The_Noble_Cause wrote:Gregg may give them some rock cred again, but who cares.
Sacharine ballads aside, the music is simply better under Cain.
More melodious.
Oh, I don't know about that. I like all eras of Journey and Escape is one of my favorite albums of all time, but pre-Cain Journey is much better musically IMHO. Gregg is a much better musician than Cain, and I think the band could stretch much easier. Cain may be a better keyboard player (and that is arguable), but Gregg's piano playing - and especially his stellar organ work - is better. There's a depth there which Cain seems to be lacking.
Now, I'm not criticizing his overall playing. He's an excellent piano player, but to say the Cain era is heads and shoulders above is ridiculous. The first three Journey albums alone musically blow away the later years, but the later years are better crafted pop tunes.