Journey "Eclipse"

I am a second-generation journey fan, and probably always will be. You can say that they are one of those bands that you cannot hate, impossible because they’re so great. I don’t hold them high as my parents, but I don’t think they overrate. Enough with the really pathetic rhyme scheme! My favorite album, sans Steve Perry, would have to be Augeri’s swan song; the album Generations. The first album featuring vocals of Arnel Pineda was ok, but it was not a Revelation. This album I definitely enjoy more; c’mon, it was an Eclipse for crying out loud!                                                                                                                                      If you are walking through a “City of Hope” you should have high spirits. It is nothing new, but you cannot help but feel hopeful it gets even better; the last minute and twenty seconds is just what the song needs. I’m hanging on that "Edge of the Moment," almost as if I was caught in the crossfire of passion. This song sounds so titillating I had to use a new word to describe my excitement; anyone hear a little Zeppelin? This “Chain of Love” has my hand shackled on repeat, but I refuse! Think of it as a song Alter Bridge might have written; with notes only to be seen by the eye of the tiger.  Despite what you know about “Tantra,” the song focuses more on the romanticism when caught in passion, and declares “I am the love I choose to love.” Could that be a declaration of support for homosexual and transgender love? If you needed a song to lift your spirits and help you believe that “Anything Is Possible,” with a few cliches, this song would be it. "She’s A Mystery" as to why I like this song, but remember…curiosity killed the cat! The lyrics of the next song paint a world of a technological wasteland with post-apocalyptic imagery, but they still have the “Human Feel.” The rhythm has something about it that makes it POP! It is one of the strongest in both aspects of a good song. I can get used to this “Ritual,” but going to a Broadway show every night may get a little tiring. Those horns, that piano, and the energy are infectious; all we need is a dance number. “To Whom It May Concern” is addressed to no one in particular but when “Pretending prophets come to rule this age/Turn the faith to fuel the wars they stage/Well something has to change to go beyond the pain.” The closing instrumental, and a fine one at that, raises the question whether the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ever traveled to “Venus.” My Favorites: Edge of the Moment, Chain of Love,  Resonate, Human Feel, Ritual, To Whom it May Concern. and Venus