In an age where most вЂњartistsвЂќ canвЂ™t sing a lick without the aid of Autotune, every one of the band members can sing in addition to playing instruments. Let's pray that 'City of Hope' and 'Tantra' will get stage time next year. As good as Journey's classics are, I appreciated that they played their new songs too. Firstly, it was nice to hear some of their new songs like 'Ritual' from Eclipse and 'Faith in the Heartland' from Generations, all the more so as the economy is not very good and many times the Midwest is considered flyover country by the coastal states. YouвЂ™ll hear the classics for sure (DonвЂ™t Stop BelievinвЂ™ was really special as the crowd really got loud when singing along to that) and that was really fun to hear, but there were some unexpected surprises as well. This year, I was more accustomed to Pineda and was determined to enjoy myself, and did I ever! The band has a great amount of energy and the crowd responded in kind, singing along to the songs and cheering like crazy. I really enjoy the new album Eclipse, and it wasnвЂ™t hard for me to enjoy Pineda as these are his songs to sing and his voice is incredible. As such, Journey to me means Steve Perry and the first time I saw them in concert last year was with Arnel Pineda and hearing him sing the songs that Perry largely wrote and performed was disorienting. I have been a Journey fan for a good 7 years now, and I discovered them by accident while browsing through records at a bookstore. It is funny that a group with members in their 60s and the youngest member being Arnel Pineda at 46 had far more energy than the warm-up band with most members being in their 20s or 30s. It was supposed to rain that night, but the weather gods must also be Journey fans as it was a perfect evening for a concert. I attended the Journey concert at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day 2014.

In 2011, they celebrated their prog-rock roots, blending their early sounds with the arena rock style they had developed into at their peak for the album, 'Eclipse' in 2011.

He made his debut with the band on 2008's 'Revelation,' which proved Journey still had songwriting abilities, with the album going Platinum. Struggling to find a vocalist who could front Journey, they trialled Jeff Scott Soto before finding Arnel Pineda, a Filipino vocalist who they had discovered on Youtube. In 2005, Journey's success was recognized, after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was followed by the band embarking on a celebratory 30th anniversary tour. Perry continued his solo recordings whilst Schon and Cain formed Bad English and created the hit single, 'When I See You Smile.' In 1996, the band reunited, releasing the widely successful 'Trial By Fire,' bolstered by the success of the single, 'When You Love a Woman.' Tours followed, although minus Perry, maintaining the band's popularity. Perry returned to Journey for 1986's 'Raised on Radio,' however the band disbanded shortly after. 1983's 'Frontiers' also spawned a number of hits, with Perry then embarked upon a solo venture, achieving double-platinum sales with 1984's 'Street Talk.' 'Evolution' and 'Departure' continued this success yet it was with 'Escape' that they had created a real hit, featuring three Top Ten singles, 'Who's Crying Now,' 'Don't Stop Believing' and 'Open Arms.' Journey sold millions of copies of 'Escape,' topping the charts internationally. His presence immediately had an effect, with 1978's 'Infinity' selling a million records in just one year. Not finding mainstream success, Journey decided they needed to find a strong vocalist, employing Steve Perry for the role. Former Santana member, Gregg Rolie (keyboards, vocals) joined shortly after. The influence of musical prodigy and former Santana guitarist, Neal Schon, was certainly on display, backed by Ross Valory (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums) and George Tickner (guitar), although George left after one album. Their initial offerings were moderately successful jazz-rock records, that frequently broke out into instrumental experimentations. Journey began life in San Francisco, US, having formed in 1973, spending several years developing their sound and lineup over their early albums.

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