BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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June 12, 2007

Separate Ways

Just when Journey was back in the limelight again, this had to happen: Singer Jeff Scott Soto has left the band. Talk about bad timing. Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" was used in the big finale of "The Sopranos" on Sunday night (and how we would've loved a flashback scene of Tony and Carmela cruising around in a Camaro).

Soto, of course, didn't sing on the original version of "Don't Stop Believin'." That honor goes to Steve Perry. But talk about a chance to capitalize on a pop culture moment, even in a Perry-less Journey. But Journey is now Soto-less and hasn't named a replacement singer. And for those keeping score at home, Soto was actually a replacement for singer Steve Augeri.

"Don't Stop Believin'" is meanwhile No. 25 on the iTunes charts. Maybe Journey's just making way for Perry to return to the band? That might be an offer he couldn't refuse.

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