Syed, Neal has said the musicians could write the a incredible range of melodies because of Steve Perry's vocal abilities. Steve is a Counter Tenor Altino and his vocal range is phenomenal. His falsettos he sings seemingly effortlessly. I've yet to hear anyone who can transition from his singing voice to falsetto back to his singing voice, so pure. Many will tell you he sounds better live than recordings and he does. Journey Pianist Jonathan Cain before he heard him live said "there is no way this guy can pull off" the recorded versions of his vocals live "no way!" Well Steve soars in every live concert recording ever performed. I recommend Mother Father from the Escape Tour live from Houston 1981. By then Jonathan had joined the band as their piano/keyboardist and said Steve recorded Mother Father in one take. This is a highly vocally complex song, beautiful and at the end of the song you will hear Steve's amazing falsetto abilities in just one of many songs.
Of course I got to say though researching and how they found the new lead singer and the challenges Steve Perry and we're not going to go there. All I got to say is Arnel a beautiful human being with an amazing voice nobody can throw shade on Steve voice but I got to say or nails a better person kind patient and Yoda see how they found him and what he went through amazing story I think there's an Oprah three-part series somewhere on UA-cam it's a must-see what a humble guy
@@NelsonCummings I'll check it out. Never really followed Journey. But the band was on heavy rotation on FM rock stations in the States, so everybody heard that voice. Not necessarily the bands back story. Sounds like there might be some controversy about the band.
I'm so lucky to have grown up with all of this wonderful music and these amazing bands. Feel sorry for todays youngsters who are missing out on that. Perry's voice was just other worldly.
This entire concert is well worth watching. Steve’s presence is everything- magic! Even if you have to blur or distort the video for us. Opera isn’t Bob Dylan lyrically either- but oh how gorgeous is that music? Steve’s like an operatic singer. And watch guitar genius, Neil Schon- the most melodic guitarist ever.
That’s Mr Steve Perry! Saw Journey live in 81-82 and the entire band was amazing. Steve Perry is (if possible) better I’m concert than on studio cuts….amazing!
Steve Perry's voice is just AMAZING back in the day......The Guitar played Neil was and still considered one of the best in music history. Journey are just legendary!!! Journey was also in the 70's and 80's known as a Rocking out band....very very upbeat....then this song another ballet I can't remember.....took us by surprise!!!! But it made a lot of people cry so people especially the fans went out and bought it and it rose in the top 10 on the Billboard Chart.....so.....as fans we knew that if Rock band like Journey and Led Zeppelin could move us the slow ballets that this was an indication of their Greatness!!!!
Steve Perry is absolutely my favorite male singer. I'm glad that you touched on Neil Schon's melodic sensibility. Steve is such an incredible singer that I think he can overshadow just how good Neil is with his melody lines. He can lay back and serve the song - then step out and hit us with a flurry. A lot of people who can shred a guitar tend to shred constantly. Not Neil. He plays with taste and restraint ....until its time to let loose.
I saw Journey in 1981 in Houston, Texas. This concert was filmed at The Summit arena. This concert shows the band at its very best. They rocked that night!
The guys in Journey are great musicians and Steve Perry is the GOAT of all rock singers. So their music stands the test of time. If they did not invent the power ballad they sure had a big hand in it.
Steve Perry, “The Voice”. My favorite singer, my favorite band, and some of my favorite songs. There was not a weak member in the band. So incredible! I never did and still do not think they were “cheesy”. Such talent. Neal Schon actually played in Santana when he was only 15 years old!!! And I feel that Steve Smith was always underrated as a drummer. I always thought he was great! Jonathan Cain, great keyboardist and lyricist. Such a dynamic group!
Dude... you have a great 👂... Bravo... I've listened to a lot of your reactions.. Nice!... BTW..JOURNEY IS NOT cheesy... one of the greatest singers ever.. one of the greatest guitarist ever! Good reaction on point!!
I must say, for Journey this is a 'nicely' performed song... but if you want to hear Perry's true magnificence then listen to the song 'Mother Father' from the same concert.
If you haven't yet done so give a listen to Mother Father from the same Houston Live 1981 concert. You will understand why Steve Perry was coined The Voice 🔥🔥🔥
Neal wasn't initially a fan of the ballads that Steve and Jon so favoured. But then he learned to work with Steve; the way they play off of and complement each other is truly special. And they allowed Neal to get in his licks as well, as they did at the end of this song.
To answer your question: yes, many classic rock lovers from the 60s and 70’s sniff at Journey as being a band who mainly did power ballads that appealed to the “chicks”. You heard the girls screaming in the audience. However, I was and am a classic rock lover AND I also enjoyed listening to allot of Journey on the radio….and it was because of Steve Perry’s voice… which is a once in a generation gift. A natural and powerful alto range. We no doubt lost allot of great music when he left the band and music altogether for decades. The stress snd lifestyle was destroying him and he left to save himself. In my opinion a great loss to popular music.
You said this so we'll. It's true, he often compared it to "circus life" as the lyrics in Faithfully reflect. He gave his life blood to Journey his instrument was his voice, and paid the price. Guitars and pianos can be replaced, his one in a million Tenor -Altino vocal range of his youth could not, indefinitely. Still, now he sounds incredible! Love forever Steve Perry
Mr perry still the one the golden voice ever The one in only the voice like that Soo sweet smooth sounds already legend the Rock and roll baby the oreginality absolutely amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Journey isn't the same without Steve Perry. I'm biased I admit...saw them in concert in 1981.. unbelievable!!!❤️ Mother, Father really shows his vocals and Neil's guitar.live 1981 Houston Concert is the BEST!
I heard a story about this ending guitar solo/melody. They were recording and Neal was playing much more complicated solos and they asked him to play something simpler. Annoyed, or as a joke, he played the simplest thing he could think of. They loved it, and that was how this iconic ending solo developed.
Probably the best rock band, ever! 😍 Steve is just totally amazing, unique - in feeling and technique, range! Neal is fantastic with melodies, as well as rock n´roll guitar! Ahh, love this band so much! More, please!?
People who would call Journey cheesy just don't like emotional music. Journey makes you feel the song, vocally, instrumentally and lyrically. Steve Perry uses great emotion in his vocals. He makes you believe what he's singing. It's more authentic than someone just singing something straight up with no feeling. His biggest influences were R&B greats like Sam Cooke, and it shows. Neal's guitar is not only melodic, but it's another "voice". Especially on the ballads, he creates emotion with his guitar by bending the strings into or out of a note and creating vibrato much like a vocalist does. As you eluded to, his solos help create and/or continue the mood or moods of the songs. This band is just phenomenal. You really need to listen to more of their music. They've played hard rock, soft rock, pop rock, blues-rock, jazz fusion and even a little psychedelic and Latin.
I’ve been an out of the closet fan for over 45 years. I still listen to all of the albums. I love the “Captured,” “Escape,” Frontiers, raised on Radio CDs and love all of them. The Time cube is amazing. Steve Perry is my all time favorite!!!
I've usually hummed a tune while listening to the track, or listen in my head for some orchestral sound that i creatively manipulate, then when i am hearing something good, i find he notes on the guitar. Later i can change it here and there and made certain notes flashier in the spirit of the axe. Come to find out, Gilmour said he does the humming thing too. Also, whistling an improvised tune has provided for some interesting melodic choices.
I've always wondered the same thing basically. I'm in awe of these groups who can take a piece of poetry written by one or more of them and work out the arrangements for every instrument, the backup vocals, etc. Aerosmith did a video somewhat walking the viewer through some of the processes but even that didn't go far enough. I'd give anything to have been a fly on the wall.
Journey started out from two members of Santana, Vocalist Keyboardist Gregg Rollie and Guitarist Neil Schon created a new band which played progressive rock. They added vocalist Steve Perry on their fourth studio album and a more commercial sound finally found success. They had numerous personnel changes along the way. They were a very popular band from the late seventies through the eighties..
One of the most beautiful guitar interludes....(more than a solo) IMO. Simple but the guitar emotes pain and longing! Neil Schon started playing with Santana at age 15! Syed...to get a better idea of why Journey is more meat than cheese, check out the killers like Line of Fire, Dixie Highway, La do da, Escape, and Keep on Running....they are consummate musicians!
neil schon (the guitar player) was originally was part of santana. i think that steve perry was the bands 2nd lead singer. i got hooked on journey like in 6th or 7th grade. (back in 1975 to 1977). they originally had a jazz/rock sound, which i thought sounded cool. the first singer was good. at first, i wasn't to thrilled about steve perry taking over as the lead singer, because, il liked the fist singer. after about a year or two, i warmed up to the new line up and am glad that they picked steve perry as the lead singer. the band journey went from being a good solid band to a "stadium" band. steve perry was the one who made journey into a band that was great. i think that steve perry is (was) one of the more underrated singers of his time.
Hey I did I was doing research I love Journey and after doing some research well Steve Perry great voice. challenging to work with. And then I see they picked up Arnel the new lead singer. It was a three-part Oprah series what a beautiful human being anyway it's really good you can find it on UA-cam how they found him and what he went through with a humble beautiful gifted kind person you just want any part of this he's ready to quit I hope these guys can fix their issues they are so fortunate to have Arnel I got to say
Thanks for reacting to this dude, glad you liked it! On the subject of what you said about performance accentuating the song itself, that's why I chose the live version. The studio is good, ofcourse, but the live version is much better IMO because some bands are just better live and give out so much energy. For the solo part, there's a fun fact for that: Neal originally had down an idea for the solo to be quite proggy and not so related to the song, so some of the band members asked Neal to come up with a better solo and to be more simple but powerful. So he simply wrote/played whatever came to his head, and when he presented it to the band and whoever else, they loved it. Some solos can appear out of thin air even before a song has taken form, and some come around due to the guitar players/song writers talent. Just depends on the circumstances really. And about the view people have for Journey: you're right, some people do see them as cheesy and as part of that time, but they are still loved as a lot of people see them as one of the quintessential bands of the 80's. My opinion is that I think they're amazing, but I was brought up on them in my dads car being played on cassettes, so I have a soft spot for them. In particular, the Frontiers album and Escape album.
I am 56. I grew up listening to Journey and loving their music! I still absolutely love listening to their music. I never think it's cheesey. I have however heard one that I feel was maybe overplayed on the radio and don't enjoy listening to that particular song compared to others just because I've heard it so much. However, no, I do not listen to rock bands from the 70’s and 80's and feel like they're played out. Instead I feel like it's really good music made from true talent that has stood the test of time.
Let me put it to you this way in terms of what people from Journey's heyday era still think of them. As I speak, they are in the middle of their 50th Anniversary Tour. And they are selling out.
I think Wheel in the Sky is my favorite Journey song overall. I feel like growing up in the years I did that I kind of took Journey for granted because they were everywhere. Definitely check out Steve's solo work too.
One of my favourite songs by Journey & Steve Perry's vocals are incredible. Hey! You got to check out Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell mate. Subscribed btw :)
Love Journey. This is not my favourite song by Journey. But if you are intrigued, they have MANY other excellent songs to listen to. My personal favourite is the studio version of a song called "Lights".
That's weird, EVERY reactor posts reactions to the Escape Tour with no problems, so I don't know what problems you are referring to. Journey NEVER gets old. In fact they are 1 band that pretty much sounds the same live as in the studio, and always seem to understand that most people don't go to concerts to see their favorite bands play songs differently ... they go to see them perform the song they way that is familiar to them ... a lot of times, because they want to sing along with it and they're waiting to see their gods play that solo they love so much.
You asked...USA here, and Journey and Def Leppard were BIG, like staple tracks of my teens finishing high school, AND I NEVER listen to them, at all. I reach back to earlier of Fleetwood/Eagles/EltonJohn of their peak mid-to late 70's all the time. I guess Journey seems like sugary rock songs, it had it's era, and maybe I OD'd on it, b/c I don't even listen to it in a nostalgic sense, but I'll randomly throw on AC/DC's Back In Black every now and then if older rock from the day. 😎
If you were looking to be blown away by a live vocal performance you picked the wrong Journey song. Should have listened to "Mother, Father" from this same concert.
You should check out the song called Mother Father, awesome song too. Bob Dylan isn't in the same caliber as Steve Perry not even close, Steve can sing, Steve's not called The Voice for nothing. Journey are iconic & always will be & not cheesy in anyway.
Many people did/do think that Journey is cheesey. They're in a category called "shlock rock" which includes acts such as REO Speedwagon and Nickelback. HOWEVER!! ..as music gets progressively worse and worse, we appreciate these types of guys more and more 👍
Steve Perry is the king of voice and he is the only human who can hit a G5 octave without screaming and no other man can match Steve Perry's voice not even ozzy Osborne or who replaced ozzy or Steve Perry
Do a Reaction to Journey with Lead Singer Steve Perry there Escape Tour Live in Houston 1981 " Don't Stop Believin " " Stone in Love " " Girl Can't Help it " " Open Arms " " Who's Crying Now " " Mother Father " " Escape " " Stay Awhile " " Journey sounds even better live it is almost like being there. either songs " Only the Young " " Faithfully " " Separate Way's " " I'll Be Alright Without You " " When You Love a Women " " Keep on Runnin " Steve Perry is none as the " Voice " He is one of the Best if not the Best singers in Rock History, Steve also has his own Songs " O' Sherrie " was No.2 on the hot 100 and " Foolish Heart " was No.15.
Journey is in the group of bands considered album rock; for more recent times the term arena rock is also used. This type of music is something that professional music critics ( sometimes with a trained formal musical background ) would never like. Did you say metal? No, they are not metal.
1977-1998 is when they brought Steve Perry on for vocals, the rest in history. They were soo great together. They still tour -different singers singing trying to sing like Steve. Good singers but not Steve
Steve Perry’s voice is incredible and perfect every time.
Syed, Neal has said the musicians could write the a incredible range of melodies because of Steve Perry's vocal abilities. Steve is a Counter Tenor Altino and his vocal range is phenomenal. His falsettos he sings seemingly effortlessly. I've yet to hear anyone who can transition from his singing voice to falsetto back to his singing voice, so pure. Many will tell you he sounds better live than recordings and he does. Journey Pianist Jonathan Cain before he heard him live said "there is no way this guy can pull off" the recorded versions of his vocals live "no way!" Well Steve soars in every live concert recording ever performed. I recommend Mother Father from the Escape Tour live from Houston 1981. By then Jonathan had joined the band as their piano/keyboardist and said Steve recorded Mother Father in one take. This is a highly vocally complex song, beautiful and at the end of the song you will hear Steve's amazing falsetto abilities in just one of many songs.
This is one of the greatest understated guitar solos ever.
Steve Perry the VOICE! Journey was never my favorite band, but Perry's voice cannot be denied as great.
Of course I got to say though researching and how they found the new lead singer and the challenges Steve Perry and we're not going to go there. All I got to say is Arnel a beautiful human being with an amazing voice nobody can throw shade on Steve voice but I got to say or nails a better person kind patient and Yoda see how they found him and what he went through amazing story I think there's an Oprah three-part series somewhere on UA-cam it's a must-see what a humble guy
@@NelsonCummings I'll check it out. Never really followed Journey. But the band was on heavy rotation on FM rock stations in the States, so everybody heard that voice. Not necessarily the bands back story. Sounds like there might be some controversy about the band.
I agree. I was never a Journey fan, though I liked their sound. But I am a huge Steve Perry fan; that is true greatness.
Nope he is the best
When You Love A Woman.... their last hit with Mr. Perry. One of their most underrated and endearing songs... and masterfully composed!
Their music has stood the test of time. I'd put it up against ANYTHING today.
I'm so lucky to have grown up with all of this wonderful music and these amazing bands. Feel sorry for todays youngsters who are missing out on that. Perry's voice was just other worldly.
I'll never get tired of hearing journey, not will the human condition ever get old. It goes on with each generation.
This entire concert is well worth watching. Steve’s presence is everything- magic! Even if you have to blur or distort the video for us. Opera isn’t Bob Dylan lyrically either- but oh how gorgeous is that music? Steve’s like an operatic singer. And watch guitar genius, Neil Schon- the most melodic guitarist ever.
That’s Mr Steve Perry! Saw Journey live in 81-82 and the entire band was amazing. Steve Perry is (if possible) better I’m concert than on studio cuts….amazing!
Very jealous. They never came to Winnipeg.
Perfectly placed gutair solo at the end adding to the emotions in the song
You cannot mess with Steve Perry's voice.. just incredible.
Steve Perry's voice is just AMAZING back in the day......The Guitar played Neil was and still considered one of the best in music history. Journey are just legendary!!! Journey was also in the 70's and 80's known as a Rocking out band....very very upbeat....then this song another ballet I can't remember.....took us by surprise!!!! But it made a lot of people cry so people especially the fans went out and bought it and it rose in the top 10 on the Billboard Chart.....so.....as fans we knew that if Rock band like Journey and Led Zeppelin could move us the slow ballets that this was an indication of their Greatness!!!!
If Steve and Jon didn't invent the power ballad, they sure had a big part in that. Faithfully is the best power ballad of all time.
Still loving, Journey they never get old.
Bands like Journey are timeless
Steve Perry is absolutely my favorite male singer. I'm glad that you touched on Neil Schon's melodic sensibility. Steve is such an incredible singer that I think he can overshadow just how good Neil is with his melody lines. He can lay back and serve the song - then step out and hit us with a flurry. A lot of people who can shred a guitar tend to shred constantly. Not Neil. He plays with taste and restraint ....until its time to let loose.
I love this guitar, and Steve makes you believe every word. Great band !
Steve Perry has one of the best voices ever. Neal Schon is one of the most underrated guitar players. Journey is just an amazing band.
I saw Journey in 1981 in Houston, Texas. This concert was filmed at The Summit arena. This concert shows the band at its very best. They rocked that night!
Lucky you!
My brother was there as well! And how DARE him for NOT taking MEEEEE!!!!! ...lol...
I was there too. Had no idea then that now that concert is considered perfection!
The guys in Journey are great musicians and Steve Perry is the GOAT of all rock singers. So their music stands the test of time. If they did not invent the power ballad they sure had a big hand in it.
Steve Perry, “The Voice”. My favorite singer, my favorite band, and some of my favorite songs. There was not a weak member in the band. So incredible! I never did and still do not think they were “cheesy”. Such talent. Neal Schon actually played in Santana when he was only 15 years old!!! And I feel that Steve Smith was always underrated as a drummer. I always thought he was great! Jonathan Cain, great keyboardist and lyricist. Such a dynamic group!
Dude... you have a great 👂... Bravo... I've listened to a lot of your reactions.. Nice!... BTW..JOURNEY IS NOT cheesy... one of the greatest singers ever.. one of the greatest guitarist ever! Good reaction on point!!
NOT CHEESY AT ALL!!!!
aka The Voice I think Still They Ride is a great showcase for it.
And that song is beautifully written with intricate chord progressions and of course Brilliant Perry vocals.
I must say, for Journey this is a 'nicely' performed song... but if you want to hear Perry's true magnificence then listen to the song 'Mother Father' from the same concert.
Steve Perry + Neal Schon + Journey = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If you haven't yet done so give a listen to Mother Father from the same Houston Live 1981 concert. You will understand why Steve Perry was coined The Voice 🔥🔥🔥
Hard to believe this song was only considered worthy of a "B-side" release! It's one of my faves. Great reaction Syed. 🙂❤
Neal wasn't initially a fan of the ballads that Steve and Jon so favoured. But then he learned to work with Steve; the way they play off of and complement each other is truly special. And they allowed Neal to get in his licks as well, as they did at the end of this song.
To answer your question: yes, many classic rock lovers from the 60s and 70’s sniff at Journey as being a band who mainly did power ballads that appealed to the “chicks”. You heard the girls screaming in the audience. However, I was and am a classic rock lover AND I also enjoyed listening to allot of Journey on the radio….and it was because of Steve Perry’s voice… which is a once in a generation gift. A natural and powerful alto range.
We no doubt lost allot of great music when he left the band and music altogether for decades. The stress snd lifestyle was destroying him and he left to save himself. In my opinion a great loss to popular music.
You said this so we'll. It's true, he often compared it to "circus life" as the lyrics in Faithfully reflect. He gave his life blood to Journey his instrument was his voice, and paid the price. Guitars and pianos can be replaced, his one in a million Tenor -Altino vocal range of his youth could not, indefinitely. Still, now he sounds incredible! Love forever Steve Perry
Mr perry still the one the golden voice ever The one in only the voice like that Soo sweet smooth sounds already legend the Rock and roll baby the oreginality absolutely amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Journey isn't the same without Steve Perry. I'm biased I admit...saw them in concert in 1981.. unbelievable!!!❤️ Mother, Father really shows his vocals and Neil's guitar.live 1981 Houston Concert is the BEST!
Completely agree. Steve Perry is one in a million.
Steve voice is incredible my god no auto tune crap like today
In my opinion steve perry is one of the 2 or 3 best vocalists in rock ever
He is the one and only!!
EVER!!
I heard a story about this ending guitar solo/melody. They were recording and Neal was playing much more complicated solos and they asked him to play something simpler. Annoyed, or as a joke, he played the simplest thing he could think of. They loved it, and that was how this iconic ending solo developed.
I've heard Neal wrote it to mimic the failing relationship with the 2 arguing back and forth. Just begins to sound the same.
powerful and perfect pitch. i really like their song--I'll be alright without you
Probably the best rock band, ever! 😍
Steve is just totally amazing, unique - in feeling and technique, range! Neal is fantastic with melodies, as well as rock n´roll guitar! Ahh, love this band so much! More, please!?
People who would call Journey cheesy just don't like emotional music. Journey makes you feel the song, vocally, instrumentally and lyrically. Steve Perry uses great emotion in his vocals. He makes you believe what he's singing. It's more authentic than someone just singing something straight up with no feeling. His biggest influences were R&B greats like Sam Cooke, and it shows. Neal's guitar is not only melodic, but it's another "voice". Especially on the ballads, he creates emotion with his guitar by bending the strings into or out of a note and creating vibrato much like a vocalist does. As you eluded to, his solos help create and/or continue the mood or moods of the songs. This band is just phenomenal. You really need to listen to more of their music. They've played hard rock, soft rock, pop rock, blues-rock, jazz fusion and even a little psychedelic and Latin.
Picked up "Captured" in 1981. Spent the few years going back to the first 3-4 albums with Gregg Rolie, Neal, Ross, and Ansley.
I’ve been an out of the closet fan for over 45 years. I still listen to all of the albums. I love the “Captured,” “Escape,” Frontiers, raised on Radio CDs and love all of them. The Time cube is amazing. Steve Perry is my all time favorite!!!
It was also the closing song to the Sapronos series on HBO.
I've usually hummed a tune while listening to the track, or listen in my head for some orchestral sound that i creatively manipulate, then when i am hearing something good, i find he notes on the guitar. Later i can change it here and there and made certain notes flashier in the spirit of the axe. Come to find out, Gilmour said he does the humming thing too. Also, whistling an improvised tune has provided for some interesting melodic choices.
I've always wondered the same thing basically. I'm in awe of these groups who can take a piece of poetry written by one or more of them and work out the arrangements for every instrument, the backup vocals, etc. Aerosmith did a video somewhat walking the viewer through some of the processes but even that didn't go far enough. I'd give anything to have been a fly on the wall.
Journey started out from two members of Santana, Vocalist Keyboardist Gregg Rollie and Guitarist Neil Schon created a new band which played progressive rock. They added vocalist Steve Perry on their fourth studio album and a more commercial sound finally found success. They had numerous personnel changes along the way. They were a very popular band from the late seventies through the eighties..
There are many many reactors who show the live performances from the Escape Tour.
Faithfully is amazing & my favorite!❤️
He is not called "The Voice" for nothing! Steve is my all-time favorite male singer. Then. Now. Ever.
Please listen to Mother Father, live...Steve at his best.
I’m not the hugest Journey fan. The talent of Perry and Schon can’t be denied, however.🖖🏼
No one has a better voice than Steve Perry.
Probably not the best song to introduce you to Journey. Their catalogue is huge. Steve Perry is one of the greatest vocalists! Huge range and power.
Now you have to check out Cain's prior band, The Babys.. they had a few hits in the mid 70's
Try Mother Father! By journey live 1981!!!
OMG. I never thought you would jump the shark. The primas prima.
One of the most beautiful guitar interludes....(more than a solo) IMO. Simple but the guitar emotes pain and longing! Neil Schon started playing with Santana at age 15! Syed...to get a better idea of why Journey is more meat than cheese, check out the killers like Line of Fire, Dixie Highway, La do da, Escape, and Keep on Running....they are consummate musicians!
His Open Arms showcases his voice the best imo
neil schon (the guitar player) was originally was part of santana. i think that steve perry was the bands 2nd lead singer. i got hooked on journey like in 6th or 7th grade. (back in 1975 to 1977). they originally had a jazz/rock sound, which i thought sounded cool. the first singer was good. at first, i wasn't to thrilled about steve perry taking over as the lead singer, because, il liked the fist singer. after about a year or two, i warmed up to the new line up and am glad that they picked steve perry as the lead singer. the band journey went from being a good solid band to a "stadium" band. steve perry was the one who made journey into a band that was great. i think that steve perry is (was) one of the more underrated singers of his time.
Journey is amazing band!
Hey I did I was doing research I love Journey and after doing some research well Steve Perry great voice. challenging to work with. And then I see they picked up Arnel the new lead singer. It was a three-part Oprah series what a beautiful human being anyway it's really good you can find it on UA-cam how they found him and what he went through with a humble beautiful gifted kind person you just want any part of this he's ready to quit I hope these guys can fix their issues they are so fortunate to have Arnel I got to say
Thanks for reacting to this dude, glad you liked it!
On the subject of what you said about performance accentuating the song itself, that's why I chose the live version. The studio is good, ofcourse, but the live version is much better IMO because some bands are just better live and give out so much energy.
For the solo part, there's a fun fact for that: Neal originally had down an idea for the solo to be quite proggy and not so related to the song, so some of the band members asked Neal to come up with a better solo and to be more simple but powerful. So he simply wrote/played whatever came to his head, and when he presented it to the band and whoever else, they loved it. Some solos can appear out of thin air even before a song has taken form, and some come around due to the guitar players/song writers talent. Just depends on the circumstances really.
And about the view people have for Journey: you're right, some people do see them as cheesy and as part of that time, but they are still loved as a lot of people see them as one of the quintessential bands of the 80's. My opinion is that I think they're amazing, but I was brought up on them in my dads car being played on cassettes, so I have a soft spot for them. In particular, the Frontiers album and Escape album.
Please try Steve Perry's solo release Foolish Heart to experience powerful pure Perry vocals.
I am 56. I grew up listening to Journey and loving their music! I still absolutely love listening to their music. I never think it's cheesey. I have however heard one that I feel was maybe overplayed on the radio and don't enjoy listening to that particular song compared to others just because I've heard it so much. However, no, I do not listen to rock bands from the 70’s and 80's and feel like they're played out. Instead I feel like it's really good music made from true talent that has stood the test of time.
Steve Perry is also known as " The Voice ".
Steve Perry the best Malé voice ever no doubt about
Let me put it to you this way in terms of what people from Journey's heyday era still think of them. As I speak, they are in the middle of their 50th Anniversary Tour. And they are selling out.
I think Wheel in the Sky is my favorite Journey song overall. I feel like growing up in the years I did that I kind of took Journey for granted because they were everywhere. Definitely check out Steve's solo work too.
You should go down the rabbit hole of they're music.
To us 80s kid journey is never played out, dude neither is early rap
You should react to "maine tranen" by rammstein you'll love it
One of my favourite songs by Journey & Steve Perry's vocals are incredible.
Hey! You got to check out Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell mate.
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Love Journey. This is not my favourite song by Journey. But if you are intrigued, they have MANY other excellent songs to listen to. My personal favourite is the studio version of a song called "Lights".
That's weird, EVERY reactor posts reactions to the Escape Tour with no problems, so I don't know what problems you are referring to. Journey NEVER gets old. In fact they are 1 band that pretty much sounds the same live as in the studio, and always seem to understand that most people don't go to concerts to see their favorite bands play songs differently ... they go to see them perform the song they way that is familiar to them ... a lot of times, because they want to sing along with it and they're waiting to see their gods play that solo they love so much.
You asked...USA here, and Journey and Def Leppard were BIG, like staple tracks of my teens finishing high school, AND I NEVER listen to them, at all. I reach back to earlier of Fleetwood/Eagles/EltonJohn of their peak mid-to late 70's all the time. I guess Journey seems like sugary rock songs, it had it's era, and maybe I OD'd on it, b/c I don't even listen to it in a nostalgic sense, but I'll randomly throw on AC/DC's Back In Black every now and then if older rock from the day. 😎
Steve Perry is The Voice. Enough said.
Robert Plant is the Golden God for rock singers, But Love Steve so much!
If you were looking to be blown away by a live vocal performance you picked the wrong Journey song. Should have listened to "Mother, Father" from this same concert.
You should check out the song called Mother Father, awesome song too. Bob Dylan isn't in the same caliber as Steve Perry not even close, Steve can sing, Steve's not called The Voice for nothing. Journey are iconic & always will be & not cheesy in anyway.
Something to be said, Steve Perry sings just as good live as he does studio. They don't call him The Voice for nothin'.
Many people did/do think that Journey is cheesey. They're in a category called "shlock rock" which includes acts such as REO Speedwagon and Nickelback. HOWEVER!! ..as music gets progressively worse and worse, we appreciate these types of guys more and more 👍
The Voice aka Steve Perry!
Steve Perry is the king of voice and he is the only human who can hit a G5 octave without screaming and no other man can match Steve Perry's voice not even ozzy Osborne or who replaced ozzy or Steve Perry
Journey is my favorite band.Steve perry is the best
Do live Journey
Steve Perry is the Best!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Do a Reaction to Journey with Lead Singer Steve Perry there Escape Tour Live in Houston 1981 " Don't Stop Believin " " Stone in Love " " Girl Can't Help it " " Open Arms " " Who's Crying Now " " Mother Father " " Escape " " Stay Awhile " " Journey sounds even better live it is almost like being there. either songs " Only the Young " " Faithfully " " Separate Way's " " I'll Be Alright Without You " " When You Love a Women " " Keep on Runnin " Steve Perry is none as the " Voice " He is one of the Best if not the Best singers in Rock History, Steve also has his own Songs " O' Sherrie " was No.2 on the hot 100 and " Foolish Heart " was No.15.
Journey is in the group of bands considered album rock; for more recent times the term arena rock is also used. This type of music is something that professional music critics ( sometimes with a trained formal musical background ) would never like.
Did you say metal? No, they are not metal.
Cheesy today? Absolutely not, I still think they were an exceptional band.
1977-1998 is when they brought Steve Perry on for vocals, the rest in history. They were soo great together. They still tour -different singers singing trying to sing like Steve. Good singers but not Steve
My opinion Steve Perry right up there with Freddy mercury on vocals
Many of Journey’s big hits, I personally HATE lol so cheesy and so overplayed but songs like this, Separate Ways, and some others are phenomenal!
All the cheesy bands tried to copy journey. Journey was fresh and beautiful
God. God. God. God. NO!!!!
I’ve always felt like they are cheesy and played out
Bob Dylan can't sing like Steve either don't see you point so I will give you miss from now on
Don't you know it there is no one has a voice like Steve perry he is the voice one and only that is it period his voice is awesome