Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch.
They have had eighteen Top 40 singles in the US, six of which reached the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and two of which reached No. 1 on other Billboard charts. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Journey has sold 47 million albums in the US, Their worldwide sales have reached over 80 million albums. -Wikipedia
Members:
Neal Schon -
lead guitar, vocals
(1973-present)
Ross Valory -
bass, vocals
(1973-1985, 1995-present)
Jonathan Cain -
keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals
(1980-present)
Deen Castronovo -
drums, percussion, vocals
(1998-present)
Arnel Pineda -
lead vocals
(2007-present)
Name Origin:
After an unsuccessful radio contest to name the group, roadie John Villaneuva suggested the name "Journey".
From: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genre(s):
Rock,
jazz fusion,
progressive rock,
hard rock,
soft rock
Active From: 1973-present
Associated Acts:
Abraxas Pool,
Bad English,
Frumious Bandersnatch,
Hardline,
Santana,
Schon & Hammer,
Soul SirkUS,
The Storm
Quotes:
"They're bombarded with all kinds of music, yet they chose to hum ours. That's the best nod you can get. The best testimonial to Journey is it appeals to the ages."
"The parents used to drag the little ones, and now the kids are coming--and they're not little anymore. Things are evolving. Maybe there's a renaissance for our music."
"It was like dragging a sled up a hill, a very heavy sled. It's been a long way to climb our way back, and yet I always believed in this catalog."
"We've got a tremendous catalog of lots of hit songs, which I wrote either a half or a third of"
"We're sort of superstitious now. The albums that had the beetle on it did better than the ones that didn't. It's with us. It's part of our allure."