Guitarist HATED Song Till Singer FORCED Him to Play it LIVE & Fans CAME UNGLUED! | Professor of Rock

How I learned to love a song I once hated… Journey and their #1 power ballad Open Arms…But I’m not the only one. Neal Schon the guitarist of Journey also loathed it and refused to play it live for some time. Written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain… Well first of all, et me ask you...Have you ever disliked a song so much, that for most of your life, you just couldn’t stand to listen to it? I’m talking about one of those tracks you always skipped on the album or that had you reaching for the dial when it came on the radio. Sure you have. We’ve all got songs like that. But let me ask you this. Have you ever had a song that you hated, that you later learned to love after hearing it in a different context? Well, today, we’re covering Open Arms by Journey… From their 1981 classic album Escape… I hated it for decades until I was caught off guard and heard it with new ears. And now I love it…Find out what changed my mind and how it became Journey’s biggest song ever even though it was rejected by Jonathan Cain’s 1st band… with interviews with the band members NEXT on the Professor of Rock.

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Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you remember scratch-and-sniff stickers from back in the day You’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia. Make sure to subscribe below right now. I promise that you are going to love this channel. We also have a Patreon you'll want to check out. There you’ll find an additional catalog of exclusive content and you can even become an honorary producer to help us curate this music history.

So as you know, I love all kinds of music. One day you’ll see me geeking out over the genius of the Smiths and the Cure, and another day I’ll wax poetic about Van Halen or Guns N Roses. I love Toto and the Clash. Janet Jackson and Prince. Sinatra and Elvis and on and on. Which is why you find such an eclectic mix of genres and musicians on this channel. I’ve never understood why you have to be trapped in one style of music. Or limit yourself to a decade or two. When I was a kid in the late 80s, I was crazy about hard rock and heavy metal and pretended not to still love Billy Joel and Phil Collins. Then in 7th grade, it was New Wave or bust… even though I was secretly buying Bruce Hornsby and Whitney Houston albums. As I got older I finally realized that I didn’t care what anyone else thought. You like what you like… and you don’t need to pretend or apologize for your taste in music. If I want to listen to Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here and John Denver Take Me Home Country Roads back to back I will.

That being said, everyone has songs and artists that they just don’t care for. Even with wide open minds and ears, sometimes certain songs or artists just don’t resonate with us. For example, when I was growing up, I couldn’t stand the Carpenters. I didn’t like them. But then about 7 years ago I saw the light. I realized what a unique and soul-rapturing voice Karen Carpenter possessed. And now I absolutely love them. Has that ever happened to you? Likewise, I had a similar experience with today’s featured song: Open Arms, by Journey.

Anyone who watches this channel knows that I love Journey. And I consider their 1981 record Escape one of the greatest