Journeys first three albums may be some of the MOST underrated in rock history. Just my own personal opinion. I think they blended pop, jazz fusion and prog rock super well❤️
Those first 3 albums were 4 great players at their best. The arrival of Perry was a complete departure. A great move for them but it started the issues that would halt their career.
@@survivorxjourneyfan1189 Survivor and Journey were my first fave bands, therefore you have impeccable taste as do I. Listen again to Journey's first LP. Of a Lifetime, Mystery Mountain, to Play some Music - the entire LP is fantastic. Maybe try listening to it in the dark with headphones on. Five incredible musicians, and the best drumming you'll ever hear from Aynsley Dunbar.
Yes, Infinity. Not too many metalheads and hard rockers who don’t like Journey. They made radio tolerable, and a joy when played. The ladies, oh my goodness...
Top 3 Live Albums of All Time (Born 1973) 3): UFO- Strangers In The Night 2): Thin Lizzy- Live And Dangerous 1): Journey - Captured An absoltely Live Album Tour De Force!
0): Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio -1): Kiss - Alive! -2): Deep Purple - Made in Japan -3): Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes -4): Iron Maiden - Live After Death .... :P
Great video, Pete. The Gregg Rolie / Steve Perry shared vocals on the Infinity / Evolution / Departure as just superb. I feel there was a drop-off when Cain came into the band, and we lost those harmonies. Those albums - Escape / Frontiers / Raised on Radio - are very poppy, and Gregg's presence is missed.....
Brent Uptain Excellent point. I never followed them too hard, but the Rollie/Perry songs were on the radio when I was young, and those have a place in my heart.
but you got to remember Greg was burned out he didn't want to tour anyone to start a family and he literally walked away from music for years just like Bob Seger did to raise a family.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist I've heard more recently that Gregg felt he was going to be replaced. I have heard of Steve Perry saying something along the lines of they've taken this sound as far as it'll go.
@@Geerladenlad no check out the interviews from the last couple of years since he joined Ringo Starr's All Stars with Steve lukather and more. read some of those great interviews from about three to four years with Greg. he tells all about what happened with Charlie there were no hard feelings it was all alcohol-related he was burning out.
Loved all the albums that had Greg Rolie on it. After he left the rawness of the production went away with him. The albums with J. Cain were so heavy handed on the production. To me they sounded sterile and way too shiny and processed. Love the first six though (especially the self titled)
I agree. I could not get into the Steve Perry version of Journey. As a promotion the record store near me gave the debut album free to certain customers. I was lucky enough to get one. I loved that first Journey album and I also saw that version live opening for ELP. I think I was one of the few who knew who they were and also knew the songs.
Ive been listening to music and going to concerts crystal palace garden party , the oval , Reading knebworth since i was 14 years old (in the uk) all types of music and then i lost touch somewhere in the late eighties so this channel is re introducing me (at last) to the music that passed me by ..this channel is worth its weight in gold ..thanks pete ..love the work you are doing
Infinity is my favorites, as well. While I recognize how good the first three albums are, I just can’t get into them as much as the Perry/Rolle era of the band. I also wonder what would have happened had the band further explored the Jeff Scott Soto direction.....
I am an 80s kid that loved that period of the band, but in my later years I’ve gone back to their 70s prog/jazzy period…and I love it a lot! Definitely more complex their later stuff, but still really quality. I think Journey Time3 is one of the best “Greatest Hits” albums ever because they include that stuff!
I really like Trial by Fire. There’s a lot of slow burn affect songs that sounds better the more you listen to them. And I felt like the band and production were taking more chances
i totally agree,........too long????no such thing,....you get an album every 5 /10 years....60 minute album is fine...and who the hell is Neal "SHONE"????............"SHONE"??....even Neal pronounces his last name of Schon....as "SHAWN"..........and Steve AW-GARY????......AW-JERRY....oh geez
My #1 Favourite Journey Album is Evolution from 1979! The 1st Journey CD I bought! My cousin bought it brand new on 8-Track Tape Cartridge! After my cousin played it for me, I was hooked! All Songs on it Rocks and Kicks Ass! An Excellent Album from the beginning right through to the end! Very Cool Album with the Guitar Riffs of Neal Schon, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, and the Vocals of Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie! 🤘👍😎
Journey is my second favorite band, love their music. They don't have a bad album, but for me Frontiers and Trial by Fire are my favorite albums. I also love the cover art for Trial by Fire.
Yeah he usually lists albums from the mid-eighties near the bottom of his rankings... unless it's Whitesnake. I agree with you. I'd probably rank Raised On Radio just behind Frontiers as my top two Journey albums!
Jeff be sure to check out the RUclips video of In my lonely feeling/Conversations from Winterland in 1974. Video not too great but the sound is awesome. Neal plays it to perfection...
YES YES YES Thank You So Much Pete been waiting for you to rank these Journey albums AND on Neal Schon’s BIRTHDAY He’s 66 TODAY February 27th...Jonathan Cain was 70 yesterday 😎😀👍👈
For me Trial By Fire is their best album. Very good melodies , songs after songs. And i just think Steve Perry voice never sounded better , fuller and richer. I have all their albums and I mostly listen to Trial By Fire.
Yeah Eclipse. I agree with you. Very exciting album. You have to hear it!!! - But my absolutly favourite Journey album is Captured. I know it's a live tune, but it blows me away, everytime I hear it. Such a strong live performance. And I say it in Pete's words: Both voices of Greg Rollie & Steve Perry are amazing for this music.
I just want to thank you for your Europe video. I had no idea those guys were still around. After watching your Europe video I searched RUclips for some of their more recent music and what I heard knocked my socks off. . . . I was so impressed that I have now ordered two of their more recent albums on Amazon
Pete: I love your lists. I totally agree most of the time. Journey is my favorite bamd of all. And Infinity is my favorite album. Evolution and Departure too. And the first 3. Like you outlined, the period with Gregg Rolie was the best one. Ps: Winds of march is one of my favorite song too. You have a great taste. 😀😀😀
I bought INFINITY in 78 winter time. The cover made me buy it. Dropped the needle on Side 1....been mesmerized ever since. Hadn't heard not one note by them til then. Frontiers to me is the pinnacle album to my heart. Evolution's DAYDREAM is by far my fave Journey song of ALL TIME! Good job Sir! Very cool ranking video. thank you. Looking forward to THE BABYS' ranking! Fly by my window!!
I truly appreciate how open minded you are. You're a hard rock/metal afficanado, yet you have so much love for Journey. If people only knew what a stellar body of work they created beyond their radio staples. What a jammin' band, just stocked with virtuoso musicians. I'll be sure to give Pineda's work a closer listen. I confess, I tuned out after Trial By Fire. I shouldn't have.
Arnel Pineda debut was in my country almost 12 years ago in Viña del mar (The festival is schedueld in the last week of february)...I was jaw dropped by his vocal skills. And the band carries on and on Great video man! Great podium!!!!!
Took me awhile to be able to draw a comparison but I've finally figured it out. Your ranking vids hit me the same way Behind The Music used to-they make me care about bands I really don't/didn't pay attention to previously. Thanks for all you do man!
Got a chance to see Journey open for ELP in 1977-got to hear those 1st 3 Albums live and they were incredible! Then they brought out Robert Fleishman who they were considering as a new vocalist and he sang a new song at that time which was "Wheel in the Sky" which was a song that he had co-wrote. Well i guess that didnt work out for the band so in comes Steve Perry and the rest is history
I remember getting into Journey around the same time I was getting into prog rock and AOR in my mid 20's. At the time I was a huge hard rock and metal fan, I was coming out of a phase where I had been listening to metal non stop from age 14-24. I remember hearing "Edge of the blade" on a rock radio station here in the UK, and I was pretty blown away because I didn't know Journey rocked that hard and hadn't really paid much attention to them outside of a couple of big hits that I knew. Now I'm very much into Journey. Does anybody else have a similar story?
Grew up on hard rock/metal bands like AC/DC, Metallica, GnR. I discovered Journey and became a hardcore AOR fan, then I fell in love with other genres.
Awesome video Pete, I really enjoyed this one. I'm so glad you gave props to the early stuff ...1st 4 albums will always be my favorites. . Love that you mentioned Of a lifetime and Topaz. And of course Winds of March, the solo in that just kills. Huge fan of the early instrumental stuff, Conversations, Nickel and Dime, Kohutek , OMG!
Classic Rock fans in general seem to forget that Journey already released three albums before Steve Perry joined. Greg Rollie was doing the vocals back then. None of these are weak albums, but by far 'Next' is the best IMO. In fact, it has four of my all-time Journey favourites that can stand next to the best material of their later career. 'Hustler" is savage and very fast, like it's one of Hard Rock's early assists to the Metal genre in creating Speed Metal. 'Spaceman' is a smooth and beautiful Classic Rock track with strong, soothing yet somewhat melancholic sounding vocal melodies. 'I will find you' sounds dramatic and with its slow pace and its rather dark atmosphere and quite heavy sounding guitars, it even has proto-Doom tendencies. 'Nickel and a Dime' is a captivating, energetic instrumental with strong guitar riffs and stellar performances from all musicians, something to be admired both from a technical as well as aesthetic standpoint. And throughout the entire album Rollie, while not having a voice as distinct as Perry's (then again, who has?), proves to be a good vocalist.
I Know that “Dream After Dream” is a soundtrack but some of the stuff on there is the perfect melding of pre Perry Journey and the bountiful gains that the band acquired with the addition of Perry. In some ways I can see it as a “step back” from where they currently were, but man there was interesting stuff on that record. It deserved to be included on your list. Great stuff as always.
I whole heartedly agree with you forget Clapton, Hendrix, Satriani, Eddie Van Halen they are all overrated compared to Neal Schon who s quite frankly and undoubtedly mega underrated he’s so melodic with lots of emotion and power when needed 👍😎👍
Thank you for getting me into Journey. Before I saw this video and tested the waters, I thought they were just straight up hair metal. How wrong I was.
Great ranking!!, basically i don't agree with the most of your ranking but it's your opinion so i respect that. My ranking is 14.Arrival 13.Journey 12.Next 11.Generations 10.Trial by fire 9.Look into the future 8.Eclipse 7.Departure 6.Raised on radio 5.Revelation 4.Frontiers 3.Evolution 2.Infinity 1.Esape Obviously i love all the albums,such an amazing band.
FANTASTIC List! LOVE the rankings here. Such an underrated band...much more than just "pop"...especially the early stuff. So wish their newer stuff would get more attention! So agree about Rolie and Perry's vocals...just a perfect pair!
Spot on! Journey is one of those bands you’ll love even much more as you revisit each album. Some of the most amazing vocal performances by Steve Perry are on songs most people have never heard.
Raised on Radio is my personal favourite Journey Album I love every song on it. I think Journey really demonstrated their technical prowess on that album, the production is impeccable and still holds up to this day, where as some of the other albums show their age in terms of production quality.
Escape is the album that no matter how I'm feeling good or bad after listening to the whole thing I feel better regardless. The music has stayed with me throughout my life. Never has music had such an effect on me or had such an impact on my life. Because of that I have to say it's my number 1 journey album.
@@ericwalker6068 the title track gets overlooked because of dont stop believing open arms and who's crying now. I love neils guitar at the end of who's crying now. Dont stop believing has lost a little bit in recent years because its overplayed. Stone in love is one of my favorites. I have to give a nod to dead or alive & lay it down. For people who think journey is a creamy pop band they should check those two songs out. Schon shreds
My first Journey song < Spaceman from Next. It started there for me on this AMAZING band. So many personal memories for me in my life listening and playing to Journey. In my opinion,- there is not a bad egg in their entire catalog. Thanks Pete for the rankings. 1.Infinity 2.Evolution 3.Escape 4.Next 5. Departure 6.Frontiers 7. Revelations 8. Eclipse 9.Raised on Radio 10.Look Into The Future 11.Journey 12.Generation 13.Arrival 14.Trial By Fire 15.Dream After Dream
Always glad to hear those pre-Steve Perry albums get some love. That debut album especially is awesome. Dude, if you ever do an episode where you go heavily into a band's history and discuss their music in depth, I could probably help you fill out a couple of hours or so about this band's history.
Great list man, one of my favorite bands. You pulled thoughts right out of my head so many times on this one starting with the Pic on the back of Trial. . . and the duet style of Rolie and Perry and the amazing post-Santana stuff. This was a great way to spend 25 mins. . . thanks!
Wow I reeeeaaaallllyyyy enjoyed your breakdown. Had such a good time listening. Thanks and keep up the good work. Your music passion flies out of the screen!
Trial By Fire's at the top. Most exploratory, most varied. Heavy songs too. Castle's Burning (heavy and nasty), One More (heavy mystical), and their fastest song (I Can See it in Your Eyes).
I know it was a soundtrack, but any thoughts on their 1980 album, "Dream, After Dream"? I always thought Destiny, Moon Theme, Little Girl and When All the Love is Gone were really good.
Cheers mate. Anyone with half a brain knows Destiny is the best song Journey ever recorded with any lineup. Has all the progginess of their 70's stuff...but it has Steve Perry at the peak of his vocal abilities on vocals in 1980.
Frontiers and Escape are my favorites. The best Journey songs for me are Faithfully, Edge of the blade, Only the young, Be good to yourself, Wheel in the sky and Stone in love.
What's in our hearts, there's never time to say .... Need you tonight, lover don't fade away ... Like a photograph, that time can't erase ... Why can't this night .., GO ON FOREVER?
Thank You. I am glad that someone besides me, thinks Infinity is Journey's best album. Start to finish, such a great album. BTW My friend is a rock fan, and not that big of a Journey fan. My friend only knew their radio hit songs. So one day, I played Infinity on my car radio. He was blown away!!! " I need to get that album. I need to get that album." That is all that he would say after he heard it. I had Infinity on Casette tape and CD. So, I gave him it on casette. He was so happy and to say he liked Infinity album, was a understatement. Thank You.
That's the problem with radio; they play the same old song to many time until you're sick of them, which results in you not wanting to have anything to do with said band. That's was my problem with Journey. I only own one Journey album and that's your #1 Steve: Infinity. Thankfully, RUclips has come to the rescue, allowing me to check out their catalog. Their new stuff I'm not much into. The older stuff; yes. Hopefully, Infinity will not remain an orphan for much longer. Thanks Pete. Great vlog.
The third one Next is the one. First three are great. I love the jazz rock. If I had only known it in the past. I play a good blues guitar and that sound is what makes me happy.
I just discovered this channel and what a video to start off with! I'm a HUGE Journey fan and I cant wait to delve into some of these albums that I'm not as familiar with(the newer stuff w/Arnel). I absolutely love "Of a Lifetime" and need to go back and listen to that first album again soon. My top five: 1. Infinity 2. Next 3. Escape 4. Evolution 5. Departure
My list is pretty much the same Infinity and the debut (love the proggy- jazz..topaz is my favorite track)..evolution, departure, escape, frontiers are all interchangeable....i also love the song "only the young", which may be on a greatest hits or compilation, but I have none of those.....always loved the album covers too
Favorite Journey songs In the Morning Day, Topaz, Kohoutek, To Play Some Music, Karma, Spaceman, Nickel and Dime, City of The Angels, Do You Recall, Just The Same Way, Feeling that way/Anytime,Too Late, Stone In Love,Mother,Father,Rubicon,Back Talk I love quite a few of the newer material but don't know the titles as well as older Journey songs burned in my mind
Journey before Steve Perry is rock solid, with Perry is my favorite era, and post Perry is actually good. For me growing up with the Perry era is what makes the band so any of those albums!!
Great video the early Santana fusion is great too... Infinity and Evolution are great hard rock Picked up Infinity in 1978 music was great back then...
Hey Pete here is my top ten Journey Albums; 1. Infinity 2.First album 3.Frontiers 4.Escape 5.Look into the Future 6.Evolution 7.Departure 8.Eclipse 9.Next 10.Raised on Radio As usual hard to rate all of their albums but especially loved those first 3 albums. Thanks for Journey Pete. 4.
I worked for Journey. Many albums recorded at the record plant in Sausalito , many recorded at Jonathan Cain's. Home studio. The band never spent a great deal of time in the studio.Often the band would lay down two tracks in a 8 HR session. Not much debate during studio sessions.New drum skins every morning 10am. Photo sessions were just all jump in 2 cars with Photographer and the Photographer would just pics locations and all would jump out And snap -snap done. Very professional group of friends.
Although our rankings differ, an excellent overview of the band's material. I would have also included "Dream after Dream", a rare but notable soundtrack album, released just prior to Escape. It's by far one of the best Journey albums!
'Infinity' is one of those albums that I always need to listen to in its entirety. Such a great LP and it was my first time hearing them via Columbia House Record Club back in the 1970's, so, it's a personal favorite.
Great video Pete as always.im a metal fan but I could put on any journey album and listen to it all the way through. Top 5 are infinity,evolution ,departure,escape, and frontiers.
Turned my roommates on to Journey Infinity album every time I came home they were playing that album. Also saw the early Journey open for ELP forgot the year though.
I saw Journey on that tour at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernadino California on August 13th 1977 with ELP. Journey was performing their Next Tour. Oddly enough, I don't remember them playing any songs from Next. I only remember the songs that I really came to hear, side one of the debut album and most of my favorites from Look Into The Future. They were absolutely great. I wanted to hear them play longer. I saw them one year later at Anaheim stadium with Electric Light Orchestra and it was like watching two completely different bands. Very different vibes. Prog Rock sausage fest vs. hand waving teeny bopper girls in hot pants and tube tops. Both were very enjoyable experiences. ELP was touring their Works album and they were the headliners. Journey was the opener. ELP played a few songs from Works and a bunch of great older material. They were unbelievably good. The one thing I will never forget is their entrance. They rose out of the floor at the front of stage with their instruments already set up on the stage behind them. When they came out of the floor on a small platform, it was just the three guys, standing together, casually leaning against each other with their arms folded. It was as if they were saying, "Yeah, that's right, everything that you're going to be hearing, will be coming from just us". It was like, they were fucking badass and they knew it.
@@skybluemarshall Thanks 1977 sounds about right saw the concert at the L.A. Sports Arena it was my first time hearing Journey so I don't remember what they played but it was good so was ELP.
1. Journey 2. Next 3. Look Into the Future Story time, 1977 Oakland Coliseum, Concert: ELP and Journey. Had just seen Journey earlier in the year at the Santa Monica Civic with Styx as the back up band. Journey just kicked ass. FF to Oakland. We are all pumped up for this concert. Journey comes on and plays I think Of a Lifetime and maybe one other song. Then someone says "I'd like to introduce are new singer ... don't know who, thought it was steve perry but I think it was a singer before him that was with the band for a short time. anyway, The crowd goes silent. We are looking at each other saying WTF? Then they start playing all this pop crap. The fans and us are going nuts booing and yelling. In between one of the songs a loud voice yelled out what everyone was thinking "F*&^ You Journey" They were boo'd off the stage. At least Emerson, Lake, and Palmer were outstanding. All the seats behind the stage had not been sold. So me and a friend went to a couple seats in back of the stage. Karl Palmer's drum set was pretty high up. We sat maybe 20ft from Karl at the same level for a while listening and watching him tear it up. They were actually quit good seats we could see everything and the speakers were close so we did not get the dreaded coliseum echo. It was awesome.
saw journey in central park around the time of 'look into the future'...it was a daytime gig and it was cool, although i've never been a big journey fan...however having said that, i think their current lead singer does a fantastic job and you did a tremendous job describing each and every album...very well done my friend...peace always...rocky
Great video Pete. I agree, "After All These Years" would have been a monster hit if released in the 80's. Thanks for all the work you put into compiling these lists.
been a Journey fan since the 70's and I am not ashamed... Pete, you are so correct in the fact that when people say Journey sucks, it's because they have never heard the vast majority of the songs the band has...
My absolute favorite era of Journey is Infinity,Evolution and Departure. I NEVER get tired of hearing them. Then I discovered the first 3 Journey albums before Steve Perry and was blown away. No wonder it was Steve Perry’s dream to sing with this band. They were magical together. Been a MEGA fan for 40 years. I will love this band forever. The music they made together is timeless.
Journeys first three albums may be some of the MOST underrated in rock history. Just my own personal opinion. I think they blended pop, jazz fusion and prog rock super well❤️
Next is very good
I have to agree. Next is the better of the first 3.
AGREED!!
The First 3-4 were the Best !!!
Not just underrated but unknown by many fans of the Steve Perry era...
Their first album will always be my favorite. I've always been partial to their first incarnation and these proggy-fusion instrumentals.
Yeah, their earlier stuff was the most interesting.
I just can't get into the first three albums they're so boring to me.
You cant deny the Steve Perry Factor but I too loved the first incarnation of the band.To me really two different bands .
Those first 3 albums were 4 great players at their best. The arrival of Perry was a complete departure. A great move for them but it started the issues that would halt their career.
@@survivorxjourneyfan1189 Survivor and Journey were my first fave bands, therefore you have impeccable taste as do I. Listen again to Journey's first LP. Of a Lifetime, Mystery Mountain, to Play some Music - the entire LP is fantastic. Maybe try listening to it in the dark with headphones on. Five incredible musicians, and the best drumming you'll ever hear from Aynsley Dunbar.
Kohoutek is such an awesome heavy instrumental. That whole debut album is phenomenal. I'll never forget hearing it for the first time at age 14.
Yes, Infinity. Not too many metalheads and hard rockers who don’t like Journey. They made radio tolerable, and a joy when played. The ladies, oh my goodness...
Top 3 Live Albums of All Time (Born 1973)
3): UFO- Strangers In The Night
2): Thin Lizzy- Live And Dangerous
1): Journey - Captured
An absoltely Live Album Tour De Force!
@77Wells your thinking tour de France. It's ok. You're forgiven.
0): Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio
-1): Kiss - Alive!
-2): Deep Purple - Made in Japan
-3): Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
-4): Iron Maiden - Live After Death
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:P
agree 100%
I always loved how "Something to Hide" bleeds into "Winds of March"...what a great combination.
it's called the segue
And Patiently connects beautifully with Wheel in the Sky
Wow, Pete ! I'm surprised with this review! Thank you for ranking Journey. I love your Journey shirt. 🎤🎸🎵🥁
Great video, Pete. The Gregg Rolie / Steve Perry shared vocals on the Infinity / Evolution / Departure as just superb. I feel there was a drop-off when Cain came into the band, and we lost those harmonies. Those albums - Escape / Frontiers / Raised on Radio - are very poppy, and Gregg's presence is missed.....
Brent Uptain Excellent point. I never followed them too hard, but the Rollie/Perry songs were on the radio when I was young, and those have a place in my heart.
but you got to remember Greg was burned out he didn't want to tour anyone to start a family and he literally walked away from music for years just like Bob Seger did to raise a family.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist I've heard more recently that Gregg felt he was going to be replaced.
I have heard of Steve Perry saying something along the lines of they've taken this sound as far as it'll go.
@@Geerladenlad no check out the interviews from the last couple of years since he joined Ringo Starr's All Stars with Steve lukather and more. read some of those great interviews from about three to four years with Greg. he tells all about what happened with Charlie there were no hard feelings it was all alcohol-related he was burning out.
Stone in love, escape, keep on running, lay it down and dead or alive are not what I consider pop.
'Of A Lifetime' is my favorite Journey song.
Mine too. The first song on their first album. Wow! what an opener. Mystery Mountain is also wonderful.
Topaz for me. I'm glad I'm not the only one who perfers this album.
The best Journey song is Destiny. Nine minutes of Steve Perry vocal perfection.
You bring back great memories from high school in the late 70's! Thats The Same Way You Love Me is my all time favorite cut. Nice work bud.
@Occasional Harmonica
Ahem ...... that would be "Just the Same Way".
Loved all the albums that had Greg Rolie on it. After he left the rawness of the production went away with him. The albums with J. Cain were so heavy handed on the production. To me they sounded sterile and way too shiny and processed. Love the first six though (especially the self titled)
Love the first three albums. Greg Rolie is a great singer. Once they hired Steve Perry , the band turned into top 40 arena rock. Not my style.
I was listening to their first one in my car last week. I actually do like some of the later ones too but admit it's a different animal(pop rock).
I was going to say the exact same thing. Steve Perry's voice, while good, was just suited for love songs and pop. Gregg had a rock voice!
I liked some of their stuff with Perry, but overall, they just seem very overrated generally.
I agree. I could not get into the Steve Perry version of Journey. As a promotion the record store near me gave the debut album free to certain customers. I was lucky enough to get one. I loved that first Journey album and I also saw that version live opening for ELP. I think I was one of the few who knew who they were and also knew the songs.
Infinity is good but after that besides lovin’ touchin squeezin . Kinda annoying
Love Infinity. Saw them at Giants Stadium in 78 opening up for Nugent and Aerosmith. They were better than the headliners.
I wish you would have mentioned the "Dream, After Dream" album, which I think is musically great.
Hahahahaha thats crimes against humanity to not bring that one up. Sandcastles will forever be their best song and Destiny is also godtier.
Ive been listening to music and going to concerts crystal palace garden party , the oval , Reading knebworth since i was 14 years old (in the uk) all types of music and then i lost touch somewhere in the late eighties so this channel is re introducing me (at last) to the music that passed me by ..this channel is worth its weight in gold ..thanks pete ..love the work you are doing
Infinity is my favorites, as well. While I recognize how good the first three albums are, I just can’t get into them as much as the Perry/Rolle era of the band. I also wonder what would have happened had the band further explored the Jeff Scott Soto direction.....
I am an 80s kid that loved that period of the band, but in my later years I’ve gone back to their 70s prog/jazzy period…and I love it a lot! Definitely more complex their later stuff, but still really quality. I think Journey Time3 is one of the best “Greatest Hits” albums ever because they include that stuff!
My Top Five Journey albums: 1. Escape 2. Evolution 3. Look Into The Future 4. Infinity 5. Frontiers.
I really like Trial by Fire. There’s a lot of slow burn affect songs that sounds better the more you listen to them. And I felt like the band and production were taking more chances
"When You Love a Woman" was one of Perry's best vocal performances, ever. IMO
I also love trial by Fire.
i totally agree,........too long????no such thing,....you get an album every 5 /10 years....60 minute album is fine...and who the hell is Neal "SHONE"????............"SHONE"??....even Neal pronounces his last name of Schon....as "SHAWN"..........and Steve AW-GARY????......AW-JERRY....oh geez
My #1 Favourite Journey Album is Evolution from 1979! The 1st Journey CD I bought! My cousin bought it brand new on 8-Track Tape Cartridge! After my cousin played it for me, I was hooked! All Songs on it Rocks and Kicks Ass! An Excellent Album from the beginning right through to the end! Very Cool Album with the Guitar Riffs of Neal Schon, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, and the Vocals of Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie! 🤘👍😎
Totally agree!
I love Journey one of my favorite bands
Journey Greatest Hits
Journey Greatest Hits 2
Journey The Essential
Departure is my all time favorite Journey album.
Journey is my second favorite band, love their music.
They don't have a bad album, but for me Frontiers and Trial by Fire are my favorite albums. I also love the cover art for Trial by Fire.
Same here but I didn't care for the first few albums to me that's not true journey.
Definitely, Trial by Fire is a masterpiece. This guy has no clue.
Raised on radio 2nd to bottom I love that album
One of my favs as well.....
Yeah he usually lists albums from the mid-eighties near the bottom of his rankings... unless it's Whitesnake. I agree with you. I'd probably rank Raised On Radio just behind Frontiers as my top two Journey albums!
@@UToobin75 it's Petes list can rank them any way he wants.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Never said he shouldn't. We all have our own preferences.
My favorite too!!!!
the 1st 3 Journey LPs all the way to the top! :)
Jeff be sure to check out the RUclips video of In my lonely feeling/Conversations from Winterland in 1974. Video not too great but the sound is awesome. Neal plays it to perfection...
Totally first 3 albums to the top, no questions.
YES YES YES Thank You So Much Pete been waiting for you to rank these Journey albums AND on Neal Schon’s BIRTHDAY He’s 66 TODAY February 27th...Jonathan Cain was 70 yesterday 😎😀👍👈
For me Trial By Fire is their best album. Very good melodies , songs after songs. And i just think Steve Perry voice never sounded better , fuller and richer. I have all their albums and I mostly listen to Trial By Fire.
When I found Infinity on vinyl in a second hand store I burst into tears...
Eclipse is an insanely great album. City of hope is my favorite Journey song, ever.
Yeah Eclipse. I agree with you. Very exciting album. You have to hear it!!! - But my absolutly favourite Journey album is Captured. I know it's a live tune, but it blows me away, everytime I hear it. Such a strong live performance. And I say it in Pete's words: Both voices of Greg Rollie & Steve Perry are amazing for this music.
I just want to thank you for your Europe video. I had no idea those guys were still around. After watching your Europe video I searched RUclips for some of their more recent music and what I heard knocked my socks off. . . . I was so impressed that I have now ordered two of their more recent albums on Amazon
Pete: I love your lists. I totally agree most of the time.
Journey is my favorite bamd of all. And Infinity is my favorite album. Evolution and Departure too. And the first 3.
Like you outlined, the period with Gregg Rolie was the best one.
Ps: Winds of march is one of my favorite song too. You have a great taste. 😀😀😀
I bought INFINITY in 78 winter time. The cover made me buy it. Dropped the needle on Side 1....been mesmerized ever since. Hadn't heard not one note by them til then. Frontiers to me is the pinnacle album to my heart. Evolution's DAYDREAM is by far my fave Journey song of ALL TIME! Good job Sir! Very cool ranking video. thank you. Looking forward to THE BABYS' ranking! Fly by my window!!
Frontiers has to be my favorite, and Edge Of The Blade is definitely a heavy metal song. You can't change my mind.
Troubled Child....still gives me chills!
my only problem with frontiers is that they left off only the young and ask the lonely which are better tracks than half the album.
That's why you get the expanded CD version
I agree completely. I know Journey weren't a metal band, but I would say "Frontiers" was probably the closest they got to that 80's metal sound.
NightmareSnake it’s my favourite too. I fucking love that album
I truly appreciate how open minded you are. You're a hard rock/metal afficanado, yet you have so much love for Journey. If people only knew what a stellar body of work they created beyond their radio staples. What a jammin' band, just stocked with virtuoso musicians. I'll be sure to give Pineda's work a closer listen. I confess, I tuned out after Trial By Fire. I shouldn't have.
Arnel Pineda debut was in my country almost 12 years ago in Viña del mar (The festival is schedueld in the last week of february)...I was jaw dropped by his vocal skills. And the band carries on and on
Great video man! Great podium!!!!!
Took me awhile to be able to draw a comparison but I've finally figured it out. Your ranking vids hit me the same way Behind The Music used to-they make me care about bands I really don't/didn't pay attention to previously. Thanks for all you do man!
Got a chance to see Journey open for ELP in 1977-got to hear those 1st 3 Albums live and they were incredible! Then they brought out Robert Fleishman who they were considering as a new vocalist and he sang a new song at that time which was "Wheel in the Sky" which was a song that he had co-wrote. Well i guess that didnt work out for the band so in comes Steve Perry and the rest is history
I remember getting into Journey around the same time I was getting into prog rock and AOR in my mid 20's. At the time I was a huge hard rock and metal fan, I was coming out of a phase where I had been listening to metal non stop from age 14-24. I remember hearing "Edge of the blade" on a rock radio station here in the UK, and I was pretty blown away because I didn't know Journey rocked that hard and hadn't really paid much attention to them outside of a couple of big hits that I knew. Now I'm very much into Journey. Does anybody else have a similar story?
Grew up on hard rock/metal bands like AC/DC, Metallica, GnR. I discovered Journey and became a hardcore AOR fan, then I fell in love with other genres.
My favorite song from journey has to be stone in love
Yes!!!!! Love that gutiar I agree 🤘
I agree, it kicks ass!
Awesome video Pete, I really enjoyed this one. I'm so glad you gave props to the early stuff ...1st 4 albums will always be my favorites. . Love that you mentioned Of a lifetime and Topaz. And of course Winds of March, the solo in that just kills. Huge fan of the early instrumental stuff, Conversations, Nickel and Dime, Kohutek , OMG!
Classic Rock fans in general seem to forget that Journey already released three albums before Steve Perry joined. Greg Rollie was doing the vocals back then. None of these are weak albums, but by far 'Next' is the best IMO. In fact, it has four of my all-time Journey favourites that can stand next to the best material of their later career. 'Hustler" is savage and very fast, like it's one of Hard Rock's early assists to the Metal genre in creating Speed Metal. 'Spaceman' is a smooth and beautiful Classic Rock track with strong, soothing yet somewhat melancholic sounding vocal melodies. 'I will find you' sounds dramatic and with its slow pace and its rather dark atmosphere and quite heavy sounding guitars, it even has proto-Doom tendencies. 'Nickel and a Dime' is a captivating, energetic instrumental with strong guitar riffs and stellar performances from all musicians, something to be admired both from a technical as well as aesthetic standpoint. And throughout the entire album Rollie, while not having a voice as distinct as Perry's (then again, who has?), proves to be a good vocalist.
I Know that “Dream After Dream” is a soundtrack but some of the stuff on there is the perfect melding of pre Perry Journey and the bountiful gains that the band acquired with the addition of Perry. In some ways I can see it as a “step back” from where they currently were, but man there was interesting stuff on that record. It deserved to be included on your list.
Great stuff as always.
Destiny was a great song.
I consider it a studio album.
Raised On Radio is a underrated classic
It seems at least underrated by Pete :-) I think its a very solid album also ! Though i must be honest here also, i dont know the albums before Escape
It's my favorite of their "main" releases, right ahead of Frontiers, Departure and Escape.
I don't think Raised on Radio is a very good Journey album. It's a very good Steve Perry album but ok for a Journey album.
I like it too. It's the only Journey album I own besides their greatest hits album.
Despite everything he’s done, Neal Schon is still incredibly underrated. He should be mentioned with some of the greatest guitarists of all time.
I whole heartedly agree with you forget Clapton, Hendrix, Satriani, Eddie Van Halen they are all overrated compared to Neal Schon who s quite frankly and undoubtedly mega underrated he’s so melodic with lots of emotion and power when needed 👍😎👍
@@sheer2waist637 Schon couldn't carry any of their jocks.
@@sheer2waist637 He can hold his own.
He is in my top 5 favorite guitarists
I love Trial by fire personally.
Thank you for getting me into Journey. Before I saw this video and tested the waters, I thought they were just straight up hair metal. How wrong I was.
Thanks for the vids Pete, really enjoying reeling in the great years of great music and bands with you once or twice a week.
Great ranking!!, basically i don't agree with the most of your ranking but it's your opinion so i respect that.
My ranking is
14.Arrival
13.Journey
12.Next
11.Generations
10.Trial by fire
9.Look into the future
8.Eclipse
7.Departure
6.Raised on radio
5.Revelation
4.Frontiers
3.Evolution
2.Infinity
1.Esape
Obviously i love all the albums,such an amazing band.
FANTASTIC List! LOVE the rankings here. Such an underrated band...much more than just "pop"...especially the early stuff. So wish their newer stuff would get more attention! So agree about Rolie and Perry's vocals...just a perfect pair!
One of my favorite tracks is Only Solutions from the Tron Soundtrack….too bad it wasn’t on any of their regular studio releases.
Spot on! Journey is one of those bands you’ll love even much more as you revisit each album. Some of the most amazing vocal performances by Steve Perry are on songs most people have never heard.
Raised on Radio is my personal favourite Journey Album I love every song on it. I think Journey really demonstrated their technical prowess on that album, the production is impeccable and still holds up to this day, where as some of the other albums show their age in terms of production quality.
Girl Can't Help It is such a fantastic opener and Be Good to Yourself has a lot of drive. great harmonies throughout.
As cliche as it sounds, my favorite Journey album is Escape😀🎧
Escape is the album that no matter how I'm feeling good or bad after listening to the whole thing I feel better regardless. The music has stayed with me throughout my life. Never has music had such an effect on me or had such an impact on my life. Because of that I have to say it's my number 1 journey album.
Totally agree. Title track is my all time favorite Journey song. Steve Smith puts on a clinic, too.
@@ericwalker6068 the title track gets overlooked because of dont stop believing open arms and who's crying now. I love neils guitar at the end of who's crying now. Dont stop believing has lost a little bit in recent years because its overplayed. Stone in love is one of my favorites. I have to give a nod to dead or alive & lay it down. For people who think journey is a creamy pop band they should check those two songs out. Schon shreds
Mother Father was the best song from that album.
Infinity my favorite also. Then Escape, Departure.
My first Journey song < Spaceman from Next. It started there for me on this AMAZING band. So many personal memories for me in my life listening and playing to Journey. In my opinion,- there is not a bad egg in their entire catalog. Thanks Pete for the rankings. 1.Infinity 2.Evolution 3.Escape 4.Next 5. Departure 6.Frontiers 7. Revelations 8. Eclipse 9.Raised on Radio 10.Look Into The Future 11.Journey 12.Generation 13.Arrival 14.Trial By Fire 15.Dream After Dream
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Love “Spaceman”!
Gregg Rollie is awesome!
Always glad to hear those pre-Steve Perry albums get some love. That debut album especially is awesome.
Dude, if you ever do an episode where you go heavily into a band's history and discuss their music in depth, I could probably help you fill out a couple of hours or so about this band's history.
Great list man, one of my favorite bands. You pulled thoughts right out of my head so many times on this one starting with the Pic on the back of Trial. . . and the duet style of Rolie and Perry and the amazing post-Santana stuff. This was a great way to spend 25 mins. . . thanks!
15 Generations - 14 Trial by fire - 13 Dream after Dream - 12 next - 11 Revelation - 10 Journey - 9 Evolution - 8 Eclips - 7 Arrival - 6 Look into the future - 5 Raised on Radio - 4 Frontiers - 3 Departure - 2 Escape - 1 Infinity
Jake - love how you rated raised on radio and arrival highly.
I actually think Trial By Fire is by far the best Journey album. '' It's Just the Rain '' is one of Steve's best performances, in my opinion.
It's an absolute masterpiece.
Love trial by fire. One of my top 3 journey's album
Wow I reeeeaaaallllyyyy enjoyed your breakdown. Had such a good time listening. Thanks and keep up the good work. Your music passion flies out of the screen!
Trial By Fire's at the top. Most exploratory, most varied. Heavy songs too. Castle's Burning (heavy and nasty), One More (heavy mystical), and their fastest song (I Can See it in Your Eyes).
Yes, you are right. This guy has no idea what he's talking about. Trial by Fire is a masterpiece.
I know it was a soundtrack, but any thoughts on their 1980 album, "Dream, After Dream"? I always thought Destiny, Moon Theme, Little Girl and When All the Love is Gone were really good.
Cheers mate. Anyone with half a brain knows Destiny is the best song Journey ever recorded with any lineup. Has all the progginess of their 70's stuff...but it has Steve Perry at the peak of his vocal abilities on vocals in 1980.
That Eclipse album is pretty good! Edge of the Moment is easily one of my favorite Journey songs! 🤘🤘
Mine too!
Don't think I ever seen Pete so emotional over a band :)
Escape is my favorite Journey album. It was the first album on I bought on CD when I got into listening to Journey in 2002.
Frontiers and Escape are my favorites. The best Journey songs for me are Faithfully, Edge of the blade, Only the young, Be good to yourself, Wheel in the sky and Stone in love.
I love the artwork on their album/ CD covers.🎤🎸🎵🥁
What's in our hearts, there's never time to say .... Need you tonight, lover don't fade away ... Like a photograph, that time can't erase ... Why can't this night .., GO ON FOREVER?
Thank You. I am glad that someone besides me, thinks Infinity is Journey's best album. Start to finish, such a great album. BTW My friend is a rock fan, and not that big of a Journey fan. My friend only knew their radio hit songs. So one day, I played Infinity on my car radio. He was blown away!!! " I need to get that album. I need to get that album." That is all that he would say after he heard it. I had Infinity on Casette tape and CD. So, I gave him it on casette. He was so happy and to say he liked Infinity album, was a understatement. Thank You.
Frontiers was my first Journey record and in my top ten albums of all time.
My top 3 are Escape, Evolution, and Infinity. I really like Red 13 and wish you had included it.
My top 3 as well!
That's the problem with radio; they play the same old song to many time until you're sick of them, which results in you not wanting to have anything to do with said band. That's was my problem with Journey. I only own one Journey album and that's your #1 Steve: Infinity. Thankfully, RUclips has come to the rescue, allowing me to check out their catalog. Their new stuff I'm not much into. The older stuff; yes. Hopefully, Infinity will not remain an orphan for much longer. Thanks Pete. Great vlog.
I love Raised on Radio, so many gems, Steve Perry has the most beautiful voice in rock.
The third one Next is the one. First three are great. I love the jazz rock. If I had only known it in the past. I play a good blues guitar and that sound is what makes me happy.
The first 3 are the best- ok and infinity- and lovin’ touchin squeezin. I miss Greg Rollie
I just discovered this channel and what a video to start off with! I'm a HUGE Journey fan and I cant wait to delve into some of these albums that I'm not as familiar with(the newer stuff w/Arnel). I absolutely love "Of a Lifetime" and need to go back and listen to that first album again soon. My top five:
1. Infinity
2. Next
3. Escape
4. Evolution
5. Departure
I N E E D. I see what you did there.
My list is pretty much the same
Infinity and the debut (love the proggy- jazz..topaz is my favorite track)..evolution, departure, escape, frontiers are all interchangeable....i also love the song "only the young", which may be on a greatest hits or compilation, but I have none of those.....always loved the album covers too
Favorite Journey songs In the Morning Day, Topaz, Kohoutek, To Play Some Music, Karma, Spaceman, Nickel and Dime, City of The Angels, Do You Recall, Just The Same Way, Feeling that way/Anytime,Too Late, Stone In Love,Mother,Father,Rubicon,Back Talk I love quite a few of the newer material but don't know the titles as well as older Journey songs burned in my mind
The Journey arcade game was one of my favourite back in the day! 🕹
Love your videos, as a Midwestern guy I love my" corn rock" bands... Would love to see you rank REO Speedwagon and Cheap Trick albums!
Infinity and Evolution, arghhhh...miss those days!
Journey before Steve Perry is rock solid, with Perry is my favorite era, and post Perry is actually good. For me growing up with the Perry era is what makes the band so any of those albums!!
Almost at 25K subscribers! Way to go, Pete!
Great video the early Santana fusion is great too...
Infinity and Evolution are great hard rock
Picked up Infinity in 1978 music was great back then...
Agree 100%. Greg and Steve together we’re epic. What could have been in later years.
Hey Pete here is my top ten Journey Albums;
1. Infinity
2.First album
3.Frontiers
4.Escape
5.Look into the Future
6.Evolution
7.Departure
8.Eclipse
9.Next
10.Raised on Radio
As usual hard to rate all of their albums but especially loved those first 3 albums. Thanks for Journey Pete.
4.
I worked for Journey.
Many albums recorded at the record plant in Sausalito , many recorded at Jonathan Cain's. Home studio. The band never spent a great deal of time in the studio.Often the band would lay down two tracks in a 8 HR session.
Not much debate during studio sessions.New drum skins every morning 10am. Photo sessions were just all jump in 2 cars with Photographer and the Photographer would just pics locations and all would jump out
And snap -snap done. Very professional group of friends.
Escape is what grabbed me and brought them to my friends attention...
Although our rankings differ, an excellent overview of the band's material. I would have also included "Dream after Dream", a rare but notable soundtrack album, released just prior to Escape. It's by far one of the best Journey albums!
'Infinity' is one of those albums that I always need to listen to in its entirety. Such a great LP and it was my first time hearing them via Columbia House Record Club back in the 1970's, so, it's a personal favorite.
I owe them about a million dollars or so
Great video Pete as always.im a metal fan but I could put on any journey album and listen to it all the way through. Top 5 are infinity,evolution ,departure,escape, and frontiers.
Journey is a class act band the music speaks for itself Steve's vocal is incomparable to none true master it ain't easy to belt it out
Love these videos! I love delving into an artists discography and seeing what the older generation likes to listen to outside of the classics.
Turned my roommates on to Journey Infinity album every time I came home they were playing that album. Also saw the early Journey open for ELP forgot the year though.
I saw Journey on that tour at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernadino California on August 13th 1977 with ELP. Journey was performing their Next Tour. Oddly enough, I don't remember them playing any songs from Next. I only remember the songs that I really came to hear, side one of the debut album and most of my favorites from Look Into The Future. They were absolutely great. I wanted to hear them play longer. I saw them one year later at Anaheim stadium with Electric Light Orchestra and it was like watching two completely different bands. Very different vibes. Prog Rock sausage fest vs. hand waving teeny bopper girls in hot pants and tube tops. Both were very enjoyable experiences.
ELP was touring their Works album and they were the headliners. Journey was the opener. ELP played a few songs from Works and a bunch of great older material. They were unbelievably good. The one thing I will never forget is their entrance. They rose out of the floor at the front of stage with their instruments already set up on the stage behind them.
When they came out of the floor on a small platform, it was just the three guys, standing together, casually leaning against each other with their arms folded. It was as if they were saying, "Yeah, that's right, everything that you're going to be hearing, will be coming from just us". It was like, they were fucking badass and they knew it.
@@skybluemarshall Thanks 1977 sounds about right saw the concert at the L.A. Sports Arena it was my first time hearing Journey so I don't remember what they played but it was good so was ELP.
1. Journey
2. Next
3. Look Into the Future
Story time, 1977 Oakland Coliseum, Concert: ELP and Journey. Had just seen Journey earlier in the year at the Santa Monica Civic with Styx as the back up band. Journey just kicked ass. FF to Oakland. We are all pumped up for this concert. Journey comes on and plays I think Of a Lifetime and maybe one other song. Then someone says "I'd like to introduce are new singer ... don't know who, thought it was steve perry but I think it was a singer before him that was with the band for a short time. anyway, The crowd goes silent. We are looking at each other saying WTF? Then they start playing all this pop crap. The fans and us are going nuts booing and yelling. In between one of the songs a loud voice yelled out what everyone was thinking "F*&^ You Journey" They were boo'd off the stage. At least Emerson, Lake, and Palmer were outstanding. All the seats behind the stage had not been sold. So me and a friend went to a couple seats in back of the stage. Karl Palmer's drum set was pretty high up. We sat maybe 20ft from Karl at the same level for a while listening and watching him tear it up. They were actually quit good seats we could see everything and the speakers were close so we did not get the dreaded coliseum echo. It was awesome.
saw journey in central park around the time of 'look into the future'...it was a daytime gig and it was cool, although i've never been a big journey fan...however having said that, i think their current lead singer does a fantastic job and you did a tremendous job describing each and every album...very well done my friend...peace always...rocky
Great video Pete. I agree, "After All These Years" would have been a monster hit if released in the 80's. Thanks for all the work you put into compiling these lists.
been a Journey fan since the 70's and I am not ashamed... Pete, you are so correct in the fact that when people say Journey sucks, it's because they have never heard the vast majority of the songs the band has...
My absolute favorite era of Journey is Infinity,Evolution and Departure. I NEVER get tired of hearing them. Then I discovered the first 3 Journey albums before Steve Perry and was blown away. No wonder it was Steve Perry’s dream to sing with this band. They were magical together. Been a MEGA fan for 40 years. I will love this band forever. The music they made together is timeless.