Is this topic back on?

I'm with Rick, the older one gets, the more one appreciates this record, I think. Today, I just happened to put this cd on rotation, listened to it all day long, and it just made me warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe it's a cold weather record.
ESCAPE is their singular masterpiece, no doubt, recorded in their prime. TBF shows their mature side, still plenty of uptempo songs for the Journey fan, though. I don't get the snoozefest comments. The only really slow songs, imo, (which might be classified as SP solo ala FTLOSM) are Don't Be Down on Me Baby, When I Think of You and It's Just the Rain. The rest sounds Journey to me--uptempo, midtempo, and power ballads. Neal's guitar shredding and Smitty's drum fills are everywhere. And Jon's piano contributions and Ross' bass lines add to the whole package.
Of course, SP's vocals have to be the centerpiece. I think that's what bothers a lot of people about this record. That, and no Lay It Down or Keep on Runnin', but I don't hear those type of songs on Arrival, either. Oops, maybe I ought to listen to that record again, to be sure, lol. What's the most rocking song on Arrival?