Journey METAL Tribute CD

by **dcvader** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:47 pm

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) "

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:52 pm

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.....

by **Blueskies** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:01 am

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!!

by **dcvader** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:03 am

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.

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:25 am

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

by **Enigma869** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:31 am

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

by **dcvader** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:37 am

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)"

by **The Ghost Rider** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:37 am

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

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

Just a thought...

by **itsjustme** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:57 am

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.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:17 am

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

by **dcvader** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:25 am

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

by **Just Mindy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:33 am

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? :shock:

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

by **SteveForever** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:49 am

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!

by **IslandFan** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:27 am

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.

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:38 am

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? :shock:

by **fred_journeyman** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:50 am

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

by **brandonx76** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:22 am

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)

by **fred_journeyman** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:16 pm

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.

by **brandonx76** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:27 pm

Here are some samples for the uninitiated

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

Thanks to, me for posting them

by **yulog** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:13 pm

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

by **Andrew** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:16 pm

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

by **brandonx76** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:49 am

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

by **fred_journeyman** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:45 am

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.

by **Blueskies** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:07 am

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

by **fred_journeyman** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:57 pm

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.

by **Blueskies** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:58 am

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! :lol:

by **fred_journeyman** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:09 am

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.

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:52 am

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

by **brandonx76** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:43 am

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??

by **fred_journeyman** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:12 am

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.

MR

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