Arriving 11 years after 2011's
Eclipse,
Freedom is
Journey's 15th studio effort and their third outing with vocalist
Arnel Pineda. It also marks the return of
Raised on Radio bassist
Randy Jackson, who stepped in after the band's abrupt split with founding member
Ross Valory in 2020. The performances are top-notch, with
Narada Michael Walden and former member
Deen Castronovo sharing drum duties,
Schon flexing his still impressive melodic-lead muscles, and
Pineda continuing to push his voice outside the
Perry penumbra. ~ James Christopher Monger