RSSCategory: Neal Schon/Journey

Today’s Clapton Auction: Drool-Worthy Items

Today’s Clapton Auction: Drool-Worthy Items

And some oddballs…. As I type this, Bonham’s auction house is auctioning off a bunch of Eric Clapton-owned gear to benefit his Crossroads rehab center. Took a look at the online catalog, and here’s what caught my eye, starting with the coolest stuff:

March 9, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Vids: Badlands, Extreme, Schon/Hammer, Bonus

Vids: Badlands, Extreme, Schon/Hammer, Bonus

A Friday, summer, time for some good music. Today we have an unreleased Badlands tune (not the one at right), an Extreme tune from their last album (very good), a blast from the past by Neal Schon and Jan Hammer (funny MTV vid) and…a bonus track. Enjoy!

August 6, 2010 | By | Reply More
Neal Schon on Rigs, Santana, EVH and…Salami

Neal Schon on Rigs, Santana, EVH and…Salami

Neal Schon famously toured with Santana when he (Neal) was 15. He then bolted with a couple of bandmates and co-founded one of the biggest U.S. rock bands, Journey. He has chops and feel, plays great blues and apparently is a cool dude. What’s not to like about this guy? Here’s more about his experience, […]

August 4, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Neal Schon’s Early Journey Gear

Neal Schon’s Early Journey Gear

I have a few buds who still laugh at me for digging Journey. I think it’s the Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain-driven “Don’t Stop Believin’” stuff that gets them laughing because after the chuckle they’re always like, “Neal Schon, great player.” “F-in A right!” as they say, or used to, in Patterson, N.J. Neal is a […]

August 2, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Journey. Yes, Journey.

Journey. Yes, Journey.

I’m talking about the pre-Faithfully, pre-uber-ballad Journey, which toed the line between old-school rock, blues and just a little pop. To this day, Departure is one of my favorite albums — uh, CDs. The guitar work is great (Neal Schon, of course), the keyboards are great (Gregg Rolie — great), the vocal melodies are great, […]

June 19, 2008 | By | Reply More
Hagar, Anthony, Chad Smith and…

Hagar, Anthony, Chad Smith and…

If you missed the issue of Guitar player with Slash on the cover, you missed an interview with Joe Satriani about his new CD — which I will get into later. It’s a decent interview, but the one thing that jumped out at me in screamin’ freakin’ neon is that Satch is jamming with Sammy […]

May 20, 2008 | By | Reply More