Journey's Greatest Hit's is #20 on Digital Album Downloads

[Since 78]

Actually, I think the new guy sounds really good on those greatest hits but I also understand why that bugs some people.

Portland - Don't kick me in the jimmy.

Apparently not good enough for people to buy the Cheap three disc package over the one disc original, as evidenced by the complete disappearance of Revelation off the charts while The Greatest Hits continues on. Of course it helped when the band decided not to showcase any new songs on Oprah and went with the material that is that is easier to find on itunes (the original versions, that is).

And really when you think about it, do the hard core Arnel fans even care about the new songs? All the video links they put up are usually the dirty dozen. Looks like they are stuck in the past as much as some of us are. Unfortunately for them, only one can be the original and only one gets to do the interviews about how those songs came about and the licensing deals and it's not their guy. They should take pride in the new songs Arnel sang and stop thinking that his covers somehow make the other songs his, it doesn't. These aren't the standards like Sinatra, Como, Cole and others sang, where they could all claim their own versions as the definitive one. Rock music has never been about that. For the most part a legacy rock band creates, writes and plays their own material. New members get new songs and the ball keeps rolling. I'm sure Sammy Hagar doesn't get kudos for any of the DLR songs by VH fans and he doesn't need to. He was good enough to chart his own path with the band. This next album from Journey will let us see if Arnel is made of similar stuff. And I'm not just talking about Arnel here. I hold Kelly Hansen, Benoît David and other replacement singers to the same standard. It's only fair.

Can't much argue with this, great post.

[Michigan Girl]

Actually, I think the new guy sounds really good on those greatest hits but I also understand why that bugs some people.

Portland - Don't kick me in the jimmy.

Apparently not good enough for people to buy the Cheap three disc package over the one disc original, as evidenced by the complete disappearance of Revelation off the charts while The Greatest Hits continues on. Of course it helped when the band decided not to showcase any new songs on Oprah and went with the material that is that is easier to find on itunes (the original versions, that is).

And really when you think about it, do the hard core Arnel fans even care about the new songs? All the video links they put up are usually the dirty dozen. Looks like they are stuck in the past as much as some of us are. Unfortunately for them, only one can be the original and only one gets to do the interviews about how those songs came about and the licensing deals and it's not their guy. They should take pride in the new songs Arnel sang and stop thinking that his covers somehow make the other songs his, it doesn't. These aren't the standards like Sinatra, Como, Cole and others sang, where they could all claim their own versions as the definitive one. Rock music has never been about that. For the most part a legacy rock band creates, writes and plays their own material. New members get new songs and the ball keeps rolling. I'm sure Sammy Hagar doesn't get kudos for any of the DLR songs by VH fans and he doesn't need to. He was good enough to chart his own path with the band. This next album from Journey will let us see if Arnel is made of similar stuff. And I'm not just talking about Arnel here. I hold Kelly Hansen, Benoît David and other replacement singers to the same standard. It's only fair.

Can't much argue with this, great post.

See, we agree on things!!

There isn't a lot about G~boy's posts that can be argued with, if one is
using one's head and not one's heart!!

[Since 78]

It looks like the popularity of Classic Journey is stronger than ever and that DSB wasn't just a one off foray into the world of Digital Downloads.

It's how you get into an established band you don't know - find one song you like, come across the greatest hits, so you pick it up to see if there's anything else you like. If not, hey, the one song you like will be on there at least. If you do like it, depending on how much you like it, you start buying albums to hear more. Everyone's got to start somewhere. The question is, is the popularity of DSB translating into anything more than Greatest Hits sales? If that's the only depth new listeners are getting into, then Journey's fan base is definitely stalled and not growing.

Like what? A Perry lead Journey

Huh? Like what what?

I was saying that the people who are buying the Greatest Hits are getting a Perry lead Journey....not the current line up.

I don't know, it seems that at least 1,000,000 people just bought the greatest hits with the new guy singing.

You still haven't sold a million, and I still don't see how you claim double platinum.

At least platinum Dean. And for the record, the only song I listen to on disc 2 is OTY, the rest is crap. Anyway, I don't know why the numbers bother you so much, platinum or whatever, Revelation sold more than anyone gave it credit for.
When it came out pretty much everyone here thought it was at least a good record. Now its lost its luster for some, fine,
but no one thought Journey would ever have this kind of success again. You have to give them some kind of credit.