I would give it six stars, but amazon.com won t let me. - Just came across with the remastered Frontiers, and boy am I impressed. It sounds so much crisper, clearer are stonger here. And the two unreleased songs Liberty and Only Solutions are just hidden gems, plus you ve got two more extras: Only the Young and Ask the Lonely in the same package! Are you kiddin me! Personally, I ve favored Frontiers over fan favorite Escape, but haven t listened to the cd for a long time. Can t stop listening to the remastered version.
Journey fan - Not one of their best albums but I like anyway. I m replacing all my vinyls with CDs.
Awesome Album! - This album, especially after the inclusion of the 4 bonus tracks for this edition, is one of the best of the 80 s along with Journey s other smash hit Escape. On most days I would agree with another reviewer s opinion of the one bad song on this disc Back Talk. However, sometimes when I listen to it I can almost get to the end of the song before it drives me nuts. It sounds like Steve Perry was attempting to sing in a completely different style and even talking through some parts of it. In any case, this is an excellent album and I would recommend buying it to anyone who loves great music where you can actually understand the words. On a side note, I would also recommend buying all of Journey s albums rather than getting any of the compilation discs, especially after they reissued many of them with additional tracks. Why? Because, unlike some bands who rarely had anything besides singles on their albums worth listening to, just about everything Journey ever put on an album was great music if not necessarily being worthy of a top ten smash hit(Infinity, 1978 through Trial By Fire, 1996 only).
A silver classic! - This silver Grammy-winning classic is Journey s #1 album of their legacy. Frontman Steve Perry delivers his powerful vocals on the Top 20 hits SEPARATE WAYS,SEND HER MY LOVE and FAITHFULLY. The latter,composed by lead guitarist Jonathan Cain,is a popular favorite heard worldwide on various easy listening and adult comtemporary radio stations. This re-issue features several bonus tracks,one of them being ONLY THE YOUNG. OTY was obviously an outtake for the original 1983(US) track line-up,but was later saved to be featured in the 1985 film VISION QUEST. OTY appeared on the soundtrack album and debuted on the radio in January 1985(in the US). OTY was recycled for the 1988 GREATEST HITS compilation. After this album,the band,with the exception of Perry,took a break from recording. In 1984,Perry put out his solo debut STREET TALK,another Grammy-winner. During the recording break,the band began writing songs for 1986 s RAISED ON RADIO.
Better than Escape? maybe - Definitely one of their best albums, classic Journey. Is it better than Escape, though? That s hard to judge, but I d have to put Escape as 1, and Frontiers as 2. Lots of depth here.