Journey began unlikely shift to pop stardom with the arrival of Steve Perry: ‘I welcomed it’
‘Infinity,’ released on January 20, 1978, saw Journey add Steve Perry. As ‘Feeling That Way/Anytime’ showed, they’d never be the same again.
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Why Yes Completed ‘Heaven and Earth’ Without Roy Thomas Baker: ‘All Fair in Love and War’
Roy Thomas Baker earlier helmed failed Yes sessions prior to 1980’s ‘Drama.’
‘No epics on this album’: Alan White previews Yes’ new project with Roy Thomas Baker
Yes drummer Alan White says the band’s on-going sessions with producer Roy Thomas Baker have little in common with a failed attempt at collaborating back in Paris in the late 1970s. You May Also Like: Ginger Baker (1939-2019): An Apprecation
‘Don’t know if I’m supposed to tell you’: Yes is in the studio with Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker, best known for producing Queen and Journey, is collaborating with Yes on its new studio album. Members of the group have uploaded photographs from the sessions — and a neon-shoed Baker appears in several. You May Also Like: Chet Baker – ‘Blue Room: The 1979 Vara StudioRead More
‘It was pretty wild; he was a maniac’: Steve Perry wasn’t the only reason Journey took off with Infinity
Steve Perry’s arrival with Journey in 1978 has long been credited with sending the group toward platinum-selling superstardom. Turns out Queen had something to do with it, as well. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Settle with Sony? Former Journey producer Roy Thomas Baker isn't feeling that way
Former Journey producer Roy Thomas Baker is not only refusing to settle as part of an on-going class-action lawsuit over royalties with Sony, he’s filed a separate suit — to the tune of $1 million. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Forgotten series: Jet – Nothing To Do With Us: A Golden Treasury Of Jet (2000)
Not at all associated with the contemporary Australian band of the same name, these fellows came from London, England and got together in 1974. Toting impressive pedigrees, the group included lead singer Andy Ellison and drummer Chris Townson, who both played with John’s Children, which also featured Marc Bolan. TheRead More
Jon Anderson, ‘Give Hope’ (2007; 2011 reissue): One Track Mind
Sure, this Jon Anderson song is a guilty pleasure. But what part of Christmas isn’t, really?
