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This is the absolute pinnacle of Journey's catalog.From the opening intro accurately called "Majestic", every track is as good as anything they ever did.Taking the success of the popular tracks on Infinity and applying it to the entire album they came up with all winners.Personally, it would be difficult not include this on my "stranded on a deserted island " list.While I could list great attributes for every single song,most who listen to the radio have heard "Lovin',Touchin',Squeezin'","City Of The Angels" and "Just The Same Way",so I will limit it to recommending this for the hidden gems. "When You're Alone(It Ain't Easy)" is a very catchy song with a strong rocking edge to it while "Daydream" has one of the best flowing feels of any Journey tune and shows why Gregg Rolie was so important to their sound.It also features the blistering leads Neal Schon is so well known for towards the end.The whole album does.Add "Do You Recall"to the list for being the most radio friendly song to never get much attention and "Sweet And Simple" for containing one of the best ending vocal harmonies since the Eagles and you've got some solid listening."Lovin' You Is Easy" contains all the elements of the best Jouney songs too,including an interesting little piano break(don't worry it still rocks!).All this being said I will still add that "Lady Luck" is my all time favorite Journey song.Just listen to it for my explanation of why.Nuff said!Read full review
This is not among my favorite Journey albums but it has its moments. I've seen videos and clips of performances from this album and Steve Perry is still learning to be a front man. His voice is gorgeous, but not quite "there" yet: a year or two later and he'd learned to loosen up and let go and wow, what a powerful presence he became! I think the entire band got better with each new release, on this album they're not quite there yet. Steve's fan Jan
Evolution features their first top 20 hit, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", which was inspired by the classic Sam Cooke tune "Nothing Can Change This Love". "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" reached #16 in the United States. "Just the Same Way" featured original lead vocalist Gregg Rolie along with Steve Perry. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" appears as part of "The Big Medley" on Dream Theater's EP, A Change of Seasons. The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" appeared in the pilot episode of Glee and was used and recorded by the cast of Glee for a mash-up with "Any Way You Want It" for the first season finale.
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this is one of the best Journey albums out there, Steve Perry's vocals are the best they have ever been. this album is truly an honor to him and his voice.
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