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I Can't Hold Back | Survivor | 3:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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High On You | Survivor | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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First Night | Survivor | 4:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Search Is Over | Survivor | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Broken Promises | Survivor | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Popular Girl | Survivor | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everlasting | Survivor | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It's the Singer Not the Song | Survivor | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I See You In Everyone | Survivor | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Album Review
Replacing singer Dave Bickler with former Cobra vocalist Jimi Jamison paid off for Survivor, giving them three Top 20 singles from Jamison's debut on 1984's Vital Signs. His high harmonies, added to the group's well-maintained keyboard/guitar style, threw them into the ring with bands like Styx and Foreigner. Both "High on You" and "I Can't Hold Back" are built on congenial rock charm with an AOR dressiness, using the synthesizer to guide Jamison's energetic singing. Along the same lines as Journey's "Open Arms," the delicate but sternly sung ballad "The Search Is Over" gave them a number four single in May of 1985, bettered only by the number two placing of "Burning Heart" from the Rocky IV soundtrack a year later. Outside of the singles, the other songs on Vital Signs keep up with the band's effective formula, a much better effort than 1983's Caught in the Game, which lacked both enthusiasm and rock magnetism. Though a hits package from Survivor would cover most essentials, Vital Signs works best as the band's most spirited studio release.
Customer Reviews
Classic AOR at its best!
It's hard to wonder at times why Survivor was never held in a high of a regard as bands like Journey and Foreigner. A quick listen to this album might surprise you. While the band clearly headed in a more radio friendly direction with Jamison, this album is solid from top to bottom. Hits 'I Can't Hold Back' and 'High on You' (although one of the bands weaker songs). "The Serach is Over' is a classic, while 'Broken Promises' might be the best song on this album, with Frankie Sullivan's hard driving rifts. First Night, Everlasting and I see You in Everyone are all ear pleasing as well. This album is recomened for anyone with a heartbeat in 1985.
epitome of melodic rock
There is nothing quite like Vital Signs, really. Journey is a great band; Styx, Foreigner and Toto sold tons more records but there is this "singularity" that we call "vital signs." The piano blends with power chords, wailing solos, a zepplinesque-drum beat and the unmistakable tenor of singer jamison and "vital signs" lift you up. From the first crystal clear arpeggios of "i cant hold back" to the last notes of "i see you in everyone" it is all good. I am a Van Halen fan, and I can't say the same thing for any of their albums. The stars aligned in 1984 and Chicago piano-man Jim Peterik gave the rock world a masterpiece. A pure 40+ minute pounding, melodic delight. Also check out the band's "Premonition" for an album-length "Eye of the Tiger" experience.
The Weird Eighties
The eighties were a strange time for me. The music made the eighties bearable & very memorable. “The Search is Over” from Survivor brings back a flood of memories. I was only 12 when that song became a hit! Enjoy.
Biography
Formed: 1978
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s
Top Albums and Songs By Survivor
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Eye of the Tiger | Now That's What I Call the 80s | 4:03 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Eye of the Tiger | Eye of the Tiger (Remastered) | 4:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Eye of the Tiger | Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 4:05 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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I Can't Hold Back | Vital Signs | 3:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Eye of the Tiger | Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky (Remastered) | 3:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Eye of the Tiger | Survivor: Greatest Hits | 4:05 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Burning Heart | Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 3:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Search Is Over | Ultimate Survivor | 4:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Eye of the Tiger | Ultimate Survivor | 4:05 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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High On You | Ultimate Survivor | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
