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DISCID=8408b50b
DTITLE=Journey / Evolution (Reissued Digipack)
DYEAR=1979
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Majestic
TTITLE1=Too Late
TTITLE2=Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
TTITLE3=City Of The Angels
TTITLE4=When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)
TTITLE5=Sweet And Simple
TTITLE6=Lovin' You Is Easy
TTITLE7=Just The Same Way
TTITLE8=Do You Recall
TTITLE9=Daydream
TTITLE10=Lady Luck
EXTD=Evolution (Reissued Digipack)\n2006 Columbia/Legacy\n\nOriginally
EXTD= Released April 1979\nCD Edition Released 1987 ??\nRemastered CD 
EXTD=Edition Released October 15, 1996\nReissued Digipack CD Edition R
EXTD=eleased August 1, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Journey got major US
EXTD= radio airplay with "Just the Same Way," "Lovin', Touchin', Squee
EXTD=zin'," and "City of Angels." -- Donna DiChario\n\nAMG EXPERT REVI
EXTD=EW: With the platinum triumph of Infinity still ringing in their 
EXTD=ears like coins in a slot machine, Journey was now committed to c
EXTD=ompleting their transformation from jazz fusion/prog rock mavens 
EXTD=into arena rock superstars with their fifth album, 1979's Evoluti
EXTD=on. This transition (also clearly illustrated by the futuristic i
EXTD=nsect gracing each album cover henceforth) would not come without
EXTD= its growing pains, however, and while producer Roy Thomas Baker 
EXTD=was back for a second go-round, original drummer Aynsley Dunbar w
EXTD=ould be the first casualty of the band's new direction. Thankfull
EXTD=y, former Ronnie Montrose skin-beater Steve Smith soon brought hi
EXTD=s college-trained jazz fusion background to the table, and the ba
EXTD=nd was ready to get back to work. If Infinity had defined a new s
EXTD=ongwriting formula for the act, Evolution only served to develop 
EXTD=it and streamlined it further, clearly qualifying as their strong
EXTD=est effort to date and endearing the band to millions of FM rock 
EXTD=listeners in the process. With commercial rock ditties like "Lovi
EXTD=n', Touchin', Squeezin'" (their first single to crack the Top 20)
EXTD=, "Too Late" (which reached number 70), and the powerful "Just th
EXTD=e Same Way" (which peaked at number 58) leading the way to radio 
EXTD=dominance, Journey had never sounded stronger or more determined.
EXTD= And with Steve Perry's tenor pipes now clearly driving the band'
EXTD=s engine, and guitarist Neal Schon beginning to relish in his gui
EXTD=tar hero persona, Journey could seemingly do no wrong. Evolution 
EXTD=quickly became the band's biggest-selling album (moving over 800,
EXTD=000 units in less than three months), and Perry and co. soon emba
EXTD=rked on yet another mammoth tour, which set many an attendance re
EXTD=cord, and set the stage for even greater triumph with 1980's Depa
EXTD=rture. -- John Franck & Ed Rivadavia\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIE
EXTD=W\nA rather average offering from a stellar band, June 30, 2006\n
EXTD=Reviewer: David Schilter (Eastwood, NSW Australia)\nThis 1979 alb
EXTD=um from Journey came from a group which had not yet reached their
EXTD= peak in terms of popularity. The album was, however, still snapp
EXTD=ed up, not least because of the hit "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
EXTD=, which showcased a bluesy side of the supergroup. The mid-tempo 
EXTD=rocker "Do you Recall" is one of my faves, with a gritty sound th
EXTD=at characterises much of Journey's work and, more generally, a lo
EXTD=t of 70's rock. The album, in contrast to journey's 80's albums, 
EXTD=is somewhat more guitar-oriented, evidenced by the catchy tune "L
EXTD=ovin' You is Easy". I can't understand why this wasn't a chart-to
EXTD=pping hit at the time! \n\nIn short, fans of Journey's early albu
EXTD=ms will love this release. However, if you are an ardent fan of t
EXTD=he more processed/(over)produced/radio-friendly pop-rock seen in,
EXTD= for example, Raised on Radio, this will appeal less you you. Whi
EXTD=le the musicianship is awesome (e.g. Neal Schon's guitar solo on 
EXTD="Lovin' You is Easy") I really don't like Gregg Rolie's vocals. A
EXTD= quick listen to the song "Just the Same Way", on which Steve Per
EXTD=ry and Rolie share vocals, quickly highlights Rolie's inadequacy 
EXTD=and poor range (he sounds almost monotonal). If you are a pop-roc
EXTD=k fan, I would highly recommend albums like "Trial by Fire" and "
EXTD=Raised on Radio", both of which feature Johnathon Cain, a great s
EXTD=ongwriter and pianist. Both these albums are, thankfully, devoid 
EXTD=of Rolie's uninspiring vocals.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe
EXTD= last hurrah, January 10, 2006\nReviewer: Scooterjohn (California
EXTD=)\nNot everyone was old enough, and musically astute enough to ha
EXTD=ve heard Journey's first release...back when it WAS released, but
EXTD= those of us that did were hooked. The next two were excellent as
EXTD= well...nothing else like them. \n\nThen came Infinity and the in
EXTD=clusion of Steve Perry. Hmmmm. Ok, nice duets, good production an
EXTD=d pretty good songs overall. Much more mainstream, however. \n\nE
EXTD=volution was even more mainstream, and suffered from less Gregg R
EXTD=olie vocals. Many people do not realize the Gregg was a founding 
EXTD=member of Santana, the lead vocalist, and a major songwriting for
EXTD=ce in that band for the first three albums, after which he left w
EXTD=ith Neal Schon to form Journey. It is significant to note that Sa
EXTD=ntana did not have another hit after Rolie's departure until 1999
EXTD='s Supernatural, which has a different and popular guest vocalist
EXTD= on every track. \n\nAll Journey releases after Evolution became 
EXTD=more pop oriented, and was subject to the fickle whims of the mas
EXTD=ses, eventually leading to their decline. The best reviews I've r
EXTD=ead here so far were posted by "Darth Kommissar", who likewise kn
EXTD=ows the origins of Journey. \n\nI would urge anyone that has an i
EXTD=nterest in hearing the true depth of this band should really purc
EXTD=hase the first three releases as well. "Look Into The Future" fro
EXTD=m the album of the same name, is one of my all time favorite song
EXTD=s. \n\nBecause of the lessened influence of Gregg Rolie, I rate t
EXTD=his a 3 of 5. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA worthy follow-up 
EXTD=to the classic Infinity, September 3, 2005\nReviewer: Darth Kommi
EXTD=ssar (Las Vegas, NV (USA))\nINTRODUCTION: \nJourney's first three
EXTD= albums were all excellent albums, but the sad fact is that none 
EXTD=of them sold well, and hence, those musical masterpieces were for
EXTD=gotten by time. But then, the group recruited new lead vocalist S
EXTD=teve Perry, and almost instantaneously, the group's popularity sh
EXTD=ot right up the pop charts with their first Perry album, 1978's I
EXTD=nfinity. The band needed an album to follow up on the success of 
EXTD=its predecessor. What was released in 1979 was the band's fifth a
EXTD=lbum, Evolution. Read on for my review of album number five. \n\n
EXTD=OVERVIEW: \nJourney's fifth studio album. \nRelease Date: April o
EXTD=f 1979 \nProduced By: Roy Thomas Baker \nRecord Label: Columbia R
EXTD=ecords \nBand Members: Steve Perry on vocals, Neal Schon on guita
EXTD=r, Gregg Rollie on keyboards, Steve Smith on drums, and Ross Valo
EXTD=ry on bass. This was the first album to feature Steve Smith, who 
EXTD=replaced former drummer Aynsley Dunbar. \nTrack List: Majestic, T
EXTD=oo Late, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin', City Of The Angels, When You'
EXTD=re Alone (It Ain't Easy), Sweet And Simple, Lovin' You Is Easy, J
EXTD=ust The Same Way, Do You Recall, Daydream, Lady Luck. \n\n\nREVIE
EXTD=W: \nJourney's absolute undisputed best period was the seventies.
EXTD= It was in this era that the band recorded their three underrated
EXTD= masterpieces with Gregg Rollie on lead vocals, as well as their 
EXTD=first two (and probably best) albums with Steve Perry. The group'
EXTD=s fifth album, Evolution, continues on in the sound that its pred
EXTD=ecessor Infinity used, but it takes the music in a slightly more 
EXTD=commercial direction, although ironically, despite a shift in a m
EXTD=ore commercial direction, their previous album had more hits. Sti
EXTD=ll, the album itself became the band's highest charting at the ti
EXTD=me. This was the group's first album to feature Steve Smith, who 
EXTD=replaced former drummer Aynsley Dunbar, and Smith fits right in w
EXTD=ith the rest of the band. Roy Thomas Baker, the legendary Queen p
EXTD=roducer, returns. And his presence here is much appreciated. With
EXTD= him around, many of the songs actually have a slight Queen sound
EXTD= to them, but the album as a whole is distinctly Journey. Kicking
EXTD= the album off is a short instrumental sequence called Majestic. 
EXTD=This piece is very short, but it serves its function as an introd
EXTD=uction to the album and to the next song rather well. Despite its
EXTD= brevity, it shows off Neal Schon's guitar abilities rather well.
EXTD= Immediately following it is Too Late, a sort of early power ball
EXTD=ad. The song sounds somewhat similar to Open Arms from the band's
EXTD= eighties era, but this song has much more of a power rock sound 
EXTD=to it than that one, which is a pure ballad. This song gives you 
EXTD=the best of both worlds, hard and soft alike. The classic Lovin' 
EXTD=Touchin' Squeezin' comes next. This was the big hit on the album 
EXTD=and it really needs no description. Pretty much everyone knows th
EXTD=is is a great song, and pop-rock classic. Still, I wish one of th
EXTD=e other songs on the album would have become the big hit. Oh well
EXTD=, no complaints. City Of The Angels, the album's next track, is o
EXTD=ne of its finest. Once again, the band takes a melodic rock sound
EXTD= and a hard rock sound, and fuses them together beautifully. One 
EXTD=of my favorite songs on the album is When You're Alone (It Ain't 
EXTD=Easy.) This is one of the band's harder, more guitar-driven rocke
EXTD=rs, and the band could not have done a better job making a rock s
EXTD=ong. This song should have been a bigger hit than it was! And the
EXTD=n, we have Sweet And Simple. This is another one of the band's sl
EXTD=ower-paced proto power ballads. It's an excellent song with Steve
EXTD= Perry's vocals, but with the instrumental stylings in the song t
EXTD=hat harken back to those of the band's first three albums, this s
EXTD=ong would have been better with Gregg Rollie singing it. Still, i
EXTD=t's a great song. Lovin' You Is Easy is one of my other favorite 
EXTD=songs on the album, because it's the straight-up classic hard roc
EXTD=k and pop-rock fusion that was all but lost in the band's mid-eig
EXTD=hties era. And it was their best Perry-era sound, too. Such a sha
EXTD=me the band didn't do more songs like this! Yet another song that
EXTD= should have been a bigger hit. Just The Same Way, track number e
EXTD=ight, is the only song on the album to feature Gregg Rollie on le
EXTD=ad vocals. Every track the band ever did with Rollie singing is a
EXTD=mong their overall best, and this one is no exception. That guy w
EXTD=as SO underrated, and it's a shame he left the group not long aft
EXTD=er this album. Following it up is the ninth track, Do You Recall,
EXTD= this is classic hard rock, with an instrumental backing style re
EXTD=miniscent of the Who (and it sounds like they stole the guitar ri
EXTD=ff from the Who's Baba O'Riley.) Another classic Journey tune tha
EXTD=t never got the proper credit. The band slows things down a bit f
EXTD=or the next song, Daydream. Slow and melodic, Steve Perry's vocal
EXTD=s are at their absolute best here. This is the way pop-rock balla
EXTD=ds should sound, period! And we close the album out with Lady Luc
EXTD=k. The closing track does an excellent job wrapping things up, gi
EXTD=ving the listener some classic hard rock with an excellent organ-
EXTD=styled keyboard track backing things. Once again, underrated mast
EXTD=erpiece. In the end, Evolution rocks. Very few of Journey's Steve
EXTD= Perry-era albums rival this one. \n\nEDITION NOTES: \nThis album
EXTD= has been remastered and reissued at least once over the years, b
EXTD=ut sadly, the remasters don't really do anything outside of remas
EXTD=ter the sound quality. There are no expanded liner notes or bonus
EXTD= tracks, which are really kind of a must when it comes to remaste
EXTD=ring albums in this day and age. Hopefully they'll release deluxe
EXTD= editions of Journey's albums, but until then, this version will 
EXTD=have to hold you over. \n\nOVERALL: \nOverall, Journey's fifth al
EXTD=bum is a great one, and it's good to see that by this point in ti
EXTD=me, the Steve Perry-era formation of the band was really starting
EXTD= to pull it together. With Perry at the helm, Journey recorded se
EXTD=veral excellent albums, but this one just might be the best of th
EXTD=em all (although it's tough to pick a favorite with so many excel
EXTD=lent ones to choose from.) If you're a classic rock fan, BUY THIS
EXTD=. You WILL NOT regret it! Final verdict? Highly recommended. Five
EXTD= stars.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJourney at their best, Apr
EXTD=il 16, 2005\nReviewer: Mickey (Columbus, OH)\nThis album and Infi
EXTD=nity are two of my all time favorites. With the exception of just
EXTD= a couple of songs (oddly enough the two that you still hear on c
EXTD=lassic rock radio stations, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' and City of
EXTD= the Angels) everything on the album just sounds unbelievable. To
EXTD=o Late, When You're Alone, Sweet and Simple, Lovin' you is Easy, 
EXTD=Just the Same Way, Do You Recall, Daydream...all phenomenol. Dayd
EXTD=ream has a surreal quality, and you're in another world when you 
EXTD=listen to it. Do You Recall is one of those rare songs that hooks
EXTD= you a couple seconds into the song, and it never goes wrong. Swe
EXTD=et and Simple is a little bluesy, and placed right in the middle 
EXTD=of the album it really balances out the rest of the album. I even
EXTD= like Lady Luck, also a little bluesy with heavy keyboards, which
EXTD= is a departure from their other stuff (it sounds more like somet
EXTD=hing you would hear on the Departure album) although it is an acq
EXTD=uired taste. \n\nUnfortunately, 2 years after releasing their two
EXTD= greatest albums, Journey's sound became much more pop than rock.
EXTD= Along with many other great 70s bands, Journey succumbed to the 
EXTD=early 80s MTV pop revolution. The worst thing that happened to th
EXTD=is band was the replacement of original keyboardist Gregg Rollie 
EXTD=with former Babys keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who wrote a lot of t
EXTD=he 80s pop hits most people are familiar with. (I have a feeling 
EXTD=they would have turned pop either way, but who knows?) Don't get 
EXTD=me wrong; some of their 80s stuff was good, but it just doesn't h
EXTD=old a candle to the songs from Infinity or Evolution. It's such a
EXTD= shame that we have only two truly great Journey albums. What cou
EXTD=ld have been...\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA more sweet and s
EXTD=imple production., October 19, 1998\nReviewer: FreeWyngz@aol.com 
EXTD=(Cleveland, Ohio)\nThis, JOURNEY's second album with producer Roy
EXTD= Thomas Baker, explores a more cleaner sound from their first col
EXTD=laborated effort, INFINITY. Highlights include: TOO LATE and LOVI
EXTD=N', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' (their first release to break the top 20 
EXTD=list at #16). SWEET AND SIMPLE (which was never released as a sin
EXTD=gle), was written by vocalist Steve Perry five years prior to joi
EXTD=ning JOURNEY. He wrote it while contemplating the beauty of Lake 
EXTD=Tahoe. This piece rather sums up the album's sweet and simple pro
EXTD=duction!\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Roy Thomas Baker \n\nAlb
EXTD=um Notes\nJourney: Gregg Rolie (vocals, keyboards); Steve Perry (
EXTD=vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Ros
EXTD=s Valory (bass, background vocals); Steve Smith (drums, percussio
EXTD=n).\n\nRecorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California.\n\n
EXTD=Journey was pushing closer and closer to major success by 1979, a
EXTD=nd its final release of the decade, EVOLUTION, helped a great dea
EXTD=l. While many other rock bands of the era were flirting with disc
EXTD=o, Journey stood its ground and recorded a fine collection of roc
EXTD=kers and ballads. "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'," remains one of Jou
EXTD=rney's all-time great tracks, with "Just the Same" and "City of A
EXTD=ngels" certainly not far behind.
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