How many times have you listened to Revelation?

by **Voyager** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:31 am

Just curious.

by **S2M** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:34 am

Voyager wrote:Just curious.

I take that back...I thought you said Arrival....listened to Rev once....enough to know I like one song: Like a Sunshower.

by **Don** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:36 am

The whole thing? Never. Disc one? Once in its entirety and then nothing except NWA once in a blue moon. Now, nothing. My current Journey catalog for listening is Essential Journey, Dream After Dream, Arrival and Time 3 all mixed in with other 80s stuff on my play list at work. At home, I don't really listen to Journey at all anymore.

Website · by **steveo777** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:46 am

Honestly, I wore it out when I first got it, but then put it away and I haven't listened to a song from it in over 6 months.
I really enjoyed much of it in the beginning.

by **Voyager** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:46 am

S2M wrote:I take that back...I thought you said Arrival....listened to Rev once....enough to know I like one song: Like a Sunshower.

I listened to Arrival quite often - easily more than a dozen times. I bought Revelation and listened to both discs once and put them back in the CD jewel case where they've been ever since. I don't know if it was hearing the re-records disc that turned me off or just the lack of a hit song on the originals disc, or both.

by **portland** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:49 am

by **Jana** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:57 am

Don wrote:The whole thing? Never. Disc one? Once in its entirety and then nothing except NWA once in a blue moon. Now, nothing. My current Journey catalog for listening is Essential Journey, Dream After Dream, Arrival and Time 3 all mixed in with other 80s stuff on my play list at work. At home, I don't really listen to Journey at all anymore.

I don't either.

Disk 1 a lot the first year all the way through (but, especially, the ballads and Like a Sunshower), and quite a bit of Disk 2 for a while, but I lost Revelation a year ago and TBF or loaned them to someone and can't remember. I never really listened to TBF much anyway, but will replace both just because to keep my catalog of Journey music intact. I have listened to rarely any Journey music for well over a year, except Arrival and Departure maybe a couple of times, and a few favs on my playlist (Faithfully naturally, WCTNGOF).

by **Jana** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:59 am

portland wrote:Once

That many?

by **Ligzig** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:02 am

Once or twice, I wanted to give it a fair chance. I just really didn't like the material much at all.

This new album is about a thousand times better for my tastes.

by **Don** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:04 am

I listen to a lot of music at home but mostly newer stuff or if it's older stuff from bands Like Floyd or the Moody Blues where you you can listen to their albums completely as they're more conceptual anyways. In the 80s Journey music became centered more at the radio listener and after all these years, I think that has finally caught up to even me. I hear the hits on the radio two or three times a day driving to work and around the office, plus what is playing on my computer in the back round, mixed in with a bunch of other 80s rock and pop. That's about all I can take.

by **Jana** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:12 am

Don wrote:I listen to a lot of music at home but mostly newer stuff or if it's older stuff from bands Like Floyd or the Moody Blues where you you can listen to their albums completely as they're more conceptual anyways. In the 80s Journey music became centered more at the casual radio listener and after all these years, I think that has finally caught up to even me. I hear the hits on the radio two or three times a day driving to work and around the office, plus what is playing on my computer in the back round, mixed in with a bunch of other 80s rock and pop. That's about all I can take.

I've been on a buying spree for a year of all new music or music I never owned from favorite artists from the '90s on. That's why I'm looking forward to this new album, new music but from a favorite band. '80s stuff I listen to none, really, unless they're on a box set of an artist or unless it's the odd song on my iPod. Even U2 has only been their last three albums, really.

by **Ligzig** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:16 am

Don wrote:I listen to a lot of music at home but mostly newer stuff or if it's older stuff from bands Like Floyd or the Moody Blues where you you can listen to their albums completely as they're more conceptual anyways. In the 80s Journey music became centered more at the radio listener and after all these years, I think that has finally caught up to even me. I hear the hits on the radio two or three times a day driving to work and around the office, plus what is playing on my computer in the back round, mixed in with a bunch of other 80s rock and pop. That's about all I can take.

I'm surprised you could take that much. I got sick and tired of the radio hits about a week or two after listening to them. I don't know how people tolerate them for 20 years.

I'm much more into the less popular "deeper cuts" (lol, deep.....Journey.....herp derp...)

by **portland** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:17 am

Jana wrote:
portland wrote:Once

That many?

It's in my car in the CD holder....Listened once in the car and it's been there ever since...If you want it I will send it to you.

by **Don** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:21 am

Ligzig wrote:
Don wrote:I listen to a lot of music at home but mostly newer stuff or if it's older stuff from bands Like Floyd or the Moody Blues where you you can listen to their albums completely as they're more conceptual anyways. In the 80s Journey music became centered more at the radio listener and after all these years, I think that has finally caught up to even me. I hear the hits on the radio two or three times a day driving to work and around the office, plus what is playing on my computer in the back round, mixed in with a bunch of other 80s rock and pop. That's about all I can take.

I'm surprised you could take that much. I got sick and tired of the radio hits about a week or two after listening to them. I don't know how people tolerate them for 20 years.

I'm much more into the less popular "deeper cuts" (lol, deep.....Journey.....herp derp...)

The only popular (Greatest Hits) discs I can listen to are Echoes from Pink Floyd and ELO. Despite Electric Light Orchestra having 27 Top 40 hits, they don't seem over played on the radio so I haven't soured on them yet.

by **Jana** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:30 am

Ligzig wrote:
Don wrote:I listen to a lot of music at home but mostly newer stuff or if it's older stuff from bands Like Floyd or the Moody Blues where you you can listen to their albums completely as they're more conceptual anyways. In the 80s Journey music became centered more at the radio listener and after all these years, I think that has finally caught up to even me. I hear the hits on the radio two or three times a day driving to work and around the office, plus what is playing on my computer in the back round, mixed in with a bunch of other 80s rock and pop. That's about all I can take.

I'm surprised you could take that much. I got sick and tired of the radio hits about a week or two after listening to them. I don't know how people tolerate them for 20 years.

I'm much more into the less popular "deeper cuts" (lol, deep.....Journey.....herp derp...)

That's why I love B-side/nonreleased songs type albums a lot of times.

by **RedWingFan** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:43 am

I voted 6-10 because I assumed that the question was how many times have you listened to it front to back. Come to think of it, if that's the case then I should have answered "once" because of Neil's instrumental at the end.

Of course there are standouts on that cd. NWA, Sunshower, AATY, and Turn Down the World Tonight that I've listened to way more than anything else.

Disc 2 remains untouched (as it should be) as is the DVD.

by **SF-Dano** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:59 am

Several times to the disc of new songs (that is the Revelation albume to me anyway). The re-records, I think I listned to twice. Really like the new tunes of Revelation except for WITTW. Faves are WDILYL, AATY, CFTB, and WIN.

by **Saint John** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:08 am

I like most of Revelation except for Neal's awful, and I mean fucking awful, audio colostomy at the end. What It Takes To Win and Faith In The Heartland are below average and usually get skipped, too. The rest ranges from ok to pretty solid.

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:41 am

I'd say I've heard both discs all the way through in sequence about 40 times?
Certain songs like Wildest Dream, Change For The Better, WDILYL? WITTW probably upwards of 70?
Listened to Never Walk Away more than 40 as well.

by **Triple S** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:38 am

One more time than I've listened to Generations - so - twice :wink:

(although I do have that nifty little Revelation MP3 player which I use sometimes at work, but I deleted most of the album but for about 4 or 5 songs, so they come up once in awhile)

by **VirgilTheart** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:22 pm

I'm with Red13JoePa personally; I've probably listened to the album over 40 times, though probably for a different reason. :lol:

Sure, it's not a classic rock album or anything, but until Eclipse comes out, Revelations is the sole album that represents the Journey I'm growing up with (surprise, surprise folks, I be only 18

).

Yes, there are better Journey albums. But that wasn't my time, so to speak. I'll almost definitely never see Steve Perry live, much less him with Journey. So that Journey is one I'll only be able to admire from the albums and videos on YouTube. Never live. Never on a sort-of personal level.

The current line-up, on the other hand, I've already seen live once and hopefully will see again in August. It's the one I can really connect with. So while the music isn't exactly break through, it's still music I like to listen to a lot and more importantly music I can connect with on a live basis.

Just my two-cents. :wink:

by **Michigan Girl** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:54 am

VirgilTheart wrote:I'm with Red13JoePa personally; I've probably listened to the album over 40 times, though probably for a different reason. Sure, it's not a classic rock album or anything, but until Eclipse comes out, Revelations is the sole album that represents the Journey I'm growing up with (surprise, surprise folks, I be only 18 ).

Yes, there are better Journey albums. But that wasn't my time, so to speak. I'll almost definitely never see Steve Perry live, much less him with Journey. So that Journey is one I'll only be able to admire from the albums and videos on YouTube. Never live. Never on a sort-of personal level.

The current line-up, on the other hand, I've already seen live once and hopefully will see again in August. It's the one I can really connect with. So while the music isn't exactly break through, it's still music I like to listen to a lot and more importantly music I can connect with on a live basis.

Just my two-cents.

I guess that's good, for you and the current Journey!!
Knowing what I know and experiencing what I have, I wouldn't be a fan today, at all, if
it weren't for memories of the day!!

by **SF-Dano** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:14 am

VirgilTheart wrote:I'm with Red13JoePa personally; I've probably listened to the album over 40 times, though probably for a different reason. Sure, it's not a classic rock album or anything, but until Eclipse comes out, Revelations is the sole album that represents the Journey I'm growing up with (surprise, surprise folks, I be only 18 ).

Yes, there are better Journey albums. But that wasn't my time, so to speak. I'll almost definitely never see Steve Perry live, much less him with Journey. So that Journey is one I'll only be able to admire from the albums and videos on YouTube. Never live. Never on a sort-of personal level.

The current line-up, on the other hand, I've already seen live once and hopefully will see again in August. It's the one I can really connect with. So while the music isn't exactly break through, it's still music I like to listen to a lot and more importantly music I can connect with on a live basis.

Just my two-cents.

You got it exactly right. No worries. You like what you like and be damned what anybody else tells you.

by **Michigan Girl** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:30 am

SF-Dano wrote:You like what you like and be damned what anybody else tells you.

Has anything anyone else ever said changed your likes/dislikes?!?! I know
it rarely works for me ...

by **bluejeangirl76** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:48 am

Don wrote:The whole thing? Never. Disc one? Once in its entirety and then nothing except NWA once in a blue moon.

If you made it through disc one once, you went further than I did. :lol:

After maybe 6 songs, I turned it off. Did not 'grab' me. But there is no option between "Never" and "Once", so if I round up, I guess I can vote for "Once". :lol:

Since then, if NWA comes up in shuffle play, I listen. It's the only one I like. The rest of it is not even on the iPod. Disc two? Fuuuuuuuuck no. Dan and T-time were playing it in the room in Cleveland, so I listened without choice :lol:

On my own, no. :lol:

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:02 am

In anticipation of Eclipse, I took Revelation out again. Forget how good it is. I think the songwriting is stronger on Arrival and TBF (thanks to the input of Blades and Perry), but for what it is - a calculated return to the "heritage sound" - it is very strong. Not a bad track.

EDIT: As for Disc 2...I listened to it once and remember being offended. Some of the extended outros, like on WITS and WCN, were cool tho. Never listened to it again.

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:05 am

Saint John wrote:I like most of Revelation except for Neal's awful, and I mean fucking awful, audio colostomy at the end.

I was glad to see a Neal instrumental track return. While it's a little overblown, so is Neal's playing these days (in a good way).

by **Don** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:08 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Saint John wrote:I like most of Revelation except for Neal's awful, and I mean fucking awful, audio colostomy at the end.

I was glad to see a Neal instrumental track return. While it's a little overblown, so is Neal's playing these days (in a good way).

Expect another one this album.

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:09 am

Don wrote:Expect another one this album.

Yea, I know. Not sure if its Shirley's idea or Neal's, but I'm glad its back.

by **Don** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:36 am

VirgilTheart wrote:I'm with Red13JoePa personally; I've probably listened to the album over 40 times, though probably for a different reason. Sure, it's not a classic rock album or anything, but until Eclipse comes out, Revelations is the sole album that represents the Journey I'm growing up with (surprise, surprise folks, I be only 18 ).

Yes, there are better Journey albums. But that wasn't my time, so to speak. I'll almost definitely never see Steve Perry live, much less him with Journey. So that Journey is one I'll only be able to admire from the albums and videos on YouTube. Never live. Never on a sort-of personal level.

The current line-up, on the other hand, I've already seen live once and hopefully will see again in August. It's the one I can really connect with. So while the music isn't exactly break through, it's still music I like to listen to a lot and more importantly music I can connect with on a live basis.

Just my two-cents.

That's great. I remember the excitement I felt when MTV first played DSB (the initial promo from the Tokyo concert). Man, what a cool feeling to discover something that just sounded like it connected with you.

Of course, that started some the dysfunctionality that you are witnessing here, 30 years later in our little world at MR but you probably understand that already.
Journey on, Bro (or Broette)!

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