Journey – Escape
You know that old saying “keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer”? Well I hate Journey. Mostly I just hate the song “Don’t Stop Believin’”. It’s the second worst song ever recorded right after Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having”. If you’ve read this blog then you may know about my neighbor who threw out a bunch of records and I grabbed a handful of them for myself. This was one of them. I would never in a million years pay money for this or anything that Journey had a hand in creating, but I thought to myself, “”Don’t Stop Believin’” is my sworn enemy. I’d better take this record so I can keep an eye on it. Make sure it’s not plotting my demise.” So now I have it in a box where I can keep tabs on it on a regular basis. It makes me feel dirty to know that it’s touching my other records, but they can keep it in check. Every once in a while I’ll wake up afraid in the middle of the night. I check just to make sure it hasn’t escaped and made it’s way to my kitchen where the knives are. So far I’m still alive. This unholy Antichrist of a record was released in 1981 by Columbia Records (who I should probably add to my shit list for green lighting this turd). I guess this is an original pressing. My neighbor was an old lady so it’s possible.
Track List:
Side A:
01 . Don’t Stop Believin’
02. Stone In Love
03. Who’s Crying Now
04. Keep On Runnin’
05. Still They Ride
Side B:
01. Escape
02. Lay It Down
03. Dead Or Alive
04. Mother, Father
05. Open Arms
