‘He’s like our hidden weapon’: Neal Schon on the overlooked vocal talent of Journey’s Deen Castronovo
A Castronovo-sung single from Schon’s new solo album shot into the Top 5.
A Castronovo-sung single from Schon’s new solo album shot into the Top 5.
Perry, a member of the band from 1978-98, helped Journey to its 1980s-era commercial peak.
Schon has released as many albums in the last two years as he did in all of the 2000s.
Some of that trepidation is no doubt related to the response to Journey’s 2011 release ‘Eclipse,’ which debuted at No. 13 in the U.S. but then quickly faded.
Neal Schon is set to release his second solo project since Journey’s Eclipse, neither of which have had much in common with the melodic rock that made his band famous. That is, except for one song, included on the forthcoming So U. You May Also Like: Journey’s Neal Schon, “ElRead More
For Neal Schon, the chance to connect again with mentor Carlos Santana has been more than a musical journey. It’s an emotional one, too.
Even as Neal Schon works on a long-awaited reunion with the Santana band, he’s unleashing a taste of what he calls “Latin fusion” from a forthcoming solo album with Marco Mendoza and Deen Castronovo. You May Also Like: Journey’s Neal Schon, “El Matador” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind Journey’sRead More
Neal Schon has been around plenty of guitar heroes over the years. He started, after all, in Carlos Santana’s band. And so it’s perhaps of little surprise that, when asked if a player ever humbled him, Schon says: “Maybe one time.” You May Also Like: Neal Schon, “Lady M” fromRead More
Longtime fans have noted that Journey legend Neal Schon has something in common these days with Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead and Mötley Crüe: The umlaut. He’s explaining why now. You May Also Like: Neal Schon, “Lady M” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind Journey’s Neal Schon, “El Matador” from VortexRead More
The prospects of another Journey album remain unclear, but that doesn’t mean guitarist Neal Schon is sitting idly by. In fact, he’s working on three projects, all of them with Journey connections. You May Also Like: Journey’s Neal Schon, “El Matador” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind Partial Santana reunionRead More