Following a live album, Captured (1981), Journey released Escape, which broke them through to the top ranks of pop groups by scoring three Top Ten hit singles, all ballads highlighting Perry's smooth tenor: "Who's Crying Now," "Don't Stop Believin'," and "Open Arms." The album topped the charts and sold millions.
Although the album went gold, it was a commercial disappointment by previous standards.
Arrival, Journey's 11th new studio album, was released in April, followed by a national tour.
Still, for all the albums adventurous strengths, Journey are at their best as a highly commercial, supremely melodic pop rock band, and on the whole these songs simply arent as memorable as those on the preceding two albums.
Anyway, this album is a bit mellower than most Journeyalbums, and Cain's dated, tinkly keyboards are still a hindrance (by and large Journey's keyboards sound like their colorful album covers look).
Although Journey were album oriented artists (the cream of the crop being 1981s Escape), their albums were generally highlighted by their singles, and as such this 2-cd retrospective should contain all the music that most non-hardcore Journey fans will need.
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