RollingStone.com Update December 20, 2016 - Journey's Neal Schon on Rock Hall Induction, Possible Steve Perry Reunion: "I think it would only be right and just," guitarist says of taking stage with ex-singer at induction ceremony. Journey guitarist Neal Schon says he hopes that Steve Perry will finally reunite with the band when they enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite selling upwards of 50 million records, landing 18 Top 40 singles on the charts and continuing to sell out arenas all over the world even though they parted ways with frontman Steve Perry two decades ago, Journey never even appeared on a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot until earlier this year. That may be because they reached the pinnacle of their popularity in the early 1980s, a time when most mainstream bands were dismissed as faceless arena rock by the critical establishment. To this day they haven't won a single Grammy, and a lot of old-school critics still blanch when they hear their name. But they've had the last laugh in recent years. Not only has their 1981 song "Don't Stop Believin'" become perhaps the most enduring song of the entire 1980s, but new vocalist Arnel Pineda (who the band found on YouTube in 2008) helped them regain the mass audience they lost when Perry defected. They play at least 50 shows most years, and each time out they seem to draw bigger crowds. A couple of days after guitarist Neal Schon learned that Journey was getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he phoned up Rolling Stone to chat about the honor, the possibility of a long-awaited reunion with Steve Perry the evening of the induction and what's coming next for the band. For entire interview, go to http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/journeys-neal-schon-on-rock-hall-induction-steve-perry-w456641 -- End of update -- Awesome extensive Neal Schon guitar solo leads into Journey band performance of Wheel In The Sky from 2008 Revelation (rerecording on the Journey album with current lead vocalist Arnel Pineda). Wheel In The Sky originally appeared on 1978 Journey album Infinity. Journey was live in concert on San Francisco Fest Tour at the Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, CA on August 28, 2016 co-headlined with Santana. Journey current line-up is Neal Schon – lead guitar, Ross Valory – bass guitar, Steve Smith – drums, Jonathan Cain – keyboards/guitars and Arnel Pineda – lead vocals.

• published: 30 Aug 2016
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