journey wembley

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:59 am

I ve had at least twelve pints of beer so this aint no time to write a review, but just got in from Styx Foreigner and Journey.

Fantastic concert - Styx and Foreigner were absolutely brilliant and still Journey blew them away.

Never seen Journey rock so hard and loud. bRILLIANT Concert not one for those Journey fans that only love the ballads. Journey were bringing the hard stuff , real hard and fast. !

by **DrFU** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:38 am

Can you remember which Eclipse songs they played, 12 pints in?

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:39 am

It shows as a sellout at 10,704. I take it the 12,500 seat capacity is for a different event configuration.

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:40 am

DrFU wrote:Can you remember which Eclipse songs they played, 12 pints in?

Maybe not him but someone did. :lol:

Minus the Four Eclipse songs, it's a Dirty Baker's Dozen + 1.

Setlist for Wembley Arena, 06/04/11:

Separate Ways
Only The Young
Edge Of The Moment
Ask The Lonely
Send Her My Love
Resonate
Stone In Love
City Of Hope
Lights
Mother, Father (Deen)
Open Arms
Chain Of Love
Wheel In The Sky
Be Good To Yourself
Faithfully
Don't Stop Believin'
Any Way You Want It
--Encore--
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

by **DrFU** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:51 am

Don wrote:
DrFU wrote:Can you remember which Eclipse songs they played, 12 pints in?

Maybe not him but someone did.
Minus the Four Eclipse songs, it's a Dirty Baker's Dozen + 1 delight

ueezin'

At least Open Arms is in a good spot pee- break wise.

by **Rick** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:27 am

Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:I ve had at least twelve pints of beer so this aint no time to write a review, but just got in from Styx Foreigner and Journey.

Fantastic concert - Styx and Foreigner were absolutely brilliant and still Journey blew them away.

Never seen Journey rock so hard and loud. bRILLIANT Concert not one for those Journey fans that only love the ballads. Journey were bringing the hard stuff , real hard and fast. !

Man, that is great to hear! Thanks for taking the time to post this. Journey, not a rock band? My ass! :twisted:

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:31 am

Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

by **Majestic** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:55 pm

Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

Good question. I don't think I know anyone who really likes that song, and even question its membership on the dirty dozen. Journey should positively retire it forever and play something we care about.

by **Toph** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:57 pm

Where was Escape?

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:59 pm

Toph wrote:Where was Escape?

They went with Open Arms Instead. Remember, this is Journey with pompom boots on.

by **ebake02** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:20 pm

Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Website · by **steveo777** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:22 pm

ebake02 wrote:
Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Journey are slow learners. I think they drive a short bus on tour. :lol:

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:27 pm

steveo777 wrote:
ebake02 wrote:
Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Journey are slow learners. I think they drive a short bus on tour.

I think they left their combat boots at home, at least for the UK leg of the tour. No One More, Edge Of The Blade or any of that stuff they were playing in 2009. First night out looks like a healthy dose of the Dirty Dozen with some new songs sprinkled in.

Website · by **steveo777** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:28 pm

Don wrote:
steveo777 wrote:
ebake02 wrote:
Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Journey are slow learners. I think they drive a short bus on tour.

I think they left their combat boots at home, at least for the UK leg of the tour. No One More, Edge Of The Blade or any of that stuff they were playing in 2009. First night out looks like a healthy dose of the Dirty Dozen with some new songs sprinkled in.

Neal says they listen to the audience and feel them. I'm sure he felt those were the proper songs to play. Neal is never wrong!

When he and his band played HOB, Neal made exactly 9 tickets. The man just knows what he's doing.....all the time! :lol:

by **Don** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:31 pm

steveo777 wrote:
Don wrote:
steveo777 wrote:
ebake02 wrote:
Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Journey are slow learners. I think they drive a short bus on tour.

I think they left their combat boots at home, at least for the UK leg of the tour. No One More, Edge Of The Blade or any of that stuff they were playing in 2009. First night out looks like a healthy dose of the Dirty Dozen with some new songs sprinkled in.

Neal says they listen to the audience and feel them. I'm sure he felt those were the proper songs to play. Neal is never wrong!

So the new direction has met the unmovable force, ie. the fans. :lol:

by **koberry** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:32 pm

Don wrote:
Toph wrote:Where was Escape?

They went with Open Arms Instead. Remember, this is Journey with pompom boots on.

Can you imagine the casual concert-going fan right after open arms... the soft, contemplative piano, Arnel's lilting voice... the crowd thinking another ballad is coming. And then they get hit in the face with a shovel and possibly their hardest/darkest song ever :lol:

by **Chubby321** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:18 am

Stone in Love & City of Hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVvt5T4 ... r_embedded

by **parfait** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:33 am

Chubby321 wrote:Stone in Love & City of Hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVvt5T4 ... r_embedded

Even looked like Cain enjoyed himself. Still going strong with the preacher curls too. Too bad I won't be able to see them this year because of exams.

by **escapefan** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:27 am

Didn't just Perry write LTS?

by **froy** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:31 am

Chubby321 wrote:Stone in Love & City of Hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVvt5T4 ... r_embedded

Sorry this is not Journey Thanks Steve your stupidity has ruined a legacy

by **froy** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:33 am

"Gin and Tonic Sky" mumbled I ve had at least twelve pintsh of beers

Styx and Foreigner were absolutely brilliant.

Usually only takes a sixer, Not much needs to be said ,

This is brilliant ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KydNuRa5E

I wonder how it sounded after a half case of beer?

by **Saint John** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:15 am

I really want to see how Chain Of Love turned out live last night? Anyone have it?

by **Archetype** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:22 am

Saint John wrote:I really want to see how Chain Of Love turned out live last night? Anyone have it?

I'm interested in this as well. City Of Hope got a pretty good crowd reaction.

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:27 am

froy wrote:
"Gin and Tonic Sky" mumbled I ve had at least twelve pintsh of beers

Styx and Foreigner were absolutely brilliant.

Usually only takes a sixer, Not much needs to be said ,

This is brilliant ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KydNuRa5E

I wonder how it sounded after a half case of beer?

Whilst it is true that after a few beers music sounds better girls look better, and I get smarter, wiser and turn into superman :lol:

fyi, I hadn't seen more than two beers at the time the Styx set started, and whilst I've made it a lifetimes habit only date women who are drunk after two !, I'm still pretty sharp after two. This crappy supposedly HD clip isn't at all representative of what it sounded like in the concert hall.

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:41 am

Don wrote:
steveo777 wrote:
ebake02 wrote:
Don wrote:Get rid of Lights and Open Arms and this a good, pre-dominantly mid-tempo setlist.

Man, how does LTS keep getting the encore spot?

I wish they would retire that damn song, it's one of my least favorite.

Journey are slow learners. I think they drive a short bus on tour.

I think they left their combat boots at home, at least for the UK leg of the tour. No One More, Edge Of The Blade or any of that stuff they were playing in 2009. First night out looks like a healthy dose of the Dirty Dozen with some new songs sprinkled in.

Whilst it was a healthy dose of the dirty dozen , everything played with the exception of Faithfully and Open Arms was played with the hardest interpretation/ style possible.
And with the band dressed in black, darker lighting (compare that to the purple colors of the Revelation Tour set , a fair bit of smoke/dry ice smell it really gave the impression of it being a very hard rocking set. You wouldn't necessarily say they had left the boots at home, if anything they probably turned off a few of the folks there who were there for the softer Journey stuff".

by **Duncan** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:52 am

I thought Foreigner were great and i said to my mate that it was going to be difficult for Journey to follow that, but it was no contest. Journey were in a different league.

by **Abitaman** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:02 am

froy wrote:
Chubby321 wrote:Stone in Love & City of Hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVvt5T4 ... r_embedded

Sorry this is not Journey Thanks Steve your stupidity has ruined a legacy

And it is not Styx without Dennis, Foreginer without Lou, Van Halen with Sammy ( :shock:

), ACDC with out Bon, Meatloaf with Jim, Chicgao with Peter, Bad Company with Paul, Asia without Wetton, Kiss with VV, Sabbath with Ozzy, The Eagles with Randy, Toto with Bobby,
and if y I can name more. But my point, I gald those groups above never released another cd after those people left. They were washed after them both or either commerically or critically. Good call there Froy!

by **Gideon** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:24 am

Not a bad set list (mine's much better).
Getting rid of "Open Arms" and "Lights" isn't an option; they're two of Journey's most celebrated hits.
LTS needs to be permanently discarded from the concert. It has the unique distinction of being simultaneously tricky and shitty and is likely just an excuse for Neal and co. to jam.

by **Maui Tom** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:46 am

Abitaman wrote:
froy wrote:
Chubby321 wrote:Stone in Love & City of Hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVvt5T4 ... r_embedded

Sorry this is not Journey Thanks Steve your stupidity has ruined a legacy

And it is not Styx without Dennis, Foreginer without Lou, Van Halen with Sammy ( ), ACDC with out Bon, Meatloaf with Jim, Chicgao with Peter, Bad Company with Paul, Asia without Wetton, Kiss with VV, Sabbath with Ozzy, The Eagles with Randy, Toto with Bobby,
and if y I can name more. But my point, I gald those groups above never released another cd after those people left. They were washed after them both or either commerically or critically. Good call there Froy!

never released another CD? Did your car hit some Black Ice and give you permanent memory loss?

by **Don** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:04 am

Journey with Foreigner and Styx at Wembley Arena

http://piris-metalopolis.blogspot.com/2 ... yx-at.html

Must say the Wembley Arena was pretty much packed out for this all seater event which was must have been pleasing to see for all three bands as they came out for their sets. My seat was about as far away from the stage as it's possible to be but at least it was quite high up and head on, so I didn't need to twist my neck like the people sat at the sides. First up were Styx whose pomptastic style is somewhat different to the straight ahead style of the other two bands. Near enough the whole of the band either sang lead or backing vocals at one point during their set which shows their versatility off very well. Can't say I knew all the songs at all although I do know we didn't get the pretty bad Babe! The vocals were top notch from Tommy Shaw and Lawrence Gowan the keys guy. The songs are somewhat recognisable from my deep memory though it's been years and years since any Styx music passed my lugholes. They warmed the crowd up nicely and the Wembley Arena acoustics were for once on good behaviour as the band sounded pretty much crystal clear. Come Sail Away seemed to garner the best response from the crowd although I enjoyed opener The Grand Illusion most of all as it was very pomptastic indeed.

1.The Grand Illusion
2.Too Much Time On My Hands
3.Lady
4.Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
5.Miss America
6.Blue Collar Man
7.Come Sail Away
8.Renegade

After a 20 minute change around the lights went down and it was time for Foreigner and boy did they please this happy old time crowd. Their sound was once again pretty much perfect with with Mick Jones' guitar work the star of the show. They played pretty a much an expected greatest hits setlist which left every old time Foreigner fan happy. I wouldn't say I was a Foreigner fan but these guys really delivered. Sure the old timers would probably say it's not the same without Lou Gramm but I think the current singer Kelly Hansen does an amazing job on the mic to be honest. He hits exactly the same notes that Lou used to only with way more power. Although i must admit he doesn't sing I Want To Know What Love Is quite as good as Lou used to, but the rockers he nails. Urgent was killer as was Cold As Ice. Only song missing from their set was I've Been Waiting For a Girl Like You which was strangely omitted not that I cared but I'm sure a few Foreigner diehards did. their set ended with a rousing and a seemingly extended version of their hit anthem Jukebox Hero. These guys maybe old but they still know how to rock.

1.Double Vision
2.Head Games
3.Cold as Ice
4.Starrider
5.Feels Like the First Time
6.Urgent
7.I Want to Know What Love Is
8.Hot Blooded 9.Juke Box Hero

Video clip from Cold As Ice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdYQKQ-TbJQ

Finally at around 9.30 or so the house lights went down again and it was time for every one's fave old time rock band to deliver the goods again. What a masterstroke they pulled in starting off with mine and probably most people's fave Journey song of all time! This is the way to start the show however there were a few slight sound issues which made the bass too loud and distorted a touch but the song was sung with amazing power by the little waspish frontman Arnel. The crowd at the front was mostly stood and going at it with full force and if the seats weren't down they would have probably started a little geriatric moshpit!

The sound soon settled down once the sound guy got the levels right and became a tour de force of power and melody for the band. The band sounded truly energised and happy to be playing for the thousands gathered and were keen to air new songs from Eclipse which I have found to be a rather disappointing album in truth however I will admit that i rather enjoyed the live rendition of songs such as Chain of Love and Resonate in particular as Arnel really outdid himself with his powerful delivery.

Having said all that this was a night of a million and one notes and all of them belonging to Neal Schon! The guy was literally spitting fire from his axe all night. In fact I though I was at an Yngwie show for a second or two he solo-ed so long and hard on most songs. His guitar cut through the mix like razorsharp shards of glass and he pulled more shapes than you'd believe! If you were a fan of Neal's guitar acrobatics you'd be in heaven however I do believe that most of these people were here for the classics and not a wankathon on the guitar.

However don't think I'm taking away from Journey's overall performance because it was pretty much flawless. In Arnel they have found the frontman of their dreams. The guy is like a little Tasmanian Devil come Whirling Dervish all rolled into one all topped with an amazing vocal delivery which is pretty much faultless.

A mention of Dean Castronovo on the drums, not only can he play wicked but his lead vocals on Mother, Father was great as well. He could have been the singer full time had they not found Arnel. My only gripe about the show apart from Schon's extended soloing was the lack of material from previous album Revelation. I love that album a lot and much more than Eclipse but hey this is the Eclipse tour and with so many classics to play as well there's only so much you can fit in so I had to accept this situation. The latter parts of the setlist was completely given over to the hits and the crowd really got into it having been a little bit restrained during the new songs. In the end Journey had to give them what they wanted in the end. A great show by three classic rock bands.

1.Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
2.Only the Young
3.Edge of the Moment
4.Ask the Lonely
5.Send Her My Love
6.Resonate
7.Stone in Love
8.City of Hope
9.Lights
10.Mother, Father (Deen Castronovo on lead vocals)
11.Open Arms
12.Chain of Love
13.Wheel in the Sky
14.Be Good to Yourself
15.Faithfully
16.Don't Stop Believin'
17.Any Way You Want It
Encore:
18.Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Separate Ways live clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDNAjnICfY
Faithfully - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ASApzL98Rk

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