![]() User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. New JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda performing with THE ZOO:īLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. ![]() Details will be announced early next year. JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel." At first we were going to go into the studio and just write four songs, but now it's escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. I think there's a lot of chemistry between the five of us. ![]() ![]() With Arnel's soaring tenor, JOURNEY returns to our heritage sound." I think fans are really going to love him. He's a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. "His personality is very well-suited to our music. " Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to JOURNEY," continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. Noel said, 'what if it really was Neal and he wanted to offer you the chance of a lifetime?' So I e-mailed Neal back and the rest is history." I tried to get a hold of him through YouTube and I finally heard from him that night, but it took some convincing to get him to believe that it really was me and not an imposter."Īrnel Pineda picks up the story: "My friend Noel picked up the message on YouTube and told me it was from Neal. Arnel doesn't sound synthetic and he's not emulating anyone. I thought, 'he can't be that good.' But he is that good, he's the real deal and so tremendously talented. After watching the videos over and over again, I had to walk away from the computer and let what I heard sink in because it sounded too good to be true. But then I found THE ZOO and I watched a bunch of different video clips that they had posted. I was starting to think I was never going to find anybody. "I was frustrated about not having a singer," explains guitarist Neal Schon, "so I went on YouTube for a couple of days and just sat on it for hours. After finding Arnel singing "Faithfully", he knew he had found the perfect frontman. Guitarist Neal Schon wanted someone new to the music business, so he turned to YouTube. When it was time for JOURNEY to look for a new lead singer, the Internet came to their rescue. I know there's only one Steve Perry in this world." I know they'll expect me to sound exactly like 'the voice' ( Steve Perry),but that will never happen. It'll be a lot of hard work on my part and I'm actually looking forward to the scrutiny I'll get from the hardcore JOURNEY fans. "It's so exciting to sing with one of the best bands in the world. Joining the legendary band is a dream come true for him. He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.Īrnel hails from Quezon City in the Philippines and has been singing JOURNEY songs - in addition to original material - with his band, THE ZOO, for the past couple of years in clubs all over his homeland. JOURNEY - Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) - has announced its new lead singer, Arnel Pineda ("pin-eh-da").
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