Voice

Neal Schon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Higher Octave
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• ASIN: B00005MJZP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Pop Rock

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neal Schon's "Voice", March 30, 2004

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Gary Glaesemann (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice (Audio CD)

If you're reading this, you already know who Neal is. I have been listening to Neal for close to thirty years now, and I have my favorites, like everyone else. What you gotta realize is Neal shines brightest when he's playing searing MELODIC solos over the top of MELODIC music. I love the Schon/Hammer stuff, and really love the EARLY Journey stuff (think "Spaceman" off the "Next" album), and of course Santana, but c'mon, guys-HIS MOST CONSISTENTLY GREAT melodic playing is the first bunch of Journey albums w/Steve Perry; up to about the time Gregg Rolie left the band. The reason was because he was playing on top of some REALLY RICH SONGWRITING. I think his playing since those days has been great, and there has been moments of brilliance, but overall, the blues stuff and the solo albums don't IMHO showcase his best attribute, the truly genius sense of MELODY. This release blows me away. The songs that some of these reviewers think are cheesy have one thing in common- they are great songs. And they sound 1000% better with Neals soulfully crisp tones icing them down. I think it took a lot of guts (Jeff Beck type guts) on his part to release this, and I'm glad he did. I haven't heard him play this good in years!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shocked, this is good!, February 26, 2005

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It's Me, "Really" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice (Audio CD)

On paper this shouldn't have worked. Put Journey guitarist Neal Schon covering some big pop hits and mainly staying true to the original blueprints. It should have come across as bland fuzak. However, in Schon's expert hands and with his brilliant tone, these songs come to life in ways that make them really shine. Many of the tunes I prefer to their more bombastic vocal versions. One trap of Schon's recent playing has been to throw more notes into each run but without adding much to the melody. No such problem here as his playing is more lyrical and nuanced than anything he's done since "Late Nite." Very good.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, January 10, 2002

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Eric Weidner (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice (Audio CD)

Everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but "a music fan from California" (last review) must not be as big a Neal Schon fan as me. If you want original music from Neal Schon, it's there. In fact, when you think of all the recordings he's put out, whether with Journey, Santana, Hardline, Schon&Hammer, HSAS, Bad English, Michael Bolton, and his many solo recorndings, I'd say there's plenty of original stuff to choose from.

This one has Neal's signature majestic and soulful sound; his guitar beautifully capturing the melodies and vocals of these modern classics, and in a language only Neal knows how to play.

I love it. If you haven't already bought this, and you're reading these reviews deciding whether to buy it, STOP READING, and just get it!! :)