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Journey's Midnight Special performance of Feeling That Way is a reminder of the brilliance of Steve Perry

Watch Steve Perry and Gregg Rolie's 1978 duet on Feeling That Way, another release from The Midnight Special's gold-filled archive

Another prime example of how good music TV used to be has emerged in the shape of a Midnight Special performance from Journey . The band's version of Feeling That Way – taken from Infinity , their first album with vocalist Steve Perry – was broadcast on April 28, 1978, three months after the album's release. And now it's been made available via the show's recently launched YouTube channel.

The performance of the song – a duet between Perry and keyboardist Gregg Rolie – comes from a show hosted by the band themselves, one that also showcased music from Rita Coolidge, Al Jarreau and Eddie Money, while former Turtles Flo & Eddie interviewed Lou Reed . 

Feeling That Way had its origins in a then-unreleased Journey recording called Velvet Curtain , written and sung by Perry's predecessor, Robert Fleishmann. Gregg Rolie subsequently reworked the song, calling it Let Me Stay , but it was pulled from 1977's Next album at the last minute. It was then rewritten by Perry and included on Infinity . Velvet Curtain finally saw the light of day on the 1992 compilation Time3.    

Other artists who performed on The Midnight Special – whose appearances will presumably become available over the coming months – include Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Kiss, Elton John, AC/DC, Badfinger, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Genesis, Heart, Little Feat, Prince, Roxy Music, Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and ELO.

Highlights from the clips available at the launch of the Midnight Special channel included Fleetwood Mac playing  Rhiannon  in early 1976 and  Go Your Own Way  just two months after the release of  Rumours  in 1977, David Bowie performing  Space Oddity  in 1974, Rod Stewart hooking up with Keith Richards for a rumble through  Twistin' The Night Away  in 1975, and Tina Turner delivering a feisty  Nutbush City Limits  in 1973.

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Flashback: Journey Introduce Steve Perry to America in 1978

By Andy Greene

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Steve Perry emerged from two decades of seclusion in August with new single “No Erasin'” off his upcoming album Traces . It was a rather stunning development for Journey fans that had largely given up on ever hearing him sing again, especially after he refused to perform with his old group when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. But in new interviews, Perry revealed that after losing his girlfriend Kellie Nash to cancer in 2012, he decided it was time to face the world again.

Perry said he’s considering promoting Traces with a solo tour, but don’t expect to see him back onstage with Journey. They’ve been doing just fine without him ever since Arnel Pineda became their new singer 10 years ago and have even played stadiums this summer on their co-headlining tour with Def Leppard. They exclusively play songs from the Perry era of the group, and Pineda sounds almost exactly like his predecessor did in 1983. Most audiences are quite happy to sing along with their favorite hits and don’t really care if the original guy isn’t actually on the stage.

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Forty years ago, however, Perry was a crucial part of Journey’s success. The group began in 1973 as an offshoot of Santana with guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie, but their first three albums failed to find a mass audience and they faced getting dropped from their record label. Steve Perry was brought into the group to help them develop a more commercial sound, beginning with 1978’s Infinity. The gambit worked immediately as lead single “Wheel in the Sky” reached Number 57 on the Hot 100. Here’s video of them playing their first hit song on The Midnight Special in February 1978, which was the first time many in America saw the group play with Perry.

If Perry decides to tour in support of Traces , Journey will face some competition on the road. Fans have had plenty of chances to see Journey minus Perry play the hits, but Perry minus Journey hasn’t done any sort of tour since a brief one in 1995 to support his solo album  For the Love of Strange Medicine . The tour generated very little interest since Journey were aggressively uncool in the Lollapalooza era, but things have changed quite a bit since then. He hasn’t sang “Wheel in the Sky” in over 23 years, but should he decide to go out and do it again he’ll probably be shocked by how many people are willing to pay big bucks to hear it.

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