Post-'Sopranos,' Journey has smartly toured with other classic rock hitmakers, including Def Leppard, Santana and the Doobie Brothers. But hits like 'Wheel in the Sky' and 'Any Way You Want It' kept on coming for 95 minutes. The newest song Monday came from 1986, which was the end of Journey's heyday. And he has the right voice for Journey, perfectly evoking Perry with a hint of smokiness on 'Lights' and 'Open Arms.' On Monday, he was jumping, punching, clapping, cheerleading, air-guitaring, rarely standing still. Pineda, 54, has a similarly adenoidal voice, but way more energy and moves than Perry. Heyday singer Steve Perry, 73, who left Journey for a second time in 1998, is semiretired, though he put out a solo album in 2018 and a Christmas record last year. 4 - who was discovered in 2007 on YouTube singing in a Filipino Journey tribute band. Jason Derlatka joins on keyboards and occasional vocals.

Castronovo, a former replacement who did a 17-year stint with Journey, has rejoined on drums while Todd Jensen (Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth) is filling in for bassist Randy Jackson, the former 'American Idol' judge who had back surgery. But there was an acrimonious split recently, leaving cofounding bassist Ross Valory and longtime drummer Steve Smith on the outside. On Monday, he managed to sparkle with passages that were alternately speedy and soulful on 'Lights,' jazz-fusion-flavored on 'Who's Crying Now' and triumphantly soaring on 'Any Way You Want It.'Д¬ain has been on board since 1980. Of course, there is Schon, 68, who started the group in 1973 with other former members of Santana. Paul - continue to believe in Journey even though the group hasn't released an album in 11 years.ДЄ concertgoer needs a program to keep track of who's in this Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. Maybe a fixer from the Soprano family could, um, make arrangements.ДЇans - all 14,000 in St.

But still, the bass drum put more power than necessary in these quieter, more sensitive selections.ДЇor a band that has had more personnel changes than the Minnesota Twins experienced this weekend, Journey probably needs to make one more - replace the sound engineer. Power ballads, including 'Lights,' 'Faithfully' and 'Lovin,' Touchin,' Squeezin'' fared more auspiciously.

In short, Deen Castronovo's kick drum was so loud that it drowned out many of Neal Schon's guitar solos, which is one of the attractions of a Journey concert. It was the emotional high point of the evening - and maybe the musical pinnacle, too, because the rest of the concert was problematic. With Jonathan Cain's jaunty piano intro and Arnel Pineda's soaring vocals, 'Believin'' became a gigantic kumbaya singalong like 'Sweet Caroline.' Everyone feels so good, so good, so good singin' about that small-town girl taking the midnight train to anywhere.

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