Steve Smith: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Steve Smith, of Journey and Vital Information fame, joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss Max Roach, Buddy Rich, Herb Alpert and others.
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Neal Schon, “Lady M” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind
Neal Schon’s baseline is one of torrid invention. But there’s another side to the Journey great, and an advance track for ‘Vortex’ powerfully showcases it.
Journey’s Neal Schon, “El Matador” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind
Neal Schon’s “El Matador” underscores a musical symbiosis with Steve Smith that lingers from their time together in Journey.
Aptly named Evolution nudged Journey closer to pop: ‘I learned a lot from that situation’
‘Evolution,’ released on April 5, 1979, underscored the hit-making promise that Steve Perry brought to Journey on just his second outing.
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.
Journey’s first Top 20 hit was released 35 years ago: ‘Very influenced by the great Sam Cooke’
Issued in September 1979, Journey’s first-ever Top 20 hit found Steve Perry playing a surprising role.
Gimme Five: Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie + Steve Smith on Journey’s ‘Send Her My Love,’ ‘Anytime,’ ‘I’ll Be Alright,’ others
They offer unique insights into Journey’s first Top 20 single, and one of its last.
‘Just a bit more organic’: After Journey tour, Neal Schon plans another solo project
Schon has released as many albums in the last two years as he did in all of the 2000s.
‘We’re all playing at a different level’: Neal Schon at work on three albums with Journey connections
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
Sammy Hagar, Neal Schon, Steve Smith, Joe Satriani, others – Concert for Ronnie Montrose (2013)
Whatever the circumstances of his early passing, Ronnie Montrose’s music spoke to larger things — to outer-limits explorations on the guitar, to rafter-rearranging loudness, to fun. You May Also Like: Joe Satriani’s ‘Is There Love In Space?’ Showcased His Best (and Worst) Impulses ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The OfficialRead More
