JOURNEY ~ 1976 ~ "TOPAZ" ~ (LIVE) ~ STAGE RIGHT

[@mrg1968]

Aynsley Dunbar was killer on it, if only a live release of the entire concert could be available ...

[@richardpascual5491]

always killing it, seen em with Aynsley 8x

[@musicof70scody14]

Schon is one of the best guitarist of all time !! 👍

[@rgbrin]

my favorite Journey song...when they played real music....

[@madmurdock2968]

This album is phenomenal

[@dirtysci]

The pre Perry years. More please. Thanks for sharing this with the world.

[@mikeclancy1930]

The Rheem Theatre in then sleepy,Moraga 75ish, AND Antioch High school Autitorium...packed !!!! Old schon and early Journey.... same time 74-78

[@elpablosky6300]

I saw a black and white pic of Schon Playing a Fender Stratocaster black on 1977 before Perry Joined and i ask the Question to Neal and he Say: the song was " I Would find You .

[@richardpascual5491]

first guitarist/band, to get me out of the house, to a live concert July 1 1975 San Jose Civic, JOURNEY opened for BOC, the first concert is always the best, i saw them every NYE they played, with the best of the best...

[@kphfun1]

Before the went mainstream. What a great sound!

[@dantean]

Actually, before they went pure tampon.

[@elpablosky6300]

​@@danteanSammy Hagar saw a pic of Neal on 1981 and he said : " this is Neal Schon before become a Pornostar" 😂 . Maybe a talking about Frontiers era .

[@generay6807]

I wish that this lineup would regroup.

[@stevemundy9886]

Well if your still around Greg Rolie has been making appearances maybe

[@ssgoifvet]

Of all Journey songs, this one still gives me chills....Neal is a beast on this

[@StooGP]

Aynsley Dunbar smokes on the drums. Played on great Zappa records too like Chunga's Revenge and The Grand Wazoo.

[@bigalmaden8042]

When Journey rocked! Mainstay at parties in the 70's.

[@scottwalker2043]

Payed to see you guys 7 times ,count em , before you became a different band, not a bad new band just a totally different sound, I myself will hold tight to your first 3 albums.❤️🎵🎶🎸Santa Cruz Scotty

[@steck7927]

Such superb musicians, This is the real Journey! Had the jazz/fusion they started with in Santana. Pop goes the band after 3rd album. Can't blame them, never would have been Icons of the industry playing this style, but what a treasure while it lasted!!!

[@jbdbsb]

Journey when they were good. They actually played at my H.S. in 76

[@krusty6246]

What high school?

[@mikeclancy1930]

Antioch ca. 75 or 76 Antioch High School Autitorium ... If only there were cell phones back then. Yes they were there .

[@607heavymetal]

LOVING THIS SINCE IT CAME OUT....................

[@Spyderman500]

I remember seeing these guys at the San Jose Civic. Just before their music changed to La La La. Epic show.

[@jeffroegner1499]

La do da😂

[@sirpops7]

This Is Neal's' Trademark First tune. Pre-72 .It's all His. Thank You 4 the memories.

[@michaelbusch8587]

JOURNEY...The First 3 LPs...The Best JOURNEYS..EVER..without the complaining perry...cry baby perry...JOURNEY 1972 1974..the BEST!!

[@oneofmany1087]

I think this is when I saw them. They warmed up E. L. P This is AWESOME!!!

[@chriskelleher2373]

The second time I saw Journey was the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA (actually its in Daly City). A lasting memory. Jul. 30, 1977 Coliseum. Vancouver. BC (ELP) Jul. 31, 1977 Coliseum. Seattle, WA (ELP) Aug. 4, 1977 Cow Palace. San Francisco, CA (ELP) Aug. 6, 1977 Oakland Coliseum. Oakland, CA (ELP) Aug. 11, 1977 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, CA (ELP) Aug. 12, 1977 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, CA (ELP) Aug. 13, 1977 Swing Auditorium. San Bernadino, CA (ELP) Aug. 14, 1977 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, CA (ELP) Aug. 19, 1977 Mc Nichols Arena. Denver, CO (ELP) Aug. 21, 1977 Assembly Center. Tulsa, OK (ELP) Aug. 22, 1977 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, MO (ELP) Aug. 23, 1977 Kiel Auditorium. St. Louis, MO (ELP) Aug. 24,.1977 Oklahoma City, OK (ELP)

[@shredfan1987]

Neal was so raw back then.. Awesome

[@SpasticConiption]

Clapton was impressed with him in his middle teens. Join Santana in late teens. I would say he has the "right stuff".

[@TheTayedrums]

please guide neal fans to this fucking page...and those so called pop journey fans.....so they can see what neal truly enjoyed playing...

[@jeffroegner1499]

​@@TheTayedrums Joe Rogan????

[@b_o_d_h_i_s_a_t_t_v_a]

Awesome!!!!!! Neal rips!!!

[@ChinnerNation]

This has been my favorite Journey song since I was a Kid... Whether I was on drugs or not... lol!!! I didn't know this existed... Thx for Sharing!!! :)

[@stevepila2731]

Steffan Pila Awesome Live Version of "Topaz." My Birthstone of November, the Topaz. My longtime favorite from Journey's first album "Journey" back in 1975 when they were impressive and a powerful progressive-rock band. Long Live The Progressive Side of Journey. (Masters of the Synth- Fusion Prog-Rock Music).

[@srrings]

scorpio

[@ssgoifvet]

This is the best journey line up

[@toddstevens13]

I think it is time for Gregg and Neal to rejoin Santana on a continual basis, and end the Journey experience. Have seen them with Santana a couple of times in the last couple of years, and it was magical. Santana seems to still really appreciate their talent level and lets them just flow together.

[@klasseact6663]

Todd Stevens ...I want them to tour soooo bad, I'm 48 and didn't get a chance to see Santana back then, LOL. They only need to play the first 3 albums but I need to hear "Europa" live and even though it's not the original line up doing that song they would nail it!!

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Awesome and Timeless

[@Trower22]

voici peut-être le plus beau morceau de Jazz-Rock fusion de tous les temps. Avec un solo exceptionnelle à la fin de Neal Schon qui me fait vraiment penser à la fin des solos de Robin Trower dans ses premiers albums.

[@Springer12865]

That lead , still makes the hair stand up on my arm... I was the long hair kid at Winterland up against the stage

[@IdeationInvestigation]

Me too

[@DanaRaeWilliams]

wow, beautiful....

[@nomadterry6146]

Miss this type of music from early journey would like see it incorporated in future album release

[@MrMike-md9ik]

Neal rocked that fro like a monster...

[@BBaldwin]

Killer. Journeys first was the best of the pre-Perry trilogy....for my money, anyway..

[@pablogomez9087]

record company send ultimatum to journey : or sell records or end of the line and play on bars , is very difficult neal schon say : i don´t like much this style (escape era and arrival ) , but i have to pay the bills .

[@MarkLipka]

@B Baldwin - - Absolutely!

[@stevefox5430]

As killer and uncompromising as their sound was, they wouldn’t have lasted - unless they were all okay with not making much money.

[@timklecha1401]

They still had the Santana sound in them for the debut.

[@anael169]

@@pablogomez9087 a famous man once said, "glittering prizes & endless compromises shatter your illusion of integrity."

[@DonnaLeeCussac]

Very nice to hear a riff that was previously implanted in your soul, permitted to escape and soar again.

[@gethama]

I STILL LOVE IT

[@krusty6246]

Now this is the real Journey

[@gypsyjhoni]

The 1st 3... JOURNEY LOOK INTO THE FUTURE NEXT \m/

[@JukkaTarvonen]

1976 Journey live: "Topaz" [from 'Journey' (1975)] ● Gregg Rolie - vocals, keyboards ● Neal Schon - guitars, vocals ● Ross Valory - bass, vocals ● Aynsley Dunbar - drums

[@pryt86]

Shows how great and talented they really were. Before steve perry joined and turned them into poppy mainstream music.

[@shawngregory8018]

pryt86 saved them

[@generay6807]

They were already leaning towards the pop sound with Robert Fleischman. Steve just solidified it for them.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

If they hadn't, nobody ever would have heard of them.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Interesting considering how many people there were at this concert....if you like Steve Perry, fine. Don't disrespect the original band, though.

[@ffokcuf2039]

So sick

[@blowsagainsttheempire9658]

I wish Tickner had stuck with them. They definitely need that rhythm guitar sound at the beginning of this and "Of a Lifetime".

[@pryt86]

This sounds fine without him to me

[@blowsagainsttheempire9658]

It sounds fine to me too. I just wish he'd stuck around for a few more years before Perry took control.

[@toddstevens13]

Had a calling, and how could he turn down a Full Scholarship To Stanford Medical School? Would of been nice if he had come back from time to time, oh well.

[@frankdonahugh6645]

You never really hear him anyway.

[@JustusPaul1]

@@frankdonahugh6645 great songwriter though

[@dannymartinez9371]

George Tickner wrote this song.

[@talkingvegetable3538]

Cool. His lyrics are great!

[@stevepark4544]

RIP. I love how CBS Sunday Morning decided to honor him by playing the first few seconds of this song.

[@dsen1889]

As with any great band-it’s better live. Amazing.

[@rgbrin]

the REAL Journey...

[@TheTayedrums]

MOST OF THESE GUYS ARE STILL AROUND...THEY CAN DO A PRE PERRY /JOURNEY TOUR AND SHOW THE REST OF THERE SO CALLED BELOVED FANS...WHAT THEY WERE REALLY ABOUT...THEY GOT THE $$$$...LETS SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE THE SOUL!!???

[@dantean]

Okay, only you don't have to yell.

[@MarkLipka]

Before that turd, Perry, messed things up.

[@juliehebert6054]

il fait parti des plus grand comme stevie ray vaughan et compagnie

[@RC-gf8cs]

SAW THEM .LOOK INTO FUTURE TOUR N NEXT TOUR .THEN INFINITY 1ST PERRY LAST DUNBAR 14ST NYC PALDIUM/ACADEMY .THEN SAW EACH TOUR ENDING WIT FRONTIERS .THEN I WAS GONE .THEY WERE NEVR THE SAME FOR ME AFTER THAT ..WENT THE GIRLY ROUTE .STILL TALENTED MUSCIANS BUT NOT MY TYPE BAND ANYMORE .1ST 3 ALBUMS.WERE GREAT

[@megazap9986]

The worlds first cell phone recording

[@bobjohnson541]

Where was this recorded. I saw them around this era in Toledo Ohio.

[@davidroache4699]

I'm not sure, but I think possibly Paris 12/6/76. I as well had experienced early progressive jazz rock JOURNEY. Four of my all time favorite shows were between 1975 and 77 starting with them opening for Blue Oyster Cult on Cape Cod. I have never been more impressed in my life! Their music was stunning enchantment. Blistering glory. Violent artfulness and majestic white hot skilled magnificence. The Best, heaviest, intense hard rock band I had ever caught live on stage, hands down!

[@coldistheshoulder]

is this from the Amsterdam show?

[@DSwirlman]

too bad they couldn't give there records away before Steve Perry

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Every guitarist I knew bought every pre-Perry Journey album.

[@jamesvoos2432]

I was one of them..

[@Ivorydour]

I stopped buying Journey albums when steve perry joined.

[@sshanks]

@@jamesvoos2432 Me Too.

[@stanleyedwards2568]

Everyone i hung out with bought at least one copy.I still have mine.

[@toddstevens13]

Just think, would Myles Davis of sold himself and his talent away like these guys did?

[@pryt86]

Yea it really its so fucking sad they sold thier souls away. Most journey fans only know of steve perry and beyond era. And don't realize how amazing these guys really are and were before him.

[@TheTayedrums]

you got that right most journey fans don't really fucking know journey..WHATSO EVER...

[@InstrumentalJourney]

Guys they were not making any money. Neal actually said if they got dropped by the label he'd have to go back fixing motorcycles. .

[@chicanobear13]

@@InstrumentalJourney exactly right ✅.. every band wants to make money.. its called show " business "..

[@dianekeller6604]

If.it.was.not.for.steve.thare.is.no.journey.he.made.them.what.thay.are.

[@buixrule]

Why not use some punctuation?

[@mrg1968]

Think Journey Steve Perry era like Yes Trevor Rabin era : pre Steve Perry more audacious, Steve Perry era more song oriented. I prefer instrumentals era but don’t dislike Steve Perry Eclipse / Frontiers albums. But men, what an instrumental beast was before Steve Perry joined, the first Journey album is a complete joy to listen to ...

[@mikeclancy1930]

Early Journey♥️ ☝️ before Steve Perry changed them into pop album sellers.

[@davidroache4699]

@@mikeclancy1930 This was when "The wind cries Mary" meets "Stairway" to "Kashmir" and then they became "The Partridge Family" meets "The Monkees.