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DISCID=76088d0a
DTITLE=Journey / Infinity (Reissued Digipack)
DYEAR=1978
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Lights
TTITLE1=Feeling That Way
TTITLE2=Anytime
TTITLE3=La Do Da
TTITLE4=Patiently
TTITLE5=Wheel In The Sky
TTITLE6=Somethin' To Hide
TTITLE7=Winds Of March
TTITLE8=Can Do
TTITLE9=Opened The Door
EXTD=Infinity (Reissued Digipack)\n2006 Columbia/Legacy\n\nOriginally 
EXTD=Released May 1978\nCD Edition Released 1987 ??\nGold MasterSound 
EXTD=CD Edition Released June 28, 1994\nRemastered CD Edition Released
EXTD= October 15, 1996\nReissued Digipack CD Edition Released August 1
EXTD=, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: This was the first album with vocali
EXTD=st Steve Perry. "Wheel in the Sky" was the band's first US-charti
EXTD=ng single, followed by "Anytime" and "Lights." It was the beginni
EXTD=ng of their climb up the charts with the trademark tenor of Steve
EXTD= Perry. -- Donna DiChario\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: By 1977 Journey h
EXTD=ad reached a creative crossroads, with three underwhelming studio
EXTD= albums under their belt and little to show in the way of commerc
EXTD=ial success. At the prodding of manager Herbie Herbert, who felt 
EXTD=a major shakeup was needed in order to reignite their spark, the 
EXTD=band was convinced to audition and eventually recruit the service
EXTD=s of former Alien Project vocalist Steve Perry. Sure enough, addi
EXTD=ng him to the band just prior to the sessions for Infinity proved
EXTD= to be a stroke of genius, and a move that undeniably altered the
EXTD= course of history for the fledging Bay Area act. Released in Jan
EXTD=uary of 1978, Infinity easily proved to be the band's most cohesi
EXTD=ve work to date. Dead and buried were the jazz fusion overtones o
EXTD=f previous offerings, and with the new songwriting combo of Perry
EXTD=/Neal Schon leading the march, the band set out to completely red
EXTD=efine their sound. Traditional pop arrangements were now adopted,
EXTD= cutting out the unnecessary musical fat, and allowing each bandm
EXTD=ember to play to his strength: Perry's soaring, whale of a voice,
EXTD= Schon's scorching fret work, and Gregg Rolie's subtle keyboard a
EXTD=rrangements. Enlisting eccentric producer Roy Thomas Baker (alrea
EXTD=dy famous for guiding the likes of Queen and Nazareth to giant co
EXTD=mmercial triumphs of their own) also proved to be a rewarding mov
EXTD=e for the boys. With newfound confidence, Journey crafted a recor
EXTD=d that could finally land them on the radio. Loaded with future F
EXTD=M staples like "Wheel in the Sky" (which hit the Top 50 in April 
EXTD=of 1978), "Lights" (which quietly peaked at number 68 that August
EXTD=), and "Anytime" (pretty much a flop, crawling to number 83 in Ju
EXTD=ly), Infinity introduced Journey to an entirely new audience. Eve
EXTD=n non-singles like "Patiently (the first tune Perry ever wrote wi
EXTD=th Schon) and "Somethin' to Hide" were leaps and bounds beyond th
EXTD=e band's previous accomplishments. And, ultimately, though Infini
EXTD=ty merely introduced the band to mainstream radio (it was the nev
EXTD=er-ending tour on which the band embarked on to support it that d
EXTD=rove the disc past the platinum plateau), it effectively cemented
EXTD= their rep as one of America's most beloved (and sometimes hated)
EXTD= commercial rock/pop bands. With over 170 shows under their belts
EXTD=, Journey had just begin to hit their stride. -- John Franck & Ed
EXTD= Rivadavia\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJourney's breakthrough 
EXTD=album, August 6, 2005\nReviewer: Darth Kommissar (Las Vegas, NV (
EXTD=USA))\nINTRODUCTION: \nJourney in the mid-late seventies was a gr
EXTD=eat rock band with a sound all their own. Unfortunately, despite 
EXTD=their excellent sound, the foursome of guitarist Neal Schon, sing
EXTD=er/keyboard player Gregg Rolie, bass player Ross Valory, and perc
EXTD=ussionist Aynsley Dunbar was getting nowhere. Although their firs
EXTD=t three albums were rock masterpieces (in my opinion, the best Jo
EXTD=urney albums), they achieved no mainstream success. The band was 
EXTD=now in a time of crisis. This prompted the group to seek out a ne
EXTD=w vocalist - a fifth member of the band. Their manager recommende
EXTD=d Steve Perry, someone he'd heard singing with another band. With
EXTD= the new vocalist in the band, the group, now a quintet, went int
EXTD=o the studio. They recorded their fourth studio album, Infinity, 
EXTD=and released it in January of 1978. The album was produced by Roy
EXTD= Thomas Baker, who gained some fame from his work with Queen. Per
EXTD=ry's entry into the band and the release of this album instantly 
EXTD=shot the band into mainstream success. Is it the masterpiece of a
EXTD= classic rock album everyone says it is, or is it weak, overrated
EXTD= music that is put to shame by the Rollie days of yore? If you wa
EXTD=nt to find out, keep on reading. \n\nOVERVIEW/REVIEW: \nI wasn't 
EXTD=sure what to think of this album. Admittingly, I had never really
EXTD= been a big Journey fan outside of the oh-so-underrated Gregg Rol
EXTD=lie albums. Well, one thing's for sure. After hearing this album,
EXTD= I am now a fan of all phases of Journey's career. I'd never real
EXTD=ly given the Perry-era stuff a chance before, and could kick myse
EXTD=lf for doing that, because Infinity is a classic rock masterpiece
EXTD=. I don't like it as well as the Rollie albums, but then again, I
EXTD= don't like MANY things as well as those, by ANY band. As far as 
EXTD=the Perry-era albums go, this, his debut with the band, just migh
EXTD=t be the strongest one of all. The album starts strong with Light
EXTD=s, the classic rock ballad that would become one of the group's f
EXTD=irst big hits. Rock ballads don't get a whole lot better than thi
EXTD=s song. Immediately following Lights is are Feelin' That Way and 
EXTD=Anytime, two melodic rockers which feature a combination of Steve
EXTD= Perry and Gregg Rollie vocals. On their own, both of these guys 
EXTD=are competent vocalists, but when they put their talents together
EXTD=, the results are astonishing. These first three songs on the alb
EXTD=um all became huge hits for the band that still get played on the
EXTD= radio constantly. And then we start to move into the territory u
EXTD=nfamiliar to casual Journey fans. La Do Da was never a very big h
EXTD=it for Journey, but is one of the greatest songs the band has EVE
EXTD=R recorded! Here the band takes elements of hard and heavy rock a
EXTD=nd combines them with pop rock (think UFO meets Orleans.) Why thi
EXTD=s song never became more popular is one of the greatest mysteries
EXTD= of the universe. We then shift sounds with the underrated Patien
EXTD=tly. This song starts off sweetly and innocently enough, with a m
EXTD=elodic, acoustic intro that uses a backing piano track... but the
EXTD=n the electric guitars enter the mix and it becomes an excellent 
EXTD=rocker, up until it reverts back to the sound that started things
EXTD= up. The B-Side of the album is lead off by the biggest hit of al
EXTD=l on the album, Wheel In The Sky. This song requires no introduct
EXTD=ion. The rocker was the first single released from the album, and
EXTD= ultimately would end up becoming Journey's first hit. There's a 
EXTD=reason so many people hail this song as a rock masterpiece, peopl
EXTD=e! The remaining four songs were never very popular, but in the m
EXTD=usic quality department, these closers give even the album's big 
EXTD=hits a run for their money. Somethin' To Hide and Winds Of March 
EXTD=are some of the best rock ballads I have ever heard, combining th
EXTD=e classic Journey pop-rock sound with an eerie, melodic one. The 
EXTD=end result is amazing! But, we get right back into the hard and h
EXTD=eavy rock with the underrated classic Can Do. Yet another song on
EXTD= here that never got the proper credit. Closing things out is Ope
EXTD=ned The Door, another one of the slower, more melodic numbers. Th
EXTD=is song really does end the album on a high note. In the end, Inf
EXTD=inity is a damn good classic rock album. The world couldn't have 
EXTD=asked for a better introduction to Steve Perry. \n\nEDITION NOTES
EXTD=: \nThis album was originally released on CD in the eighties, but
EXTD= the initial CD release featured shoddy sound quality and a rathe
EXTD=r poor reproduction of the original vinyl record's cover art. For
EXTD=tunately, the album has since gotten some much-needed remastered 
EXTD=sound. The cover art also got beautifully restored. I wish the re
EXTD=issue had included bonus tracks or expanded liner notes, but ulti
EXTD=mately, it succeeds where remastering treatment should succeed th
EXTD=e most - improving sound quality. \n\nOVERALL: \nJourney released
EXTD= a lot of excellent albums over the years, and this is where thei
EXTD=r massive reign of popularity all began. Steve Perry would be wit
EXTD=h the band for a long time, and with him, the group would release
EXTD= a number of albums, and score a ton of pop-rock hits. If you're 
EXTD=a fan of classic rock, there is no excuse for not owning Infinity
EXTD=. It's a rock and roll masterpiece that belongs in everyone's mus
EXTD=ic collection.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n1970s Jock Rock Une
EXTD=ven, July 26, 2005\nReviewer: M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge" (To
EXTD=rrance, CA USA)\nI'm chagrined to admit that I loved this album i
EXTD=n high school like so many jocks in the class of 1979. Twenty-fiv
EXTD=e years later I bought the CD to indulge my nostalgia and guilty 
EXTD=pleasure and realize I truly was an embarrassment. However, there
EXTD= are some classic rock songs that based on their genre hold up pr
EXTD=etty well. Wheel in the Sky, Lights in the City, and a couple oth
EXTD=er tracks really capture the 1970s suburban rock zeitgeist. But W
EXTD=inds of March, a ballad I loved when I was 16, is so pretentious 
EXTD=that it was probably fodder and inspiration for the film This Is 
EXTD=Spinal Tap. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAn Unforgetable Timep
EXTD=iece, March 25, 2004\nReviewer: "nrltrip" (Memphis)\nWhen I purch
EXTD=ased Infinity when it was first released I bought it on 8-track f
EXTD=ormat. Its what we did. Cassettes we're expensive. 8-track player
EXTD=s were easy to install. I remember how perfectly this recording f
EXTD=lowed (except for the track breaks). I also remember buying the a
EXTD=lbum for a girl I was dating at the time. It was a perfect make-o
EXTD=ut record. As the years past I grew more and more appreciative of
EXTD= the genius behind this recording. I met Greg Rolie and Steve Per
EXTD=ry at the Southland shopping mall in Memphis (one of the first ma
EXTD=lls in the country)before the album was released. I remember how 
EXTD=gracious Greg Rolie was and how Steve Perry, in a big fur coat in
EXTD= the summer, seemed thrilled just to be at the mall. Infinity is 
EXTD=a true clasic , untainted by record company expectations and time
EXTD=less in its beauty. Buy a copy for someone you love.\n\nAMAZON.CO
EXTD=M CUSTOMER REVIEW\n"Infinity" Sets the Stage For Musical Excellen
EXTD=ce to Come, August 13, 2002\nReviewer: Bud Sturguess (Seminole, T
EXTD=exas, USA)\nOf course, Journey reached their peak point of radio 
EXTD=dominance during the 80's, ruling both the airwaves and the touri
EXTD=ng road. But 1978's rock and roll acheivement "Infinity" sets the
EXTD= stage for their craft of musical excellence that would become th
EXTD=eir trademark in the next decade. \nHere, Journey, with frontman 
EXTD=Steve Perry debuting, shapes the form of their classic rock and r
EXTD=oll--a blend of soft magical melodies ('Lights'), Neal Schon's ha
EXTD=rd rocking riffs (the carnie's ballad 'Wheel in the Sky'), FM rad
EXTD=io gems ('Anytime'), and of course, the element of Journey that s
EXTD=ets them apart from other graduates of their genre, their slightl
EXTD=y enigmatic genuine poignancy (captured here on 'Winds of March')
EXTD=. All throughout "Infinity," Journey introduces us to their uniqu
EXTD=e stylings; soft keyboard and piano arrangements (specialty of Gr
EXTD=eg Rollie) combined with profound rhythms and beats (thanks to Ro
EXTD=ss Valory & Aynsley Dunbar, who soon departed after this set's re
EXTD=lease), matched with Steve Perry's uncomparable vocals and Neal S
EXTD=chon's classically trained guitars. \nJourney in many ways set up
EXTD= the radio pop-rock sound that was so evident in the '80's, combi
EXTD=ning synth and genuine rock. However, this pop sound of the next 
EXTD=decade was soured by such other acts as the Culture Club and coun
EXTD=tless other burn-outs, but Journey was one of the few bands to tu
EXTD=rn that sound of theirs into a perfected musical craft. This love
EXTD=ly little thing called Journey was formed by a harmonic musical p
EXTD=erfection, and "Infinity" displays that excellency in all its glo
EXTD=ry, as would a string of successful albums throughout the next de
EXTD=cade.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe definitive introduction 
EXTD=to Journey, March 2, 2000\nReviewer: Tonya Price "elysianhunter" 
EXTD=(Gahanna, OH United States)\nFor the young or the (gasp) uninitia
EXTD=ted to Journey, Infinity is the first one to listen to. (Even tho
EXTD=ugh there were three albums before Infinity, Journey, Look Into t
EXTD=he Future, and Next, these have a certain jazz fusion quality tha
EXTD=t may or may not be widely appreciated, depending upon the intend
EXTD=ed audience.) Though certain elements will become more refined in
EXTD= Evolution, Departure and especially Escape and Frontiers, the li
EXTD=stener cannot help but be inspired by the energy and freshness of
EXTD= this album. My particular favorite track on this one is "Winds o
EXTD=f March-" eloquent and powerful- not what you'd expect, but as yo
EXTD=u listen to Journey, not just the "top 40" songs by Journey, you 
EXTD=will see a wonderfully broad range and depth that will keep the l
EXTD=istener forever coming back again and again to revisit the magic.
EXTD=\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJourney didn't realize how lucky 
EXTD=they were to have Steve..., March 3, 1999\nReviewer: A music fan\n
EXTD=The other guys in Journey didn't realize how lucky they were to g
EXTD=et Steve Perry in their group. I laugh at "Wheel in the Sky" beca
EXTD=use Steve sounds kind of nervous & whiny. I got the feeling he's 
EXTD=a big worrier, especially when he whimpers,"I don't know where I'
EXTD=ll be tomorrow..." Maybe Steve was nervous & sensitive, but he su
EXTD=re had great talent & took that group to the top of the charts. T
EXTD=he other four could have NEVER done it without Steve and now that
EXTD= they're without Steve again, that group dosn't have hope of hold
EXTD=ing out. The raw truth: I get the feeling that Russ, Greg, and th
EXTD=e others NEED Steve but don't really WANT him around, but that St
EXTD=eve doesn't NEED the others (note how well his solos did), but ju
EXTD=st WANTED them (A mistaken feeling of kindness and pity on Steve'
EXTD=s part, I suspect, knowing Steve).\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer
EXTD=: Roy Thomas Baker \n\nAlbum Notes\nJourney: Steve Perry (vocals)
EXTD=; Neal Schon (guitar); Gregg Rolie (keyboards); Ross Valory (bass
EXTD=); Aynsley Dunbar (drums).\n\nDigitally remastered by Bob Ludwig 
EXTD=& Brian Lee (Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine).\n\n1978
EXTD='s INFINITY was easily one of the most important albums in Journe
EXTD=y's career up until that point. While it did spawn one sizeable h
EXTD=it, "Wheel in the Sky," more importantly INFINITY was singer Stev
EXTD=e Perry's debut with the band. While touches of Journey's early f
EXTD=usion/progressive leanings can still be detected, a new sound and
EXTD= approach was right around the corner. With Perry now in the line
EXTD=-up, the band would soon be rocketing up the U.S. singles and alb
EXTD=ums charts.
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