Well I'm late here but it is "seventh's son." It's a reference to folklore that says the 7th son of a 7th son brings great good fortune or has powers of some kind.
This concert was recorded specifically for release so they played a touch fast. All 5 were at the top of their game here. The dvd/CD that were put out in 2006 were produced by Steve Perry and even he was amazed by it. There is not a bad track. Mother Father was one of the most difficult songs for Perry to do live and he hit it fabulously.
Seventh son meaning - The Seventh son of a Seventh son is a concept from folklore regarding special powers given to or held by, such a son. The Seventh son must come from an unbroken line with no female siblings born between and, in turn, be born to such a Seventh son.
My brother was at this concert, and didn't bother taking ME!!! Any way, I made up for it for the Frontiers tour, when my best friend and I saw them for the 2 out 3 sold out concerts!! We have called this live performance a 'Masterpiece'!! We have even gone to say, it's better than the studio version! Steve "The Voice' Perry, is pretty much all we need to know!! I've been a fan since 1978!! And I'm so grateful to have seen them (with Steve Perry) in concert!
Hey that's good you were able to make up for it! And I had been wondering when I posted this if other Houstonians would come out of the woodwork! You have any suggestions or requests on some more good Journey to listen to? If you want to know what songs I've heard before I mention it at the very beginning of the video
@@Yeedeed ....... Us Houstonians love our Classic Journey, just as much as they love us!! I say Classic Journey, because I'm only a fan of the group with Steve Perry!! I also saw Journey for their last concert with Steve Perry in 1986 for their Raised On Radio tour, aka ROR. And then I saw Perry for his very first solo tour in Ft Worth in 1994. Sooooo, lets see, you've already heard Wheel In The Sky, go and head and react to it from the Houston concert! It's AWESOME!! Other reacts from this concert should be......Who's Cryin' Now, Stone In Love, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin', Open Arms, Lights/Stay Awhile. Classic Journey from the late 1970's ..... Winds Of March, Feelin' That Way/Anytime (shared vocals with then keyboardist Greg Rolie), Open The Door, Somethin' To Hide (AMAZING song!!), Patiently (first song ever written with Perry and Schon), Do you Recall, Just The Same Way (with Rolie), - 1980's Journey.....People And Places (shared vocals with guitarist Neal Schon, like the name Sean), The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love), Still They Ride (studio version) go ahead and re-react to Mother Father (studio and tell us what you think), Ask The Lonely (this song ROCKS!!), Girl Can't Help It, I'll Be Alright Without You, Why Can't This Night Go On Forever, Edge Of The Blade, Chain Reaction, After The Fall, Send Her My Love, Faithfully (you may have heard that one). 1996 - Perry's last and final Journey album..... Message Of Love (killer song!), It's Just The Rain, When You Love A Woman, Still She Cries, Colors Of The Spirit. Again, if you can only react to just the studio, that would be great as well!! Some songs have videos and some don't! These are just some of my all time favorites, Hope you can react to them! Journey on my friend!
I saw Journey with Steve Perry in the early 80’s. To this day I’ve never EVER heard anyone come close. I seriously couldn’t believe me ears. The man was amazing!!!!!
Neal Schon (guitarist) has played everything: latin rock, blues rock, jazz fusion, traditional blues, pop rock, hard rock, heavy metal. If you love guitar, you really need to seek him out. He's the most versatile guitarist, I believe, ever.
Steve Perry, one of the best rock vocalists of all time, not called the “ Voice” for no reason! Steve has commented that this is one of his personal favorite performances. You should watch the video of this whole concert. You are right, he was SO amazing live!! Neal Schon is an amazing guitarist too. Came to your channel because of Greta Van Fleet (love them!)
Hej från Sverige. Jon Cain Journeys keyboard player calls Perry "one take " since the Escape album just needed ONE take from Perry!! More Great Perry singing... Try "I stand alone" from 1998 Your welcome...😊
The Seventh Son carried a lot of folklore over the centuries. That was the son with magical powers, and the son that took care of the family and parents as they aged. So the lyric is in reference to the "singer" as he took on responsibility for trying to save the family. And when you think about it, how many children in broken homes feel that responsibility for what has gone wrong between their parents? It is very common for kids to think if they are better, stronger, etc., that somehow they can fix things... I think that's what the song is trying to show. Of course, that's just my interpretation...
@@carolpurcell1772 I have read about the 7th son in folklore. It is an interesting interpretation. One that I had for some time until I heard Steve in an interview address the 7th son to someone who asked about it and he said it is a biblical reference. He didn't get specific about where in the Bible, and I have searched for something about the 7th son in scripture and I am not entirely sure about what he is talking about.
@@victorialw1 I found it in Viking/Norsemen type legends... It might be in the Bible somewhere, but I haven't found it there... I don't we need to get too hung up on the details -- I think the song is really laying the heaviness on the son who has returned to try and save the family... that he is "alive for them" and that they need to have faith and believe. Can you imagine that burden? Most of the song was based on Neil Schon's childhood...
Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from being tied directly to God's creation of all things. It is also tied to HIS judgement. I have always perceived the 'seventh son' in this broken family as the one, spiritual wisdom, that is crying to this family to have faith, believe & keep trying to mend the family & regain their completeness. Don't you know that I'm alive for you? I'm your seventh son. And when lightening strikes the family, have faith, believe!❣
I was 13 years old at this very concert back in 1981, here in Houston. Man...what a killer night that was! It was in "The Summit", which is now Lakewood Church. I'll never forget that night!
The Houston Summit!! Saw a bunch of concerts there as well!! My brother was also at this concert. To this day, I still haven't forgivin' him for not taking me!!!...lol....But that's okay, I made up for it in 1983. When my best friend and I saw Journey 2 out of their 3 sold out shows there. And then in 1986 for their ROR concert!!
@@reneeheknowsmyname6771 Awesome! Sounds like you and I both enjoyed some great times at The Summit back in the day! There were so many good concerts at that venue through the 80's...great memories. So cool that you saw two nights of the '83 Frontiers tour, and the ROR tour in '86!
@@jimbojumbo5805 ........ Oh the concerts were awesome!!! I have to say, between Journey and Def Leppard. Those 2 were the BEST concerts EVER!!!!!!!! With DL's stage in the middle....WOW!!! Iron Maiden was my first heavy metal concert. It was The Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son tour. We had 6th row floor!! ......WOW!!!!!....lol... Did you ever go to the Rock N Roll auction that was hosted my 101 KLOL?? I went to the one that had Gene Simmons from Kiss. I even got to meet him!! Super sweet man!
@@reneeheknowsmyname6771 Very cool! No, I never made it to the KLOL auction...I'll bet that was a great time! Sounds like you really had some great experiences seeing concerts in the 80's! I am not even sure how many concerts I saw at The Summit...too many to count. I always had so much fun!
@@jimbojumbo5805 ........ Going to concerts back in the 80's were so much fun!! I always made sure that I had a lighter!!!....lol....What a great time live!!!
In greek mythology if a father has one sononly no girls if it happens 7 straight generations its said the 7th son has special powers to fix family issues and other things
I was lucky enough to be brought up on this music. We had an embarrassment of riches with groups like Journey, REO, Queen, etc. You seem to like lyrics -try some Bob Seger. Turn the Page is a must.
Hi Penny, thanks for visiting! I do like lyrics and song meanings... some people give me crap for it, but I believe artists intend for us to read the lyrics to songs. Also, I do know that Seger tune, it's a classic! Do you have any other good songs you think I should check out?
@@Yeedeed for great lyrics and bombastic performances you could always check out Meat Loaf who brought the amazing Jim Steinman lyrics to life in what can only be called rock opera. Paradise by the Dashboard light is a coming of age teen anthem, but I like Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three ain’t bad and Fir Crying Out Loud. For something really different. You could try some country. Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee Whiskey is a must
This song is considered a 'deep track'. It wasn't released as a single and didn't get a lot of radio play. But being a huge Journey fan I thought EVERY song on the Escape album was fantastic and I'd put this in the top 4 on the album. This night in Texas the entire band was spot on and knocked the whole show out of the park. On this song, they knocked it straight to the moon.
The seventh son of a seventh son is a concept from folklore regarding special powers given to, or held by, such a son. To qualify as "the seventh son of a seventh son" one must be the seventh male child born in an unbroken line with no female siblings born between, and to a father who himself is the seventh male child born in an unbroken line with no female siblings born between.[1] The number seven has a long history of mystical and biblical significance, such as seven virtues, seven deadly sins, Seven Sleepers and Seven Heavens. In some beliefs, the special powers are inborn, inherited simply by virtue of his birth order; in others, the powers are granted to him by God or the gods because of his birth order.
@@Yeedeed No sir. I do not believe it was this show. And I can't even remember the album tour they were covering. I think it was Frontiers, but I could be mistaken since it was like 40 years ago. I do remember thinking how talented the band was and how good they sounded live. I taught myself to play drums to guys like Steve Smith and Journey. Of course Steve Perry's vocals were out of this world. Good times we had back then. That I get to carry the memories forward is a privilege.
Most bands were better in concert back then. Now they those ear thingys and all kinds of crap and they still do not sound as good. Listen to some Bob Seger, kansas, David Bowie etc. I saw all of them and so many more. Good times great music.
Seventh son of a seventh son is what that line refers to. It is folklore from the 16th century onwards that believed such a child had healing powers or fortune telling powers.
Great choice on this song. Another one would be "Patiently" from their studio jam concert. Steve's voice will blow your mind. This man is beyond spectacular!!
Steve said during an interview how badly the divorce of his parents affected him. As a child he didn’t understand and always felt it was his fault … he was 6-7 years old. So sad
the seventh son is supposed to have healing powers .. it is a Celtic belief i think... the song was written by N. Schon about his family when he was young .. I believe as a child he wanted to "heal" his parents relationship... hence the lyric
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My favorite Journey song, best song to appreciate Steve Perry's vocal ability.
You should watch the whole concert from Houston 1981. It will blow you away. One of the best concerts you will ever see and hear.
Steve Perry is the GOAT!
I think he hit notes only Dogs could hear, his voice is just amazing
I've seen Journey live...they are even better live than in studio. True.
Seventh son is what he's saying. It is, in some cultures, good luck to have 7 sons. And yes, this is even more amazing because it's live!!!
Well I'm late here but it is "seventh's son." It's a reference to folklore that says the 7th son of a 7th son brings great good fortune or has powers of some kind.
Try to react to their live versions when possible instead of from their albums. As great as the albums are, they are on another level live.
I saw them on the Frontier's tour in the early 80s and it was unbelievable.
And that's why he is called steve the voice perry!!!!!
This concert was recorded specifically for release so they played a touch fast. All 5 were at the top of their game here. The dvd/CD that were put out in 2006 were produced by Steve Perry and even he was amazed by it. There is not a bad track. Mother Father was one of the most difficult songs for Perry to do live and he hit it fabulously.
It might (or might not) surprise you to hear that the version released on the album was said to be recorded in one take. One Take! Amazing to me.
That's true, and if you think about it, this is one take too. There aren't any do overs live. And, for me, this is better than the studio version.
Favorite Journey song, what a voice ! Still They Ride is another good one.
Seventh son meaning - The Seventh son of a Seventh son is a concept from folklore regarding special powers given to or held by, such a son. The Seventh son must come from an unbroken line with no female siblings born between and, in turn, be born to such a Seventh son.
My brother was at this concert, and didn't bother taking ME!!! Any way, I made up for it for the Frontiers tour, when my best friend and I saw them for the 2 out 3 sold out concerts!!
We have called this live performance a 'Masterpiece'!! We have even gone to say, it's better than the studio version!
Steve "The Voice' Perry, is pretty much all we need to know!! I've been a fan since 1978!! And I'm so grateful to have seen them (with Steve Perry) in concert!
Hey that's good you were able to make up for it! And I had been wondering when I posted this if other Houstonians would come out of the woodwork! You have any suggestions or requests on some more good Journey to listen to? If you want to know what songs I've heard before I mention it at the very beginning of the video
@@Yeedeed ....... Us Houstonians love our Classic Journey, just as much as they love us!! I say Classic Journey, because I'm only a fan of the group with Steve Perry!! I also saw Journey for their last concert with Steve Perry in 1986 for their Raised On Radio tour, aka ROR. And then I saw Perry for his very first solo tour in Ft Worth in 1994.
Sooooo, lets see, you've already heard Wheel In The Sky, go and head and react to it from the Houston concert! It's AWESOME!! Other reacts from this concert should be......Who's Cryin' Now, Stone In Love, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin', Open Arms, Lights/Stay Awhile.
Classic Journey from the late 1970's ..... Winds Of March, Feelin' That Way/Anytime (shared vocals with then keyboardist Greg Rolie), Open The Door, Somethin' To Hide (AMAZING song!!), Patiently (first song ever written with Perry and Schon), Do you Recall, Just The Same Way (with Rolie), - 1980's Journey.....People And Places (shared vocals with guitarist Neal Schon, like the name Sean), The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love), Still They Ride (studio version) go ahead and re-react to Mother Father (studio and tell us what you think), Ask The Lonely (this song ROCKS!!), Girl Can't Help It, I'll Be Alright Without You, Why Can't This Night Go On Forever, Edge Of The Blade, Chain Reaction, After The Fall, Send Her My Love, Faithfully (you may have heard that one). 1996 - Perry's last and final Journey album..... Message Of Love (killer song!), It's Just The Rain, When You Love A Woman, Still She Cries, Colors Of The Spirit.
Again, if you can only react to just the studio, that would be great as well!! Some songs have videos and some don't! These are just some of my all time favorites, Hope you can react to them! Journey on my friend!
Totally agreee!! Incredible Live and Ohhh that Steve😋
Steve is a beast and Neil Schon is the most underrated guitarist he joined Santana when he was 15 years old he was that good
I saw Journey with Steve Perry in the early 80’s. To this day I’ve never EVER heard anyone come close. I seriously couldn’t believe me ears. The man was amazing!!!!!
The guitarist was playing with Carlos Santana when he was only 15 years old.
Neal Schon. One of the most underrated guitarists. From what I heard because he’s an A - hole. But he’s the best.
Neal Schon (guitarist) has played everything: latin rock, blues rock, jazz fusion, traditional blues, pop rock, hard rock, heavy metal. If you love guitar, you really need to seek him out. He's the most versatile guitarist, I believe, ever.
Underrated
He's one of my all-time favorite. And being a drummer, Steve Smith is legend.
Steve Perry, one of the best rock vocalists of all time, not called the “ Voice” for no reason! Steve has commented that this is one of his personal favorite performances. You should watch the video of this whole concert. You are right, he was SO amazing live!! Neal Schon is an amazing guitarist too. Came to your channel because of Greta Van Fleet (love them!)
Hey Lady, thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you also dig GVF! Do you have a song suggestion for the next one from this concert I should listen to?
I was at this show in 81 in Houston..........my favorite concert to this day
You lucky so and so. I truly envy you.
😳
Steve is a Beast!
Hej från Sverige.
Jon Cain Journeys keyboard player calls Perry "one take " since the Escape album just needed ONE take from Perry!!
More Great Perry singing... Try "I stand alone" from 1998
Your welcome...😊
It’s not enough “piling it on” with the vocals, then you have every band member excelling to just nail their parts. Incredible. What a gem.
It's 7th son. It is biblical according to Steve.
The Seventh Son carried a lot of folklore over the centuries. That was the son with magical powers, and the son that took care of the family and parents as they aged. So the lyric is in reference to the "singer" as he took on responsibility for trying to save the family. And when you think about it, how many children in broken homes feel that responsibility for what has gone wrong between their parents? It is very common for kids to think if they are better, stronger, etc., that somehow they can fix things... I think that's what the song is trying to show. Of course, that's just my interpretation...
@@carolpurcell1772 I have read about the 7th son in folklore. It is an interesting interpretation. One that I had for some time until I heard Steve in an interview address the 7th son to someone who asked about it and he said it is a biblical reference. He didn't get specific about where in the Bible, and I have searched for something about the 7th son in scripture and I am not entirely sure about what he is talking about.
@@victorialw1 I found it in Viking/Norsemen type legends... It might be in the Bible somewhere, but I haven't found it there... I don't we need to get too hung up on the details -- I think the song is really laying the heaviness on the son who has returned to try and save the family... that he is "alive for them" and that they need to have faith and believe. Can you imagine that burden? Most of the song was based on Neil Schon's childhood...
@@carolpurcell1772 I can't imagine the burden. And not a small family either.
Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from being tied directly to God's creation of all things. It is also tied to HIS judgement.
I have always perceived the 'seventh son' in this broken family as the one, spiritual wisdom, that is crying to this family to have faith, believe & keep trying to mend the family & regain their completeness.
Don't you know that I'm alive for you? I'm your seventh son. And when lightening strikes the family, have faith, believe!❣
I was 13 years old at this very concert back in 1981, here in Houston. Man...what a killer night that was! It was in "The Summit", which is now Lakewood Church. I'll never forget that night!
The Houston Summit!! Saw a bunch of concerts there as well!! My brother was also at this concert. To this day, I still haven't forgivin' him for not taking me!!!...lol....But that's okay, I made up for it in 1983. When my best friend and I saw Journey 2 out of their 3 sold out shows there. And then in 1986 for their ROR concert!!
@@reneeheknowsmyname6771 Awesome! Sounds like you and I both enjoyed some great times at The Summit back in the day! There were so many good concerts at that venue through the 80's...great memories. So cool that you saw two nights of the '83 Frontiers tour, and the ROR tour in '86!
@@jimbojumbo5805 ........ Oh the concerts were awesome!!! I have to say, between Journey and Def Leppard. Those 2 were the BEST concerts EVER!!!!!!!! With DL's stage in the middle....WOW!!!
Iron Maiden was my first heavy metal concert. It was The Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son tour. We had 6th row floor!! ......WOW!!!!!....lol...
Did you ever go to the Rock N Roll auction that was hosted my 101 KLOL?? I went to the one that had Gene Simmons from Kiss. I even got to meet him!! Super sweet man!
@@reneeheknowsmyname6771 Very cool! No, I never made it to the KLOL auction...I'll bet that was a great time! Sounds like you really had some great experiences seeing concerts in the 80's! I am not even sure how many concerts I saw at The Summit...too many to count. I always had so much fun!
@@jimbojumbo5805 ........ Going to concerts back in the 80's were so much fun!! I always made sure that I had a lighter!!!....lol....What a great time live!!!
In greek mythology if a father has one sononly no girls if it happens 7 straight generations its said the 7th son has special powers to fix family issues and other things
Great reaction. That one's a 'grabber' - gets ya right in the gut.
I was lucky enough to be brought up on this music. We had an embarrassment of riches with groups like Journey, REO, Queen, etc. You seem to like lyrics -try some Bob Seger. Turn the Page is a must.
Hi Penny, thanks for visiting! I do like lyrics and song meanings... some people give me crap for it, but I believe artists intend for us to read the lyrics to songs. Also, I do know that Seger tune, it's a classic! Do you have any other good songs you think I should check out?
@@Yeedeed for great lyrics and bombastic performances you could always check out Meat Loaf who brought the amazing Jim Steinman lyrics to life in what can only be called rock opera. Paradise by the Dashboard light is a coming of age teen anthem, but I like Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three ain’t bad and Fir Crying Out Loud. For something really different. You could try some country. Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee Whiskey is a must
His parents broke up, he had no siblings and it devastated him; this is why he said he never married.
This song is considered a 'deep track'. It wasn't released as a single and didn't get a lot of radio play. But being a huge Journey fan I thought EVERY song on the Escape album was fantastic and I'd put this in the top 4 on the album. This night in Texas the entire band was spot on and knocked the whole show out of the park. On this song, they knocked it straight to the moon.
Its about guitarist neal schons life
Awesome reaction, man!
7th son is a symbolic saying i believe its Norduc for Savior. Or redeemer... amazing song.. home run choice. ROCK ANTHEM
Legend has that the 7th son of a 7th son will have special powers of resolution.
STEVE PERRY is an 😇
The seventh son of a seventh son is a concept from folklore regarding special powers given to, or held by, such a son. To qualify as "the seventh son of a seventh son" one must be the seventh male child born in an unbroken line with no female siblings born between, and to a father who himself is the seventh male child born in an unbroken line with no female siblings born between.[1] The number seven has a long history of mystical and biblical significance, such as seven virtues, seven deadly sins, Seven Sleepers and Seven Heavens.
In some beliefs, the special powers are inborn, inherited simply by virtue of his birth order; in others, the powers are granted to him by God or the gods because of his birth order.
Steve is better live than most of the recordings.
The voice
Only band I've ever seen live that sounded better live than studio. I saw this lineup. Unbelievable the entire band.
You were at this show, man?
@@Yeedeed No sir. I do not believe it was this show. And I can't even remember the album tour they were covering. I think it was Frontiers, but I could be mistaken since it was like 40 years ago. I do remember thinking how talented the band was and how good they sounded live. I taught myself to play drums to guys like Steve Smith and Journey. Of course Steve Perry's vocals were out of this world. Good times we had back then. That I get to carry the memories forward is a privilege.
Seventh son.
Watch d whole journey live n Houston live 81 video it's a killer
Most bands were better in concert back then. Now they those ear thingys and all kinds of crap and they still do not sound as good. Listen to some Bob Seger, kansas, David Bowie etc. I saw all of them and so many more. Good times great music.
You cut it to early theres a 5 minute piano solo at the end
So glad I grew up with this group in its heyday.
Listen to majestic/ to late its fire 🔥
Probably my favorite, then I listen to Still they Ride and so on.
Seventh son of a seventh son is what that line refers to. It is folklore from the 16th century onwards that believed such a child had healing powers or fortune telling powers.
Some say the seventh son is lucky with magical powers.
It means; The seventh son of the seventh son is special and blessed. Very special haven’t found out what that means as far as abilities, or ?
THE VOICE his nickname
Nea mentored under santana.l
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How is it well mixed if it’s live no studio
Priceless Reaction 😎
I was 14 in 1981
Great choice on this song. Another one would be "Patiently" from their studio jam concert. Steve's voice will blow your mind. This man is beyond spectacular!!
I haven’t actually looked up the lyrics, but I believe he’s saying “I’m your servant son”. He was incredible and will forever be my favorite. 😬
Seventh son.
@@shariherman34 well, I didn’t know. 😂 I just assumed because it made sense to me.
@@jukie7292 no worries...you have great taste in music btw 😉
@@shariherman34 Thanks! 😊
@@jukie7292 WE 1
Servant son
Servant Son.
I’m your 7th son.....
SER vant. Not SEV enth
Steve said during an interview how badly the divorce of his parents affected him. As a child he didn’t understand and always felt it was his fault … he was 6-7 years old. So sad
Ser. Not Sev
the seventh son is supposed to have healing powers .. it is a Celtic belief i think... the song was written by N. Schon about his family when he was young .. I believe as a child he wanted to "heal" his parents relationship... hence the lyric