Journey - Sweet And Simple - FIRST TIME REACTION

[@gram5751]

Steve wrote this song about 5 years before joining Journey while on a trip to lake Tahoe. People forget what a great songwriter Steve is. 🙂. He has such a soulful voice. Melting Chocolate! Excellent description!

[@lado6718]

My favorite Journey song-EVER!

[@rockerforlife194]

Thank you for doing this song. It doesn't ever get the recognition it deserves. One of my all time favorites from Journey. I've been listening to them since 1977. Again, thanks Bro.

[@sterlingarcher9208]

One of the best if not THE BEST Journey songs. I was so fortunate to see Journey 2x a year from 79-82 indoors and summer outdoors

[@glenecho7284]

Vocal acrobatics - try 'Lay it Down' from the Escape album. Crazy extreme vocal by Perry. People have tried to cover this but no one comes close.

[@sulatlalaki]

I firmly believe that Steve Perry is the greatest singer ever in rock/pop, male and/or female. Period. Today, it's Angelina Jordan. But I think Steve Perry, in his early Journey years (1978-1980) was even better than Angelina, which is astounding to say. That's why he is referred to as the Voice (thanks, Bon Jovi for coining that because it's so true.) None greater, for TRUE vocal mastery. Just go listen to Journey live Patiently 1978 or 1979.

[@chrisjen1992]

Can you believe he could hit those notes live!

[@victorialw1]

One of my favorites. Steve/Journey have many songs showcasing Steve's vocal acrobatics. Steve's range is phenomenal, and he can go from one extreme to the next like water without screaming like many artists do. I don't know if you know, but Steve's voice is studied in universities.

[@stevesalse4462]

I am so glad you're exploring pre-escape Journey before Greg Rollie's departure. In my opinion, this is where they excel. Check out I'm Crying, Precious time, Where Were You and People and Places from the Departure Album. Steve Perry sings his ass off and the band is just incredible. It warms my heart to hear you rave about Steve Perry's one of a kind voice.

[@mr.scary22adrian82]

"Good morning, girl" and "stay awhile" off the Departure album. Another great song is "something to hide" off the infinity album. Amazing vocals!

[@jimbo91262]

"Opened The Door" is my all time favorite Journey tune. The range and simplicity is remarkable.

[@denikennedy6675]

Steve Perry & Journey never disappoint! A sweet and simple kind of song, definitely! Yes with a silky-smooth feel Your reaction, you nailed the vibe!! 💜🎵💜🎵

[@parvizazari6879]

Excellent I saw him in 1982 in an outdoor concert

[@brianruyack7632]

Love any Journey where they layer the vocals and just let Neal run.

[@LowEarthOrbit966]

Nothing greater than that!

[@lisaeddins5291]

Totally agree that Journey ended when Steve Perry was left behind...

[@cden409]

Great song, he wrote it, (right before or just after he joined Journey) when he was in Lake Tahoe, about how beautiful things are there.

[@karmelternus914]

I think what made Journey so amazing during the Steve Perry days, were how Steve, Jonathan Cain, and Neal Schon wrote so many amazing songs together.

[@brianruyack7632]

This was with Gregg Rolie, not Cain.

[@darrenmiller6927]

One of my favorite journey songs, had the album at 15, saw them in concert that year, 1979. I believe I was 14 at the show. They were absolutely great. But Steve Perry. Oh man, we were in shock, he was better live than on the record. A gift from God. Heavenly.

[@janetellzey7701]

Wat made journey so great was how Steve p voice was so much like an instrument it's self he just worked it perfect love Steve Perry

[@Quincysof]

Awesome reaction, I agree Steve Perry IS Journey. I have this album on vinyl . I havent heard this song in like forever so a treat for me today. And 1 other thing, chocolate is never used as a negative word. Just saying the word puts a 😄😁😍 on my face. Thx for the reaction 🎉

[@VUM.M]

Yes, that's how "Sweat And Simple" it can be to deliver such a beautiful song🥰. Without big razzmatazz, but spiced up with amazing surprises and just enough soul and jazz vibes that it's not too much. And that just goes to show how diverse these brilliant artists are. But I'm convinced that not many artists are able to transport a song in this way😉. Loved seeing your facial expressions when Steve did this vocal acrobatics. Great reaction HAP and fantastic choice Debra S.🥰🙋🏻‍♀️.

[@jetson10100]

Will always be one of my favorites, so under rated.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

The Journey songs rarely played on the radio are my favorites. This being one of the best. Winds of March etc,...

[@cden409]

Mariah and Whitney were both After Steve. I’m sure they listened to Steve’s voice. It is so natural for Steve and studied by vocalists.

[@johnboehmer6683]

Yup, likely. I remember seeing an interview with En Vogue, one of them said she was a huge Journey fan, called Steve out specifically, others nodded.

[@snjezanasiklic8934]

Sweet and Simple and Smooth! Absolutely agree with everything you said! 🙂🎶

[@evhleppard]

Crazy vocal by Steve in this one.

[@tanaforet8684]

Another great reaction Hap! So happy to see you still enjoying diving into Journey and Steve Perry. Requested it before but worth a try again, you should definitely react to Why Can’t This Night Go On Forever from the Raised on Radio album. One of my all time favorites. It was from the last tour that Journey did with Steve Perry and is an amazing Power Ballad. Steve’s vocal range as well as his silky smooth voice are absolutely over the top in this song. It was the last Concert I attended with Steve as the frontman and was a night that I definitely wished Would Go On Forever! LOL! See what I did there🤣Keep enjoying the ride, you’ll never regret it♥️♥️♥️

[@giovanna9794]

One of my favorite songs from the evolution album😌

[@montymcclellen1918]

Perry is and will always be the GOAT

[@crystaljacobson6058]

A Rock God at his finest. There shall be no other....

[@shariherman34]

Oh you MUST react to "Lay it Down"(studio version) Steve will give you some vocal acrobatics with that one!!!

[@martymcghee3742]

SOUL…SLOW-SWEET-SIMPLE-SUGAR (BALLS😂😂😂😂😊❤). HEIGHTS OF LISTENING POWER😔🙏🏾🦻🏽🕊🤩🥰😍❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️🤩🙏🏾🦻🏽🕊🥰😍❤️😇😊TRUE FRIENDS FIRST❤️

[@idalucero1260]

Sweet and Simple is one of the songs listed by some vocal coaches as having one of the most impossible notes to sing. Then Steve does it seemingly effortlessly. Steve came before Mariah and Whitney so they can be compared to him but it's impossible to compare Steve to anyone , he's one in one a million.

[@michaela8706]

Thanks so much for reacting to this. What a great song. I could not lay down and listen to this at all. I used to go running to this album playing it on my old Sony Walkman cassette player. Even the slower songs would get me hyped. Please do "Keep On Running" Live from Houston next. Thanks and God Bless

[@keepitsimplescents-xe2qc]

This is the FIRST song that Neal Shon (guitar) and Steve Perry (vocals) wrote together, the first time they tried to write a song. Did it in less than an hour from what Neal told me.

[@alanwilds721]

Patiently was the first song Perry and Schon composed together.

[@keepitsimplescents-xe2qc]

Yep, your right. I confused the two. It was a LONG time ago.

[@donellefeltham]

Me again, They bought Randy Jackson in on Bass, yes the Randy Jackson of Americas Got Talent Judge, apparently he is an amazing Bassist and toured with Journey, Raised On Radio Tour 1986. Randy said Steve new more about Soul and R and B than he did and was absolutely blown away by Steve. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧🕺🏻💃🎸☘️

[@jillmcilwain2633]

@ Donelle Feltham Randy Jackson was an original judge on American Idol. I don't recall him having judged AGT. Yes, he's an amazing bassist!!

[@donellefeltham]

@@jillmcilwain2633 I knew it was one of the those shows, but my message had nothing to do with which show he was on. My point was that he had played bass for Journey for The Raised on Radio tour and what he’d said about Steve and yes he was an amazing player.🤷‍♀️

[@randallwong7196]

Jackson is also on the album being released this year.

[@donellefeltham]

@@randallwong7196 This I know, however I was only talking about Raised On Radio.

[@wendyhowe2178]

Omg...this is my most favorite song by my favorite band. I was so surprised to see you reacting to it. Awesome!!!! The whole album of Evolution is amazing. Classic Journey...1979. This is on repeat in my car everyday.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

Infinity, Evolution, Departure....cannot go wrong.

[@jillmcilwain2633]

One of my all time favorite Journey songs.💥🔥 Sweet and simple and SILKY smooth!! ☕ Sam Cooke was one of Steve's influences and you can hear it, in this song. I have tried to find a LIVE version of this song and have yet to find it performed in concert.🎶🎤 It is definitely a hidden gem and am so, so happy that it was suggested that you reacted to it. Hap your reaction fit the song to a T. Peace J ✌ ☮ 💕

[@jillmcilwain2633]

@HAP3SPEAKZ would love for you to react to Journey's "After the Fall" from the Frontiers Album kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKfXgGxnrNWXgrM

[@nanner3200]

Amazing talent as always (maybe even more with the vocals) It IS a vibe! Not sure it's a song I'd seek out to listen to over and over but enjoyed it at least this time. One of those "you have to be in the mood" songs.

[@debra7105]

Simply amazing. You mentioned Mariah, she did a cover of "Open Arms". Not a big fan of cover singers, especially when his voice can not be duplicated. Maybe Hap will do the Escape tour in Houston reaction. From beginning to end. 😁

[@Jihavoh777]

I’m always annoyed by people who judge Journey based on their hits. Their deep tracks are just as good imho and you don’t fully understand what they’re capable of if you haven’t dug deep into their catalog. So glad you have, hope you keep it up! Natural Thing is a soul/Aretha Franklin vibe song too so you might like it as well.

[@kevinbarberio5143]

Not a bad tune from them as long as Steve Perry is on vocals. Many great deep cuts that people past up cause of their Radio hits.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

The songs not played on the radio, right!? Those are the best.

[@randallwong7196]

At some point if there's time in your life to squeeze in Feeling That Way and Anytime. These songs were fully or partly made when Perry arrived to the band, then they were turned into duets with Perry and Rolie. The instrumentals have more of a jam session quality than the songs that are Perry-focused.

[@teresajannuzzio2408]

Steve Perry helped Journey get to where they are

[@rebeccamassey7545]

His early years with Journey.

[@rebeccamassey7545]

Glad to see you reacting to this one. Great.

[@reneeheknowsmyname6771]

Next up ....... Too Late, Something To Hide, Someday Soon, People And Places!!

[@lizmcmaster2708]

You should check out some of his singles, Oh Sherrie from the album Street Talk, he released an album 4 years ago called Traces, listen to No Erasin' and We're Still Here, he sounds as good now as he did then, 40 years later and 70ish years old

[@fabianaalba3268]

Mr perry Soo simple guy but terrible WOW beautiful music Soo sweet voice all of them 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@alicejohnson9382]

Howdy. I know I’m a couple of months of the posting of this great reaction. Listen to WHERE WERE YOU off of the Departure album. It’s a rockin’ tune in my opinion. 😎❤️✌🏼

[@pegajense]

Really enjoyed this almost like Steve took them to church vibe

[@erickinney5414]

AMAZING FIND- LOVE THIS SONG

[@lydialeija2427]

If you think Steve Perry's Vocals are amazing on this Song, listen to his Song "Anyway." It exceeds Vocals most Women can reach, and Yes, can compare to the Highs of Mariah Carey. Thank you for featuring "Sweet and Simple," which I consider to be a "True Classic" where Rock Bands are considered. I love the smooth Perry Intro, the Beautiful Journey Bandmates Acapella Harmonies, built up with Drummer Steve Smith, Neal Schon's Guitar and Ross Valory's Bass; fulfilling their Musical expertise to a "Grand Finale" of Superb Steve Perry/Journey Fashion. It's absolutely fantastic. I love it! Thanks again for sharing! 😉 💜🎙🎵 🙋‍♀️ 💯

[@johnboehmer6683]

Wellll, needless to say, when Mariah gets up into that dog whistle, ear/brai- piercing thing she does, it's undeniably higher than anything Steve Perry can do. BUT, I always thought it had absolutely no quality or appeal at all, likely why it was only sprinkled in here and there, I think her and all her handlers knew it too. It was as if the only threw it in like they did to say, "look what SHE can do!" Uh...not impressed...

[@karenurbanski5004]

No voice like his!!

[@donellefeltham]

Steve and Journey go together for me, that’s not too say I don’t still like Journey with Arnel, he has worked his arse off fronting Journey. Neal is the one that has kept Journey going and Jon has also been along for the ride. Journey’s Drummer, Deen Castranovo also does a lot of vocal’s and let me tell you he’s great. They are about to drop a new album. If you want to see Deeno in action, a couple of years ago in which he played the Drums and did most of the vocals and the band was called, Journey Through Time.🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧🕺🏻💃🎸☘️

[@rebelscumspeedshop]

This song is like opening a 15 year old bottle of scotch at sunset, the first sent you gently inhale with your eyes closed right after removing the cork , the pour into a fine chrystal glass.. the golden glow and gentle fall of the scotch as it clings to the side as you hold it up to the setting sun. Then the inhale as you let it flow over your tongue..holding it there for a moment before you swallow...then letting the sensation slowly warm your soul from the inside out .

[@brianpercival1829]

There is only 1 Steve Perry, but you could also argue there wouldn't be a Journey without Arnel Pineda who also has a great voice.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

You are the only second KZbinr I ever saw had the balls to react to this song. Kudo's brother.

[@cden409]

He was 28 in 1978

[@ronnielarrick7658]

Funny how things change, Mother Father is the most popular song on their recent tour. Deen kills it.

[@anitarikard5941]

I love journey with Steve perry and Greg rollie singing to gether not taking any thing from johnthan Cain he is also great and also the whole group I love it when randy Jackson played bass

[@user-jwill]

Another is “Mother, Father” seriously insane vocals and also a fantastic song too. One of the bast ever but not seen anyone do a reaction video yet either but I’d like to. 🙌

[@HAP3SPEAKZ]

already done back in 2021, 13th April. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKjCiax-q85osLM

[@user-jwill]

@@HAP3SPEAKZ yes I found that after I said it 🤦🏻😂

[@robertleininger5149]

Girl I understand completely nobody can explain it but when you turn your life to God he makes it happen he always makes it happen if your true with God in your heart and give him your issue he will take care of it not all the time what we won't but what we need and will be better in the long run God bless you Lizzie

[@RustyHinge]

It's black gospel style.

[@fabianaalba3268]

Mr perry still the one no body can sing like Mr perry I'm sorry to say that people Mr legendary man Still ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I keeps real absolutely amazing Guy

[@eprohoda]

Good morning. what a weell ~talk you later-:)

[@fabianaalba3268]

👑🎶❤️💯😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎤

[@paulkardash2991]

There was 3 journey albums before Steve Perry joined... Niel and Greg came from Santana.. I'm a real journey fan.. yes Steve put them on top ..but they came from awesome bands to make journey Ross was bass for Steve Miller band

[@anitarikard5941]

And the guitar players Neal school and the other guy that has blonde hair sorry don't know his name but I will soon

[@heatherkealoha4137]

Gosh, I love your accent...and your reactions. Can we please see you without your cap on?😉😊

[@HAP3SPEAKZ]

there are a few reactions with the cap off ! lol