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Journey-Live In Houston 1981: Escape Tour DVD/CD Collectors Edition

Label - Sony/Legacy
Reviewed by: Jez Parry
Genre: AOR/Melodic Rock
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 80 Mins
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Label:
Sony/Legacy
Band Members: Steve Perry: Lead Vocals Neal Schon: Lead Guitar, Vocals
  Jonathan Cain: Keyboards, Vocals Ross Vallory: Bass, Vocals
  Steve Smith: Drums
 
Track Listing: 1.)-Escape 11.)-Dead Or Alive Don't Stop Believin'
  2.)- Line Of Fire 12.)- Don't Stop Believin'
  3.)- Lights 13.)- Stone In Love
  4.)-Stay Awhile 14.)-Keep On Runnin'
  5.)- Open Arms 15.)-Neal Schon Solo
  6.)-Mother,Father 16.)-Wheel In The Sky
  7.)Jonathan Cain Solo 17.)-Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
  8.)-Who's Cryin' Now 18.)-Anyway You Want It
  9.)-Where Were You 19.)-The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) CD Bonus Track
  10.)-Steve Smith Solo  
The Review

For many, the Steve Perry era of Journey is the quintessential one, so this release will be on top of most people's shopping lists now that it has become available for the first time on DVD. This is the 3rd Journey DVD that we have been treated to in the last few years. The superb Journey Live 2001, which featured the now familiar Steve Augeri line up, The Greatest Hits 1978-87 release in 2003 and now Houston 1981.***

The driving force behind this release is no other than Steve Perry himself, and judging from the results, a lot of time and effort has gone into producing this package, from the picture, sound and even the packaging itself, with it's glossy 16 page booklet. The audio is crystal clear and comes in brand new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, which are a vast improvement on the audio that has been doing the rounds on various trading forums over the years. The picture quality is also pin sharp and the transfer from whatever the original source was, has been done to a very high standard indeed considering this is a nearly 25 year old concert, so all of this adds up to an audio/visual treat of the highest order.***

The set list is obviously heavily biased towards the bands huge selling 'Escape' album, with eight of its ten tracks featured here, but most of the other 'then' Journey classics 'Wheel In The Sky', 'Line Of Fire', 'Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' and of course 'Lights' are all present and correct, making up a pretty near perfect 'Greatest Hits' set 25 years later. Also of note are the three impressive solo spots from Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon and especially Steve 'Machine Gun' Smith, which only adds to the excellence of this live show. My only complaint after watching this, was that over 'the Pond' here in the UK & in the rest of Europe, we never got the chance to see this band at their peak. The jealousy the jealousy!!!***

Bonuses on the DVD are not much to right home about if truth be told, a few interviews circa 81/82 with a very youthful looking Neal Schon, as well as a TV promo for the 'Escape' album, a slide show and the original aired credits for the show. The Real bonus treat though is the addition of the Audio CD, which also contains a previously unreleased (although from the same show) bonus track 'The Party's Over'. Again sound quality is excellent in it's normal stereo form, so now you can take this little beauty with you wherever you go – you won't want to be separated I promise you.***

To summarise then. If you want a superbly shot, excellent sounding/looking concert DVD, or if you just want to relive some of those memories from way back when, then sit back, relax, turn up the volume and, most importantly, enjoy the long overdue release of this, a 'Classic' band at their peak!!!. . GRADE: A+

 

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