Neal Schon of Journey puts together a different kind of Journey Concert

Neal Schon puts together Gregg Rolie, Dean Castronovo, Marco Mendoza, and John Varn to create a special kind of Journey show! They go back deep into Journey's old catalogue as well as Journey's biggest hits. There's also a couple of Santana hits thrown in there too! It's a fantastic concert for anyone to enjoy!

Play the video here;

The WHEEL IN THE SKY Reviews Journey's Freedom Album.

The album was released on July 8, 2022. 

Watch my review of the album here;

FREEDOM REVIEW

JOURNEY in Las Vegas with Orchestra on July 23, 2022 

This is the entire Concert Road Trip Experience. On July 23, 2022 Journey played at Resorts World in Las Vegas, Nevada. I drove there from Los Angeles heading out on the 14 to the 15. The drive is about 4.5 hours. This video is for anyone who couldn't make it to the Concert! You see the drive through California to Las Vegas, Nevada. The arrival to Las Vegas. You'll see the merchandise booth, a quick run to the seats, back up for Beer and Shirts and then the Concert begins! I'll give my wrap-up of what I thought of the Concert at the end of the video. Sit down, relax and enjoy the experience!

There are 3 early Journey jams snuck into this video including one called "Something About You" which is sung by Steve Perry!

JOURNEY FREEDOM TOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE

On April 5, 2022, Journey played at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. I was there to capture the experience and bring it to you here at Wheel In The Sky.

For anyone who had to miss the concert for any reason, you can take the experience here. If you want to watch the whole concert, it can be found on YouTube here at https://youtu.be/932iH_hpp-g

Journey Freedom Concert Experience, Los Angeles

Journey Live In Manila CD

 JOURNEY - LIVE IN MANILA - CD

On September 9, 2016, Journey released a 2 CD set called "Live In Manila".

The line-up is Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, Ross Valory and Arnel Pineda on Vocals.

Journey at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California, April 5, 2022

Journey will be playing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California on April 5 and I will be there!

It's not called the Staples Center anymore apparently. It's called the Crypoto.com Arena. I'm still going to call it The Staples Center because it sounds better.

The line-up is;

Neal Schon - Guitars

Jonathan Cain - Keyboards

Arnel Pineda - Lead Vocals

Deen Castronovo - Drums
Todd Jensen - Bass

Jason Derlatka - 2nd Keyboards and Vocals

I'm also excited to see their little dog, Toto, too!

Neal Schon Announces new Album Cover and Track Listing

In 1985, Journey was recording their new album, "Freedom". The song "Liberty" from the box set, "Time3", is a remnant from that album. The next thing we knew, the album was scrapped and Journey was a three-man band. The album that was released in it's place was called "Raised On Radio".

Now in 2022 "Freedom" will finally be released with a whole new song line-up! Funny enough, Journey seems to be a three-man band again. It will be interesting to find out who the band line-up will include.

01. Together We Run (4:49) 

02. Don't Give Up On Us (5:23) 

03. Still Believe In Love 

04. You Got The Best Of Me (5:33) 

05. Live To Love Again (5:30) 

06. The Way We Used To Be (3:35) 

07. Come Away With Me (4:02) 

08. After Glow (5:22) 

09. Let It Rain (4:40) 

10. Holdin On (3:14) 

11. All Day All Night (3:38) 

12. Don't Go (4:58) 

13. United We Stand (5:05) 

14. Life Rolls On (4:57) 

15. Beautiful As You Are (7:10)

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/journey-freedom-album-title-track-listing/

Journey Japan Tour 2013 Flyer

Here's a great flyer used in Japan for the Japan Tour 2013...

The Journey Force Newsletter, July 1990, Part III - The Center Spread

The Journey Force Newsletter Volume 4, Number 4 part III, The Centerfold.

This week begins with a Chat with Steve Perry. This interview could have taken place last year. The same old same old. "I've got an album coming out..."

There's also plenty of photo's of Jonathan Cain and Bad English too.

Neal Schon also rates a few albums at the time, called "Rate-A-Record".

Concluded next week...

JOURNEY "Revelation" Italian Press Release from Frontiers Records

On June 6th, 2005, Journey released their first album with brand new singer, Arnel Pineda.

Billed as Melodic Rock, Journey's "Revelation" hit the streets on June 6th, 2008. This featured a new lineup. Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Dean Castronovo, and introducing Arnel Pineda as the new Lead Singer for the band.

No more letting everyone have a chance at vocals, Arnel takes on all the vocals on the album. The album also includes eleven of Journey's top hits rerecorded with Arnel's voice. Had they left it alone there, it would have been fine. The only bad thing in a really excellent album package is that the instrumentations are different, they should have used the old version and replaced only Steve Perry's voice. The album also came with a DVD of Journey playing live in Santiago, Chile 2008.

This ad is from Italy and is two-sided. Both sides are shown below. 

Frontiers Records Presents...

JOURNEY "Generations" Italian Press Release from Frontiers Records

On August 29th, 2005, Journey released their second full album with Steve Augeri on Vocals.

Billed as Melodic Rock, Journey's "Generation" hit the streets on August 29th, 2005. This featured the same lineup as Journey's 2001 album, "Arrival" and 2002's "Red 13". Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Dean Castronovo, and Steve Augeri make up the band.

2005 also marked the 30th Anniversary of JOURNEY. The band celebrated by giving at least one song top each member. Of course Steve Augeri sing the most number of them.

This ad is from Italy and is two-sided. Both sides are shown below. 

Frontiers Records Presents...

JOURNEY "Red 13" Italian Press Release from Frontiers Records

On October 30, 2002, Journey released their first record without Columbia Records, "Red 13".

Billed as Melodic Rock, Journey's "Red 13" hit the streets on October 13th. This featured the same lineup as Journey's 2001 album, "Arrival". with Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Dean Castronovo, and Steve Augeri on Vocals.

This ad is from Italy and is two-sided. Both sides are shown below. 

Frontiers Records Presents...

The Journey Force Newsletter part II from January 1990 is all about Bad English

The Journey Force newsletter Volume Three, Number Four, from January 1990, Part II

Neal Schon had always been playing guitar on the side, most notably with Jan Hammer and that sounded nothing like Journey, but now Neal and Jonathan start a new band while Steve Smith continued to make Jazz records. This new band was created out of members of Journey and Jonathan's old band, "The Baby's", called "Bad English"

By January 1990 the rumors of Journey breaking up were all over the place. There were signs everywhere that we all ignored to face. We were also led to believe that a center spread of a band that contained two major Journey members called "Bad English" was only a side project.

Bad English only released two albums in their three years of existence. They did have a few hits along the way. Their biggest hit is called , "When I See You Smile", and went to #1 on the U.S. charts. The song was written by Diane Warren.

Here is a complete list of the members of the band...

John Waite - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Neal Schon - lead guitar, backing vocals
Jonathan Cain - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Ricky Phillips - bass, backing vocals
Deen Castronovo - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Continued Next Week...

Journey's Live in Manila released on 2 CD's and DVD September 2016

Walmart released a new old Journey album, "Live In Manila" on 2 CD's and 1 DVD on September 9, 2016. There was no big announcement or anything. There's hardly any information about it. It's not even listed on the official Journey page.

It's the entire concert that was released in 2009 on 2 DVD's or one Blu-Ray. This is the first time that it is released on CD and only one DVD.

Originally recorded at the Mall Of Asia, Manila, Philippines on March 12, 2009. This Journey Concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray only on October 2, 2009.

The new Live In Manila package can only be found at Walmart if you are lucky. I had to go to 3 different Walmart's before I found it. It's hard to find.

Here are the front and back covers as well as the cover of the inside Liner Notes Booklet.

Live In Manila Front Cover

Live In Manila Back Cover

Live In Manila Booklet Cover

Journey Force News 1998 - Steve Perry and Steve Smith leave Journey

This is an old text newsletter I received many years ago. I'm not sure of the origin.


May 7, 1998

Singer Steve Perry has announced that he is officially leaving Journey. The split comes in the wake of a January 1998 conversation between Perry and Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain in which it was decided that, if Perry's health issues prohibited him from committing to a tour at that time, Cain and original Journey guitarist Neil Schon would reform the band with a new singer. Drummer Steve Smith has also left Journey. 

Perry became the lead singer of Journey in 1978 and, over the past two decades, sang on the group's ten platinum-plus albums including the 1996 Trial By Fire CD. Journey, with Steve Perry as vocalist, has sold more than 45 million records worldwide. Steve Perry has recently worked with David Foster and Carole Bayer-Sager in writing and recording "I Stand Alone," the principle track for the soundtrack to the animated feature film Quest For Camelot. 

Journey is currently comprised of new lead singer Steve Augeri (formerly of Tall Stories), original guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Ross Valory, keyboardist Jonathan Cain (a 1981 addition), and new drummer Dean Castranova (formerly of Bad English, an 80's "supergroup" which also featured Schon and Cain). The new Journey lineup has already recorded "Remember Me," a track for the soundtrack to the upcoming summer blockbuster film Armageddon; "Remember Me" was written by Neal Schon and Jack Blades and was produced by Kevin Shirley (who also produced Trial By Fire). The Armageddon soundtrack will be released by Columbia Records on June 30, 1998. 

Journey "Remember Me" single front cover

Journey ex Drummer Deen Castronovo is in Recovery and doing very well

On June 14, 2015, Deen Castronovo was arrested and charged with physically abusing and harassing his now-ex-fiancee, Deidra. Two weeks later, a rape charge was added in his indictment.

The charges led to his dismissal from the band in August, and on Oct. 12, he accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to four years of supervised probation, pleading guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of menacing, one count of coercion and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.

Deen Castronovo  November 2015

By November 5, 2015 Deen was already admitting his wrong-doing and started getting the help that he needed. There is a full article in Billboard magazine by Michele Amabile Angermiller. Click below for the full article;

DEEN CASTRONOVO

Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo rapes Wife and is replaced on current concert tour

I've avoided this long enough, but it all seems to be true. Journey's drummer, Deen Castronovo, has been charged with raping his wife. These are serious charges and we don't yet know if Journey will make an official replacement or give him another chance at beating more women.

For now Journey is using Omar Hakim on their current 2015 Tour and could possibly be their next official drummer. This news story can be found all over the internet, here is the story from HuffingtonPost.com...

Deen Castronovo, the drummer for the band Journey, has been charged with raping his wife in addition to several other charges.

The 49-year-old was arrested earlier this month on domestic violence charges in Salem, Oregon and was released on bail.

According to a local news site it's not clear if the new charges are related to the incident that led to his earlier arrest, however, the drummer has now been charged with "unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of menacing, one count of rape in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, four counts of assault in the fourth degree and one count of assault in the second degree, one count of coercion and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree."

Following the drummer's arrest, Journey announced that Omar Hakim would fill in for Castronovo on the band's upcoming U.S. tour dates.

"We have made the decision to have Omar Hakim play drums for the band's upcoming U.S. concerts (Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, June 20 and the Stadium of Fire in Provo, Utah on Saturday, July 4), as well as the band's Canadian tour (July 6 – August 3), due to Deen Castronovo's pending issues," the band said in a statement on June 18. "We are very grateful to Omar filling in with his musical excellence."

Castronovo, who joined Journey in 1998, was also arrested in 2012 for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.