Infinity [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Journey

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
• Original Release Date: May 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BN1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,359 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. 2006 USA Remastered Edition. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Journey Album Ever Released, February 12, 2004

By	T. B. Vick "Learn 2 Discern" (The Lone Star State) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This album marked a serious transition for Journey. Steve Perry had come aboard, the sound of the band had changed, and the feel of the music was larger, with a great deal more emotion.

This album alone has more hits than any other Journey album. With songs like 'Lights (#68 on Billboard),' 'Feeling That Way,' 'Anytime (#83 on Billboard),' 'La Do Da,' 'Patiently,' and Wheel in the Sky,' all of which were hits, Journey put itself on the rock and roll map. The Album itself ranked 21 on the charts, and at the time of its release it was Journey's biggest album. Moreover, after this album, Journey went on the produce and record seven more huge selling albums which ranked better than 'Infinity' on the charts ('Open Arms' reaching #1). But in my opinion, this one is their best.

The album itself is perfectly arranged, every song seems to follow from the previous one, making for a nice continuous flow. Perry is at his best vocally (aside from maybe the Open Arms album), and the band sounds better than ever.

If you have never heard Journey before (if that could ever be the case with anyone out there), then this is the best album to start with. Moreover, if you are a big Journey fan, then you already know just how good this album actually is. I highly recommend it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Infinity" Sets the Stage For Musical Excellence to Come, August 14, 2002

By	Bud Sturguess (Seminole, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

Of course, Journey reached their peak point of radio dominance during the 80's, ruling both the airwaves and the touring road. But 1978's rock and roll acheivement "Infinity" sets the stage for their craft of musical excellence that would become their trademark in the next decade.
Here, Journey, with frontman Steve Perry debuting, shapes the form of their classic rock and roll--a blend of soft magical melodies ('Lights'), Neal Schon's hard rocking riffs (the carnie's ballad 'Wheel in the Sky'), FM radio gems ('Anytime'), and of course, the element of Journey that sets them apart from other graduates of their genre, their slightly enigmatic genuine poignancy (captured here on 'Winds of March'). All throughout "Infinity," Journey introduces us to their unique stylings; soft keyboard and piano arrangements (specialty of Greg Rollie) combined with profound rhythms and beats (thanks to Ross Valory & Aynsley Dunbar, who soon departed after this set's release), matched with Steve Perry's uncomparable vocals and Neal Schon's classically trained guitars.
Journey in many ways set up the radio pop-rock sound that was so evident in the '80's, combining synth and genuine rock. However, this pop sound of the next decade was soured by such other acts as the Culture Club and countless other burn-outs, but Journey was one of the few bands to turn that sound of theirs into a perfected musical craft. This lovely little thing called Journey was formed by a harmonic musical perfection, and "Infinity" displays that excellency in all its glory, as would a string of successful albums throughout the next decade.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginning the rise to something huge, February 17, 2003

By	Brad (CT) - See all my reviews

This is the album that brought Journey from being a "jam band" of sorts (and a good one at that) to an all-time classic rock band. For sure, adding Steve Perry to the lineup added a whole new element to this band.

Tracks like the leadoff beauty "Lights" and the rocking "Wheel In the Sky" are of course well known classics, with Perry instantly showing his musical chops. Equally as memorable is the two-track combination of "Feeling That Way" and "Anytime", where keyboardist Greg Rollie combines with Perry for some stirring and rocking melodies. Songs like "La Do Da" and "Can Do" are solid, incredibly melodic rockers, while "Patiently" is just a gorgeous slow song that is a sign of things to come when this band really hits it huge in the 1980s. For sure, they were well on their way with this one.

I have called 1981's "Escape" perhaps my favorite rock album of all time, and for sure Journey is to me the best rock band on the planet. Nonetheless, the beauty and majesty of Journey's true classic rock still blows me away to this day. For sure the pace, flow, and melodies of this album make it absolutely brilliant.