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Postby Archetype » Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:05 am

Eclipse ad on Journey's site. Wonder if AiP is going to be a single?
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Postby steveo777 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:09 am

Archetype wrote:Eclipse ad on Journey's site. Wonder if AiP is going to be a single?


I hope so. :D

I haven't heard one tune for the album on the radio yet. BTW, I know it has been said that Journey
doesn't care about getting on the radio anymore. What's wrong with being on the radio?
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Re: "Featuring City of Hope and Anything Is Possible&am

Postby youkeepmewaiting » Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:34 am

steveo777 wrote:
Archetype wrote:Eclipse ad on Journey's site. Wonder if AiP is going to be a single?


I hope so. :D

I haven't heard one tune for the album on the radio yet. BTW, I know it has been said that Journey
doesn't care about getting on the radio anymore. What's wrong with being on the radio?


Nothing wrong with it. Just they have tried before many, many times and failed to get anywhere special.
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Postby steveo777 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:38 am

youkeepmewaiting wrote:
steveo777 wrote:
Archetype wrote:Eclipse ad on Journey's site. Wonder if AiP is going to be a single?


I hope so. :D

I haven't heard one tune for the album on the radio yet. BTW, I know it has been said that Journey
doesn't care about getting on the radio anymore. What's wrong with being on the radio?


Nothing wrong with it. Just they have tried before many, many times and failed to get anywhere special.


Probably because they can't get any of these jaded no Perry-no Journey DJs to give 'em a spin. :roll:
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Postby RumTumJM » Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:59 am

Maybe it's a label decision. (Therefore, I assume Frontiers, more so than Wal-Mart, from the ways things have been going)

I know for Whitesnake's recent album, Forevermore, they made a video for the song Easier Said Than Done. I believe that a very brief clip of it was shown in an EPK or album ad, YouTube video.

When asked about when it will be released, Coverdale said it's up to the label. Therefore, I guess they handle that stuff. Similarly, he commented that the label chose the song Love Will Set You Free as the 1st single, since the band would have thought more along the lines of I Need You (Shine A Light). And, who released Forevermore? FRONTIERS RECORDS!
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Postby steveo777 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:01 am

RumTumJM wrote:Maybe it's a label decision. (Therefore, I assume Frontiers, more so than Wal-Mart, from the ways things have been going)

I know for Whitesnake's recent album, Forevermore, they made a video for the song Easier Said Than Done. I believe that a very brief clip of it was shown in an EPK or album ad, YouTube video.

When asked about when it will be released, Coverdale said it's up to the label. Therefore, I guess they handle that stuff. Similarly, he commented that the label chose the song Love Will Set You Free as the 1st single, since the band would have thought more along the lines of I Need You (Shine A Light). And, who released Forevermore? FRONTIERS RECORDS!


Frontier Records is not Journey's label in the USA.
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Postby Ehwmatt » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:15 am

Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:05 am

Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.
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Postby steveo777 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:07 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Fucking ditto! :lol:
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Postby Blueskies » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:25 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


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Postby Jana » Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:23 am

steveo777 wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Fucking ditto! :lol:


Tritto. I love the end on it.
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Postby Glenn » Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:11 pm

Jana wrote:
steveo777 wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Fucking ditto! :lol:


Tritto. I love the end on it.


Quadritto! The shred fest on these songs bring every song up a notch!
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Postby Saint John » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:49 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:
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Postby Blueskies » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:52 am

Saint John wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:


Thats because you have a preference for slower, more mellow melodic music, Danalow. :lol: :wink: AIP is another song composed with a classic Journey style. They obviously reached back to Frontiers and before in composing Eclipse.
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Postby Michigan Girl » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:16 am

Saint John wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:
This is great ... I agree!!
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Postby scarab » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:54 am

AIP is a great song, would never fly unless heavily edited, I love the outro, best part of the song, but the average journey fan prob wont.

They killed this record with COH as the lead single, its the most non radio friendly song, and one of Journeys worst.

AIP is catchy as hell, a great solo, and an awesome outro.
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Postby Rick » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:07 am

scarab wrote:AIP is a great song, would never fly unless heavily edited, I love the outro, best part of the song, but the average journey fan prob wont.

They killed this record with COH as the lead single, its the most non radio friendly song, and one of Journeys worst.

AIP is catchy as hell, a great solo, and an awesome outro.


I thing City of Hope is a great song. Love the opening guitar riff, especially with the extra guitar harmonies going on, the soaring vocals, and that I can actually hear Ross' bass line. :lol: Neal and Jon wrote that for Arnel about Manila, which I think is very cool.
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Postby parfait » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:33 am

Blueskies wrote:
Saint John wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:


Thats because you have a preference for slower, more mellow melodic music, Danalow. :lol: :wink: AIP is another song composed with a classic Journey style. They obviously reached back to Frontiers and before in composing Eclipse.


Lets be honest here. This is Journey. Wedding pictures, believing in dreams, leather pants and whatever other clichées one can come up with. This album isn't the next The Dark Side of the Moon - Eclipse is average at best. To give it a 100/100 is nonsense.
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Postby Blueskies » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:48 am

parfait wrote:
Blueskies wrote:
Saint John wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Hopefully they cut the garbage outro soloing out. Way to take an upbeat song and tack a crap more minor sounding wankfest onto it Neal. I'm liking the song less and less because of that.


:?: MR posters increasingly sound like Sony record label bean counters that wanted to cut of the WCN solo off the end. Since when is cutting off Neal ever a good idea? This forum has lost its mind.


Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:


Thats because you have a preference for slower, more mellow melodic music, Danalow. :lol: :wink: AIP is another song composed with a classic Journey style. They obviously reached back to Frontiers and before in composing Eclipse.


Lets be honest here. This is Journey. Wedding pictures, believing in dreams, leather pants and whatever other clichées one can come up with. This album isn't the next The Dark Side of the Moon - Eclipse is average at best. To give it a 100/100 is nonsense.


Says you! I never said it was the Dark Side of the Moon. We are talking about Journey here, not Pink Floyd. That band had their style and Journey has their own and their respective styles are not the same. If someone thinks it's a 100/100....then to them it is. You may think it's average, but I think its quite a bit above average. HONESTLY!
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Postby Andrew » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:52 am

Singles are the band's decision. They have no label as such. Frontiers and WalMart are both licensing deals. And yes, singles from the album will be edited for potential radio play.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:02 pm

Saint John wrote:Wrong, dude. WCN has a soothing, melodic and, at times, a soaring but simple solo at the end. In other words, it fits the song perfectly. Neal's solo at the end of AIP is everything the solo at the end of WCN is not. It's out of place, separate from the song and takes a feel-good message and excellent song, and force feeds the solo down the listener's throat. The song is sailing along beautifully until that jarring solo. It's so out of place that it almost sounds like he's playing the wrong solo! I don't know what song that solo was for, but it sure as fuck isn't AIP! WCN? You know that solo belongs in the song. Why? Because you can get lost in that solo. In fact, it's one of Neal's finest examples of guitar "singing." If you think the same could even be remotely said about the AIP outro, then I'm just speechless. Trust me, Perry wouldn't fight for the AIP solo! :lol:


I'll be the first to say it - WCN is an overrated boring song. Just because it's included on the GH, doesn't make it so. Neal deviates from the main melody at the end of AIP and takes it to a darker place, but so what? Where is it written that every solo must follow the format of riffing followed by seguing back into the main chorus? The guitar is still singing. You make it sound like heavy metal or something far far out of left field. Personally, I love the change-up. Eclipse is all about veering into darker places.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:09 pm

scarab wrote:AIP is a great song, would never fly unless heavily edited, I love the outro, best part of the song, but the average journey fan prob wont.

They killed this record with COH as the lead single, its the most non radio friendly song, and one of Journeys worst.

AIP is catchy as hell, a great solo, and an awesome outro.


Agree on all counts.
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Postby steveo777 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:27 pm

City of Hope had no more chance of being a successful single than What It Takes To Win.

AIP, Resonate, and Someone should have been 3 singles from this CD from the get go.
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Postby Andrew » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:58 pm

PR for the band in the USA for this album hasn't even started yet....lots to come.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:01 pm

Andrew wrote:PR for the band in the USA for this album hasn't even started yet....lots to come.


Better hurry...not sure how long Wmart will prominently display Eclipse in the new releases section.
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Postby steveo777 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:02 pm

Andrew wrote:PR for the band in the USA for this album hasn't even started yet....lots to come.


Good to hear! (I hope it really happens) They failed miserably at the release promos, or lack thereof. Maybe they'll pull a rabbit out of the hat.
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Postby Ehwmatt » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:23 pm

Andrew wrote:PR for the band in the USA for this album hasn't even started yet....lots to come.


A month later? Kinda bizarre
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Postby Andrew » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:57 pm

Ehwmatt wrote:
Andrew wrote:PR for the band in the USA for this album hasn't even started yet....lots to come.


A month later? Kinda bizarre


The guys have been in Europe...there is the big US tour to come.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:59 pm

Andrew wrote:The guys have been in Europe...there is the big US tour to come.


But the album already dropped, so, like what the fuck? There's promo for a tour and then there's promo for a new cd. Two diff. things.
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Postby Andrew » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:46 pm

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Andrew wrote:The guys have been in Europe...there is the big US tour to come.


But the album already dropped, so, like what the fuck? There's promo for a tour and then there's promo for a new cd. Two diff. things.



Lots of promo planned for both apparently.
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