An All-Time Favorite... - The first time I heard Journey s Infinity, I knew it would be one of my favorites. Now, 30 years later, it is still one of my favorites. I was glad to find it available in CD form. There s just something I can t define about the music on this CD that lifts my spirit every time I listen to it.
This album will stop you in your tracks! - I was 14 years old when this album was released. I went over to a friends house after school and through the door of his older brother s room was the sound of this voice. The voice was, Steve Perry s.I was already building a pretty diverse record collection. I told my friend to hang on for a second and literally stopped in my tracks and knocked on his brother s door. He opened the door and said, Hey, what s up? I asked who it was that he was listening to. He said, Journey. and showed me the cover. That friday night, I went to a local department store with my family and passed by the record section. There it was, Infinity. With the best looking artwork on the rack. I pulled out my lone $10 dollar bill and bought the record. It was on sale for $5.98!. This purchase began a journey of my own. They were my favorite band from 1978 to 1983 s Frontiers. I bought their records. Went to their concerts on every tour and watched them develop and implode. I didn t know about terms like corporate rock, or the pending homogenization of rock radio that was beginning to happen. I just knew that i liked their sound. Roy Thomas Baker produced the album s Infinity and Evolution. His production style was a major force to why and how they became so hugely successful. Infinity is an album for the ages and for all ages. Personally, The best Steve Perry Era album, and one which I am listening to right now at the age of 44, as I write this. It is one of the best rock album s made in the 70 s. Waaaay beyond it s time. It had class and soul and groove. The band played great and I feel that if you like good melodic, well sung rock music this is an absolutely stellar recording. If you are into the New wave or punk generation from the same era. You won t dig this at all. It s not angst. It s beautifully played and arranged commercial rock music. A masterpiece.NOTE:I hadn t heard Journey before this record (or so I thought). Actually, my older brother had Look Into The Future and Next in his collection. The pre-Steve Perry Journey is a fantastic lineup and great, great music. It s this Journey without Steve Perry. But the great voices of Gregg Rolie (Santana s co-founder and singer of Black Magic Woman) and Neal Schon (a Guitar Prodigy and fine singer in his own right) . The Pre-Steve Journey holds it s own and deserves just as much attention from the record label and curious musician based fan.Remasters with bonus tracks, etc.Anyway, go and listen. Really listen.
It s great, but.... - Great classic rock, great Journey album. But it s not one of their best, and is better left for the hard-core Journey fan. There are a couple of great songs on this album, but you ll find them on the Greatest Hits collections.
Excellent album from a great band... But the ENHANCED reissue really sucks!!! - Back in the late 70s, Pop-Rock bands like JOURNEY (i.e. STYX, KANSAS, REO Speedwagon) ruled the American Rock music layout. Powerful tunes with wonderful vocal Queen-esque works, awesome guitar riffs, keyboards and drums, as well as very good, mellow ballads were the standards in those days.Infinity was one of the best musical products of that era. However, why to spoil so much an excellent album, reissuing it on an ENHANCED version...???? Hey... Try to play this CD on some older CD players (portable/car/home) and you ll have some problems... My suggestion: Try to get any good European (Germany-Holland-France), older 1990s reissue of this great Journey album, you will get equal outstanding sound quality, without the reproduction problems!!
A classic in any era - Journey has been my favorite band since I was 12 years old. This CD is a classic. Steve Perry s voice sounds crisp and pure. Neal Schon s guitar playing is revolutionary for it s time, and Gregg Rolie is/was one of the best keyboardists from that era. You can still hear songs such as: Lights, Wheel In The Sky, and Patiently on the radio today. The only reason I gave this CD 4 stars and not 5 is that it is a little heavy on the ballads. Not that any of the ballads are bad, I just would have preferred to have had a little better mix on this CD. That aside, in my humble opinion this CD really is a must own in anyone s CD collection