
From Loudersound.
Journey have released their first new music in 10 years, emotional new single The Way We Used To Be.
The single is the first new music from the new-look band, following the exit of long-time bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith. Smith and Valory were sacked from Journey last year following claims that they had attempted to stage a “corporate coup d’état” to gain control of one of the band’s business entities, Nightmare Productions.
The band’s new line-up features American Idol judge Randy Jackson on bass, drummer Narada Michael Walden and keyboardist Jason Derlatka, alongside vocalist Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and founding guitarist Neal Schon.
“[This song] came out of one of the many loops I’d written while the long downtime continued with the pandemic we all had to deal with,” Schon said in a statement. “So utilizing my time and trying to keep fans in touch I started posting many jams and loops I created very quickly most every day. On The Way We Used To Be I laid down the keyboard loop with over-dubbed rhythm and a little blues lead guitar and sent to Jonathan. He sent it back very shortly after with demo vocals and lyrics and I said to myself with a smile, We’ve still got it!
“I felt Jonathan nailed the lyrics and melody with haunting chorus ‘got to get back’ – ‘to the way we used to be,’” Schon continues. “So this was the complete new beginning chapter for Journey – many more follow the same sequence with all of us collectively writing and working together. We now have over 26 songs that we’ve written and whittling it down to 10 or 12. We are very excited by all the new musical endeavors we’ve created together looking forward to getting back on the road to you.”
July 29 as a warm up for their headline appearance at Lollapalooza.
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JOURNEY Departure (1983 Japanese 12-track LP, housed in a deluxe picture sleeve complete with pin-up insert, four-page Japanese/lyric insert & top card obi-strip. Both the sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint, remains in the original open shrink 20AP2499)
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JOURNEY Don't Stop Believin' (1982 UK limited edition 12" Picture Disc single, also including The Journey Story (An Audio Biography), within a clear PVC sleeve complete with backing insert A111728)
- Journey - In The Beginning - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.60, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 13-Apr-2022 15:49)on May 20, 2022 at 1:41 am
JOURNEY In The Beginning (1979 UK CBS label 14-track 2-LP vinyl set compiling early recordings originally issued between 1975 and '77, glossy full colour gatefold picture sleeve .The sleeve shows some paperloss at the spine and sticker removalring to the front whilst the vinyl shows little sign of play CBS2073)
- Journey - Departure - Red Label - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.40, €11.80 (New Item) (arrived 24-Mar-2022 08:25)on May 20, 2022 at 1:41 am
JOURNEY Departure (1980 UK 12-track vinyl LP on the red CBS label, including the singles Good Morning Girl, Stay Awhile, Walks Like A Lady and Any Way You Want It, picture sleeve. The sleeve has some creasing and edgewear but otherwise remains in excellent confition, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play CBS32714)
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JOURNEY Generations (2005 Japanese promotional 14-track CD album with release date information on the disc, slim jewel case with promotional-only picture insert with Japanese PR within and release date information on the front DCH-17015)
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