Journey's 2011 U.S. Opener

[S2M]

Journey is a draw because the plokkers outnumber the american fans now...the females want to hear Stone in Love because that's the song they lost their virginity to in 1981, in the back seat of that Mercury Monarch to some dumb jock, who immediately after - hung her panties from his rearview mirror.

And the guys just go cause they know there are easy chicks attending(old beat-up hags now, but nevertheless)....

Not true Cleveland was not about sold out and full of "plokkers". The lawn was PACKED. say what you want, cause you can but no way! Journey STILL draws a large crowd! And now with things such as "Glee" bringing it to the younger generation even more, they will STILL sell their tickets.

Don't you have a Johnny Reznik poster to swoon over? Or a calender to 'X' out the dates to, or something?

[Saint John]

Plokkers make up no more than 10-20% of the crowds. And 20% is being very generous.

[StevePerryHair]

Journey is a draw because the plokkers outnumber the american fans now...the females want to hear Stone in Love because that's the song they lost their virginity to in 1981, in the back seat of that Mercury Monarch to some dumb jock, who immediately after - hung her panties from his rearview mirror.

And the guys just go cause they know there are easy chicks attending(old beat-up hags now, but nevertheless)....

Not true Cleveland was not about sold out and full of "plokkers". The lawn was PACKED. say what you want, cause you can but no way! Journey STILL draws a large crowd! And now with things such as "Glee" bringing it to the younger generation even more, they will STILL sell their tickets.

Don't you have a Johnny Reznik poster to swoon over? Or a calender to 'X' out the dates to, or something?

Nope! Sitting at my kids music lessons, listening to them play while telling YOU, that you are wrong!!!

[RossValoryRocks]

First off, have you forgotten that Journey already HAS toured with Van Halen? LOL, VH mopped the floor with them when Journey actually headlined. That's not a band you want to go on after.

WTF are you talking about?

VH opened for Journey in what, 1978? Mopped the floor? Are you fucking insane? VH had just released their first album and was just starting to get known. Hell Montrose was on the bill too.

[Behshad]

First off, Journey and Van Halen would never be on the same bill because they're both headliners. So let's extinguish any thoughts of them touring together. By all accounts, Heart is going to tour with/open for Def Leppard this summer and Triumph is going to open for Van Halen. That leaves Mr. Big, Foreigner and/or Europe to open for Journey.

Triumph opening for Van Halen??? Seriously or joke?

Seriously. That's the hot rumor. They were going to tour as a stand alone last year, but the economy tanked and that is probably going to force them to open. Opening for VH might help them tour alone the following year.

Now THERE would be a triple bill.....MB/Triumph/Van Halen! Hell, I'd travel damn near anywhere to see MB and Triumph on the same bill! Now that would be a ballsout ROCK fest that would smoke the likes of Styx/Foreigner/Journey. Damn!!

You weirdo !!! You prefer Triumph over Europe ?! What's wrong with you ?! Don't answer I dont have time !

That's it , I'm missing the first hour for sure now !

[Deb]

First off, Journey and Van Halen would never be on the same bill because they're both headliners. So let's extinguish any thoughts of them touring together. By all accounts, Heart is going to tour with/open for Def Leppard this summer and Triumph is going to open for Van Halen. That leaves Mr. Big, Foreigner and/or Europe to open for Journey.

Triumph opening for Van Halen??? Seriously or joke?

Seriously. That's the hot rumor. They were going to tour as a stand alone last year, but the economy tanked and that is probably going to force them to open. Opening for VH might help them tour alone the following year.

Now THERE would be a triple bill.....MB/Triumph/Van Halen! Hell, I'd travel damn near anywhere to see MB and Triumph on the same bill! Now that would be a ballsout ROCK fest that would smoke the likes of Styx/Foreigner/Journey. Damn!!

You weirdo !!! You prefer Triumph over Europe ?! What's wrong with you ?! Don't answer I dont have time !

That's it , I'm missing the first hour for sure now !

Alright, I'll cut you some slack as you've been pretty good cutting my boys some slack. We can swap out Triumph for Europe when it hits 'your' city, k? But to answer your question..........oh hell ya!!! I would take some "Magic Power" over some "Final Countdown" in a heartbeat! They are one of my top 5 bands (original members) that I would looooooooove to see LIVE (have seen Journey & Triumph back in the day). Sadly 2 of the 5 bands, never can be......

1. Journey
2. Mr Big - check
3. Triumph
4. Inxs
5. Talisman

[Behshad]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

[Deb]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Funny, I could say the exact same thing about Mr. Big.........most people only go by their hit "To Be With You".

[Rockindeano]

First off, have you forgotten that Journey already HAS toured with Van Halen? LOL, VH mopped the floor with them when Journey actually headlined. That's not a band you want to go on after.

WTF are you talking about?

VH opened for Journey in what, 1978? Mopped the floor? Are you fucking insane? VH had just released their first album and was just starting to get known. Hell Montrose was on the bill too.

I am quite rehearsed in this, thank you. I SAW that tour dude. Yes VH was on it's maiden tour, and they DID clean Journey's clock. Hell, didn't you read Herbie's interview with Schon when they both came out to watch Eddie and Schon was blown away. Sorry, but VH's first album was muich better than Infinity...rocked harder, had better sound and more hooks too. That wasn't even close...I went there as a big Journey fan, but the next day I was listening to VH. So, I don't see your point here. I made a factual statement about VH and Journey touring together. Where is the falsity in that?

[Rockindeano]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

No B, I understand your point. I get upset when people mention to me that Bruce is "Born in the USA." Hell, that song rarely gets played live....so I do see your point. I DO know Europe is very talented.

[Michigan Girl]

First off, have you forgotten that Journey already HAS toured with Van Halen? LOL, VH mopped the floor with them when Journey actually headlined. That's not a band you want to go on after.

WTF are you talking about?

VH opened for Journey in what, 1978? Mopped the floor? Are you fucking insane? VH had just released their first album and was just starting to get known. Hell Montrose was on the bill too.

I am quite rehearsed in this, thank you. I SAW that tour dude. Yes VH was on it's maiden tour, and they DID clean Journey's clock. Hell, didn't you read Herbie's interview with Schon when they both came out to watch Eddie and Schon was blown away. Sorry, but VH's first album was muich better than Infinity...rocked harder, had better sound and more hooks too. That wasn't even close...I went there as a big Journey fan, but the next day I was listening to VH. So, I don't see your point here. I made a factual statement about VH and Journey touring together. Where is the falsity in that?

You know how I absolutely hate to diagree w/you, but I, too, saw this ticket ...perhaps they got
better by time they reached the left, but when they were playin' the right, noone cleaned Journey's clock, NOONE!!!
Oh yes, VH were great ...but the star was Perry/Journey!!

[StevePerryHair]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

[S2M]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

[Deb]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

I like some Europe too, but NOT even close my dear!

[StevePerryHair]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Cool!! Now I know not ONLY do I need to ignore your sports opinions, but your music opinions too! Thanks for the heads up

[S2M]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Cool!! Now I know not ONLY do I need to ignore your sports opinions, but your music opinions too! Thanks for the heads up

Prisoners in Paradise is their deepest, and best album....NEXT!

[Behshad]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Start From The Dark is one of the best melodic rock albums ever. They sound so mature & modern , with their original sound as the core. I think your credibility in music just went down to same level at Drewsky's

[StevePerryHair]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Cool!! Now I know not ONLY do I need to ignore your sports opinions, but your music opinions too! Thanks for the heads up

Prisoners in Paradise is their deepest, and best album....NEXT!

I am not going to sit here and debate with you their deepest album. Though of the older albums, I put Out of This World and then FC above Prisoners, but they are all great I love those albums too. But there is NOTHING Godawful about their more modern sound, or their last 3 albums. I will admit each has a couple of songs I skip, but they ROCK. And SFTD is the best of those 3!!!

[Behshad]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Cool!! Now I know not ONLY do I need to ignore your sports opinions, but your music opinions too! Thanks for the heads up

Prisoners in Paradise is their deepest, and best album....NEXT!

Half the songs on that album are super cheesy. There's really 4 great songs on PIP.

[S2M]

Start from the Dark is their grunge album...very modern sounding. Norum sucks on this album, and ruins it. Kee should have been on it.

[StevePerryHair]

The problem with you and Dean is that you guys only know Europe for their cheesiest song ever. Europe has a strong catalog of great songs that blow both Triumph AND Mr Big away

Deb's going to kill me, but they DO blow those bands away!

Europe was great - from Europe - Prisoners of Paradise.

Start from the Dark, Secret Society, and Last Look at Eden are GOD AWFUL!!!!

and Tempest solo kicks ass, too.....

Cool!! Now I know not ONLY do I need to ignore your sports opinions, but your music opinions too! Thanks for the heads up

Prisoners in Paradise is their deepest, and best album....NEXT!

Half the songs on that album are super cheesy. There's really 4 great songs on PIP.

That might be our answer..... he must like cheese

[StevePerryHair]

Start from the Dark is their grunge album...very modern sounding. Norum sucks on this album, and ruins it. Kee should have been on it.

Kee??? Kee??? GRUNGE???? Yeah, okay... NEXT!

[StevePerryHair]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

[G.I.Jim]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

I like both of their styles but to me, the solos on Out Of This World are my favorite from any guitarist. That album is in my top 3 of all time!

[S2M]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

Start from the Dark is Europe's Ultraphobic, or Shadowlife.....

[Behshad]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

I like both of their styles but to me, the solos on Out Of This World are my favorite from any guitarist. That album is in my top 3 of all time!

No doubt , Kee is one of the best guitar players around. I think the best lineup Europe had tho was with Both Norum and Kee ( millennium show).

[StevePerryHair]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

I like both of their styles but to me, the solos on Out Of This World are my favorite from any guitarist. That album is in my top 3 of all time!

I am not saying at ALL that I don't think Kee is a great guitarist! I like his style too, and his work on OOTW! That is my favorite older album. BUT, there is no WAY that Norum sucks!! That is the word the S2M used! Norum is great in his own rite! And he is the "original" guitarist, and Kee filled in, and to me they are an original band this way. Kee joining them sure, but to say Kee should be doing their albums now is just bull!

[StevePerryHair]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

I like both of their styles but to me, the solos on Out Of This World are my favorite from any guitarist. That album is in my top 3 of all time!

No doubt , Kee is one of the best guitar players around. I think the best lineup Europe has tho was with Both Norum and Kee ( millennium show).

I think that's why I feel that way! Because I saw that link from you before! You should post it again...

[Melissa]

Start from the Dark is their grunge album...very modern sounding. Norum sucks on this album, and ruins it. Kee should have been on it.

SFTD is NOT grunge! I HATE grunge, and I love most of that album. And Marcello, great as he is, I don't think is better than Norum. Norum is an amazing guitarist and HIS solo stuff is awesome too!

[StevePerryHair]

If ANYTHING Mr. S2M.... Kee AND Norum should play together on an album!! No WAY that Norum has ever sucked at anything or that he should be "replaced"

Start from the Dark is Europe's Ultraphobic, or Shadowlife.....

I don't know WTF those albums are.... but SFTD is my FAVORITE album produced in the last 10 years!! Like I said...

Reminders to self:

Don't listen to Sean's opinion's on sports (check)
Don't listen to Sean's opinion's on music (check)

There, Im ALL set for the world now!!