Favorite Journey Era?

[JourneyFanJeff]

In my opinion, the difference between the different time periods of Journey are really what make the band so special. It is what allowed for their "journey" to continue on for so long and hopefully far into the future. Personally, I love every era. Each one provided a unique sound and their songs emit a particular mood/feeling when heard. I'm just curious; What is your favorite era of Journey?

Pre-Steve Perry Era (1973-1977)
Journey
Look Into the Future
Next

Early Steve Perry Era {w/ Greg Rollie} (1977-1980)
Infinity
Evolution
Departure
Captured

Steve Perry Era {Intro of Jonathan Cain} (1981-1986)
Escape
Frontiers
Raised on Radio

Short Trial by Fire Era (1996)
Trial by Fire

Steve Augeri Era (1998-2006)
Red 13
Arrival
Generations

Jeff Scott Solo Era (2006-2007)

Arnel Pineda Era (2007-Present)
Revelation
Eclipse

[Archetype]

Steve Augeri

[Navarro]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

[Lula]

steve and gregg...... perfection.

[majik]

steve and gregg...... perfection.

+1

[Abitaman]

1) Steve Augeri Era (1998-2006)
Red 13
Arrival
Generations
I do not know why I like this era the best....I have always been into Journey music since 1980 forward. But something about this time good and bad struck a cord in my life.

2) Steve Perry Era {Intro of Jonathan Cain} (1981-1986)
Escape
Frontiers
Raised on Radio
The magical era of the band, they could do no wrong and untouchable This era and Augeri are split by a hair...

3) Early Steve Perry Era {w/ Greg Rollie} (1977-1980)
Infinity
Evolution
Departure
Captured
Good music, but a lot of wandering on the songs, production kind of off on E and D.

4) Jeff Scott Solo Era (2006-2007)
What could have been........Same with Kevin Chalfant....another WTC!!

5) Short Trial by Fire Era (1996)
Trial by Fire
Another cd from this era could have put them higher, even though Perry's voice is huskier, better songs could have been written to fit that.

6) Pre Steve Perry Era (1973-1977)
Journey
Look Into the Future
Next
Some good moments on record here, some off the wall crap too.

7)Arnel Pineda Era (2007-Present)
Revelation
Eclipse
Heard a song from Revelation yesterday on the radio. remember thinking this who is this...Sounds pretty good, but sounds like someone trying to sound like Journey, then the chorus came on and I knew the song, oh it is Journey. Still not a fan of AP. He is a good singer, but live....let him sing, not talk at all.

[xflajrnylvr]

steve and gregg...... perfection.

+1

+2

[Archetype]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

[majik]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

Spot on.

[slucero]

Arrival is still a hidden gem from the Augi-era... lots of great songs...


Rolie-Perry era +1

[whocares]

The Fleischman era Journey

[Eric]

Pineda era because its not over yet....

[Navarro]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

Spot on.

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

[Navarro]

Arrival is still a hidden gem from the Augi-era... lots of great songs...

Probably the best post Perry album.

Rolie-Perry era +1

[Michigan Girl]

Arrival is still a hidden gem from the Augi-era... lots of great songs...

Probably the best post Perry album.

Rolie-Perry era +1

[FamilyMan]

Raised on Radio should be its own era, because of Randy Jackson and Mike Baird replacing Smitty and Ross. A travesty.

[Michigan Girl]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

Spot on.

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

I agree w/you here, Nav ...what's WDOA?

[Eric]

Raised on Radio should be its own era, because of Randy Jackson and Mike Baird replacing Smitty and Ross. A travesty.

Drop ROR out of that one era and Escape+Frontiers would have received my vote. But a weak poppy album that doesn't stand the test of time after taking '84 and '85 off and then doing only part of the tour hurts that for me.

[Gideon]

I'm with Eric. Drop ROR and JC era gets my vote. Otherwise, I must abstain.

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

Spot on.

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

I agree w/you here, Nav ...what's WDOA?

[Wanted] Dead or Alive.

[AR]

Soto and Augeri eras because those were the ones I saw live and was connected to.

[majik]

steve and gregg...... perfection.

+1

And Neal's guitar had tone.

[Archetype]

Steve Augeri

How can anyone's answer to this not have the name Steve Perry. Arrival was good. Red and Gen pretty lackluster. WAFTE was good too. Escape and Frontiers are 2 of the best melodic rock albums ever. Personally, I prefer Escape.

Augeri's voice flamed out quickly. They should have went with Chalfant. SA sounds good on the recordings.

Arrival is such a diverse, interesting album. Barely any filler. Escape is about 50% filler.

Spot on.

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

Ballad does not equal filler. Arrival is the most natural sounding Journey album, IMO. They're not trying to sound like anything; just playing what feels right.

[stevew2]

Steve Augeri 1999 - 2003,It was fun and new,the band was viable and availbale to meet.2004 started going down hill, then the tapes shot it all to hell

[Michigan Girl]

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

I agree w/you here, Nav ...what's WDOA?

[Wanted] Dead or Alive.

Duh(me) ...thank you! I figured it out later, had DOA running through my mind ...still
the effort you put into tapping those keys ...thank you!!

[Brigadier]

The most musical and varied Journey ever:

Early Steve Perry Era {w/ Greg Rollie} (1977-1980)
Infinity
Evolution
Departure
Captured

And Perry sang duets with both Rollie and Neal...

[mikemarrs]

Early Steve Perry Era {w/ Greg Rollie} (1977-1980)


Captured one of THE best live albums EVER

[Navarro]

Steve Augeri 1999 - 2003,It was fun and new,the band was viable and availbale to meet.2004 started going down hill, then the tapes shot it all to hell

It is very surprising to me the love so many people on this forum have for the Augeri era. Yeah, Arrival was good, but it gradually went down hill from there, before hitting an embarrassing bottom.

[stevew2]

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

I agree w/you here, Nav ...what's WDOA?

[Wanted] Dead or Alive.

Duh(me) ...thank you! I figured it out later, had DOA running through my mind ...still
the effort you put into tapping those keys ...thank you!!

You a still a real nice dish

[jrny84]

Steve Augeri 1999 - 2003,It was fun and new,the band was viable and availbale to meet.2004 started going down hill, then the tapes shot it all to hell

It is very surprising to me the love so many people on this forum have for the Augeri era. Yeah, Arrival was good, but it gradually went down hill from there, before hitting an embarrassing bottom.

I was thinking the same thing, wow that many people like the augeri era!!!???

[Michigan Girl]

Plenty of filler. Arrival is too ballad heavy. NCC, WWMA, and at least another I can't think of. Escape is hardly 50% filler. LID, WDOA, KOR. That's it. Most of the rest are classics and some of the best material Journey ever wrote. Not one song on Arrival is strong as what is left after the 3 filler tracks I just wrote. More importantly, Escape and Frontiers sounded original at the time. Arrival sounds like Journey trying to be Journey. I know it doesn't sound like it but I like Arrival. It just isn't on the same level musically as Escape or Frontiers- with or without filler.

I agree w/you here, Nav ...what's WDOA?

[Wanted] Dead or Alive.

Duh(me) ...thank you! I figured it out later, had DOA running through my mind ...still
the effort you put into tapping those keys ...thank you!!

You a still a real nice dish

awww ...you're still my sweet stevie~pie.
I welcomed you back in another thread/forum ...so
great to see/read you!!