Arnel Pineda in GQ, on ELLEN, in Concert at iba pa
Arnel Pineda in GQ
Arnel Pineda is featured in the June 2008 issue of GQ which is now on magazine stands everywhere. “He Didn’t Stop Believin,’” was written by Alex Pappademas with exclusive photos by Andrew Hetherington and spread over 7 pages of the magazine starting on page 118.
The feature article provided a wide-scale background information on Arnel Pineda covering many angles including his bio and membership in different bands in Manila, update on Zoo re Arnel, the consular officer – Ben – who interviewed Arnel at the U.S. Embassy in Manila for his visa, contrary feedbacks on Arnel as the new lead singer by old and new fans alike.
Pappedemas noted, “Pineda may have the most Dickensian backstory in rock history,” with this fairy tale story of a struggling Filipino artist chosen as the new lead singer in a world-renowned rock band. He touched on the numerous Asian fans at the recent Planet Hollywood Journey concert in Las Vegas as well as a lot of behind the scene insights.
The article also covers the extensive history of iconic band, Journey, including Neal Schon’s search for a new lead singer, Steve Perry’s short interview about Journey and Arnel, Journey’s successes, plus a brief list of other Journey lead singers before Arnel Pineda, “rebirth” of Journey with Arnel, with some final words from Kevin Shirley who worked with Journey for decades.
There are so many more items of interest posted in the article. Pick up your copy of the June 2008 GQ before they run out.
Arnel Pineda on Ellen
Journey has just finished taping their appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, May 22nd. This session will be aired on NBC on Wednesday, May 28th. The band will be playing two songs with lead singer Arnel Pineda.
For the time schedule and station of ELLEN in your area, CHECK IT OUT HERE.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres continues to deliver uplifting, inspiring and hilarious experiences to viewers and was recently awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for the third year in a row.
Journey “REVELATION”
Journey’s new 2 CD/DVD set, REVELATION, will be released June 3, 2008 exclusively at all WalMart stores.
Revelation’s first disc contains 11 brand new songs written by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain. The second disc contains 11 re-recorded classic tracks. The third disc is a live DVD from the March 6, 2008 Las Vegas concert marking the first U.S. public appearance of Journey’s current lineup.
Track Listing:
Disc 1
- Never Walk Away
- Like A Sunshower
- Change For The Better
- Wildest Dream
- Faith In The Heartland
- After All These Years
- Where Did I Lose Your Love
- What I Needed
- What It Takes To Win
- Turn Down the World Tonight
- The Journey (Revelation)
Disc 2
- Only The Young
- Don’t Stop Believin’
- Wheel In The Sky
- Faithfully
- Any Way You Want It
- Who’s Crying Now
- Separate Ways
- Lights
- Open Arms
- Be Good To Yourself
- Stone In Love
Disc 3
- Las Vegas Concert on DVD – Filmed March 6, 2008 – 60 minutes
Credits:
Neal Schon – all guitars, backing vocals
Jonathan Cain – keyboards, backing vocals
Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals
Deen Castronovo – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Arnel Pineda – lead vocals
All of the music on REVELATION was produced by Kevin Shirley (who previously worked with Journey on their Platinum-certified TRIAL BY FIRE album).
‘Never Walk Away’ is the new Journey single, from the forthcoming new album REVELATION, featuring new vocalist Arnel Pineda. The song was taken from a radio broadcast and uploaded to YouTube so the sound quality is not that high. Check it out!
Journey Concert Tour Schedule
Journey with Arnel Pineda will be coming to your area soon. Check out their concert tour schedule at THIS LINK.
AT IBA PA
How Arnel Pineda Got His Visa at the U.S. Consulate in Manila
Emails have been circulating about this anecdote of how Arnel Pineda got his U.S. Visa in Manila. Imagine a Filipino coming over for an interview and saying that he was auditioning as the lead singer of the rock band, Journey, because Neal Schon invited him to.
Well, we also found the same anecdote related in the website of “Immigration Daily,” the news source for immigration professionals, titled “Amazing Visa Journey” near the middle of this webpage at ILW.COM. Judge for yourself 
Same webpage linked to this CNN feature about Arnel Pineda:
Kapuso Ko’s Jessica Soho’s touching interview with Arnel Pineda
Congratulations Arnel! Thank you Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory and Deen Castranovo!
Audio Interview of Neal Schon by Valerie Nerres of All Access Magazine in YouTube
Valerie Nerres uploaded the file copies of her phone interview with Neal Schon last May 9, 2008. We had reprinted her print article with permission IN THIS POST. Following are Parts 1-3 of those audio files uploaded in YouTube.
**UPDATE 06-02-08: Journey’s REVELATION review on New York Times. Click on photo below to go to their webpage.
** UPDATE 06-10-08: Journey’s REVELATION has sold 104,000 units in its first week on sale and that’s only from the Wal-Mart Stores! Congratulations, Journey!
** UPDATE 06-13-08: Journey’s REVELATION reaches #1, #2, and #5 spots in the Billboard Charts on its first week!
No. 1 – Top Independent Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 2 – Top Internet Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 5 – Top 200 Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 1 – Top Pop Catalog: Journey – Greatest Hits
**UPDATE 06-13-08: Journey is featured on People Magazine’s June 23rd Edition! Click on Picture below to view video on People.com
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I will buy the GQ magazine. I am a great fan of Journey. I cannot wait for the CD to come out. This is exciting esp. with Arnel Pineda as lead singer.
Again,like my comment in the Gary V. concert with the Jabbas, etc. can’t afford the tickets here too, man. Slideshow here too … please.
Thx.
Hi BambaBamba. Yes, PinoyWired will be covering the Journey US concert Tour. Stay tuned for an awesome coverage… and of course… slideshow…. of REVELATION TOUR !
I was listening to the radio today and heard what I thought was a new steve perry song, I was thinking maybe he was timing his new release at the same time to screw up journeys new release.
To my happy ears came the dj saying it was the new single from journeys new album!!
I will be first in line to get it. I have been a fan of journey for a long long time, and it was such a joy to find out that not only is Arnel an outstanding singer, he is Filipino!!
Which is such a great thing for all the kababayan around the world, from Carol Banawa to Lea Solanga to the Filipina on Oprah, to my much loved wife, Gloria. She loves to sing too, and has a great voice.
Arnel, I wish the best to you and Journey. I look forward to seeing you in concert, so come on up to Green Bay Wisconsin, we are so hyped up!!
You guys rock!!
Will
I got three copies of Journey’s new album Revelation, first thing this morning at Walmart, almost sold out in my area. Listen and watch them all and all i could say: WOW!!!! JOB WELL DONE OF THE ENTIRE CAST OF JOURNEY BAND, ESP. ARNEL WHO COULD NOT ONLY SINGS BALLAD AT ITS BEST BUT ALSO ROCKS!!!! What a total performer. Congrats, and you guys, journey fans, get your copies today if you don’t have them, yet. Let’s make history and makes Journey’s REVELATION ANOTHER PLATINUM!!!!!AND ENJOY GREAT MUSIC.
Hello Arnel,
I bought the last journey revelation CD the day it was released.I couldn’t stop listening to your very good voice & I couldn’t stop watching your Las Vegas live disc too;it is very Tremendous!Perfect!Amazing!you are Unbelievable!Wow!
Hello Arnel,
I put your CD’s & also Steve Perry’s greatest hits in my stereo;& listen to it over & over & over again! guess what? you & Steve sound equal.But you did a whole lot of tremendous stuff-unique style of singing which Steve P. did not do.What i’m saying is based on what i’ve heard on the record & it’s absolutely true.You are just a gift from God!
Neal Schon wrote:”Thank God for the almighty internet & YouTube…Ladies & Gentlemen…Arnel Pineda” all i can say is WOW!.(that was hilarious & cute)
And you Arnel wrote:Thank you so very much to all my fellow filipinos around the world who believed in me…MABUHAY TAYONG
LAHAT!!!…
This is the proof that i bought revelation last 6/03/08 at Wal-Mart here in Alaska.I believed in you Arnel…Thank’s a lot! I enjoy listening journey.
P.S.please,you stay humble…& don’t do drugs…seems like the journey band is truly happy for having you in the music business.
filipino pride is one thing but most filipinos who are jumping on the bandwagon are simply annoying. why wave filipno flags in the air at concerts? this is band not a presidential election. most never even knew a word to any of the songs before arnel took lead. dont make this a race issue. listen for his talent not his race otherwise he will be considered nothing more by most.
if arnel was hispanic none of you would have bought the album
Hey guys,
If Arnel was hispanic or mexican or whatever,as long as he sounds like he does in his cds,i will still buy his records.i bought Steve Perry’s records; he is Portuguese but i don’t care!
I was listening too Arnel’s song “Iiyak Ka Rin” his voice doesn’t go with tagalog very well; so i didn’t buy that record.Sorry! but i bought the new CD “Revelation” because his voice fits all the song on the album.& is one of journeys best albums.
I have albums with Steve Perry & Arnel as lead singers for journey.They are both amazing.
that is great but i am talking about the majority of filipinos who are jumping on the bandwagon who never cared for Journey unlike yourself
@Will: Hello Wisconsin! Welcome and thank you for visiting, kababayan!
@Catherine: I know what you mean. I was the first buyer of the set at the Wal-Mart store in L.A. The next 3 people standing in line to pay for their purchases were Pinoys who bought the set as well.
@Flor P.: Hello Alaska! Welcome back. Glad that you were able to buy the Revelation set. Thank you as always for your interesting comments.
@Jose P: Welcome and thank you for your perspective.
I join fellow Pinoys in sharing the enthusiasm and pride for a very talented Filipino who was made the lead singer in a respected and legendary American band. Arnel deserves our kudos.
Let all those who want to, jump on the bandwagon. Why discourage them? I say if you’re a real Journey fan, then you would be happy that there are new Journey fans because of Arnel Pineda. All bands, not only Journey, need and want new fans for longevity and more CD sales. The more Journey fans, the merrier, I say.
Many Pinoys have always enjoyed and have bought Journey music. The fact that there is a Filipino in the band, just makes Pinoys around the world more motivated to buy Journey’s music and to show our whole-hearted support of the band with Arnel. This translates for higher CD sales for the band. This is all good.
Thank you Neal, Deen, Jonathan and Ross for Arnel in Journey!!!
UPDATE:
1) Journey’s REVELATION review on New York Times. Click on NYT photo in post above to go to their webpage.
2) Journey’s REVELATION has sold 104,000 units in it’s debut week (as of 06-10-08) and that’s only from the Wal-Mart Stores. The CD/DVD set is also being sold at Sam’s Club and JourneyMusic.com. Congratulations Journey!
@Maria M: You’re welcome!
I like what you said “interesting comments”
@Jose P: I see what you’re talking about. I was only paying attention on your second message.
The jumping on the bandwagon filipinos (that you’ve talking about),who wave flags at Arnel’s concert, they were just proud, excited, & happy for Arnel- i can see it! & i can understand that! i would be excited too if i see journey in a concert here in Alaska.
To all the readers and especially to those who left comments here at PW, a big Thank You!
Having grown up and listened to (and loved) Journey Albums (Remember the LPs and cassettes) thru the years, I feel however you see it, Arnel Pineda has the vocals and the performance fit for a Rock Band like Journey.
Revelation CD/DVD is a new chapter to the journey of the band, but I do agree that the previous releases from the beginning bring flood of memories to a large following in the Philippines even before Arnel! Journey after all is a fav band of the 80s.
One on my list is the song “Loved By You” on the album ‘Arrival.’
Revelation opens a new chapter after the ff releases most of us are familiar with: Arrival, Escape, Infinity, Raised On Radio, The Essential Journey, Captured, Evolution, Journey (the Album), Red 13, Time3, Departure, Frontiers, Look Into The Future, The Ballads, Dream After Dream, In the Beginning, Next, and of course Trial By Fire…. and now Revelation !
What can I say but ‘carry on the beat Arnel…..’ Neal Schon (lead guitarist) could never have been wrong. As he stated, Arnel has the pipes for another Journey.
UPDATE 06-13-08:
1) Journey’s REVELATION reaches #1, #2 and #5 spots in the Billboard Charts on its first week! Screenshot of Billboard Charts to be uploaded at end of post above.
No. 1 – Top Independent Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 2 – Top Internet Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 5 – Top 200 Albums: Journey – Revelation
No. 1 – Top Pop Catalog: Journey – Greatest Hits
2) Journey is featured on People Magazine’s June 23rd Edition! Click on People.com screenshot in post above to view video interview of Arnel Pineda.
Congratulations to Arnel Pineda and the Journey band.
Former Journey manager, Herbie Herbert, was quoted in melodicrock.com as saying on how Arnel sounds like Steve Perry, “. . . he came better than close.”
The review of Journey’s Revelation by melodicrock is worth reading. It will blow you away:
http://www.melodicrock.com/reviews/reviews.html
Congratulations again!
i completely agree with jose perigno. those pinoys waving the flag in the concerts are the ones downgrading arnel’s quality. it’s like the chimays rooting for ate guy. we are all proud of arnel. let’s support him and the band by buying their dvds/cds and watching their concerts but pls do not wave the flag there as if you were in a rally. you will just annoy the other audience.
UPDATE: To all fans, I just spoke with Valerie Nerres (photo-journalist) based in Las Vegas.
She will be covering the Journey Concert on July 18 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
In my younger years I really love rock and roll bands, and while I’m in the service(USNAVY)I, and my compatriots used to club hopping anywhere the navy will take us. We have seen many pinoys, pinays cover rock groups that could really play and sings like the originals. We used to term them placado. We always talked about, and discuss what if these cover pinoys rock band that would be discovered by american producers, could they make it in the big league. Although they were great rock band, as much as we want to have a dream that oneday there will be a pinoy that will be discovered by American rock band, we thought that it is only wishful thinking, but after all those years of wishful thinking, our thoughts, and wish have come true.
“Don’t stop believing”
Arnel you are awesome, though I’m now a grandfather, you have recaptured my dreams to see a pinoy in a such prestigious rock band.And also I felt like I’m in my twenties again. My daughter as soon as she heard Journey, she said, is that Perry. No, it is pinoy, it is home grown rock vocalist, and replies, I you sure dad, and I said, yes. She love journey music, and she is excited to see them in Irvine concert.
When they were young I used to sing rock music to put them in their sleep, but I could not sing at all, now I don’t have to sing, Arnel would be the voice.
Good Luck and may God bless you and your family tremendously.
I was the first buyer of the set at the Wal-Mart store in elk-grove ca.i really touch the song of “after all this year” i cannot wait to have a concert here in sacramento…i really fan of journey since i was young…thank you for journey group….keep up the good work journey….
@jlopez: Welcome to PinoyWired and thank you for sharing your perspective as well as your enthusiasm and support for Arnel Pineda.
@edgar: Welcome. If you’ll be watching the Journey Concert there in Sacramento on Sept. 26th, feel free to share your experience at the concert with us here. Cheers.
I have tickets to see Journey in Concord with my wife on Sept. 24th. This will be my 4th ever concert of them and it will be special partly because of Arnel. I too, was one of the first to buy the “Revelation” CD in the Elk Grove, CA. Walmart Store after midnight. I don’t regret it one bit. I have been a Journey fan since 1978 when they came out with the “Infinity” Album featuring Steve Perry. Yet, what makes Journey a special rock band is the fact that they were based out of the Bay Area which is where I was born & raised. I do go to lots of concerts. It may be Rock, Metal, Jazz, Blues, Country, etc…. Therefore, it isn’t a matter of waving a filipino flag. It’s just a matter of enjoying life and being Merry. Thanks to Journey and the discovery of a newly talented singer in Arnel Pineda!
I’ve always been a fun of Journey since the 80’s. I’m so glad they are back and touring around the world. Congratulations to the band, especially to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. You Rock man! The way you sing it’s nice to listen because you have some so much feelings in it. We will be waiting for the band to come back again here in Toronto, Canada.
Thanks janetrn2008 for the web link of melodicrock. I agree, the review of Journey’s Revelation by melodicrock is truly worth reading. I also agree with Jose Peregrino, that filipino pride is one thing but why wave Philippine flags in the air at concerts. We can be proud of AP, but you need not wave the Filipino flag in a live concert wherein majority of the band members are Americans and more so with the audience. It makes it look like you’re dismissing the presence of the other band members. I myself, am very proud of having Arnel with Journey, being one of my old time favorite bands, but would not wave the Philippine flag at their concert b/c I don’t want to disrespect the rest of the band members.
Heartwarming. Love you, Arnel ! Love you Journey!! God bless.
Today is my first time to send a message, although i sent one a while ago. CONGRATULATIONS TO ARNEL & TO JOURNEY!!!
arnel you make us all proud .you’re awesome and you can never put down a good talent. forge on and share your music with all the people around the world regardless of race.you inspire us and continue to do so.my warmest congratulations to you and to journey. i’m hoping i can watch your concert one of these days. kudos!
I just cant stop myself from listening to journeys music.I’ve spent my whole day off just listening to their songs…more power to the group esp. to arnel we’re so proud of you…
i pray that arnel will healthy so he can perform well..its not easy to keep his voice in good shape..wala masabi pare..sana makabili me cd.bitin sa youtube..see you in taguig..bka ticket na lang muna..godbless!
Saw the concert in TO it was beautiful, saw flag waving Filipino but there was plenty. If there was Pinoy waving flag I can assure you it was because they are proud and happy nothing more. Cheers to all Journey fan. The HEART duo was also excellent although not as hot as they were back in the 80’s but could still rock. CHEERS TO ALL PINOY!!!!! LAKAY FROM TORONTO/ISABELA PHIL.