Arnel Fans

Blogger PomPom Boo pits several Journey singers against each other. In this post, its Frontman Fight #2 between Steve Augeri and Arnel Pineda.

The early rounds were relatively even. Augeri, looking and sounding like the Voice, strikes Pineda with a soulful feel that bewilders him and the crowd. Same tone, same range..Woh…is this Steve Perry? Pineda, on the other hand, counterpunched with his strong powerful voice that Augeri had trouble defending. Often twirling the microphone stand and jumping off the drum set, there was nothing Augeri could do. As the fight went on, Pineda just got stronger and stronger, feeding off the crowd and the 1000’s of Filipinos supporting him, eerily similar to a Manny Pacquiao fight. Augeri came charging back in the later rounds with his guitar rocking Chain Reaction to the core!!! But in the end Pineda’s showmanship was too much and wins by unanimous decision.

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