One in a Million - the eBook by Ross Muir (with Jason Galu)
Steve Perry is unarguably one of the finest pop/ rock vocalists of this generation and probably any generation, and may well be the greatest ever rock countertenor.
Indeed it could be argued he is the greatest ever rock vocalist, and that argument is put forward in the eBook written by Ross Muir (with contributor Jason Galu).
Unlike the other ebooks or larger articles written by Muir, One in a Million is presented in the form of a 'paper' as an argument for Steve Perry, with the positive points put forward as part of that argument, and the negatives, where applicable, dealt with by way of commentary on how or why they are not significant, or at least not as detrimental as they may be when attached to other vocalists.
The argument itself is twofold:
Firstly, Steve Perry may well have been be the greatest ever rock countertenor (he is unarguably one of them, although even the use of 'countertenor' can be argued), and secondly there is a case to be made for him being the greatest ever pop/ rock singer.
The former however is more era specific - his peak countertenor years were historically/ vocally 1978-1983, although six years at that intensity (especially with the touring schedules) is remarkable in itself.
Perry still had some countertenor range beyond that period however, but was clearly a rock tenor by the time of Trial by Fire, his last large body of work to date.
Meanwhile, as regards the 'paper' itself...
"One in a Million - A Vocal Analysis of 'The Voice' was actually first considered as a project in early 2007 after 'A Personal Journey' was completed, but got lost in the shuffle as life and 'proper' work got in the way.
The timing of it's completion was quite remarkable however, as it coincided with Journey's 2008 resurgence, new kid on the block Arnel Pineda's story, and the possibility of Perry releasing new product in the near future.
Because of that aforementioned resurgence a new, younger 'JRNY' fanbase is developing - across many continents - and a vast majority of new (and older) Journey fans never saw (and in many cases had never heard of) Steve Perry as part of Journey, and are not aware of the signature sound he helped create nor the vocal phenomenon he truly was.
Time to redress the balance."
Ross Muir Prestwick, Scotland.
One in a Million - A Vocal Analysis of 'The Voice'
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