Explore the songs, albums, performances, personalities and defining moments behind one of rock music’s most enduring bands.
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Journey History — Installment 006
Journey's 1979 album Evolution confirmed the band's arrival as a rock powerhouse, delivering its first Top 40 hit and paving the road to Escape.
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Journey History — Installment 005
How a poem about uncertainty became Journey’s first Billboard Hot 100 single—and an enduring anthem for life on the road.
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THE RISE (1978–1980)
Journey's 1979 album Evolution confirmed the band's arrival as a rock powerhouse, delivering its first Top 40 hit and paving the road to Escape.
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THE RISE (1978–1980)
How a poem about uncertainty became Journey’s first Billboard Hot 100 single—and an enduring anthem for life on the road.
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THE RISE (1978–1980)
Discover how Journey's 1978 song Lights grew from an unfinished Steve Perry composition into an enduring San Francisco anthem and one of the band's signature recordings.
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FORMATION (1973–1977)
Released in January 1978, Infinity transformed Journey from a respected San Francisco rock band into one of America's fastest-rising arena acts. Discover how Steve Perry's arrival reshaped the band's sound and launched a legendary career.
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FORMATION (1973–1977)
In 1977, Steve Perry joined Journey and helped transform a respected progressive rock band into one of the biggest arena rock acts in history.
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Formation (1973–1977)
Before the arena anthems and soaring ballads, Journey began as an ambitious San Francisco band built by some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians.
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