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  • Soto is a really good singer. I was in Bristow, VA for his first live gig with Journey and what he missed in high notes he more than made up for it with his stage presence and vocal ad lib. Once he left it became a Schon ego fest. I saw Journey the next year with Pineda and I couldn't hear him or anyone else just Neal noodling away for two hours.

  • Sounds great.

  • been a JOURNEY gal since FOREVER... am a trueblue Steve Perry gal, but also loved the other guys, Rollie, Augieri, Arnel but must admit Jeff REALLY DOES HAVE a GREAT voice in his Own Right just like they do... give credit where credit is due, the man CAN SING! FK OFF HATERS! Grrrrrrrrrr

  • Only thing that held Soto back was singing for Malmsteen. Being in a more notable LA based band would have catapulted this cat to superstardom. A lot of people were turned off by Yngwie's playing because it didn't lend itself to the casual listener. As a result, Soto's early work went unnoticed by many. Just my .02, but this guy's one of the most underrated singers of his generation.

  • I think jss has a great voice, but hate him singing journey, seen him live with them horrid! Steve augeri was the best replacement for steve perry

  • >theres nobody who can fill his shoes 100%

    Fortunately, JSS filled them 200%.

  • To each his own, but to mix looks and ability to sing is silly in my opinion. Steve Perry is not the best looking guy, but the voice!

    Jeff Scott Soto is an amazing versatile singer and it would have been very interesting to hear what would have come out had he been able to enter a studio with this Journey lineup. That being said, I do prefer his harder material as with Howie Simon on guitar.

  • Jeff Scott Soto is an amazing singer who has no need to live up to anyone, regardless of what song he is singing. There are very few out there in the industry with his versatility. And I am most impressed with his stage presence and overall demeanor. Though I have never met him, from interviews and video clips, he seems to be one of the nicest individuals in the music business.

  • fourzero7268 I totally agree with you ...and he's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet! More people need his personality!

  • And I totally agree with you. It sounds as if you have met him. If so, I am jealous,lol. I would love to know the true story of what happened with the Journey situation.

  • I've met him...so be jealous...lol....Just kidding. If you only knew how I became a fan in the first place you would laugh. He is very nice and very kind. We need more people like him in the world!

  • jeff was one of yngwie malmsteen,s early singers, the reason hes never been a major star is his looks sorry 2 say butt its true great singer and musician, butt just like eric martin they were never seen as preaty boys so its hard to sell they talent!

  • I met him a few weeks ago, he is so fun and so sweet....And he can SING!!!!!

  • Arnel is amazing... great frontman and such a powerful singer...more so than Perry ever was...!

  • what are you kidding me, yeah arnel has a amazing voice i will give him that but there is no comparison with him and steve perry, there is only one steve perry and theres nobody who can fill his shoes 100%

  • Neal and Jonathan want to make money, that is the Bottom line. Arnel sounds nice and the new cd is very good, but journey had a real chance to reinvent themselves and walked away from it. I look forward to Jeff's next CD very much, he got some real exposure with the journey tour and I hope more people appreciate how wonderful he is.

  • Arnel can sing, but he does not have the emotion Steve perry brought to the band. Beaky is right in more ways than one: Jeff was really good for the band. I saw him live at the Sleep Train Theater. He was amazing! I think Cain and Schon still live in the past. And Schon's ego is so massive that he can't stand for anyone to outshine him. Jeff is a gorgeous man and great vocalist. I believe Neal just could not stand that Jeff was not his puppet.

  • I agree, see my post. Jeff is amazing, and if Steve Perry could still sing remotely like he used to, he would be.

  • where is the rest of the band??

    did he like take over when he was the singer?????

  • lovin' this tune. unique singer.

  • fuck man i dont bel this, can u even compare steve perry's song with what the hell he is singing, its disgusting, he doesnt touch even one of the note that journey had in their sond. he shud stop , i think my heads gonna burst, im outta here - Nikhil s

  • It sounds like he is drowning.regurgitating while he sings.He may be good but stay away from those vocally challenging Journey songs.They're not for him.

  • Totally butchered a great song...

  • idiot

  • damneddddddddddddd... is he a vocalist? damn, I'm far better than him

  • big idiot

  • what a shame...totally massacred the song!

  • even bigger idiot

  • and you adamcoffey is the biggest IDIOT!!!

  • this is pathetic...very rough voice, and looks like he desperately needs a bath, pronto!!!

  • Excuse me, can anyone tell me who's singing, Sotto or the audience? I can't hear his voice!!! Does he have one??? Poor guy , you should be playing piano instead. Journey realized that they can't fix his voice ( the magic of sound engineering )anymore so they kick him out.Welcome ARNEL!!!

  • JSS wasn't hired to be a clone like Arnel was. Big mistake on their part letting him go. I would rather listen to JSS who is an original singer then Arnel who can't even pronounce the words....It's now Owen Arms instead of Open Arms..Get real!!!

    Arnel won't be around long...Watch and see!

  • absolutely!

  • had no idea he sucked that bad...people spoke highly of JSS, but this vid shows he's awful...good piano skills though...Arnel Rocks way better than this guy!

  • Arnel better then Soto?? haaaaaaa Don't make me laugh. Arnel says "Owen Arms" for "Open Arms"......You call that good? At least JSS has a voice of his own. Arnel is just a clone and a bad one at that! He won't last...watch and see!

  • and why is it deen does his back up whenever he sings? because, soto can't sing ....

  • yeah he can...lol

  • wow, did not know how bad journey had gotten :(... no offense to soto, but journey was not a good fit for him

  • Hate on, haters. The guy can SING. I saw Journey with Perry (2X) and I saw them with Soto. Soto is NOT Perry, nor is he trying to be. Soto has bad phrasing? WTF are you talking about? The show I saw, he was great, the crowd loved it, and he sounded good. That's all that matters.

  • lol maybe on that show not this one this guy makes me grind my teeth every time he tries to sing . Agreeing with a poster above he doesn't fit with Journey. He reminds me of a wookie by the way don't know why maybe because of the hair . Oh well

  • Does Youtube Have a MUTE button? Holy Cow get me some ear plugs!

  • The key of this song is much lower then the original,good voice though!

  • best move getting rid of Jumpin Jack Soto.If he doesn't need Journey ,how com he's constantly doing covers of their songs.Good bye JSS.He also needs to get rid of that chain he were's on his pants.Either he's trying to keep all the money he has made safly chained to his wallets,or he's auditioning for the frontman for the hell's angel's.LMAO

  • Boy, he is singing this song like he is reading it

    Puke!ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta...

  • Nope...he's singing it his way because he's not trying to copy another singer. This man has heart and soul and I support JSS 100%...Journey lost another good singer!!!

  • U people are nuts. Jeff is a gorgeous hot looking man & the nicest most hardworking guy in the biz. He really cares about his fans. But FYI he is no longer the lead singer of Journey. Read what Brian May had to say about it (2nd entry down from 6/14/07) on his soapbox on his site at BrianMay dot com.

  • not my taste , not good looking 4 me....

    he looks like a ....never mind...noticed u can hear deen on the background when soto is reaching for the high notes....u don't hear soto, but can hear deen clearly.....

  • JSS has a sound of his own. He is an amazing singer and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. I have seen him live and he blew me away. Don't be stupid like I was and judge someone before you really listen to them sing. Type in "Lonely Shade of Blue" or "If this is the End"....There are many great songs by JSS.

  • you call this video an amazing singer? he can't even reach the high notes...i'd rather listen to a dog barking!

  • I'm not saying this is one of his best videos...but he is an amazing singer. Go listen to your dog bark then.

  • nobody told me he has fans....lol

  • You're crazy...JSS has many fans....and I'm proud to be one of them~!

  • yah, probably most of then are cavegirls....lol

  • lol....Call me a cavegirl then....

    You really have no idea about Jeff's fan base. He's very much liked.

  • i figure...do they look like the geico man too?....lol

  • Say what you want...many people will disagree with you.

  • only you and you will disagree with me...so where's your backup? huh?

  • I can get plenty of backup need be...lol...

  • once again.....I think I just threw up a little in my mouth!

  • is this a joke? or is this really Journeys new singer??

  • Yep, It's a joke...and yep it's Journey's new singer. If you look at him again, he looks like one of the cavemen in the Geico commercials. Sad, huh?

  • Ok..I am also "Beakys"...but I was drunk when I wrote that comment!(that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it)I never gave JSS the chance but now after listening to him, I find him a GREAT singer, and I have a thing about cavemen! He's sexy as hell! Give him a chance before you bash because I was so wrong! He doesn't need Journey!

  • journey doesn't need him..deen is a better singer than him! couldn't ask for more...awesome drummer with vocals!

  • Journey is nothing more then a joke. Deen is good...but he's no Steve Perry either!

    The smart ones are the ones that are no longer with Journey.

    Read my other comment to you also.....Before you start in on JSS, try listening to some of his other stuff. You might just like him! :)

  • omg! that's what i'm thinking of....lol like i've seen him before...the geico man!....

    good one beakys....lol

  • malouski89 - You must not have read all the comments or you would see I'm a big JSS fan. I wrote this a long time ago before I ever listened to him sing. JSS has an amazing voice and you're wrong, Journey needed someone like JSS to change their image. Look at them now, the new singer says "OWEN ARMS" instead of "Open Arms" Journey's loss not Jeff's!

    By the way...I'm the only one that can call him the geico caveman and get away with it! Best looking caveman I ever laid my eyes on!

  • yah you're right...nobody can do justice better than caveman jeff soto....his voice really soars here in send her my love NOT!

    if perry is watching this version, he's probably saying WTF!.....lol

  • Perry has better things to do then play on youtube like Neal Schon.

  • don't see any loss there...soto really sucks! and bigtime..TOTALLY!

  • Wrong...Soto has a powerful voice.

  • I do...I see a big loss. You think the new guy is better? Give me a f*8king break. JSS could blow him right off stage. You must not know much about JSS or have listen to any of his other songs. For Journey...They needed a new sound if they couldn't have Perry. Who want's to keep listening to clones sing the same old shit?? That's what was great about Soto...he's original not a clone. Journey is nothing but a big joke today. They might as well hang it up.

  • and why can't he sing who's crying now, faithfully, open arms? it's always deen who's doing the vocals for these songs, huh, huh?

    he looks pathetic standing by the piano while deen is belting out who's crying now.....coz, soto can't sing journey songs!!!!!..

  • That's your opinion that he can't sing Journey songs. I can't say I liked every single Journey song he did...but there are some he did a great job on. Don't ask me why Deen did the singing...JSS can hit high notes..I have heard him on other songs. So..huh huh right back to ya!

    You might as well give it up because I'm just going to keep defending JSS...You will get tired of me before I get tired of you...lol

  • got plenty of energy sweetie..but i realized that talking about soto is just a fucking waste of time....so you can bother someone else...his face and his voice always make me barf!...so you cavegirl and your caveman live happily ever after...ciao!

  • Works everytime!!! Chow baby!!!

  • beakys: if journey goes with a new sound, they won't be journey anymore...if they want a totally different sound, they would have stuck with js but thank goodness that was not the case....js is not fit for journey...he can be a tribute band to journey

  • Journey hasn't been Journey in years. Without Perry they are all just tribute singers. JSS is someone they needed to continue to be a great band. All they have now is your little Arnel that is nothing more then a bad clone of Perry's. JSS wan't hired to be a clone. Journey just wants to live off of what Perry brought them...and they are stupid to think Arnel can bring them that..and so are you.

  • get over it, perry can't sing anymore. i think u need to move on and realize the band has too

  • He can't?? Really?? Says who??

    Yeah, the band has moved on alright...moved on to screwball land.

  • you're right!!! that's why neil got rid of him... he can't sing!!! with those high notes? OMG!!! What A Shame....

  • JSS is a great singer with a long history with numerous bands and also his own solo career. I should know; I own all of his stuff. The guy can sing anything. As a life long Journey fan all I can say is more power to them for signing JSS.

  • Everybody thinks because JSS sang with a metal guitar monster like Yngwie he shouldn't be singing with a melodic rock band like Journey. Give me a break! What was Journey going to do, auditon hundreds of Steve Perry sound-alikes OR bring in a known name with a known voice who CAN sing Journey tunes? Granted,he's not Steve Perry doesn't sing like Steve Perry and is handling the transition fine. More power to him.

  • I Hope I am dreaming. This guy is nothing comparing to Augeri or Perry.

  • This guy does not belong with Journey! I don't care about the whole past present future thing, if you all think he's so great then have him start his own album apart from the Journey label.

  • Listen I saw this guy with Journey last night, he has a great voice and is a good frontman but NOT for journey!! There will only be one steve perry but if we cant have him, steve augeri will do very nicely thankyou!

  • Let's see you sing Journey. Jeff rules. Not many can pull Perry off, so to speak...except Aulgeri and Jeff

  • Steve Perry is Journey. This is crap.

  • Amen My Friend! ^5 to ya!

  • Jeff Scott Soto is the best!!

  • Neal Schon didn't pick Jeff to sing for Journey for nothing. He's an amazingly talented singer who's been in the business for a long time. He breathed new life into Journey, IMO. No one is going to do these songs like Perry, and that's a good thing, because no one wants to be labeled a copycat. Jeff does his own thing with the band, and I respect him for that. Can't wait to see them live!

  • dude where was this guy born? Please put in a lead singer who can speak english, I cant understand what hes singing! Hes terrible!

  • Jss is a great singer . . but no for this style of music . JSS Its a CRAP singing Journry songs . . because of your type of vocal style !!!

    Steve Augery its the MAN !!!

    Steve Perry its THE LEGEND !!!

  • you people don't even know what you're talking about. JSS has such a versatile style that he can do Journey and so much more. His own music is exceptional. I realize Steve Perry is one of the best, but he sticks to one main style, which can get boring after a while. Just my opinion.

  • Yo no estoy de acuerdo con vuestras opiniones. Aunque Steve Perry sea el miembro original de Journey y en muchos aspectos sea imposible superarlo, creo que hoy en día Jeff Scott Soto es el mejor cantante que puede tener este grupo.Caso cerrado.

  • totally agree fuck this guy

  • Steve Perry is the only one that should sing Journey.Case Closed.

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