Revelation is by far the best Journey album from this decade. Arrival felt very different and Generations was heading in the right direction but it wasn't there. Revelation combines the newer sounding Journey with the old style of Journey thus creating a very flavorful sounding album. With Arnel Pineda on vocals, he proves he does have the voice for Journey. A lot of songs sound just like other Journey classics like the kick-off track on Disc 1, "Never Walk Away" reminds me of "Be Good To Yourself" because of it's bouncy bright feel, "Like a Sunshower" has a very "Lights" feeling to it, "What I Needed" and "Where Did I Lose Your Love" both remind me of "Who's Crying Now", and my favorite track on Disc 1, "After All These Years" which is composed EXACTLY like "Faithfully" and even does belong to the ranks of "Open Arms", "Faithfully", and "When You Love a Woman" in terms of Journey's best ballads. "Faith in the Heartlands" was my favorite track from the 2005 Generations and it makes a warm return with the introduction cut out which kind of disappointed me but it's still good to hear. The other tracks have the new Journey feel and I kind of like them. Disc 2 is all the classics like Don't Stop Believin' and Open Arms. All sound good but there's one minor thing I don't like and that's the "buzzsaw" effect Neal Schon does in the beginning of "Separate Ways". Most sound just like Journey while others like "Any Way You Want It" and "Wheel in the Sky" Sound like really good cover versions. The DVD is just a taste to see what they are like live now and features a handful of the classics and the Revelation material. Overall give Pineda a chance. Some stick their nose up to this album but I don't understand why. This is a good album and it just proves that the Journey continues.

lOVE IT!
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MARIA~