Arrival (Journey album)
Arrival is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band Journey, released on April 3, 2001. A version with one substituted song was released in Japan in 2000. The album was the band's first full-length studio album with new lead vocalist Steve Augeri, who replaced popular frontman Steve Perry, and with Deen Castronovo, who replaced Steve Smith as the band's drummer.
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Cover art by Chris Moore | ||||
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| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Arena rock | |||
| Length | 73:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Sony | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
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| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
"Arrival" exhibits hard rock influences akin to the band's material from the 1970s and 1980s, while also featuring several ballads in the signature style the band achieved with Perry. Frontman Augeri's vocal work also retains a style quite similar to Perry. While relatively successful commercially, reaching the #12 spot on Billboard's Top Internet Albums chart, Arrival received mixed critical reviews, with some considering the album formulaic, while praising such elements as Neal Schon's guitar playing.