tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post5456294218065070819..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Journey - Escape (35th anniversary)Martin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-76688652357094434332016-08-02T14:55:36.903-04:002016-08-02T14:55:36.903-04:00I know this album front to back and somewhat begru...I know this album front to back and somewhat begrudgingly came to appreciate each and every track.<br /><br />Why begrudgingly?<br /><br />When we left Rantoul, IL to move to the sunny clime of Tucson, AZ in the late Summer of 1981, my folks used the opportunity to take a detour and turn the move into a vacation as we headed southeast to Florida and Disney World before heading due West on I-10 towards Arizona with a memorable stop in New Orleans.<br /><br />I never was a cassette buyer but the extended road trip forced me to make some quick and dirty buying choices both beforehand and on the road to feed the knock-off Walkman I got from DAK. I picked up <b>Voices</b> by Hall & Oates, <b>Long Distance Voyager</b> by The Moody Blues and Rick Springfield's <b>Working Class Dog</b> in preparation before we left and later picked up Journey's <b>Escape</b> on the road.<br /><br />Ten days after we left Illinois, we arrived in Arizona and unbeknownst to me, Dad had been informed that there would be a thirty day wait for housing on the Base so his plan was to camp out at a campground just outside the city limits for the thirty days while pocketing the majority of the housing allowance he was paid. Camping in Southern Arizona in August. Sleeping on a bunk bed cot below my little sister in a tent a foot from my parents sleeping on a pallet. It was a dreadful experience but my music got me through. Without it, I don't know what I would have done.<br /><br />Without a doubt, "Who's Crying Now" is my favorite track. I used to play it then rewind it and play it again and again on those desert nights lying on a picnic table staring up at the clear skies and bright stars. "Still They Ride", "Don't Stop Believing", and "Open Arms" are other favorites but like I said, I like them all though I favor the first side of the tape/album to the second. I suppose it was that month at the campground when I realized it was impossible to grow tired of music I liked, no matter how many times I listened to it.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of this album's anniversary.HERChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.com