Livin&#039; Just to Find Emotion

David Hamilton Golland

doi:10.5771/9781538187029

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"Golland leaves no stone unturned in this fine-grained chronicle of the rock group Journey.... Golland’s passion and precision make this a pleasure." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"[Golland] provides an overdue critical take on the group’s overall sound. He also discusses issues of musical influence versus appropriation. It is rare, and valuable, to find such insight in books like this." -Library Journal, Starred Review

“A welcome study of one of rock’s most enduring musical fusions." - Salon

Relive Journey’s greatest songs and moments with this fiftieth anniversary tribute

Since exploding on the scene in the late 1970s, Journey has inspired generations of fans with hit after hit. But hidden under this rock ‘n’ roll glory is a complex story of ambition, larger-than-life personalities, and clashes. David Hamilton Golland unearths the band’s true and complete biography, based on over a decade of interviews and thousands of sources.

When Steve Perry joined jazz-blues progressive rock band Journey in 1977, they saw a rise to the top, and their 1981 album Escape hit #1. But Perry’s quest for control led to Journey’s demise. They lost their record contract and much of their audience. After the unlikely comeback of “Don’t Stop Believin’” in movies, television, and sports stadiums, a new generation discovered Journey.

A professional historian, Golland dispels rehashed myths and also shows how race in popular music contributed to their breakout success. As the economy collapsed and as people abandoned the spirit of Woodstock in the late 70s, Journey used the rhythm of soul and Motown to inspire hope in primarily white teenagers’ lives. Decades later, the band and their signature song remain classics, and now, with singer Arnel Pineda, they are again a fixture in major stadiums worldwide.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-8701-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-8702-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 364
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
Box Office: The Portuguese Cousin No access Pages 1 - 12
Opening Acts No access Pages 13 - 36
1. “To Play Some Music,” 1973–1976 No access
2. “Wheel in the Sky,” 1977–1978 No access
3. Drum Solo: Aynsley Dunbar No access
4. “Someday Soon,” 1978–1980 No access
5. “Escape,” 1981–1982 No access
6. Keyboard Solo: Jonathan Cain No access
7. “Separate Ways,” 1983–1987 No access
1. “Running Alone,” 1987–1994 No access
2. “One More,” 1994–1997 No access
3. Drum Solo: Steve Smith No access
4. “Signs of Life,” 1998–2003 No access
5. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” 2003–2007 No access
6. Guitar Solo: Neal Schon No access
7. “After All These Years,” 2007–2017 No access
1. “Castles Burning,” 2018–2023 No access
Backstage: Acknowledgments No access Pages 309 - 312
Appendix: Band Members, by Album No access Pages 313 - 314
Index No access Pages 315 - 362
About the Author No access Pages 363 - 364