This is the real Journey:
Posted on 02/13/2010 11:40:59 AM PST by SamAdams76
“After all, it is possible to listen to Journey and still be a man”
*facepalm*
I saw him on a double bill with Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit. What a show.
Elliot Easton played lead for them...fantastic intricate player...his one solo album “Change, No Change” is good as well...magritte
LOLOLOLLOL Oh for the good old days of Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd.
The have a shot for this now.
Just wanted to say....I’m a huge Neil Young fan.
Back in the day, America or anything on AM radio.
Got to see Dave here in the Midwest with the Ringo All-Star Band ...one of my favorite guitar players and plays on one of the best albums of all time “Seconds Of Pleasure” with Rockpile...magritte
We must be about the same age. My youngest sister is 9 years younger than I am and LOVED Journey back then. I wasn’t a fan but as a musician myself, I can appreciate that Steve Perry is one hell of a singer. My faves were The Doobie Bros, (that wained somewhat when it became the Michael McDonald band), The Almond Bros, Ozark Mt. Daredevils, Marshall Tucker, Eagles, Steely Dan, Fog Hat, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mostly stuff I was trying to learn on Guitar and could appreciate the level of difficulty. Probably the band I would most be embarrassed about was Firefall.
Yes, Elliot Easton, that’s it.
This is the real Journey:
Rockin the Paradise
So whatcha doin' tonight?
Have you heard that the world's gone crazy?
Young Americans listen when I say
there's people puttin' us down
I know they're sayin' that we've gone lazy
To tell you the truth we've all seen better days
Don't need no fast buck lame duck profits for fun
Quick trick plans, take the money and run
We need long term, slow burn, getting it done
And some straight talking, hard working son of a gun.
Whatcha doin' tonight,
I got faith in our generation
Let's stick together and futurize our attitudes
I ain't lookin' to fight,
but I know with determination
We can challenge the schemers who cheat all the rules
Come on take pride, be wise, spottin' the fools
No more big shots, crackpots bending the rules
A fair shot here for me and for you
Knowing that we can't lose
And we'll be rockin' in Paradise
Rockin' the Paradise tonight
Rockin' in Paradise
Rockin' the Paradise tonight
Tonight, tonight...
it’s probably the nostalgia of the tunes. they were all over the radio at the time “still have trouble listening to Boston because of it” even though you didn’t personally like the material at the time people you knew and know did and so it’s in you as well.
after my father died all the merle and george and tom.t became dear to my heart even though it drove me crazy at the time. it’s all about your life, not the music as much. at least that’s my opinion.
Any addiction to Journey is healed by listening to Strange Fruit. For me, they rank right up there with Spinal Tap and Steel Dragon.
One thing I have found is that today's singers, bands, what gets produced is completely uninteresting most often. I keep going back to the 'old stuff' because truth is even some of the worse in today's fray is darn enjoyable and can I say? Good! in comparison.
I used to be a combo pop princess and corporate alternative (as you called it) as well as a pop rock jammer on my many drives around the country by myself in my little Rabbit with my sun roof, when I was just a wee little thing in my late teens and early twenties and I loved Journey as their songs sort of opened up with the road. It was a sexy mix.
Try some Robert Plant too. He is the man. Keep on truckin'!! :-D
Love that Rockpile album....Dave Edmunds ‘DE 7th’ is a personal fave.
Ever hear Robert Plant’s solo song “Big Log”? That was a masterpiece. Sounds best driving through the desert at around sundown with tumbleweeds blowing across the road.
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