![]() ![]() The flip side of the album didn’t have any singles which doesn’t mean this side isn’t worth listening to it. It was one of those videos where the video actually enhanced the song. The video for the song matched perfectly the songs theme. The song only hit #12 on the charts and I have no idea how this didn’t got to #1. Jonathan Cain was the sole writer of this masterpiece. The sad ballad about life on the road and away from your loved ones had such a beautiful sentiment mixed with those amazing vocals what was not to love about this song. The song that finally sold me on buying a Journey album was “Faithfully”. It was too bland for my liking and I find myself skipping it when I listen to the album. The song did okay on the charts reaching #23 on the charts, but for me it really lacked any heart. The third single and fourth track was “After the Fall”. It did, however, do well on rock radio stations. For me, this was one of the better songs on the album and could have easily been a single. This is the first of many with Neal Schon assisting on the writing. “Chain Reaction” was the third track and another rocker. It has to be one of the worst videos ever made. Thanks goodness they didn’t repeat that with their other videos. They band pretended to play imaginary instruments and looked so stupid doing it. The problem with the song wasn’t actually the song, but it was that horrendous music video. The opening keyboard is instantly recognizable and the overall tempo made for a great opening track. The song was great and reached #8 on the Hot 100. I figured they would start off with a ballad after the success of “Open Arms”, but they went with an upbeat rocker. The first song “Separate Ways (World’s Apart)” was also the first single. They had a 5th single, but it was only released in Japan in case you were wondering. They had four Top 40 singles off the album yet they were unable to hit #1. The album only reached #2 on the Billboard charts which is really surprising to me. And the music is all that really matters anyway. So let’s talk about what the band did get right. I will pick on a couple other things later. I think I played it once out in the arcade. Check out this Youtube video of the game. What next…the video game!! The band actually had a video game based on the album where you had to reunite the band with their instruments. Oh, let’s not forget the horrible band member shots taken with these same outfits that is on the album sleeve…embarrassing in my book. For the Frontiers tour, Jonathan Cain wrote, and the band used “Elmo’s theme” to open the show.īut when you flip over the album cover, you get them sky diving in those silly sky diving outfits. The alien in Frontiers wasn’t really an alien at all, he was a connection to a higher level of listening to Journey. It was Einstein theories for artist interpretation. My vision for Frontiers was based on “tunnels” and the relativity of time and motion. Mouse and Kelley were not involved with that cover. We used the Scarab, the Mobeus strip, circular forms, wings and nature. The band had a style and grace that weaves through every record. It took you to a higher level, if you wanted it to. I always felt that Journey’s music was transcendent. There was a web page I found with an interview of Jim Welch by Scott Sullivan of the Journey Here is what he said when he was asked about the design and concept of the Journey album covers. The whole continuity between all the other album covers was gone…and is sadly missed. The amazing artwork from the previous albums was no more. Not sure I get it, but I know it has to do with the name of the album, ‘Frontiers’ as I think the band was saying they were reaching into a new frontier. ![]() Let’s start with the album cover…I picture of a futuristic, robotic looking head or maybe a futuristic, human head. Let’s start with the picking on piece first as it is the most fun. There is so much to love about this album and there is so much to pick on the band for about this album. When I heard their second single of their latest album, ‘Frontiers’, I finally bought my first Journey album. ![]() But for some reason I still hadn’t bought a Journey album. Steve Perry had the most recognizable voices on the radio and probably one of the absolute best voices on the radio at the time…if not ever. They were one of the biggest bands in the world. With the success of ‘Escape’, Journey was catapulted into the stratosphere of popularity. Some feel it was the start of the downfall, others think it is the pinnacle of their success. After the incredible success of the album, ‘Escape’, the ballad became King for Journey. Love It or Hate It, Journey went down a whole new path with the release of ‘Frontiers’. ![]()
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