Journey with The Pretenders Reviews

John and Robyn from Greenville, South Carolina

JOURNEY FREEDOM TOUR

I am a HUGE Journey fan! The only thing I thought could have improved their performance was the band out playing the vocals. You would think that the acoustics could be corrected in the sound checks prior to the concert. It was so hard to hear the lead singer in all songs but those that had less band input. Seriously they concentrated on the electric guitar more than the lead singer. In that regard it was a little disappointing.

AJ from Baltimore

TOTO SAVED THE NIGHT

Toto nails it. Journey falls short in all categories.

Cb from Louisville, Kentucky

SOUND WAS OFF

Toto sounded great. Journey sounded ok on the first song but when they started stone in love in went bad. Sounded like they lost a channel and never fixed it. It almost sounded like a track was off time also. I play drain a local rock band so I noticed it immediately. Worst sound I’ve heard at the yum center, sucks because I’m a huge Journey fan. I know local sound Gus that could do better.

Angela Hackney from Louisville, Kentucky

MISSING STEVE …

I paid for one of the best seats in the house. Floor 2 Row F seat 12 (6 rows back from the stage dead center!) Toto was amazing! Steve Lukather’s performance was incredible and the rest of the band too! I bought the ticket to see Journey though. Sadly, Arnel did not deliver the vocals. The “show” was good. The lighting, camera work and giant screen were high quality. Arnel’s voice seemed overdriven (and off key at times.) He was very entertaining and engaging with the crowd- he just didn’t sound like I remembers him from when he joined (~2007.) Maybe he has injured his vocal cords? Maybe he couldn’t hear? Dunno. I REALLY REALLY wish the drummer (Deen Castronovo) had sang all of the songs. He was freaking AMAZING!! Just wow. 😮 Seriously chills. Major props to Deen- I’m so glad he was able to come back to the band. Steve Smith was perfection- but Deen saved the night for me!!!!

Lisa Nixon from Charleston, SC

TOTO WAS GREAT! JOURNEY, NOT SO MUCH

Toto was great! Clearly they all have a great relationship and the sense of comraderie was clear. Journey felt like they didn't even like each other and Neil Schon was determined to play over Arnel's voice as much as possible. The camera was on Arnel singing but you could hear nothing over the overly loud guitars. And a Neil guitar solo after EVERY SONG? Enough already! The sound system so many times felt like everyone was playing a different song and it was a muddled mess. I will remember them from the old days and not waste my money again.

Jackie from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A JOURNEY NOT WORTH REPEATING

Although journeys music is absolutely classic, tonight‘s concert was disappointing! Great energy, but the sound quality was AWFUL. We couldn’t clearly hear a single word sung. It was a muffled mess.

John Biondi from Bridgewater, NJ

DISAPPOINTED

This concert was a Christmas gift to my daughter. It was her idea to go see Journey. We saw them last time around at the Rock as well. Firstly, what happened to Billy Idol? Not that Toto didn't sound great and I thoroughly enjoyed their 4 songs that I knew. They were very tight, in a good way. The sound last night stunk! From the very first lyrics that Arnel Pineda sang, his vocals were awful. His voice sounded like he had been overtaxed and was getting sick. Ironically, plugging my ears with my fingers made his voice sound better, and much clearer. PLUGGING MY EARS MADE IT BETTER! I remember thinking to myself, "Well, I guess this is the last time I will ever see them in concert." Deen Castronovo and Jason Derlatka both sang tunes and their vocals were spot on. Get Steve Perry, do one final tour, or even just a pay-per-view, and cash out. And get that guitar out of Jason Cain's hands. (scoffs) Disappointed!

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