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WASHINGTON \u2013 Journey has endured its share of derision over the decades.<\/p>\n
Sometimes popularity fosters an environment for contempt.<\/p>\n
But 53 years later, who\u2019s crying now?<\/p>\n
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Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Not the band still filling arenas as they wind through a farewell tour that will span the country through July, with an expectation of more shows in 2027.<\/p>\n At the third stop on their Final Frontier Tour March 4 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, Journey dropped a 23-song set that wove the band\u2019s peak-era \u201870s and \u201880s fist pumpers (\u201cAny Way You Want It,\u201d excitable set closer \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d) with excavated album tracks both welcome (\u201cMother, Father\u201d) and unnecessary (\u201cLa Do Da\u201d).<\/p>\n \n Of the sextet \u2013 guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, singer Arnel Pineda, drummer Deen Castronovo, keyboardist Jason Derlatka and bassist Todd Jensen \u2013 only fleet-fingered cofounder Schon remains from the band\u2019s inception, with Cain the next longest-tenured, having joined for the mega-selling 1981 \u201cEscape\u201d album.<\/p>\n More: <\/strong>Bon Jovi, Journey and other rockers still tour, still rule airwaves. Here’s the appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2\u00bd-hour show had a slightly inauspicious start when Pineda\u2019s mic didn\u2019t kick in until the second verse of the self-preservation anthem \u201cBe Good to Yourself.\u201d But that snafu was quickly forgotten once Schon, ageless at 72 in shades and high-top sneakers, stepped forward for the first of many solos, playing notes that live in his bloodstream with a combination of technical precision and guitar hero flash.<\/p>\n To help Pineda preserve his pipes, a combination of Cain, Castronovo and Derlatka handled lead vocals on several songs to varying success. Cain\u2019s warm tones highlighted \u201cJust the Same Way,\u201d while Derlatka offered a reasonable Perry impersonation on \u201cSuzanne\u201d and a beautifully nuanced vocal on the soul-dusted \u201cI\u2019ll Be Alright Without You.\u201d Drum maestro Castronovo, a fluid, robust sticksman, pitched in on \u201cLights\u201d \u2013 Journey\u2019s valentine to its San Francisco roots \u2013 and the crunchy \u201cMother, Father.\u201d<\/p>\n Pineda, who joined Journey in 2007 and has admirably imbued the band\u2019s most memorable hits with reminders of Steve Perry, isn\u2019t as flexible a vocalist at 58, but still possesses the capability to hang onto a note. He seesawed between crazily impressive wailing (\u201cStone in Love\u201d) and wobbly shrillness (\u201cFaithfully\u201d), his voice sometimes betraying him, but his enthusiasm undimmed. (Perry, for the record, has stated he has no intention of rejoining Journey for this goodbye swing.)<\/p>\n A highlight arrived about halfway through the set with \u201cWheel in the Sky\u201d from 1978\u2019s \u201cInfinity\u201d album (aka, the first one with Perry as frontman). The song was coated with a heavy rock glaze as lights spun frantically, sheaths of pyro sparked in the background and Pineda bounced and clapped with fervor.<\/p>\n Schon, meanwhile, played like a man who didn\u2019t take it for granted that this was likely the last time he\u2019d play this city with this band as he tilted his head back and smiled through his riffs.<\/p>\n The band kept chitchat to a minimum, though Cain, 76, introduced the wistful \u201cFaithfully\u201d \u2013 a song written about the sacrifices that come with a lifetime on the road \u2013 by dedicating it to military veterans. He also wore an \u201cAmerica 250\u201d pin on his red and black striped suit, in recognition of the country\u2019s upcoming anniversary.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re forever yours, faithfully,\u201d Cain told the sold-out crowd at the close of the ballad. \u201cThank you for all the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Those years have been rife with changing band members and interpersonal drama (there is a tenuous truce between Schon and Cain, who mostly stayed in their respective corners of the stage all night). But there is no arguing the durability of Journey\u2019s catalog, and this (likely) goodbye offered a fulfilling travelogue of the band\u2019s career.<\/p>\n Sure, many of their songs are formulaic and their music was often branded as corporate rock because of the apparent sin of writing songs with exuberant choruses and velveteen melodies.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s also a recipe for longevity \u2013 and this well-deserved bow. \u00a0<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Journey thanks fans ‘for all the years’ on final tour<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON \u2013 Journey has endured its share of derision over the decades. Sometimes popularity fosters an environment for contempt. But 53 years later, who\u2019s crying now? 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Journey takes a well-deserved bow<\/h2>\n
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