MR

Ok folks for a newbie like me that knows about 4 songs max, i was just wondering what is the better hits album to pick up:: Greatest Hits or The Essential Journey?

Thanks in advanced for your input and smart ass replies

Everett wrote:Ok folks for a newbie like me that knows about 4 songs max, i was just wondering what is the better hits album to pick up:: Greatest Hits or The Essential Journey?

Thanks in advanced for your input and smart ass replies

Simple- GH. Essential is a double disc with a lot of shit filler on it. If you are down with Eyes of a Woman, then by all means buy Essential(if you can even find it).

IMHO, you're better off getting the 3 disc packages many stores have now. I saw a Infinity/Evolution/Departure package as well as an Escape/Frontiers package. Whatever you do, do NOT buy GH Live. The absolute worst live record ever "produced."

Rockindeano wrote:

Everett wrote:Ok folks for a newbie like me that knows about 4 songs max, i was just wondering what is the better hits album to pick up:: Greatest Hits or The Essential Journey?

Thanks in advanced for your input and smart ass replies

Simple- GH. Essential is a double disc with a lot of shit filler on it. If you are down with Eyes of a Woman, then by all means buy Essential(if you can even find it).

IMHO, you're better off getting the 3 disc packages many stores have now. I saw a Infinity/Evolution/Departure package as well as an Escape/Frontiers package. Whatever you do, do NOT buy GH Live. The absolute worst live record ever "produced."

What he said x1000

Time 3 works for me.

i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

The rank of shit is as follows:

1. GH Live
2. Generations
3. Red 13

Time 3 or Essential Journey (3 disc set)

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

Perry's intro to LTS alone was worth the price of that disc. "You promised to love me..."

In my opinion the Journey Essential package was a HUGE missed opportunity for Journey. It moved a lot of copies, but it is essentially the greatest hits with "When You Love a Woman" added and then a second disc. For the many casual fans that bought it, the second disc never gets played because they simply do not know the songs by title and are looking for the big ones.

They need to start from scratch and build up. There was some very questionable material placed on the second disc "Eyes of a Woman" and "Baby I'm a Leaving You" coupled with leaving Feeling that Way off.

Grab 30 tracks and make two 15 track discs with all original versions, no live stuff and mix the Greatest Hits with the really good album tracks and you could have introduced fans to the deeper material and therefore had more flexibility in your live set.

Non Greatest Hits tracks would be:
Stone In Love
Feeling that Way
Anytime
Patiently
Just the Same Way
Walks Like a Lady
Party's Over
Escape
Still They Ride
Stone In Love
Mother Father
Chain Reaction
After the Fall
Suzanne
Why Can't This Night Go On Forever
Message of Love

IMHO, the best Journey Compilation is The Journey Continues

1. Lights
2. Wheel In The Sky
3. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
4. Too Late
5. Any Way You Want It
6. Don't Stop Believin'
7. Who's Crying Now
8. Open Arms
9. Separate Ways [Worlds Apart]
10. Send Her My Love
11. After The Fall
12. Faithfully
13. Girl Can't Help It
14. Be Good To Yourself
15. I'll Be Alright Without You
16. When You Love A Woman
17. Remember Me
18. All The Way






Followed closely by The Ballade



1. Open Arms Listen
2. Lights Listen
3. Too Late Listen
4. Faithfully Listen
5. I'll Be Alright Without You Listen
6. Patiently Listen
7. Who's Crying Now Listen
8. After the Fall Listen
9. The Eyes of a Woman Listen
10. Opened the Door Listen
11. Good Morning Girl Listen
12. Stay Awhile Listen
13. Still They Ride Listen
14. Send Her My Love Listen
15. Why Can't This Night Go on Forever


Minus that stupid song in bold....

Everett wrote:Ok folks for a newbie like me that knows about 4 songs max, i was just wondering what is the better hits album to pick up:: Greatest Hits or The Essential Journey?

Thanks in advanced for your input and smart ass replies

Captured

steveo777 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

The rank of shit is as follows:

1. GH Live
2. Generations
3. Red 13

I think you are too cruel to GH live , you cannot put it to the same shit group with generations and red 13, c'mon After all it lists all the hits; i don't think the sound is bad at all

george_g wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

The rank of shit is as follows:

1. GH Live
2. Generations
3. Red 13

I think you are too cruel to GH live , you cannot put it to the same shit group with generations and red 13, c'mon After all it lists all the hits; i don't think the sound is bad at all

I'm not getting the lack of love for GH Live. Maybe it's just the listening environment I hear it in isn't audiophile, but I think it's (mostly) great. WTF with the fireworks track?

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

Greatest Hits live sounds patched together to me, captured is the better live cd by far, IMO

RedWingFan wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

Perry's intro to LTS alone was worth the price of that disc. "You promised to love me..."

lol ...
Do ya Do ya Do ya Do ya ...you better believe it!! ... this is not a HEADPHONE lp, folks ...
it was meant to be heard by all!! Move away from the computer, get in your car, roll down the
windows and rock...you don't even have to think about what these songs are about,
they just are what they are~ Give the pea~ brain a rest!!!

You could probably pick up the individual CDs off of amazon or half.com pretty cheap. Then you could make your own compilation.

RedWingFan wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

george_g wrote:i would recommend Greatest Hits live though, and as a second buy Captured

Journey is a different band in the studio and in the stage

I wouldn't wish GH live on anyone's ears. Pure shit, as far as sound goes.

Exactly...It blows.

Perry's intro to LTS alone was worth the price of that disc. "You promised to love me..."

I agree, I waver between liking LTS and not, but the version on GH Live is by far my favorite... because of the intro with Perry and Neal playing back and forth.

Live in Houston 1981 CD