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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
FRONTIERS ROCK, October 9, 2002
LEts get off the high horse about corporate rock - BEcause if the white stripes and the strokes get much bigger than they will indeed fit the corporate rock bill also - IN short FRONTIERS SMOKES and what a fantastic flow throughout the whole album - Side one 4 big time hit singles (Seperate Ways - Send her my love - Faithfully - After the fall and 1 minor hit and the best song on side 1 (Chain reaction) - "BUT THIS STUFF IS TOO WIMPY FOR ME " well flip over to side 2 or song 6 and Start with Edge of the blade and tell me this album is Corporate rock fluff or doesnt have any balls - When Steve says - "IF IT HURTS WELL ENJOY YOURSELF " and Neal just lets it rip for about a minute and 1/2 (YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT YOU DONT HAVE THE VOLUME WIDE OPEN ) - Moving on to Trouble Child (THIS SONG is just HEAVY not fast but HEAVY and check the solo where NEal and Johnathan build it up in the middle (TRULY AWESOME) - SOng 8 BACK TALK ROCKS just no 2 ways about it - I REALLY love the title cut FRONTIERS with its kinda offbeat rock patterns THIS song too needs to be cranked and the album end on a very high note with RUBICON - I just get blown away that this corporate rock label is despised that great bands like JOURNEY are casted off as simple corporate rocks bands (AND LETS NOT EVEN GET INTO FOREIGNER CAUSE IF ANYONE SAYS HEAD GAMES IS CORP ROCK is CORP CRAZY) - FRONtiers rocks and rocks hard expeically once you get past the 5 hits on the beginning of the cd -
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Frontiers: AWESOME ALBUM!!!!!, September 26, 2000
By A Customer
I'm a die-hard Journey fan, and of all their albums, "Frontiers" is my favorite. This album contains beautiful heartfelt power ballads like "Send Her My Love," "After The Fall," and "Faithfully," and jamming rock anthems like "Seperate Ways," and "Chain Reaction." The band pours out their heart and soul to you in every song, making you feel every bit of the emotion they are expressing. Their harmonizing blends in beautifully across the pounding drums, energetic electric guitars, and melodic keyboards. Lead singer, Steve Perry's wonderful, distinctive voice brings the whole package home, with the strong, intense feeling he presents in each song. Journey is a true rock band, and "Frontiers" is the ultimate rock album. If you want heart-thumping rock, and ballads that make you want to throw your hands up and sway from side to side, this is the album for you. "Frontiers" has it all!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It Could Have Been A 5 Star Album, August 7, 2006
Journey's "Frontiers" album, released in 1982, stands as one of the band's best. The album spawned four hits ("Separate Ways," "Send Her My Love," "After the Fall", and "Faithfully") and a video game. The synths definitely dominated on this album (who can forget the opening to "Separate Ways?"); yet, despite this, the guitars were more rhythmic and distorted, creating a much harder sound than their previous "Escape" album. Neil Schon's still gets to do his incredible solo work and drummer Steve Smith clearly shows off his talent in "Rubicon" and "Frontiers."
Where the album falls short were the two tracks pulled from it, only to be included on movie soundtracks. These two tracks were "Only the Young," which wound up on the "Vision Quest" soundtrack and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Charts. The other was "Ask the Lonely," a phenomenal tune that was used for the movie "Two of a Kind." It received a fair amount of airplay, but never charted. It is the reviewers opinion that these two should have superceded "Troubled Child" and "Back Talk," neither of which contributed much to the album. Where can you get these tunes? On their "Greatest Hits" album, which also includes 3/4 hits off of "Frontiers."
"Frontiers" is a great album and one that should be included in any Journey fan's collection. Happy buying!
****UPDATE****
The 2006 remaster contains four bonus tracks: "Only the Young," "Ask the Lonely," "Only Solutions," and "Liberty." This is the one to buy!
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