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Ever since reading the answers to last week’s Trivia Quiz on Ladybuggin this morning, I’ve had “Wheel in the Sky” by Journey flowing through my mind.
I hate Journey.
I absolutely hate them. I hate the cheesier-than-cheesy lyrics, I hate the pedestrian composition, I hate the shrill timbre of the vocals, and I hate the lowest-common-denominator infectiousness of their finished product.
The only good thing about the ’80s ending was that they took Journey with them. I’m sure that whichever Circle of Hell I wind up inhabiting won’t be complete without gigantic loudspeakers that spew Steve Perry’s warbling tones over and over and over, to torture my everlasting soul for eternity.
So, you can imagine what today was like for me.
P.S. Yes, Hoobastank and other flavor-of-the-month phenoms stink too. Today’s dearth of musical competence doesn’t make Journey look any better by comparison, though.
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Sorry CT, I can’t share your hatred. I love Journey for all the exact same reasons you hate them. Their unabashed cheesiness would never go over these days, and to me, that is what is so great about them.
If they could just get Steve Perry back in the original lineup, I would go see them anywhere, anytime.
Comment by The Belt — 03/08/2005 @ 8:13 PM
Anywhere, anytime, eh?
In that case, I’ll see you and Jerk-ney in Hell, Goat-boy!!!
Comment by CT — 03/09/2005 @ 1:06 PM
The only thing worse was what happened to one of the greatest pure rock banks, Chicago. After the death of one of the original members and Peter Cetera began pulling them toward the cheezy ballard genre, that marked the end.
Comment by Robert — 03/10/2005 @ 6:37 PM