Really essential Journey

No serious collector of Journey music should be without this set. The unreleased tracks alone are worth the price of admission. All of the members of Journey are extremely talented musicians and this set serves to showcase their amazing gifts. La Raza Del Sol, Cookie Duster and Into Your Arms are my personal highlights.

The Ultimate Journey Compilation

This set contains what Journey was in the early days as well as what influenced each member of the group and then what many of us remember Journey as. From the early fusion days to the live versions of "Girl Can't Help It" and "I'll Be Alright Without You" It is the ultimate Journey collection for anyone who is a fan or for anyone who isn't but just likes the music. This is a must and of all the boxsets I have, this is the one that gets played the most. For the Steve Perry fans, you can see how when Steve came into the group, the influence he has on the direction of the band at that time. You can't even get tired of hearing the songs and Neal Schon's guitar playing. This is a must have for any music fan!!!

Ultimate Journey Experience

Journey is my favorite band. My wife bought me this a few years ago for Christmas. It was wonderful. It had almost all the best songs, plus a few hidden treasures. I was delighted to find "Only Solutions" (from the TRON soundtrack) on the list. I had been looking for that one for many years. It also had other gems like "Raza del Sol", which I had never heard before. And it has a few choice cuts from the pre-Steve Perry days that I had never paid much attention to before, and didn't realize how much I enjoyed.

Three disks and no filler. It's all prime. It makes me wish the rating system was from 0-100, because this would get the 100. You can put these in your CD carousell and play them for weeks without getting tired of hearing them.

If you know someone who loves Journey, this is an awesome gift. Believe me. This flat-out blows away their greatest hits album. If you don't know Journey and would like to, look no further. And if you feel the need to buy even more albums because of it, may I suggest Infinity, Departure, and Escape? Those were made during the peak years. And if you find yourself absolutely compelled to buy all things Journey - well these things happen sometimes to the best of us. Who am I to judge you?

Overall, this is tied for my favorite box set ever. Even if you own all the other Journey albums like I do, you desperately need this box set.

It's that good.