Yes they played whole guitar solo on radio!!...the story is the record executives wanted to shorten the solo.....it was steve perry who said absolutely not👍🏻
Absolutely right they did. My FM station of choice at the time was K92 out of Roanke, VA. They had the coolest prime time Disc Jockey, a guy by the name of David Lee Michaels....always up in the "air chair", never failed to play this song in its entirety every single night at or near the close of his show around 10PM. Come to think of it, I still have the old 45rpm record, the original vinyl lp, the cassette & CD & all of them have Neal's full guitar riff. I've never even heard a version of the song without it.
When people complain that Journey sounds like the 80s, they are so very wrong. The 80s sound like Journey. Because after this album dropped, EVERYONE was copying this sound. Doubly so after the next Journey album.
@@suecook1326 Absolutely! He would have been next on the list if I had done more than three. I would add Jimi Jamison of Survivor, too. Mickey Thomas of Starship.
Wife here.., True that most reactors do not cover this song...,Journey is such a crowdpleaser.., GenX..And Steve Perry with those pipes!!..And that Awesome Guitar Work..MAGIC!!
I was 21 years old in 1981 walking into a new house in Dallas Tx when I heard this song playing for the first time.I stopped and couldn’t move until the song was over. I was totally blown away!
I agree with you but this is the one exception. Great live version but this track is so well performed and produced, I prefer the studio version. I need to hear him drag out the lyric “Two hearts born to ru-uah-un” (run). This is a masterpiece vocal performance. Live is an A. Studio is A+.
Saw them 6 times at The Summit in Houston (now Joel Osteen's "church") and Steve Perry solo on his For The Love Of Strange Medicine tour in 1994. I just can't get into them with a wannabe sound-similar
They absolutely did play that entire outro on the radio. This is one of Journey's greatest songs and for some odd reason no one ever reacts to it on here when they're doing Journey. Never understood that, but glad you guys broke the mold. Great reaction!! 👍
@@Wordsmyth8 Oops...I thought you were asking if the guys from Views from the 502 had done a reaction to Lov'in, Touch'in, Squeeze'in yet, not if Journey sang that song. That's why I answered, "I don't believe so" because I'm sure they haven't reacted to it, yet. I wasn't implying that Journey didn't sing that song. It's classic Journey.
The studio told Journey that Neal's solo was 'to long!' for radio play and wanted them to shorten it! Steve Perry wasn't having it! And argued with them about it. Steve told them that if the radio station wants to start playing the next song during Neal's solo. He doesn't have a problem with that. BUT they were NOT going to shorten it!! After a battle over the solo, the studio left the solo alone. You guys should react to the song from the 1981 Houston, Tx concert! And YES!!! Classic Journey is 'out of this world!!'
All of us gals were crying over Steve Perry. ALL of the time. Oh, and I sincerely hope that you fellows sing together whenever you have the chance. It's such a *good thing* to sing aloud
Girl, yes! Steve was everything! Women were losing their damn minds. I know because I was one of them! Absolutely the greatest rock voice, screw that the greatest voice ever! Even Freddie Mercury acknowledged that there was no one that had that capability. It was absolutely effortless for him. No strain no effort it just happened and oh my God when it hit you just got sucked in and were absolutely mesmerized , that angelic voice and then he’s gorgeous on top of it! He had a lot of women, but he never got married. His parents divorced when he was very young and he said that he didn’t believe in marriage because too many people he knew lost everything they had and divorces. I want to beg that man to marry me! Whew, have mercy that boy was fine! He still is he’s just more mature now. I love you, Stephen! Come get me, I’m here! I love you!!!!❤️💕
The Live version of Mather, Father is a must!!! Guaranteed your minds will be blown. Be sure to listen to the keyboard that follows immediately at the end of the song.
Journey's "Escape", Hall & Oates' "H2O", and Styx's "Paradise Theater" - the vinyl was worn off of these during my senior year in high school. Love this.
"Wheel In The Sky" was almost overplayed in late '77-'78; I couldn't wait to get to that concert that summer! 'Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' too. Lots of Steve in the late 70's!
First time visiting here...guys, all of the members of Journey were heavy weights. Two players had been in Santana, the bass player had been in the Steve Miller Band, the drummer had been with Jean-Luc Ponty before he joined, Jonathan Cain had been with the band, The Baby's, and the icing on the cake was Steve Perry. I was lucky to see them live in 1983, amazing band!
Oh yes they did!!!! Radio played the whole thing!!! That whole outro was spine chilling stuff. 😅Neal Schon at his best!!!!! He got his start with Santana. And guys, this was a massive hit!!!!!
And you guys just listened to one of the BEST guitar solos EVER by the legend himself...Neal Schon. He is still ripping that guitar to this very day. I’d say...not bad for being 69 years old now. Escape went to number 1 in the nation in 1981. It rocketed Journey to super-stardom and into another stratosphere. Steve Perry is truly that “one in a million” with the solid gold voice. No one comes close. IMHO. Keep the Journey reactions coming...now you can see why we fans have loved this band for over 40 years. They’ve been a band since 1973. This year marks their 50th year rock in it out. Timeless, amazing masterpieces. Journey On!
Omg!!!!😂😂😂 I'm still laughing you guys are hilarious but yes Steve Perry has the voice of an angel for sure....this is my favorite song from them and I remember when I first heard it and back to Ryan you go boy that was so entertaining and Nick loses it "Priceless" love your reactions and you guys❤
My first time hearing it in my brother's brown buick the last summer I had with him in 1981. I was 16 and he took me and my youngest brother to Astroworld in Houston.
I don't know who is making me laugh more - Ryan's 'angel' reaction or Nick laughing at Ryan's reaction! Yes, Steve is a vocal earth angel. And, agree with previous comments on how incredibly good Journey is live. For this song to sound so beautiful live is testament to the pure musicality talent and professionalism of the whole band regardless of turmoil amongst them. Journey is in their own category. And so many forget this tune, but every time music appreciators hear, they react like you guys. New York radio is the worst, however, that outro was played on two big stations.
Guess we should thank Sam Cooke for all those vocal embellishments Steve Perry throws into his singing. When Neal does those guitar solos, you can hear that Santana sound come out every so often. Really enjoyed this reaction and hope you check out Lights, Wheel in the Sky, Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin and Still They Ride in the future.
Your reactions were priceless! I was crushen on Steve Perry back in the day. Ooops I just revealed my age. Yah this band was always blasting in my car, along with Van Halen, The Eagles and many more. It was a great time for music.
New sub here! For a special treat you should react to Journey live concert in Osaka Japan. You have no idea how truly great Steve Perry is until you hear him singing "Wheel in the Sky" at this concert! Love from a die hard Journey fan in Texas!🤠
I was lucky enough to be in my teenage years when this album came out and journey was one of the hardest bands. It was a great time. As if Steve Perry’s voice wasn’t enough, you get that unbelievably melodic guitar solo at the end and I get what you guys were saying you don’t want it to end, the stars aligned with the journey, no question.
Ryan, it's so cool to see you loose control, simply because you rarely do that. The three of y'all keep a smile on my face. I appreciate that so much 💖
Journey is a legendary band that never gets old. I have noticed that most successful rock in the music industry have talented vocalists, Robert Plant, Steve Perry, Freddie Mercury, Ozzy Osbourne, Ian Gillan and others. The 70s and 80s are the best years in the history of the music industry.
You have to see them live! There’s nothing that Steve can’t do. Live he shows he is that good and better. Just walks around and sings like that! It’s amazing. Gotta do a live video to understand who your dealing with when it comes to Steve and the band. Fantastic song and album period!!
THEY, JUST, DON'T, WRITE OR SING, MUSIC, LIKE, THIS, ANYMORE!! I was born 1972, one of my favorite songs from my youth and I really enjoyed your reactions fellas lol
I was 18 and just graduated High School a month earlier, I had a good Job a kick butt 76 350 V8 Chevy Scottsdale Pickup Jacked-up High fastest vehicle on the strip (at least that I ran up against) and Life was Fantastic. I feel so blessed to be born at a time when this music came in my late teens and 20s when Journey and all this other fantastic music was pouring out over the airwaves so quick we could hardly take it in and we thought this is the way life would be forever. Sadly it wasn't meant to be but we have these Forever Golden Classic Gems to go back to and remember what was best in life. Thanks, Amigo's for another Great Video Reaction🤠😎
I remember heard this song...and mesmerized how Steve's voice is so unique, as well you guys felt! My reaction was less intense, but I was in shock too. lol
Steve.Perry. Enough Said. Ryan - your stopping of the song and the praise of Steve made my entire month. Bless you. This is the most joyous channel I've subscribed to maybe ever. Thank you all three.
In regard to the ease (for him) of Steve Perry's vocals, "Mother Father - live in Houston" (from this same album) is an absolute MUST. You will be blown away by the notes he hits, LIVE, at the end of the tune. Another tune with a great Neal Schon guitar outro is "Stone in Love," also from the Escape album (now you see why it went *Diamond*). Also recommend the 'live in Houston' version.
Ha! It's always great to see young people discover the great music that I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. I was actually 20 when this album came out. Another reason Steve Perry's voice was golden. Great reaction!👍👌💥
Journey back in the 80s were so popular and so great hardly anyone could come close to their ability. Steve Perry has one of the greatest male voices of all time. The Houston concert in 81 was so tight they sounded better live than in studio. We love you Steve thank you so much for all the wonderful songs that you guys made. ❤CLASSIC ROCK❤
When this album came out I bought the cassette. I had an am/fm cassette player in my car. Auto reverse. The tape never left the tape deck for a very long time.
Greetings from the 502 also and from a singer and guitar playing musician. Not sure if anyone mentioned but look up their songs with them doing them live they're just like the radio and you get extended solos...
Steve wrote this song in his car on the way from LA to San Francisco...and brought it to Jon and Neal.Steve Perry is an absolute unicorn; perfect vocals every time. The way you reacted...that's the effect Steve especially had on women. Neal wasn't into tthe ballad thing until he noticed the WOMEN suddenly appearing at their concerts. If you want their best song it has to be Mother Father, live from Houston 1981.
This was a huge hit for Journey. It was on the radio all the time when it was released. Great to see Ryan hit the Golden Buzzer for Steve Perry. Ya, he's pretty good. Neal Schon's exit guitar solo is fantastic, goosebumps-inducing. You can really hear the influence of guitar legend Carlos Santana on Neal Schon. Many casual music fans probably don't know that Schon played in Santana's band in the early 1970s beginning at the age of 16! before moving on to form Journey.
Hey guys~ there is so much going on with your reactions! Ryan, I totally dig your spontaneity on this one, and it set off a ripple effect with Nick losing it by cracking up, as you caught him off guard, and then there was the look on Ty's face when you stopped the music~ that was golden! 👍❤ (You even mentioned Jesus! 😲). Of course I always dig when y'all sing too. You are correct Ryan, Steve's voice takes you to another dimension. And he has that same affect live in concert. He is a talent for sure. We also get to hear Neal Schon at the end of the song show off on his guitar skills on this. 🎤 🎸 They are two of my favs. This was awesome fellas. Love it!!! 😊 #ViewsFromThe502
What is special about Steve Perry's voice? Steve Perry has the range of a high tenor and solid alto and is considered a countertenor. He is a rare tenor altino, a rare form of countertenor, a voice that many consider incomparable. His voice is very recognizable and longtime friend of Perry's, Jon Bon Jovi, gave him the nickname, "The Voice."Aug 8, 2018 (copied from wikipedia)
Journey ALWAYS makes me think of my brother who passed in 1982. I was only 16 yo. He had an old brown buick that he put an 8 track player in. He ordered his 8 track tapes from the back of those magazines. He took me and my youngest brother to Astroworld one summer and i distinctly remember "who's crying now" and "dont stop believing" playing. That was the last summer i had him as he died in a car accident at college. Its been over 40 years and those songs still wrench my heart.
Now you know why Gen X and Boomers ain’t lying when they say their music was better.
Yes they played whole guitar solo on radio!!...the story is the record executives wanted to shorten the solo.....it was steve perry who said absolutely not👍🏻
Absolutely right they did. My FM station of choice at the time was K92 out of Roanke, VA. They had the coolest prime time Disc Jockey, a guy by the name of David Lee Michaels....always up in the "air chair", never failed to play this song in its entirety every single night at or near the close of his show around 10PM. Come to think of it, I still have the old 45rpm record, the original vinyl lp, the cassette & CD & all of them have Neal's full guitar riff. I've never even heard a version of the song without it.
Never heard about that. Good info!
They sure did. ❤
Sounds like a familiar Freddie Mercury story up against his record label.
Steve fought because the end solo represents the lovers fighting.
When people complain that Journey sounds like the 80s, they are so very wrong. The 80s sound like Journey. Because after this album dropped, EVERYONE was copying this sound. Doubly so after the next Journey album.
Nobody can beats Steve Perry's Vocal ability, he's a legend. 😎🎸👌
I think Perry, Steve Walsh and Lou Gramm top the list.
He's the best voice in music❤❤❤ and Michael Mcdonald
YES THEY DID
@@DropAnchor1978 Brad Delp on Boston... More Than A Feeling really tears up vocals as well!
@@suecook1326 Absolutely! He would have been next on the list if I had done more than three. I would add Jimi Jamison of Survivor, too. Mickey
Thomas of Starship.
And remember, this is WAY before auto tune.
Wife here.., True that most reactors do not cover this song...,Journey is such a crowdpleaser.., GenX..And Steve Perry with those pipes!!..And that Awesome Guitar Work..MAGIC!!
Steve fought for radio to play the entire guitar solo. And they did 🎶🎵🎶
I love that fact,thanks.
That's why he was called The Voice
Agree….. VOICE OF AN ANGEL.
You need to play this song from the Live in Houston concert in 1981. This whole live concert will blow your mind!!
I was there! 17 years old. The Summit. Joel Osteen ruined this great concert and basketball venue into his church.
The combo of Neal Schon on guitar and Steve Perry’s vocals is magical.
Absolutely!!
The live in Houston version is amazing
I was 21 years old in 1981 walking into a new house in Dallas Tx when I heard this song playing for the first time.I stopped and couldn’t move until the song was over. I was totally blown away!
Journey is so ridiculously good live that I literally never want to hear the studio version of a song. Live only! ❤️🎶
I agree with you but this is the one exception. Great live version but this track is so well performed and produced, I prefer the studio version. I need to hear him drag out the lyric “Two hearts born to ru-uah-un” (run). This is a masterpiece vocal performance. Live is an A. Studio is A+.
Agreed100 I saw them twice!! Ten rows back and literally blown away at their voices n talents🎉🎉🎉🎉
Saw them 6 times at The Summit in Houston (now Joel Osteen's "church") and Steve Perry solo on his For The Love Of Strange Medicine tour in 1994. I just can't get into them with a wannabe sound-similar
“Send Her My Love” next please !!
"Mother, Father" LIVE version from the Escape tour, 1981...it'll Blow. Your. Mind.🤯
They absolutely did play that entire outro on the radio. This is one of Journey's greatest songs and for some odd reason no one ever reacts to it on here when they're doing Journey. Never understood that, but glad you guys broke the mold. Great reaction!! 👍
I love this song. Didn’t they also do “Loving, Touching, Squeezing”? That’s a great song.
I don't believe so. Talk about setting a MOOD. That song certainly does it.
@@L1623VP I checked. Journey did do that song. Here’s a link: ruclips.net/video/fTkHFQC3wow/видео.html
@@Wordsmyth8 Oops...I thought you were asking if the guys from Views from the 502 had done a reaction to Lov'in, Touch'in, Squeeze'in yet, not if Journey sang that song. That's why I answered, "I don't believe so" because I'm sure they haven't reacted to it, yet. I wasn't implying that Journey didn't sing that song. It's classic Journey.
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A little trivia: There are 156 "Na's" in that song.
Thank you, Ryan!!! 🙏😇
one of my favorite songs from Journey. He has a great voice.
Mine too!❤
Sam Cooke was Perry's biggest influence.
Steve Perry could sing the ABC song and make it sound worthy of a Grammy! His vocal ability is magical! Love this dude!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
The studio told Journey that Neal's solo was 'to long!' for radio play and wanted them to shorten it! Steve Perry wasn't having it! And argued with them about it. Steve told them that if the radio station wants to start playing the next song during Neal's solo. He doesn't have a problem with that. BUT they were NOT going to shorten it!! After a battle over the solo, the studio left the solo alone.
You guys should react to the song from the 1981 Houston, Tx concert!
And YES!!! Classic Journey is 'out of this world!!'
Loved your reaction guys. This song is a real masterpiece, that's so true. Greetings from Poland.
Live only for Journey!!!!!! Watch them sing this in Houston 81.
All of us gals were crying over Steve Perry. ALL of the time. Oh, and I sincerely hope that you fellows sing together whenever you have the chance. It's such a *good thing* to sing aloud
Girl, yes! Steve was everything! Women were losing their damn minds. I know because I was one of them!
Absolutely the greatest rock voice, screw that the greatest voice ever! Even Freddie Mercury acknowledged that there was no one that had that capability. It was absolutely effortless for him. No strain no effort it just happened and oh my God when it hit you just got sucked in and were absolutely mesmerized , that angelic voice and then he’s gorgeous on top of it! He had a lot of women, but he never got married. His parents divorced when he was very young and he said that he didn’t believe in marriage because too many people he knew lost everything they had and divorces.
I want to beg that man to marry me! Whew, have mercy that boy was fine! He still is he’s just more mature now. I love you, Stephen! Come get me, I’m here!
I love you!!!!❤️💕
If you really want to hear his vocal ability, review the song “Mother,Father”
The live version, please!
Mother Father live for sure!
@@brentkraus457 Yeah that was an amazing performance
The Live version of Mather, Father is a must!!!
Guaranteed your minds will be blown. Be sure to listen to the keyboard that follows immediately at the end of the song.
Yes mother father live in Houston is Epic his vocals will make you cry!
Driving down the shore with the sunroof open , that’s what we called the beach in NJ.
Journey's "Escape", Hall & Oates' "H2O", and Styx's "Paradise Theater" - the vinyl was worn off of these during my senior year in high school. Love this.
This was one of their biggest singles, peaking at #4 on the billboard hot 100 in 1981, one of their first songs they played a lot on the radio
"Wheel In The Sky" was almost overplayed in late '77-'78; I couldn't wait to get to that concert that summer! 'Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' too. Lots of Steve in the late 70's!
That tells you how good the 80s were when this one only made it to #4
First time visiting here...guys, all of the members of Journey were heavy weights. Two players had been in Santana, the bass player had been in the Steve Miller Band, the drummer had been with Jean-Luc Ponty before he joined, Jonathan Cain had been with the band, The Baby's, and the icing on the cake was Steve Perry. I was lucky to see them live in 1983, amazing band!
Definitely ✨✨✨
Entire song made the radio. Amazing right?!?! Great song from my youth!!!!
Love when Ryan loses control!!🔥🤗🥰
Yes Cindy it's so entertaining😄🔥❤
@@hollysmith9979 yes and so genuine and heartfelt🔥🥰❤️
Oh yes they did!!!! Radio played the whole thing!!! That whole outro was spine chilling stuff. 😅Neal Schon at his best!!!!! He got his start with Santana. And guys, this was a massive hit!!!!!
YES!!! he IS an angeĺ you are 100% right ...best voice EVER!!
Journey is good, Journey with Steve Perry is something else, with respect to Arnel. Another great reaction!
Send Her My Love is a worthy listen as well.
Definitely an under appreciated Journey song! Steve Perry is just an incredible vocal talent
And you guys just listened to one of the BEST guitar solos EVER by the legend himself...Neal Schon. He is still ripping that guitar to this very day. I’d say...not bad for being 69 years old now. Escape went to number 1 in the nation in 1981. It rocketed Journey to super-stardom and into another stratosphere. Steve Perry is truly that “one in a million” with the solid gold voice. No one comes close. IMHO. Keep the Journey reactions coming...now you can see why we fans have loved this band for over 40 years. They’ve been a band since 1973. This year marks their 50th year rock in it out. Timeless, amazing masterpieces. Journey On!
He does have the voice of an angel !!!! I appreciate your emotions! Everyone feels the same way about Steve❤❤❤❤. I love him!!!
This man is an angel 😂😆😂
Omg!!!!😂😂😂 I'm still laughing you guys are hilarious but yes Steve Perry has the voice of an angel for sure....this is my favorite song from them and I remember when I first heard it and back to Ryan you go boy that was so entertaining and Nick loses it "Priceless" love your reactions and you guys❤
I totally get you, Ryan! Theres just so long you can sit passively listening to perfection without finally pointing it out!!
You need to listen to Journey When You Love a Woman .
No matter where I am or what I'm doing, I still feel the same way as Ryan every time I hear The Voice.
All of a sudden I am 10 years old again in 1981-listening to this on my new clock radio. A simpler time & great memories.😊
Almost age 13 when this was released. Cruising down the street on my bike with a radio on my handlebars, sun going down. Great memories!
Same. I was 12 ❤
My first time hearing it in my brother's brown buick the last summer I had with him in 1981. I was 16 and he took me and my youngest brother to Astroworld in Houston.
I was also 10. I remember sleeping with my little radio on and this song Bette Davis Eyes and Rod Stewart Passion playing all the time.
I don't know who is making me laugh more - Ryan's 'angel' reaction or Nick laughing at Ryan's reaction! Yes, Steve is a vocal earth angel. And, agree with previous comments on how incredibly good Journey is live. For this song to sound so beautiful live is testament to the pure musicality talent and professionalism of the whole band regardless of turmoil amongst them. Journey is in their own category. And so many forget this tune, but every time music appreciators hear, they react like you guys. New York radio is the worst, however, that outro was played on two big stations.
Guess we should thank Sam Cooke for all those vocal embellishments Steve Perry throws into his singing. When Neal does those guitar solos, you can hear that Santana sound come out every so often. Really enjoyed this reaction and hope you check out Lights, Wheel in the Sky, Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin and Still They Ride in the future.
If you may want to she thought something that is unbelievable, watch his Mother Father performance in live in Houston 81.
May be hard to beat.
They always played the entire outro on the radio, at least in my country, and this was on at least ten times a day back then.
Love your reaction
Now you can appreciate the effect Steve has on women
Vocal perfection
Pure control. He makes it sound easy
It isn't.
Lyrics are unbelievable also❤
Your reactions were priceless! I was crushen on Steve Perry back in the day. Ooops I just revealed my age. Yah this band was always blasting in my car, along with Van Halen, The Eagles and many more. It was a great time for music.
New sub here! For a special treat you should react to Journey live concert in Osaka Japan. You have no idea how truly great Steve Perry is until you hear him singing "Wheel in the Sky" at this concert! Love from a die hard Journey fan in Texas!🤠
I was lucky enough to be in my teenage years when this album came out and journey was one of the hardest bands. It was a great time. As if Steve Perry’s voice wasn’t enough, you get that unbelievably melodic guitar solo at the end and I get what you guys were saying you don’t want it to end, the stars aligned with the journey, no question.
You have to hear them live. What made Journey, Journey is they sound better live.
Yes. He is an Angel! 😍
I'm crying now because your reaction is almost over! Keep em' coming!
You should definitely watch the LIVE performances from the HOU concert - Especially "Mother Father" & "Stay Awhile" as well as "Who's Crying Now".
Ryan, it's so cool to see you loose control, simply because you rarely do that. The three of y'all keep a smile on my face. I appreciate that so much 💖
Voice of an angel
I literally listened to this song 21 times in a row yesterday. It never goes stale.
Journey is a legendary band that never gets old. I have noticed that most successful rock in the music industry have talented vocalists, Robert Plant, Steve Perry, Freddie Mercury, Ozzy Osbourne, Ian Gillan and others. The 70s and 80s are the best years in the history of the music industry.
Probably the best rockband in the world, ever!
Fine reaction, guys! Thank you!
STONE IN LOVE is my absolute favorite Journey song, with Lovin' Touchin"Squeezin' as a close second 💖
Hell yeah Neil rips
Amen
EXACTLY.
You have to see them live! There’s nothing that Steve can’t do. Live he shows he is that good and better. Just walks around and sings like that! It’s amazing. Gotta do a live video to understand who your dealing with when it comes to Steve and the band. Fantastic song and album period!!
THEY, JUST, DON'T, WRITE OR SING, MUSIC, LIKE, THIS, ANYMORE!! I was born 1972, one of my favorite songs from my youth and I really enjoyed your reactions fellas lol
Facts
Yes this is Journey's Greatest song ever.
It’s even better life when he sings it in Houston. You should listen to him saying mother, father life.
I was 18 and just graduated High School a month earlier, I had a good Job a kick butt 76 350 V8 Chevy Scottsdale Pickup Jacked-up High fastest vehicle on the strip (at least that I ran up against) and Life was Fantastic. I feel so blessed to be born at a time when this music came in my late teens and 20s when Journey and all this other fantastic music was pouring out over the airwaves so quick we could hardly take it in and we thought this is the way life would be forever. Sadly it wasn't meant to be but we have these Forever Golden Classic Gems to go back to and remember what was best in life. Thanks, Amigo's for another Great Video Reaction🤠😎
Here’s a good one……lots of people don’t know this Journey song but it’s one of my favorite by them…”Still They Ride”……check it out….you’ll love it.
The live version from Tokyo 1983 is awesome.
You’ve got to listen “sweet and simple” or “why can’t this night go on forever”, that’s some of Steve’s best vocals 🙏🏿
I remember heard this song...and mesmerized how Steve's voice is so unique, as well you guys felt! My reaction was less intense, but I was in shock too. lol
Steve.Perry. Enough Said. Ryan - your stopping of the song and the praise of Steve made my entire month. Bless you. This is the most joyous channel I've subscribed to maybe ever. Thank you all three.
Great reaction!! You hsve "found" the Voice...too
Tack från Sverige!!😉
Look at the live performance from Houston 1981...
Sounds THE SAME or even better...
Varsågod!
Now you know why we keep telling you our generation that we had the best music growing up
And it's true! We were so blessed! 💜
I can promise you guys, especially Nick, you will love Stone In Love. The guitar solo at the end will give you that stink face we all love. Lol
I love this song! It’s really hard to say what their best song is!!
In regard to the ease (for him) of Steve Perry's vocals, "Mother Father - live in Houston" (from this same album) is an absolute MUST. You will be blown away by the notes he hits, LIVE, at the end of the tune.
Another tune with a great Neal Schon guitar outro is "Stone in Love," also from the Escape album (now you see why it went *Diamond*). Also recommend the 'live in Houston' version.
Greatest vocalist ever
You need to do "Mother Father" Live from Houston 1981. Steve's best vocal performance ever. And the best instrumental performance by rest of band.
Ha! It's always great to see young people discover the great music that I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. I was actually 20 when this album came out. Another reason Steve Perry's voice was golden. Great reaction!👍👌💥
Saw Journey 6 times in concert back in the 80s and they never disappointed. Pure magic!
This sounds fresh every time never gets old .
It was and still is a great song!!!
Yes they did play that entire outro in the day!!!
This song never gets old
They've got to do Journey's Lov'in, Touch'in, Squeeze'in. Talk about setting a MOOD.
Journey back in the 80s were so popular and so great hardly anyone could come close to their ability. Steve Perry has one of the greatest male voices of all time. The Houston concert in 81 was so tight they sounded better live than in studio. We love you Steve thank you so much for all the wonderful songs that you guys made. ❤CLASSIC ROCK❤
One of my favorite guitar solos of all time.
You can't appreciate them unless you watch them live they were even better.
Peg you are so right they killed being live
Hard to believe Steve Perry could sing this fkn Good live performance,to me SP still holds that record 💞🎶🎵🎤🎶🎵🎸🎶🎵🎵
When this album came out I bought the cassette. I had an am/fm cassette player in my car. Auto reverse. The tape never left the tape deck for a very long time.
Greetings from the 502 also and from a singer and guitar playing musician. Not sure if anyone mentioned but look up their songs with them doing them live they're just like the radio and you get extended solos...
One of very favs of journey
Steve wrote this song in his car on the way from LA to San Francisco...and brought it to Jon and Neal.Steve Perry is an absolute unicorn; perfect vocals every time. The way you reacted...that's the effect Steve especially had on women. Neal wasn't into tthe ballad thing until he noticed the WOMEN suddenly appearing at their concerts. If you want their best song it has to be Mother Father, live from Houston 1981.
This was a huge hit for Journey. It was on the radio all the time when it was released. Great to see Ryan hit the Golden Buzzer for Steve Perry. Ya, he's pretty good. Neal Schon's exit guitar solo is fantastic, goosebumps-inducing. You can really hear the influence of guitar legend Carlos Santana on Neal Schon. Many casual music fans probably don't know that Schon played in Santana's band in the early 1970s beginning at the age of 16! before moving on to form Journey.
Hey guys~ there is so much going on with your reactions!
Ryan, I totally dig your spontaneity on this one, and it set off a ripple effect with Nick losing it by cracking up, as you caught him off guard, and then there was the look on Ty's face when you stopped the music~ that was golden! 👍❤ (You even mentioned Jesus! 😲). Of course I always dig when y'all sing too. You are correct Ryan, Steve's voice takes you to another dimension. And he has that same affect live in concert. He is a talent for sure. We also get to hear Neal Schon at the end of the song show off on his guitar skills on this. 🎤 🎸 They are two of my favs.
This was awesome fellas. Love it!!! 😊 #ViewsFromThe502
What is special about Steve Perry's voice?
Steve Perry has the range of a high tenor and solid alto and is considered a countertenor. He is a rare tenor altino, a rare form of countertenor, a voice that many consider incomparable. His voice is very recognizable and longtime friend of Perry's, Jon Bon Jovi, gave him the nickname, "The Voice."Aug 8, 2018 (copied from wikipedia)
Journey ALWAYS makes me think of my brother who passed in 1982. I was only 16 yo. He had an old brown buick that he put an 8 track player in. He ordered his 8 track tapes from the back of those magazines. He took me and my youngest brother to Astroworld one summer and i distinctly remember "who's crying now" and "dont stop believing" playing.
That was the last summer i had him as he died in a car accident at college. Its been over 40 years and those songs still wrench my heart.
Came out when I was a freshman in high school! Yep, we had some awesome music in the 80's.
Im 60 seen them live in 81 and several times after LIVE SHOWS THE BEST 👌
This song really did help define the early 80s sound