When Journey released Revelation in 2008, they not only appeared at number five on the Billboard Hot 200, they also earned their eleventh platinum album. The New York Times proclaimed "the band...feels alive." And that was even prior to the Journey renaissance fueled by the inclusion of "Don't Stop Believin'" in Broadway's Rock of Ages musical and on television's hit show Glee.
The band's keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, said his daughters assured him that placement was going to be huge: "Good for us and good for Glee. Glad they can get some mileage out of a song that's almost 30 years old now. Journey's sort of ageless in that sense. We're not like some old creeper band from the '80s with long hair that nobody cares about."
Cain saw it coming as soon as the reformed Journey started playing the tune again in 1998. He observed that "it was the one that always resonated with the kids, and they would always start charging the stage. I knew something was up. I didn't know how big it was going to get. It's kind of neat to see that side of it through their eyes, how the young generation perceives us."
Indeed, with their latest CD, Eclipse, Journey has a chance to really solidify that new generation of fans. The disc is set for release in North America on May 24 exclusively through Walmart. Europeans get their shot on June 3. Eclipse is the iconic band's 14th studio album and their second with lead vocalist Arnel Pineda (the band's sixth front man).
Of the new effort, lead guitarist and band founder Neal Schon declared, "I'm in love with this record, which I haven't said about one of our albums for a long time. It's a rock record and it sounds amazing."
Cain added that it's "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it... pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff. We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general."
To support the release, Journey is hitting the road along with Night Ranger and Foreigner. And Schon is pretty excited: "We've got a lot of hits to play and there's plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we're gonna mix it up. We haven't toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we're really looking forward to this run."
The run kicks off on July 15 in Wisconsin and wraps up on October 21 with Journey in Seattle. In between, they'll cover a large swath of North America.
Among the stops in the Northeast, Journey plays Mansfield, Mass. on August 12. Hartford, Conn. hosts Journey after that on August 25. Cincinnati, Virginia Beach, Charlotte, Hershey, and more round out the August itinerary.
For September, Journey hits West Palm Beach as well as New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, and Kansas City, among others. October puts the '80s rockers in cities like Mountain View, Portland, and Englewood.
In addition to North America, Journey also plans to first venture to other countries with Eclipse. Schon says that the band fashioned the record with touring in mind: "You know, I really fought for this record to be the way it is. It's a rock record. It's built for the places we're about to play. We're playing a lot of big shows - South America and Europe - and we're going to be touring the whole world on and off for two years. So I wrote for what I felt we were missing in our show."
The band's keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, said his daughters assured him that placement was going to be huge: "Good for us and good for Glee. Glad they can get some mileage out of a song that's almost 30 years old now. Journey's sort of ageless in that sense. We're not like some old creeper band from the '80s with long hair that nobody cares about."
Cain saw it coming as soon as the reformed Journey started playing the tune again in 1998. He observed that "it was the one that always resonated with the kids, and they would always start charging the stage. I knew something was up. I didn't know how big it was going to get. It's kind of neat to see that side of it through their eyes, how the young generation perceives us."
Indeed, with their latest CD, Eclipse, Journey has a chance to really solidify that new generation of fans. The disc is set for release in North America on May 24 exclusively through Walmart. Europeans get their shot on June 3. Eclipse is the iconic band's 14th studio album and their second with lead vocalist Arnel Pineda (the band's sixth front man).
Of the new effort, lead guitarist and band founder Neal Schon declared, "I'm in love with this record, which I haven't said about one of our albums for a long time. It's a rock record and it sounds amazing."
Cain added that it's "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it... pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff. We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general."
To support the release, Journey is hitting the road along with Night Ranger and Foreigner. And Schon is pretty excited: "We've got a lot of hits to play and there's plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we're gonna mix it up. We haven't toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we're really looking forward to this run."
The run kicks off on July 15 in Wisconsin and wraps up on October 21 with Journey in Seattle. In between, they'll cover a large swath of North America.
Among the stops in the Northeast, Journey plays Mansfield, Mass. on August 12. Hartford, Conn. hosts Journey after that on August 25. Cincinnati, Virginia Beach, Charlotte, Hershey, and more round out the August itinerary.
For September, Journey hits West Palm Beach as well as New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, and Kansas City, among others. October puts the '80s rockers in cities like Mountain View, Portland, and Englewood.
In addition to North America, Journey also plans to first venture to other countries with Eclipse. Schon says that the band fashioned the record with touring in mind: "You know, I really fought for this record to be the way it is. It's a rock record. It's built for the places we're about to play. We're playing a lot of big shows - South America and Europe - and we're going to be touring the whole world on and off for two years. So I wrote for what I felt we were missing in our show."
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