Comments on: Journey – Eclipse

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:26:15 +0000

I would just like to say ( regarding Journey ) they have now got a nice fresh young guy who has to slog his guts out to keep Journey touring. Going back to Jeff Scott Soto, he was hired at the last minute so that Journey could do the tour with Def Leppard.. although that was great for Jeff at the time, he wouldn’t have lasted with them as it would have been far to restricting to him as he has his own following and own ideas for making albums. So when Journey told him he was fired, that was the best thing they could have done. I always liked Steve Perry for what he put into the band, he was just so wonderful, it’s just a shame that he is no longer with the band, suffice to say, everyone who has joined Journey since *have* to sing at this high level to keep Journey satisfied… it’s too much of a hard job, something that I would imagine is very draining indeed, and whoever stays lead singer with Journey, they will soon be totally worn out, so I doubt very much if this new lead singer will last very long, but Journey will get their moneys worth out of him before he breaks.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:58:11 +0000

She’s A Mystery is a great song! Neal Schon is quickly becoming underratedas his playing mimics that of Satriani and Vai, he has quietly assumed the role of guitar god without anyone noticing Anyway, this cd is mildly progressive and is a breath of fresh air

By: MithunOnTheNet

MithunOnTheNet — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:59:40 +0000

It’s amazing how fans of melodic rock often use the same phrases and words to describe ‘Eclipse’ Here’s my review: http://mithunonthe.net/2011/06/14/journey-eclipse-album-mp3-review-the-return-of-melodic-rock/

I give this album a 4 out of 5. It’s simply, too good!

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:29:16 +0000

Why shouldn’t they get airplay (not that they will)? People need to know there’s more music out there than Beiber and Gaga.

By: JBoyzRnRHOF

JBoyzRnRHOF — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:11:25 +0000

I don’t want Journey to have airplay alongside pop artist like Bieber or GaGa. I rather have them exclusively live. If aired must be on rock stations only. As good as Steve Perry is, I do believe his voice and aura is more of a balladeer (w/c is so good) which is keeping Journey from Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Glad Arnel put more depth and grit. I’m sure a lot of Hard Rock fans out there especially in Europe will be thrilled with this new album.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:33:27 +0000

Interesting comment re: AOR vs. Prog there.

Prog often gets falsely accused of being a deeply conservative genre because of the attitude taken by a small but vocal minority of fans. AOR, even at it’s best, depends on sticking to a relatively narrow template by comparison.

Telling that one of the biggest AOR fans I know is also a big Country and Western fan.

By: BeastiePsy

BeastiePsy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:26:30 +0000

Totally agree for the most part. You don’t like “She’s A Mystery”? Really? I think that one’s rather good. And anything that makes Glee fans unhappy has to be a good thing… I would gleefully set fire to every pitiful outpouring that the programme is responsible for.
Largely due to the proliferation of Classic Rock Presents offshoot magazines (more to come I’m reliably informed) we’re lead to believe that AOR is big news again. I was a huge fan of AOR in the 80′s, but like most people I drifted away, keeping a casual eye on the genre, when the scene became stale at the tail end of that decade. Whereas the reawakening of Prog is wholly justified, due to fresh and exciting sounds and ideas, listening to what CR Presents AOR suggests are the top new AOR bands (Houston, WET, Two Fires etc) just shows that AOR hasn’t moved on at all. These new bands are largely just reheats of the same old melodies & riffs and add little to the genre’s legacy. This is all put into very sharp relief when Journey can put out an album like ‘Eclipse’ which, whilst not exactly rewriting the rulebook, at least shows that they can blow the supposed new breed out of the water. I’m very much looking forward to seeing them again in Manchester next week, and I truly hope (but won’t hold my breath) that they play lots of new songs and tracks from Infinity to Departure, just to annoy all of those sat waiting for that one (admittedly classic) song.