This command from San Francisco has been created in 1973 by the former participants «Santana» Nile Sean (the river on February, 27th 1954; a guitar) and Greg Rouli (keyboard). Original structure "Journey" also included Ross Velori ( on February, 2nd 1949; a bass, eks - «Frumious Bandersnatch»), George Tikner (a rhythm guitar, a vocal; eks - «Frumious Bandersnatch») and Preiri Prins (on May, 7th 1950; shock, eks - «Tubes»). The group has won back the first concert on the eve of New year before 10000th audience, and already next day «Journey» addressed to 100000 spectators «Crater Festival», passing on Hawaii. In February of 1974 Prins has come back in «Tubes» and has been replaced by the veteran of shock Ejnsli Dunbar ( on January, 10th 1946). First the group executed programs-jazz-rocks with plentiful solo improvisational, as was reflected in the three first albums made for «Columbia Records».
In April of 1975, after birth of a debut disk «Journey», Tikner has decided to fasten with music and has moved in medicine. Short time it was replaced with Robert Flashman, and a bit later the ex-vocalist has joined group «Alien Project» Steve Perr ( on January, 22nd 1953). On an album «Infinity» the command on an insisting of the producer of the Plenty of Thomas Beykera was switched on average weight pomp-fate with insignificant influence keyboard, and the result hasn't kept itself waiting. Work had tremendous success: it has reached 21 positions in charts «Billboard» and has received platinum.
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