First Time Hearing | Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’ (Escape Tour 1981: Live In Houston)

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  • @oldmanreact8642
    @oldmanreact8642 2 роки тому +561

    If you are truly just listening to Journey for the first time, what a rabbit hole you have in front of you!

    • @pierreweightman6016
      @pierreweightman6016 Рік тому +43

      he's a joke .. first time hearing Journey .. yeah .. right !!

    • @markjohnson9402
      @markjohnson9402 Рік тому +12

      More like a nuclear silo, 300 feet down, lol. What silliness. Has he ever been to the mall, a supermarket, the Walmart !

    • @genestone4951
      @genestone4951 Рік тому +11

      Yea its hard (impossible) to believe this is an actual reaction video. Got to say tho, that Journey's first 3 albums are the best.

    • @LCx829
      @LCx829 Рік тому +17

      There is no way he just heard Journey. Come even my 10 year old knows who Journey is.

    • @tradcathpat6807
      @tradcathpat6807 Рік тому +7

      Ya got THAT right!! 🤣🤣

  • @babeinpnk
    @babeinpnk 6 місяців тому +320

    Freddie Mercury was once asked, "What is it like to be the best singer in the world?" His response was "I don't know, ask Steve Perry!"

    • @anx1300c
      @anx1300c 5 місяців тому +7

      I'm fairly certain I'm one of the very few who sees what you did there. That said, Neil Schon wearing an MTV tee shirt is too cool.

    • @Kam_926
      @Kam_926 4 місяці тому +27

      Steve Perry is far and away better than Freddie Mercury!!! Steve's voice is iconic!!!

    • @ibrstellar1080
      @ibrstellar1080 4 місяці тому +1

      I read it was John Farnham is the singer he said.

    • @davekauffman9141
      @davekauffman9141 4 місяці тому +10

      And no such thing as Auto tune machines back then. Steve Perry is truly one of a kind singer.

    • @viankajara9750
      @viankajara9750 4 місяці тому +9

      WOW! Did Freddy Mercury say that? Good for him! I do agree with him!

  • @dawndipierro9557
    @dawndipierro9557 2 роки тому +572

    This song was inducted into the Library of Congress. No auto-tune, backing track or lip syncing. Pure talent. I was front row on this tour. I'm still shook from the concert 😆
    Pick any live version of their songs and be amazed at the talent of this man who sounds better live then the recording.

    • @Sportsref13
      @Sportsref13 2 роки тому +24

      Journey with Steve singing .. sounded better in Concert than on their albums

    • @sirjohnmara
      @sirjohnmara 2 роки тому +13

      It's... No words makes it justice.

    • @DanInBranson
      @DanInBranson 2 роки тому +11

      @@Sportsref13 So true. The man had the perfect live concert voice. It was soft, smooth, rough when it needed to be, and always sound like perfection.

    • @dawndipierro9557
      @dawndipierro9557 2 роки тому +13

      @@Sportsref13 100% agree. I've seen many concerts from the 70s/80s/90s legends and Journey/Perry was by far the best live performance.

    • @sulatlalaki
      @sulatlalaki 2 роки тому +13

      I was there, too! I remember when Steve pointed out the microphones recording the show! Here we are, 40 yrs later, thankful we were lucky enough to have been there!

  • @davidyoung745
    @davidyoung745 Рік тому +60

    Now you know why us old guys tell the auto tune generation “your music sucks”……because it does.

  • @angiewaycaster2043
    @angiewaycaster2043 Рік тому +269

    Steve Perry is a legend!!! Journey is one of the best bands in the histiry of music! In my opinion

    • @kenperkins7921
      @kenperkins7921 Рік тому

      Great 70sband! Not 8s
      😅

    • @jonhohensee3258
      @jonhohensee3258 Рік тому

      histiry???

    • @katfitzgerald1842
      @katfitzgerald1842 Рік тому +4

      Steve is my legend, can never get enough of him

    • @Maine931
      @Maine931 10 місяців тому

      I have a hard time believing that there are people alive who have never heard this song… maybe not this live version but this song has been used in many movies… the Sopranos for one…

    • @GaBoyInKy
      @GaBoyInKy 7 місяців тому

      @@kenperkins7921 You've got to be mental. Majority if not all of their hits were in the 80's. I know I was there.

  • @Euthar101
    @Euthar101 Рік тому +243

    His peers called him the VOICE for a reason. No auto-toon back then. Amazing vocals

    • @tradehead
      @tradehead Рік тому +5

      Yes, "The Voice"! And where did Roiling Stone rank his voice?! Correct me If I'm wrong, but did they not put him even in the top fifty?! What a travesty!

    • @jonhohensee3258
      @jonhohensee3258 Рік тому +5

      auto-tune

    • @SuperSPatrick
      @SuperSPatrick Рік тому +5

      lol auto-toon.

    • @lauramacky4083
      @lauramacky4083 Рік тому +4

      My favorite male voice of the 70’s!

    • @jonhohensee3258
      @jonhohensee3258 Рік тому +2

      @@lauramacky4083 No it's not!

  • @williamjpellas0314
    @williamjpellas0314 2 роки тому +255

    As someone who grew up listening to Journey, I must say it is very gratifying to see a young person today who "gets it". Steve Perry was one of the greatest rock singers of all time, if not THE greatest, but everyone in that band was excellent. The synergy they had was a combination for the ages. Glad you enjoyed it.

    • @donnamoskowitz4978
      @donnamoskowitz4978 2 роки тому +6

      JOURNEY FAN FOR LIFE!!!

    • @BlazinRiver1
      @BlazinRiver1 2 роки тому

      As a person that grew up with Journey BEFORE Perry most people dont get how good Journey was without him. Perry turn Journey into a teenybopper band and eventually broke up the band.

    • @williamjpellas0314
      @williamjpellas0314 2 роки тому +8

      @@BlazinRiver1 Can't agree with you entirely here. While it is true, generally speaking, that the band turned more towards pop when Perry came aboard, I certainly wouldn't call most of what they did "pop". Arena rock, or heartland rock, or melodic rock, sure. They even messed around with rhythm and blues and prog rock on a few tunes. But teeny bopper? Definitely not.

    • @michellemiles9966
      @michellemiles9966 Рік тому +6

      Dude, do yourself a favor and pull up their Infinity album on whatever platform you get your tunes. Get your earbuds, settle in and listen to the whole thing straight through. They've got other hits you'll be able to react to later on and that's great. But that album is an experience. You're welcome.

    • @christelsegbars1630
      @christelsegbars1630 Рік тому +1

      Please watch the movie monster.... This song made it and one of the most beautiful woman in the world (Charlize Theron) plays the first seriall killer, and the voice of Steve Perry is perfect 🙏😇🥰

  • @ljtweston
    @ljtweston Рік тому +215

    This is called Talent ... it is real, not manufactured .. Not like today's music. He is call The Voice! And he is still around!

  • @sweet60
    @sweet60 Рік тому +12

    Finally, a UA-camr that gets it. The world just advanced. I’m shocked.

  • @stephmaister1972
    @stephmaister1972 Рік тому +22

    One of the best songs ever, they sure don't make them like that. ❤

  • @WhiskeyStraightAl
    @WhiskeyStraightAl 2 роки тому +295

    Steve Perry - one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Unique! Not many could put on such a perfect performance live on stage! Great song, great performer. His replacement Arnel Pineda is pretty dang good too. Cheers Michael.

  • @wlk68
    @wlk68 2 роки тому +135

    Steve Perry's vocals are sheer perfection. He legit had perfect pitch. This is before auto tune even existed. I highly recommend you check out more of Journey's music catalogue. Especially Faithfully.

  • @sonjarussell7332
    @sonjarussell7332 2 роки тому +210

    This is the music I grew up with in the 70's. Journey, Queen, Led Zep, Eagles. Couldn't get any better. *REAL* music *REAL* musicians
    To see people just discovering this magic today hurts and fills me with joy. Hurts because generations missed out on it, but fills me with joy because it is still here making an impact. There is sooo much more Steve Perry/Journey to discover, you can't find a bad one.

    • @thunderbirdsharrypotterfan
      @thunderbirdsharrypotterfan Рік тому +7

      I don't like queen, but I love Journey, Bon Jovi, and The Eagles

    • @katherineolson8426
      @katherineolson8426 Рік тому +4

      Chicago
      Moody Blues

    • @ShastaAnn
      @ShastaAnn Рік тому +1

      I graduated in 1980. I never loved Queen, although I think Freddie Mercury had an incredible voice. My all-time favorite is Journey with Steve Perry, but I also love AC/DC, Bob Seger, Van Halen with David Lee Roth, Pat Benatar, Foreigner and so many more. They just don't sound the same anymore.

    • @davidgray8089
      @davidgray8089 Рік тому +1

      Joan Jett, Heart, Kiss.

    • @schafn
      @schafn Рік тому +2

      Can't forget Rush. Rush is the greatest.

  • @seandunne6714
    @seandunne6714 3 місяці тому +30

    This is a POWER BALLAD, and Journey was the king of them.

    • @ruthlafler5622
      @ruthlafler5622 2 місяці тому +1

      I recently saw a list of a "top 50 power ballads" and Journey had three of the top 20 (Open Arms and Faithfully, in addition to this).

  • @nanook8721
    @nanook8721 2 роки тому +246

    This is real live music. No auto tune - but, super talented, trained musicians and vocalists. You don’t see much that anymore.

    • @watcher2554
      @watcher2554 2 роки тому +4

      Have to look to Japan - JRock and Jmetal to find it these days.

    • @andrewkinslow8725
      @andrewkinslow8725 2 роки тому +3

      Japan? No. Look closer. Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa, Rival Sons and a few others

    • @BlazinRiver1
      @BlazinRiver1 2 роки тому +2

      no auto tune? Look up pitch correction...our band used it in the late 70s. Some of us remember Journey when they were a hard rock fusion band. Back before they turned into a top 40 teeny bopper band.

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/NYjFP8gildU/v-deo.html

    • @michellewilliamsligouri3343
      @michellewilliamsligouri3343 Рік тому +1

      Tell it, brother!

  • @Spartan11-7
    @Spartan11-7 Рік тому +24

    This is the ROCK we ROLLED to in the 80's

    • @AnnePatriotic
      @AnnePatriotic Місяць тому

      Just barely the '80s and Journey had already been around for a while by then.

  • @alisummers7984
    @alisummers7984 2 роки тому +153

    Steve Perry’s voice is iconic- no one like him.. one of the best- this song is one of my favorites- you are correct- music today is not made like this anymore- this was pure raw talent-

    • @bryonensminger7462
      @bryonensminger7462 2 роки тому +6

      You don't get music like this anymore because they stpped worrying about talent and started worrying about your look with auto tune they can make anyone sound good enough as long as you look the part that one song video killed the radio star and its true before the 80s it was all about talent now it's all about how you look on video but even though they can make you sound good enough but you can't reproduce the sound live

    • @jeffshepard4976
      @jeffshepard4976 2 роки тому +7

      I think it is because most songs come from song writers that shop around for a singer and whatever music they have for the song was just reworked samples from other artists. These guys wrote their songs in their garage as they played.....I miss the old days of the 80's big hair bands....lol

    • @narellesmith7932
      @narellesmith7932 2 роки тому +4

      John Farnham especially live performances . Can sing any genre . From down under

    • @t0dd000
      @t0dd000 2 роки тому +3

      Well. Arnel Pineda is like him. :)

    • @DW-vd9mp
      @DW-vd9mp 2 роки тому +7

      @@t0dd000 uh no. He's a good vocalist but he's copying Perry. He also doesn't touch Perry's soul. That cannot be duplicated.

  • @retired5218
    @retired5218 Рік тому +94

    Don't call Steve Perry THE VOICE for nothing!! So much emotion in his singing. ♥️

  • @rickdecker2146
    @rickdecker2146 2 роки тому +54

    Love seeing folks first reaction to this performance. No auto-tune, no lip sync. Stellar performance!!

  • @krisaaron5771
    @krisaaron5771 Рік тому +38

    First time I heard this song I was pulling into a motorcycle shop on my Suzuki triple to buy a rainsuit. Raining HARD, soaked to the skin, I sloshed in the door and asked the guy at the counter if he had a rainsuit in a size small. I was single, sad, lonely and raising two kids by myself. We talked, I bought the rainsuit, and he called the next day (got my phone number off the check -- glad it didn't bounce!).
    We've been married 40 years, and neither of us has ever stopped believin'... the best magic is real, and it's in someone's arms!

    • @lizzyblossom
      @lizzyblossom Рік тому +5

      Beautiful story !! Thanks for sharing it with us!

    • @NickelCityMafia
      @NickelCityMafia Рік тому +5

      Love this story

    • @protorhinocerator142
      @protorhinocerator142 3 місяці тому +2

      Back then I was in school and had no money. If I heard the song at all it was on the radio while sitting in the back seat of the car riding the hump, with other people talking about whatever, and they kept turning down the radio so they could talk.
      While this was horrible conditions for enjoying music, it was ideal conditions for developing the ability to memorize songs from fragments on the radio.
      Me and my friends would hang out at night and sing these songs a capella and bask in the beauty of them.
      Today I have a car with great surround speakers and if one of my songs comes on the radio I make everyone shut up so I can get in the zone with my music.
      Crank it up.

  • @m.c.1933
    @m.c.1933 2 роки тому +75

    The 70s & 80s music was the best . The music now just doesn't compare. I am so glad I was born in the late 60s and was able to see it as it happened . God bless!

  • @heatherkandrick1191
    @heatherkandrick1191 Рік тому +46

    Music from the 70’s and 80’s were the best!!! Journey was the best of them. Steve Perry’s voice will NEVER be matched!!

    • @bj320033328
      @bj320033328 4 місяці тому

      Until Richard Goodall came on 2024 AGT and sang "Don't Stop Believin"

  • @meggert2360
    @meggert2360 2 роки тому +97

    I don't think Perry ever really messed up at a performance and typically he sounded even better live than on recordings.

  • @kristinedelahoussaye7351
    @kristinedelahoussaye7351 Рік тому +4

    I was in high school in the 80"a . listening to journey 38 special foreigner. Great bands...❤

  • @sulatlalaki
    @sulatlalaki 2 роки тому +47

    It's incredible for those of us who were around back in this time seeing Journey on a regular basis to see young people who've never even heard of them marvel at their talent!

  • @shadowchsr79
    @shadowchsr79 Рік тому +17

    This is why Journey is one of those bands that has stood the test of time.

  • @coralanne2464
    @coralanne2464 2 роки тому +98

    He is the best vocalist of all time. Go down the rabbit hole with Journey but make sure it is with Steve Perry. He made the band famous.

    • @BlazinRiver1
      @BlazinRiver1 2 роки тому

      He does not hold a candle to Freddy M....Perry is a prick....I was listening to Journey LONG before he joined the band.

    • @patd4317
      @patd4317 2 роки тому +2

      Yes and thank you for saying that. His voice is amazing. I agree 💯. Journey is the best concert I ever went to and I have been to a lot of concerts.

    • @corawilhelm4968
      @corawilhelm4968 2 роки тому

      Exactly

    • @BuffyTwiggs402
      @BuffyTwiggs402 2 роки тому +1

      Steve is the best ever vocalist!!!

    • @DMegaTronMD
      @DMegaTronMD 2 роки тому +2

      You shouldn't be allowed to listen to music unless you know Steve and Freddie.

  • @teecop4735
    @teecop4735 4 місяці тому +17

    This is REAL SINGING A REAL GOD GIVEN VOICE !

  • @TheBlaster54
    @TheBlaster54 2 роки тому +76

    Steve Perry had one of the very best rock voices ever.

  • @kimdeese6410
    @kimdeese6410 Рік тому +10

    He is the VOICE!!
    I was lucky enough to see Journey in concert in April 1983!! Best concert I’ve ever seen.

  • @bkcoqui
    @bkcoqui 2 роки тому +35

    This was LIVE, with the instruments and mics plugged in and all were ON! There was no lip sync, autotuning and no auto crap! This was played and filmed LIVE back in 1981! 😀👍🎸🎹

  • @grytlappar
    @grytlappar Рік тому +34

    He was known in the industry as "the Voice." Phenomenal.

  • @60sbaby70sgirl
    @60sbaby70sgirl 2 роки тому +17

    So hard to believe that there is anyone that hasn't heard Don't Stop Believin. Wish I could hear it again for the first time.

  • @koolintimidator
    @koolintimidator 2 роки тому +56

    Steve Perry…THE VOICE!! Everything he sings is golden!!

  • @dianalwendler6860
    @dianalwendler6860 Рік тому +28

    By the way, he's back singing as a solo artist. His voice is deeper but it still makes me melt 🫠 ! Gorgeous man, gorgeous sounds and a beautiful soul. !!!

  • @garrymoore2161
    @garrymoore2161 Рік тому +6

    I had never gone to a live concert but I knew my wife's favorite band was Journey. I found out that they were coming to a town within a short drive. I bought tickets and told my wife we were going to meet her sister in that city at an Olive Garden.
    She did not know where we were going until we pulled into the parking lot.
    She was blown away but so was I. They were great.

  • @donellefeltham
    @donellefeltham 2 роки тому +28

    I love this, when people hear Journey with Steve Perry as Lead Singer. He’s known as The Voice, and I don’t don’t think these guy’s ever did a bad song. If you keep going with Steve and the rest of the band your in for a mighty ride, that I can promise you. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇺🇸🕺🏻💃🎸☘️

  • @Kiwi91663
    @Kiwi91663 Рік тому +3

    I was there... Journey was such an awesome band...for ever I am a Steve Perry fan... was so sad when he walked away. I understood...but, still... one of a kind voice!

  • @glennawhiteman742
    @glennawhiteman742 2 роки тому +47

    I saw this band live 4 times! Steve Perry never disappoints! Yes he really sounds like that live!!!

    • @SunnyDaysAreHere
      @SunnyDaysAreHere 2 роки тому +1

      I'm so jealous 😊

    • @marciarobinson5140
      @marciarobinson5140 Рік тому +2

      I saw Journey at that concert. It was FANTASTIC!! I've always loved Steve Perry's voice! And what stage presence!

    • @kevth5090
      @kevth5090 Рік тому

      lucky you!

  • @naydenem
    @naydenem 4 місяці тому +3

    I’ve seen Journey live a few times. Once in 1982 at Day on the Green in Oakland when they debut the song Separate Ways, it was awesome! Steve Perry is a legend!

  • @bobbyskinner3720
    @bobbyskinner3720 2 роки тому +28

    The greatest male rock singer of all time

  • @jessquinn6106
    @jessquinn6106 Рік тому +4

    The music back in the day was MUSIC! its was feel good music that came from the spirit, heart, and soul. It was positive. "Lets get out and live life." "I'll be there" "You are my best friend" "I love you" "Keep going." "It will be okay". These were what the songs were about. Most people under the age of 40 cannot get that because if it's not a boy or rap band singing about taking a woman or killing something, then they think it's just dumb or something to mimic or mock. These type of songs need to be brought back. And I do not mean remade.

  • @xoxoxoxoxo7997
    @xoxoxoxoxo7997 2 роки тому +18

    Very few singers give you goosebumps . He is one of them

  • @brandothecatmeow
    @brandothecatmeow Рік тому +17

    Steve Perry is considered one of the best to ever do it. Listen to Faithfully (my all-time favorite), Separate Ways, Open Arms. I grew up listening to them & am proud to say I am from their hometown. Plus, all of them are prolific songwriters and musicians.

    • @brandonsmith606
      @brandonsmith606 Рік тому +1

      Lol Faithfully is my favorite song of all times. I was young and impressionable when it was released it has always stuck with me

  • @racing2cat
    @racing2cat 2 роки тому +29

    Can honestly say one of my regrets is never being able to see Journey live with Perry. This had to be epic. Did finally see them with Arnel and it was pretty incredible. Great reaction - and you're right, there aren't many performances like this anymore.🙂❤

    • @marybeck7594
      @marybeck7594 2 роки тому +7

      No comparison with arnell, I saw perry with journey 4 times, believe me no comparison, perry was an absolute beast.

    • @thatonegirl4676
      @thatonegirl4676 2 роки тому +3

      Got to see them twice with S.P. ... AMAZING show!

    • @sallyatticum
      @sallyatticum Рік тому +3

      I saw them in Austin on this same tour. Steve Perry was at the height of his talent. Remarkable. Stunning. 🤩😍

  • @melanielucas4155
    @melanielucas4155 2 роки тому +27

    Steve Perry is one of the best singers ever! Notice how he tends to tilt his head to his right to hit notes. I love that!

  • @robinbitrick5196
    @robinbitrick5196 Рік тому +5

    Year I graduated high school. Always will love Journey, my tears were rewarded when they got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • @jtoland2333
    @jtoland2333 2 роки тому +22

    Steve Perry is a consumate performer and his voice is perfect. I totally love him! There's no reason this kind of music can't be resurrected today. It's possible!

  • @debbiepochy6751
    @debbiepochy6751 Рік тому +1

    Hey, just found you Michael, enjoyed your reaction and subscribed. I am a 1980's girl and I was able to see Journey perform live at the "Hartford Civic Center" in CT in 1986, a night I will never forget! I absolutely love Journey and Steve Perry, who has an incredible voice. I don't know if you have listened to anything else by them, but would recommend "Lights", "Any Way You Want It", "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" and just about anything else they have done! 😊

    • @michaelwduffy
      @michaelwduffy  Рік тому +1

      Thanks so much Debbie really appreciate that!!! 😁 will def try and get those done for ya!! All the best my friend 🙏

  • @lakeracer8453
    @lakeracer8453 2 роки тому +9

    I'm always blown away (and thrilled) when young people discover the music I grew up with. Journey is one DEEP rabbit hole to go down. I hope you take the ride. This is just the beginning. Check out 'Mother, Father' performed live at the same show.

  • @cherlgolja5402
    @cherlgolja5402 2 місяці тому +4

    I’m 72 love love love Journey! Steve Perry is my age !one and only Voice !

  • @k_salter
    @k_salter 2 роки тому +38

    There's a reason why his nickname is 'the voice.' I saw them on this tour and it really was an incredible show. Really enjoyed your reaction to this one, too. Could you check out their song "Escape." It's too often overlooked and has some great transitions; I really think you'd like it!

    • @DanInBranson
      @DanInBranson 2 роки тому +2

      Finally someone who recognizes Escape for being the great song that it is. The live performance from this concert is freakin' incredible.

    • @dhawkins13770
      @dhawkins13770 2 роки тому +2

      Totally agree!!
      Great performance by one of the most iconic, recognizable voices in rock history!
      Love Steve Perry and Journey.

  • @massmama3953
    @massmama3953 Рік тому +12

    How could you not have ever heard of Journey? Even my 24 yr old knows every one of their songs.

  • @James-sc9pb
    @James-sc9pb 2 роки тому +31

    Faithfully, mother father, open arms and many more his vocals are insane

    • @chrisr.2886
      @chrisr.2886 2 роки тому +4

      Mother Father at the end was the best!

    • @elsieservant6963
      @elsieservant6963 Рік тому +2

      @@chrisr.2886 Also still they ride . patiently , winds of march , stay awhile , wheel in the sky here is a song from Trial by Fire( One More ) awesome song.

    • @dianalwendler6860
      @dianalwendler6860 Рік тому +3

      Mother, Father... My absolute favorite. Gives me chills !

    • @Jenniferski1
      @Jenniferski1 Рік тому +1

      Mother Father is my all time favorite! My son's favorite is Wheel in the Sky :)

    • @chrisr.2886
      @chrisr.2886 Рік тому +1

      @@elsieservant6963 All of those you listed, I never get tired of listening to. Journey is not the same without Perry.

  • @neomimzyneomimzy5095
    @neomimzyneomimzy5095 Рік тому +6

    He sung it like it's nothing...on a level the most can't reach - legendary!

  • @susanmccormick5460
    @susanmccormick5460 2 роки тому +36

    My favorite voices from that era are Steve Perry and Daryl Hall. Such beautiful, distinctive voices.

    • @teresaelswick8187
      @teresaelswick8187 Рік тому

      Two of the best voices EVER!! Steve Perry and Journey!! Doesn't get any better!!!

    • @chrismccormick6371
      @chrismccormick6371 Рік тому

      Two nice choices! I love the 70s and 80s! High school class of 1984 here! From Loudoun County, Virginia! Thanks for sharing! 😎😎

  • @ZebraDazzle66
    @ZebraDazzle66 Рік тому +9

    Steve Perry is known as The Voice. A moniker given to him by Jon Bon Jovi. His range spans from F♯2 to A5. Perry's voice has been described as a high 'tenor altino' somewhere between Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin.
    As part of Journey and as a solo artist, Perry has an amazing collection of hits. Everyone will suggest his Journey hits and his early solo hits like Oh Sherrie. But Perry released an album in 2018 called Traces. And his voice still shines! Check out We’re Still Here and all the rest of Traces. He is still AMAZING!!!

  • @reneeheknowsmyname6771
    @reneeheknowsmyname6771 2 роки тому +24

    This is what 'REAL' singing 'LIVE' looks like and 'SOUNDS LIKE!!!'
    If you really want to hear something AMAZING?! React to 'Mother Father' from this same concert!! Us Classic Journey fans call that performance a 'Masterpiece!!!'

  • @WinteryMix84
    @WinteryMix84 Рік тому +2

    Fantastic reaction! So happy to see your joy in these discoveries. Nosey question though, why is there a jar of Helmans behind your head? LOL

  • @kimwatchesstuff
    @kimwatchesstuff 2 роки тому +16

    This is why the eighties were the best. So glad to have been a teenager graduated in 88.

  • @markr1721
    @markr1721 Рік тому +9

    My generation of music, your right, they dont make it like this anymore. An erra of music, talent, raw skill, great bands, amazing lyrics, and showmanship.

  • @inkyaddict125
    @inkyaddict125 2 роки тому +14

    Faithfully. Lights. When you love a woman. Must listen too. Best voice ever! Even Freddie said Steve was the best

  • @DavidThiel-k7q
    @DavidThiel-k7q 4 місяці тому +8

    This guy said that he had never heard of this band, the singer, or the song before. What a damn shame !

    • @paulmolloy7206
      @paulmolloy7206 3 місяці тому

      He’s from Sweden, name one of their rock stars

    • @Tbone.357
      @Tbone.357 2 місяці тому

      ​@@paulmolloy7206Tobias Forge🥳

  • @wendyhowe2178
    @wendyhowe2178 2 роки тому +6

    Journey my favorite band ever! Jump in the Journey deep end !!! The water and tunes are absolutely fantastic!!! Never a bad song. Jump in dude with both feet or head/heart first. You won’t be sorry. Journey On!

  • @sassyt1545
    @sassyt1545 2 роки тому +5

    Steve Perry is known as “The Voice” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin” is the most downloaded song of the twentieth century.

  • @kimezell4621
    @kimezell4621 2 роки тому +10

    He’s the voice! Forever and always my favorite!❤️

  • @robertvalliere6257
    @robertvalliere6257 Рік тому +2

    “Can you imagine being at this!” Yes I can, I saw this tour live in 81 in Hartford Connecticut. It was just as incredible there.

  • @carolhollis4886
    @carolhollis4886 2 роки тому +8

    Your reaction is priceless! This voice was my youth. No auto tune. Just talent! Love me some Steve Perry

  • @coastal5228
    @coastal5228 3 місяці тому +4

    FIRST TIME hearing JOURNEY?? WHAT?!

  • @bernadettevelazquez8553
    @bernadettevelazquez8553 6 місяців тому +9

    No one cared what the hell he wore. Saw them 3 times in Hawaii. Amazing

  • @jenniferbrinegar198
    @jenniferbrinegar198 Рік тому +1

    I just discovered your channel and love your genuine reactions and I was 15 and got to see Journey in concert and Foreigner frombany song on the 4 album every single rocked but the Eagles for 10 years put out some of the greatest music and Don Henley one of the keas singes and he was the drummer as well also the group wanted to start again but Steve Perry didnt want to and they found this Filipino boy singing just identical to Steve so find them they started touring again with this kid they found on you tube and btw you rock😍🤙

  • @rollinjukebox
    @rollinjukebox 2 роки тому +4

    Wait…you’ve never heard this song before? The most downloaded song of all time and you’ve been living under a rock. I’m finding this hard to believe.

  • @valerierowlett153
    @valerierowlett153 3 місяці тому +2

    Steve, The Voice, Perry sang with no auto tune. He is the GOAT.

  • @GoldTop57
    @GoldTop57 2 роки тому +13

    Most perfectly accurate live singer in the rock genre.

  • @lindalou6105
    @lindalou6105 Рік тому +3

    You are so right about the talent

  • @fabrizio_prina
    @fabrizio_prina 2 роки тому +21

    Steve Perry's voice is incredible ! ♥

  • @scubaspookryu
    @scubaspookryu Рік тому +1

    If this is your first time hearing Steve Perry, you are going to really enjoy Journey. When I first started listening to music in my youth, I didn't really pay attention to who sang the songs. I just knew what songs I liked. But when I started to buy albums, I had to start paying attention to who sang the songs. I was blown away by the number of songs that I loved that were Journey songs. They are an amazing band and Steve Perry is a PHENOMENAL vocalist!!!!

  • @realCaptainSanta
    @realCaptainSanta 2 роки тому +21

    Steve Perry on vocals - amazing. Neal Schon - guitar - amazing as well. You have to check out Stone in Love from the same concert.

    • @veryc7437
      @veryc7437 2 роки тому +3

      Yep, Stone in Love is so underrated. It's probably my favorite Journey song, except that it's too short.

  • @cherylpauley4575
    @cherylpauley4575 3 місяці тому +2

    Yeah thats what yah call TALENT!! LOVE JOURNEY!!!!

  • @emack4371
    @emack4371 Рік тому +5

    This song hits and will always hit.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.....I get chills as soon as he says I met her in a smokey room

  • @vpo3656
    @vpo3656 4 місяці тому +2

    Journey is iconic and Steve Perry’s voice is so full of soul.

  • @jimnicosia5934
    @jimnicosia5934 2 роки тому +9

    He considered among people in rock n Roll to be in the top ten male vocalists.

  • @dreamweaver1603
    @dreamweaver1603 Рік тому +3

    So weird because this specific concert was my second concert ever. The first one was the Texxas Jam a few weeks before, which was an all-day festival at the Astrodome with REO Speedwagon, Foghat, Heart, among others. I was 12 years old and went with my older sister and her friends.

  • @sue9197
    @sue9197 Рік тому +3

    Growing up than all our bands are legendary. It was just our lives to go to concerts, that's what we did. 60's, 70's, and 80's . Great memories connect to bands. Where you were, who you were with. That's what us teens to young adults did. So meny concerts. Great reaction

  • @tpm92
    @tpm92 Рік тому +3

    There will never be another ... Seen Journey with Steve Perry on there last tour with him . Journey in my opinion will never be without Steve.

  • @carlaharrington5120
    @carlaharrington5120 2 роки тому +5

    You are absolutely right; they DON'T make music like this anymore!! I will be forever grateful for being of this era!!!!

  • @blisterbill8477
    @blisterbill8477 6 місяців тому +1

    I was at that concert. 14 years old.
    Houston summit. Bryan Adam’s opened. My first concert.

  • @mariannegoldweber1577
    @mariannegoldweber1577 2 роки тому +11

    I was in the third row in Cleveland Ohio for the Escape concert this was amazing. No auto-tune straight up like the record

  • @audracrawford8836
    @audracrawford8836 Рік тому +2

    Journey was one of my favorites back in the day… check out “Lights/Stay Awhile” his vocals are phenomenal!!

  • @geoffsullivan7902
    @geoffsullivan7902 Рік тому +3

    Go down this rabbit hole….you won’t be sorry. This guy - “ The Voice”. Talented men,all 5 but that guy out front…..vocals on a different level.❤️🎼❤️👍

  • @danielnovak4284
    @danielnovak4284 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing your sincere reaction. I totally agree with you. I grew up during that time. God bless you!

  • @katsims2563
    @katsims2563 Рік тому +4

    Journey was one of my top fave bands, the only one that I had every album. So in love with Steve Perry, his voice, and emotions. I saw Journey in concert in Hawaii, when Steve Perry had much longer, shiny black hair, swinging across his back as he sang and moved around. I was far away from the stage, loving the band, especially Steve, but thinking it’s not fair that a man has that beautiful hair!!! Gorgeous man!! And he still is a Gorgeous man, with his beautiful voice and hair!

  • @juliabanes204
    @juliabanes204 Рік тому +7

    It's always a relevant song, no matter what the age is. I love this!

  • @dougdrummond9341
    @dougdrummond9341 2 роки тому +4

    Dude he's one of the greatest singers to ever live. Nobody can be seen like him. He had the equivalent to Eddie Mercury if anybody. Plus he grew up in my hometown so I'm Prejudice LOL look it up Hanford California

  • @neogoth2012
    @neogoth2012 Рік тому +1

    I know what you mean mate. Just like the first time I heard this I was like whoh. This is F'in amazing.

  • @gregoryrush8290
    @gregoryrush8290 2 роки тому +9

    Steve Perry's solo album is totally incredible from beginning to end. Steve Perry is an Amazing singer song writer!

  • @HankGrill
    @HankGrill Рік тому +6

    This era''s music will live on for generations long after all the rap hip off and current garbage will have long died out and been forgotten.

  • @TexasRose50
    @TexasRose50 2 роки тому +4

    I grew up starting in the 50’s listening to raw, God given talent. So glad I lived through those years.

  • @janetm2969
    @janetm2969 Рік тому +2

    I am so excited seeing YOUR excitrment over this best of all time songs!! You see, music really was at its best in the 70s and eighties! And Steve Perry? A LEGEND!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

  • @hamedadaime6341
    @hamedadaime6341 Рік тому +8

    Amazing!! I was at LSU in 1981. That year LSU had a major concert on campus. 20 bands, speewagon band first time on stage. Kansas, Boston and yes Journey!!!!!. I paid 5.00 dollars, what a night. Steve Perry voice, showmanship, willingness to perform in a heavely level is something that will never forget. He was humble when he stated after the concert " I gave my all to this audience". What an amazing performer, he is out of this world 🗺