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I just got this on iTunes. I need to give another listen.

Anyone else heard this? Any thought's?


"80s Metal Tribute To Journey (Island Exclusive)

Here's another Island Exclusive for everyone. Fans of the 80's as well as Journey will love this collection. This upcoming tribute will be released October 10th on Cleopatra Records. Some of the biggest musicians from the 80's will be on this release. From Mickey Thomas to Tommy Shaw to Jack Russell there's something here for everyone.


Don't Stop Believin' - Mickey Thomas (STARSHIP)

Who's Crying Now - Bobby Kimball (TOTO)

Open Arms - Tommy Shaw (STYX)

Any Way You Want It - Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE)

Faithfully - Robin McAule (MSG)

Wheel In The Sky - Kelly Hansen (FOREIGNER)

Girl Can't Help It - John Corabi (ex-MOTLEY CRUE)

Only The Young - Mark Knight (Worry Beads)

Lovin' Touchin Squeezin' - Chaz West (THE JASON BONHAM BAND)

Be Good To Yourself - Ralph Saenz (METAL SKOOL)

Lights - Stevie Rachelle (TUFF)

Separate Ways - Kelly Hansen (FOREIGNER) "

i think these were originally on "a tribute to journey" on dead line records,, your version has 2 more songs than mine,, but ,,, its just ok,, sounds cheap recorded,, some of the keyboards sounds like 80's casios,, ill listen to it again today,, but i remember being disapointed,, some of the songs are tuned looooooooww.....

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:i think these were originally on "a tribute to journey" on dead line records,, your version has 2 more songs than mine,, but ,,, its just ok,, sounds cheap recorded,, some of the keyboards sounds like 80's casios,, ill listen to it again today,, but i remember being disapointed,, some of the songs are tuned looooooooww.....

Yeah! I frickin' hate immitator's! The real thing is alway's the best!... Perry rule's!!

TheVoiceLover wrote:

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:i think these were originally on "a tribute to journey" on dead line records,, your version has 2 more songs than mine,, but ,,, its just ok,, sounds cheap recorded,, some of the keyboards sounds like 80's casios,, ill listen to it again today,, but i remember being disapointed,, some of the songs are tuned looooooooww.....

Yeah! I frickin' hate immitator's! The real thing is alway's the best!... Perry rule's!!

I've never heard of it before. It does sound pretty thin.

found this!!

http://www.melodicrock.com/reviews/index.html

go the J at the top and scrol down to journey- a tribute to... has some of the same tunes you got on itunes

The version of "Only The Young" on the tribute CD I have made my ears bleed! It was flat out AWFUL! By the way, what dope would ever put Journey and "metal" in the same sentence????

John from Boston

Enigma869 wrote:The version of "Only The Young" on the tribute CD I have made my ears bleed! It was flat out AWFUL! By the way, what dope would ever put Journey and "metal" in the same sentence????

John from Boston

That dope would be Island Records. This comes from their ad/article for this. " '80s Metal Tribute To Journey (Island Exclusive)"

What in the Hell could be "Metal" about Tommy Shaw or Open Arms?


And Mickey Thomas? Good singer, I suppose...but "Metal"?


Just a thought...

The Confessor wrote:What in the Hell could be "Metal" about Tommy Shaw or Open Arms?


And Mickey Thomas? Good singer, I suppose...but "Metal"?


Just a thought...

Hah! That was my first thought. lmao.

dcvader wrote:That dope would be Island Records. This comes from their ad/article for this. " '80s Metal Tribute To Journey (Island Exclusive)"

For the record, dcvader, my post wasn't a shot at you. I am well aware of the title of the CD. Was merely making the point that Island Records is beyond CLUELESS to call any tribute to Journey "metal". It's as idiotic as anything I've ever seen! What's next..."The Metallica Easy Listening Tribute"?

John from Boston

Enigma869 wrote:

dcvader wrote:That dope would be Island Records. This comes from their ad/article for this. " '80s Metal Tribute To Journey (Island Exclusive)"

For the record, dcvader, my post wasn't a shot at you. I am well aware of the title of the CD. Was merely making the point that Island Records is beyond CLUELESS to call any tribute to Journey "metal". It's as idiotic as anything I've ever seen! What's next..."The Metallica Easy Listening Tribute"?

John from Boston

Not taken as such. No Worries

Enigma869 wrote:
For the record, dcvader, my post wasn't a shot at you. I am well aware of the title of the CD. Was merely making the point that Island Records is beyond CLUELESS to call any tribute to Journey "metal". It's as idiotic as anything I've ever seen! What's next..."The Metallica Easy Listening Tribute"?

John from Boston

Close....how about lullaby renditions of Metallica songs?

http://www.babyrockrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=product&catid=41&id=408

MSR wrote:

Enigma869 wrote:
For the record, dcvader, my post wasn't a shot at you. I am well aware of the title of the CD. Was merely making the point that Island Records is beyond CLUELESS to call any tribute to Journey "metal". It's as idiotic as anything I've ever seen! What's next..."The Metallica Easy Listening Tribute"?

John from Boston

Close....how about lullaby renditions of Metallica songs?

http://www.babyrockrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=product&catid=41&id=408

OMG, who knew? I listened to some, they sound good!

The island exclusive part refers to my website. I had the exclusive on this disc a while back. It features 6 Exclusive tracks not found on other tribute discs. Its an ok release, nothing that's going to top the original recordings, still fun to listen to.

IslandFan wrote:The island exclusive part refers to my website. I had the exclusive on this disc a while back. It features 6 Exclusive tracks not found on other tribute discs. Its an ok release, nothing that's going to top the original recordings, still fun to listen to.

islandfan,, what do u mean?? what website do u have?

Can someone post a link to one of the tunes that Kelly Hansen sings from the Journey Tribute CD? I'd enjoy hearing it.

fred_journeyman wrote:Can someone post a link to one of the tunes that Kelly Hansen sings from the Journey Tribute CD? I'd enjoy hearing it.

That would be great...btw, the referenced review written here on Melodicrock is a totally different set of singers...so this is completely new? Available on iTunes? (that should provide a preview)

Kelly Hansen sounds great on those two cuts! Very nice. My son listened to them with me and said they sound "different, but good!"

It's nice to hear someone singing those tunes without straining.

Here are some samples for the uninitiated

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus ... ourney.htm

Thanks to, me for posting them

wow that was pretty bad overall makes me appreciate JSS a little more except for kelly hansens 2 songs he does them well-the rest was horrible

Part old, part new. Cheap excuse for a re-hash.

Review of the very original release here: http://www.melodicrock.com/reviews/journey-tribute.p3

With all the names attached to the updated release, you gotta wonder why this turned out so bad. Oh well

I have to wonder why Hansen was never tapped to be frontman for Journey. My god, that guy brings his own definition to the two songs I heard while doing justice to them at the same time. What a talent! It sounded effortless. Absolutely beautiful.

I only listened to a couple and they did not sound to good to me.

TVL wrote:I only listened to a couple and they did not sound to good to me.

Listen to the Kelly Hansen tunes. To me, that's worth the price of the CD, which I just purchased off of Amazon.

fred_journeyman wrote:

TVL wrote:I only listened to a couple and they did not sound to good to me.

Listen to the Kelly Hansen tunes. To me, that's worth the price of the CD, which I just purchased off of Amazon.

It's just ok! No one can sing like Perry! This is just a cheap immitation! Not buying it!

TVL wrote:It's just ok! No one can sing like Perry! This is just a cheap immitation! Not buying it!

That's fine. Don't buy it then. I don't care. I never said Hansen could sing like Perry. I said he did the songs justice and he didn't sound like he was straining. I think Hansen's efforts amount to much better than a "cheap imitation" in my opinion. Like my opinion won't change yours, your won't change mine. I like Hansen's singing quite a bit.

fred,, are u a fan of Hurricane? whats the deal...i didnt think you dug the "hair metal" scene that much,,

fred_journeyman wrote:

TVL wrote:It's just ok! No one can sing like Perry! This is just a cheap immitation! Not buying it!

That's fine. Don't buy it then. I don't care. I never said Hansen could sing like Perry. I said he did the songs justice and he didn't sound like he was straining. I think Hansen's efforts amount to much better than a "cheap imitation" in my opinion. Like my opinion won't change yours, your won't change mine. I like Hansen's singing quite a bit.

The other thing is, the backing band is lame. It would be one thing if it had a band that brought the songs to life. To be fair, I'd have to listen to the whole thing to get real specific with a critique, but what I did hear sounded like filler music for a made for tv show. As if it was cheaper to get a recut track from another set of musicians. Did Sharon Osbourn produce this??

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:fred,, are u a fan of Hurricane? whats the deal...i didnt think you dug the "hair metal" scene that much,,

Never heard of Hurricane, Larry.

Never heard of Kelly Hansen until I listed to the two Journey songs he covered.