Steve Perry Fans - September 2006 Gazette

NEWS and INFORMATION

Re-Master Round-Up Here is a list of the re-masters and their bonus tracks due on October 3rd:
Departure - Natural Thing/Little Girl.
Frontiers - Only The Young/Ask The Lonely/Liberty/Only Solutions
Raised On Radio - Girl Can't Help It/I'll Be Alright Without You
Trial By Fire - I Can See It In Your Eyes
Street Talk - My My My/Harmony/ Makes No Difference/Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving/If Only For The Moment Girl.
For The Love Of Strange Medicine - If You Need Me, Call Me/One More Time/Can't Stop/ Friends of Mine/Missing You.
Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased (with new title: The Very Best of Steve Perry) - Don't Fight It
All are re-masters and will have new booklets! Go here and here to pre-order through Sony.

In August's Q (British music magazine): "Escape.... from the bizarre space-fantasy cover art to the driving synth-guitar fusion elevating Steve Perry's white blues wail, this is the very pinnacle of pop prog. Fantastic songs, too - not least the majestic Stone In Love."

Reviews of the CD reissues:
Away Team
NewBeats
Pop Culture Madness
Honolulu Star Bulletin
blogcritics.org
Starpulse News Blog
Vintage Rock

Steve's past carpentry jobs came in handy when he joined up with Major League Baseball and Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild homes in the Gulf Coast back in October of 2005. Click on the link to check out Steve in action!

Steve stopped by the new branch of "School of Rock" in LA to show his support! Read about it in LA Weekly Music. And there's a picture too ~ go to the School of Rock Forums and scroll down for a great summer treat!

Haven't purchased the re-issues yet? Like to take a look inside one? Here's the Greatest Hits booklet!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

This month we are spotlighting: Jan!

Name: Jan
Hometown: Coventry, United Kingdom
Occupation: I am fortunate to have a job that I enjoy most of the time. I am an instructor for my company and I write and present training on products that we sell, and systems that we use. Usually, my training pursuits take me around the UK, but a few years ago (2002) I was lucky enough to be sent to the USA for 3 weeks and I trained some of our people in San Francisco and New York. That trip was the first time I met Noel in person, another plus!
Family: I don't have much family; my mum lives in Coventry too - I recently moved to be closer to her as she is aging and not as strong as she was. I have a sister, too, Valerie, who lives about 150 miles away. Other than that, I do have an Uncle (Mum's brother) but we are not close, and he is currently sailing the oceans with his second wife, so we are never sure where he is from one month to another.
Hobbies: Apart from co-hosting a Steve Perry website, I love movies and music, and I am a constant reader. I also belong to a 'Pub Quiz' team locally with some neighbors, and we occasionally win the weekly quiz! I am also studying for a degree and I have recently registered for the final course that will bring me my award. I've had to delay this for a couple of years while 'life stuff' settled down.
When did you buy your first computer? My ex and I bought our first computer in 1993 but I didn't have internet access until 1997. Guess what the first name was that I typed into a search engine!
Where is your current computer located? I use a laptop, which is usually on a folding table right by the sofa in my lounge.

Been a fan how long? I was first 'introduced' to Steve and Journey by a friend who insisted that I listen to Escape! He had previously played me some of Journey's prog-rock and it hadn't been to my taste. So this was in 1981 - I just fell in love with Steve's voice. Then, later, in 1982, the BBC broadcast a portion of the MTV Houston concert (which we now have to keep, thanks to Steve!) and I was simply blown away by the band, and particularly Steve, singing live with so much talent and exuberance. Steve set a new benchmark for what I demand from a live performer.
First time I heard Steve sing I felt: Wow!
Seriously, I was completely hooked by the second line of Don't Stop Believin'!
Favorite CD: Still Escape. There are moments on other CDs which I prefer to anything on Escape, but as a complete work, that one is my favorite.

If you could put one song in a time capsule for future generations what would it be and why?
Tough question as I would like to select one from Journey and one from Steve's solo catalogue!
From Journey, it would be Who's Crying Now. This one song captures everything that is Journey to me; melody, musicianship, a wonderful vocal and that to-die-for guitar solo. After all these years, I never grow tired of hearing it. However, probably my favorite song of all is Steve's solo For The Love Of Strange Medicine which speaks to me in all sorts of ways. I would like to include that for its yearning melody and its excellently expressed lyric.

Personal Comments: Steve Perry's music has been part of my life for many years, and in sharing my appreciation for his work with others, I have been blessed to make new friendships. I'd love to hear new music from Steve, but if he's not inspired or motivated to create anything new, then that's OK too; he has certainly given us plenty to enjoy over the years.

If you would like to take part in our Member Spotlight just e-mail us and we'll send you the questionnaire

Steveisms

"I don't think of myself as a star. I think of myself as an entertainer - I'd rather be an entertainer." What's the difference? "I don't know," says Steve, "I guess we're rockstars. I guess that's what people want to call us. Sometimes I feel like one, nine times our of ten I don't.

"I haven't created nothing - you're looking at me, I'm me. I'm a little more active when I'm onstage. I'm nervous offstage, I'm comfortable onstage.

My audience wants me to be what they are, what they've lived and what they've experienced. They want to see it. They want to hear it and they want me to sing it. They want to go through it and know that I've gone through it and I can relate to it. It's nice to be able to relate and have a common goal."

~ � Hit Parader, November 1979