Journey

Year:
2017
Inducted by:
Pat Monahan
Category:
Performers

Aynsley Dunbar
Gregg Rolie
Jonathan Cain
Neal Schon
Ross Valory
Steve Perry
Steve Smith

Introduction

Call the style what you will–arena rock, stadium rock, concert rock–Journey dominated in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Journey performed ballads and scorchers with equal skill and passion led by Neal Schon's remarkable guitar and the soaring vocals of Steve Perry.

Pat Monahan of Train Inducts Journey

Pat Monahan of Train Inducts Journey at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Pat Monahan of Train Inducts Journey

00:05:21
Journey Acceptance Speeches

00:22:55
"Lights"

00:03:53
"Separate Ways"

00:06:54
"Don't Stop Believin'"

00:04:25
"Rockin' in the Free World"

00:07:31

Hall of Fame Essay

2017

Robert Bourke Warren

In the seventies, and especially the eighties, rock music became an international force, with album sales resulting in packed arenas and stadiums.

Thanks to technology and a shrinking globe, bands suddenly reached untold millions; a hit song, beamed via satellite from culture to culture, could now touch hearts globally. Few groups embraced such unprecedented reach with as much enthusiasm and skill as Bay Area-based Journey.

The Californians not only rode the tsunami wave with panache, they created a template for bands aspiring to this level of engagement with fans. Most impressive, they are still at it, four decades on.