Trial By Fire (Exp) (Dig) [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Journey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000HEZF8G
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #196,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Reissue With Great Remastered Sound!, August 19, 2007

By	B. J O'Connor "noonions" (Holmdel,NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Trial By Fire (Exp) (Dig) (Audio CD)

Though it was short-lived,Journey's 1996 comeback "Trial By Fire" featured the classic trademark Steve Perry-led Journey sound of polished pop-rock(Message Of Love,Castles Burning,Can't Tame The Lion and the bonus track I Can See It In Your Eyes) and soulful power ballads(their last big hit When You Love A Woman,Don't Be Down On Me Baby,Easy To Fall and If He Should Break Your Heart)with some other things thrown in,like even a pop-reggae number Baby I'm A Leavin You.Sadly,this would be the final Journey album with Steve Perry.He was let go due to an injury and since then the band has been with two different lead singers(Steve Auguria and Jeff Scott Soto,namely),neither was able to fill the big hole in Perry's absence.This 2006 reissue contains a nice booklet,though unlike the other 2006 Journey reissues,there are no tour dates(for reasons said above).It also contains superb remastered sound which like Frontiers and Raised on Radio was done by Dave Donnelly at DNA Mastering.While it may not contain a "Don't Stop Believin" or an "Open Arms",Trial By Fire will satisfy many a Journey fan,as well as those of contemporay soft-rock.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Journey Grows Up....., June 3, 2007

By	Patrick A. Sullivan "music lover" (Sherborn, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Trial By Fire (Exp) (Dig) (Audio CD)

"Trial by Fire" provides an eclectic collection of songs from the arena rockers based in San Francisco. While the ballad "When You Love a Woman" is a radio staple, there are alot of good songs to choose from. Some of my favorites are: "Easy to Fall"; "Still She Cries"; and the title track. Whether it was the time apart or changing musical tastes, I find this cd a more mature offering from the band. Steve Perry's vocals are still the best in the business, though it appears he has lost some range, and the band is as tight as ever. In fact, I really came to appreciate the drumming of Steve Smith the more I listened. While Steve Smith is more famous for being in Journey, he is a top-notch jazz drummer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reissue!, December 18, 2006

By	Jake "Angeljake" (St Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trial By Fire (Exp) (Dig) (Audio CD)

This reissue's remastering sounds incredible (especially the bass) and it includes the amazing 'Only the Young' style b-side 'I can see it in your eyes.' The CD as a whole avoids the fast song, slow song cycle. I liked Raised on Radio and expected this to be more of the same. But the songs here reach further. Almost as if Journey had written a few of these for a movie soundtrack with the addition of a few strings, some interesting percussion, and songs that include larger themes. Steve Perry's voice is in fine form although it would've been great to have had a few more solos from Neal Schon.