It’s the voice that saved an underperforming jam band and kicked off an arena rock revolution. After three hitless albums in the 70s, this Journey was on the chopping block. But the addition of an unknown singer named Steve Perry changed everything—transforming them into one of the biggest rock acts of all time. From stadium-shaking anthems to soul-stirring ballads, their music dominated airwaves and defined an era, becoming the soundtrack of a generation. In this Evolution episode, we've got Don't Stop Believing, a song that broke every rule in the book and is now the #1 song ever, as well as Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) the most epic rock song to be made into the most cringe-worthy music video and Open Arms, a song that almost made the guitarist puke and it became their biggest hit. The band is here to tell the stories next on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another episode of our series Evolution. On this show we tell the story of a band’s career through 5 defining tracks. These may not be a band’s most popular songs, and they may not even be my personal favorites. But each songs will to take you from the beginning to the end of a band’s journey and showcase the evolution of their sound and artistic direction. And today we are featuring one of my favorites… Journey… with an emphasis on the career of the legendary voice himself, Steve Perry. With interviews with he band So let’s get into it.
The story of Journey’s evolution begins in 1973 in San Francisco, when a group of ex-Santana members—guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Gregg Rolie—formed a band with guitarist George Tickner, bassist Ross Valory, and drummer Prairie Prince. Originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, the group rebranded themselves Journey by the end of the year. This early version of the group featured a jazz-infused progressive rock sound… heavy on improvisation and instrumental solos. Journey dropped their self-titled debut album in April 1975, selling a modest 100,000 copies. Their next album Look into the Future followed in 1976 and Next in 1977. Sales for all three albums were disappointing, and so far the band had failed to land a single on the Hot 100.
By 1977, Journey’s label Columbia Records was losing patience and demanded the band bring on a high-octane frontman. Journey briefly hired Robert Fleischman, but the chemistry wasn’t right. But their next option, the up-and-coming Steve Perry would be a game changer, marking a pivotal shift in Journey’s trajectory. The man’s voice was the start of a revolution… equal parts power and vulnerability, Perry was poised to become one of rock’s most captivating frontmen. But adding Steve Perry to the mix wasn’t Journey’s only change. If they were going to survive as musicians, they needed to reach a larger audience… which meant they needed a musical overhaul. They had to go commercial. Said Neal Schon, “We wanted to be successful... We're not copping out; we're just trying to make money.”