Artist: Journey
Album: Frontiers
This song actually came up in conversation a few months ago. I was hanging out with a friend, and discussing (what else?) music and we were joking about the fact that we were in trouble if either of us ever got married, because neither of us knew of any ‘wedding songs’–or at least any that we actually liked enough to allow anywhere near our weddings.
Artist: Journey
Album: Frontiers
I know that a lot of people consider ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ to be the ultimate Journey song. Bug while I like that song, it’s not my favorite song that Journey has ever done. That particular honor goes to ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’.
Why? Well, honestly, I’m not sure myself, but I’ll try to explain it…
I did catch most of the Rock of Ages touring company performance on Monday’s Tonight Show. Note that I did say ‘most’. It was a long Monday, and I fell asleep on the couch before the end of the 11 o’clock news.
Artist: Journey
Album: Escape
I know that Journey isn’t the most respected of bands, but they are legendary. And I do have a soft spot for their music. Yes, it could be described as cheesy–this song in particular–but I don’t particularly care. It’s enjoyable stuff.
I found a video of the cast performing on America’s Got Talent on Blabbermouth.net.
Maroulis’ performance on ‘I Wanna Rock’ was interesting. I’m very used to the original version, and Maroulis was actually bringing a more melodic sound to the performance rather than belting it out the way that Dee Snider did. He actually takes it and makes it into a real Broadway song, which is pretty cool. Plus, Dee Snider himself shows up halfway through the song.
‘Don’t Stop Believin’ came out much better as far as I’m concerned. The song actually lends itself amazingly well to an ensemble production. It comes out rather drastically different from the original recording, but once again they’ve taken it and made it perfect for use in a Broadway musical. Also, this song seemed to be better suited to Maroulis’ vocal style than ‘I Wanna Rock’. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ really lets him shine.