Don't Stop Believin':
The Untold Story Of Journey

By Neil Daniels.

Publisher: Omnibus Press. Publication Date: 3rd May 2011.

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Journey are undoubtedly one of America's most successful melodic rock bands, with record sales in excess of 75 million. And with the recent phenomenal success of "Don't Stop Believin'" now the most downloaded song of all time they've been given an amazing new lease of life. Now, for the first time ever, their entire history is explored in this definitive biography, charting the many highs and lows of one of America's most beloved rock bands.

Journey are now receiving more acclaim and exposure than at any time since their early eighties heyday, when they released the multi-million selling Escape and Frontiers albums. Featuring original interviews and a wealth of research, Don't Stop Believin': The Untold Story Of Journey follows their whole career. It s a story filled not only with heartache, bitterness and behind-the-scenes squabbles, but also creativity, dedication, passion and drive. For the first time, Don't Stop Believin' tells it all!

Here are some interviews with me about the book:

NB: Some of the interviews at the links provided might no longer exist. If that is the case I can email you the original MS Word Doc on request.

St. Helens Star (Nov 2010)

Addicted To Vinyl (2011)

BW&BK (2011)

Curled Up With A Good Book (2011)

Examiner (2011)

Get Ready To Rock (2011)

Hard Rock Chick (2011)

Metal Shrine (2011)

NoiseCreep (2011)

Rocktopia (2011)

Rock United (2011)

Sea Of Tranquility (2011)

Skylight (2011)

St. Helens Star (Mar 2011)

Subba-Cultcha (2011)

UGO (2011)

What The Critics Said:

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Online Reviews

“In Journey: The Untold Story, Neil Daniels chronicles the rise and fall of the AOR perennials with an eye to detail and a healthy amount of respect. It is a refreshing look at a group who were once almost universally reviled as “corporate rock” by magazines such as Rolling Stone. The book is a well-written account of the band‘s long history and is recommended. All we need now are the Foreigner and Styx exposes to complete the trifecta.”

Greg Barbick – Blog Critics (http://blogcritics.org)

“...an accurate and obviously well researched biography…”

Malcome Dome – Classic Rock Magazine Online (www.classicrockmagazine.com)

“Daniels proves he knows his stuff as the book, as well as the additional features of what former members are up to in the current day, and the other career information about the band in the back of the book prove. This is a well thought out, well written and, at times, intense book... This will be snapped up and debated by the Journey faithful but any fan of melodic rock will enjoy this one as Daniels does a fine job from beginning to end.”

Jeb Wright – Classic Rock Revisited (www.classicrockrevisited.com)

“The author meticulously traces the history of the band from their origins in 1973 through current-day projects. He covers the numerous lineup changes, their albums, tours, and all the politics and behind-the-scenes controversies that have been a part of the group's history... The author has accessed a back catalog of interviews previously conducted by other writers and assembled this research in 255 pages of well-written and compelling narrative. Everything you wanted to know about Journey is contained within these pages, and whether you're a hardcore fan or just a casual listener, ‘Don't Stop Believin'’ will grab you from the first page.”

Steven Rosen – Curled Up With A Good Book (www.curledup.com)

“Given all the recent interest in Journey over the past eighteen months or so with the TV show ‘Glee’ and THAT song - ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ - it highlighted that there is no recent biography on the band. In steps Neil Daniels to fill this void with an informative and enjoyable read for the avid and casual Journey fan... For a concise and well referenced history of the band Neil Daniels book does the job amply.”

Jason Ritchie – Get Ready To Rock (www.getreadytorock.com)

“I must say that Neil Daniels has a ready pen. Based on so many sources he has succeeded in writing a gripping, honest and fluent book about our beloved Journey. Provided with a foreword from Andrew McNeice and an afterword by Jeff Scott Soto, the history of Journey comes in nine chronologically ordered chapters, starting in 1973 and ending in 2010, with the preparations of the current ‘Eclipse’ album. What I admire is the amount of details to be found in the book, but I never got the feeling that it was all too much... All in all I can really recommend this book to any fan of the great Journey. Buy it and take it with you on your holiday! Some fine hours are guaranteed.”

Chris Lambert – Rock Report (www.rockreport.be)

“As a lone-time yet casual fan of the band, I found the band’s story very interesting and quite surprising... I received the book on Thursday, used every possible opportunity to read it and finished it on Sunday. That’s a recommendation if any.”

Kimmo Toivonen – Rock United (www.rockunited.com)

“A very entertaining and well researched biography, ‘Don't Stop Believin’’ is as close as you will get to the story of Journey...”

Dean Pedley – Sea Of Tranquility (www.seaoftranquility.com)

“The scope of this book is to reveal the truth behind the career of Journey and how each member contributed to the success of the famous music group. Neil Daniels is our tour guide in this ‘journey’ and the whole tour examines the main events that occurred from 1973 till 2010 so as to make the band an outstanding instance of commercial and artistic success… this book covers a longer time period and the unofficial character makes it more flexible to offer a critical review of the band’s career without being disrespectful towards the band’s fans.”

Billy Yfantis – Skylight (www.skylight.gr)

“The book itself is a must-have for any Journey or AOR fan, but also for anyone into music biographies, because this band has had so many ups and downs, so many turns and twists, it is almost unbelievable in 2011 the band is now at it’s peak outside the USA… Anyway, the book tells the complete story from A to Z and I will not reveal here if there are any surprises to be read, because therefore you need to read the book yourself. Most important fact is of course that finally there is a book written about Journey, because ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ is the first of its kind and for that reason alone, this book needs to be in the hands of every living soul, no matter you like the band or not, because the whole story is something you just have to know before you die! (9.2/10)”

Gabor Kleinbloesem – Strutter Zine (www.strutterzine.com)

“...his latest offering is well written and well researched. It becomes clear that this is a subject which Daniels himself is very passionate about, and you feel privileged sharing in his knowledge and enthusiasm for the band. If you are a fan of the band then this is definitely a must-have item but if, like me, you are interested in the history of popular music then I whole-heartedly recommend giving this a read. (8/10)”

James Sykes – Subba-Cultcha (www.subba-cultcha.com)

 

Magazine Reviews

“A must have book for their fans, plus an enlightening insight into the hurdles a struggling band have to overcome.”

UnknownReviewer – The Beat Magazine

“Neil Daniels is a fantastic researcher that digs deep for facts to include within his books and this story will certainly shed light on a classic outfit that actually started out band life as a jazz fusion outfit and then ultimately becoming legends of melodic rock and ballads… Daniels has always shown a passion and respect for his book subjects and this latest offering is no exception.”

Nickie Hobbs – Devolution

“If ever there was a band that needed chronicling, it was Journey, and in ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ (what else could it have been called) author Neil Daniels has risen to the challenge... It didn’t all start with Journey, but they did it bigger and better than everyone else and Daniels has got it down on paper almost note for note. A good read for both the diehard and the curious.”

John Tucker – Fireworks

“It’s been a hell of a career thus far, and Daniels’ book is the perfect chronicle of it all… With some superb archive photos and a wealth of information that will be a revelation to a great many fans old and new, ‘Don’t’ Stop Believin’ – The Untold Story Of Journey’ is essential reading, and it’s infinitely better than sitting through an episode of Glee.”

Andrew Hawnt - Powerplay

“Gleeful account of corporate rock behemoths... Daniels is fortunate in having extensively interviewed ex-manager Herbie Herbert, whose frank opinions on the band – and particularly Steve Perry – make the book an eye-opening read.”

William Pinfold – Record Collector

 

Other Reviews

“Very entertaining – especially when Herbie Herbert is talking!”

Paul Elliott – Classic Rock/MOJO Journalist

“This guy has written so many rock biographies, is so dedicated to what he does… So anyway, if there's anyone who's into rock'n'roll and writing, this would be the guy - and that alone makes me curious of what he's done this time. :-) It wouldn't surprise me if I ended up calling it "Don't stop readin'". :-)”

Daniela Pilic – http://lita77777.posterous.com

“Meanwhile, been flicking through a couple of good rock books that have come my way of late: ‘Feather In The Wind’, the Dave Lewis memoir of the Zep tour of Europe in 1980; ‘Don't Stop Believin’’, the Journey biog by Neil Daniels; and ‘Crazy Train’, the Randy Rhoads biog by Joel McIver. The thing all these books have in common is the love that's gone into them. If they won't appeal much to anybody who isn't already a heart-sold fan, well, they're not meant to. On the other hand, if you are a solid stone fan, baby, these are the ones for you. A lot of heart and soul in each, god bless the crazy men who made them. Let's face it, who else would even try and do such a good job?”

Mick Wall – www.mickwall.com

 

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