I consider Journey's music off their first three albums to be the best collection of jamming rock and great lead guitar that I've ever heard. It's too bad it never received more recognition and none of these songs have made the classic radio rock format.
Blistering guitar work on this album. The best I've heard from anyone really. Of a lifetime, mystery mountain, this song , my god its a non stop shred fest, with feeling.. love Journeys first album, so fucking good!! get it now! Schon was I think, 17 or 18 when he recorded this!!!! shit!
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I had this dream the other night: I was picking up some Chinese takeout. The phone rings. Chinaman #1 answers: "Some guy name Neil Schon want food". Chinaman #2: "Who Neil Schon?" CM1: "Say he with band name Journey". ME: "Ask him what album Topaz is on." CM1: "He say first album." ME: "OK, ask him who Steve Perry is." CM1: "He say don't remember." ME: "Tell him it's my treat."
No comparison to Perry's Journey. Their first 3 albums are far superior to anything they ever did with Perry. I saw them live after each of their first 4 albums. I gave up on them after Infinity.
@mtzimm Agree with much of your statement. I also appreciated their musical direction, though it was clear that there would not be a fourth album - without a change. These are A list players but they weren't selling albums. Bottom line stuff... survival was the new direction. The addition of a 'specialist' singer increased awareness of the early works and fortunately they continued playing the original compositions on subsequent tours. This nostalgia is nice...
@Sunflowerchick75 Are you serious? Justin Bieber is better than Steve Perry. Not really. Perry is a great singer, but I prefer Gregg Rolie's vocal style on the early. Feel their first three albums were much better musically, but were forced by record company to change to more mainstream, easy listening ballads style.
@InMyLonelyFeelings Well said. I listened to nothing but folk until age 11, pop and funk until age 22, classic rock and jazz until age 28, and progressive rock after that. It's just an amalgam if everything you're exposed to or discover. I stil listen to most of these types of music, but have outgrown some of them.
I agree with you @prik16, this is definetly one of my favorite albums. Ansley Dunbar on Drums was my idol when I was learning to play. These guys play "real" music which requires you know how to play your instrument. I was a much bigger fan of Journey prior to Steve.
Great song off a great album. Released in 1975, it didn't recieve much attention, and was considered a flop. Regardless of that, it's one of my favorite Journey albums.
Excellent
STRAIGHTAHEAD1970 2 months ago
Ladies and Gentleman, THIS is Journey at it's finest hour...
BlutoUSN 2 months ago 2
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@BlutoUSN "Ladies and Gentleman, THIS is Journey at it's finest hour..."
Absolutely. And their absolutely finest 6 minutes of that hour!
Delivered0ne 2 months ago
This music makes me feel like I'm having an orgasm, Wow...
psycom54 3 months ago
I consider Journey's music off their first three albums to be the best collection of jamming rock and great lead guitar that I've ever heard. It's too bad it never received more recognition and none of these songs have made the classic radio rock format.
ls1959 3 months ago
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@ls1959 I agree, it's the best
psycom54 3 months ago
Blistering guitar work on this album. The best I've heard from anyone really. Of a lifetime, mystery mountain, this song , my god its a non stop shred fest, with feeling.. love Journeys first album, so fucking good!! get it now! Schon was I think, 17 or 18 when he recorded this!!!! shit!
SuperColee123 3 months ago
I've been searching forever for this album, what was the name, where can I get a copy? Nobody else remembers it but it was my fav!
soundofthesurf 5 months ago
@soundofthesurf the album is self named Journey
Mrgodcow 4 months ago
I like this much better than the mushy pop stuff they did latter
lunabranwen 5 months ago
Post this in your video notes box:
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Delivered0ne 6 months ago
This IS journey.
Delivered0ne 6 months ago
I had this dream the other night: I was picking up some Chinese takeout. The phone rings. Chinaman #1 answers: "Some guy name Neil Schon want food". Chinaman #2: "Who Neil Schon?" CM1: "Say he with band name Journey". ME: "Ask him what album Topaz is on." CM1: "He say first album." ME: "OK, ask him who Steve Perry is." CM1: "He say don't remember." ME: "Tell him it's my treat."
paulywogish 6 months ago 2
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paulywogish 6 months ago
No comparison to Perry's Journey. Their first 3 albums are far superior to anything they ever did with Perry. I saw them live after each of their first 4 albums. I gave up on them after Infinity.
mtzimm 6 months ago 13
@mtzimm Agree with much of your statement. I also appreciated their musical direction, though it was clear that there would not be a fourth album - without a change. These are A list players but they weren't selling albums. Bottom line stuff... survival was the new direction. The addition of a 'specialist' singer increased awareness of the early works and fortunately they continued playing the original compositions on subsequent tours. This nostalgia is nice...
FM505 3 months ago
Best Journey album!
paulywogish 6 months ago
What a shame they had to hire on Steve Perry and fuck up their music.
daven58100 7 months ago
@daven58100 oh c'mon Steve Perry is not that bad .
Sunflowerchick75 6 months ago
@Sunflowerchick75 Are you serious? Justin Bieber is better than Steve Perry. Not really. Perry is a great singer, but I prefer Gregg Rolie's vocal style on the early. Feel their first three albums were much better musically, but were forced by record company to change to more mainstream, easy listening ballads style.
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WeedIsDank420 9 months ago
@WeedIsDank420 I'm sorry, but I don't understand how age seems to have suddenly had a direct correlation in the type of music that you may listen to.
InMyLonelyFeelings 9 months ago
@InMyLonelyFeelings Well said. I listened to nothing but folk until age 11, pop and funk until age 22, classic rock and jazz until age 28, and progressive rock after that. It's just an amalgam if everything you're exposed to or discover. I stil listen to most of these types of music, but have outgrown some of them.
dharmaseed 3 weeks ago
I agree with you @prik16, this is definetly one of my favorite albums. Ansley Dunbar on Drums was my idol when I was learning to play. These guys play "real" music which requires you know how to play your instrument. I was a much bigger fan of Journey prior to Steve.
RichRuss1 9 months ago
music can bring back memories, take care of those albums one day they may be worth something especially their first album
prik16 11 months ago
i remember having the 8 track i loved this song then and now
prik16 11 months ago 3
@prik16 I just found this album on vinyl! Same with the two albums after, and they sound amazing on it.
InMyLonelyFeelings 11 months ago
Great song off a great album. Released in 1975, it didn't recieve much attention, and was considered a flop. Regardless of that, it's one of my favorite Journey albums.
Lineup:
Gregg Rolie - Lead Vocals, Keyboard
Neal Schon - Lead Guitar
George Tickner - Rhythm Guitar
Ross Valory - Bass Guitar
Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
InMyLonelyFeelings 1 year ago 7