Re: Jourey - Eclipse....first listen.
Date: May 22, 2011 08:49AM
I landed my copy of the Journey Eclipse album this afternoon. Personally, I am liking it more NOW, than I liked it when I heard the song samples. I have not had a chance to give it a full listen let, but I did listen to a few random songs and found this new release to be a mix of new Journey, but with integral elements of their classic sound. Within the next few days when I have time to give it a full listen, then I will a better guage on how I feel about it.
The problem with a legendary band like Journey putting out a new album, is that everyone has various expectations. I have to wonder what the nay-sayers would suggest or recommend, that the band could have done to make the new music more appealing. Might they have liked these same songs better if it were Steve Perry singing, instead of Arnel? Should the songs have less guitar? More ballads? More rockers? What?
I ask this of all of you....what would YOU have done differently, had YOU been the producer of this album and could call most of the shots as this album was being made?