My fondness for Journey

[ohchaucer 1443]

Let me tell you guys something - as a lifelong  musician, drummer and wannabe singer and guitarist - Journey rose so above other bands of their era and I'll that it's almost astounding. 

Power ballads and rock rippers

Schon and Steve Smith

And the voice of Perry. 

They werent Genesis or Yes. Or Styx. But they also weren't guns and roses or Def Leppard. 

I love em. They rocked on a higher level than their peers. They've been reduced, I'm afraid to karaoke go-to anthems, but the their catalog and fidelity is deep. 

Fight me, I guess?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Yeah you need to keep your weird-o , perverted, freak problems to yourself.  This is a respectable place.

[ohchaucer 1443]

As an aside, my wife and kids are asleep, I have a glass of whiskey at my feet, headphones on, Spotify open and a Les Paul around my neck. So anyway, Journey rules. 

[retread 2951]

 

Edited April 26, 2019 by retread

[Whatever 700]

They've been reduced by twice divorced slutty chicks in their 40s/50s. Same with AC/DC, Def Leppard, Lynrd Skynrd, etc.

 

And there's nothing wrong with that.

 

 

[Deej 76984]

That poor Les Paul.

[UTCzech III 2907]

Not in my regular rotation, but I enjoy me some Journey from time to time, especially some of the earlier, deeper cuts:

 

 

 

[jimmyjazz 46302]

My first "experience" occurred in HS when I brought my new girlfriend to my house and played Journey's new album "Escape" for her on my admittedly kickass stereo (Advent speakers, Phase Linear amp and preamp, Thorens turntable).  That album totally iced the deal.  I'm down with the Journey.

[jimmyjazz 46302]

That said, I met the band after Superjam 1980 at Busch Stadium, and in particular now-Austinite Greg Rolie was a dick.  I literally just walked up to the stage (10 feet down) after the concert and started chatting up the band.  Most of them were cool, especially Steve Smith.  Steve Perry and Neal Schon were approachable enough.  Greg Rolie knew his shit didn't stink.

[PRONG HORN 3165]

They’ll stand the test of time more than most of the peers in their class.

[HenryJames 66193]

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 minute ago, PRONG HORN said:

They’ll stand the test of time more than most of the peers in their class.

Define class.

 

 

[HenryJames 66193]

15 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

 That album totally iced the deal.

Lovin’? Touchin’? Squeezin’?

[GhostOfTomJoad 9375]

The first concert I saw at the FEC was Journey on their Raised on Radio Tour. Glass Tiger opened. Amazing at 17 to see a band that was obviously in disarray & going through the motions was eye opening. Hard to imagine another band that can conjure up all of the senses associated with an early-mid '80s Camaro than Journey.

[TwiceHorn 31628]

1 hour ago, ohchaucer said:

Fight me, I guess?

4 o'clock by the jungle gym, faget.  Dislike me some Journey.  And Styx and REO Speedwagon and their ilk.

Edited April 26, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[jimmyjazz 46302]

45 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Lovin’? Touchin’? Squeezin’?

Right verbs, wrong album.

[TwiceHorn 31628]

19 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

4 o'clock by the jungle gym, faget.  Dislike me some Journey.  And Styx and REO Speedwagon and their ilk.

Seriously, though, I think a big part of that was incessant airplay on certain stations.  Post-disco, I took refuge in punk, new wave, and learning my way around 70s "classic rock," all of which is pretty much objectively better than 70s-80s arena-prog-glam rock.

That said, I can generate a tiny bit of nostalgia-like for some of it.

Edited April 26, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[ohchaucer 1443]

45 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

4 o'clock by the jungle gym, faget.  Dislike me some Journey.  And Styx and REO Speedwagon and their ilk.

YES?

(Get it?)

Edited April 26, 2019 by ohchaucer

[TwiceHorn 31628]

5 minutes ago, ohchaucer said:

YES?

(Get it?)

Very roundabout.

[smuggs 9354]

I’m a fan. Stone in Love is a monster jam.

@Digdogger (what happened to him?) once astutely posted in a “Bob Stoops...” thread:

“Bob Stoops feels that Steve Augeri is vastly superior to Steve Perry.”

 

[utee94 15870]

1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

Seriously, though, I think a big part of that was incessant airplay on certain stations.  Post-disco, I took refuge in punk, new wave, and learning my way around 70s "classic rock," all of which is pretty much objectively better than 70s-80s arena-prog-glam rock.

That said, I can generate a tiny bit of nostalgia-like for some of it.

There is nothing objective about this opinion. I enjoy bands and tracks from all of the above, but none is "objectively" better than the other.

[DaysOff 7978]

My first concert in 83 at the Summit and I've been hooked ever since. No tour this summer, but several shows in Vegas in October.

[ztejas 43558]

4 hours ago, ohchaucer said:

They werent Genesis or Yes. Or Styx. But they also weren't guns and roses or Def Leppard. 

I'm really struggling to understand this comment. Guns and Roses is in a different stratosphere than any of these bands. 

I do think Journey catches more shit than they deserve, though, mostly because they are so played out. They have quite a few great tracks. 

[PRONG HORN 3165]

28 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I'm really struggling to understand this comment. Guns and Roses is in a different stratosphere than any of these bands. 

I do think Journey catches more shit than they deserve, though, mostly because they are so played out. They have quite a few great tracks. 

 

Thinks Journey isn't as good as the first three. but better than the second two.  

[ztejas 43558]

4 minutes ago, PRONG HORN said:

 

Thinks Journey isn't as good as the first three. but better than the second two.  

Yes. That's what I'm struggling to understand. I guess mostly the GNR part. 

[hullabelew 3724]

Jonathan Cane, that sumbitch.  He ruined the Babys and then ruined Journey.  Fucker.  

[jimmyjazz 46302]

7 hours ago, PRONG HORN said:

 

Thinks Journey isn't as good as the first three. but better than the second two.  

Well, they're definitely better than Def Leppard.  G'n'R gets a pass from me for their debut + "Spaghetti Incident".  Other than that, they got all Axl all the time pretty damn quick.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

9 minutes ago, hullabelew said:

and then ruined Journey.  Fucker.  

Kinda hard to ruin what already sucked ass to begin with.

[Chad Fuck 17822]

Don't stop believin' @ohchaucer

Srsly you guys.  This should've been the first response.

[HenryJames 66193]

[Sbbruin 21900]

15 hours ago, ohchaucer said:

They've been reduced, I'm afraid to karaoke go-to anthems

 

[noharleyyet 2852]

As far as chewing gum for the ears goes they're better than most....

[ztejas 43558]

6 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Well, they're definitely better than Def Leppard.  G'n'R gets a pass from me for their debut + "Spaghetti Incident".  Other than that, they got all Axl all the time pretty damn quick.

That plus Patience, which Axly or not is a great track. 

But yes, AFD on its own puts them above any of the others listed pretty comfortably imo.

[mr. sunshine 2833]

When I was a high school freshman I'd play Escape on cassette in the background when I talked to my chick on the phone because that's the way I rolled

[SHOOTER12 8836]

5 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

When I was a high school freshman I'd play Escape on cassette in the background when I talked to my chick on the phone because that's the way I rolled

It gotcha some didn't it?

[mr. sunshine 2833]

5 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

It gotcha some didn't it?

You better know it. Steve Perry was a panty dropper

[Carl Spackler 3505]

Journey put out some good stuff, but some absolute dreck as well.  And they will never live down the fact that they allowed this video to see the light of day.

 

[Rip76 4971]

 

[Paul Wesley 3289]

I wonder why Steve Smith gets love for being a great drummer.  With all their hits that got millions of hours of airplay, I can't think of one memorable drum part, or even one interesting fill (it was all 4-tom 16th notes).

[jimmyjazz 46302]

12 minutes ago, Paul Wesley said:

I wonder why Steve Smith gets love for being a great drummer.  With all their hits that got millions of hours of airplay, I can't think of one memorable drum part, or even one interesting fill (it was all 4-tom 16th notes).

He's a chameleon.  He never showed what he was capable of doing in Journey.  He's really quite a tremendous player:

 

[DaysOff 7978]

Don't Stop Believin doesn't really have a beat, but he tried to create something pleasing for the listener in the background.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

51 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Journey put out some good stuff, but some absolute dreck as well.  And they will never live down the fact that they allowed this video to see the light of day.

 

You lost me at Journey put out some good stuff.

[deadshank 24653]

Journey was at their best when Greg Rolle was on board.  After that they were just OK.

 

[jimmyjazz 46302]

Rolie lives just west of Austin.  I've heard rumors that he has a local band but I haven't seen many advertised shows.  I guess he tours with Ringo now.

[HiggyBaby 2548]

A list of Journey songs that made it to number 1:








Boggles the mind don’t it.

I think I wore that greatest hits compilation out ten times over. And my favorite one that didn’t make the greatest hits cut:

[HiggyBaby 2548]

Journey put out some good stuff, but some absolute dreck as well.  And they will never live down the fact that they allowed this video to see the light of day.
 

[Nole-4-Life 804]

On 4/26/2019 at 8:55 AM, hullabelew said:

Jonathan Cane, that sumbitch.  He ruined the Babys and then ruined Journey.  Fucker.  

Yep...they were a legit rock band with Rolie. Cain took them to more of a bubblegum place.

However, Neal Schon is probably the most underrated guitarist working. That dude is a legitimate monster.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10368]

HLSR last night... Neal Schon's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was far and away the best I have ever heard live and for me is only rivaled by Whitney Houston's vocal version.  Journey was also a great show as well.

 

[Scraps 13584]

Didn't go, but looked up the setlist....how you play Don't Stop Believin 3rd?  Gotta ramp up for that one man come on 

[HiggyBaby 2548]

NM I see I already replied further up. Damn necro bump!