[The 14-track GENERATIONS album--which will include a 10-page booklet with new photos and lyrics--was recorded at the Record Plant in Sausalito, CA, where the band recorded 1986's multi-platinum RAISED ON RADIO. Their first new recording since 2002's RED 13 four-song EP and 2001's full-length ARRIVAL album, it's truly what loyal Journey fans have been waiting for.] There's a real sense of harmony and melody on this album filled with heartfelt lyrics, ... It has the ballads that people would expect from us and the rock & roll that I think has the Journey signature sound to it. There's something for everybody. There's a mix of fun, playful songs along with some solid rock tracks. I don't think it's going to disappoint anyone. |
[The fans] seem to gather around our songs. It's all fan-driven. |
A lot of people don't even know there was a Journey before Steve Perry. |
Anytime you get in on something that's new and trendy, it's cool. |
I saw some of the most amazing things I've ever seen in a studio on that album. Steve probably sang the 'Mother, Father' vocal in two takes. Done. It seemed like the whole band could just get up and fly away. |
It was like dragging a sled up a hill, a very heavy sled. It's been a long way to climb our way back, and yet I always believed in this catalog. |
It's a tougher-edged album — less poppy and a little more rock. It's a playful mix of the different styles that we embrace. |
The parents used to drag the little ones, and now the kids are coming--and they're not little anymore. Things are evolving. Maybe there's a renaissance for our music. |
There must be something in the heart of the music that speaks to different generations. We were never part of the c--k-rock, we were never a politically driven band, and we sing about universal things. |
They're bombarded with all kinds of music, yet they chose to hum ours. That's the best nod you can get. The best testimonial to Journey is it appeals to the ages. |
This whole thing we're doing on the road is a tribute and a tip of our hat to the fans. We figure after 30 years it's time to give some love back to the fans. |
We're going to be playing songs from our new album, Generations, and then touching on the greatest hits — the songs that made us popular. |
We're honored to be performing with a band that received their Diamond Award (given for 10,000,000 albums sold) at the same ceremony when we received our Diamond Award. So it seems fitting that we go out together after all these years and celebrate a lot of good years of rock and roll. |
We're sort of superstitious now. The albums that had the beetle on it did better than the ones that didn't. It's with us. It's part of our allure. |
We've been changing our music over the years, mixing it up. |