Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

I wasn't a big fan of Journey because I was into more heavier Rock music. I did get to see them once when they opened for the Rolling Stones back in 1981. The women in the audience loved them, but the men, not so much, to the point that they got booed off the stage after only nine songs. The MC came out and tried to convince the crowd to cheer for their return to finish their set. Needless to say that did not happen, so we waited in silence for what seemed like two hours before the Stones finally took the stage... Over all, it was a messed up day, there's a lot more to this story!!!

Journey has so many great songs. Check out Faithfully and Lights, just to name a couple classics. This is Steve Perry, who was their original and long time singer. He eventually left and went solo and had some hits solo as well. But the Journey continued and has had some pretty interesting happenings since. Their next singer was another long-haired, high-voiced Steve. He was with them for years, then left after having throat and voice issues. The band searched for another singer and thought they'd have to change directions. And then they discovered Arnel Pineda from the Phillipines through some YouTube videos. Arnel was the singer of a cover band in the Phillipines, they did Journey, Def Leppard, and many others. They were impressed and reached out to him. He and his friend thought it was a hoax and almost didn't respond. But they did. Journey flew him out, he rehearsed with the band, and he became the next singer of Journey. From cover band to lead singer, he's been with them since 2007! When they announced him, some fans made a ruckus about Journey being an "American band" and therefore needing an American singer. Their response was something like "now we're an international band, get over it." You asked, so I would check out the couple songs I listed above. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) is a great heavier one to check out, too. You should definitely watch these with Steve Perry, but I also recommend checking out the same ones with Arnel Pineda! Steve Perry is still the best, but Arnel is amazing! The band even re-recorded their greatest hits album with him and showed off his talent with those songs. Sorry for the long comment, but they're a fun band with kind of a fun and crazy history, so I wanted to share.

The beginning of the big hair band era, hah, I kind of tuned out then. Nazareth is another band along these lines and Motley Crue. Have fun anyway, this song was forever on the radio, meh. At this point I was moving into punk and alternative. ☕️☕️☕️☕️

Don't believe you for 1 minute Battoosh, I just know you've got all the Glee box sets somewhere! 😆😆 I of course would never roast Nonna - not in a million years!! 😆 I don't really have much to say about Journey - have always loved this song and his voice, but that's all I've got!! As far as the 'classics' series goes, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that David Coverdale announced his retirement on YouTube after 50 plus years in the business as lead singer of Deep Purple and of course his baby , Whitesnake- I remember sending you a link to an excellent Whitesnake gig I went to where they opened with the Deep Purple song 'Burn' which he co-wrote - so I thought I'd suggest maybe a tribute to him somewhere down the line? Also, Nonna, I heard your version of 'Let it go' - Floor Jansen did her own 'Rock' version of it for her Daughter during Covid - I think you'd like it. https://youtu.be/wAydlI2fOjs?si=bYGkXil-yWzT69VE https://youtu.be/18s6ZdvAfQk?si=a2we_HKv6EHjrXFy Take good care of yourselves 😃