did the unthinkable and downloaded the napster tracks. i just couldn't wait!! now i wish i didn't...i am sitting here bumbed out....what has happened to my favorite band?....if you are a fan of power ballads, then this record is for you. if you are a fan of journey rockers, then this record is NOT for you!! there is not ONE song on this record that rocks as hard as message of love, one more, castles buring, cant tame the lion, ican see it in her eyes from trial by fire!!!!! for the life of me I cant figure out what neal schon is thinking. once again he has said in interviews that this record has more guitar than any journey record ever! NOT! i thought when the band finally dumped the elusive steve perry, we would finally get a journey rock record...WRONG...i guess we need to lose the other ballad monster, jonathan cain, now if we want a rock record. i see now who the band leader is,not neal! If the band wants this record to be a classic, well then they need to beg,cry,or steal the master tapes from sony and burn them!! I know I sound a little radicle but I have the right to speak my mind being that I am a hardcore fan for 20+ years. ARRIVAL need to be re-thought before releasing in the us. 3 or 4 ballads need to be dropped. this record doesnt flow.....i guarantee if anyone listens to this cd in order they will be "snoring" before track 6....:(. this is an honest and real post from a disappointed hardcore fanhttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6180#msg-6180Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:33:43 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6205#msg-6205 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6205#msg-6205 shawn pelata NoticeboardMon, 25 Sep 2000 23:06:36 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6203#msg-6203 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6203#msg-6203
To be fair:

Not sure if we can talk about "Flow" of an album until we actually have the CD. Only 75% of the songs are on Napster, and the order isn't the same.

Eric]]> Eric NoticeboardMon, 25 Sep 2000 22:37:10 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6191#msg-6191 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6191#msg-6191Hold your reveiws for this week coming....I will open up a reveiw forum for you to all list your comments.
It should be interesting :)

Best regards,
Andrew.]]> Andrew NoticeboardMon, 25 Sep 2000 06:38:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6184#msg-6184 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6184#msg-6184The other tracks do rock but they are not metal, just moody groove laden stonkers.
Opinions are divided but anyone interested should make up their own mind.]]> Carl NoticeboardMon, 25 Sep 2000 03:25:13 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6180#msg-6180 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6180,6180#msg-6180 frank NoticeboardMon, 25 Sep 2000 01:14:48 +1100