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Ross Valory Finally Reveals What Journey Knew About “Don’t Stop Believin’”
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- Classic Metal Show
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- Aug 24, 2026
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- 1909
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Summary
Ross Valory has spent decades being identified with Journey, but his solo music is a completely different animal. GET ROSS VALORY'S ALL OF THE ABOVE ON VINYL HERE: https://amzn.to/4bR530t In this interview, he gets into the weird, eclectic world behind All of the Above , why he never expected to build another music-business career, why the album took more than a decade to finish, and why he still has two more albums worth of material sitting in the vault . Then things get really interesting. Valory explains how City Lights was resurrected from decades-old recordings, why musicians were easier to find than time to record them, and how much obsessive detail went into the album. And when the conversation finally turns to Journey, he doesn’t dodge the obvious question: did they know “Don’t Stop Believin’” was going to become an immortal song? His answer might surprise you. Watch commercial free and without delayed publishing by becoming a CMS VIP at https://classicmetalshow.locals.com All comments are merely the opinions of the people speaking them, are for comical performance, and are in no way stated as factual. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmspn.substack.com/subscribe