Evolution [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Journey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1980
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Columbia/ Sony
• ASIN: B000002BN3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,646 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Majestic

2. Too Late

3. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

4. City of the Angels

5. When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)

6. Sweet and Simple

7. Lovin' You Is Easy

8. Just the Same Way

9. Do You Recall

10. Daydream

11. Lady Luck

Editorial Reviews

Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. 2006 U.S. remastered edition. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Journey at their best, April 16, 2005

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Mickey (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

This album and Infinity are two of my all time favorites. With the exception of just a couple of songs (oddly enough the two that you still hear on classic rock radio stations, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' and City of the Angels) everything on the album just sounds unbelievable. Too Late, When You're Alone, Sweet and Simple, Lovin' you is Easy, Just the Same Way, Do You Recall, Daydream...all phenomenol. Daydream has a surreal quality, and you're in another world when you listen to it. Do You Recall is one of those rare songs that hooks you a couple seconds into the song, and it never goes wrong. Sweet and Simple is a little bluesy, and placed right in the middle of the album it really balances out the rest of the album. I even like Lady Luck, also a little bluesy with heavy keyboards, which is a departure from their other stuff (it sounds more like something you would hear on the Departure album) although it is an acquired taste.

Unfortunately, 2 years after releasing their two greatest albums, Journey's sound became much more pop than rock. Along with many other great 70s bands, Journey succumbed to the early 80s MTV pop revolution. The worst thing that happened to this band was the replacement of original keyboardist Gregg Rollie with former Babys keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who wrote a lot of the 80s pop hits most people are familiar with. (I have a feeling they would have turned pop either way, but who knows?) Don't get me wrong; some of their 80s stuff was good, but it just doesn't hold a candle to the songs from Infinity or Evolution. It's such a shame that we have only two truly great Journey albums. What could have been...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Journey classic, February 17, 2003

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Brad (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

This album by my favorite all-time rock band yielded their first top 40 single in the bluesy, catchy "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'". For sure, that is an all-time classic rock track, but it is hardly the only highlight.

This album continues Journey's Evolution (pun intended) towards becoming a huge rock and roll act. From the opening grand instrumental "Majestic", you can tell that this is going to be another grooving melodic rock ride. "Too Late" has a slower groove to it overall, while "When You're Alone" is more uptempo. "Just The Same Way" is another chance for Greg Rolie to shine on a co-lead vocal role with Steve Perry. That catchy, rocking track may in fact be the best on the album. "Sweet And Simple", "City of the Angels", and "Do You Recall" are among the many other highlights on this classic melodic rock masterpiece.

Journey was beginning to spread their wings a little more musically with this release, and the songs and melodies are tighter than ever. This album was simply the second in a line of several straight 5-star gems with Steve Perry at the helm. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Tracks, April 3, 2000

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R.Bailey (Carson City, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

I can't praise this album enough. The songs are incredible. Listening to "Daydream" is enough to give me chills 21 years after the fact. Steve Perry and company still sound hungry on this recording before "superstardom" hit them a couple of years later. Gregg Rollie shines on "Just The Same Way" and Schon is incredible on "Majestic/Too Late". Folks, if you like in your face rock music with incredible musicianship, than this CD is for you. Any Questions? Let me know.