Tired of Waiting...

[junky]

The label didn't think Infinity would be successful at all. There were no top forty hits on that record, yet the promotion was every where. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing a Journey poster, Tower Records was full of Journey promo material.I may be wrong, but I don't think you can fully grasp how much Journey was being jammed down our throats unless you were there. I believe from that observation that Herbie had a great deal to do with their success at the time. He had an amazing product to push with Perry on board, but Perry or not, it was do or die for Herbie.

I see what you mean now, Jrnyjunky. Fair enough.

As I said, I'm glad Perry joined Journey, I just wish it would have happened sooner when Herbie first heard of Perry, though, we may not have had Winds Of March or Wheel In The Sky. That first concert in 1978 was pure magic for me.

You went to Perry's first Journey concert?

I wish, I think it was maybe their 3rd show. It was Feb. 1978, and then I saw them again in Sept.

Most of my friends were pre-Perry fans and stopped listening to Journey when Perry joined. They called it the sissyfied Journey.

Oh, and good one on the quitting smoking thing. You are braver than I.

[PROPERRY]

Hey Matthew , I wish you all the best on your battle to quit smoking, that is real tough thing to do, so hang in there!

As for Rolie and Cain, I like both. I don't see that one was better than the other, I see them both being on the same level, as far as their musicianship skills (both VERY good), they each brought their own creativity and style to the music of Journey.

[Matthew]

I wish, I think it was maybe their 3rd show. It was Feb. 1978, and then I saw them again in Sept.

Wow...I would have LOVED to have seen those shows

Most of my friends were pre-Perry fans and stopped listening to Journey when Perry joined. They called it the sissyfied Journey.

Hope they got back on board when Jonathan Cain toughened up the band then!

Oh, and good one on the quitting smoking thing. You are braver than I.

I'm hating every minute of it so far, Jrnyjunky. How many do you smoke each day?

[Matthew]

Hey Matthew , I wish you all the best on your battle to quit smoking, that is real tough thing to do, so hang in there!

As for Rolie and Cain, I like both. I don't see that one was better than the other, I see them both being on the same level, as far as their musicianship skills (both VERY good), they each brought their own creativity and style to the music of Journey.

Thanks Properry!

And fair enough re: your point about Rolie. I'd say that Cain was a better song-writer but I agree that there's probably not much in it when it comes to keyboard playing and vocals.

[Trailblazer]

Hey Matthew -

Congratulations on making the decision to stop smoking. I celebrated my fourth year of being nicotine-free on March 15, and my husband passed his four-year mark in December, 2006. Best decision we ever made! We did a thing called auricular (sp) therapy. $85.00, one treatment and neither of us have smoked since. He was a three-pack-a-day smoker and I went through two packs a day. Hang in there! Making the decision to quit is the first step and you have done that and then some.

[junky]

I wish, I think it was maybe their 3rd show. It was Feb. 1978, and then I saw them again in Sept.

Wow...I would have LOVED to have seen those shows

Most of my friends were pre-Perry fans and stopped listening to Journey when Perry joined. They called it the sissyfied Journey.

Hope they got back on board when Jonathan Cain toughened up the band then!

Oh, and good one on the quitting smoking thing. You are braver than I.

I'm hating every minute of it so far, Jrnyjunky. How many do you smoke each day?

Those friends probably still live in the 70's. I just got new friends.

As for smoking, it depends, I do freelance. When I work maybe 6 per day, when I'm off, a pack a day.
Everytime I've tried to quit, I end up having panic attacks. Maybe I need some meds.
Anyway, stay strong.

I'm off to Virginia