Journey back to Frontier Park Arena - Friday

[tater1977]

Journey back to CFD

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/201 ... -17-13.txt

The rock band is back by popular demand this Friday at Frontier Park Arena.

By Josh Rhoten
jrhoten@wyomingnews.com

Journey could easily play an hour-and-a-half set of hits every night.

That's less of a brag than it is a fact. And what's more, most everyone, diehard fan or casual concertgoer, would know pretty much every word.

"I don't want to do that though," said Neal Schon, the only original member still performing with the band. "I like to play our newer stuff and the stuff that was maybe a B-side along with those hits because that is challenging to us and to the audience. It keeps it from getting old for them and us."

Whatever strategy the group used to build their set list for last year's performance at Cheyenne Frontier Days, it worked. Representatives for the event said they were flooded with requests to bring the group back this year, and when a space opened up late in the booking season, it seemed like an easy fit.

"We actually weren't too sure how our arena music would be accepted by cowboys and cowgirls," Schon said. "But it turned out to be a great show."

Journey formed in 1973 and has earned 19 top-40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums in their careers. The band's "Greatest Hits" album alone went platinum 15 times.

The lineup for the band has seen many changes, though much of their popularity came when singer Steve Perry joined in 1977.

Perry, dubbed "the voice" by Jon Bon Jovi, was featured on the album "Infinity," which went platinum and re-mained on the charts for more than two years. The fame from that album lasted through the '80s as Journey was featured several times on MTV and developed a reputation for an impressive stage show with visual effects and lights.

That run came to an end when the band disbanded in 1989, reforming sporadically and then permanently, minus Perry, in the '90s.

In 2006, singer Arnel Pineda joined the band after being discovered on YouTube performing Journey classics with a cover band. The first album the band completed with Pineda, "Revelation," debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in June 2008.

The success of that album was helped by a growing rediscovery of the band's hits, according to Schon, particularly "Don't Stop Believin.'" That track was used on the TV shows "Glee" and "The Sopranos," as well as the theme song for the San Francisco Giants during their 2010 World Series run, as well as many other teams in a variety of sports.

To date, the song has been downloaded more than 4.4 million times, making it the best-selling digital track of all time.

"When I look out at the audience, I see a lot of young faces and they are all excited to hear us jam," Schon said. "Shows like 'The Sopranos' really pointed people back to us, and it's great having people experience and discover our music all over again."

Schon said he is always writing. Though the group has tours booked all the way through next year, he is confident they will record a new album soon with a 2015 release.

"I honestly have no less than 10 ideas for songs a day, and I have hard drives full of stuff, so the real hard part is getting into the studio and working with the band on all of it," Schon said.

[jrnyjetster]

"I don't want to do that though," said Neal Schon, the only original member still performing with the band. "I like to play our newer stuff and the stuff that was maybe a B-side along with those hits because that is challenging to us and to the audience. It keeps it from getting old for them and us."

But...you HAVEN'T been DOING THAT, Neal! The setlists are stale and you've included absolutely nothing from Revelation or Eclipse this tour! Hell...I'd even be happy to hear something from Arrival!

[Gideon]

Good to see Neal hasn't completely abandoned the prospect of a new album.
I'm ambivalent about seeing them live anymore, though given how young of a fan I am and the fact that they'll be hanging it up in a few more years, I'm sure I'll see them at least one more time.

But another album by these guys is tantalizing. I hope they don't completely ignore Eclipse's rock, eclectic elements, but Neal does need to be reined in a bit more.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Neal mentions that the challenge is "working with the band on all of it." At this point, would it really be so bad if Neal worked with outside writers? Give JSS a call, or Jack Blades, or even collaborate with Mike Reno again. Either way, make it happen.

[tater1977]

July 19 ... Styx opens for Journey

July 19 - $38-$58

Journey and the Cheyenne Cowboys Association

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Setlist

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[jrnyjetster]

Dump Escape and Dead Or Alive and add 2 Arnel era songs!

[tater1977]

Journey’s Neal Schon: Wyoming Is Beautiful [AUDIO]
By Coop July 20,

http://kgab.com/neal-schon-wyoming-is-beautiful-audio/


What does a rocker do when he gets into town and what does he remember / know about Wyoming? One of the worlds most successful guitarist talks about Journey and our little slice of heaven.

[jestor92]

"I honestly have no less than 10 ideas for songs a day, and I have hard drives full of stuff, so the real hard part is getting into the studio and working with the band on all of it," Schon said.[/color]

Call me crazy, but how is it hard getting the band to work on new music? They're on tour constantly, why not just get together with Cain and Arnie and work on some new songs on a day off, before the show, at sound check, etc.? I would think that him getting together with Cain on an off day the two of them kicking a song out and trying it out during sound check would be an interesting way to come up with some new music.

Instead it kind of sounds like Schon just likes coming up with riffs then sending them over to Cain. This allows Cain to sort through them to arrange the music and come up with the vocs and if Arnie can come up with an idea then great. I kind of got the idea about that being the way Schon likes to write music when I read how Schon and JSS wrote most of the Soul SirkUS album.

[brywool]

"I honestly have no less than 10 ideas for songs a day, and I have hard drives full of stuff, so the real hard part is getting into the studio and working with the band on all of it," Schon said.[/color]

Call me crazy, but how is it hard getting the band to work on new music? They're on tour constantly, why not just get together with Cain and Arnie and work on some new songs on a day off, before the show, at sound check, etc.? I would think that him getting together with Cain on an off day the two of them kicking a song out and trying it out during sound check would be an interesting way to come up with some new music.

Instead it kind of sounds like Schon just likes coming up with riffs then sending them over to Cain. This allows Cain to sort through them to arrange the music and come up with the vocs and if Arnie can come up with an idea then great. I kind of got the idea about that being the way Schon likes to write music when I read how Schon and JSS wrote most of the Soul SirkUS album.

NO KIDDING. You'd think with all the traveling, etc. that they'd be itching to do some writing on the road.

[brywool]

"I honestly have no less than 10 ideas for songs a day, and I have hard drives full of stuff, so the real hard part is getting into the studio and working with the band on all of it," Schon said.[/color]

Call me crazy, but how is it hard getting the band to work on new music? They're on tour constantly, why not just get together with Cain and Arnie and work on some new songs on a day off, before the show, at sound check, etc.? I would think that him getting together with Cain on an off day the two of them kicking a song out and trying it out during sound check would be an interesting way to come up with some new music.

Instead it kind of sounds like Schon just likes coming up with riffs then sending them over to Cain. This allows Cain to sort through them to arrange the music and come up with the vocs and if Arnie can come up with an idea then great. I kind of got the idea about that being the way Schon likes to write music when I read how Schon and JSS wrote most of the Soul SirkUS album.

NO KIDDING. You'd think with all the traveling, etc. that they'd be itching to do some writing together on the road, if for nothing else than to break up the time. But then again, there are probably a ton of interviews, etc.