You've never heard this then? https://youtu.be/dKYBUZ0cRxA

Steve Perry had been very opposed to making a choreographed video. "He'd always say 'We're performers, we're entertainers, but we're not actors,'" recalled Cain. "And we were not a very photogenic band."

http://orullian.com/writing…
'any song that tests new ideas lyrically, vocally, or structurally, can be said to be progressive. In all these respects Journey is successful'

Try this on. A Japanese movie soundtrack (import only). Truly beautiful. https://youtu.be/LVjRdlhovLw

Perry was heavily influenced by R&B. As a student of voice myself I have to say he is quite possibly unmatched to this day, regardless of genre.