty, retarded generation sold itself out: repetitive mediocrity power pop ballads. This is why I hate you all.

[Nickdfresh]

Plus, Journey is just fucking awful.

Well, yeah. Maybe for a short time in the early 80's they were good live. But their stuff is so uneven, a few gems among the turds really...

I've tried to listen to their shit and cannot make it though one album in its entirety - especially, especially that Mike Stone, Kevin Elson produced shit. Every band that Stone molested all sound exactly the same: Journey, Asia, Queen, and the racist named Whitesnake. Same tiresome guitar riffs, same drum patterns, same vocal styling. Same. Then again, this is how your shitty, retarded generation sold itself out: repetitive mediocrity power pop ballads. This is why I hate you all.

Their greatest hits albums are okay, but yeah, a studio album is a turd fest with some radio friendly hits...

[Kristy]

Gems? Really?

Journey wrote and played the most queefy, sappy, and ridiculous power pop crap on the planet. How they did it was no secret: their ace in the (ass)hole was a singer who could pull a pseudo soul vibe without too much criticism. No one in white suburban America ever criticized a white man singing black unless of course that person is Michael Bolton or Michael McDonald.

[Nickdfresh]

Gems? Really?

Journey wrote and played the most queefy, sappy, and ridiculous power pop crap on the planet. How they did it was no secret: their ace in the (ass)hole was a singer who could pull a pseudo soul vibe without too much criticism. No one in white suburban America ever criticized a white man singing black unless of course that person is Michael Bolton or Michael McDonald.

Oh course they did!! But they did it better. Neither Michael McDonald nor Bolton ever a hit nor enduring cultural significance like Journey has! No one is ending one of the best series in history with "How Can I Live Without You"...

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[Terry]

Tickets here haven't gone on sale yet. $49.50, $69.50, $99.50, & $179.50.

Now THOSE are more reasonable prices.

Particularly considering you're gonna pay around $20 for parking and at least another $20 if you want a couple of beers during the show.

[Terry]

Well, yeah. Maybe for a short time in the early 80's they were good live. But their stuff is so uneven, a few gems among the turds really...



Their greatest hits albums are okay, but yeah, a studio album is a turd fest with some radio friendly hits...

Granted...

However, they are one of those bands who can go out on tour and even the most casual fan - who knows the band only from what they've heard on radio or MTV - will know virtually every song in a 15 to 20 song set list.

[Kristy]

Oh course they did!! But they did it better. Neither Michael McDonald nor Bolton ever a hit nor enduring cultural significance like Journey has! No one is ending one of the best series in history with "How Can I Live Without You"...
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Bolton sure as shit did in his native Canada.

[Nickdfresh]

Granted...

However, they are one of those bands who can go out on tour and even the most casual fan - who knows the band only from what they've heard on radio or MTV - will know virtually every song in a 15 to 20 song set list.

And know 1-2 of the original present founding members..

I'll give Def Leppard this, at least they're somewhat still intact...

[Nickdfresh]

Bolton sure as shit did in his native Canada.

He's from fucking Connecticut! But still can we not get him deported?

[FORD]

And know 1-2 of the original present founding members..

I'll give Def Leppard this, at least they're somewhat still intact...

Yeah... they still have 2 1/2 of the original members.

[Nickdfresh]

Yeah... they still have 2 1/2 of the original members.

Well, at least some of them died!