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This article says almost nothing about the band; it's basically three lists. Can anyone expand this? I'm certainly no Journey expert. Also, is the list of singles necessary? Most band pages just list their albums, and mention a few singles in the text of the article (of which this page is certainly lacking). - R. fiend 08:04, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
It is noteworthy that some of their songs were used in Tron - 200.195.86.168
I don't think that the discography section, Journey_(band)#Discography, should list when someone "first appeared" and "last appeared". But, if it should, why only the two Steve's, Perry and Augeri? Rolie and Cain (besides the main man Schon) have also been very important pieces in the evolution of Journey (no album pun intended). Rolie (along with Schon) was instrumental (no music pun intended) in the band getting to a point where Perry and Cain where even invited to join the band. Cain's "sweet as sugar" lyrics (agriculture pun toward sugar cane "is" intended) are one of the main reasons the band was as commercially successful as it was. Cain, Schon, and Rolie are continually ignored for their contributions to the Journey (intended). Now I am not taking anything away from Perry, I love Steve, and he was a BIG cog in the wheel (in the sky) for the band to keep on turning, but these other guys need some "lovin'" too, okay they'll get no "touchin'" and "squeezin'" from me. But, Cain, Rolie, and Schon, and to a lesser degree even Valory, Smith & even Fleischman, did their integrul parts. Let me know if this issue will cause us to go our "separate ways", or is anyone else "feeling that way", "feeling that way, too?" Comments? WikiDon 22:38, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I recall hearing that one of Journey's more popular songs is written with three-beats-per-measure. Can anyone confirm this? If it's true is it something worth putting in the article, it's rather unusual. -anonymous. 13:46, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
THIS IS NOT "The Original Journey Lineup" It took Steve Perry FOUR years to get there. Can anyone tell when this photo was taken, I would guess Dec. of 1978, need HELP! When did Neal get rid of the HUGH FRO?
There actually was a full history of Journey in Wikipedia, it just wasn't in this article ... rather, it was spread out among the different album articles and the different member articles. Hence I've been pulling them into and integrating them with this article. I've done it through 1987 and Perry leaving, which is where I get off. Someone else can finish the job -- look in the Steve Perry and Arrival articles in particular for material.
This article also had a good deal of extraneous material about the history of Santana and so forth. It's all been moved to the appropriate other articles. Wasted Time R 01:47, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
RE: "Extraneous Material" and Wasted Time R, you removed what I had written about the beginnings of the band, saying: "This article also had a good deal of extraneous material". But this tells how the band came about, if it was not for Rolie, Schon, and Herbie Herbert coming together in Santana there would be NO Journey. Then you turn around and put in stuff about "American Idol" "Clay Aiken" and "Kelly Clarkson". Now the former leads directly to the formation of the band, the latter has nothing to do with "THE BAND", talk about "extraneous material". Which is more important? The formation of the band is a LARGE chunk of its history. Randy Jackson was just hired to play one tour, and that was it. The history of the band should NOT revolve around hired guns just to get through a tour. It should revolve around memebers of the band that were critical to its life, Rolie, Schon, Herbert, Cain, Tickner, Valory, Prince, Dunbar, Fleischman, Smith, and of course Perry. There were three major incarnations to the band becoming the group we know today, the first was the initial formation, then the addition of Dunbar and Fleischman, and lastly the addition of Perry and Cain that propelled them to the peak of their success. For the most part everyone else after that were just hired guns to get through either studio sessions or tours (except for Augeri, who was a permentant replacement for Perry, but Cain and Schon run the show). Herbert formed the band for SCHON, it was Schon's band from the beginning, and Journey is Schon and Cain's band today. If it were not for Schon, there would in all likelihood be no Perry, and no Journey. Perry had tried for 10-years to break through in L.A., he had given up and headed back home, and if not for the demo tape that he left behind, that would come across Herbert's desk and ears, he even says he would probably have become a lounge singer in Stockton, Fresno and Sacramento. Without the addition of Perry and Cain (who doesn't get the credit he deservers!) the band would most likely not have become a meteor that it became. These are the main parts that paved the way for all others to hitch their ride to this entity. Life-long, die-hard Journey (like me) respect the beginnings of the band, and the essential pieces that came five (or so) years later to take them to the next level. Rolie was a major cornerstone piece to get the band started. And if not for Herbert, who knows what direction Schon would have went. Jackson is a very good bassist, no doubt about it, but in the history of entire life of band, they could have just as easily hired someone else for that tour. So, when it comes to "extraneous material", where the band came from, how it got together, and how it added Perry and Cain are what really count. If not for Schon, Herbert, Rolie, Perry and Cain, there would not have been all that CASH to do anything else. WikiDon 18:36, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
I had intended to write a complete history, at least until 1990, but I was going to do it in stages. I just had not got around to it, other fish to fry you know. My next segment was going to be the first three albums, then the Perry-Cain era. I just had to push it down the priority list. WikiDon 19:27, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
!!Hey there just to clear up something, "We built this City" was actually by Starship, not Jefferson Aeroplane as someone has stated above. I know it's the same band but we wouldn't want any 8th graders failing their research assignments now would we?
Journey has more of a rock sound then then Maroon 5 ever has and since the lady who is runs the Maroon 5 bord insist Maroon 5 is not soft rock. If Marron 5 is not soft rock then Journey who has far more of a rock edge to them is not soft rock. DLA75 20:03, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
Long time Journey vocalist Steve Perry also cannot be ruled out for the position. Although Perry has stated numerous times that he would not return, he has been quoted repeatedly saying "never say never" in regards to returning to the band. [2] [3]
This information is heresay, as Steve Perry was reported to be writing songs with Nuno Bettencort.
AlltimeJourneyFan 16:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
I only look at this page every couple of years, but the last time I checked, there were a number of unofficial (read: not band- or artist-supported) sites listed under the "external links" heading, like The Journey Digest (disclosure: these included my own). I am assuming that this decision was made by a Wikipedia Admin or two, having decided that their inclusion might not conform with N.P.O.V. Although I would argue that such decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis, I can understand why a blanket removal might be most effective. Still, there are some "official" sites that are less neutral than some "unofficial" sites.
If the deletions have occurred not because of an admin decision but due to some actions by my fellow editors, then I might feel more free to replace them.
Thoughts?
Dave Golland 18:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
The edit appears to have occurred on March 3 of this year; here is the information:
02:31, 3 March 2007 156.34.237.133 (Talk) (WP:EL/WP:MoS-L cleanup)
This does not appear to be the result of a discussion.
Dave Golland 19:12, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
All but the official site links were removed a few days ago based on what appears to be a very quick attempt to comply with
WP:EL. But further down that style page is the following:
What Should be Linked. Note that #4 would have editors include "Sites with other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article, such as reviews and interviews." So without knowing the content of anything other than my site and the Digest, I've returned only those two to the page (since they each contain numerous reviews and interviews), and renamed the category. Other webmasters should feel free to add themselves to the list if they contain interviews and/or reviews (as long as their sites do not fall under the
Restrictions on Linking category).
Dave Golland 15:36, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Add User:UBX/Journey with to your userpages! PG Pirate 19:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
I removed the following yesterday as speculation, and it was reinstated yesterday:
That's speculation and I would guess something like weasel words or something like that as well. It's not fact and doesn't belong, as far as I'm concerned. If someone disagrees, please provide a reason before just reinstating it. Thanks. Rmkf1982 Talk 17:47, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I understand exactly what you're trying to do and for the record, it's a really good article and from the history of the page it looks like you're responsible for the vast majority of the content. I had in fact assumed that the article was the result of a number of people whittling away at it for ages, so the fact that it seems to be largely a solo effort (without meaning to belittle anyone else who might have contributed) is certainly to your credit.
After I left my original comments above I had a look at your own site via the links on your user page and I appreciate and recognise that you are something of an expert on the band. However, I'm not sure where Wikipedia stands on refererncing / citing own works such as your interview. Again, I don't mean to imply that there's anything inaccurate or unworthy about the interview as a source, but there are the Wikipedia policies on Original Research etc. to think about. Where that fits in with referencing an interview, which, despite technically being original research, is also a published work, I don't know - there might be someone else reading this page with a better idea or better way of saying this.
In short, I know what you're trying to say with the couple of lines about a new lead singer, and I know why you're trying to say it. It's sort of talking about current or future events in the same way that for example, articles about upcoming seasons of 24 or something like that would be, so I suppose the concept of speculating on how something might turn out isn't such a bad thing after all. Your description above, of them being temporary paragraphs, sums it up in one. The hard part though is phrasing it in such a way that it doesn't just attract the attention of passing reader / editors who will remove it as speculation. Maybe it's as simple as slapping the template tag on it that says "this section discusses future events etc. etc. etc. that you see on other articles, reinstating the paragraph as is, and leaving it at that?
And once again, well done on the article. I was looking at your contributions page and you seem to have stuck to the Journey article but based on the quality of this one, and on your work as a historian, there's bound to be plenty more articles you could turn your hand to as successfully if you were interested? thanks Ronan Rmkf1982 Talk 18:13, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
You know what? I think the "fan speculation hints that the band may be seeking...." line is perfect, without the footnote. It states that fans are speculating, but doesn't make the article itself speculatory, if you get my drift. Especially if it referenced a site or article somewhere where such third-party speculation could be found. By saying "fan speculation" it's clear that it's not a guaranteed fact.
Good luck with the dissertation.
Rmkf1982 Talk 18:13, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
I just removed two links to forums that contained long explanations for noncompliance with WP:EL from the "External Links" heading of this entry (pardon the run-on sentence). If you think they should remain, please respond here and explain why you disagree with the rule citation so we can discuss it. But first, please see the "Fan Sites/News Sites/Unofficial Sites" discussion above.
Dave Golland 22:27, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Today I removed an "In need of cleanup" tag. My feeling is that the problem is regular vandalism, not the general content of the page. Vandalism can be (and is) corrected on a case-by-case basis.
There is a large hidden section of band trivia that ought to be integrated into the rest of the page content, but as long as it's not visible, it doesn't affect the overall cleanliness of the content.
If you'd still like the page to be cleaned up, please explain where in particular it's needed.
Dave Golland 15:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Two editors are going back and forth about the active dates of the band (1. 1991? 2. 1995 or 6?) and two supposed former band members, Bolton and Walden.
I've made a revision (changed 1996 to 1995) but left the rest of the current page as is, so that we can discuss this in here, rather than going back and forth with competing revisions.
1. As far as I can tell, 1991 saw three members of Journey team up on stage for a few numbers; that does not make the band active for that year. If anyone has contrary information (or opinions), please state them here.
2. The band did reunite in 1995, not 1996. 1996 was when the resultant album was released. Unlike 1991, this was a formal reunion with five members participating and which resulted in an album and the continuation of activity.
3. I think Jon Cain was once a songwriter for Michael Bolton, but I don't think Bolton was ever in Journey. Walden's name sounds familiar, but ditto. If anyone has a citation or other reference showing that wither Bolton or Walden were in Journey, please discuss it here.
Dave Golland 23:24, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi--
This source refers to a single appearance at the BAMmies--not even a full concert. I'm revising the entry.
Dave Golland 16:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Jeremey Hunsicker didn't turn down the job as lead singer. You reference his blog as your source. If you read his entry on the blog, he blew up at Jonathan Cain telling him he may not be the right man for the job. The next day, he called him back, asking to remain in the running for the job. He admits this in the comments section of his blog titled "Blah Blah Blah" and even says there, he didn't walk away from the job. Therefore, it's not factual to say he withdrew himself from the running or turned down the job.
thecrazycatlady 11/26/07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thecrazycatlady ( talk • contribs) 01:31, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
This entire page needs rewritten, the tone and style of the article is NOTHING like a wikipedia article which is suppose to be based on history and fact. I had to stop half way through, cmon people someone get to it and rewrite this deal from scratch. Unfortunatly I am not a good writer, but I know a LOT of you out there are!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.13.41.64 ( talk) 19:32, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
In the past couple of weeks I have begun a major rewrite of the section on the band's history, required to remove the "Magazine" box. I am going one sub-section at a time, from the latest to the earliest. As I go, I am preserving the previous text but making it invisible using html code. I'll delete these invisible sections from the code a few days after I finish the rewrite, but they'll still be accessible in the "history" tab at the top of the page. I may go back and access the "magazine" version and re-publish it in a more appropriate venue since it clearly has some value as a history of the band (just not as an encyclopedia entry).
In the process, there are aspects of the story that I am eliminating altogether. While I am trying to keep as much of the history as possible given the brevity required by encyclopedic standards, there may be items that I am eliminating that bear discussion here.
One story in particular that I just took out was the Kenny Sykaluk story. As a human being, I think it's a wonderful story, and as a fan, I think it's an important episode in that it highlights the humanity of the band members, but as a Wikipedia editor I cannot see how it merits inclusion, except perhaps on the page of an individual band member like Jonathan Cain. It clearly has a place in magazine articles on the band, and was entirely appropriate for the narrative presented in "Behind the Music," but not in an encyclopedia article on the band.
I could be wrong about much or all of this; I've been known to be wrong in the past. Interested parties should feel free to read the invisible text (you can see it when you click "edit" in any section) and re-insert portions as you feel necessary (but please bear in mind that you should rewrite those portions to conform with Wikipedia standards). You might also choose to make suggestions here and let me make the changes you'd like to see. But please bear in mind that I do not "own" this page; I've just taken a recent interest in it.
Dave Golland ( talk) 17:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
All done. Hope everyone enjoys it. Dave Golland ( talk) 04:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
"Deplore" is a bit strong, since I personally prefer the magazine style. Someone who appeared to be a more experienced Wikipedia editor without any particular interest in Journey put a "magazine" tag on the page in late November or early December. We discussed it and I did the more comprehensive rewrite detailed above. Dave Golland ( talk) 03:17, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
I do not pretend to have completed a perfect rewrite. If you think those items belong, why not put them in? Dave Golland ( talk) 03:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 06:28, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton ( talk) 09:09, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
"To date, Journey have been used as and maintained as Team Zebra's very own rock band. Without the contributions of Journey to Team Zebra, vitally important decisions made during meetings with coffee and battenburg would not have been possible. Team Zebra consists of two legends Scott and Hassan. They are both exceptionally happy to hear that Journey will be in Dublin in June of 2008."
Is it just me or does this information seem unsupported? Out of Context? Just like its coming out of no place with no backing information? What is Team Zebra? I am pretty sure I might know who Scott and Hassan are in the context of the music industry, but am I sure? What does it mean to be Team Zebra's very own rock band?
Haplopeart ( talk) 21:06, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
I flagged this as such due to the number of uncited subjective statements made in the History section. While it is still desirable in a biographical article to cite statements that events occurred, to make uncited claims as to the motivation behind these claims would fall under the auspice of WP:NOR. Also any actual figures (such as sales figures) should be cites as well.
Examples:
These are just a few examples. While there is a lot of good information in this article, the lack of needed citation must be addressed (especially with biographical statements about living persons). LeilaniLad ( talk) 14:09, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
I am not satisfied that induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame is important enough to merit mention in the introduction to the article. While the organization seems legitimate, the fact that there have been several hundred inductees in less than ten years of operation appears suspicious. More to the point, what are the standards for induction? Are there any noteworthy groups that haven't been inducted?
Are the members of Journey even aware that they have been inducted? The band posted no notice on their website in 2006 announcing their induction.
I suspect that the line was placed by someone advocating for the legitimacy of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. If that is the case, Journey's page is not the place to do it.
Dave Golland ( talk) 03:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
The website listed for Steve Perry is not an official site -- it is a fan site. He does not have an official site and the only official communication he has with fans is via Fan Asylum. http://www.fanasylum.com/steveperry/
65.119.34.1 ( talk) 20:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC) Michelle
Hi, I am brand new to this and need some guidance. Would like to be able to add verifiable information regarding musician Stevie Roseman and his contributions to the rock band Journey.
He played keyboards on the lone studio track "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) from the 1981 album "Captured" reissued 10/03/06 on Columbia/Legacy CD #82876 85896 2. His credit listing in on insert page 15 line 8.
This same track also appears on the reissued 3 CD set called Journey Time3 Columbia #C3K 96419. His credit listing is on insert pages 11 thru 14.
How is this done correctly? I have additional data to hopefully improve the accuracy of information on one the worlds best know bands!
Thank you in advance,
alotofsunshine Alotofsunshine ( talk) 09:25, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
THE PARTY"S OVER (HOPELESSLY IN LOVE)
Hi, from previous (with minor corrections) keys on "The Party's Over" (Hopelessly In Love) was Stevie Roseman. This 1981 album "Captured" was reissued 10/03/06 Columbia/Legacy CD #82876 85896 2. Keyboard player listed is Stevie Roseman. Credit listing in on insert page 15 lines 8 & 9.
This same track also appears on the recently reissued 3 CD set called Journey Time3 Columbia #C3K 96419. Keyboard player listed is Stevie Roseman. Credit listing is on insert pages 11 thru 14. The previous reference for keys on this track was flawed and amended. Alotofsunshine ( talk) 07:00, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Dave, thanks for your help. Could you possibly demonstrate how to edit that errored page and create a new one for Stevie as I do not feel comfortable with protocol yet. Stevie "Keys" Roseman has been involved in numerous musical projects dating back to the early 1970's but I don't have a clue how to begin to put this together. With a template I could begin to add content in the manner which Wikipedia expects this to happen. Thanks in advance. Alotofsunshine ( talk) 08:33, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
The discrepancy between Steve Perry's Journey dates in the band page and the singer's page are due to the fact that Journey was inactive for some years while the singer was not. And so, during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Journey page correctly lists Steve Perry as lead singer, because nobody else was and because he was the most recent (and would return as) lead singer. But from Steve Perry's perspective, he was not lead singer of any band during those years. Dave Golland ( talk) 15:21, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Journey84 started out editing this page about three weeks ago with good edits mainly pertaining to RIAA ratings and other statistical information. But for about a week, without writing anything on this talk page or even a brief edit summary, Journey84 has been repeatedly deleting the paragraph on Dave Marsh and re-inserting the Kenny Sykaluk story.
The Dave Marsh paragraph is NPOV and chronicles an important aspect of the band's history, i.e. the fact that the critics disliked Journey even (perhaps especially) when the band achieved its greatest success. I removed the Sykaluk story a year ago while re-writing the entire history to deal with a "magazine" tag (see "Stylistic rewrite in progress," above). If either of these substantive aspects of the entry are to be changed, they should be changed only after we have achieved some sort of consensus here on the talk page.
I think that Journey84 is, however, acting in good faith as a novice user who simply doesn't know about the importance of edit summaries and the talk page yet. In the meanwhile, I will revert.
Dave Golland ( talk) 01:10, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia, Journey84!
I'm very glad you responded, and I'm glad to know that I was right--you are indeed acting in good faith. It's good to have another active editor on the entry.
I noticed the sales update. After Wiki libs reverted two or three of your edits yesterday, I guess I was getting a bit frustrated and wasn't careful to ensure that that change (and the one referring to platinum status) stayed in when I did my last revert last night.
I am eager to discuss the Sykaluk story with someone who wants to include it. I think it's actually a very important story in Journey's history (or at least in Jonathan Cain's history) and I only took it out because I felt it fell under the "magazine style" category (meaning it wasn't encyclopaedic). If you can make a good case here in the talk page for why it should be included in an encyclopaedia, then that should be adequate to put it back in.
Dave Golland ( talk) 14:45, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Great!
One thing we have to consider carefully is how to include the story using a neutral point of view (NPOV). Another is that it has to be sourced (which is easier because it was discussed in VH1's Behind the Music: Journey.) On NPOV, the danger is writing it like a fan (which I am, and presumably you are)--too gushing, too glorifying. "Here's Journey being heroic," that sort of thing.
I think the way to approach it might be in terms of its importance to the historical development of the band. And that's where I'm starting to regain my ambivalence about including it. Did it have anything to do with the breakup? with the decision to fire Smith and Valory? I'm not sure. It certainly says something positive about the character of the people involved, especially Jonathan. But that would tend to argue for its inclusion on their individual entries, not the band's entry.
So basically I'm currently stumped. Ideas please!
Dave Golland ( talk) 18:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if anyone thinks its important and relevant to include that MTV did a documentary of the band during the raised on radio tour. They videotaped the band during their mountian aire festival concert in 86 and also did interviews with each member.
Journey84 ( talk) 05:17, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello all,
I was wondering how you guys feel about adding a "Legacy" section towards the end of the article. We could include how Journey influenced rock/pop music overtime, bands they have influenced, and what they brought to popular music.
Let me know what you think and if you have any ideas.
Journey84 ( talk) 19:46, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Ok, I have written some info on their legacy/influence on music and other artists. Its under the "Lead Singer Go ahead and delete info you dont think sounds good, add any information you think is important, and have fun!
4.68.248.136 ( talk) 19:06, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks Dave!
4.68.248.136 ( talk) 16:18, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
...why do the wikilinks of band members keep getting removed except from the "band members" section? The point of wikilinks is to help users navigate between articles; a reader who comes upon a name for the first time wants to be able to click on it that first time; having to do a CTRL+F to find wikilinks defeats purpose of making wikilinks so easy to add in the first place. Wikipedia:Wikilink#General principles says "link only the first occurrence of an item" and Wikipedia:Wikilink#What generally should be linked says that "relevant connections to the subject of another article that will help readers to understand the current article more fully" should be linked. In my opinion, this edit satisfies both criteria; it is the first time the names are listed, and the names are relevant connections to the subject matter. Jazz Man 20:36, 2 February 2009 (UTC) (It should be noted that the reason I wikilinked Randy Jackson in the first place is because I saw his name when reading this article, and wanted to find a link to his article but couldn't.)
Hello all,
I have been researching the worldwide album sales figures for Journey and 99.9% of the relevent websites cite their album sales around 75-80 million. I have been including those sales figures in the introduction, but 216.56.86.10 keeps changing the figures to 100-179 million for album sales. They are citing this website as a reference: http://www.livedaily.com/news/14364.html, which states nothing about Journey's album sales. Maybe someone can help me out and justify what they have found for worldwide album sales.
Journey84 ( talk) 18:11, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Any thoughts as to whether or not Don't Stop Believing should have the 'g' at the end or go with Don't Stop Believin'. I know the song was originally Don't Stop Believing, but over time the apostrophe has been used, even noted on the bands website. Thoughts?
Slypig ( talk) 18:22, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Journey fits squarely into the hooky arena rock genre as spelled in the referenced article "Journey: A Profile of the Arena Rock Balladeers". According to that article they were only prog rock before 1977 when they shortened their songs and added Perry. Those two albums were not successful at all and are not indicative of their essential genre. Hard rock? They sound pretty squishy to me. Ghosts&empties ( talk)
A statistically significant fraction (about 95%) of the people who have ever heard a Journey song would disagree. Ghosts&empties ( talk) 22:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
He's played more with Yazawa Eikichi than with Journey(I believe he's still touring with him) and on numerous other bands and artists' records and live. Considering he was a session musician here I don't see why it should redirect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.118.35.225 ( talk) 19:23, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Ross Muir's E-book, originally available at FabricationsHQ and now serialized in the Editorials section at The Journey Zone, relates the story of Steve Augeri's lip-syncing period with copious and technical references including band insiders. It is a relevant, documented part of the band's history that should not be whitewashed or covered up. Dave Golland ( talk) 14:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Is it just me, or...?
It is interesting that Steve Perry is a naturalized US Citizen of Portuguese lineage and Brazilian birth ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Perry_(musician)) though the Journey wiki (ref. #38) devotes a portion of the entry to the race and nationality of their new lead singer and not their first, best one. Much talk about 'racism' and Filipino Arnel Pineda and how he was discovered on YouTube ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnel_Pineda), and his Oprah appearance seems to take a skewed view of the facts. It is said that Journey is no longer just an 'American' band - they are a 'World' band. The Journey wiki does not even touch on Perry's origins; why not? But Pineda's origins are clearly mentioned. You have to read about Perry on his wiki entry to discover where he's from, and even then, it's vague as to how he came to the States. For me, it proves we have far to go to get over the fact that America STILL does not fully acknowledge its own native citizens, but serves to define differences between native-born Americans and everyone else. Who cares where Pineda is from? I don't. If others do, why don't they care as much where Perry is from? Though everyone is invited to partake in the American dream, not everyone is defined as an equal, with the only attribute of being able to dream qualifying one to partake. Do you think Neal Schon weighed the nationality attributes of Pineda before 'hiring' him? I'd be curious to know. For an area as multicultural as the San Francisco Bay Area, where Journey is from, where Perry grew up as a teen, where tens of thousands of Filipino Americans live, is it fair to say that a Filipino is more 'American' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_American#Dual_citizenship), than a Brazilian, or any other non-US country that we do not have territorial influence over? If being Filipino is better than being Brazilian, as far as America's opinion goes, Pineda's nationality would naturally be less significant than Perry's, not more. If the question of whether rock music fans are racist is the issue, let's talk about the origins of rock and roll, and squash it quickly.
American is a term, an adjective, to define citizenship and devotion to the flag and freedom and the principals and duty to preserve its existence, not race, not heritage. Whether the members of a band are American or not, to 'define' the band, is really irrelevant, unless they take up a rifle and stand a post to defend the flag. Can they still bring it? No, not without Steve Perry. Will I buy their album? I might. Will I buy their concert ticket? Certainly. That's all that matters, right?
Now, I've been a fan of Journey since I was born and knew the words to their songs in the seventies. I can pull karaoke with the best of them. I am from the SF Bay Area. I am an Iraqi War veteran and a college graduate who studied culture. So I feel I am able to weigh in, here. And if you wonder what my race is, and why this bothers me so much, because I am American, does it matter? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.113.85.246 ( talk) 05:40, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
I think what sets the difference is not ethnic origin itself but as you've mentioned Perry is a naturalized US citizen(I guess he was already a US citizen by the time the joined the band); whereas in Pineda's case, he was directly 'plucked' out of the Philippines. The dude is not even fluent in English, he can speak some English but he has a thick accent(as compared to 1.5 and 2nd generation Americans) and is struggling with words during interviews. I think the reason why Journey released that statement in defense of Pineda is because of what I have stated above, he was flown from the Philippines to the US for an audition. And some people came out complaining that an Asian man straight from Asia is fronting one of America's legendary bands. That being said, Pineda is not an American citizen and he needs five years of residency before he could apply for it but I don't think he will. If I'm not mistaken he has work visa, not immigrant visa. So most likely, Pineda will remain a Philippine citizen. Something that makes the difference.
Edit: I've trawled the web and Pineda does not have any plan to immigrate to the US. He only comes to the US when working with Journey. Otherwise, he stays in the Philippines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.232.82 ( talk) 13:52, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
At Jethro Tull's wikipedia page we can see a very interesting Member History Timeline, which shows when each member entered and left the band, and when the albums were released - would be interesting seeing this here too! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.196.51.87 ( talk) 12:01, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
This entire section is in violation of the WP:TRIV guidelines for lists of trivia. Most of the section is unsourced and full of non-notable information, and therefore faces mass deletion unless rewritten to comply with wikipedia policy. magnius ( talk) 14:37, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Evenn with sources, it is still an indiscriminate list of non-notable trivia that violates WP:TRIV. We really don't need a list of films and TV episodes that Journey songs have appeared in, so that will be the first casualty of a cull. It is enough to say that their songs have featured in many films and television shows, and offer a few of the more notable examples...but "Wheel in the Sky" was played on a recap segment of the sci-fi show Supernatural." is a completly unnecessary piece of filler that adds nothing but useless bulk to the article. We also don't need pointless information about the bands posters being seen in the background in films, or the fact that a snippet of a song can be heard on a car radio in an episode/film. The gameshows section is being culled right now, it's ridiculously unencyclopedic and non-notable. magnius ( talk) 12:27, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
OK, I'm pulling the trigger. The regular users have had ample time to comment. Dave Golland ( talk) 14:31, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
I noticed that the German Music Charts are not represented in the studio albums discography portion and I havent been able to figure out how to add a section for "German Music Charts" but if someone knows how to do that they can add that the album Revelation debuted in Germany at #35 in the studio albums section.
Thanks,
Journey84 ( talk) 21:03, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
What exactly were the "undercurrents of racism" that resulted in a supposed handful of Journey fans rejecting Pineda as a lead singer? This article doesn't say, and the cited source kind of handwaves over it as well, implying that there were a few offensive posts on random message boards. This mini-paragraph needs to be removed, improved, or at least given a "weasel words" tag, which I think I'll do. Thunderbunny ( talk) 06:14, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
For the "undercurrents", do a search on YouTube for any of the current Journey's videos featuring Arnel Pineda, and you'll see a handful of posters making racist comments about Pineda. It happens too consistently to be random -- there's a couple known YouTube accounts (NoSteveNoJourney is the most notorious) that appear making the same comments on almost all of Pineda's vids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.3.225 ( talk) 04:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I think that the information on Steve Perry's debut is incorrect. I was at an outdoor concert in August of 1977 (Super Bowl of Rock Series - Soldier's Field) and Steve Perry was introduced as the new lead singer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.59.102.18 ( talk) 15:05, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
I believe these edits are in good faith, but there are some problems and so they must be discussed here.
1. Dunbar's firing: According to the Flans book, Dunbar was fired because of musical differences with Perry. If there is other information which would result in a change in the way the firing is described on the page, user must provide a reference; one cannot simply remove the Flans reference.
2. Removal of other references (discography, etc). Users should not remove any references unless they can provide a replacement. If the reference link is no longer valid, users should say so in the edit summary and the ref should be replaced with "ref needed."
3. Soto's firing: to say that it happened because the band was looking to return to the Perry-style sound may be true but without a reference is POV. Better to say that Pineda is closer to the Perry sound than Soto--but even that would require a reference.
That said, it's always great to have another committed contributor!
Dave Golland ( talk) 13:36, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Kudos to Discographer for the first substantive improvement to the page in months! I've made a few tweaks, but I can't seem to get it to read "Lead Vocals," etc., without the dot replacing the space between the two words. Anyone know how? Dave Golland ( talk) 18:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
The Template:Journey singles is a mere duplication of Journey discography#Singles and does not serve a useful purpose as a navigational box. A navbox serves as navigation not information. As a discography, it is redundant to an article that already exists. As a navbox, there are too many unlinked items and those song titles should be removed. I'll go ahead and do it, but I wanted to bring it to the attention of others here. -- Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars ( talk) 17:36, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Continuing my edit summary: "Non-American" is too vague, as "American" does not refer only to people from the United States, but also to people from Canada and Latin America. "Foreign national" is appropriate in my opinion because the band is identified as a band from the United States, therefore "foreign national" should refer to a citizen or subject of a nation other than the United States. Dave Golland ( talk) 00:29, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Removed jazz fusion since it is used in the wrong context here...probably based on a complete lack of knowledge as to what jazz fusion really is. A previous edit summary alluded to some cort of previous discussion and consensus however this edit summary turned out to be a lie as no consensus to add jazz fusion exists here. Members of the Jazz project should be invisted to attend such a conversation as they will help to educate those who obviously do not know what jazz fusion is. 198.164.219.128 ( talk) 23:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Anybody who knows anything about early Journey (or) did a small amount of research would know that there 2nd. album was called "Next" hence (2nd. album !".I am trying to be kind here,but for those young up and coming players this is good information and i really don't see how it could have been over looked.These may not have been there top selling albums,but the music and the musician ship was unsurpassed buy many groups of this time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.165.95.94 ( talk) 04:48, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
There has been some discussion in the past of band member status for this page, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Journey_%28band%29/Archive_1#Stevie_Roseman_.2F_Tim_Gorman . I can't find the rest of that discussion, but I do remember that at some point a few years ago, we came to a consensus on these definitions:
Session player: someone who recorded with Journey but did not tour
Touring musician: someone who toured with Journey but did not record with them
Former band member: someone who recorded and toured with Journey
This way we avoid all sorts of POV issues, from Wikipedia editors' own opinions ("Arnel Pineda is not a member of the band because his contract may have a termination date") to the opinions of band members themselves (like Neal Schon, who behaves as if Steve Augeri was never a member of the band). We also wanted to avoid getting into specific definitions of the roles each former member played (i.e. "who was more important to Journey, George Tickner, Robert Fleischman, or Randy Jackson?") So it shouldn't matter what Randy Jackson says, nor should it matter what his fans and/or detractors say (as a judge on American Idol, I'm sure he's gained an awful lot of detractors; as one of the "Perry hires" following "Street Talk," there's always going to be a camp of Journey fans opposed to his membership status). The fact is he recorded with the band ("Raised on Radio") and toured with the band (truncated 1986 tour).
We can certainly continue to discuss this definition, but it shouldn't change because an anonymous Wikipedia user seems to have a beef with Randy Jackson.
Dave Golland ( talk) 13:39, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
The most recent edit by the anonymous user attempting to move RJ out of "former members" notes that "the band never considered him a member." This is what we call circular logic. We need to know who was in the band before we can say what "the band" considered. And "the band" is not a monolith; I have no doubt that Neal Schon considered RJ less than a full member; he apparently feels the same way about Steve Augeri and Jeff Scott Soto. By the same token, Steve Perry probably saw RJ as being as much a member as Jonathan Cain. And what is a "full member," anyway? When Ross Valory and Steve Smith were fired, that exposed the sham that, as the "Frontiers and Beyond" video put it, "Journey functions as a democracy." Journey had and has a manager, and had and has powerful personalities among its musicians. There has always been an interplay between these personalities over power within the band. In 1978, Herbie Herbert was able to fire Robert Fleischman because he had more power than Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie, and they were influenced by him. In 1986, Steve Perry was able to fire Steve Smith and Ross Valory because he had more power than Herbie and Neal. In 2007, Neal was able to fire Jeff Scott Soto because he has more power than any other members, and the manager (Irving Azoff) doesn't seem to be all that involved.
Changes to our definition can't be individual: if we redefine "member," the new definition must be standard and apply to everyone. One possible additional qualification for being a member would be contributing to the songwriting. But I'm not sure we can do that and still be consistent with the definition of "band." There are bands that don't do any of their own writing. And solo artists: is Meatloaf not a member of his own band, because all of his songs are written by Jim Steinman?
And, again, do we really want to get into categorizing which musicians were more important to the history and development of the band than others? How many categories of musicians should we have? "Wrote songs, toured, recorded, fired people;" "Wrote songs, toured, recorded, acquiesced to the firing of people?" To try to do so would be to ask for a really long POV edit war. And any definitive categorization along such lines would require statistical and psychological analyses of every person ever associated with the band, from Steve Perry down to the guy who strung wires for one show back in 1976. Any volunteers to do that? Anyone want to donate the money needed to do it under scientific conditions?
With that said, it seems to me that the best and simplest definition is the one we have (outlined in the previous post). If there is a Wikipedia standard for such matters as this, let's find out. How does Styx define former members? REO Speedwagon? The Allman Brothers?
Anyone whom has worked in the music industry, as I have and do, will know that a person hired to play on an album does not automatically become an official member of the band if said person is also hired to play with said band for live dates. In is commonly held that there are, indeed, several different levels of "officially" held member status (most of those levels indeed ONLY being known to band, management and label). But, further, the minimum level of official status to be held is commonly held within the industry to occur when said person is listed in the liner notes of an officially released (i.e. non-bootleg) album with person in question having his or her name in the same section and in the same font as the names/credits of the rest of the band members. (Another sign of official member status occurs when said person in question appears in a posed band photo within such a release's artwork, or indeed any type of picture in said publication if there is only one band photo and it is not posed, per se. An example being a performance or otherwise candidly taken photo.) Having said this, I do not believe that Jackson was an official member of the band known as Journey. And I have never met or talked to anyone whom believed the contrary. It is a shame that we can't have the Journey WP entry moderated by someone with such a knowledge of these facts. Journey is certainly worthy of that.
Dave Golland ( talk) 17:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
the transition resulted in what Marin Independent Journal writer Paul Liberatore called "an undercurrent of racism."
should be replaced with:
When he was hired over a singer from a Journey cover band, he also had to learn to deal with an undercurrent of racism among some Journey fans.
as per: http://www.marinij.com/ci_7826224?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.149.33.126 ( talk) 00:03, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
It looks like there is some sort of smear campaign happening against a person named Brian Camelio who was incorrectly identified as a former member of Journey (studio musician). From what I can tell, a number of blogs stated this and they are now trying to make it fact by posting it here. There is no evidence from any recording or tour that this is true and it seems to be misinformation being perpetuated a by number of bloggers so they do not have to admit they did not fact check their work or need some sort of sensationalism for their story. I have removed the reference that was posted and cited back to one of the blogs that misquoted it. Please keep an eye out for them trying to re-introduce this into this article. Jamesrand ( talk) 21:46, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Good suggestion. I will write them now. Jamesrand ( talk) 03:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
I think we have independent confirmation from reliable sources that there was some relationship, but not what that relationship was.-- Nowa ( talk) 23:08, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
I've GOT the Flans book, and nowhere does it state that Dunbar didn't get along with Steve Perry. That may have been the case, but attributing that to Robyn Flans' Journey book is wrong; Flans does state that Dunbar wasn't happy with the change & with stuff that the band *in general* were pulling, but Perry is not specifically mentioned. Full text & articles of the book are here: http://holyshrineofjourney.com/flans.html Zenfrodo ( talk) 19:06, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
Not checking over the whole entry, but this stood out on first read: ", Don't Believing became a huge succes after the Sopranos and GLEE and a series of tours with the present line-up. And that leading to the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history on 2009. [1] [2] [3]"
The vandal can't even spell correctly!
Added: User "Wagino 20100516" please don't revert text *without checking the content*. You're reverting text that isn't even proper English were it spelled correctly (which it isn't). It's obvious vandalism, and you auto-revert and send me a msg saying *I'm* vandalizing the entry? I don't think so. Put a modicum of effort in, mate, and at least read the revision. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.93.163.20 ( talk) 08:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
The page currently has two pics of the band: one from the current era and one from the Augeri era. It would be great is someone has one from the Perry era that can become part of CreativeCommons. Anyone? Dave Golland ( talk) 13:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Best, -- Discographer ( talk) 18:18, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
That Arnel Pineda is in the infobox and Steve Perry is not is absurd. john k ( talk) 07:28, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
My view is that we exercise jugment in each individual case, and list the most important members, as revealed in reliable sources. The idea that NPOV only allows us to use the same rigid formula for every band seems deeply flawed to me. john k ( talk) 15:09, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
That would seem reasonable. john k ( talk) 03:43, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I'm a bit confused about the status applied to certain band members in the members section lower down the page. Randy Jackson is given official status despite the article saying he was hired on a session basis for the album and continued to act on a stand-in basis during the tour. Prairie Prince and Jeff Scott Soto are listed as "touring musicians", yet the article clearly states that Soto "officially" replaced Augeri as vocalist and the Prince is more or less referred to as a founding member. The members section currently suggests that Journey were formed as a four-piece without an official drummer, but the written content of the article doesn't indicate the same. Remember, just because someone didn't perform on any studio recording doesn't mean they were never officially in the band. Burbridge92 ( talk) 10:36, 5 March 2012 (UTC)