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DISCID=c60dff0e
DTITLE=Journey / Escape (Reissued + Expanded Digipack)
DYEAR=1981
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Don't Stop Believin'
TTITLE1=Stone In Love
TTITLE2=Who's Crying Now
TTITLE3=Keep On Runnin'
TTITLE4=Still They Ride
TTITLE5=Escape
TTITLE6=Lay It Down
TTITLE7=Dead Or Alive
TTITLE8=Mother, Father
TTITLE9=Open Arms
TTITLE10=La Raza Del Sol (Bonus Track)
TTITLE11=Don't Stop Believin' (Live - Houston 11-6-1981)
TTITLE12=Who's Crying Now (Live - Houston 11-6-1981)
TTITLE13=Open Arms (Live - Houston 11-6-1981)
EXTD=Escape (Reissued + Expanded Digipack)\n2006 Columbia/Legacy\n\nOr
EXTD=iginally Released August 1981\nCD Edition Released 1987 ??\nRemas
EXTD=tered CD Edition Released October 15, 1996\nSACD Edition Released
EXTD= January 4, 2000\nReissued Digipack CD Edition Released August 1,
EXTD= 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Jonathan Cain (ex-Babys keyboardist) 
EXTD=replaced Gregg Rolie on the band's most popular album to date. On
EXTD= the strength of the hits "Who's Crying Now" and "Don't Stop Beli
EXTD=evin'," this album spent more than a year in the Top 20. -- Donna
EXTD= DiChario\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Escape was a groundbreaking album
EXTD= for San Francisco's Journey, charting three singles inside Billb
EXTD=oard's Top Ten, with "Don't Stop Believing" reaching number nine,
EXTD= "Who's Crying Now" number four, and "Open Arms" peaking at numbe
EXTD=r two and holding there for six weeks. Escape flung Journey stead
EXTD=fastly into the AOR arena, combining Neal Schon's grand yet palat
EXTD=able guitar playing with Jonathan Cain's blatant keyboards. All t
EXTD=his was topped off by the passionate, wide-ranged vocals of Steve
EXTD= Perry, who is the true lifeblood of this album, and this band. T
EXTD=he songs on Escape are more rock-flavored, with more hooks and a 
EXTD=harder cadence compared to their former sound. "Who's Crying Now"
EXTD= spotlights the sweeping fervor of Perry's voice, whose theme abo
EXTD=ut the ups and downs of a relationship was plentiful in Journey's
EXTD= repertoire. With "Don't Stop Believing," the whisper of Perry's 
EXTD=ardor is crept up to with Schon's searing electric guitar work, m
EXTD=aking for a perfect rock song. One of rock's most beautiful balla
EXTD=ds, "Open Arms," gleams with an honesty and feel only Steve Perry
EXTD= could muster. Outside of the singles, there is a certain electri
EXTD=city that circulates through the rest of the album. The songs are
EXTD= timeless, and as a whole, they have a way of rekindling the inno
EXTD=cence of youthful romance and the rebelliousness of growing up, b
EXTD=uilt from heartfelt songwriting and sturdy musicianship. [Escape 
EXTD=was reissued in 2006, housed in a fancy digipack with an expanded
EXTD= booklet and the addition of four bonus tracks: "La Raza del Sol"
EXTD= (the B-side of "Still They Ride") and three live songs from a 19
EXTD=81 show.] -- Mike DeGagne\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (Reissued
EXTD= + Expanded Edition)\nRemastered, yes, but not newly remastered, 
EXTD=August 2, 2006\nReviewer: Shane Wilson (Lafayette, Louisiana Unit
EXTD=ed States)\nThis is a reissue of the 1996 remastered edition alon
EXTD=g with the 4 bonus tracks. I bought this hoping that it had been 
EXTD=newly remastered, but the sound is identical to the 1996 cd. "The
EXTD= Essential Journey" from 2001 is louder and has a better mix (as 
EXTD=in you can hear the instruments better and clearer) than this 200
EXTD=6 cd. The live tracks on this cd can all be gotten on the 2006 "L
EXTD=ive in Houston" cd and the sound on that cd is better, clearer, a
EXTD=nd louder than on this reissue cd ("Reissue" is written on this c
EXTD=d wrapper not "remaster"). I'm a bit of a fiend for remasters and
EXTD= I did play them "side by side" and can hear no difference from t
EXTD=he 1996 to the 2006. The only true new thing on here is "La Raza 
EXTD=Del Sol". \n\nSo this is great if all you've got is the original 
EXTD=cd release, but do realize that this is not a 2nd remaster. Get t
EXTD=he "Essential" disc if you want that; it's the closest there is a
EXTD=nd it does sound better than the 1st edition remasters. Of course
EXTD=, not all the songs are on there that I'm sure you want. I'd like
EXTD= to see all their albums remastered like the "Essential" is. But 
EXTD=oh well, it's not here.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOK, don't 
EXTD=get mad but..., February 24, 2001\nReviewer: Shawn Anderson "Shaw
EXTD=n" (Geneseo, Illinois USA)\nI LOVE this cd. My favorite cd of all
EXTD= time. I've been a professional musician for over 20 years and th
EXTD=ese guys are the real deal. I'm sorry for some of you that it isn
EXTD='t "dark", and they made sure the guitars were in tune, and Steve
EXTD= Perry can sing (this is now called 'over produced'), unlike band
EXTD=s of today who screech their low monotones. I'm sorry if that off
EXTD=ends you in some way. Journey is not trying to make a political s
EXTD=tatement. They are just writing about things that everybody think
EXTD=s about. Sure, it's commercial sounding, but that doesn't make it
EXTD= bad, that just gives it greater listening appeal to more people.
EXTD= Now, to pick on the rest of you: I didn't grow up in the 60's. I
EXTD= grew up in the 70's and 80's. Yes, I think the Beatles are fanta
EXTD=stic, but if I were left on a desert island, I'd rather have "Esc
EXTD=ape" than any Beatles or Jimi album. Sorry! Journey is just what 
EXTD=I'd rather listen to. Every band has some crap songs. However, I 
EXTD=think that Escape is 99% good music. The only song I wouldn't giv
EXTD=e a '10' to is "Dead Or Alive", though it is still good. Sometime
EXTD=s more artsy stuff like Jimi or the Beatles can get hard to liste
EXTD=n to, especially some of John Lennon's wierd crap. I appreciate g
EXTD=round breaking artists like the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, but mus
EXTD=ic has evolved. The bottom line is I'd give Escape 5 stars and Re
EXTD=volver 4. Sorry, it is just what I like more. Now, please re-read
EXTD= the title for this review...........\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVI
EXTD=EW\nMemories of youth..., January 28, 2006\nReviewer: A. Ort "aor
EXTD=to" (Youngstown, Ohio)\nI just picked this LP up for 50 cents fro
EXTD=m my local thrift. The other copy I have is all beat up from use 
EXTD=and I've never owned it on CD. \n\nI forgot how much these songs 
EXTD=mean to me. This album came out when I was thirteen and it carrie
EXTD=d me for the next five years, all through high school. Songs of l
EXTD=oneliness, hope, angst and passion fill these songs, the intensit
EXTD=y of which only occurs during youth. \n\nThere is a sound that ju
EXTD=st radiates of driving late at night, alone, longing for somethin
EXTD=g or someone to fill the ache. I can't tell you how many times th
EXTD=is album gave me hope and expressed what I could not put into wor
EXTD=ds. \n\nThere are a few rockers on here ("Stone In Love", "Keep o
EXTD=n Runnin'"), a few dreamy songs ("Don't Stop Believing", "Who's C
EXTD=rying Now") and the epitome of ballads, "Open Arms." Every song i
EXTD=n here is a song you can sing to alone. If you play it for a grou
EXTD=p, don't be surprised if everyone knows the songs and sings along
EXTD=. \n\nSide 1 is perhaps one of the best album sides ever. The who
EXTD=le album is just classic, Journey at its peak. \n\nSay what you w
EXTD=ish about the 80s sound, the formula riffs and all the other crit
EXTD=icisms, this album means a lot to a whole bunch of people. It may
EXTD= never go down in history as a "classic" LP but there is no doubt
EXTD= that it is one that will stir up memories of anyone who ever own
EXTD=ed it.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA pathetic end for Journey:
EXTD= oversimplified and formulaic, January 17, 2006\nReviewer: Marc T
EXTD=waine\nI know everybody that was alive 25 years ago loves this re
EXTD=cord, so I'll probably take a lot of heat for giving it a bad rev
EXTD=iew. But the truth must be told! The Steve Perry era albums by Jo
EXTD=urney are BORING!!! Thats right I said it----BORING! For those of
EXTD= you who don't know, the REAL Journey was formed in San Francisco
EXTD= without Steve Perry in 1973. Back then, the band members weren't
EXTD= trying to be a blockbuster, mega platinum, chart topping, arena 
EXTD=rocking, satin trousered super duper group. Instead, they were a 
EXTD=minor league progressive rock group. Sure, early Journey wasn't o
EXTD=n the same level of complexity as say, Dream Theater, but it was 
EXTD=a heck of a lot better than this album of made-for-radio filler! 
EXTD=If it weren't for this band's unquenchable thirst for money, they
EXTD= would have been a lot better. \n\nBut by 1978, the record compan
EXTD=y told the band that they were going to get dropped from the labe
EXTD=l if they didn't come up with a hit. So they hired Steve Perry, a
EXTD=nd transformed the band into a top 40 hitmaking machine! From 197
EXTD=8 to 1986, Journey cranked out hit after hit, just like the assem
EXTD=bly line in a factory. "Escape" was typical of that period of ove
EXTD=rsimplified and formulaic top 40 drivel. Whenever I listen to tha
EXTD=t simplistic guitar on "Open Arms", it makes me mourn the loss of
EXTD= the REAL Journey...an amazingly talented progressive rock band t
EXTD=hat made a fortune by pandering to top 40 radio! Too bad they had
EXTD= to oversiimplify their music just to have a hit. What could have
EXTD= been...\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIf you're a twenty-someth
EXTD=ing art student..., February 1, 2004\nReviewer: Kevin D. Perry "k
EXTD=dperryiv" (Kansas City, MO)\n...don't bother, we already know wha
EXTD=t you think. For the rest of us, here goes...flashpoint album for
EXTD= a truly stupendous rock band. This was a turning point for Journ
EXTD=ey, as they dropped Gregg Rolie and added Jonathan Caine. This le
EXTD=ssened further the Santana contingent in the band, and Caine prov
EXTD=ed to be some sort of money-magnet, since with this album Journey
EXTD= shot up to superstar status. There were costs, however--mainly i
EXTD=n the tone of their music heading down, alternately, a darker and
EXTD= a more commercial path. I find this album to be the moment when 
EXTD=they balanced on the edge of their intermediate style--with a hea
EXTD=vier, but more hopeful edge--and the murkier world of Jonathan Ca
EXTD=ine, the king of the depresso ballad. In any case, they stepped s
EXTD=moothly into the 80's with this one, so kudos to them, even if it
EXTD= only lasted for two albums. It is difficult to review songs that
EXTD= nearly everyone has heard a million times, but here's a go :\nDo
EXTD=n't Stop Believin'--anthem of a generation. Classic "don't let th
EXTD=e bastards drag you down" sentiment, coupled with that bass line 
EXTD=that you can probably hum to Maori tribesmen in the remote jungle
EXTD= and get recognition. Nice piece of songcraft, that bass line car
EXTD=ries everything, the keyboard riding it, guitar sneaking up on us
EXTD= in the intro until Schon lets loose with a cascade of notes and 
EXTD=Smith kicks in on the drums. And we're hooked. We *want* this son
EXTD=g to succeed, and it does, building nicely to a mid-tempo rock, g
EXTD=rooving solidly in that uniquely Journey way. Tasteful Schon solo
EXTD= (as if there were any other kind), repeat chorus, let Steve Perr
EXTD=y clear the pipes, and end the song, movie's over now, you can go
EXTD= home..\n\nStone In Love : Starts as a classic, straightforward, 
EXTD=rock'n'roll song, performed with authority by, well, a classic, s
EXTD=traightforward rock'n'roll band. Stuttery guitar, Valory's bass s
EXTD=till way in the forefront, a nice breakdown at the end with some 
EXTD=return to that old free-form Journey stuff, with a crying, sweepi
EXTD=ng solo by Schon that, again, just fits like a frickin' glove her
EXTD=e.\n\nWho's Crying Now : Classic Caine. Got that crying in the co
EXTD=ld, cold, dark feel to it. Good, solid stuff, of course, since th
EXTD=is is still Journey, after all. Ridiculously memorable chorus, la
EXTD=yered vocals, Perry putting that slight scratchiness in his vocal
EXTD=s to good use. He's a Singer, in a way not really understood by t
EXTD=he current music world, and that's what you need to pull a song l
EXTD=ike this off. And that every-note-where-it-should-be Schon solo c
EXTD=losing it off.\n\nKeep On Runnin' : A little change, here, for th
EXTD=e guys. this is precursor to those faster, heavier tunes they exp
EXTD=erimented with on Frontiers, some chugging, staccato guitar work 
EXTD=by Schon here, some hanging chords, and Perry just kicking the as
EXTD=s of this song all over the place, really letting loose with thos
EXTD=e powerful, throaty banshee wails. It was always between Perry's 
EXTD=pipes and Schon's fretburning skill, and that shows quite well, h
EXTD=ere.\n\nStill They Ride : Oh, another ballad. Again, you gotta ha
EXTD=ve a classy, tight band, and, above all, a real Singer to pull th
EXTD=is kind of thing off and have people believe the spell for the th
EXTD=ree or four minutes in question. Everyone else hangs back nicely,
EXTD= here, providing colour and texture for Perry, everyone just oozi
EXTD=ng class and restraint all over the grooves in your vinyl. Schon 
EXTD=does a little wanky wanky at the end, here, just so you don't for
EXTD=get him, and then hands it back to Perry, who takes it on home an
EXTD=d puts it gently to bed.\n\nEscape : Title track. Edging again to
EXTD=ward a more heavy-metal approach, lyrically it's classic Journey 
EXTD=subject matter--chock full of do-or-die optimism. Album heading i
EXTD=nto a heavier streak, here.\n\nLay It Down : Again, a butt-kickin
EXTD=' rock'n'roll song, the band just cutting loose here, everything 
EXTD=lurching along in bone-crunching fasion, Valory and Smith laying 
EXTD=down their swinging-boogie-dinosaur stomp rhythm thang, and then 
EXTD=Schon and Perry both going nutso on top of it, both men wailing a
EXTD=nd screaming all over the place, Perry doing his scary banshee bi
EXTD=t again, and Schon just doing the serviceable impression of guita
EXTD=r god.\n\nDead Or Alive : You can hear the guys shouting somethin
EXTD=g at the beginning of the song. Probably something along the line
EXTD=s of "let's rock our balls off". Again, that patented Journey boo
EXTD=gie-stomp groove set up by Valory and Smith, Schon marching in st
EXTD=ep, Caine only there for colour, but holding up his bit well enou
EXTD=gh. Rather a dark tale of crime and murder, Perry getting a chanc
EXTD=e to do some grittier vocal work, and clearly enjoying it.\n\nMot
EXTD=her, Father : Sort of a ballad. Yes, I know. But the lyrics are d
EXTD=amned fine, and it's just so well-crafted you just gotta weep. An
EXTD=themic, even. One of the best moments in Journey balladry, in my 
EXTD=opinion. Valory gives us another carrier bass line, embracing eve
EXTD=rything in a wash of warm tones. And again, Perry selling this so
EXTD=ng for all he's worth, which is a hell of a lot, as singers go.\n
EXTD=\nOpen Arms : The bane of all weddings attended by guys wearing j
EXTD=eans and bola ties. Yes, I admit it. But, jesus, it's such a good
EXTD= goddamned ballad. Admit it! It starts, and you just wanna have a
EXTD= girl in your arms, both of you swaying slightly back and forth i
EXTD=n a dimly lit auditorium...admit it! If you don't feel this way, 
EXTD=your soul is dead, and you're a hopeless, cynical, snotty bastard
EXTD=. Go back to art school!\n\nWow. Clocked in just under the word l
EXTD=imit. I hope Amazon accepts this, for all the Journey fans out th
EXTD=ere...\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nfly in the ointment... get 
EXTD=your swatters out!, January 1, 2004\nReviewer: "deafeningwhisper"
EXTD= (Chicago, IL.)\nNot being a big fan of Journey (at least since m
EXTD=y early teen years.. more on that later), I've been swayed ever s
EXTD=o slightly by the passionate pleas of the Journey fans here and w
EXTD=ill begrudgingly give the boys a little more respect from now on.
EXTD= \nYes, I can agree that these are talented musicians and they've
EXTD= made some solid popular songs here. No more, no less. However, t
EXTD=hat's where my praise must end. 5 star ratings for this, or any J
EXTD=ourney album for that matter?? Uhh.. no. \n\nI'll liken a band su
EXTD=ch as Journey to a television program I've seen where a painter p
EXTD=aints a picture within the confines of a half-hour show, instruct
EXTD=ing the viewer along the way as he demonstrates the techniques us
EXTD=ed to create the scenic painting. The finished product, usually a
EXTD= vase of flowers or some other pleasant scenic picture, is well e
EXTD=xecuted and pleasing to look at. \n\nWell crafted.. yes.\nGreat a
EXTD=rt?.. hardly.\n\nMuch like the picture created by this artistic c
EXTD=raftsman, Journey doesn't make great art, but they do make pleasa
EXTD=nt songs that are easy to enjoy, requiring very little effort by 
EXTD=the listener. There's very little nuance, complexity of emotion, 
EXTD=lyrical or musical originality on display here.. it all goes down
EXTD= pretty easy. The best art should, at least to some degree, mirro
EXTD=r the complexities and ambivalences of life. Journey is incapable
EXTD= of doing that, and as a result, will never get much respect from
EXTD= critics. \n\nWhile I'll certainly agree that not every song or a
EXTD=rtist should be aiming for the high heavens of artistic legitimac
EXTD=y, one must at least be capable of making such distinctions. By t
EXTD=he level of enthusiastic reviews here, it's evident that most are
EXTD= not. \n\nMany reviewers here have found meaning and are genuinel
EXTD=y moved by this album, and that's what's great about the power of
EXTD= music in general, no matter what other people may think. Detract
EXTD=ors may find the music of Journey too simplistic or unsatisfying 
EXTD=in some other way, and find much greater pleasure elsewhere. Jour
EXTD=ney fans may not be ready to or even capable of recognizing true 
EXTD=artistic greatness, and are perfectly contented with what a band 
EXTD=like Journey can provide them, never caring enough to dig deeper.
EXTD=\n\nWhen I was in 13 or 14, I bought the Infinity record when it 
EXTD=first came out, proud of being in on the ground floor of what I t
EXTD=hought was a great band before anybody else knew about them. As t
EXTD=he years went by, I explored a lot more, challenging myself to li
EXTD=sten to other rock artists that weren't as easily digestible as J
EXTD=ourney. I found much greater satisfaction and more meaning elsewh
EXTD=ere than I found with Journey and bands of their type. Now, I sti
EXTD=ll retain some nostalgic appreciation for the Styx & REO Speedwag
EXTD=ons & Journeys of this world as they provided the soundtrack for 
EXTD=my teen years, but understand how much more Rock music is capable
EXTD= of.\n\nOk, now that I've gotten that off my chest, go ahead rate
EXTD= my review as unhelpful as I'm sure most of you will. ;-)\n\nAMAZ
EXTD=ON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAptly titled, dreamy record., May 17, 200
EXTD=1\nReviewer: David A. Lee "Musophile" (Cincinnati)\nWith the depa
EXTD=rture of founding member Greg Rolie and the advent of Jonathan Ca
EXTD=in, Journey practically becomes a different band. Virtually any t
EXTD=race of Neal Schon's Santana days are gone. So many people almost
EXTD= want to apologize for the 80s sound of this record, but from the
EXTD= album art to the sound they were able to capture in the studio, 
EXTD=this album for me has a timeless quality. Maybe it's that I was a
EXTD=n early teenager when I discovered this record and grew up listen
EXTD=ing to it, but this album speaks to my subconscious. It could be 
EXTD=my appreciation for Journey beyond their classic hits but my favo
EXTD=rites on this album are 'Lay It Down', 'Mother, Father' and 'Esca
EXTD=pe'. (I'll correct this if I'm wrong, but I think Neal Schon's fa
EXTD=ther co-wrote 'Mother, Father'.) You could see it in their live p
EXTD=erformances. They weren't quite sure what people would think. It'
EXTD=s almost like when Steve Perry joined the band - but if you think
EXTD= Steve Perry made Journey sound mainstream ... The hereto underre
EXTD=alized pop songwriting ability of of Cain still seems a bit tenta
EXTD=tive here but the rich earthy sound of the Moog and the Hammond B
EXTD=3 are gone. The updated definitive 80s sound of the Sequential an
EXTD=d Oberheim synthesizers are a world apart. Steve Perry is of cour
EXTD=se a tenor, but on this album his voice takes on a fuller, almost
EXTD= raspy character. He still sings in the same range as ever but he
EXTD= somehow makes it sound even easier than he did before. I still h
EXTD=ave my LP, which I pull out from time to time but I imagine I'll 
EXTD=always have it on CD or on whatever other media this album become
EXTD=s available in the future.\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Kevin 
EXTD=Elson, Mike Stone \n\nAlbum Notes\nJourney: Steve Perry (vocals);
EXTD= Jonathan Cain (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Neil Schon
EXTD= (guitar, background vocals); Ross Valory (bass, background vocal
EXTD=s); Steve Smith (drums).\n\nRecorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
EXTD=, California.\n\nDigitally remastered by Bob Ludwig & Brian Lee (
EXTD=Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine).\n\nOne of America's 
EXTD=biggest rock bands of all time, Journey managed to achieve a perf
EXTD=ect blend of spirited and soulful AOR that brought them both comm
EXTD=ercial and critical success. With Steve Perry's blistering vocal 
EXTD=range and Neal Schon's colourful shading of sounds, they created 
EXTD=an album that was neither understated or overblown. Their songwri
EXTD=ting skill as a band was extraordinary, passing quickly from fond
EXTD= balladeering to hard rock in an assured instant.
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