Journey - Eclipse - Review

Would you look at that? The dinossaurs are alive and kicking!!!
Journey come back from wherever they were hiding their good melodic rock to present us with a kick-ass awesome album. Guess what, they actually sound like a band who are not ashamed of their past. There are some hints at long lost years in the vocals and in some melodies. The thing is that they are writing awesome rock & roll, with awesome riffs… and amazing guitar solos.
At times the band actually seems happy to fool around with progressive rock of the 70’s. Trust me… this is a big deal for these guys. 

Just take a look at these songs, Edge Of The Moment is an awesome song, what really gets me going about it is the vocals and the awesome guitar solo. The chorus is just, just pure melodic rock awesomness! Chain Of Love has a that 70’s progressive light rock sound I already mentioned, but with a modern rock twist. Tantra is just a an old-school balad with those magnificent guitars I already mentioned. Resonate, another good ballad but with an awesome groove to it. She’s a Mistery is the low point of the album, its pretty damn boring that actually ends with good rock & roll, still… not enough. Human Feel is 6.43 minutes of awesomeness. Another low point is To Whom It May Concern, a poor sappy ballad that should get those old Journey fans really happy. I hate it. The album ends with Venus, a prog rock anthem of guitar, drums and keyboards.
Veredict! A very good Melodic Rock album, with some really cool musics. The vocals are cool, the guitars are awesome. Good for new and old Journey fans!

7/10