Live In Houston 1981: The Escape Tour

I remember when this show was on MTV. I've been on the hunt for old concert videos and found this. IF you wanna see JOURNEY and not Journey light / 3.0 / ......... Get THIS!!!!!

If you love Journey you will love this dvd!

while reading Sarita's review, i could tell she is a true fan, even though some of the items stated are not quite factual.i saw Journey on that tour. it was my second concert with the amazing mr. Steve Perry fronting a great rock band. i was very pleased to know that i had also seen them while recording the live album on May 22, 1980 in Cincy. on the first show, there was the great Greg Rolie who had done a lot of the lead vocals for Journey in the early Pre-Perry album offerings. and Greg was a pretty good vocalist, having sung "Black Magic Woman" with Santana where he got hooked up with Neal.on the Escape tour, we were introduced to Jonathon Cain, formerly of The Babies (who opened for Journey on the Captured recording tour). JC brought a new flair to Journey in that he could also play guitar and got into the writing effort that helped make Journey more hits. (He wrote Faithfully) he's also got a decent voice on him as his solo projects show.I've seen the new Journey and while Steve A. is a very good vocalist that sustains the Journey sound we old timers have become used to, he's not even close to the performer that Steve Perry was in his time as front man. Steve A. looks the same leaving the stage at the end of the show as he did in the first song. SP was covered in sweat 3 songs in. and he never stopped moving while the music played.i recently bought the new cd, Generations. it's good. so was Arrival, Steve A.'s first full length cd with the boys. but if you want to see GREAT Journey, this Houston show is the one to have. I recorded it in 1982 on vhs when it ran on tv one night. i've since lost the tape, but the show was almost as good on tape as it was in Cincy. NOBODY sang with as much energy at a full run as SP could. Nobody holds a note like Steve Perry.It's rumored that Steve A. had also given up on getting into the music business because he was continuously told he sounded too much like Steve Perry and we already had one of those! as they say, close but no cigar. I'll still go see them when they come around, no doubt about it. But if you are a recent fan of Journey, do yourself a favor and see where they come from, the foundation that this kick ass band was built on. Neal is one of the greatest guitar players ever in the history of rock n roll as far as i'm concerned, but Steve Perry made the band great. i can still remember the first time i heard the Infinity album and heard Steve Perry sing "Lights". I was blown away.by the way, "open Arms" reached number 2 and was as close to a #1 hit as they got. The did get a Grammy nomination for "when you love a woman" off of the "trial by fire" cd. what a nice piece of recognition after a 10+ year absence.no matter what problems they had that caused them to part company, Steve Perry was the heart of Journey and there will not be another one like him ever. often imitated, never duplicated. get the DVD, see the real deal. see why they have "Generations" of fans.

As read in other reviews, this was recorded before HD and so the video is not as clear as today's blu-rays...but once you start watching and listening you soon forget that and just enjoy the performance. Lots of great tuned in this performance!

Journey's Live in Houston 1981 : The Escape Tour CD and DVD was released in November of 2005.The year 1981 was the year the rock band Journey (based in San Fancisco, CA) ruled the American rock music landscape as their then-latest album Escape hit #1 on the Billboard album chart and they were possibly, aside Canadian rockers Rush and the Chicago based rockers Styx, the best concert act from the US and Canada touring the United States in 1981. In fact, Journey were so big that they opened a few shows for The Rolling Stones (whom retured to the road in 1981 in support of Tattoo You (Journey opened up for Mick and Keith and the lads in 1978 for a few shows as well)) before embarking on the tour in support of their Escape album.This 1981 concert was recorded and filmed at The Houston Summit in Houston, TX that November (with Canadian rockers Loverboy (who had just released their Get Lucky album) opening up for Journey) and this Journey performance originally aired on MTV (when it stood for Music TeleVision, not REALITY TV like it is now).For years, this classic Journey concert was not available on either DVD or VHS nor even on an audio format but it is now. This Journey concert features the classic line up with lead singer Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, then new keyboard player/occasional rhythm guitarist Jonathan Cain, bass player Ross Valory and drummer(and my fellow Bay Stater (Massachusetts) native) Steve Smith.The Escape Tour sees Journey at the top of their game.On this CD and DVD set, the band played eight of the Escape album's ten tracks (the set opening title cut (with a killer fanfare riff to begin the tune), "Open Arms", "Mother Father", "Who's Crying Now", "Dead or Alive", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Stone in Love" and "Keep on Runnin'") as well as songs from 1978's Infinity ("Lights" and set closer "Wheel in the Sky"), 1979's Evolution (the first encore "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'"), 1980's Departure ("Line of Fire", "Where Were You" and the final encore "Any Way You Want It") and the studio track from 1981's double live album Captured ("The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)" which is on the CD only) plus solos from messieurs Cain on the piano as a link between "Mother Father" and "Who's Crying Now", Smith (who does a superb drum solo which starts at the end of "Where Were You") and Schon (whose solo serves as a link between "Keep on Runnin'" and "Wheel In the Sky").The sound quality of the CD and DVD set is incredible (superbly mixed by Allan Sides and wonderfully remastered by Bob Ludwig) and the digi-pak type packaging, which includes a 16-page booklet is excellent as well.The extras on the DVD portion are interviews filmed during the 1981/82 timeframe with Journey's calssic lineup, the ending credits from when MTV aired the show in 1982, the Escape album promo commercial and photo gallery and all are top notch.Overall, Journey Live in Houston is a great value for your buck. Thank you to Steve Perry for helping restore the true Journey legacy.RECOMMENDED!

I am so very thrilled to have this fabulous concert dvd, one of the best ever! Shipped perfectly and quickly, too.

Anything from Journey/Steve Perry is top of the line. So pleased to receive this in perfect condition.

Love it

Uno de mis grupos favoritos con excelente sonido tiene buena imagen,y el precio muy razonable

Dieses Konzert von Journey mit dem Sänger Steve Perry kommt gut rüber, es ist sogar ein kleiner Flyer beigelegt und die DVD ist sehr gut verarbeitet. Auf der DVD sind auch ein paar Extras für Fans.

There were two singles very well known & appreciated in England that hit the charts here; 'Who's Crying now' & 'Don't stop believing'. On the strength of these two singles alone I bought the 1981 Escape DVD as a gift for my brother. Prior to buying, I listened to the concert on 'You-tube' and what a tremendous concert with so much talent. Vocals by Steve Perry are no less than iconic such a tremendous vocal range, he hits every note with glory, a true pleasure for anyone who has ears. So much talent too in respect of all of the musicians in the band each demonstrating their own skills so beautifully shared in this concert. So very much talent demonstrated by all. Journey & Steve Perry may have been icons of their time but in 2024 I feel like I've only just discovered 'Steve Perry & Journey'. It's nothing better than a sheer pleasure to listen to a band with vocals to die for and skill on every musical piece of equipment that they have to hand. For each member of the band who have such passion for their music and for their audience it's a wonderful experience just to listen and appreciate. A truly wonderful concert, I wish I'd have been there!

Maravilloso concierto.