Band Kept DISSING His SOLO So He Played the CHEESIEST Part EVER…Made Song a SMASH!-Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the MOST EPIC GUITAR SOLO or RIFF of the Rock Era?

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Unchained VH

[@TerrickTerran]

Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner. Runner-Up Eddie Van Halen Beat It.

[@Code.Name.V]

Riff: Satyricon - Black Crow On A Tombstone Solo: Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me

[@christineml1476]

"Man In the Box" Alice In Chains

[@RobertL_0563]

Comfortably Numb; Faithfully; Purple Rain; Stairway '; and EVERY song Stevie Ray Vaughan ever played.

[@dianad4633]

Professor, these musicians love to sit down and talk “shop” with you because you obviously respect their craft. You don’t interrupt and you don’t ask those “gotcha” personal questions. Your interviews are the very best out there. Merry Christmas!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@ronnieobrien6591]

I agree he's better at interviewing than most journalists out there! So much more substance to his material.

[@maryadams2541]

Merry Christmas hope you get everything you want. Love, faith, rock and roll. God bless you

[@EarlT357]

Enjoy the Prof, but with ALL due resopect, Rick Beato does some damn good interviews as well! And Rick is a musician who speaks the musicians' lingo/jargon, too!

[@a2ndopynyn]

@@EarlT357 - Professor has great interviews from a historical perspective, while Rick is equally great from a musical perspective. They compliment each other in that way, really.

[@kineahora8736]

Neil Schon’s solo that always got me was Stone In Love…

[@jeromewesselman1654]

Could possibly be the best solo ever recorded. Intense!!

[@Fiona2254]

I agree with both of you. That’s one amazing solo.

[@henrysmith5472]

for me it was the "daydream" solo -- top 5

[@artheriford]

@@jeromewesselman1654 A great one, but Comfortably Numb is that without question

[@johnschanzle3593]

Totally with you on that. Like stone in love too.

[@kip2703]

Faithfully came out while i was serving as a missionary for my church and my then girl friend copied the song and sent it to me. 3 months after i finished my mission we got married and 3 months after that i joined the army. I spent 15 years in the military and my wife did a lot of waiting and that song encapsulated our feelings perfectly, and after 40 years she is still by my side

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing! Eternal marriage!

[@kip2703]

@ProfessorofRock apparently our wives know each other

[@michaelbrown-bs4iv]

you two ARE rock stars !

[@chuckjones8459]

​@@kip2703so what false version of protestantism Christianity did you spread...which is a mortal sin.

[@Propelled]

I was deployed when this came out as well. Very important song for me and my then fiancee as well!

[@gwillard19]

What separates a good guitar solo from a GREAT guitar solo is when you keep replaying it in your mind over and over and over, note for note, and STILL are thrilled to hear it again. And again. And again. Speed doesn’t do that. Emotion does. Great solos are just flashy enough to make you beg for more.

[@chrisbyars431]

The guitar solo at the end of Who's Crying Now is one of the most iconic in all of rock history. Thank God it wasn't deleted. There's nothing "cheesy" about it. It's simple and beautiful. Neal Schon made the guitar cry on that day! How totally appropriate for the song!

[@HomeFries94]

What I love about Neal Schon's style is that his guitar isn't just an instrument, but it's another voice with soul and inflection. David Gilmour is also in this camp, but with Neal you can hear so much emotion, almost like it's a duet with Steve Perry.

[@WalterPidgeonsForge]

I have often felt that it gives the listener time and a musical guide to feel your own heartache in the song… almost like the shaking after crying hard.

[@HughYoung-d4j]

Gilmour, Schon, and I'd throw in one of my favorites, Justin Hayward are all in this camp ....they don't have EVH-esque chops, but that's perfectly fine because that's not what they're going for. They can break your heart with 3 notes 🎶😎

[@chrissad3349]

@@WalterPidgeonsForge That's exactly how I feel, and what that does to me. I'm so happy it wasn't deleted either. I ride on a wave of emotion to this day when I hear that song! 🎶🎶 🎸 🎶🎶

[@jeffstein3267]

Steve wanted the spotlight on him . That’s why they didn’t get along. He didn’t want to wait for a guitar solo because it meant he would have to step back for a few extra seconds while Neil got the spotlight.

[@TerrickTerran]

Great to see what happens when a band gets full creative control and doesn't have to worry about their music being ruined.

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Exactly 💯

[@thisismagacountry1318]

The RUSH formula

[@chrissad3349]

​@@ProfessorofRock Thank you Adam! I adore Journey. Steve Perry's voice still gives me chills. My favorite song is "Girl can't help it." But, the Neil's guitar on Who's Crying Now just gets me everytime. It actually makes me cry. What a great Christmas gift! Journey! Love them!! ❤ I could write about them forever but I won't. Merry Christmas Adam!

[@torunit4620]

And without the guidance of a company A&R man see the crap they came up with.

[@erinriwen]

Thank you, just thank you for what you do. I’m 64 and every day your episode is like a precious gift of deep nostalgia for me. ❤

[@RTS907]

Ditto

[@jroden06]

"We loved each other but we also hated each other" Describes brothers perfectly.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Neil hardly ever gets mentioned in debates of great guitarists, but he is certainly one of my favs from the 80s. His solos are featured on many Journey ballads, but that does not diminish the fact that he is a brilliant player.

[@davidrobinson4012]

HSAS he burns! I wish they would get together again for one more.

[@jerry-vo7wn]

Yep. You don't get to play with Santana as a teenager if you aren't top shelf

[@scottmeadors5272]

As a long haul trucking driver, Faithfully as well as Turn the Page have always been special songs to me.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

My husband did too and I sometimes went on the road with him. We lived walk into restaurant line,lol.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Turn the Page is a classic!

[@crashburn3292]

This is now my all-time favorite Prof of Rock video. That Neal Schon/BB King story was epic. Everything from 17:05 and on, meeting Bishop, to going on stage with BB was gold. My first Xmas gift today.... thanks.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I know, I’m so jealous.

[@donovanluu4613]

Oh yeah..."Faithfully", the love balls of all love ballads. Had the chords played at my wedding as my wife walked out. It will always be my wedding song. Thank you Jonathan Cain, I hope you truly know what that song did for this world. You've changed the world with this one. It will live even after we die. A classic, a monumental milestone, music we couldn't live without. Inspired me to play piano, so on & so on. Thank you Mr. Cain, from the bottom of my heart!

[@Cynsome1]

I saw Journey in Seattle ‘83. My first concert. I won two tickets from a local radio station. One of the best days of my life!

[@patiencebowers8380]

That's amazing. Lots of bands looking back wish I'd seen in the 80's when I was a teen.

[@EightiesJames]

I was the 11th caller that day! U suck 😂

[@skeezix8156]

KISW ?

[@pgmurray76]

I can only imagine!! I was a single digit dude at that time, but my best friend's father had Journey, Survivor, and Chicago on rotation. We loved when Aerosmith came back.

[@Cynsome1]

@@skeezix8156 either that or KZOK.

[@chrismahermusic5142]

Only 1.18 million subs. This has been one of my favorite goto channels for a few years now. You deserve so much more professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Appreciate it! Really enjoy making these.

[@seankeeton7529]

I only discovered this channel about six months ago but I’ve been hooked.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I was thinking the number of subscribers would balloon by December.

[@chrisoakley5830]

I have always loved music information and trivia, this channel is one of the best sources for that.

[@Papparratzi]

Neil was so open here that I have a new appreciation of him. He’s an awesome storyteller. Next to your interview with Benny Mardones, this is my favorite. Thanks Neil and Adam Merry Christmas

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@thomasadrian9854]

Thanks Adam!! Your shows are priceless!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[@sariahut1]

I have to admit while I was a teenager I viewed band like Journey, Boston, Foreigner as “old guy music”. I acknowledge my stupidity now and have become a huge fan and recognize their influence on those that came after. Seeing them live this last year was incredible, Steve Perry was missing but they put on an incredible show. Faithfully is such an amazingly touching ballad. I loved every minute of it!

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

They are old guy music…you’re just an old guy now so you get it.

[@sariahut1]

@ 😂 TRUTH! 🤣

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ralphfoster6283]

Yeah I was more into grunge back in my mullet days. I didn’t appreciate all music and at 67, I’m having fun adding new discoveries of music I had missed and adding to my ever growing play list!

[@scotabot7826]

There were a few of us like that, but it didn't take much more listening and learning to figure out who the real cats were!!!

[@johnathansaegal3156]

This video showed some previously released interview footage, but this time around included new material. Each time I see Neil and you (The Professor) sitting down and reminiscing about the absolute glory days of rock n roll, I hear something new that only intensifies my admiration for Journey. That Neil took you on a tour of his old stomping grounds shows he appreciates and respects the manner in which you "interview" various musicians. I've watched a lot of interviews with musicians, not only on your channel, but many others, and with you the musicians notice your authenticity toward music and the craft. They seem to decide to go a bit further with you than the interviewers of other music rags. They give to you the respect you give to them. We definitely see this in their attitude which makes for a more laid back and "friends chatting" vibe. Neil and a several others actually treat you as a long time pal. That's how well you fit in with them as you pull off the interview. The feeling I get when these musicians chat with you is as if you could call them up and say, "Hey, I'd love to hang out with again" and they'd be saying, Totally, me and the band were thinking the same". Great video, Adam.

[@scotabot7826]

Absolutely bang on!! Kenny Loggins told Adam he was really gifted in his interviews, and was the best he had ever talked with. That's really saying something!!

[@michaelquast7001]

Who's Crying Now. My favorite song from my favorite band. Epic guitar solo, especially the live solo.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@scotabot7826]

That was recorded in Houston, YES!!!!

[@Fiona2254]

@@scotabot7826I missed that show by a day. Had airplane tickets that I couldn’t change, it was almost impossible to change them back then, so I couldn’t go. It’s always been a regret.

[@jap5451]

His tone on that outro solo is unreal. Smooth, rich, mesmerizing. Great stuff.

[@karencahill4798]

Your site is one of a kind. An informative walk down the Rock n’ Roll Road. 69 here. Yep I’m still stuck in a “Time Warp” when it comes to music. I love Journey. 💕

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@scotabot7826]

I'm "stuck" right there with you. We have no choice, as it doesn't get any better than the 1970's and 1980's. No finer time in music, and in every genre as well.

[@cindysnow2123]

My Mom got introduced to Journey music when my brother John sang Open Arms at a bowling banquet!! She loved the whole Escape album after she heard it!! Then when they released Faithfully, it became her favorite song of all-time and any genre!! It's been 18 years since she lost her battle with bone cancer and I still think of her whenever I hear it!! Thanks for sharing another awesome video Professor Of Rock!! Merry Christmas Eve!! Cindy Snow

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Cindy!

[@stidwell91]

Praying peace and comfort for you.

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

POR you do great interviews. You are so prepared and surprise the artists with the knowledge you have but you let them talk and slyly bring up this knowledge at the most opportune time. You and Rick Beato are my favorite. Both great interviewers.

[@rabby-u]

Great show Prof. Its really an honour to be a part of these interviews, to catch a glimpse òf the inner workings of these artists, what it took to make all the music that we take for granted in the "Free World". Whoever created this show, they were geniuses when you were chosen to be the centerpiece. Love it bud, "three chords and the truth" my friend. Merry Christmas to all! ❤🤘😎

[@gerrylambert5225]

It works for me . Happy holidaze .

[@rexcrane1916]

You can't go wrong covering Journey. Great show.

[@53philp]

Journey was one of my favorites, but when Steve left, so did I. The guy who replaced him sounded similar but I couldn't wrap my head around it, it just wasn't Journey anymore. Hoping everyone here has a Merry Christmas and looking forward to more from the Professor in 2025

[@drummerboycroy]

Man, what a great interview! Was telling my wife this might be your best yet. You really made Neil the sympathetic character he deserves to be. Bands do not come without egos, and we are all blessed to have him, Steve, and Jonathan fighting it out to bring us something real, legendary, and lasting. Great work!

[@michaelroberts3898]

I have seen Journey live twice. Neal is amazing. I had seats 5 rows from him the first concert. Being that close as he crushed both solos in Mother Father was supernatural. He can emote the blues but he can just burn too. I’m thankful for his music and getting the chance to see him perform.

[@Kls6999]

The solo on faithful is one of the greatest solos ever. Neil is the poster child for underrated guitarists. Guy is just beyond amazing!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@thisismagacountry1318]

You meant Alex Lifeson 😂❤

[@chrisoakley5830]

So true, Neil is really great.

[@CS-to2td]

I think Steve Perry was so good that the guitar solo seemed less important.

[@KyleInTexas]

Neal did the most with the least amount of audacity. Technically perfect yet very emotional and creative at the same time.

[@CarlGorn]

That story about Perry's posthumous duet with his dad is one of the coolest things I've ever heard. Sure, Natalie Cole did it with her dad's voice, but he was a solo act, not part of a chorus. The work put into the result shows how much it meant to Perry, and that hits home regardless of culture or language.

[@MichaelTurner-q4q]

Neal is just the best at playing melodic lines and he is so technically proficient too. Love his playing.

[@DroneManMurphy]

19:34 Love love love that Neil obviously spent some time with you sharing his love of music! I’m sure you enjoyed and appreciated that great opportunity!!! 👍😊

[@hallacar]

You had me at multiple names for Columbia House subscriptions (and RCA), but as I have made perfectly clear several times in the past, I LOVE Journey. What a great episode. And I am even on the HP list today! Merry Christmas to you and your family, sir. Thomas L. French

[@ProfessorofRock]

Merry Christmas to you!

[@kathyjaissle6791]

My all-time favorite band, all-time favorite singer (Perry), and one of my all-time favorite guitar solos!!!! Love, love, love “Who’s Cryin’ Now”!!!! “Send Her My Love” is my very favorite but followed extremely closely by “Faithfully”. There are just so many fantastic Journey songs, sometimes it feels like my favorite is the one I’m listening to at the time!

[@burningmarl5664]

Who's Crying Now is a fantastic solo and I think Neal's solo on the outro of the Santana song Taboo is one of the greatest solos EVER!!!!😮😮😮

[@kathyjaissle6791]

@ it’s absolutely mind blowing how young he was when he played with Santana 🤯. Amazing!!!

[@burningmarl5664]

@@kathyjaissle6791 indeed, Kathy. Do you like the HSAS album with Neal and his Santana band mate Michael Shrieve? I love the song Missing You.

[@kathyjaissle6791]

@@burningmarl5664 I have to admit that I was not familiar with that album, so I looked it up and gave it a listen. I definitely liked Missing You, but my favorite from the album was Valley of the Kings.

[@burningmarl5664]

@@kathyjaissle6791 Yes. Valley of Kings is Great..Top Of The Rock is fun also. Are you familiar with Neal'other 80's/ 90's bands? Bad English and Hardline? You may have heard the Hardline song Hot Cherie.

[@duromusabc]

Fall of 1982 was the golden age of Journey when I was in 5th grade - especially with the Escape album And that Atari video game from Journey too

[@cherylreichardt]

How is anything Neal play simple? His style on guitar is amazing! Nice interview! Love that Journey Era! Have a wonderful Xmas Professor 🎄🎸

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Cheryl! Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@davedennis6042]

This was during my high school years and these songs poured out of everyone's speakers in their cars and they even played it on the school bus. Brings back many memories.

[@Code.Name.V]

Neal's guitar is absolutely gorgeous!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@RobertL_0563]

ALL of his guitars here were sweet!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

I love that blueness signature sound he has.

[@ddpalmer2010]

I was a teenager when all of this happened. We just loved the music. We jammed and swayed to their Rock and their ballads. It is so great to hear these stories now. We knew nothing of the back stories because they were happening right then, along with our own! Thank you, Professor, for these fabulous Journeys!

[@lonnieking4466]

Dam what a (( Honor)) to play with the Master B.B. King 👍 👏👏👏👏

[@ProfessorofRock]

YEs!

[@saltytraveller]

As an over the road truck driver for decades, the song Faithfully was special to my wife and I. With just a few changes to the lyrics, it fit our lives.

[@allanjuhl9574]

Love the Schon playing with Elvin Bishop. Then getting to jam with BB King at the Fillmore. Playing with your idol had to have been amazingly fun. The way he approached it, being respectful and acknowledging how BB did it. And like he said, memorable.

[@jast.1613]

Journey was DEFINITELY a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth. Along with millions of other GenXers. The interviews on your channel are SO good. Questions about the MUSIC, not personal B.S. that has nothing to do with the music. Great vid.❤️🎸

[@Code.Name.V]

Seasons Greetings and Salutations Professor and Music Junkies one and all!

[@TerrickTerran]

same to you, CNV.

[@Lam_3-22-23]

Not feeling very Christmassy...63 degrees and rain. Hope you'se guys are good.

[@LaManteca76]

Hello...Is it me you're looking for? 😂 Hey everybody! 👋

[@Code.Name.V]

​@@TerrickTerranThanks Terrick!

[@Code.Name.V]

​@@Lam_3-22-23It is unseasonably warm and rainy here as well.

[@darylking265]

A power ballad is what you get when you cross a singer who wants to sing love songs with a guitarist who wants to rock the house down. (Styx, Journey, REO Speedwagon, etc)

[@acuteteacher]

I love all your videos about Journey, but this one was especially enjoyable. I love Steve 's "Call Me Irresponsible" duo with his father. The video that goes along with it is a tearjerker.

[@bobbyruggs808]

The Bass part in Who's Crying Now is pretty badass too.

[@thebassplaya34]

Sweet fretless bass on that.

[@toddh4491]

Yet another amazing series of interviews -- really enjoyed some new insight into classic Journey.

[@richlaurie9535]

I’d love to see Steve Perry back with the band. He lives near me but is rarely seen out. For anyone that loves classic rock and the stories behind them this is the channel to follow. It’s so rare to hear anything close to this on radio any more. The Sound 100 (now defunct) out of LA had some DJs that knew the stories and history. But that is mostly gone from radio now. Thanks for what you do!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same!

[@scotabot7826]

Sadly, he's lost most of his voice, from what I've read. No human could continue to sing at that level for that long. Our bodies are getting old. Nothing in the world wrong with that either. Steve is the absolute best there has ever been. Steve Perry and Karen Carpenter are two that will never be duplicated, ever!

[@chrisbiro1]

These two great songs are two of rocks most epic and long enduring classics. Journey will live long in history because of these two songs, and others of course.

[@Fregulus5]

I always had "Faithfully" in my head as an earworm while driving a freight train into the sunset, and once when our unit was in the back of a CH-47 Chinook flying low over Seoul, Korea.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@FireJamUSA]

I learn more about playing guitar from your videos than I do most tutorials. The people you interview speak to how they thought about the solo - in the end, it's not about techniques.. It's about the inspiration and solo will come out of you.. I love the line in this one "Think like a French horn" and when he says he did a solo somewhere between a trumpet and a sax. I've never thought of guitar like that but it is brilliant! As a (very) amateur guitar player - I thank you for what you do and what you are able to get out of the artists.

[@allengray5748]

JOURNEY!!! Awesome! FEELING THAT WAY/ ANYTIME is my favorite!! Speaking of Journey,,, Thank you for the journey with all your work and putting out the ROCK and ROLL Gospel!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁⛄☃️❄️✨☯️☮️🎸😎

[@CYAthere61]

Thank you, for sharing this particular interview at Christmas! I had seen portions of this interview before, but the inclusion of Neal and B.B. at the end, along with Steve and his Dad!!!! Oh, my heart was soaring recalling all the great music! I saw Journey in February, with my 29 yr old Daughter. It is one of my all time favorite nights of my life!!!! Merry Christmas 24, Adam!

[@cgmxtreme70]

Merry Christmas Adam and the Professor of Rock family !! Another episode on Journey and the underrated Neal Schon. A great present.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Merry Christmas1

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Agree and Happy holidays

[@DDKaraokeOutlaw]

Feliz Navidad Mele Kalikimaka

[@bobodean1]

This is the best interview with Schon ive ever heard. Normally he slurs his way through them . And its so good to aee him prior to the debacle face lift

[@anekedudy8369]

Yay, we got a Journey video for Christmas! 🎉 Thank you, Adam, and Happy Holidays! 🎅🎄

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same to you!

[@blancolirio]

Never could this genre of rock. Fortunately, we had plenty of choices at the time and Mal and Angus never wavered from their mission. Great review!

[@nicehomeslice2681]

Love your videos… I’m a musician and songwriter and same generation as you… you have vast knowledge of your subjects and your passion for the music comes thru. Thanks for the great work that you share. PS - an interesting (albeit small detail) parallel that you didn’t touch on… Bryan Adams had Journey’s drummer, Steve Smith play on the recording of “Heaven”… his drum fills on “Heaven” are as powerful & memorable as his fills on “Faithfully”.

[@scooter433]

I totally love Steve Smith. He's awesome.

[@donnamccully1703]

"Faithfully" is my #1 favourite Journey song and I also love "Who's Crying Now." Then again, I really love all their songs. Neal Schon is a phenomenal guitar player and I always loved his solos. Steve Perry just touches my heart and soul with his beautiful, unique voice. He sings with so much passion and emotion and makes me feel every note. Thank you very much for sharing the video and snippets of your interviews with Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain. It was very interesting to hear their thoughts about the songs.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Merry Christmas to my Professor of Rock family!! I love you all! No doubt about it that solo is the only way to listen to that song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love you too!

[@TerrickTerran]

Merry Christmas

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Merry Christmas Ta Dow and ditto

[@DDKaraokeOutlaw]

@@AnnaTrail-xp8pr Mele Kalikimaka

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Merry Christmas back to you! I’ve loved your comments for two years!

[@gioknows]

I remember playing the Journey video game back in the 80’s. l spent a lot of time in arcades back then and it seemed Journey’s music was always playing. What a time. I really wish Steve Perry never left that band. Great vid, Prof. Cheers from Tulua, Colombia 🇨🇴

[@ProfessorofRock]

I remember those days! THANKS GIO

[@thetitleisours1]

Journey has a great catalog. There is an album for every mood

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@jeevespreston4740]

Great interview/episode!! I always learn something new from these, thank you so much for revealing the stories behind the music…

[@RobertL_0563]

What a gift of a show Professor; a genuine treat! Great interviews with Neil and with Jonathan. Faithfully is my all-time personal favorite power ballad.

[@Code.Name.V]

Your musical taste is as great as your music knowledge!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@RobertL_0563]

​@@Code.Name.V- Thanks! Right back to you friend.

[@RobertL_0563]

​@@ProfessorofRock- When I first discovered your show in late Feb, I've been enjoying EVERY show since. Funny thing is when I was in high school, 45 yrs ago, I actually wanted to do exactly what you do here. That's why I appreciate your show so much. You do an amazing job. If you ever come east to NY/NJ/PA to do a live show, I hope to meet in person.

[@AndySalinger33]

His new stuff is awesome! The duet with his now-deceased father sounds beautiful!

[@robertturi2264]

OMG. I had hundreds of CDs from Columbia House by the time I was 16 that I never paid for. Not even the 1 cent. And they just kept sending them to me. I never understood how they existed as long as they did with that kind of business model.

[@donnaberkley4808]

Who’s Crying Now was my favorite when I was in college. Now, I realize I liked a lot of Journey songs.

[@islandbee]

I wish radio would play more songs out of Journey/Steve Perry, instead just Don’t Stop Believing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Right?

[@karaokekraziness3891]

I've always loved both of these songs, and I've actually done covers of both of them on my KZbin channel. I did Faithfully in the early days when I was doing all Chipmunk versions. I chose it as my first Journey cover because I did it in a Karaoke contest when my wife and I went on a cruise ship years ago. I took 2nd, which surprised everyone, including the guy who won! I fell in love with it when I was a kid, watching the video on MTV. I did Who's Crying Now a couple of years ago, including an air guitar solo. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for all you do!

[@rogerdeahl9629]

Ho, Ho, Ho! 🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄 Good ol Neal. Great guitarist, now reduced to fighting bandmates. 🤷. But you can't deny his greatness. Wishing everyone a great holiday. 🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄

[@LaManteca76]

Happy Holidays to you as well!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Yep that about sums it up! Happy holidays

[@RBS_]

***PROF. TAKES A 'JOURNEY' BACK TO 1981, TO TELL THE TALE ABOUT A ROCK BALLAD WHO'S NOT "...CRYING..." ABOUT ANYTHING, DUE TO IT'S SUCCESS...*** ..well, RBS is still healing for the Holidays, but a quick tale about this Rock classic...I was professional DJ Once, and did a gig at an upscale clothing Store in NYC...(cont.) ....I was always told by the Store manager to "...play upbeat...." as MUCH as possible...One day, it was raining, cold & MOODY, So, I slipped in "Who's Crying Now" (to fit the mood).....and I had that Store *TRANSFIXED!* ...A French chick came to my Booth, and thanked me for the Music, and I apologized, for playing a 'downbeat' tune.... ...She said, "..If the Music is GOOD, that shouldn't matter, because it will always MOVE you, on the inside..." ...and THAT, was ALL she wrote! ...ha-HAAA! ..SO, October 1981.... 10. Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 9. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones 8. Urgent - Foriegner 7. Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt 6. Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton 5. No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap 4. ***Who's Crying Now*** - Journey 3. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty 2. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross 1. Endless Love - *MISS ROSS* ...................................................and, that Richie guy...... ..well enjoy your Xmas, Prof. and THANKS, for another Year of 3 chords, the TRUTH, and my CHARTS! ...It a bogger to get 'em, but me track record is GOOD, 'eh!?? ..ha-HAAA!! ....keep JOURNEY-in', Prof.! ; )

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it RBS! You always bring so much joy! Thanks!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Roger hopefully your back is improving and happy holidays and peace to you. Step by Step I just listened to it the other day. What a great top 10!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Straight up getting Richie by the dollar!

[@nicknavarro288]

Thanks for the video. I grew up on Journey. One of my ALL TIME favorite bands that kind of raised me into music. Thank you again

[@MrCee71]

Hey Professor, You should try to get John Waite on your channel and have him talk about his hit "Missing You" (A Song my father loves) as well as his days with the Babys and teaming up with Ex-Baby Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon to put out Bad English, That might be cool incites. I did hear a cool story about "Missing You" through the co-writer of the song Chas Sandford (In an interview he did with a young guy) on How John was at his house and accidentally discovered the tape and wanted to put it on his album and the rest is history!

[@MrCee71]

Also, Merry Christmas to You and Your Family and Have a Safe New Year

[@ProfessorofRock]

I will have him in 2025. Already been working toward a date!

[@MrCee71]

@@ProfessorofRock That's Awesome! Looking forward to it

[@MrCee71]

And He still sounds like John Waite at 73 years old!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Awesome I made that request years ago so patiently waiting for it.

[@kevinwilson9589]

Dear Professor, thank you for the work you do - taking me back in my winter years.

[@RobertL_0563]

Have a Merry Christmas 🎄✝️🎁 Professor & community. Let's enjoy today's Journey- Faithfully; embrace it with Open Arms. 😂

[@Code.Name.V]

Yes! Enjoy today's episode and your holiday Robert!

[@RobertL_0563]

​@@Code.Name.V- Thanks Code; you as well.

[@LaManteca76]

Merry Christmas to you too! 👋😀

[@Code.Name.V]

​@RobertL_0563 Thanks. I appreciate it!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Merry Christmas!

[@anthonylowman9518]

Faithfully is still my fav Journey song of all time!! 2024 still listening!! Merry Christmad

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally

[@ProfessorofRock]

YES!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Merry Christmas brother Wang running late today in comments.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@AnnaTrail-xp8pr I have been having a terrible time getting sleep 💤 lately. I went to bed last night around 11. I got maybe 4hours combined until just now.

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@@constipatedinsincity4424 Sorry to hear that but if it helps hubby to. Recently found out he broke his back and the piece is wedged into the part of the disc blown out. Needs surgery. Me I been sleeping good but with the help of wine 🍷 which I should not have but it's the holidays so I don't care.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@AnnaTrail-xp8pr drink 🍸 😋 one or 2 for me.I hope that he doesn't have to get surgery on his back. I am afraid of that

[@kwilliams1958]

Yes, Professor, I saw Bryan Adams and Journey together in Dallas, Spring 1983...wow, I still remember how Bryan Adams seem to steal the show as the opener. Then, Journey did Journey. It was two back-to-back Jams I will never forget. Great interview as usual...rock us in 2025, Professor!

[@dez1989]

This is when Neil Schon was still a nice human being. Today, he's become a little Napoleon. Drunk on his has-been power. Such a shame.

[@toddfr1967]

Thank you Neal for taking the time to tell us more the band's history!

[@TerrickTerran]

Merry Christmas Eve, gang.

[@Code.Name.V]

Champagne Wishes and Caviar dreams my friend!

[@TerrickTerran]

@@Code.Name.V thank you.

[@LaManteca76]

Merry Christmas Eve guys! 😄🎄

[@TerrickTerran]

@@LaManteca76 same

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Late in commenting happy healthy holidays

[@RTS907]

These are some of my all time favorite songs of my 20s.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

I'm Crying Now. Where's my AT @?

[@dvaunt3516]

Attention is a helluva drug.

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Is that why puddles are everywhere outside?

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@AnnaTrail-xp8pr That's why Sister Wang

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@@constipatedinsincity4424 😭 Cheer up time to be jolly 🤣

[@tylerleavitt2715]

Wowwwww that’s an amazing anecdote. Dickie’s memory lives on.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Neil Schon is a brother encase you didn't know? So is Slash

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. Merry Christmas my friend!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@ProfessorofRock Back at you Playboy and your beautiful family. 👪 This emoji makes me think of the 3 is a Magic Number from School House Rock. SORRY I gave your family 👪 Jaundice!

[@RobertL_0563]

Amen! Good to know. Merry Christmas brother!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@RobertL_0563 Peace and Goodwill for you and your family

[@metalboy5150]

Professor, this is great stuff. Your channel is right up there with Rick Beato as far as great interviews and music history, that's the highest compliment I know how to give you. Keep up the good work.

[@marcoc8494]

Q: Why did they have to rush Santa to the hospital? A: Because he carried his sack over his shoulder 🍒😫 🚑 Merry Chriatmas, music junkies! 🎄🎅 ...hehe, 'junk'ies. No pun intended there 🙊

[@LaManteca76]

🤣

[@scotabot7826]

Respect, nothing but respect for Neal. He and Lukather are my top two guys!! Both Kings of Beautiful Melodies!! Neal can do it all, and then some. So grateful I was a kid in the late 60's and grew up in the 1970's and 1980's. There will never be another time in music like that again. Every genre too!!

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@mosesdoc1968]

My children know that when "Who's Crying Now" comes on, there is no talking allowed!

[@quailstudios]

I was in a band in the 80s with a guitar player who absolutely loved journey! He wanted to do a bunch of their covers but we didn't have the singer to pull it off.

[@kevinwheesysouthward9295]

Journey was one of those bands where I knew every word of every one of their songs but I never bought one of their albums. I don’t think about them often but when I hear one of their songs, it brings me right back to the 80’s.

[@bretforster]

I consider myself a huge Journey and Prince fan - and I never knew that Prince contacted them. Thank you for the fantastic content!

[@tomliemohn624]

You know Neil seems like a fairly decent guy when he's not suing his bandmates.

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

As a guitarist who also grew up in the Bay Area , that was a great interview. And really brought back some great memories. Thank you ..💎

[@RyuHayabusa06]

Journey is my all time favorite band and Faithfully is probably my favorite song from them. Everything is amazing. Vocals, piano and of course the outro solo. Love it.

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

Both of these are great songs. I absolutely love them but Don’t Stop Believing was my class song. I grew up South of Detroit and I met my future wife who as a small town girl from Virginia. We have been married for over 42 years.

[@Error-xt7od]

Great interview prof! Really liked hearing Neal's perspective on the interplay between him and Steve Perry.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!