for those about to rock: hey everyone, the band journey wrote some corny songs!

Monday, March 13, 2006

this is about as played out as "more cowbell." can we move on, please?

thanks.

At 1:35 PM, CleggoMyEggo said...: While Journey has some of the corniest songs imaginable, I can't sit and honestly say I don't love them.

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At 2:10 PM, jomilkman said...: j - exactly. the joke always hinges on steve perry and his voice, probably because a) he's a wimpy guy and b) he projects a sort of milksop positivism and sincerity. since most of the people cracking on journey tend to fall into the a) category themselves, i'd have to guess that steve perry's cardinal sin among said arbiters of cool is that he's not a brooding pessimist.

c - absolutely. it's entirely possible for people who recognize the cheese factor to also GENUINELY appreciate (that is, without irony) that there are legitimately good things going on musically in some of their songs(particularly in hooks and song structure)that make them enjoyable.
At 7:18 PM, MMA Media Advantage said...: If someone stood in front of me and cracked on Journey, I would strangle them.
At 8:53 PM, snidely whiplash said...: it's hard to believe anyone makes fun of journey when rush is sitting there BEGGING for it.
At 7:09 AM, Anonymous said...: I'm not afraid to blast the Steve Perry while cruising down crowded city streets in a white Z28 camaro with the t-tops off.