A few years ago we saw Sammy at the Hard Rock. At that time he was working on a side project with Michael Anthony, Neil Schon, & Deen Castronova.
Michael came out and played bass on the VH tunes. Neil Schon came out and played guitar on "Only One Way To Rock". The encore was Sammy, Michael, Neil, and Deen. Their project band was titled "Planet US", and they played 2 songs. "Vertigo" was the first and it had been written for the Spider Man soundtrack and rejected as too hard. The second song was "Peeping Through A Hole", about an abused child. Both songs were absolutely killer. Very very hard rockin tunes.....the band almost sounded a little "Tool" like. Hard to describe but the crowd was left standing with their mouths open like they'd been hit by a train. Awesome. One of the best rock shows we've ever seen, counting the previous 2 hours from Sam.
The side project never materialized any further as all the guys had their own stuff to keep working on. Neil later formed "Soul SirkUS" and recorded a full CD with the material that was to be for "Planet US", but again the project never came together. Too much Journey work to really focus on it.
Usually during the day when Sammy is in Vegas he can be spotted in the cabanas near the pool at the Hard Rock. He and Michael Anthony swear by it.
Should be a fun weekend in LV, although we wouldn't miss Joey's show to see Sam.
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