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What is the new musical direction the band, Journey went for in 1977–1980?
Journey's album sales did not improve and Columbia Records requested that they change their musical style and add a frontman, with whom keyboardist Gregg Rolie could share lead vocal duties.

Question: What effect did this have with their fans?
Self-contained rewrite: What effect did this new musical direction have with the band Journey's fans?