In our previous Journey post we noted that all the important stuff happened in the 70's and early 80's and that came to an end with 1986's Raised on Radio. Check this out:
Let's set the muzak aside. Look at those clothes and hair.
We love the band's pre-86 genuineness. They weren't cool. By 1983 those guys are all in their mid- 30's. Mid-30's has a sort of hipness cache now but we assure younger readers, in 1985 being 35 just made you middle-aged. Those were the band's own clothes you see in the videos. That's just what they wore. That was their hair. That was Steve Perry's mustache. Maybe Ross Valory told him to grow it. Drummer Steve Smith is balding, has the same beard as my dad in 1983 and is seen in the Faithfully video bringing a toddler on board the Journey jet.
Now look at those hideous videos above. Everything wrong with mid-80s fashion is there. That coat. That shirt. Steve Perry's hair. They went all in for the mid-80's cool. Their clothes in Open Arms may not have aged well but at least they were real. The clothes in All be Alright Without You have aged worse and they weren't even their own. Who told them to do this?
And don't get me started on Randy Jackson's look. American Idol, indeed.
They went on hiatus in 1987 and never really came back. Which was probably for the best given Raised on Radio.
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