This is very hard to pick. I’ll give a shot, probably I would change it the next 5 minutes… 5) Why cant this night go on forever 4) Separate ways 3) Patiently 2) Winds Of march 1) Stone in love
‘Mother, Father’ is known to have one of the hardest vocals in music PERIOD. The fact that Steve ‘Nailed it’ in one take is unbelievable! And shows his artistic dedication and mastery in using his vocals as an art form. Many people when they first heard the song, didn’t realize that the instrument in parts of the song was actually his VOICE! Great critique and admiration of the best of the best.
Even the older Stever Perry can't compare to the prime Steve Perry. I love SP for sure, but Rick Beato rightly points out that that genre of music will ruin the voice with that kind of schedule Journey was keeping. It isn't anyone's fault it is just the nature of that music.
@@lesliedaubert1411 he is but many of Journeys original fans don’t like Steve Perry and how he turned Journey from a true rock band to more of a pop band .
Did you ever think Girl Can't Help It sounded a lot like After the Fall? Maybe it was just me but I found them very similar until the last part of Girl Can't Help It.
I talked with Gregg Rollie briefly after a gig in Hillsboro OR and he told me that indeed the Journey band during the recording of Captured was the hottest band around. My own commentary: it was as if he regretted leaving the band right before Escape. I have to give credit to the songwriting team of Cain Perry and Schon for making it even more epic. The chemistry for the next three albums is undeniable.
Wheel in the Sky. That one note that Steve hits. Truly incredible! Gives me chill bumps. This man is so amazingly talented. I’ve loved him since I was 14 years old. There will never be another like him. No one compares.
At the time I hated heavy metal music and their vocal styles but after falling in love with Journey's Separate Ways It opened the door in my mind what passionate screamsinging was about. While I am still not a huge Metal fan, the really great metal songs are certainly very cool. I especially love hearing them on a jukebox echoing through a crowded bar.
I contend that Journey is a perfect band to lead someone into a desire to listen to the heavier bands. Neal Schon's incredible rock guitar skills have a lot to do with that.
True . I jumped from Journey straight into Rush, then Maiden, and then Pink Floyd. But Journey remains my go to listen music daily still today. I always thought Neil Schon was a spectacular guitarist, and remains my top 3 fav, along with Gilmour and Lifeson. Let’s not even talk about Perry and Steve Smith’s insane talents!!
There is and only will be one "Steve Perry". No one compares to Steve's vocals & high notes. He is #1 .... the best. Steve .... wishing you happiness always. ❤😊
Steve' s voice is nothing short of excellence. So many of the songs are untouchable" Still they ride" " It's just the rain", " I'll be alright without you" " Faithfully to name just a few. Forever Perry!!
The first time I heard Mother, Father I remember just being blown away by Perry's vocal. I wasn't even a real big Journey fan at the time but that song made me fully realize Perry was at the top of the mountain as far as vocalists go. It's otherworldly--the range and raw emotion he put into that!!
I sing in a band that will occasionally do Journey tributes. I just recently asked the band to say which one of our tribute songs they liked the best. 100% of us named “Mother Father”. It’s an absolutely INCREDIBLE song!!
Stone in Love is a real hidden gem. It reminds me of 1983 and the first girl I loved. “Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth I do recall, those were the best times, most of all, In the heat with a blue jean girl Burning love comes once in a lifetime”. I played that cassette all the time on my boom box. Thanks Journey for making the 80s an amazing time to be a teenager!
The live version from Houston is absolutely stunning. You even get to hear and see Steve hit those soaring high notes towards the end. Those are not guitar notes as some believe..he does it live and spot on.
I agree, some of these songs are great! The song "I'll Be Alright Without You" is one of my favorite Journey songs, like he said they never play it. The radio stations only play "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", "Separate Ways", and "Faithfully", they never play any of their other songs!
Steve Perry’s voice is PURE PERFECTION! The emotion and power that comes from him even to this day touches the soul. I just hope he knows how much he is loved ❤
i broke my back in 1982 in the U.K., permanently paralysed from the chest down. i had escape on my Walkman, it helped me through it. Perry is simply the greatest singer of all time.
Got to agree the 70s - 80's produced the greatest music ever written and performed. Not that the other generations were terrible, but the sheer volume of great music that came out of the 70s-80's I don't think will ever be matched relative to QUALITY and QUANTITY. In fact we still see so much music of that era stolen and performed because it just cannot be matched. I'm so grateful to gave grown up during that time . From 1970-1989 I was 15 years old through 34 years old, the prime of my life, and the music made my life so memorable I still appreciate those magical music years. Thank You to all the great bands and singer-song-writers of that era. You all truly made my life a dream, even a heavenly time, that has continued into my golden years.
I'll Be Alright Without You is perfection. I love everything about that song. The vocals are great even by Journey standards. Niel's guitar at the end is an underappreciated solo.
I'll be alright without you. Is an anthem in my own soundtrack. And I will never forget the first time I heard the song. It involved the video and a Moosehead beer, neither disappointed.
I was fortunate to see Journey in 1980 in Las Cruces, NM. After 42 years I was convinced to see them with the new singer....not the same. You cannot compare. Steve Perry's awesome soulful voice is the VOICE of Journey.
I did not know that Steve Perry did mother father in one take. In my opinion that just adds to the epicness of it and how awesome a prime Steve Perry really was. I wish I could have seen them live back then.
Same here!...I was a couple years too young to have been able to see them and eventhough I was just starting to play drums, guitar and sing at 11 or so, I could have never been able to absorb and understand the awesomeness of journey and Steve Perry
I saw them live 4 times...because they came to Jackson , Tenn. twice before they headlined, its kinda small compared to Memphis or Nashville , then in each of those cities thereafter.
Professor of Rock you are a modern music oracle. I can’t believe the speed at which you are producing content. Not only content. Quality content. How? How much scripting/research goes into every video? you talk about it all with such confidence watching your videos feels like a friend telling you a story. Such intimate yet enlightened experience. Keep up the good work.
Professor, considering the actual length of prime activity of the band with Steve Perry as the lead vocalist, Journey's success in the music world is truly phenomenal and its longevity truly remarkable. Without counting the band's practical hiatus and the brief final comeback in 1996, the actual number of years for the band's peak was less than a decade. Can you imagine what kind of monstrous band it would've become had they stayed together another 5 to 10 years and recorded 3 to 4 more studio albums and toured for them? I have very little doubt that they would have become as big or bigger than the likes of The Stones or Zeppelin.
wow 😯 ... yes, can you just imagine that 🤔 ?? ... that's mind-blowing !! ... they really MIGHT have become bigger than Zeppelin or the Stones with Steve's powerful vocals 🎤 and with Neal's blistering guitar 🎸 solos ... but alas, it was just not meant to be 😕 ...... I'm so thrilled 💜 that Steve Perry has finally come back to us in the last 3 years, once again sharing his amazing Voice and his superb song 🎶 writing/producing talents, and his promise of more new music 🎶 to still come !!! ... he's still successful in his career and seems to have found such happiness 🙂🙂 and peace with life on his own terms ... so, now with Arnel as their lead singer, Journey will continue Steve's legacy, and maybe they will also still have a few more big hits hidden in their arsenal ... I've heard new songs 🎶 from them are also to be released sometime soon ... good things to come from both fronts !!! 💜💜💜🎶🎤🎶💜💜💜
@@debbieminton9589 Yes, the endurance of Journey's popularity is remarkable. But it's not surprising because the fans never could get enough of the music from the band even when they were struggling internally in the 80s. I think the combination and chemistry they had together were simply magical and timeless. While I don't think they'll exactly relive their heyday, I'm sure they will keep the legacy alive for some years to come.
Mother, Father has always been my favorite "unsung" Journey song. When you said that was your #1, I literally yelled out, "yes!" Great video Professor!
The recording in one take of Steve Perry's vocal for the song Mother Father, is mind-blowing. One of my favorite songs from Escape, as if I could pick just one from this album. I remember buying Escape and Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance from my newspaper route money when I was 13 in 1982. I recorded both albums onto cassette and played them in my Walkman everywhere I went that year. Both albums were/are multi-generational masterpieces of amazing music.
When I think back about my teen years Journey is the background to every great memory. I felt that Journey didn't get the respect they deserved in the past and I'm so glad that the world seems to have come around to the true greatness that is Journey. The best live shows ever- Steve Perry somehow sounded better live. Neil Schon smoked the guitar and the energy of the band lifted stadium packed crowds. I can't pick my top 5 hidden gems because I'm too big a fan- I can listen to every song no skips going on 35 plus years.
Journey with Steve Perry, was and is my favorite band of all time. I wanted to see them live for years, but my mom was a single mom and could never afford for me to go to any concert. It wasn't until I was 18 years old that I finally found a way to go see them in concert in Houston Texas for their Raised on Radio tour, it was epic and felt like a dream come true! The Summit (Now Lakewood Church) was packed full and I got to see my favorite band for my very first concert in my life. I really love all their music, I almost forgot about these songs you mentioned but the words immediately came back to me soon as you played the licks. Thank you for bringing back some great memories for me.
It is so satisfying to finally see and hear people studying the talent of Journey as band and as individuals. Steve Perry, a gift of superior singing ability, given to the world to enjoy. An opera singer in rock and roll.
The genius of journey the melody the melting between the guitar of Neal Schon and Steve Perry will never be matched, this was a great Journey segment Keep them coming
I was 7 when my parents bought Journey's Greatest hits, even though it had already been out for a decade. I don't know if there's a single album that captures as much nostalgia as it does for me. The artwork, the songs, everything. Every single song is an absolute classic and I could just sit and listen to it for hours.
My all time favorite band. I appreciate that some of the guys are still playing and Arnel does a great job, but Steve Perry was a generational voice - he will forever be Journey to me. Damn what an artist.
Still they ride...... that song is soooo important to me on many levels, I remember when I heard it for the first time and it just blew me away on how deeply it touched me and mirrored how I felt at that time.
Perry’s live version of “Mother Father” is even better live which is total mind boggling. He’s definitely a “once in a lifetime singer” as even Schon said during RRHOF speech.
Journey has been so underrated for so long but people are really starting to revisit some older music and have realized just how special they akways were. The trio of Steve, Neal, and John are in a class all by themselves. In my opinion, the best ever!! Steve Perry is THE voice!! Ridiculous how good he is... Journey will always be my #1
The stories behind the songs is fascinating. Why is Journey the greatest band of all time? Each member is a talented musician and vocalist. Sadly, bands and singers, like Journey, don’t exist today. Steve Perry’s vocal range is unbelievable and splendid! It’s no surprise they only needed one take in the studio….no sweeteners needed. In closing, their songs are meaningful: Memories come flooding back reminding you of that period in life when each song was released.
Mother Father was my favorite song from the escape album. The first time I heard it, I was blown away by Steve’s vocal ability. I would listen to it loud through my headphones and it gave me chills every single time!
One of my favourite bands. I loved Escape so much I wore out my cassette. I need to get it back in some form. Not only does Steve have outstanding vocal range but, he sings with such emotion. This is why he is one of my favourite male singers.
One of my favorite Journey deep cuts has always been Edge of the Blade. Neal's solo is incredible, and Perry absolutely kills it with the hard rock style.
I’ve seen this episode so many times. I love Journey, during the Steve Perry era. It’s like watching one of your favorite movies over and over. Steve THE VOICE Perry!!!!! PHENOMENAL!!!
What an awesome show that was! Now if you could have only had Steve Perry interview it would have been icing on the cake!!!! YUM YUM!!!!!!😍🥰👍❤️❤️❤️❤️ My favorite five songs are ,…Faithfully, Still he rides, Send her my love, Lights, and Don’t stop believing! It’s hard t just name 5 because I love more than that!!! JOURNEY ROCKS!!!!!!😎😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
48 YEAR FAN of JOURNEY and counting! Admire any band that can endure " band member changes", " Who owns the band name", Touring NONSTOP, and continuing to create and record new music 🎶 THANK U ARNEL for continuing the JOURNEY LEGACY since 2007. Hats off much respect to Steve Aujeri and Jeff Scott Soto Much love and adulation to ROBERT FLEISCHMAN...you still ROCK! And to the GREATEST ROCK SINGER ON PLANET EARTH.... ***WE MISS YOU STEVE PERRY***
I just saw yr video ... great top 5 hidden gems of Journey! Gives me goosebumps hearing all 5 songs even to this day. The Escape album was truly one of their best if not the best! Vocals and musicianship were top notch! Steve was truly the Voice, Neal was the guitar god, Jonathan the keyboard specialist, and Steve Smith held them together ...
Can’t argue with Mother Father nor Escape. I think there is a case for Send Her My Love which is often overshadowed by Open Arms, Whose Crying now and Faithfully. Send her my Love is ridiculously melancholy and moving even before Steve Perry starts. And the live version is even better ditto The Party’s Over. Great video and keep up your passion.
"Separate Ways" haunts me to this day. I first heard it/watched on MTV just a day or two after seeing my first "girlfriend" (never a committed thing, but we had a close friendship) for the first time in over a year in '83. The song just made me say, "Yes, we did, "touch and went our separate ways". We still have a great friendship all these years later. Yet, the song takes me back to Summer '83 and the "*gasp* Look who's here!" moment. Love that song. Great video Prof! Hard to pick a 'bad' Journey song...
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Great job recognizing Mother Father, always my favorite, amazing vocals. This was actually the B Side of the first single Whos Crying Now, when I brought the single home and played Mother Father to see what it sounded like I was blown away, definitely Steve & Neals finest moment.
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Raised on Radio was Journey’s best album in my honest opinion, so rich in musical dynamics and the production was crystal clear yet still had warmth thanks to Randy Jackson’s funky bass. Suzanne is my favourite journey song.
Everyone has their opinions that are valid to them. Mine is Frontiers, and that is the right answer. For me. RoR is great for being all over the place, genre wise.
I’ve been heard it said that some consider “Raised On Radio” to be Steve’s “unofficial” 2nd solo album, as he was calling so many of the shots. Bringing on a new Bassist & Drummer that could give him more of an R&B feel and such. Can’t say they’re wrong, it was a bit of a departure (pun intended) from “Escape” & “Frontiers”. It will always be my favorite album as it’s the first Journey album that I dove into head first for the first time. I was certain aware of the other hit songs, especially “Faithfully”, but that album was the first one I’d sit and listen to from beginning to end…then do it again….and again.
Great choices. 👍 A lot of people don't remember that Escape, Foreigner 4 and Hi Infidelity all came out at about the same time... Talk about an awesome time for rock fans!!!
I love Gregg Rolie on the Hammond B3 organ just oozing with blues on Walks Like A Lady. Especially when Rolie, Schon and Perry interplay their respective instruments live.
Through the years I have grown to admire and appreciate the band Journey. With all the changes Neal has been the rock to which the band stays strong. Music talent along the way made the band iconic. The one and only “The Voice” need I say more. To add Jonathan Cain addition was like getting a power hitting catcher who does just about everything. Each change gave the band a different tone but the core has always been Neal. Awesome job on this video. I’m looking forward to seeing them live.
All five of these were excellent choices, but when you got to your number one, I just had to nod with respect. Mother, Father is the definition of a spectacular deep cut.
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@@steveperry4513 if this is the real Steve Perry, let me just say thank you for sharing your talent. The music you gave us, with and without Journey, is forever intertwined in my memory
One of my favorite songs I can't get enough of is 'The Party's Over'. I also think their best live song is 'Escape'. 'Patiently' has a great story behind it. I would love to hear what they remember about it. Great video!
Journey will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a teenager in the mid-2000s, I was utterly obsessed with them and knew their back catalogue inside-out. I would do godawful covers of their songs on TH-cam when it was still relatively new. 😅 This was before it was cool to start liking 80s AOR bands again, certainly here in the UK, haha. At the time, I was living in a town I hated and longed to move back to my hometown on the other side of the country. When I was 17 I finally had the chance to bail, the first song I listened to on my way there was "Escape" and I still get chills thinking about how alive it made me feel. Thank you Prof for bringing back all those fond memories of one of my big teenage musical loves! ❤️
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Eerie how similar our tastes are. Mother Father, the solos, that insane high note at the end, it is one of the best songs ever made. Send Her My Love is still my favorite Journey song though.
It's hard to limit it to a top five, but one song I love that most people pass over is "After the Fall", a song that I think showcased just how good the unerrated Steve Smith is on drums!
I completely agree with your #1. Mother Father is one of my favorite Journey songs. Every time I listen to it it’s cranked up and I sing along with abandoned. 😁
There’s a reason that Steve is truly my favorite rock vocalist of all time. His vocals are truly on another level. Goosebump inducing level. I can still remember hearing Wheel in The Sky when it originally came out while I was in college, and how much, even then, I loved his voice. Over the ensuing years and decades, I only came to love it more. He just makes it all look so effortless.
Absolutely soul grabbing, transforming music written by the best in the rock genre. Neil with his amazing chord progressions, Jonathan with his piano, and let’s give credit to Ross for amazing bass lines! Then the perfect icing on the cake, Steve Perry, and bottom line Steve Smith! Perry was a drummer, and on stage live Perry always during vocal breaks gravitates to the drums! In my opinion, the best musicians for a live performance on planet earth. I was blessed to have seen the Escape and Frontiers tours in Chicago, life changing and incredible experiences! Mother Father, Still They Ride, Don’t Stop, the classics: Any way and Wheel In The Sky! Come on there is no better!
Chain Reaction, Dead or Alive, Lay it Down, Line of Fire, Where Were You, People And Places, Homemade Love... But Still They Ride TRULY IS a stunning piece of work. Schon’s solo is a clinic on building and releasing tension. For my money, Departure was Journey’s heaviest album of the Perry era.
The story behind People and Places, I do not understand how anyone who has heard it could call them a "pop band." It stuck with me for days, and I was 10.
What dreams can't be nothing without Steve Perry journey ain't nothing without Steve Perry and all those who started out with Steve and journey. Rock on journey 😊
Absolutely love Raised on Radio. I'll be Alright and Girl can't help it are two of my favorites. The live version of Girl Can't help it has unbelievable vocals
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Raised on Radio is definitely in their top 3 albums. Whole album is good. My favorites on the album are "Positive Touch," "It Could Have Been You," and "Why Can't This Night..."
POLL: What are your picks for the top 5 Journey songs overall?
This is very hard to pick. I’ll give a shot, probably I would change it the next 5 minutes…
5) Why cant this night go on forever
4) Separate ways
3) Patiently
2) Winds Of march
1) Stone in love
1. The party's over (hopelessly in love)
2. Mother Father
3. Still they ride
4.who's crying now
5. Escape
1. Mother Father
2. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
3. Escape
4. Velvet Curtain/Feeling That Way
5. Winds of March
5. Wheel in the Sky
4. Who's Crying Now
3. Stone in Love
2. Any Way You Want It
1. Ask the Lonely
1. Escape
2. Separate Ways
3. Feeling That Way/Anytime
4. Edge of the Blade
5. Keep on Runnin'
‘Mother, Father’ is known to have one of the hardest vocals in music PERIOD. The fact that Steve ‘Nailed it’ in one take is unbelievable! And shows his artistic dedication and mastery in using his vocals as an art form. Many people when they first heard the song, didn’t realize that the instrument in parts of the song was actually his VOICE! Great critique and admiration of the best of the best.
Have you heard Deen Castronovo do that song? He blew me away!
My favorite is Separate Ways. Love the vocals, love the guitar. Genius.
Wheel in the Sky background Steve is killing it with his range
Dean's a wanna be. No comparison to Steve. I d go with Arnel. Dean's trying to take his job.
I'm one of those people who didn't realize Perry's voice was the instrument I was hearing in Mother, Father. Unbelievable.
Nobody can compare Steve Perry, No one. Steve Perry is one of a kind.
Even the older Stever Perry can't compare to the prime Steve Perry. I love SP for sure, but Rick Beato rightly points out that that genre of music will ruin the voice with that kind of schedule Journey was keeping. It isn't anyone's fault it is just the nature of that music.
Neal Schon even said to Steve at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that Steve is " Steve Perry, you're one of a kind. You're one in a million. ".
@@angelarasmussen1800yes it was too
Much of a grueling schedule
@@lesliedaubert1411 he is but many of Journeys original fans don’t like Steve Perry and how he turned Journey from a true rock band to more of a pop band .
Brad Delp is up there.
Steve’s voice is on the same level of Hendrix’s guitar, Mile’s trumpet, Chopin’s piano and Vivaldi’s violins. A treasure of humanity.
Amen to that!!!!!
You left out deep throat!
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5 weeks to record a masterpiece? A testament to 5 incredible musicians.
I’ve always loved ‘Send Her My Love’ and ‘Girl Can’t Help It’. Definitely two underrated songs.
Both great songs.
Send her my love my favorite. Along with Stone In Love.
Did you ever think Girl Can't Help It sounded a lot like After the Fall? Maybe it was just me but I found them very similar until the last part of Girl Can't Help It.
Agreed “ Send Her My Love “ is definitely a great song
Both great songs, vastly underrated...👍🏿😎
Perry, Cain, and Schon was pure magic. That is all
Amen.
What about greg ?
@@connietorres3115 Greg took his ball and went home too early
@@paulcarr5918 😂
Agreed 100% with you Paul 👍
Steve Perry fronting Journey was one of the greatest bands, especially live of all time. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
Couldn't agree more!
It was the best move the band ever made, getting Perry.
I talked with Gregg Rollie briefly after a gig in Hillsboro OR and he told me that indeed the Journey band during the recording of Captured was the hottest band around. My own commentary: it was as if he regretted leaving the band right before Escape. I have to give credit to the songwriting team of Cain Perry and Schon for making it even more epic. The chemistry for the next three albums is undeniable.
Perry will never be surpassed....what a voice...
Steve is the greatest Rock vocalist ever. But Canada has the greatest Rock band ever, RUSH.
Wheel in the Sky. That one note that Steve hits. Truly incredible! Gives me chill bumps. This man is so amazingly talented. I’ve loved him since I was 14 years old. There will never be another like him. No one compares.
As a metal fan and having been in many metal chat rooms over the years... Steve has Always been Respected for his talent by metal fans!
Same here as a huge fan of guys like Bruce Dinkenson and Rob Halford I also appreciate great vocals.
He's the Dio of Pop Rock
At the time I hated heavy metal music and their vocal styles but after falling in love with Journey's Separate Ways It opened the door in my mind what passionate screamsinging was about. While I am still not a huge Metal fan, the really great metal songs are certainly very cool. I especially love hearing them on a jukebox echoing through a crowded bar.
I contend that Journey is a perfect band to lead someone into a desire to listen to the heavier bands. Neal Schon's incredible rock guitar skills have a lot to do with that.
True . I jumped from Journey straight into Rush, then Maiden, and then Pink Floyd. But Journey remains my go to listen music daily still today.
I always thought Neil Schon was a spectacular guitarist, and remains my top 3 fav, along with Gilmour and Lifeson. Let’s not even talk about Perry and Steve Smith’s insane talents!!
Steve Perry's vocals are always stunning but I believe that When You Love A Woman was outstanding.
When You Love A woman is one of my favorites!
This version of Mother Father really showcases Perry' voice - AMAZING!!!
Deen Castronovo does an awesome version of Mother Father now. Closest to Steve's vocal you'll ever find
There is and only will be one "Steve Perry". No one compares to Steve's vocals & high notes. He is #1 .... the best.
Steve .... wishing you happiness always. ❤😊
Still They Ride is so beautiful... I love Steve Perry... the song is tear-driven.... so overwhelming
Steve' s voice is nothing short of excellence. So many of the songs are untouchable" Still they ride" " It's just the rain", " I'll be alright without you" " Faithfully to name just a few. Forever Perry!!
The first time I heard Mother, Father I remember just being blown away by Perry's vocal. I wasn't even a real big Journey fan at the time but that song made me fully realize Perry was at the top of the mountain as far as vocalists go. It's otherworldly--the range and raw emotion he put into that!!
I sing in a band that will occasionally do Journey tributes. I just recently asked the band to say which one of our tribute songs they liked the best. 100% of us named “Mother Father”. It’s an absolutely INCREDIBLE song!!
Stone in Love is a real hidden gem. It reminds me of 1983 and the first girl I loved. “Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth I do recall, those were the best times, most of all, In the heat with a blue jean girl Burning love comes once in a lifetime”. I played that cassette all the time on my boom box. Thanks Journey for making the 80s an amazing time to be a teenager!
The live version from Houston is absolutely stunning. You even get to hear and see Steve hit those soaring high notes towards the end.
Those are not guitar notes as some believe..he does it live and spot on.
I was there and it was awesome. Everyone should experience something like that in their lives!!
One of my favorite live rock concerts of all time. Perfect
Ooh, searching for it! Thank you.
That is my go to Journey Concert. Flawless!
The extended rock falsetto is a thing of beauty, and Steve Perry was a master of it, and all the rest! 🙌
Steve Perry has a best rock voice EVER!
Thanks for this video. Steve Perry is my favorite rock vocalist.
Steve Perry has possibly THE best voice in rock music !
Not possibly....he Is the best voice in rock! Lol
Steve Perry is the GOAT.
If there's a Mount Rushmore it's probably Steve Perry, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury.
@@deepbluesea8163 .... yessss !! 💜🎤💜
@@RolandDeschain1 don't forget Lou Graham
I agree, some of these songs are great! The song "I'll Be Alright Without You" is one of my favorite Journey songs, like he said they never play it. The radio stations only play "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", "Separate Ways", and "Faithfully", they never play any of their other songs!
Steve Perry’s voice is PURE PERFECTION! The emotion and power that comes from him even to this day touches the soul. I just hope he knows how much he is loved ❤
i broke my back in 1982 in the U.K., permanently paralysed from the chest down. i had escape on my Walkman, it helped me through it. Perry is simply the greatest singer of all time.
Got to agree the 70s - 80's produced the greatest music ever written and performed. Not that the other generations were terrible, but the sheer volume of great music that came out of the 70s-80's I don't think will ever be matched relative to QUALITY and QUANTITY. In fact we still see so much music of that era stolen and performed because it just cannot be matched. I'm so grateful to gave grown up during that time . From 1970-1989 I was 15 years old through 34 years old, the prime of my life, and the music made my life so memorable I still appreciate those magical music years. Thank You to all the great bands and singer-song-writers of that era. You all truly made my life a dream, even a heavenly time, that has continued into my golden years.
I'll Be Alright Without You is perfection. I love everything about that song. The vocals are great even by Journey standards. Niel's guitar at the end is an underappreciated solo.
I'll be alright without you. Is an anthem in my own soundtrack. And I will never forget the first time I heard the song. It involved the video and a Moosehead beer, neither disappointed.
I was fortunate to see Journey in 1980 in Las Cruces, NM. After 42 years I was convinced to see them with the new singer....not the same. You cannot compare. Steve Perry's awesome soulful voice is the VOICE of Journey.
I did not know that Steve Perry did mother father in one take. In my opinion that just adds to the epicness of it and how awesome a prime Steve Perry really was. I wish I could have seen them live back then.
Same here!...I was a couple years too young to have been able to see them and eventhough I was just starting to play drums, guitar and sing at 11 or so, I could have never been able to absorb and understand the awesomeness of journey and Steve Perry
I saw them live 4 times...because they came to Jackson , Tenn. twice before they headlined, its kinda small compared to Memphis or Nashville , then in each of those cities thereafter.
Live in Houston is one take too, and may be better than the studio version.
I saw them for the Departure, Escape, Frontiers and Raised on Radio tours. It was all glorious!!
Open arms…. Lyric : “How much I wanted you home..” Talk about emotion… pain and longing for love….. great one
Professor of Rock you are a modern music oracle.
I can’t believe the speed at which you are producing content. Not only content. Quality content.
How? How much scripting/research goes into every video? you talk about it all with such confidence watching your videos feels like a friend telling you a story. Such intimate yet enlightened experience.
Keep up the good work.
Wow! Thank you. We try. As long as you watch, we'll keep doing it.
I couldn't agree more, organized, in depth, thought through and entertaining. Adam doesn't just love and study music he breathes it
@Anna Trail no doubt about what you have said
TRUTH!!!🙌🏼👍🏽🎸🔊🎼🎶🎵
@@DC05570 You mean, three chords and the truth. :)
This Greatest Hits album played on our morning alarm for the entirety of our children's childhoods. They are now Journey fans for life!
Professor, considering the actual length of prime activity of the band with Steve Perry as the lead vocalist, Journey's success in the music world is truly phenomenal and its longevity truly remarkable. Without counting the band's practical hiatus and the brief final comeback in 1996, the actual number of years for the band's peak was less than a decade. Can you imagine what kind of monstrous band it would've become had they stayed together another 5 to 10 years and recorded 3 to 4 more studio albums and toured for them? I have very little doubt that they would have become as big or bigger than the likes of The Stones or Zeppelin.
wow 😯 ... yes, can you just imagine that 🤔 ?? ... that's mind-blowing !! ... they really MIGHT have become bigger than Zeppelin or the Stones with Steve's powerful vocals 🎤 and with Neal's blistering guitar 🎸 solos ... but alas, it was just not meant to be 😕 ......
I'm so thrilled 💜 that Steve Perry has finally come back to us in the last 3 years, once again sharing his amazing Voice and his superb song 🎶 writing/producing talents, and his promise of more new music 🎶 to still come !!! ... he's still successful in his career and seems to have found such happiness 🙂🙂 and peace with life on his own terms ... so, now with Arnel as their lead singer, Journey will continue Steve's legacy, and maybe they will also still have a few more big hits hidden in their arsenal ... I've heard new songs 🎶 from them are also to be released sometime soon ... good things to come from both fronts !!! 💜💜💜🎶🎤🎶💜💜💜
@@debbieminton9589 Yes, the endurance of Journey's popularity is remarkable. But it's not surprising because the fans never could get enough of the music from the band even when they were struggling internally in the 80s. I think the combination and chemistry they had together were simply magical and timeless. While I don't think they'll exactly relive their heyday, I'm sure they will keep the legacy alive for some years to come.
Check out traces!
And Steve Perry is one of the penultimate singers of our generation - hell of all time. Unmatched.
Mother, Father has always been my favorite "unsung" Journey song. When you said that was your #1, I literally yelled out, "yes!" Great video Professor!
The recording in one take of Steve Perry's vocal for the song Mother Father, is mind-blowing. One of my favorite songs from Escape, as if I could pick just one from this album. I remember buying Escape and Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance from my newspaper route money when I was 13 in 1982. I recorded both albums onto cassette and played them in my Walkman everywhere I went that year. Both albums were/are multi-generational masterpieces of amazing music.
When I think back about my teen years Journey is the background to every great memory. I felt that Journey didn't get the respect they deserved in the past and I'm so glad that the world seems to have come around to the true greatness that is Journey. The best live shows ever- Steve Perry somehow sounded better live. Neil Schon smoked the guitar and the energy of the band lifted stadium packed crowds. I can't pick
my top 5 hidden gems because I'm too big a fan- I can listen to every song no skips going on 35 plus years.
Patiently... One in a MILLION. That is my favorite seldom-heard Journey masterpiece.
Perry pumped "home runs" - with his extraordinary, stratospheric, voice range!
It seemed he could hit grandslams, even without anyone else on base, vocally.
"Still They Ride" should have been / still could be ... an awesome theme song for a great movie!
I’ve always loved Who’s Crying Now. The arrangement is so cool.
One of my very favorites!!
Wheel in the Sky is one of my favorite Journey Songs.
The vocals are amazing
My 18 yr old son loves that song
"Wheel in the Sky" is my favorite song of all time.
Neal Schon could turn "Mary Had a Little Lamb" into a blistering guitar solo!
SRV already did.
Thanks
Neal is a very, very underrated guitarist. He is sooo good!
Journeys music and lyrics affect me emotionally, just the beauty of it brings tears
It's hard to believe that Steve nailed Mother Father in one take. Wow.
Impressive!
Steve is an amazing Icon. There is only one STEVE PERRY.
Wonder how many it would take deen castronova to do it while playing drums!
@@paulwojnilowicz5265Deen is freaking incredible
I can totally believe it, it's Steve Freakin Perry!
Journey with Steve Perry, was and is my favorite band of all time. I wanted to see them live for years, but my mom was a single mom and could never afford for me to go to any concert. It wasn't until I was 18 years old that I finally found a way to go see them in concert in Houston Texas for their Raised on Radio tour, it was epic and felt like a dream come true! The Summit (Now Lakewood Church) was packed full and I got to see my favorite band for my very first concert in my life. I really love all their music, I almost forgot about these songs you mentioned but the words immediately came back to me soon as you played the licks. Thank you for bringing back some great memories for me.
It is so satisfying to finally see and hear people studying the talent of Journey as band and as individuals. Steve Perry, a gift of superior singing ability, given to the world to enjoy. An opera singer in rock and roll.
The genius of journey the melody the melting between the guitar of Neal Schon and Steve Perry will never be matched, this was a great Journey segment Keep them coming
My favorite hidden gem is "Why Can't This Night..."
Perry's vocals are just unbelievable.
Absolutely!!!! That song gives me chills!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Our wedding song
I was 7 when my parents bought Journey's Greatest hits, even though it had already been out for a decade. I don't know if there's a single album that captures as much nostalgia as it does for me. The artwork, the songs, everything. Every single song is an absolute classic and I could just sit and listen to it for hours.
I have to agree! My husband bought it for me for Xmas, and it was in my 6 disc player for years!
My all time favorite band. I appreciate that some of the guys are still playing and Arnel does a great job, but Steve Perry was a generational voice - he will forever be Journey to me. Damn what an artist.
Mother Father is one of my favorite Journey songs. Steve's voice was so incredible it doesn't surprise me one bit that he got the song in one take.
Definitely can't forget " I 'm crying " Steve is absalutely amazing on this one.
Still they ride...... that song is soooo important to me on many levels, I remember when I heard it for the first time and it just blew me away on how deeply it touched me and mirrored how I felt at that time.
Perry’s live version of “Mother Father” is even better live which is total mind boggling. He’s definitely a “once in a lifetime singer” as even Schon said during RRHOF speech.
Yes, one of the very best songs from one of the most Epic bands ever. Great, Professor
Journey has been so underrated for so long but people are really starting to revisit some older music and have realized just how special they akways were. The trio of Steve, Neal, and John are in a class all by themselves. In my opinion, the best ever!! Steve Perry is THE voice!! Ridiculous how good he is...
Journey will always be my #1
The stories behind the songs is fascinating. Why is Journey the greatest band of all time? Each member is a talented musician and vocalist. Sadly, bands and singers, like Journey, don’t exist today. Steve Perry’s vocal range is unbelievable and splendid! It’s no surprise they only needed one take in the studio….no sweeteners needed. In closing, their songs are meaningful: Memories come flooding back reminding you of that period in life when each song was released.
And the problem with their catalog is it shreds the vocal cords!
I hear Steve Perry's voice, I stop what ever I'm doing and listen.
Always!
Mother Father was my favorite song from the escape album. The first time I heard it, I was blown away by Steve’s vocal ability. I would listen to it loud through my headphones and it gave me chills every single time!
One of my favourite bands. I loved Escape so much I wore out my cassette. I need to get it back in some form. Not only does Steve have outstanding vocal range but, he sings with such emotion. This is why he is one of my favourite male singers.
Couple months before a said auf Wiedersehen to Germany in 79, I had the Pleasure to see Journey Live.Two words come to mind, Hard & Sweet.
Just want to say Neal is an awesome guitarist !! He and Steve together was a joy to my ears.I listen Journey and Steve (solo ) everyday. !!!
Still they Ride is one of my favorite Journey songs of all time. The memories and the story behind it... Thank you Adam!
One of my favorite deep tracks is definitely “Happy To Give” from Raised on Radio. Steve Perry’s vocal, that huge production...*chef’s kiss*
This song is fantastic! Pure soul and feelings. Good choice!
Story has it that Perry recorded the vocal for that song by the dozens...he always thought of Happy to Give as his “baby.”
Still They Ride is a huge part of my misspent teenage years. So many rides every weekend and more. A benefit of growing up in the Central Valley.
One of my favorite Journey deep cuts has always been Edge of the Blade. Neal's solo is incredible, and Perry absolutely kills it with the hard rock style.
I’ve seen this episode so many times. I love Journey, during the Steve Perry era. It’s like watching one of your favorite movies over and over. Steve THE VOICE Perry!!!!! PHENOMENAL!!!
"Stone In Love", "Girl Can't Help It", "Where Were You", "Only the Young", "Send Her My Love"
Such a major part of my late teens and early 20s! Journey was part of an era that was fun and bittersweet.
My favorite band. I agree with you! Mother, Father that last high note by Steve is all the feels.🎶❤️
What an awesome show that was! Now if you could have only had Steve Perry interview it would have been icing on the cake!!!! YUM YUM!!!!!!😍🥰👍❤️❤️❤️❤️ My favorite five songs are ,…Faithfully, Still he rides, Send her my love, Lights, and Don’t stop believing! It’s hard t just name 5 because I love more than that!!! JOURNEY ROCKS!!!!!!😎😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
48 YEAR FAN of JOURNEY and counting!
Admire any band that can endure " band member changes", " Who owns the band name", Touring NONSTOP, and continuing to create and record new music 🎶
THANK U ARNEL for continuing the JOURNEY LEGACY since 2007.
Hats off much respect to Steve Aujeri and Jeff Scott Soto
Much love and adulation to ROBERT FLEISCHMAN...you still ROCK!
And to the GREATEST ROCK SINGER ON PLANET EARTH....
***WE MISS YOU STEVE PERRY***
I just saw yr video ... great top 5 hidden gems of Journey! Gives me goosebumps hearing all 5 songs even to this day. The Escape album was truly one of their best if not the best! Vocals and musicianship were top notch! Steve was truly the Voice, Neal was the guitar god, Jonathan the keyboard specialist, and Steve Smith held them together ...
Can’t argue with Mother Father nor Escape. I think there is a case for Send Her My Love which is often overshadowed by Open Arms, Whose Crying now and Faithfully. Send her my Love is ridiculously melancholy and moving even before Steve Perry starts. And the live version is even better ditto The Party’s Over. Great video and keep up your passion.
'Professor of Rock' doesn't get near the thumbs up that's deserved and worthy of. He does his homework, for sure.
"Separate Ways" haunts me to this day. I first heard it/watched on MTV just a day or two after seeing my first "girlfriend" (never a committed thing, but we had a close friendship) for the first time in over a year in '83. The song just made me say, "Yes, we did, "touch and went our separate ways". We still have a great friendship all these years later. Yet, the song takes me back to Summer '83 and the "*gasp* Look who's here!" moment. Love that song. Great video Prof! Hard to pick a 'bad' Journey song...
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Great job recognizing Mother Father, always my favorite, amazing vocals. This was actually the B Side of the first single Whos Crying Now, when I brought the single home and played Mother Father to see what it sounded like I was blown away, definitely Steve & Neals finest moment.
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Steve Perry is truly a legend with that Voice. He’s got the best voice even now!! 🎤🎶🎶♥️
GREAT choice at #1. "Mother Father" is my favorite "gem" from them of all time, too.
Raised on Radio was Journey’s best album in my honest opinion, so rich in musical dynamics and the production was crystal clear yet still had warmth thanks to Randy Jackson’s funky bass. Suzanne is my favourite journey song.
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Man, I couldn’t say it’s the best album, but surely it’s the album I listened the most. I really love it.
Everyone has their opinions that are valid to them. Mine is Frontiers, and that is the right answer. For me.
RoR is great for being all over the place, genre wise.
I’ve been heard it said that some consider “Raised On Radio” to be Steve’s “unofficial” 2nd solo album, as he was calling so many of the shots. Bringing on a new Bassist & Drummer that could give him more of an R&B feel and such. Can’t say they’re wrong, it was a bit of a departure (pun intended) from “Escape” & “Frontiers”.
It will always be my favorite album as it’s the first Journey album that I dove into head first for the first time. I was certain aware of the other hit songs, especially “Faithfully”, but that album was the first one I’d sit and listen to from beginning to end…then do it again….and again.
Their worst album by far. Cheesy 80s pop garbage.
You nailed it on Mother Father. One of the best solos of all time by any guitarist and the vocals are untouchable.
Great choices. 👍
A lot of people don't remember that Escape, Foreigner 4 and Hi Infidelity all came out at about the same time... Talk about an awesome time for rock fans!!!
Glad I was able to see them in the 80's when they were at their best!
I love Gregg Rolie on the Hammond B3 organ just oozing with blues on Walks Like A Lady. Especially when Rolie, Schon and Perry interplay their respective instruments live.
Through the years I have grown to admire and appreciate the band Journey. With all the changes Neal has been the rock to which the band stays strong. Music talent along the way made the band iconic. The one and only “The Voice” need I say more. To add Jonathan Cain addition was like getting a power hitting catcher who does just about everything. Each change gave the band a different tone but the core has always been Neal. Awesome job on this video. I’m looking forward to seeing them live.
All five of these were excellent choices, but when you got to your number one, I just had to nod with respect. Mother, Father is the definition of a spectacular deep cut.
Steve did the vocals on Mother Father in one take! No surprise.
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@@steveperry4513 if this is the real Steve Perry, let me just say thank you for sharing your talent. The music you gave us, with and without Journey, is forever intertwined in my memory
@@m-moneymgt8055 it’s not. This is a con artist.
One of my favorite songs I can't get enough of is 'The Party's Over'. I also think their best live song is 'Escape'. 'Patiently' has a great story behind it. I would love to hear what they remember about it. Great video!
I agree about "The Party ...". Staccato guitar punctuated with bass and drum punches right along with the vocals.
Yes, "The Party's Over" is great. Can't get enough of that song too🎶😊
Incredible song!
Patiently is amazing, like you said especially because of the story behind it.
Love “I’ll Be Alright Without You!” ❤️
Journey will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a teenager in the mid-2000s, I was utterly obsessed with them and knew their back catalogue inside-out. I would do godawful covers of their songs on TH-cam when it was still relatively new. 😅 This was before it was cool to start liking 80s AOR bands again, certainly here in the UK, haha. At the time, I was living in a town I hated and longed to move back to my hometown on the other side of the country. When I was 17 I finally had the chance to bail, the first song I listened to on my way there was "Escape" and I still get chills thinking about how alive it made me feel. Thank you Prof for bringing back all those fond memories of one of my big teenage musical loves! ❤️
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I hope you still feel Alive today! 😀 You sure have great taste in music!
@@scotabot7826 Thank you! Times have been hard recently but I'm feeling better than I have for quite some time. Good tunes always help! 😁
Eerie how similar our tastes are. Mother Father, the solos, that insane high note at the end, it is one of the best songs ever made. Send Her My Love is still my favorite Journey song though.
It's hard to limit it to a top five, but one song I love that most people pass over is "After the Fall", a song that I think showcased just how good the unerrated Steve Smith is on drums!
One of my favorites!
Still They Ride , one of my favorites. Steve reaches out with his vocals and penetrates your soul. It’s crazy.
I completely agree with your #1. Mother Father is one of my favorite Journey songs. Every time I listen to it it’s cranked up and I sing along with abandoned. 😁
It's a classic for sure.
Mother father is by far my favorite journey song. Girl can’t help it would be next.
There’s a reason that Steve is truly my favorite rock vocalist of all time. His vocals are truly on another level. Goosebump inducing level. I can still remember hearing Wheel in The Sky when it originally came out while I was in college, and how much, even then, I loved his voice. Over the ensuing years and decades, I only came to love it more. He just makes it all look so effortless.
I remember the first time I heard "wheel in the sky" it was at a planetarium Lazer show in 1973.
Absolutely soul grabbing, transforming music written by the best in the rock genre. Neil with his amazing chord progressions, Jonathan with his piano, and let’s give credit to Ross for amazing bass lines! Then the perfect icing on the cake, Steve Perry, and bottom line Steve Smith! Perry was a drummer, and on stage live Perry always during vocal breaks gravitates to the drums!
In my opinion, the best musicians for a live performance on planet earth.
I was blessed to have seen the Escape and Frontiers tours in Chicago, life changing and incredible experiences! Mother Father, Still They Ride, Don’t Stop, the classics: Any way and Wheel In The Sky! Come on there is no better!
Chain Reaction, Dead or Alive, Lay it Down, Line of Fire, Where Were You, People And Places, Homemade Love...
But Still They Ride TRULY IS a stunning piece of work. Schon’s solo is a clinic on building and releasing tension.
For my money, Departure was Journey’s heaviest album of the Perry era.
The story behind People and Places, I do not understand how anyone who has heard it could call them a "pop band." It stuck with me for days, and I was 10.
What dreams can't be nothing without Steve Perry journey ain't nothing without Steve Perry and all those who started out with Steve and journey. Rock on journey 😊
Absolutely love Raised on Radio. I'll be Alright and Girl can't help it are two of my favorites. The live version of Girl Can't help it has unbelievable vocals
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Raised on Radio is definitely in their top 3 albums. Whole album is good. My favorites on the album are "Positive Touch," "It Could Have Been You," and "Why Can't This Night..."