randy jackson

[ohsosoto]

how long did randy play with journey and how did he get the hook up?

[brandonx76]

It's rumored he was around during the Frontier's sessions...so '82 / '83...I recently discovered he was on a Tom Coster (Vital Information keyboard player) solo album, with Steve Smith around '81 / '82. He's not a bad player, actually....So maybe it was Steve Smith that referred him?

[ohsosoto]

It's rumored he was around during the Frontier's sessions...so '82 / '83...I recently discovered he was on a Tom Coster (Vital Information keyboard player) solo album, with Steve Smith around '81 / '82. He's not a bad player, actually....So maybe it was Steve Smith that referred him?

why did he leave? and why are you up so late in az?

[yulog]

I always heard at that time that Randy was one of those sought out studio musicians at that time , kinda like the guys from toto--they were on so many big name albums in the 80's

[Michael Leigh]

I always heard at that time that Randy was one of those sought out studio musicians at that time , kinda like the guys from toto--they were on so many big name albums in the 80's

Randy played on A LOT of records in the 80's including Stryper, Jon Bon Jovi,Michael Bolton,Mariah Carey,and many more.
He also played on After The Fall on the Frontiers record.He is an AWESOME bassist.

[JRNYLIVE]

Any street cred he had wa gone once he said Dawg 5000 times.

shame really....Dawg

[ProgRocker53]

While ROR is in the lower half in terms of my favorite Journey albums, it's still a great release. I think Randy Jackson's low-down funky bass grooves add an unique flavor to the record. He's better than Ross, but Ross is Journey (along with Neal).... so yeah.

[ohsherrie]

Any street cred he had wa gone once he said Dawg 5000 times.

shame really....Dawg

Agreed. He's way too full of himself now.

[brandonx76]

While ROR is in the lower half in terms of my favorite Journey albums, it's still a great release. I think Randy Jackson's low-down funky bass grooves add an unique flavor to the record. He's better than Ross, but Ross is Journey (along with Neal).... so yeah.

Ross was / is a better player for Journey. Dare I say it but Randy plays a little more 'white'...ROR is a Steve Perry solo effort (hence the saxaphones on Positive Touch...lol)

[mystichealer]

While ROR is in the lower half in terms of my favorite Journey albums, it's still a great release. I think Randy Jackson's low-down funky bass grooves add an unique flavor to the record. He's better than Ross, but Ross is Journey (along with Neal).... so yeah.

Ross was / is a better player for Journey. Dare I say it but Randy plays a little more 'white'...ROR is a Steve Perry solo effort (hence the saxaphones on Positive Touch...lol)

Randy is a killer bass player for sure.
ROR is a JOURNEY album. It says so on the cover. Its WAY more JOURNEY sounding than that sheer abomination called Generations. Everyone seems to class that as a Journey album, and that one is wayyyy off the map.