Frontiers managed to give Journey four Top 40 hits, with "After the Fall" and "Send Her My Love" both reaching number 23, "Faithfully" at number 12, and "Separate Ways" peaking at number eight -- the same amount that 1981's Escape brandished. While they tried to use the same musical recipe as Escape, Frontiers comes up a little short, mainly because the keyboards seem to overtake both Schon's guitar playing and Steve Perry's strong singing. An overabundance of Jonathan Cain's synth work cloaks the quicker tunes and seeps into the allads, slightly widening the strong partnership of Perry and Schon. "Faithfully" tried to match the powerful beauty of "Open Arms," and while it's a gorgeous allad, it just comes inches away from conjuring up the same soft magic. "Separate Ways" grabs attention right off the bat with stinging synthesizer and a catchy guitar riff, and "Send Her My Love" emphasizes Perry's keen ability to pour his heart out. The rest of the songs on the album lack the warmth that Journey is famous for, especially in their mix of fervor and intimacy shown on this album's predecessor.
That shattering sound you just heard? That would be that hipster facade I've worn for so long, being broken to bits.Journey were the first band I remember hearing on the radio that I looked forward to hearing, so that, while perched in the back of my Mom's car, I'd perk up when their music came on. If you're in your late 30's or older, you remember the songs: "Don't Stop Believin'", "Who's Cryi...
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A brief pause from thought track. In 1984, I spent a lot of time listening to Journey's Frontiers album. It was perfect. I loved every song, even that quirky backbeat "Back Talk" song. I listened to it at my grandmother's apartment with giant headphones. I somehow got the album on vinyl. I remember when I listened to it. I thought all the guys looked like construction workers and had bear...
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| 1 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) |
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| 2 Send Her My Love |
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| 3 Chain Reaction |
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| 4 After the Fall |
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| 5 Faithfully |
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| 6 Edge of the Blade |
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| 7 Troubled Child |
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| 8 Back Talk |
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| 9 Frontiers |
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| 10 Rubicon |
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