Journey (band)

===1984–1987: ''Raised on Radio'' and more personnel changes===
After the ''Frontiers'' tour, the band took some time off. Lead singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon both pursued solo projects. In 1984, Perry, with the help of Herbie Herbert, recorded and released his first solo album, ''Street Talk''. Neal Schon toured briefly in 1984 with his supergroup [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve|HSAS]], in support of their sole album, ''Through the Fire'' released that year on Geffen.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=76–77}}

When asked if Journey was over because of the selling of their properties at the end of 1984, Neal Schon commented, "No way Journey's ending. We're all too committed to this band to ever let that happen. In fact, one of the reasons we decided to go off in separate directions for a while was to keep the band as strong as ever."{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=76–77}}

Following a phone call between Cain and Perry, Journey returned to Fantasy Studios in late 1985 to record their ninth studio album, ''[[Raised on Radio]]'', but with Perry taking the role as the album's producer. Tensions within the band were shown when Herbert and Perry fired both bass player Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith for musical and professional differences a few months into the recording sessions for the album, though Valory later admitted he left the band on his own accord.<ref name="journey-zone1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journeymusic.com/discography.html |title=Discography |publisher=Journeymusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203102816/http://www.journeymusic.com/discography.html |archive-date=February 3, 2008}}</ref> Bassist and future ''[[American Idol]]'' judge [[Randy Jackson]], bassist Bob Glaub, and established drummer [[Larrie Londin]] were brought in to continue the album's recordings.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=78–81}} ''Raised on Radio'' was released in May 1986, peaking at number four on ''Billboard's'' album chart, but underperforming compared to the band's previous two efforts.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=83–84}} It featured five singles: The top-10 hit "[[Be Good to Yourself]]" along with "[[Suzanne (Journey song)|Suzanne]]", "[[Girl Can't Help It (song)|Girl Can't Help It]]", "[[I'll Be Alright Without You]]", and "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever?".{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=83}}

The ''Raised on Radio'' tour began at Angels Camp in August 1986 and the band performed sold-out shows throughout the United States before concluding with two shows in Anchorage in early 1987,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kielty |first1=Martin |title=When Steve Perry Played His Last Full Show With Journey |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/last-journey-show-steve-perry/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=February 1, 2022 |language=en |date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> with selected dates supported by [[Honeymoon Suite]], [[The Outfield]], and [[Glass Tiger]]. The tour featured both Randy Jackson on bass and [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]] on drums, and was videotaped by MTV for a documentary that included interviews with the band members, which was called ''Raised on Radio'', the same as the album title.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=86–87}}

With tensions between Perry, the band, and the band's manager Herbie Herbert at an all-time high following the tour's conclusion, Perry was unable or unwilling to remain actively involved, and was tired of touring, as it was affecting his health and his vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.cox.net/mrcarty/index.html |title=2001 Herbie Herbert Interview with Matt Carty, pp. 13–14 |publisher=Members.cox.net |access-date=September 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023172549/http://members.cox.net/mrcarty/index.html |archive-date=October 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2008/05/foolish-foolish.html |title=The Q: GQ |publisher=Men.style.com |access-date=March 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201134817/http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2008/05/foolish-foolish.html |archive-date=February 1, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=89}} Herbert had booked fifteen more shows for the tour, but Perry had declined, and told Schon and Cain that he was done with Journey.{{sfn|Cain|2018|pp=17–18}}

{{blockquote|I called Jon and Neal together. We met in San Rafael, we sat on the edge of the marina, and I just told them, 'I can't do this anymore. I've got to get out for a while.' And they said: 'Well, what do you mean?' And I said: 'That's exactly what I mean, is what I'm saying. I just don't want to be in the band any more. I want to get out, I want to stop.' And I think Jon said: 'Well, just take some time off, and we'll think,' and I said: 'OK, fine.' And I just sort of fell back into my life. I looked around and realized that my whole life had become everything I'd worked so hard to be, and when I came back to have a regular life, I had to go find one.<br />— Steve Perry{{sfn|Daniels|2011|p=89}}}}