The_Noble_Cause wrote:ROR is by and large wholly disposable.
As is TBF.
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The_Noble_Cause wrote:ROR is by and large wholly disposable.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:cyclonus5150 wrote:While it's great that Journey carries on and all of these guys continue to share their immense talents with us on stage and on record, it can't go without notice that they aren't exactly setting the world on fire with their new compositions. They've written some good stuff and each has put forth some great performances but in my opinion there's always something that keeps the song from being great.....
I don't hear the hunger anymore and it seems to me that Journey always seemed to produce their best work when being pushed by major expectations of both record label and manager (Escape), massive success and the need to maintain it (Frontiers) or a lead singer/producer with a big solo success under his belt, solid creative vision and the will to move the band into an entirely new direction altogether (ROR).
While I admire the amount of thought put into ur post, I sadly can't agree. I think Generations is the best thing since Frontiers and ROR is by and large wholly disposable.
NealIsGod wrote:The_Noble_Cause wrote:ROR is by and large wholly disposable.
As is TBF.
cyclonus5150 wrote:They sold quite a few of those records too and had a fair amount of success on the charts with 4 singles.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:cyclonus5150 wrote:They sold quite a few of those records too and had a fair amount of success on the charts with 4 singles.
That's the problem. Once I hear those 4 songs I eject the blasted thing straight out of the cd player. It really has very little to offer. GCHI, BGTY, SZE, WCTNGOF- all worthy of the Journey name. Heck, I can even stomach Positive Touch on the rare occassion, but the rest is just too soft, synthesizer saturated and downright mellow for me.
cyclonus5150 wrote:The_Noble_Cause wrote:cyclonus5150 wrote:They sold quite a few of those records too and had a fair amount of success on the charts with 4 singles.
That's the problem. Once I hear those 4 songs I eject the blasted thing straight out of the cd player. It really has very little to offer. GCHI, BGTY, SZE, WCTNGOF- all worthy of the Journey name. Heck, I can even stomach Positive Touch on the rare occassion, but the rest is just too soft, synthesizer saturated and downright mellow for me.
Oh man, my fave all-time Journey song is IBAWY so make that 5. The only one that I really can't get into is Eyes of A Woman.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:NealIsGod wrote:The_Noble_Cause wrote:ROR is by and large wholly disposable.
As is TBF.
I wouldn't say that.
It has it's moments.
Much like Generations, it too, would've greatly benefitted by the inclusion of the foreign bonus track.
cyclonus5150 wrote:I didn't even know about a foreign bonus track for TBF. What is the title and what did it sound like?
cyclonus5150 wrote:I didn't even know about a foreign bonus track for TBF. What is the title and what did it sound like?
cyclonus5150 wrote:The only one that I really can't get into is Eyes of A Woman.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:cyclonus5150 wrote:I didn't even know about a foreign bonus track for TBF. What is the title and what did it sound like?
As NIG stated already, it is entitled "I Can See it in your Eyes" and it flat out rocks. Neal's blistering guitar solo at the end needs to be heard to be believed.
cyclonus5150 wrote:Thanks alot for sharing that! Now musically I love it but something about the vocals rubs me the wrong way. It sounds very flat...almost painfully so at times.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:cyclonus5150 wrote:Thanks alot for sharing that! Now musically I love it but something about the vocals rubs me the wrong way. It sounds very flat...almost painfully so at times.
You're not the first person to say that. I believe resident poster, sngrchk stated once that Perry sounded like Elmer Fudd on this track. I think he sounds good and I love the song. It's inclusion would only have helped to liven up the pace of the balladry bogged TBF.
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