Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco.

Attempts to reform

Compilations and live albums were released while Journey was inactive. Mariah Carey's version of "Open Arms" gained Journey some attention in the mid-1990s (both Steve Smith and Randy Jackson had worked with Carey).

Related Topics:
Mariah Carey - Open Arms

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In 1993, Kevin Chalfant of The Storm performed with members of Journey on a few shows, and a reunited Journey was in the works with Chalfant, Schon, Cain, Valory, Smith and Rolie. That lineup did not come to fruition, when Steve Perry announced he was rejoining Journey in 1995.

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This produced the reunion album Trial by Fire in 1996.

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Following the success of Trial by Fire, the members of Journey prepared for the much anticipated tour. Unfortunately, Steve Perry injured his hip while hiking in Hawaii. The rest of the band members waited for Perry to make the decision to either have surgery on the injured hip or decide to go on tour. After Perry failed to come to a decision, Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon decided to continue the band without him. Drummer Steve Smith, believing that Journey would not survive without Perry, decided to leave the band as well, in favor of a jazz project (Vital Information) he had been working on prior to the reformation of Journey.

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This left Journey without a drummer and a lead vocalist. The drumming position was filled by Schon and Cain's former Bad English bandmate, Deen Castronovo. The lead vocalist position would later be filled in 1998 by Steve Augeri, former Tyketto and Tall Stories vocalist. Augeri had dropped out of the music business and was working at The Gap in New York. He got a call from Schon, who had heard a tape of Augeri's vocals. Schon invited him to audition for the band and, despite having not sung much in recent months, he impressed the rest of the band members enough to land the gig. At this point Perry was legally no longer a member of Journey.

Related Topics:
Deen Castronovo - Steve Augeri - Tyketto - Tall Stories - The Gap - New York

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The band members promptly went to work recording a track for the soundtrack to the movie Armageddon, called "Remember Me". Not long after, the band began recording their next studio album, Arrival. The album was originally first released in Japan in late 2000, but due to its leakage onto the Internet and fans' reaction to it, the band decided to delay its release in the US and record two more harder-rocking tunes for the American version. "All the Way" became a minor adult contemporary hit from the album.

Related Topics:
Armageddon - Arrival - Japan - Adult contemporary

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In 2001 the band participated in an episode of VH1's Behind the Music, but statements made during the interviews only exacerbated tensions between Perry and the group.

Related Topics:
2001 - VH1 - Behind the Music

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