Concert: Journey Revelation

Live in Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas on March 8, 2008

The BAND
Neal Schon – all guitars, backing vocals
Jonathan Cain – keyboards, backing vocals
Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals
Deen Castronovo – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Arnel Pineda – lead vocals

About the Album
It's been a long road for Journey, from their days as
a progressive/rock/jazz combo to platinum selling,
stadium fillers who delivered "Lights" about their
beloved hometown, San Francisco. Well, the guys are
still on the trail of classic rock and roll, chasing
down hot licks, smoking leads and crashing, soaring,
big arena-ready sounds on this Wal-Mart exclusive CD.
This deluxe three-disc package is a showcase for
Journey in all of its forms -- from hit-making
superstars to revitalized new group and band of old
friends. Founding members Neal Schon and Ross Vallory
hold down both ends of the stage while Jonathan Cain
has been their longtime man on melodic keyboards and
guitars. Deen Castronovo has been keeping the beat
steady in the band's modern era but the revelation on
this album is the introduction of its new singer as
Journey welcomes Arnel Pineda into the fold. We hope
that it's a very happy and long-lasting addition to
their family.

Pineda was plucked from a YouTube video where Schon
caught him fronting a Filipino cover band. He is the
third in a line of post-Steve Perry singers for the
band but as it turns out "third time's the charm" as
Pineda is the most charismatic, vocally adept ever
frontman for the band and well, he has the best smile
this side of Quezon City, his hometown.

Pineda can handle the ballads as well as the rockers
as he proves over three discs included here. On disc
one he works out on the 11 new songs featured while
disc two is his showcase to sing the classics in his
own voice. Disc three is a phenomenal concert DVD and
audio-visual testament to just how easily Pineda slid
into the band's onstage vibe. It's as if he's always
been there.

"Never Walk Away" is a brand new song that sounds
like it could've been recorded during the band's late
'70s and early '80s superpower period -- it's just
that kind of pure and timeless rock and roll in all
of its colors. Another new one, "Wildest Dream" is a
frantic hard rocker built on riffs and Pineda's
throaty wail. In the live arena he is a boundless
force of energy that keeps the audience involved.
Do we even have to tell you what he does to the
emotive "Faithfully" and ever-popular "Don't Stop
Believin'?" Yep, he nails them. Pineda rockets all
over the vocal scale with extraordinary energetics on
"Any Way You Want It" and brings proper intensity to
"Separate Ways."

Additionally, it must be noted that Castronovo turns
in an astonishing powerhouse vocal performance on
"Mother Father" on the DVD, while Schon cuts loose on
some emotional guitar.

Pineda and Journey's new life is gong to be among
rock and roll biggest stories of this year. You don't
want to miss the quite literal revelatory nature of
this extraordinary "debut" by a rock solid band and
the latest chapter in their evolution. As they say in
the Philippines, mabuhay!
By Danielle Santiago

Songs:
0. Intro-Sky Light
1. Any Way You Want It
2. Wheel in the Sky
3. Lights
4. After All These Years
5. Never Walk Away
6. Open Arms
7. Mother Father
8. Wildest Dream
9. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
10. Faithfully
11. Don't Stop Believin'
12. Be Good to Yourself

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