The Shocking Truth About Arnel Pineda's Singing Technique 

People are just mean nowadays. I watched Freddie Mercury sing live during the 70s-80s with lots of voice cracks. I even watched Queen perform Don't stop me now where Freddie can't sing it properly anymore that Roger had to cover for him. My point? Back then, the audience didn't really care about that. They all enjoy the moment Queen was performing and don't focus on technicalities and voice quality. Screw this generation's critique as if they can do it better. LOL

I'm 70 years old and I have been singing since 1973 including some Journey songs. There is a "vocal triangle" you have to use to sing Journey songs, meaning the shape of your throat as you hit the notes. Perry's vocal timbre was different between 77 and 82. IMO Dean Castronovo has the 1977 Steve Perry "vocal triangle" voice and Arnel has the Steve Perry 1981 more throaty voice. As far as Arnel is concerned... being tired, talking a lot (which is the worst), lots of running around on stage while singing will kill a singer. Dry heat to humid heat or vice versa...all vocal killers. Bad monitor mix...vocal killer. Most singers that have in-ears don't have floor wedges to rely on if the ears go out. Singers have to pull one out and rely on the house sound which automatically makes you sing harder. Non stop touring without proper warmups will kill a singer. Arnel has been there the longest and deserves props. He sounded tired, and if you try to hit a high note when you're tired without the air support and the throat position, you go flat. It happens. Journey songs are tough on singers. Just ask Steve Perry.

Yes he is most best singer we have in Phils. and we proud of you and God always protect you what happen and we love you forever ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻

I'm so glad you ended your vlog with a clip of arnel at his very best , he's ab absolutely wonderful human being, I'm blessed to have met him , and proud of everything he's done for journey and the music world in general..I'm so happy you give a good balance view of him , because I know he's had a really tough time emotionally over this particular performance.....

Steve Perry is a great talent and he may have been the original singer but there’s no way he could perform these songs now. Arnel has accounted very well for himself.

Great review. Thank you for your insight. Seen Journey perform live many times and enjoyed every show. It’s interesting that this whole Rock in Rio fiasco has generated a lot of insights and comments in support of Arnel and Journey. He deserves respect. He gives his all in every performance with the band for many years.

I cant believe that people complain about this Performance. He is so amazing... even here. Steve couldnt have done that in his 40ies anymore...which is absolutely ok. I think those complainibg people never went to a live show before...the expectation fact was a good take of yours.

Arnel didn't have his best night but it's one of the hardest catalogues to sing and he more often than not does an amazing job. Fantastic singer.

Arnel is doing good, and trys so hard even though the band is not listening to him. he sounds out of breath. God bless him.

I went to see them in Toronto. The guy can sing, and the mistakes are so good, add a lot of character to the song. Like old Bowie or Sting songs with some lines out of pitch or cracked voice

Arnel in was prime in 42 years old back in 2009 a killer vocals

In all those clips he sounds amazing!

I don't fancy about Journey music very much. I listen to them but very rare. I am more into avant garde rock classic and jazz fusion. I love jam bands. The ones who does spontaneous combustion on the spot stage performance like Phish or Little Feat. But since Pineda is my homeboy (also Pinoy) here, he does have the right technique or maybe in the wrong music. But being off is a great flavoring in fusion and avant garde type rock. He is still an excellent performer for me.

Myles Kennedy has maintained his power and range and only gotten better live as he’s aged. He trained bel canto and focused more on pharyngeal resonance/chest support. Now he’s basically exhaling into his high notes

I am Brazilian and i loved the show, all the right notes he hit make up 85 % of what he sang, and people make a fuss for a few parts he missed, worth noting that apart from avenged sevenfold and a few one or 2 more artists, pretty much all there was in the festival was all above 50% plus pre-recorded VS

Don’t know much about Journey but he sounds great considering the circumstances. I liked what you said and the reality of being a performer.

Filipino People are never forget Arnel Pineda. He is a living Legend. He is my idol until he can't Sing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Unfortunately...everybody has an off night

Great analysis! The day Pineda should hang it up is when nobody buys tickets. Let the market decide. Pineda is a LONG way from retirement.

I did sing live. And not hearing yourself properly is a nightmare. He's a great singer. But also great singers need the right sounds to base themselves on. Also another disadvantage is the fact that singers don't have a backup instrument. He's great!

I’m 55 this has nothing to do with what happened to Arnel . His vocal folds were swollen and that’s it. Flying in dry planes sleeping on buses and singing big shows night after night on top of just being swollen. Arnel rests for 2 weeks and comes back and sings everyone under the table and he’s 57. A males voice rises as he ages a females lowers.. if your tech is good and as good as Arnel you will be like Mickey thomas who is 74 and glen Hughes and Stevie wonder.

Thank you for your review. As a musician/singer/performer/teacher myself, I agree and understand well the challenges that an artist faces during live concerts and performances especially in huge places where the sound is not confined in a more compact space but in a huge arena where it just gets thrown out all over. But no matter what as a Filipino, we will always be proud and grateful what our most loved Arnel has achieved and given to the world of music. May he continue to share his God-given talent to everyone. Mabuhay ka Arnel! Keep up the great work! ❤

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They always managed before ear monitors were a thing, funny how that works. How did they ever manage

so far this is the most honest review that i’ve watched. plus arnel is aging dude. that’s the reality. all of the legends aged, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Def leppard etc. it is the reality of life. we need to appreciate them while they can perform. Thanks for your video. On point

Eveybody has his off days. The only reason the issue in Rio became a big deal is instead of not mentioning it anymore and moving on like other singers did, Arnel made the issue big and put it on the spotlight by apologizing for his performance.

To keep this as short as I can, we'll skip the talk about the audience sound and broadcast sound. Journey has a monitor engineer that goes everywhere they perform. They have an in-ear monitor system that goes with them everywhere (even festivals). From watching the video, it is MORE than obvious Arnel could not hear. He was signaling for help and for some reason he did not get it. In my mind, the only person that can explain what happened, would be Journey's monitor engineer (I'm not blaming them, I'm saying something went wrong and they would know what that was).

Singing that high every gig takes its toll, i dont care if your the worlds greatest singer, you will get tired eventually. The best thing they can do from now on is drop the key a few steps, the audience will understand, and 9 times out if ten, will probably not notice much.

Steve perry The journey Man The Golden voice The legend perry forever no body can sing better than Mr perry anymore promise

Vince Neil doesn’t even sing 🎤 words he mumbled every show with Crue . I appreciate a singer actually having a bad night trying their hardest than a Guy who doesn’t even care at all 🤦🏻

My dear kababayan its no a legend oregenality absolutely amazing legend perry forever 😅😅😅😅😅

Journey tours so much because of Neal Schon's obsession with money. You only have to read up about his fallout with Jonathon Cain to see that. Extensive Touring is tough on any member of a band, but it's a killer for the lead singer, especially when you are trying to hit those big notes in every song most nights of the week. Arnel should see out his commitments on this tour, and then quit the band for his voice's sake. He should take a year off for his voice to recover, and then come back and sing songs within his vocal range, it's the only way to prolong his career. If Schon could find a replacement singer he would kick Arnel out of the band in a heartbeat, and I don't think anyone wants to see that happen.

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He's better out of Journey! he nails Toto and Chicago, Neil Schon is a douche, change the keys, Perry sang out of his range for years, which is why his voice is shot.

Quit making excuses. He sang poorly that night. Geez.

Neal complained about the sound, then after that said the crowd was amazing having a great time?? What is it Neal?

You'd be better if you would get to the point of the video instead of rambling on about thins unrelated to the TITLE of the video.

Please buy a better mic