Ok, i read the Journey postings that were posted in the last 2 weeks or so and i wonder what albums you can recomend of the band. Its a shame i know, but i never ever heard a Journey song in my life (just When a man loves a woman), so i wonder what they are really like. I can imagine their style but not really shure about it. thanx ALEX NP: KISS lets put the X in Sex 12" Remix MP3 (anyone knows what single´s this off??? thats soo cool!)http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4149#msg-4149Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:17 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4322#msg-4322 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4322#msg-4322 F.O.R.D. NoticeboardSat, 12 Aug 2000 13:20:52 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4298#msg-4298 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4298#msg-4298
Vinnie wrote:
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Good Point. You forgot about DSB on Escape.Many AC Stations play DSB.


I think most people--including Andrew--would classify DSB as mid-tempo. I've actually heard one or two live versions from the Frontiers tour (like the Philadelphia show on the "Frontiers and Beyond" video) where pure rocker may be closer to the truth!

Kevin]]> Kevin NoticeboardSat, 12 Aug 2000 05:07:43 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4297#msg-4297 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4297#msg-4297 Vinnie NoticeboardSat, 12 Aug 2000 04:52:40 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4288#msg-4288 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4288#msg-4288
It's funny to hear Journey nowadays panned due to excessive ballads... I find Andrew's definition of what a ballad is even more questionable, but lets go back in time to Journey's History

Infinity's Ballads (using Andrews Definition: any song with slow tempo it seems)
Lights
Feelin That Way
Patiently
Winds of March
Something to Hide
Opened up the Door
I could almost thrown Anytime in there

Evolution (this one had a much lower ballad count to it)
Sweet and Simple

Departure:
Walks like a Lady
Someday Soon
People and Places
I'm cryin
Good Morning Girl
Stay With Me
Departure

Escape:
Who's Crying Now
Still they Ride
Mother-Father
Open Arms

Frontiers
Send Her My Love
Faithfully
Troubled Child (this one is somewhat borderline)

Raised On Radio
(to be honest..I didn't know how to analyze this one... half the songs weren't what I would call Rock)

Trial by Fire
WYLAW
Dont be Down
Still She Cries
When I think of You
So Easy to Fall
Its Just the Rain
Trial By Fire

As you can see.... Journey has a major history of what people would consider a ballad (low tempo) song. People want to hail the early Perry days as Journey's more rockin days, but these days were in all reality no different (excluding Evolution and Frontiers) Journey averages about 50% ballad stuff in general spread out over the albums I just listed. Trail By Fire, Infinity, and Raised on Radio all fall into the high ballad category (although again I really dont know how one would evaluation ROR). So I reject that Journey is doing more ballads than normal (unless you consider Evolution and Frontiers the normal, but when spread over their span of Perry-Era albums, they're more of an abberation(sp?))

Captured doesn't count because 1) mostly a rehash 2) isn't really 'that' live according to Kevin Shirley (see cavemanproductions.com and look for the Journey Q & A and specifically page 3 I think)

BL



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Evolution. Infinity. Captured. start with their best stuff....
then move to Escape and Frontiers to see where they started to slide......

And then get the stuff after that, but only purchase with a barf bag.]]> BlueLightning NoticeboardSat, 12 Aug 2000 03:16:52 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4259#msg-4259 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4259#msg-4259
Robert wrote:
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No, no, no...you've got it all backwards. Escape and Frontiers contain some of Journey's finest moments. It's like telling someone to go buy the DLR-era Van Halen albums first, when clearly the Hagar-era albums are superior!
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You just proved you have no idea what you are talking about.

People like you must have to use a lot of crystal meth because your cheeze ballads sure ain't going to keep you awake very long.

BTW, Van Halen IS Dave, Eddie,Mikey, Alex. period.

]]> F.O.R.D. NoticeboardFri, 11 Aug 2000 14:06:26 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4249#msg-4249 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4249#msg-4249Infinity, Evolution, Escape, Raised on Radio are all favs of mine, different styles, but enough of the sameness that you know who it is]]> Jerry NoticeboardFri, 11 Aug 2000 09:33:18 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4223#msg-4223 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4223#msg-4223 Mark Morris NoticeboardFri, 11 Aug 2000 01:23:35 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4221#msg-4221 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4221#msg-4221
Robert

]]> Robert NoticeboardThu, 10 Aug 2000 23:38:17 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4212#msg-4212 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4212#msg-4212then move to Escape and Frontiers to see where they started to slide......

And then get the stuff after that, but only purchase with a barf bag.]]> F.O.R.D. NoticeboardThu, 10 Aug 2000 13:28:00 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4157#msg-4157 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4157#msg-4157 Mhamilt NoticeboardThu, 10 Aug 2000 00:07:00 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4156#msg-4156 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4156#msg-4156
As a Journey fan, I'd say you need the boxed set, and then Frontiers and Infinity to do a good job getting the best of their music. For less $, I'd recommend their Greatest Hits, but a lot of their stronger music isn't on their greatest hits.

You could get a lot of great music, and hear it live where Journey is best, by buying both of their Live CD's...Captured, and Greatest Hits. There is some duplication there however.

Eric]]> Eric NoticeboardThu, 10 Aug 2000 00:05:33 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4149#msg-4149 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4149,4149#msg-4149
Its a shame i know, but i never ever heard a Journey song in my life (just When a man loves a woman), so i wonder what they are really like. I can imagine their style but not really shure about it.


thanx
ALEX

NP: KISS lets put the X in Sex 12" Remix MP3 (anyone knows what single´s this off??? thats soo cool!)]]> Alex siedler NoticeboardWed, 09 Aug 2000 21:20:42 +1000