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Journey: The band who did not stop believing
BBC News ^ | 12 November 2010 | unknown

Posted on 11/13/2010 8:22:25 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike

The track, by US soft rock band Journey was first released in 1981.

Nearly 30 years later, downloads of the original song stand at about three million while, according to Journey founder Neal Schon, sales of the version made by the stars of TV series Glee have hit the one billion mark.

"Don't Stop Believin' has just turned out to be a beast, something that we never imagined would happen, and it just keeps going," Schon told BBC News.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


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To: ResponseAbility

I like all sorts of music, from Doo Wop to Motown to country to classic rock. But I would say Sam Cooke is my all-time favorite.


121 posted on 11/13/2010 10:58:02 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ResponseAbility
Don't forget Stephen Housden from the Little River Band.

http://www.stephenhousden.com/

122 posted on 11/13/2010 10:58:50 AM PST by Tucson Jim
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To: dfwgator

Dazed and Confused Movie - Free Ride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1x125YT3hk


123 posted on 11/13/2010 11:02:11 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: cripplecreek; Mr. Mojo

Listen to their first three albums and tell me they were girl rock. They were far more musically talented than most of the clowns out there who were stoned out of their minds at the time.


124 posted on 11/13/2010 11:25:22 AM PST by Claud
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To: ETL

Yes, I have lots of Sam Cooke on vinyl.

Here is some great Glass Harp music...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H9u57TSSoc&feature=related


125 posted on 11/13/2010 11:25:35 AM PST by ResponseAbility (Prepare for battle and never forsake the Lord...unknown)
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To: Tucson Jim

>>Don’t forget Stephen Housden from the Little River Band.

Cool Change - Little River Band (w/ lyrics):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVbH22ymiEM&feature=related


126 posted on 11/13/2010 11:29:46 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ResponseAbility
Here is some great Glass Harp music...

Lol! Stop it, you're killing me!

127 posted on 11/13/2010 11:31:30 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: LS

Steve Smith, the original Journey drummer, had a solo disc called “Steve Smith’s Vital Information”...one of my favorite heavy jazz albums ever...give it a listen if you get a chance...magritte


128 posted on 11/13/2010 11:32:56 AM PST by magritte ("There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
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To: stripes1776
And distribution has been prolific... no physical media anymore... Just pushing bits around on the Internet.

Digital is never quite as good as analog. Information is lost. It all depends on how good the reproduction is.

True, at some point it is immeasurable. But it takes a few years and improvement in the digital technology. What users are trading quality for is convenience and as you say, portability. Another note: many digital media sources (cable TV, Internet radio, etc.) tend to throttle the bit rate (quality) thinking that we wont notice. The average customer doesn't notice. I do. But is good enough.

129 posted on 11/13/2010 11:32:58 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: ResponseAbility

I remember in 1978 the first time I saw The Pat Metheny Group on TV, I was absolutely mesmerized, it didn’t sound like anything I had ever heard before, and here were these guys who looked like a rock band, playing jazz.

Pat Metheny Group - San Lorenzo (1977)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrxBJOGKO0w&playnext=1&list=PL8F98DD173A767418&index=21


130 posted on 11/13/2010 11:33:53 AM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Gotta wonder if Journey will do this or not...and bring back Steve Smith on drums for the Frontiers line up.

If Perry doesn't come back, I really think they should think about tapping back into their pre-Perry days 1973-1977. Do some prog/space rock stuff with a modern twist.

More people need to know about *that* Journey.

131 posted on 11/13/2010 11:39:55 AM PST by Claud
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To: dfwgator

I have Pat Metheny with Lyle Mays on vinyl, very hard to find now. He is phenomenal. He plays some wild guitars too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XYkcNmdQu0

He had this one made for him.


132 posted on 11/13/2010 11:41:12 AM PST by ResponseAbility (Prepare for battle and never forsake the Lord...unknown)
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To: Claud

****More people need to know about *that* Journey****

So few have heard pre Steve Perry Journey. I have some on vinyl, and I don’t think it has been put to cd. I could be wrong about that though.


133 posted on 11/13/2010 11:44:23 AM PST by ResponseAbility (Prepare for battle and never forsake the Lord...unknown)
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To: ResponseAbility

Yep, that’s the Pikasso 42-String.

You should have seen his Orchestrion tour, here is a sample.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VymAn8QJNQ

What’s amazing is that if you didn’t know any better, you would have thought it was a normal band making that music.


134 posted on 11/13/2010 11:45:25 AM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: dfwgator

Yep, the one man band has gone high tech and plays fusion jazz.


135 posted on 11/13/2010 12:00:26 PM PST by ResponseAbility (Prepare for battle and never forsake the Lord...unknown)
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To: JPG

Baker is #2 behind Carmine Appice of Cactus/Vanilla Fudge (but only in his heyday—Carmine today just doesn’t get it, while Ginger Baker, as of Cream’s Royal Albert Hall reunion a few years ago, is still a powerhouse). He’s also a great world-class polo player.


136 posted on 11/13/2010 12:18:33 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: oh8eleven

Your opinion only. I’d take Perry over Morrison for most rock songs any day of the week. Morrison had a good voice, but was certainly less dynamic and flexible than Perry’s. I put Perry with Mickey Thomas and Steve Walsh of Kansas as the three best voices ever.


137 posted on 11/13/2010 12:20:12 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: magritte

Who is Jeff Beck’s drummer? Not my cup of tea, but he’s freakin’ incredible. The bass player holds that band together, because the drummer is soloing constantly.


138 posted on 11/13/2010 12:21:50 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: LS

****Who is Jeff Beck’s drummer?****

He has worked with a few. Aynsley Dunbar, Mickey Waller, Tony Newman, Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice and other. I’ll bet that who you are talking about is Terry Bozzio. He is a wild man, in the vein of Keith Moon.


139 posted on 11/13/2010 12:46:29 PM PST by ResponseAbility (Prepare for battle and never forsake the Lord...unknown)
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To: Claud
Listen to their first three albums and tell me they were girl rock.

I'm 46 years old. They're girl rock and yes its quite likely that they were stoned out of their mind as much as any other band of the day.
140 posted on 11/13/2010 12:50:38 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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