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Journey - Escape Audio CD

A fair review of the Journey "Escape" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Journey reviews here, or go back to the Journey tabs.

Journey Band: Journey
Title: Escape
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-08-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Don't Stop Believin' 2: Stone in Love 3: Who's Crying Now 4: Keep on Runnin' 5: Still They Ride 6: Escape 7: Lay It Down 8: Dead or Alive 9: Mother, Father 10: Open Arms

The Great Escape !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it! Brings back the memories from my youth ! The sound is fantastic and the live versions give it interest ! I rocked on for days to Who's Cryin now! A great album from a band that still sounds hot!.


The Great Escape
This album spawned off two tours of the album, a live album from the tour later released in 2006, and even their own video game on the Atari 2600. This album was the defined turning point for Journey.


This album got Journey a number one spot on the Billboard's Pop Albums and with 10 tracks on the album, 4 singles came from this album which were, "Who's Crying Now", "Still They Ride", "Open Arms", and the band's most recognizable song, "Don't Stop Believin'". All of them broke the Billboard's top 20 with 3 in the top 10, and 2 in the top 5. Several non-single tracks like Stone in Love, Mother Father, and Escape had their own popularity and most have found their way on Journey's compilation albums like Time3, Greatest Hits Live, and The Essential Journey. Even the other 3 "Dead or Alive", "Lay it Down", and "Keep on Runnin'" all have a special place in the heart of the album and the fans.

Escape as you can tell from several other reviews of mine including this one, is my favorite album because it has most of the Journey classics being "Don't Stop Believin'", "Stone in Love", "Who's Crying Now", "Still the Ride", "Escape", and my favorite rock ballad of all time "Open Arms". The Album also just never gets old for me as I've listened to it dozens of times.

The reissue features another classic hit from Time3, "La Raza Del Sol" which has a more Latin feel to it like Santana which is a rare occasion but definately worth a listen. Closing the reissue is the 3 big singles from Escape from the Live in Houston album which are "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", and "Who's Crying Now".

Like with other classic rock albums, Escape ages well and whether if your a fan of Journey or arena rock, you should welcome this album to your CD collection with "Open Arms".


Journey's Commerical Masterpiece
Even though only three of the albums ten tracks were released as singles, they're really all winners here. "Escape" is one of Journey's biggest sellers to date and its not hard to see why. This is definitely a far cry from Journey's initial jazz oriented sound; back before frontman Steve Perry joined. Back then, the band could care less about crafting hit singles and was more concerned about recording long running progressive instrumentals. But when Perry came on board, he brought with him a sense of pop songcraft. Suddenly, the band made power-ballads instead of rock-suites. This should have meant with dissapointing results but what we actually got was some of the best arena rock ever.

Many of Journey's progressive tendencies remain: Neal Schon's guitar pyrotechnics, acoustic guitar textures (most notably on "Mother, Father") and the fact that the band rocks just as hard as ever. Tracks like, "Stone In Love" and "Dead Or Alive" are raunchy in your face rockers that beat out anything The Rolling Stones were doing at that time. The showcase here of course is the ballads. The three singles "Don't Stop Believing", "Who's Crying Now", and "Open Arms" have become definitive power-ballad standards. Possibly the best ballad here, however, is "Mother, Father" which build from its gentle acoustic opening to a colossal rocker featuring one of Perry's best vocal performances.

All ten of the album's tracks could have been released as singles and they probably would have charted. That's how strong this album is. Though some commercial rock is pretty bland and unchallenging, this is not the case here. This is proof that even commercialized rock can provide for an exhilarating listen. If you enjoy other classic rock bands like Boston, Styx, or Foreigner, than you must purchase this album.

This remastered edition contains four bonus tracks including three live tracks recorded at Houston. A nice way to see how Journey was in concert.


Journey - Escape!
In my opinion, this album is Journey's greatest! I love every song! I strongly recommend this album who love the band and Steve Perry's voice!.


Killer Rock
Sonically superb and featuring the soaring Steve Perry - this release deserved more credit. Journey could not have made a more perfect album when they launched Escape. Journey is often remembered as an 80s act in rock history, but this album broke new ground and set the band above its peers. The album succeeds remarkably - being able to veer instantly between adrenaline rockers and ballads - Perry being equally comfortable in either forte with Neil Schon and Jonathan Cain. Tight, tight, tight. Besides the obvious classics - Don't Stop Believing; Open Arms and Who's Crying Now - I really dig Stone in Love; Keep on Running; Lay It Down and Wanted Dead or Alive. Every song - except the title track ironically - works wonders for me. Great stuff. If Journey had only made one album and vanished - this would've been the one.


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