Journey - Lovin' You Is Easy (Live in Osaka 1980) HQ

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@helzapoppin9810
@helzapoppin9810 4 жыл бұрын
what made this band so special back in the day was that Steve Perry didn't just sing lyrics, he used his voice as an entirely individual instrument. He always went far beyond being just a singer.
@cden409
@cden409 2 жыл бұрын
Well said yah 🙋🏼‍♀️
@dannymartinez9371
@dannymartinez9371 2 жыл бұрын
You're right. No singer ever used his or her voice as an individual instrument. No singer ever sang the melody of a song. Steve Perry is the only person in the world who can sing. Damn, Steve Smith and Neal Schon really kick some ass here.
@javajuls2u
@javajuls2u 2 ай бұрын
And his body movements, facial expressions, and interaction with the fans. Especially in the first run, the 5 or 6 years before they took a break.
@javajuls2u
@javajuls2u 2 ай бұрын
Loving you is EASY!! THE VOICE Forever. Hey, maybe we could talk him into being a coach on The Voice. Then we could watch him for an entire season interacting with everybody now that would be cool period of course then everybody would choose him to be on his team so nobody would want to be on anybody else's team. 😂
@Roy-xz3dd
@Roy-xz3dd Күн бұрын
Well said nobody can sing like Steve
@shock2250
@shock2250 6 жыл бұрын
Best voice by far he also had the best hair back in the day
@celiekrown1718
@celiekrown1718 Жыл бұрын
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@1sandinista
@1sandinista Жыл бұрын
You sound like a High School Yearbook. Also the most likely to succeed ?
@deborahlawrence1955
@deborahlawrence1955 3 ай бұрын
He was yummy.
@InFRA_BLaKK_AMBRA_isTrueMetal
@InFRA_BLaKK_AMBRA_isTrueMetal 3 ай бұрын
And a Really Nice "Package"😋😋 In them Pants! I'm Portuguese, and Steve Perry has Long been a Portuguese American HERO!❤️
@lisamoyers298
@lisamoyers298 8 жыл бұрын
Everything's he sings is golden!!!
@GTP72016
@GTP72016 8 жыл бұрын
The Voice! Sorry, but there will still never be another, Steve Perry!
@juliebridge7590
@juliebridge7590 8 жыл бұрын
GTP72016 So very TRUE!!! There's no one like him!!
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER 7 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@spiratustreviso9885
@spiratustreviso9885 5 жыл бұрын
No one can touch him in his prime.
@southfromtexas2527
@southfromtexas2527 5 жыл бұрын
There won't be another Steve Perry we still have the original
@southfromtexas2527
@southfromtexas2527 5 жыл бұрын
No there won't be another Steve Perry but there is still a Steve Perry
@mckinziechapman1622
@mckinziechapman1622 6 жыл бұрын
LONG LIVE STEVE PERRY! HIS THE KING OF LEAD ROCK N' ROLL VOCALISTS!
@viviennes2775
@viviennes2775 6 жыл бұрын
McKinzie Chapman HES BACK !!! No ERASIN
@merrypeary
@merrypeary 9 жыл бұрын
They were high energy...they were awesome!!!
@mckinziechapman1622
@mckinziechapman1622 6 жыл бұрын
LOVIN' STEVE PERRY IS EASY! You just fall in love with him right off the bat!
@debbiepittman3577
@debbiepittman3577 5 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Steve Perry. God broke the mold when he made him.! He just so totally rocks.!!
@user-dr2gy1uf4h
@user-dr2gy1uf4h 5 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@sting64az
@sting64az 11 күн бұрын
That is the Journey I grow up listening to in the early days with Gregg Rolle on keyboards.
@catangel70
@catangel70 6 жыл бұрын
Sweet jesu - how did the stage not catch fire with this performance - the whole band firing on all cylinders and Steve's other worldly voice - one of my favorite's!
@edbigtruck
@edbigtruck 4 жыл бұрын
Journey has such an Incredible catalogue of songs beside the 5 radio friendly songs that are always played.
@dianeouellette3817
@dianeouellette3817 11 ай бұрын
Yes, Steve had the best voice, best face, best hair!!!!!!!!! ❤
@sebbyann
@sebbyann 7 жыл бұрын
Lovin' you is easy Stevie, you're one in a million.
@mariliasacramento369
@mariliasacramento369 10 жыл бұрын
Loving you is easy is one of my favorite Journey songs, but this live version is magic, fantastic. For me, Journey always sounds better live (the "real" Journey). Steve Smith gives his soul in the drums, Schon...I'm speechless... and Steve, my God, he was possessed by the gods of rock'n'roll. Oh! By the way, he's hot!
@NoName-jw7hy
@NoName-jw7hy 9 жыл бұрын
Listening to studio recordings of Journey is like drinking flat soda. I always wondered how women contained themselves around Steve... he is so gorgeous, his hair, his teeth, that glorious skin, that tight rear... oh my!!!!
@mariliasacramento369
@mariliasacramento369 9 жыл бұрын
paola P I agree. And when he sings "so"...Lord have mercy!
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER 7 жыл бұрын
@ paola p, I know right. :)
@mojotrexzoller4628
@mojotrexzoller4628 7 жыл бұрын
SP... one sexy motherf*kr!! That voice... knocks me the f*#k out!😱
@doyleperkins7663
@doyleperkins7663 6 жыл бұрын
marilia sacramento Perry ie definitely a PASSIONATE PERSON...
@weninjason
@weninjason 7 жыл бұрын
That Voice... ya... Steve Perry is on another level..... But what about that shreddin' from Neal Schon... This is 1980!! ffs.... HOLY $hit! The background vocals on par.... PERFECT.. This may be the best band lineup in history.
@robbijohnson6983
@robbijohnson6983 5 жыл бұрын
I concur 💯 and 10 percent 🤘👍
@dannymartinez9371
@dannymartinez9371 4 жыл бұрын
Finally someone mentions a journey member other than Steve Perry.
@steeliejan7929
@steeliejan7929 4 жыл бұрын
@@dannymartinez9371 thats because loving Steve Perry is easy. He is so so so easy on the eyes. His voice made Journey, of course people are going to talk about him.
@dannymartinez9371
@dannymartinez9371 4 жыл бұрын
@@steeliejan7929 My favorite Journey album is still Look into the Future, no matter what anyone says. (Two albums before Perry arrived).
@tammyf.7864
@tammyf.7864 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with EVERYTHING you said. (And Steve's HAIR is LIFE!!!)
@mariopohl317
@mariopohl317 10 ай бұрын
Up to now for me the 1980 Osaka show is the finest moment in JOURNEY's career. A nearly perfect mix of prog heritage and catchy, very, very well crafted songs, supplied with pure passion and first-rate musicianship.
@leggomyeigonosensei
@leggomyeigonosensei 4 жыл бұрын
Perry, Schon, Rolie, Valory, Smith...the greatest Journey line-up.
@johnnybicksatsixrichards505
@johnnybicksatsixrichards505 5 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more.
@TheGuardOfMagog
@TheGuardOfMagog Ай бұрын
The mix of Steve Perry and Greg Rollie's voices, this was the GREATEST iteration of Journey EVER!
@davidsamueld2015
@davidsamueld2015 4 жыл бұрын
Perry was hands down the best voice ever.
@mickcooper8247
@mickcooper8247 5 жыл бұрын
The greatest AOR band ever. Perry and Schon , both the greatest respectively. Steve Smith, greatest Jazz and all round rock drummer ever. Ross Valory, such a talent. Johnathan Cain, composer along with Perry and Schon that at least equals that of McCartney and Lennon, Plant and Page. And must mention original and cofounder of the band Gregg Rolie, a true legend. Journey was in their heydays and without doubt the most talented and sound band in rocks history. Just look at the string of Platinum and multi platinum albums they released during those magical years. Yes! They wrote for the masses. Songs that all of us could relate too. They write such classic mood songs that truly made anyone able to relate and feel what they needed to feel from a listen. Pick you up. Help you cry. No human emotion left untouched. Not inventive enough some said. Too commercial the critics cried. Nuts to the haters, then and now. A band that touched the very inner darkest reaches of peoples souls like no band before or since. The world owes them a huge thank you. Journey On Forever. Don't Ever Stop Believin' !!!!!
@mst9676
@mst9676 8 жыл бұрын
Come on NOW!! hey... his voice won't be the same forever..he's aged.we should embrace the maturing of that lovely voice and welcome the new sound..we know he's full of love ❤❤
@amylacher5636
@amylacher5636 6 жыл бұрын
And his new voice is rich and soulful. He sounds just like Otis Redding. (his words)
@willemvanderwerff4569
@willemvanderwerff4569 3 ай бұрын
What perry does live can never be topped
@musshwins412
@musshwins412 7 жыл бұрын
this was the best Journey line up. IMHO.
@bonanzajellybean3181
@bonanzajellybean3181 7 жыл бұрын
also my favorite lineup
@misfit5775
@misfit5775 7 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER
@SHAWNEESKYWALKER 7 жыл бұрын
Definitely.
@cbotten106
@cbotten106 Ай бұрын
Having two singers really is a good thing for bands, tbo.
@MrRadar1967
@MrRadar1967 7 жыл бұрын
Even live their Harmonies are spot on... I get goose bumps when they do the Harmonies and Im a damn drummer..... Evolution, Departure and Escape you will not find a better band line up to witness or hear live... I saw them during Departure and Escape... Flawless....
@gregorygarcia6558
@gregorygarcia6558 4 жыл бұрын
Departure & Raised On Radio were my favorite Journey concerts......
@zachsmith3
@zachsmith3 4 жыл бұрын
Gregg was a fundamental part of the harmony I think... it's chilling hearing him in the background!
@rlbrett
@rlbrett 3 жыл бұрын
Look up Greg Rolie's album/band, The Storm; Steve Smith played all the songs on it.
@siakotic
@siakotic 2 жыл бұрын
Evolution was the best album Literally al the songs in it were good
@timkirk494
@timkirk494 Жыл бұрын
I saw the Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Escape, Frontiers, and Raised on Radio tours in Seattle! When Steve Augeri joined the band I saw him twice, once with Jeff Scott Soto, and four tours with Arnel Pineda so far.. Yes I'm a huge Journey fan! ❤
@corinnetriche7233
@corinnetriche7233 5 жыл бұрын
This version IS stunning . No words to describe Steve Perry performs this Amazing song . My favorite here he is incredible here!!!😎😎👍👍👍❤❤
@katiaunarynder9477
@katiaunarynder9477 4 жыл бұрын
I love Steve Perry's voice, can't get enough of it, he is unique. I listen to a wide variety of music but Journey with Steve Perry is one I will forever come back too!!! He is awesome!!
@BunnyTowne
@BunnyTowne 11 жыл бұрын
Steve Perry always has beautiful hair.It shines so nice.Also different hair cuts.Hes so awesome.No one else like him in the world.
@Harbaksh1234
@Harbaksh1234 7 жыл бұрын
That voice...oh man :-)
@globalsolidarity
@globalsolidarity 11 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes Steve Perry. You're my everything.
@robr6787
@robr6787 5 жыл бұрын
American rock at its finest...we were blessed to have these talented musicians. ...
@kimmartin7921
@kimmartin7921 5 жыл бұрын
I love Steve Perry! Best vocalist ever.
@tracyg8772
@tracyg8772 5 жыл бұрын
Steve Perry is a pure joy to watch as a performer. Perfect connection with the audience as he delivers amazing vocal performances!
@mckinziechapman1622
@mckinziechapman1622 6 жыл бұрын
Journey brings a lot of energy to the crowd while they're playing this song.
@JohnBruceGuitars1
@JohnBruceGuitars1 3 жыл бұрын
Utter perfection Steve Smiths drumming is just amazing Schon at his best and the voice doesn't get much better than that!
@malcolmkettering
@malcolmkettering 9 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't pay big bucks to see this Journey incarnation reform for a reunion tour??!!??
@juliebridge7590
@juliebridge7590 8 жыл бұрын
I so would, hoping for a miracle!!!
@misfit8819
@misfit8819 7 жыл бұрын
I'd give a kidney...
@THXx1138
@THXx1138 6 жыл бұрын
2018 Gorge, Wa state, $1500 front row WITHOUT PERRY. Nope.
@NanaWildflowers
@NanaWildflowers 6 жыл бұрын
$1500 Were the tickets scalped? I am afraid if Steve does tour with the new CD I won't be able to afford a ticket to see him because of scalpers. :(
@ripoffow8360
@ripoffow8360 5 жыл бұрын
Not too much compared to the escape frontiers lineup but def a lot
@mojotrexzoller4628
@mojotrexzoller4628 6 жыл бұрын
Man... this song ROCKS!!! Can’t get enough!!! Classic rock stations should play this on air!!!! Amazing!!!✌🏽
@randyhill4549
@randyhill4549 6 жыл бұрын
Steve Smith is just freakin' destroying those double bass drums! Hahaha!
@svenfigueroa312
@svenfigueroa312 5 жыл бұрын
ALL of the vocals here are impressive! Steve was intense, in his prime(that historic houston concert 1981 is top10 ever performance by any rock band ever) and one of the great things that always journey had was their backing vocals!
@SONORSQ2guy
@SONORSQ2guy 7 жыл бұрын
This is live no overdubs.
@rlbrett
@rlbrett 3 жыл бұрын
No net, just real music, no tracks or auto-tune; no need when you play and sing at this level. Journey and Steve will never be witnessed live again; no more Rush now that Neil is gone. The best of rock music, I'm afraid, is behind us. Alas.
@rsgirrl
@rsgirrl 11 жыл бұрын
Steve said this one of His faves that hardly saw the light of day ❤️
@lovergirl1960
@lovergirl1960 4 жыл бұрын
I love this song , one of my top 5 along with mother father that didn’t get any air time but we love them all
@unifiedinspirationpreventi6813
@unifiedinspirationpreventi6813 5 жыл бұрын
I’ll tell you little story. I’m from Utah When I first heard infinity I was like 14 no I already was in bands as a bass player singer, guitar player. So I knew quite a bit about music at a young age, I honestly do not believe that he could sing like that live I thought his voice is studio manufactured. Our guitar players mom worked at the salt Palace in Salt Lake City. And got us backstage passes to the evolution concert. I was like 15 or 16. Anyways. Next thing I know we’re hanging backstage I remember being a table full of food tons of it. Then all of a sudden we heard from another room voice that I will never forget we looked at each other like is that for real, we walked down the Corredor turn the corner and Steve Perry was sitting on a stool strumming a bass guitar. With a cuppa tea with the teabag in it. Warming up. I had never heard nothing like that and have never heard nothing like that to this day. Steve Perry was my favorite singer from then on. Fast forward 1986/87 My wife work for the Smith’s Tex. And got us front row tickets to raised on radio I got my little sister A ticket. If you weeks later van Halen announced they were coming in concert. My sister came up to me and said do you care if I sell my journey to get Van Halen/Hagar. Tickets. I said yeah mind I want you to see this. Reluctantly she really didn’t want to go. Steve Perry crawling on his hands and knees over to my sister and was saying into her. After the concert all she could say was oh my God oh my God. I am so glad I did not sell my ticket to this Thursday. Her very favorite singer she just brought me his new traces CD. I’m not gonna lie it brought tears to my eyes and her’s. STEVE was really cool when he met us. A really awesome guy. The concert was freaking amazing. Sorry about your loss. But Loss brought you back. Everything happens for a reason. The latest one I was shown as pretty as the everything happens for a reason. That’s my little journey story. And there’s no other guitar player so on point. Even though I was pissed at him when they dumped on Steve Perry when he had hip replacement surgery. But whatever. They still left us with unbelievable timeless music.
@nzarinaali9801
@nzarinaali9801 2 жыл бұрын
Steve perry not only have an amazing singing voice, he is so damn sexy and handsome too. Lovely eyes, hair and torso! 😜😍😘
@bonniemcfarland2448
@bonniemcfarland2448 6 күн бұрын
There will never be another journey lineup like this❤
@pearldrummer7217
@pearldrummer7217 5 жыл бұрын
Can’t replace Steve Smith and those thunderous Sonor drums.
@beavis4play
@beavis4play 2 жыл бұрын
this song is so underrated. it's a great live tune .
@tricia1114
@tricia1114 6 жыл бұрын
Lovin you Steve Perry is so easy!😙😙😙
@esrb
@esrb 10 жыл бұрын
Smith & Schon !!! Oh My God !!!
@mojotrexzoller4628
@mojotrexzoller4628 6 жыл бұрын
This song is like a drug... got me addicted! Can’t get enough...😍
@mckinziechapman1622
@mckinziechapman1622 6 жыл бұрын
I love you Steve Perry! His the very best in the business!
@quarteracreadventures855
@quarteracreadventures855 9 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Journey lineup- missed Gregg Rolie after this.
@gfexc
@gfexc 6 жыл бұрын
he told you that?
@amylacher5636
@amylacher5636 6 жыл бұрын
I agree. If you watch the clips from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you will see Rollie roll his eyes at the applause for Perry. This was before they took the stage for the acceptance speeches. During Steve's speech, he acknowledged every member on stage and Rollie didn't seem to want to applaud anything Steve said,. I was disappointed to see this public reaction from Gregg Rollie.
@angelicamartinezr.8965
@angelicamartinezr.8965 5 жыл бұрын
@@amylacher5636 who's Rollie anyway? He's a good musician. But who really matters in the band is Perry, Schon and Smith. Even Cain, he was a more prolific composer than Rollie.
@jamesrudd8705
@jamesrudd8705 5 жыл бұрын
@benzman500sl You are a fucking moron!
@spiratustreviso9885
@spiratustreviso9885 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing performance and everything that is missing in today's music! They were killing it in 1980 in a way that no one does today in 2019. Talk about having the chill factor...
@rebeccagriggs3262
@rebeccagriggs3262 6 жыл бұрын
He can make my motor run any day, any time!!!
@patsyviars6995
@patsyviars6995 5 жыл бұрын
Can it get better than this? Steve rocks the world!
@normpeters2341
@normpeters2341 2 жыл бұрын
What a performance what a band I think they’re completely underrated When Greg was in the band it was magic
@DERMO74
@DERMO74 5 жыл бұрын
There's sum magic there with perry Perry n schon ....rolie too
@nicolecutri1590
@nicolecutri1590 9 жыл бұрын
Love love you Steve Perry forever 66 96 even in the hundreds forever Steve you are the best of the best😘
@bonanzajellybean3181
@bonanzajellybean3181 7 жыл бұрын
its a natural thing to be hopelessly in love with steve
@mooseknuckle9657
@mooseknuckle9657 5 жыл бұрын
1:25 Singer's trick. When there is a key change,sing low until you clearly hear the key. Every great live singer does it. Perry rules !!!!!
@dannyboyce5003
@dannyboyce5003 5 жыл бұрын
Now this is Journey!!
@rlbrett
@rlbrett 6 жыл бұрын
This band was absolutely electrifying! I saw them, this lineup of monster players with Steve Perry!
@corazonyee7717
@corazonyee7717 4 жыл бұрын
Steve owns this song d replacements can't imitate this all 4 just can't💔
@mojotrexzoller4628
@mojotrexzoller4628 6 жыл бұрын
Neil is shredding it up!!! Steve of course has a voice 2nd to none!!! Why can’t they play this at todays Journey concerts? I can only wish...
@fireice2999
@fireice2999 4 жыл бұрын
mojotrex Zoller because Steve Perry isn’t with the band anymore.
@purplepunch683
@purplepunch683 6 жыл бұрын
HAWT, Steve is on fire!
@rebeccagriggs3262
@rebeccagriggs3262 5 жыл бұрын
GREEN has always been my favorite color, he wears it well lol
@DERMO74
@DERMO74 6 жыл бұрын
The more i listen to tis era of journey t more i realise how it was magical. Perry/schon/ rolie /valoury/ smith on fire here.....watch schons guitar n how perry interacts with him
@shockadelica8661
@shockadelica8661 10 жыл бұрын
1 Of my favorite Journey songs!
@kellyann3531
@kellyann3531 Жыл бұрын
F&($ me! What a song! I haven't heard it in so long. It's one of my favorite Journey tunes. Oh, the guitar, the vocals, the drums, the keyboards, the bass - all of it! And to see it live - just WOW. I'll be playing this repetitively for a while now......!
@jaeden2806
@jaeden2806 9 ай бұрын
Me and my ex used to sing this to each other when we were 16, was obsessed with Journey and turned her onto them at the time. Barely listened to anything but them for a few years around 2016/2017. Good times.
@margotling5130
@margotling5130 6 жыл бұрын
I saw Steve Perry at a local record store in Victoria BC I did not know who he was? I left the store and a couple of years later I saw him sing the Oh Sherrie Song on television.
@mariecimabue448
@mariecimabue448 4 жыл бұрын
He has that sexy voice that is why he sings so good all the time now Steve Perry and his group Journey
@melissawesco1354
@melissawesco1354 5 жыл бұрын
Such an Absolute Angel Baby!!😘
@erincoley3226
@erincoley3226 8 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness
@tmklunk
@tmklunk 9 жыл бұрын
guitar monster
@steveray8124
@steveray8124 4 жыл бұрын
I was the lead vocalist In a band starting at 15 my guitar players mom was in charge of the events at the salt Palace in Salt Lake City Utah. To be honest I thought Steve Perry’s voice was studio manufactured I thought there was no way he could pull off that kind of Octave changes, with that kind of range. Anyways we got backstage passes. I remember there was a big table of food sitting out. All of a sudden I heard a bass strumming, And I heard that voice we followed it down a hallway there he was sitting on a barstool with a white cup and saucer with a teabag hanging out of it warming up. I stood there with my mouth wide open I was totally blown away from that moment on he was by far my very favorite singer. So unbelievably gifted. Every bit of his vocal capability is from his passion you can see it through his eyes in every song he sings. He’s funny. And if you knew him he’s a total genius. He really can do anything. Neil schon Is so underrated as a guitar player. I think he’s one of the greatest.
@tammyf.7864
@tammyf.7864 3 жыл бұрын
So, you saw him warming up backstage???!!! (Faints.) Was he doing traditional vocal warm-ups, or was he singing a song? Jonathan Cain once said in an interview that he heard Steve's voice, he thought "there's no way he can do that live in concert." But then he was amazed at what Steve can do vocally. Jonathan said that Steve did the vocals for their song "Mother, Father" from the "Escape" album in the studio IN ONE TAKE!!! GOLDEN VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@brainscott8198
@brainscott8198 Жыл бұрын
Drums are crazy go nuts on this joint...Mr Steve Smith...riding that crown ...and Neil's outro is killer as usual.
@lukeman42
@lukeman42 8 жыл бұрын
Ive seen journey at least 23 times in my life ....favorite group miss Perry and the boys ... These videos in Japan rock vintage at its best would love to see this produced on cd HD of course .....thanks again man you rock :)
@dellchica2373
@dellchica2373 6 жыл бұрын
Darren Lucas what!! Im jealous😑😑
@angelahood5176
@angelahood5176 6 жыл бұрын
23 times???? Wow! Did you get to meet them? So jealous
@dellchica2373
@dellchica2373 6 жыл бұрын
Angela Hood me too!! Damn
@donnaburck4323
@donnaburck4323 5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I only had the opportunity three times! I live on the East Coast, and back in those days, they didn't travel over to Md./Washington, D.C. that often, so when they did, I jumped on it! If Steve ever decides to tour with, "Traces", I do hope he comes to the East Coast. But, I'm not holding my breath. I would love to see him one last time before I meet my Maker, though! I'm almost 60, and I have Spina Bifida. By only the grace of God is the reason I'm still here...and my bucket list short. To see him once more is at the top of the list!
@lisajones224
@lisajones224 5 жыл бұрын
I love the videos from this concert-they were so awesome!
@chrisv5205
@chrisv5205 6 жыл бұрын
Everyone talks about Steve Perry, and rightfully so. But, let's talk about Neal, Gregg, Jonathan, Ross and Steve S. for a moment. The Evolution/Departure era I think was Neal Schon's greatest time as a guitar player culminating in his work on Escape. After that, his tone and his style of play began to change and IMO, not for the better. Today, Neal's tone has lost much of its signature mellow yet, biting characteristics and his god like talent is hidden behind layers of delay, chorus, reverb, sustainers all topped with an almost novice-like fascination with the whammy bar. Yes, Neal Schon was one of the first to use a Floyd Rose back in the early 80's, especially on a Les Paul. His status as a pioneer and innovator cannot be questioned. I get it. But, it seems as though he's using the whammy on just about every single note these days. Its a little much. He is still one of the greatest players out there and is one of my all time favorite guitar players. But, with his caliber of talent, we shouldn't have to squint through all of the effects to glimpse that talent. And then, there's Gregg Rollie. He is perhaps one of the most unsung and underrated members of the band, past or present. His vocals meshed with Steve Perry's vocals like no other. His keyboard playing, especially when it came to blues, was unmatched. He added a writing quality to the songs that gave the band their pre-Escape signature jazzy/bluesy sound. There are few other keyboard players who can play a Hammond B3 like him. And then we have Jonathan Cain. In his own right, he is an exceptional musician. There is no question that from the Escape album forward, Journey gathered most of their commercial success. But, the depth of Cain's influence would not be completely realized until Frontiers, which was a commercial hit, but, musically, not really their best work, especially side two. Frontiers clearly signaled the beginning of Journey's transition away from their biting, bluesy/jazzy sound to a more keyboard and synthesizer oriented sound. But, there were a few tracks that were not commercial hits where the band still rocked - Troubled Child, Edge of the Blade, Chain Reaction and Rubicon, for instance. For better or for worse, we can thank Jonathan Cain for that. With every album release after Raised on Radio and especially after Perry's departure (no punny intended), lyrically, Journey's songs became more like love letters written by broken hearted teenagers set to music than anything we had come to expect from veteran rockers of this caliber. Thanks in large part to the stylings of Jonathan Cain and the exodus of Steve Smith and Ross Valory, there was nothing to prevent Jonathan Cain's "after school special" style of song writing from taking over. Not even hard rockin Neal Schon could completely contain Cain's sappy song writing. Then there's Steve Smith. But, we can't really mention Steve Smith without mentioning Ross Valory. These two were and are one of the best rhythm sections in all of rock music. No one really pays much attention to the base lines or the subtle and finessed genius of Steve Smith's playing. Take a few minutes and cue up some of Journey's older stuff and have a listen. Paying close attention to the exquisite rhythm work. Ross Valory is one of the best bass players in the game and Smith is one of the greatest drummers you will ever hear in a rock band. I promise that once you listen to and notice their playing, you will never hear another Journey tune the same away again. As an honorable mention, we have to include Aynsley Dunbar. Without a doubt Dunbar was and is a great drummer. He had a very large part in developing the band's early sound. Few people know this, but, after Journey, Ansley Dunbar's distinctive style and playing can be heard with a variety of musicians from David Bowie to White Snake. His list of appearances is really quite astonishing. What I'm not going to do is include the Steve Perry "clones" that have fronted the band. In all fairness, Arnel Pineda and Steve Augeri in their own rights are very talented singers. But, their strength and their curse is the fact they both sound like Perry but, without the "magic." In any other band, these two singers would've probably been very successful. But, putting them at the helm of Journey and sounding like Steve Perry came off as borderline creepy. It made the band look like they were going through some serious separation anxiety. Nevertheless, with Arnel Pineda, Journey has tapped into the nostalgia market and they have generated some great success. After all, there are a lot of people out there that are willing to pay good money to see some very good karaoke. With Steve Perry pushing 70, Neal Schon in his mid 60's and the rest of the band in their mid to late 60's, its very doubtful that even with Steve Perry's recent comeback, we will ever see this band get back together for any reunion. But, we can still remain faithfully hopeful that the party's not over and they will be feeling that way towards some sort of reunion. Perhaps there will be some miracle after the fall that these guys will welcome the notion of a reunion with open arms and stay awhile. Perhaps someday soon, they will play some magic together one last time after all these years and each one of us will lament to ourselves "why can't this night go on forever?"
@lisajones224
@lisajones224 5 жыл бұрын
Yes-like Steve did say in an interview-they were magic together!
@robertedwards8578
@robertedwards8578 5 жыл бұрын
I was in awe at a young age how bluesy / jazzy sound they had early. They were underrated due to love songs. Before Escape They were at their best . When they came back stateside in 81. You can tell they were a well oiled machine when they appeared on Fridays. That's when we knew Journey was here.
@cbotten106
@cbotten106 Ай бұрын
You might want to serialize that comment.🤣 But a little love for the members of the band is always appreciated in this quarter. 🌹
@shawncat65
@shawncat65 Жыл бұрын
Perry and Gregg Rollie = MAGIC!
@maryradloff1881
@maryradloff1881 6 жыл бұрын
This is the 1st time I've heard this song, and Steve does NOT disappoint- -I love it!
@viviennes2775
@viviennes2775 6 жыл бұрын
He’s BACK NO ERASIN!!!!!!!!
@viviennes2775
@viviennes2775 4 жыл бұрын
WHOOHAAAHHHH NEVER CAN BE BE DUPLICATED STEVIE THE ULTIMATE VOICE NEIL N ALLLLLLL Pull up your pants and suck it up and get it going
@viviennes2775
@viviennes2775 4 жыл бұрын
THE VOICE OF ALLL TIME !!!!!!
@mmb1572
@mmb1572 6 жыл бұрын
omg, what a voice... and a cutie
@mjharka
@mjharka 12 жыл бұрын
This really is an awesome performance ,I seen them at Winterland (San Francisco) in 1976.Just thinking about that show gives me goose bumps ! ,bad ass show.
@angelicamartinezr.8965
@angelicamartinezr.8965 5 жыл бұрын
This is marvelous! Perry+Schon+Smith 😍😍😍
@corinnetriche7233
@corinnetriche7233 5 жыл бұрын
Steve rules👍👍👍💙💙
@ricaard
@ricaard 7 жыл бұрын
WAAAAY BETTER than the two songs they only and always play on the radio!!
@wheels216
@wheels216 7 жыл бұрын
I was so glad when they finally got into the RNRHOF! It was about time! I absolutely loved that group, back then. They should pack it up and call it a day now. Perry's not with them anymore, neither is Gregg. Neal and Jon are barely speaking, from things that I've read recently. I think it's time. They had a good run.
@tidusjecht9143
@tidusjecht9143 7 жыл бұрын
IMO they should have packed it up after Steve Perry left. They haven't been good since.
@thundersmypup
@thundersmypup 5 жыл бұрын
My God that side camera view is delicious!!!!!!!!!!
@van-tm8pr
@van-tm8pr 7 ай бұрын
First concert ever 16 yrs old long Beach arena California original line up absolutely incredible there will only be 1 Steve perry/ Journey Thin lizzy opened Boyz are back in town
@sherryramirez6329
@sherryramirez6329 8 жыл бұрын
now that hot !! he is rockin that tux and pants
@anthonystapleton4087
@anthonystapleton4087 8 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh Sherry.....LOL
@robbijohnson6983
@robbijohnson6983 2 жыл бұрын
Steve Perry is the absolute G O A T ! And Neal Shone is an absolute - BEAST !!!!!
@caroldonnelly9
@caroldonnelly9 Ай бұрын
Steve is a exceptional artist ❤😂❤
@ediecarter1518
@ediecarter1518 3 жыл бұрын
Loving Steve in those green pants is easy 👌
@lanekennington6582
@lanekennington6582 5 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Steve Smith and Neil Schon are probably the best Rock and fusion Duos out there !!! They can take a riff and take it to another level and seem to never run out of ideas !!! I wish they would make a new Journey album of old songs but make them instrumentals !!!! with stretched out solos like this video !!! May not sell a million copies but I'd buy one !!!!
@miriamperez4310
@miriamperez4310 Жыл бұрын
La voz de Steve es impecable, inmejorable. Aún corriendo y saltando por el escenario canta perfecto. Es único.
@paulcasas1240
@paulcasas1240 5 жыл бұрын
Man Arnel has stepped it up! ....oh wait minute . Its the voice! Haha
@ricardomcdonalds9172
@ricardomcdonalds9172 Жыл бұрын
Nah! Está música é qq coisa!! Que solo de guitarra.. nem sei como me passou ao lado dessa música 😢
@edise7272
@edise7272 3 жыл бұрын
These "Live in Osaka" are great quality videos both in video capture and musical sound is amazing. There aren't many videos from early 80's done so well.
@rcdolphin714
@rcdolphin714 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this line up. Jonathon Cain is a tremendous song writer, but I just love this line up.
@juliebridge7590
@juliebridge7590 8 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Journey fan and I have obviously overlooked this awesome song, I must have been living under a rock LOL. Thanks for posting, great song. I must admit I'm really liking the Journey tunes prior to Cain joining, a year ago I never would have said that!
@juliebridge7590
@juliebridge7590 8 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that be Awesome if they could get Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie for a reunion tour. Wow, that would be epic!!!
@juliebridge7590
@juliebridge7590 8 жыл бұрын
His voice is somewhat different from what it use to be, but he can still sing!!! Years of touring with Journey with very little down time will do that to a voice.
@mattman237
@mattman237 7 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Perry/Rolie years myself. I love how their voices played off each other.
@misfit8819
@misfit8819 7 жыл бұрын
Perry/Rolie FTW!
@alexisrae1226
@alexisrae1226 6 жыл бұрын
This is my hands-down favorite Journey song!
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