JOURNEY Skeptical Of Making Another Album - "We're Not Convinced The Market Will Bear Another CD From Us"
March 12, 2013, 11 years ago
JOURNEY isn't planning to let it's 40th anniversary go unnoticed. The group's Jonathan Cain tells Billboard's Gary Graff that Journey is eyeballing a special show in it's home town of San Francisco, most likely at AT&T; Park.
"I can't really say much right now, but if we can get that to happen, that would be the anniversary celebration", Cain says. Asked if the special show could involve former members of the band, he says, "that could be", but adds it's more likely to pay tribute to one of Journey's earliest supporters."We're thinking more of a Bill Graham tribute kind of thing," he explains. "Bill really was a big supporter of Journey, and without Bill we'd never have played the Rose Bowl. He was our sort of godfather. So we're thinking that maybe we'll sort of wrap up the bow and do a tribute to him. We think about him a lot. He was just a tremendous guy."What Cain is less sure about, however, is another Journey album. After the lukewarm response to 2011's harder-rocking Eclipse, it's second release with singer Arnel Pineda, Cain says that, "We're not convinced the market will bear another CD from us, and it's so much work to make one. We have a great catalog right now to play. We have a lot of songs we're not even playing, so what's the point of making a new CD right now?"
Read more at this location.
As reported, Journey's scheduled show on March 21st at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines has been canceled.
Singer Arnel Pineda explains: "Due to the extreme importance of the Easter holiday in my home country, as well as the deserved widespread media attention on the upcoming election in Manila, the ticket sales for Journey's upcoming show have understandably been somewhat slow. We have decided it is best for everyone to postpone the Manila concert until the next time Journey tours in Asia. We are very sorry that we won’t be able to see our fans this year, but we will see you again soon. You know we all love to play in Manila!"
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey follows the real life rock 'n' roll fairy tale of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the frontman for Journey. In this Cinderella story for the ages, Arnel, having overcome a lifetime's worth of hardships, must now navigate the immense pressures of replacing a legendary singer and leading a world-renowned band on their most extensive world tour in years.
Check out the official theatrical trailer:
The film opened March 8th in select US cities, a complete list of theatres screening the movie can be found at EveryMansJourney.com. Don't Stop Believin' is available on Demand and Digital now.