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The title says it all. The cream of the crop from one of rock's most enduring and successful bands. Hardcore Journey fans will want this because of the fidelity improvement; (the material is remastered from the original source tapes). Everyone else will want this because it's simply one of the best hits collections ever released. With new liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Wild, ESSENTIAL is over 130 minutes of music covering the group's 1978-1996 output. The classics ("Don't Stop Believin', "Who's Crying Now", "Faithfully") are known and loved by all, but it's the minor hits and album tracks that truly shine here. "Patiently" (a gorgeous ballad) and "Line Of Fire" (a boogie woogie crowd pleaser from the live CAPTURED) will make you want to purchase the original albums from which they hail, as will the beautiful "Good Morning Girl." From blistering, adrenaline-pumping rockers ("Any Way You Want It", "Chain Reaction", "Escape) to raise-your-lighter power ballads ("When You Love A Woman", "Open Arms") and everything in between (the reggae-ish "Baby I'm A Leavin' You) there isn't a bad cut here. The Journey continues...
Includes liner notes by David Wild.
Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering).
2cds. Available For A Limited Time Only
Personnel: Neal Schon (guitar); Gregg Rolie, Jonathan Cain (keyboards); Larrie Londin, Steve Smith , Aynsley Dunbar (drums).
Audio Mixer: Bob Clearmountain.
Liner Note Author: David Wild.
Photographers: William Hames; Mark Weiss; Ron Pownall; Peter Ogilvie; Jim Welch; Bruce Bishop.
Personnel: Gregg Rolie (vocals, keyboards); Steve Perry (vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, background vocals); Jonathan Cain (keyboards, background vocals); Ross Valory (bass, background vocals); Randy Jackson (bass); Steve Smith, Aynsley Dunbar, Larrie London (drums).
Producers include: Steve Perry, Kevin Elson, Kevin Shirley, Mike Stone, Roy Thomas Baker.
Essential Journey Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Must Have
I have been a jouney fan for many years and this set is just fun to listen to, turn it up!
Submitted by borczak (Chesterfield Mich) 
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a much better compilation than previous release
great cd! this one is a better hits compilation that the previous single disc version that came out several years ago and is updated to include songs from their more recent album releases. my only disappointment is that they didn't include the title soundtrack from the movie "tron" which is a rare find today.
Submitted by a reviewer (honolulu, hi, usa)
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I thoroughly enjoy listening to this CD. I like the mixture of old Journey (before Escape) and new Journey (Escape and after). I would highly recommend this CD to any Journey fan. It's a MUST HAVE!
Submitted by a reviewer (Kokomo, Indiana)
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These guys took Arena Rock and made it a radio and commercial mainstay for many years to come. You can tell a great artist by how he is remembered. These guys are known for the songs, and only the songs. Not their live performances, which must have been awesome, and not their personalities, which much have varied a lot, and not one particular band member's sound, for it all fits into one cohesive whole on each and every single song. It is truly the songs that embody Journey, and this album proves it. Ranging all over the map, from mega-smash hits to not-quite-hits-but-still-amazing (take a look at Disc 2)songs, this album accomplishes what many greatest hits compilations lack: a true sense of the artist behind them. The only other album that does this in a similar style is Paul McCartney's "wingspan: Hits & History," which, for better or worse, did its job. I strongly recommend this album to people, because you won't find a better compilation of Journey music for a while. But who knows; maybe, with time and Journey's new lineup, a third disc could be added with the new songs and other more obscure, but amazing songs by the group. "One love feeds the fire...."
Submitted by Galen Baumgartner (Anchorage, AK, USA)
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i love journey i have since i was 10-years old this band is the best and no one elis can ever come close to them...
i have every cd cassett ond one record of journey.....thanks for hearing me dorothy heidrich
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