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On June 3rd the newest album from the newest incarnation of Journey was released. It's a three disc set and is available only at Wal-Mart. The retail price wis less than $12.00, $11.88 I think.
"Revelation" is the 3rd post-Steve Perry album after 2001's "Arrival" and 2005's "Generations". There was also a mini-album in 2002 entitled "Red 13" that contained 5 tracks. "Revelation" features the debut of new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Pineda was the lead singer for a Journey cover band and the story goes that Neal Schon watched some of Pineda's concert footage on YouTube and hired him to replace Jeff Scott Soto, who was ousted from Journey after a 6 month stint.
The first disc contains 11 tracks. 10 tracks are all-new with track 12 being an instrumental. Track 5 is an updated version of "Faith in the Heartland" (from the "Generations" album) sung by Pineda. After listening to these new songs for the past week, I have to say I really like them. While I was a fan of Steve Augeri's vocals, the previous 2 albums didn't have that Journey sound save for 4 songs. "Revelation" is the best of the post-Perry era Journey albums. I think I'd even have to say that this album may be better than 1996's Grammy nominated Journey reunion album "Trial by Fire".
The second disc contains 11 tracks of classic Journey songs as sung by Pineda. After listening to these I go back and forth on whether or not I like them. Sometimes they sound true to the originals but then they sound like a cover/tribute band in a bar, which is to be expected from Pineda. Steve Augeri, Steve Perry's replacement, had a better handle on the classic songs. And while I have heard very little of Soto's (Augeri's replacement) Journey, he had a stronger grasp on the classic songs as well as addding a harder rock edge to them.
The third disc is actually a DVD of a Journey concert with Pineda. I haven't watched it yet but plan on doing so when I have some free time.
"Revelation" debuted at #5 on the Billboard charts selling 105,000 units during its first week.
3 discs for $12, you can't go wrong.
"Revelation" is the 3rd post-Steve Perry album after 2001's "Arrival" and 2005's "Generations". There was also a mini-album in 2002 entitled "Red 13" that contained 5 tracks. "Revelation" features the debut of new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Pineda was the lead singer for a Journey cover band and the story goes that Neal Schon watched some of Pineda's concert footage on YouTube and hired him to replace Jeff Scott Soto, who was ousted from Journey after a 6 month stint.
The first disc contains 11 tracks. 10 tracks are all-new with track 12 being an instrumental. Track 5 is an updated version of "Faith in the Heartland" (from the "Generations" album) sung by Pineda. After listening to these new songs for the past week, I have to say I really like them. While I was a fan of Steve Augeri's vocals, the previous 2 albums didn't have that Journey sound save for 4 songs. "Revelation" is the best of the post-Perry era Journey albums. I think I'd even have to say that this album may be better than 1996's Grammy nominated Journey reunion album "Trial by Fire".
The second disc contains 11 tracks of classic Journey songs as sung by Pineda. After listening to these I go back and forth on whether or not I like them. Sometimes they sound true to the originals but then they sound like a cover/tribute band in a bar, which is to be expected from Pineda. Steve Augeri, Steve Perry's replacement, had a better handle on the classic songs. And while I have heard very little of Soto's (Augeri's replacement) Journey, he had a stronger grasp on the classic songs as well as addding a harder rock edge to them.
The third disc is actually a DVD of a Journey concert with Pineda. I haven't watched it yet but plan on doing so when I have some free time.
"Revelation" debuted at #5 on the Billboard charts selling 105,000 units during its first week.
3 discs for $12, you can't go wrong.
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