ECL1P53 album: 14 years later?

[Gideon]

How do you feel about ECL1P53 14 years after the album's release?

For me, it's still in my Top 5 all time Journey albums, "Resonate" is still the album's MVP, and it's far stronger than Freedom and a fair bit stronger than Revelation.

[jrnyman28]

I was so excited for a proper rock record from Journey. But for some reason it just never grabbed me. I give it a spin every few months or so and, to this day, it just leaves me cold. It has moments, but as a whole it still does not move my needle…

[danielb]

Too wish washy. Whether it's down to the mix, Arnel singing someone else's lyrics in a language he can't relate to resulting in a lack of ownership, or a combination of the two, I am not really sure. This goes for all Arnel albums. They lack a punch somehow. I think Freedom would actually be my pick of the lot At least it was a little adventurous.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Too wish washy. Whether it's down to the mix, Arnel singing someone else's lyrics in a language he can't relate to resulting in a lack of ownership, or a combination of the two, I am not really sure. This goes for all Arnel albums.

I go both ways on this. He puts his heart into ballads like After All These Years and even covering stuff like Open Arms. But there are def. other times where I hear what you are hearing too.

I think Freedom would actually be my pick of the lot At least it was a little adventurous.

Isn't it fair to say that Eclipse was ALOT adventurous?