Journey: The band who did not stop believing

BBC News ^ | 12 November 2010 | unknown

[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.

[Hotlanta Mike]

"If ever there was an appropriate song title, it was Don't Stop Believin'."

[cripplecreek]

Girl rock.

[Mr. Mojo]

Yep, for the most part.

“Wheel in the Sky” (from ‘78) was a good song, but that’s about it.

[ETL]

Naah. Journey, like Foreigner, REO and Asia appeals to both.

[ETL]

Journey has a ton of great songs.

[KoRn]

I remember listening to them back during my elementary school years(early to mid 80s). I think they were one of my first favorite bands.

[ResponseAbility]

I like Journey. I can’t stand REO, Asia or Foreigner. Saw Journey and Foreigner at the same concert in the 80’s and the drummer for Foreigner fell off his stool twice he was so drunk.

[LS]

Good band. Drummer was killer, but extremely understated. Steve Perry is widely acclaimed to have one of the greatest voices in rock history. Had nodes and back problems which basically broke up the band. I’d take those guys in my band any day of the week. Don’t care for Schoen-—didn’t like him with Santana either.

[Night Hides Not]

Naah. Journey, like Foreigner, REO and Asia appeals to both.

With the exception of a couple of songs, Foreigner is a massive whipping. The saving grace for them is that one of their members wrote the soundtrack for "Still Crazy", a very underrated British movie from the late 90s.

If you like 70s rock, it's a great flick.

[dhs12345]

A lot of times, re-releases and remasters aren't quite as good as the original. We want to hear the original.

Anyway, good to hear that an artist is happy with the new way of distributing songs... “online mp3.” At least I think that he is... the results speak for themselves.

Apple figured out how to make it work after Napster.

[ETL]

In addition to Don’t Stop Believin’...

Separate Ways

Any Way You Want It

Be Good to Yourself

Ask the Lonely

Only the Young

Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’

Faithfully

Who’s Crying Now

Lights

Open Arms

Girl Can’t Help It

Send Her My Love

Wheel in the Sky

I’ll Be Alright Without You

[Grizzled Bear]

Neil Schoen has a wicked cover of “Oh Come Emmanuel.”

[cripplecreek]

We were all a bunch of heavy metal hillbillies in my neck of the woods. At that time we were mostly listening to Ronnie Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper etc.

[LS]

Look, I’m sure he’s great. Just not my cup of tea. I’m not a huge Van Halen fan, either. But I’m a drummer. What do I know? My favorite guitarists are Jim McCarty (Cactus, Mitch Ryder); Clapton; Hendrix; and to me #1 of all time is Jeff Beck, bar none.

[A.A. Cunningham]

I’m sure Schon had his doubts when Perry pulled the plug.

[ETL]

You like Journey but don’t like “Only Time Will Tell” and “Heat Of The Moment” by Asia?

[j.argese]

The problem with iTunes is how scrubbed the music is. Everything is the same volume, vocals, keys, guitar, bass.

[ResponseAbility]

Great taste in guitarists. Phil Keaggy is one of my favorite guitarists.

[ResponseAbility]

Just can’t get into those songs.

[dfwgator]

Yep, bands like Journey and Bon Jovi are kings with the 40-something House Frau set.

[ResponseAbility]

****Drummer was killer, but extremely understated.****

Steve Smith is so underrated its a crime.

[ETL]

With the exception of a couple of songs, Foreigner is a massive whipping.

Are you aware of all of the following Foreigner songs?

Double Vision

Head Games

Long, Long Way From Home

Blue Morning, Blue Day

Hot Blooded

Cold as Ice

Urgent

Dirty White Boy

Juke Box Hero

Feels Like the First Time

[LS]

Yeah, but you know his “problem?” He doesn’t like rock. He has his jazz group. As a rocker, he definitely underplays.

[kalee]

Phil Keaggy is one of my favorites too.

[ResponseAbility]

Don’t forget Rod Stewart. Although his set may be the 50’s House Frou’s

[dfwgator]

Foreigner is another example of a band that started out pretty rocking, but then once they had that big soft-ballad hit, they were finished.

[ResponseAbility]

It’s probably because rock drumming bores him.

[dfwgator]

Don’t get me started on Styx, Dennis DeYoung had to be the wimpiest singer ever in the history of rock.

[dhs12345]

Yup. You can probably still buy the CD.... or LP.

Interesting: I ripped an old Cars LP a year ago. The audio quality was 10x better than anything I downloaded from Itunes. Even with the pops.

There is a HUGE difference.

But, 90% of the Itunes customers don't care.

[Dick Vomer]

The problem with iTunes is how scrubbed the music is. Everything is the same volume, vocals, keys, guitar, bass.

had the same problem with Badfinger re-released stuff. Sounded OK but not the same quality as the original. Thank God I have the vinyl. Now I just need to find a cheap way to get it to my computer.

[oh8eleven]

Steve Perry is widely acclaimed to have one of the greatest voices in rock history.
Compared to Jim Morrison (and many, many others), Perry sounds like a feckin' girl.

[ResponseAbility]

Saw him in concert in San Fran. He did an amazing rendition of What A Day that I will never forget.

[chemicalman]

Glee sucks. R Lee Ermy should go on that show and kick all their azzes.

[JPG]

You’re a drummer? Your impressions of Ginger Baker, please.

[ETL]

Foreigner is another example of a band that started out pretty rocking, but then once they had that big soft-ballad hit, they were finished.

I definitely like the hard-rocking songs better. But the softer ones were pretty good too.

[ResponseAbility]

Thats because most of them weren’t raised on vinyl. They don’t know what they are missing.

[dfwgator]

Glee is just another tool of the Homosexual agenda to corrupt the minds of our youth.

[Cymbaline]

I always HATED Journey back in high school. They were the enemy of all that was good in the world. Now I play one of their songs in my band. How could that have happened?

[Night Hides Not]

With the exception of "Long, Long Way From Home", I don't like Foreigner like I did when I was younger.

Sorry, that's just me...they're not my cup of tea anymore. If you still like 'em, that's ok.

[newfreep]

Yep, compression and de-noising are pure evil but so many “modern” mastering engineers use it liberally.

On an upbeat note, the industry is slowly beginning to understand the damage these techniques have on the music - especially when re-mastering classic albums.

[dhs12345]

Yup. What a shame.

[kalee]

I saw him at UVA. He is great!

[dfwgator]

When I think of REO, I think of that scene in Billy Madison, where he goes back to High School, wearing an REO Speedwagon T-Shirt, thinking that all the high school students liked them.
And they just laugh at him.

[rogue yam]

“Don’t Stop Believin’”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyVdbfyvwso

[ETL]

Don’t get me started on Styx, Dennis DeYoung had to be the wimpiest singer ever in the history of rock.

I didn't care much for Styx.

[Future Snake Eater]

REO t-shirt, driving a Trans Am, and a jean jacket. That was hilarious.

[Cyber Liberty]

If ever there was a band that gets me to change the channel within the first few notes of any song they play, it’s Journey.

[catfish1957]

I wouldn’t call Journey soft rock. I think of tepid bands like Bread when I hear that term. Writer should play Wheel in the Sky a few times before making stupid comments.

[dfwgator]

If you like 70s rock, it's a great flick.

If you want a good 70s Soundtrack, try 'Dazed and Confused.'

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I do plenty of bar trivia. Whenever a Glee question shows up I tell the host that the guy who writes the questions should seriously start dating.