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Could Bay Area Rockers Journey Break up Over Donald Trump?
San Jose Mercury News ^ | August 8, 2017 | Jim Harrington

Posted on 08/08/2017 3:35:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Can Journey survive Donald Trump?

That’s the question some fans are asking. And things definitely look iffy for the multiplatinum-selling Bay Area band right now, in the wake of guitarist and co-founder Neal Schon taking to Twitter to blast certain bandmates for a recent trip to the White House.

Schon was referencing a visit to Washington D.C. in late July, when three members — singer Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and bassist Ross Valory, says Billboard — posed for pictures with the President and staffers as well as reportedly met press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

To many – including NBC News, which reported on the event – it may have come across like an official band visit to the White House. Yet, Schon took to social media to let his nearly 30 thousand followers know that he was shocked and disappointed by his band mates’ actions. The result has generated plenty of headlines and concern among fans.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: journey; music
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To: Nifster

I feel your pain. Unfortunately for them, Journey is one band I can’t stand. I was traumatized in college by someone who played one of their albums over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. It was horrible. As a result, a band that was somewhat ok before the incident became a band that I will not willingly listen to.


21 posted on 08/08/2017 9:00:09 PM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: FamiliarFace

“I was traumatized in college by someone who played one of their albums over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. It was horrible.”

I had that same type of repetitive trauma working in a restaurant with a live bluegrass act that played two shows a day and didn’t change the set list the entire summer.


22 posted on 08/08/2017 9:11:58 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tyranny can hide within decorum.)
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To: Rebelbase

Man, I so empathize with you. In my case, the person who played the album actually played the same one song over and over ad nauseum. It’s probably their most popular song. As soon as it comes on the radio, my husband does the sweet and thoughtful thing of giving it the thumbs down, and pressing “skip”. It’s one of the many ways ways I know my husband loves me.


23 posted on 08/08/2017 9:26:01 PM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: nickcarraway

Considering that three outta four Journey members met with Trump, that’s amazing. The soros-loserman complaints from both the remaining member and the homo who wrote this article are just “squeals from some guys who are blurting.”


24 posted on 08/08/2017 9:36:17 PM PDT by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: nickcarraway

3SCAP3 is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, and Schon is one of the greatest guitarists ever, according to many who would know.

No surprise he’s a lib, but don’t let it worry you, most great artists are, being a right/left side brain issue. Sane people know this, and don’t decide their politics based on the opinions of musicians.


25 posted on 08/08/2017 9:49:53 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Seeking the Light)
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To: FamiliarFace

You missed my sarcasm rag?


26 posted on 08/08/2017 9:55:29 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Golden Eagle

Well said!


27 posted on 08/08/2017 10:52:35 PM PDT by des
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To: FamiliarFace

That entire era of high-pitched helium rock grates on me like that, I just do not want to hear them, ever again. I can’t stand Journey, I can’t stand Rush, and there’s one other that’s actually the worst of them all but I’ve blocked them in my mind so successfully that I can’t come up with the name of the band.


28 posted on 08/08/2017 10:59:42 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Arnel Pineda, hard working rags-to-riches success story story from Philippines has been a good replacement for Perry, kept the band together for a time...not sure if he didn’t go off on his own a couple years ago.

Shaking my head that another lib ruins great music or movie for me. Guess I “Stopped Believing” ;(


29 posted on 08/08/2017 10:59:45 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out - D. Horowitz)
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To: nickcarraway

My brother met Ross Valory way back in 1980. Valory is an original band member of Journey. He wanted to see the movie “Airplane” and asked my brother where it was playing in town, and then gave my brother tickets to see the Journey concert.


30 posted on 08/09/2017 3:01:20 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: All

Neil’s quite a guy....just ask his 3 or 4 or 5 ex-wives...


31 posted on 08/09/2017 4:33:42 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: nickcarraway

Neil Schon forgets that he didn’t start Journey. Longtime manager Herbie Herbert put the band together. Made them hire Steve Perry as their lead singer and the rest is legendary.

Now they do cruise ships.


32 posted on 08/09/2017 8:26:10 AM PDT by submarinerswife (Allahu FUBAR)
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To: nickcarraway

BTW, Neil Schon began playing guitar fro Santana at the age of 15. He was a good guitar player.

He made it “sing” in comparison to someone who screeched their way to fame like Eddie Van Halen.

(Flame me. I don’t care! It’s true)


33 posted on 08/09/2017 8:33:07 AM PDT by submarinerswife (Allahu FUBAR)
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To: nickcarraway

Saw Journey in March of this year with Arnel on lead vocals. They filled up an 18,000 seat arena. Great show. They were also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. They are still a very active touring band.


34 posted on 08/09/2017 8:36:45 AM PDT by Big Red Clay (Greetings from the Big Red State)
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To: Big Red Clay

Journey got lucky when they found Arnel. It’s hard to change lead singers and still keep the same sound. Other than ACDC I can’t think of many bands that have. I can think of lots that tried and failed.

Guitar players are a different story. Neil is very good, but there’s probably 100 guitar players in LA and the Bay Area who could step in and play all of their songs and sound great.


35 posted on 08/14/2017 4:45:25 AM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism wiiohout Nationalism is a fraud.)
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