Hip Hop Songwriter FIRST TIME SEEING: Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live 1981: Escape Tour)

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[@user-eg2zo4kz6w]

So glad I grew up in this era!! We had actual real talent!!!

[@scottruck5584]

ME TOO....I was 16 years old when this came out,in 1981..I am 59 now,and I am content to listen to 80's music,the rest of my life....NOTHING COMPARES................

[@terryhogan327]

Oh me too!!

[@kylefrandsen2665]

Steve Perry is one of the greatest rock singers of all time. No autotune and hits the notes perfectly - with POWER! Anything from this live show is worthy of a reaction.

[@rosieo5481]

Amen to that!!!

[@patticrichton1135]

AMEN!!!!!!

[@pennyrogers629]

Steve Perry is the greatest vocalist of all time IMHO. No one will ever match his vocal abilities. No autotune, no ear pieces just Raw untrained God given talent. Watch Mother Father from same show. It will blow your mind!! Also watch Who’s crying now from same show. Listen to Lovin Touchin Squeezin, Lights, wheel in the sky. Steve Perryhas has several solo albums also, listen to Oh Sherrie and Goolish heart, Strung out. I could go on and on. The Journey rabbit hole is deep but oh so worth it!

[@justingoodnow851]

Steve and Freddie !

[@Cassie670566]

Yesss! I mentioned that, too, definitely watch ‘Mother Father’… It is an absolute masterpiece!!! Make sure you watch the live version from the concert in Houston in 1981… Same concert you watched with don’t stop believin’’.

[@Cassie670566]

Definitely watch them on ‘The Midnight Special’ too… it was a show that came on late at night, and always had the best & upcoming bands. Watch them do “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’“ when Steve has the red and white striped top on. It’s a great performance, and then they immediately go into the song, “City of the Angels“. Fantastic! search Wolfman Jack… He was the coolest disc jockey. -he hosted the midnight special on TV. The story of the band is amazing. The guitarist with the rad hair, Neal Schon and another guy named Gregg Rolie were in a band in the early 70s called Santana. Look up the song ‘black Magic woman’ by Santana. Greg is the one who sang this song. The band broke up but Greg and Neal started Journey after that. There is a lot of history with this band. The original drummer was called Aynsly Dunbar, and then came Steve Smith. He was there for all the high points in the late 70s and early 80s. The very first lead singer was called Robert Fleishman, but as soon as they found Steve, he was instantly the new lead singer. Right now they are touring, yes… 2024 they are touring and the drummer is amazing. He played with Ozzy Osbourne and lots of other bands. … His name is Deen Castronovo. I graduated in 1984 and Journey was my ♥️band and still is 40 years later. Iconic!

[@k17reactions]

Steve Perry, hands down, best male vocalist of all time!!!

[@randywissler9923]

Definitely top 3 along with Dimash and Freddie Mercury. The order changes depending on the day. 😂

[@4bigelvis]

@@randywissler9923 Lets not forget Elvis Presley can make the old telephone book sound incredible .

[@debracurrin3090]

Steve Perry was called "The Voice"

[@michelecarson2360]

Still is❤

[@LordShad0w.162]

I would only put Ronnie James Dio up there with him. We had EPIC level singers and musicians back in the day.

[@rachelk8937]

He is making a comeback too!!!!🔥

[@jwb52z9]

@@rachelk8937 For some reason, I thought he couldn't sing anymore.

[@rachelk8937]

@@jwb52z9 I might have to check, but I was watching a bunch of reactions to Journey recently and several people commented that he was going to be recording again. I didn’t check , but I hope so!

[@gailcalderone5229]

Steve Perry is fantastic as a singer and a man.. Really good n honest guy...." THE VOICE."

[@arc88arc88]

Exactly right Cliff. This is 5 dudes, no backing tracks, no post. Just pure talent 🤘

[@wendyhowe2178]

Mother Father from Live in Houston 1981 should be your next reaction. A masterpiece.

[@curtisyeomans1333]

Growing up with the music of Journey, was pure Magic! Thank you for your reaction, nice to know you appreciate this music! Thanks for sharing! Have a Blessed weekend!

[@BarbaraWhitney-y6h]

You must experience "Mother, Father" from the same Live 1981 Escape Tour. Steve Perry and the entire band are absolute perfection! That is quite possibly the best live performance of any song you will ever see. It is dynamite! Steve Perry is incomparable!

[@debortahwelch9298]

Dude, Steve was moving all over the stage, working the crowd and doing his thing and his voice NEVER changed. I was in high school in the 70's still like long hair, tight jeans. I thought and still think Steve is very handsome. TALENT is what our music had no fake crap, it was REAL.

[@mstewart109]

What a voice!! On the radio non stop in my youth. You had no doubt who was the singer. Please go down the rabbit hole. So many hits

[@joannarippon3910]

Journey is my all time favorite band and Steve’s the best singer of all time. I was 20 in 1981 and have been a fan ever since. On tour was all live performances. No auto tune. No mixes. Just pure talent

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

I love Steve Perry and Journey. They were a HUGE part of the late 70's & 80's. I'm so happy I grew up with the 60's through the 90's. It was the most talented bands and hands down the best music. The 80's was epic.❤

[@PaulHoffman-mo6qu]

So many memories come flowing back with this one,. Thanks for your reaction. And thank you for reaching out several times when I was at my low point Things do get better.

[@bzGNR]

Great reaction, my friend. This is a song from my high school days, but I get to experience it again for the first time through your eyes and ears. So cool to see your enjoyment of this classic.

[@catherineday951]

Mother, Father from the same concert. Steve has said it was the hardest, physically, to sing...worth a watch!

[@lisachaney7398]

I was at that concert...it was incredible They put on an amazing show

[@nerdcamel]

His voice is amazing

[@joefogle4874]

It's LIVE man !! Friggin' LIVE.

[@j.t.3798]

Iconic song! If this doesn't make you smile, you're soul is dead

[@suzannezethner8180]

"THE VOICE" Live ! Steve Perry ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@user-yo1rn5hv5u]

Saw Journey in concert in 1983. Steve Perry’s voice was and still is incredible!! Also, Brian Adams opened for them. Incredible show!! I miss the 80’s, the music the concerts. Such a great time.

[@amydavies2529]

I saw journey in concert, and their songs sounded just like the albums...awesome ❤ Great reaction ❤

[@IndianaJane123]

Journey in the 70’s was incredible. Early80’s was great. Steve Perry is a phenomenal vocalist. Neil Schon was great on the guitar. Greg Rolie was the first lead singer of Journey.

[@gerby17]

We need more true artists like this today. So happy I grew up in the 80s with this awesome music!

[@RKOENT]

And no auto tune. No one can sing live like this these days

[@RKOENT]

Ofc said this before your post-video analysis

[@carladicarlo3255]

Between ‘78 and ‘86 they were THE band! Hit after hit. No one was doing it better than Perry. He’s still in the top 5. I graduated HS in ‘86 so Journey was a huge part of my teens! Saw them 3x and the live vocals were just like this video! Shout out to Neil Schon who’s a pretty underrated guitarist.

[@mamaalaska]

Steve Perry just put out a new album at 74 years old! He has always been known as “The Voice.” Journey has been one of my favorite bands four times in my life. his voice is just as great now as it was then what’s awesome is he’s singing live with no autotune no bullshit and it sounds just like the record!

[@LoneStarX]

I was there The Summit!!! This was my first concert. I'll be 56 next month and I miss those days.

[@thamygjensen]

Journey - Mother, father from this same show is AMAZING! And you will apreciate the lyrics.

[@christiantidball6121]

This song has been my ringtone for 15 years. 5 different phones, but this song is always the first thing I download.

[@mischiefmanaged444]

One of the few who sounds EXACTLY the same Live as he does in Studio. And EVERY time you break off into 'new to you music' , I'll be here for it! I just Love you to bits! In a mom/grandma way. I'm 62. 😊

[@laurapokorny742]

Me as well!! 62 also!!! CLIFF... If you want an unbelievable listen, react to Journey's song "Mother/Father" from the same iconic '81 Houston Escape tour. It's noted that Steve found their song "Mother/Father" to be a tough song to get through, as it has immensely challenging vocals. Apparently, he mentioned that it was a hard one to quickly recover from when continuing on while in concert. Give it a good listen to, and you'll realize why. It's a classic Steve Perry performance none the less... absolute perfection. I just love that I lived through the greatest time period for classic rock bands. My first memory was from watching my older brother put a Boston 8-track tape in his red camaro and listening while "More Than a Feeling" came blaring out. Wow! Great memories of times gone by... ❤ to you!!

[@yennydavila5056]

I love Steve Perry and all songs when he was in Journey. He has a beautiful voice. Steve belongs to a unforgetable part of my life.

[@mindibatlle91]

Got to see them on this tour and his voice was unbelievable!! Amazing band live

[@memremacm]

What is so awesome when watching our 70’s bands and singers performing live is that it’s all them. No autotune, no lip syncing, just pure perfect music from singer to each instrument.

[@kristiefreeman5177]

Steve Perry is awesome! Known as "The Voice!" Back then it was just pure talent! No autotune, no backing track, just 5 guys on stage absolutely killing it! In my opinion, they actually sound better live than studio. You can't say that about a lot of artists, especially today.

[@pulses33]

Who's Crying Now and Open Arms and Seperate Ways are all classics of theirs as well

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

Steve Perry is known as "The Voice" and to prove that PLEASE react to Wheel in the Sky" (Live from Osaka 1980). The intro by Steve and the interaction he has with the fans is beyond amazing! Thanks for not making fun of how we dressed back then like so many other channels do! Appreciate you! 🤠

[@amyaeschbach3581]

Asked Freddy Mercury how it feels to have the greatest voice? He said, I don’t know ask Steve Perry! No auto tune! He even sounds better live. He went solo!!! More: open arms, faithfully!!!! Thanks Cliff. ❤✌️🫶🏻

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

@@amyaeschbach3581 I love Steve's solo work!

[@cathycatchannel9951]

I am 14 when this somg came out. I grew up with 70, 80, 90.

[@michelecarson2360]

Booy, have you been missing out! Greatest band ever. The Voice and the band, phenomenal!

[@anitawright7169]

Journey is so very awesome. Steve Perry's voice is so beautiful! This is pure raw talent. No auto tune! Love your reaction!

[@kellysouther4278]

One of my favorite concerts

[@timothynelms2683]

Steve Perry was nicknamed "The Voice" by other singers

[@iamsquatty]

This song always gets me wanting to bop along and be productive 😂💜 steves voice is so fantastical. Always have loved it. Ren also has that amazing breath control 💜

[@tinamakaneole]

Real musicians, talent, instruments, and The Voice ❤😊.

[@msbolan]

And this is LIVE. Steve Perry could do anything he wanted to with that amazing voice. His voice and Neal Schon's guitar are the most potent one-two punch in rock history. They played off each other so amazingly well, and their songwriting was just incredible. There's just not music like this anymore. Check out "Faithfully", "When You Love a Woman", "Stone In Love", "Who's Crying Now", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", and Steve Perry's solo "I Stand Alone", "Oh Sherry", and "Foolish Heart". Steve Perry wasn't the original lead singer; that was Gregg Rolle. Then Steve came on board and he and Gregg co-sang. Then Gregg left (he was also their keyboardist), and was replaced by Jonathan Cain, and Steve Perry was the only lead singer until their final studio album in 1996, "Trial By Fire". Steve had some health issues and a guy named Steve Augeri took over vocals. After Augeri was Jeff Scott Soto, and now Arnel Pineda. And all of the singers after Perry sang his hits.

[@thdryvr]

And they sound this polished Live!

[@joepangia4413]

Live! I’m so glad I graduated in 86, When One had to have real talent to make it in the music industry!

[@carolnewsome554]

Yes, people had actually TALENT back then. Please watch Mother, Father and Who's Cryin Now from this same concert. Other musicians called Steve Perry "The Voice " and for good reason.

[@fabianaalba3268]

Legend perry forever The Golden voice The Big one oregenality absolutely amazing 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@bella-xp7qd]

Watch Steve as he walks, struts across the stage, he moves to the beat of the music 🎶. ❤

[@davidcoffman5990]

Excellent song another one to check out would be Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry, it was one of his solo tracks after he left Journey

[@ms.lisamarie82]

Journey is hands down my favorite band of all time. I love Steve Perry. I highly recomend Oh Sherrie. Cause the video depicts why he walked away at the height of his career. I would love to hear your thoughts.

[@pegajense]

My favorite group with Steve Perry my favorite male vocalist please please check out Journey Mother Father live in Houston the vocal acrobatics are incredible ❤❤❤❤

[@leannlaplante3643]

Thank you. All those 13 year old feelings are still there every time I hear this.

[@thomasord8636]

Perry's nick name is the voice. 🙂. Pick anything from this concert. It's all top notch. Two of my favorites are l who's crying now? And Mother, Father ..but cannot go wrong with any pick. 🙂

[@francesmarinapatarangawhik4702]

It's nice to hear Journey again, a wonderful song, nice Cliff🤙☝️😌

[@JudyOliver-dy2wb]

I too enjoyed putting a face to the sound of Journey. I went in and out of pop music, spending months/years listening to classical music. I would hear this in my sister’s car as I rode with her during visits. She enjoyed Journey, Foreigner, Alan Parsons Project. Definitely a trip to watch and catch up with music of our past. Palestrina to Puccini is a trip too.

[@CARNIKELLI]

In my opinion Journey sounds better live than recorded...got to check out some more of their live performances. Steve Perry is known for being "the Voice" for a reason. Iconic..

[@rebeccamassey7545]

This whole concert is fire!

[@lisadavenport2390]

The Voice - Steve Perry - my fave group of my youth and yes it never goes out of style- iconic!!! 🦠💚🦠💚 Love you Cliff Beats from Lisa a lyme and autoimmune warrior

[@Emilie-one]

So happy you are checking out my favorite 80’s male vocalist❤❤❤❤

[@aura81295]

Cliff so funny with all these hair accolades. MIght have to direct him into more of the hair bands 🤣

[@generalzod7959]

This was a brutal display of talent by journey. The folks in Houston got their money's worth!

[@michellebarry1555]

Well…it’s been played at pretty much every sporting event since it came out. I’m from the Bay Area and Steve Perry is a huge San Francisco Giants fan so he would come to the games and sing this during the 7th inning stretch. We had season tickets so we saw him perform this several times. His seats were in the stands with the rest of us so they would just bring him the mic to sing. It was amazing!

[@luisalbertocalla6649]

Great reaction! You should keep reacting to that wonderful Journey live tour in Houston in 1981. You'll keep being surprised. Steve Perry is the best! Greetings from Tandil, Argentina! 🇦🇷🤗

[@donnaheilman1631]

I was at the show on the Dallas leg of this tour and it was 1 of the best concerts I had ever seen. He never stopped moving or singing. It was a amazing. That's why he's called the voice and that this has been voted the the “Biggest song of all time”.

[@nhoelyagalan675]

Steve has a wonderful voice!

[@user-eg2zo4kz6w]

You’re totally right cliff!! Definitely can’t recreate this music!!

[@tombanaski3251]

I saw them perform that song on the next tour (Frontiers) at what was then the Rosemont Horizon (Allstate Arena now) back in June of 1983. I remember the red piano, and Steve Perry was right on the money just like this video. My first concert, and the best I ever saw.

[@bartholland4224]

This is the 1st time I have ever hit the bell on any reviewer. I love your attitude & how honestly you come across in regards to caring for others as well as your palpable desire to promote the original artists! Those two points alone had me subscribe to your channel but your authentic desire to learn & begin your "Journey" down the music rabbit holes of history made me ring my 1st bell today! Keep up the great work & I'll be checkin in from time to time. I have no doubt whenever that is, I will be entertained, educated & come away feeling pleased to have spent some of my time with you! Blessings brother, keep the faith!

[@rachelk8937]

This song, Steve Perry’s voice, the performance, is just perfection!! 🔥🔥. He sounds exactly the same as on the album and it is amazing how effortless it looks ❤️

[@BrokenLady67]

This man was sheer perfection to 14/ 15 year old me. He still is to 56 year old me. I’m going to come up with some recommendations for you. I feel like you are expanding your brain and your life by expanding your musical taste. ❤ thanks for reacting to this, I was a kid again for a bit 😢

[@gigiunapologetic]

One of the greatest singers ever! Of course vocal performance in the 80s was greatly improved by keeping their sexy bits firmly pressed against the seam of their pants 😂 LOVE JOURNEY 🤘❤

[@zeroreyortsed3624]

The great thing about expanding your music knowledge, is that it can give you more ideas to work with when you're doing your stuff for the industry.

[@pamelamiller3749]

This song was just declared the biggest song of all time! Look it up!

[@lauramittler]

If you want a music education, us boomers will definitely help you out. We had the best music ever. From the late 50's through the 80's, all analog, all real voices, and kick ass musicians who really knew their stuff. Music from the 60's and 70's are still used in commercials and movie soundtracks. We love sharing our music, answering questions, and turning you on to the very wide selection of absolutely great music. There is another hip hop artist, Black Pegasus, that has taken on this journey, and it is a joy to watch him expand his horizons, and he is loving every minute of it! I hope you can have the same experience.😊

[@thanhmcgriff3387]

Thanx for giving diff music a chance.

[@flor9389]

It’s the slight imperfections and energy that makes live rock music amazing. Too many effects drains that energy.

[@coachmullen1]

Thank you for getting back to giving the world uplifting music reactions!

[@starlawilson9011]

They didn't have, in your ear, voice monitors. They had wedge monitors on the stage pointed at the band. Steve Perry has a golden voice!!

[@henkebenke573]

And to think that this is live! Its just as good or better than the studio version 😁😊

[@mariedelgado1613]

Steve Perry is perfect that’s why he’s called the voice l wasn’t born yet got into journey from my parents, open arms and faithfully are 2 of my favorite songs but l love them all , he’s retired now he’s 75 years old and he still has that same incredible voice he’s just amazing! Listen to open arms faithfully when you love a woman , stone in love , all the journey songs with Steve Perry are amazing, my brother like hip hop sorry l don’t but l love your reactions. 👍

[@claudiamarsh1648]

You can watch this entire Journey Escape tour concert, live in Houston. Can't think of another live concert video that I enjoy more. Now this is music and there is no one who can take the place of Steve Perry! Thanks for the reaction.

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

Greg Rollie was the ORIGINAL lead singer / keyboard player of JOURNEY. Steve Perry joined the band on their third or fourth album which is when they REALLY took off and became the juggernaut you just saw. There was one album with BOTH on it and they sometimes shared vocals on the same songs. I LOVED that. Kind of feel bad for Rollie - once the world heard Perry's voice the writing was kind of on the wall and he kind of just faded away. What's REALLY funny is there was a time when it was really NOT COOL to be into Journey. That time has clearly passed and everyone pretty much universally realizes those were great days and great songs, the likes of which will NEVER be seen again. We didn't realize how good we had it. Didn't realize it could ever go away. It did. Check out "Separate Ways"(music video for that one) and "Who's Crying Now". If you liked this one ...

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

We are not all in the same boat, but we are all in the same storm! So thankful you did not give up on YT and YT didn't give up on you! Hope everything has been resolved. Best reaction to this song I've ever seen! 🤠

[@louisehayes9240]

I want more Journey!! They’re awesome.

[@carladicarlo3255]

You hit the nail on the head. I never thought of it that way but they HAD to be that good and disciplined and train your voice or you didn’t have a career. Period. And they tried brand new things that weren’t heard yet and experimented. They didn’t have the tech to make any sound.

[@user-dl7kh4ke8h]

Best music! Thanks! I have heard that Steve Perry is going to get back on stage. He is 75 now.

[@toodlescae]

Journey has been my top band since the 70's when Steve Perry became their lead singer. Steve Perry is in my top 5 male singers to this day. I'll get crap for it most likely but I want to recommend 2 bands of brothers. They're music is incredibly similar because they often shared songwriters and styles. The Osmonds and The Jackson 5. The Jacksons tended more to Motown style and The Osmonds more towards Pop/Rock. Both had little brothers (Donny & Michael) who had great solo careers as well. Donny started doing solo albums in the early 70's while MJ started a bit later. Us preteen and teenage girls in the late 60's & 70's adored both of them. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds (#1 Pop 1971) ABC - Jackson 5 (#1 Soul/Top 100 in 1970)

[@southrnsweety88]

Classic!

[@keithconnell8460]

Greatest rock band in the world during their prime.

[@karenbrandine7021]

Steve Perry.....THE VOICE.....THE GOAT......in his own league!!!!

[@vkinney2000]

Steve sounds so freaking awesome in this concert! Just love it!

[@RockinMamaT]

The Voice Steve Perry. Loving Touching Squeezing is a great song and a must from this concert. Great reaction as usual my friend and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️ Another Standing ovation...we're getting to Cliff ya'all 😂

[@terryhogan327]

You will never truly know what great music is until you go through the 70s and late 60s music! Thats what I grew up on. True no autotune just pure raw music. Like ELO, Boston, Chicago, Beatles, Journey, Meatloaf, I have so many records of them all! Elton John, Stones, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez you name a 70s song, I have it!

[@gmunden1]

The bands in the 60's, 70's and 80's had the vocal talent. Steve Perry is amazing. His voice is authentic and controlled. Most of today's singers have average to poor vocal talent and rely on enhanced media and computerized music to make up for the vocals as filler.

[@staffanhesselback9653]

Listen to this since it came out on the album, an amazing song❤good music never die❤

[@user-jn8jk5cc7v]

This is so good. It's one of those 80's bands the were loaded with talent.