Review of Escape: Houston DVD

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www.classicrockrevisited.com/reviews/Reviews%2005/journeydvd.htm

Journey – Escape: Houston DVD
Sony Legacy
www.journeymusic.com

By Jeb Wright

Rating: A

Escape | Line of Fire | Lights| Stay Awhile | Open Arms | Mother, Father | Who’s Cryin’ Now | Where Were You | Dead or Alive | Don’t Stop Believin’ | Stone in Love | Keep on Runnin’ | Wheel in the Sky | Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin’ | Anyway You Want It

In 1981 there was a new company called MTV trying to break out nationally in America. The station was focused on presenting rock music to the masses in an unique way that would allow the viewer an audio and visual experience never before seen. MTV contacted one of the hottest touring bands around, Journey, to film and broadcast a show in Houston, Texas. Journey was touring on the heels of their now classic Escape album.

Fast forward 24 years and Journey is not the same band. Gone from this line up are drummer Steve Smith and singer Steve Perry. The latter has caused the most commotion among the fan base. While replacement Steve Augeri does a fine job, one only needs view one minute of the opening track to realize that yesterdays Journey was amazingly unique. The band, however good they are now, were better then. Perhaps it is a bit unfair to compare the two as Journey in 1981 were at a creative peak. This was the band at the top of their game.

The DVD is produced by Steve Perry with full cooperation of the band. Now, this does not mean that Perry is going to get back with the band but it is good to see them working together again. Perry took his production role seriously and the end result is an incredible DVD that will transport the viewer back to 1981. The track list is amazing and the sound and picture quality top notch.

Previous to the release of Escape, Journey released a live album titled Captured. Consider this to be as good as that one with the bonus of having most of the classic Escape performed live. In true Captured sprit, the accompanying CD contains the studio version of "The Party’s Over." The DVD also features interviews from each band member circa 1981. This is a MUST for all Journey fans.

[Bill]

Weird that billboard has a review for the new dvd and has Augeri in the picture...guess someone there didn't realize this is a 1981 concert that featured Steve Perry singing, there has to be 900 old stock photos from that era to use...

www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001260288

[Bill]

5.1 sound....there is a santaclaus!!!!!!

So what is the release date the 15th or 22nd?

[sherbear]

so far its the 15th still!

[perrynow]

Bill, I checked the release date at my local Sam Goody's today and they show Nov. 15th!

[sparkle2]

Someone on another board posted that it's already available on iTunes and that it sounds GREAT!




sparkle

[leducred]

the cd is probably up for sample tunes. cd &dvd coming out dont forget

[properry]

The 15th will be here soon! I'm so glad Steve made this DVD for us fans! I loved the first DVD, he made for us & can't wait for Tuesday to get here!

Lori

[gwenied]

I got my DVD in the mail today!!!!! opened it , and watched it right away!!! It is fantastic!!!! and the sound is awesome!!!! Steve did a wonderfull job putting this all together ,, I hope the other guys in the group appreciate his all out effort to promote such a huge time in all their lives ,,, This was truely a time to remember, it was fun to look back to the past and think of all the energy in the arena that night !! SOOO! COOL!! gwenied

[Bill]

I will be hitting best buy first thing tomorrow, been packing but i left the 5.1 surround all hooked up on purpose just for this dvd release, i figure it will help inspire me to keep packing as I play it during the day, BEST part is one neighbor is in Florida and the other side works from 8am to 5 pm so i wont be bothering either side if i crank it a bit which you KNOW i will be doing...

Bill

[properry]

I'm heading to Walmart tomorow as soon as the store opens to get mine. You won't be the only one Bill turning it up real loud, it sure is going to be fun!!!

Lori

[leducred]

walmart at 835am BE THERE!
lol
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[perrynow]

Got mine today and just finished watching it! ;D It was worth the price just for Mother Father and Dead or Alive. Steve was absolutely ON FIRE singing both those songs. He did a fabulous job on this package and the interviews are great, too. Wait till you see the end of it after Anyway You Want It...there is a clip of each of them, followed by a still shot of...Smitty, Ross, Jon, then Neal. Last was Steve and then Neal & Steve were in a shot at the very end where Steve was sort of superimposed over Neal's still shot. It was HAUNTING..and very moving. Check it out & you'll see what I mean. Steve had something on his mind and it came through loud and clear. "That guitar and that voice forever linked" as Steve once said. This DVD has great sound quality and will blow you away. (And I already had this on tape!) Huge difference!

[icubud]

perrynow said:

Got mine today and just finished watching it! ;D It was worth the price just for Mother Father and Dead or Alive. Steve was absolutely ON FIRE singing both those songs. He did a fabulous job on this package and the interviews are great, too. Wait till you see the end of it after Anyway You Want It...there is a clip of each of them, followed by a still shot of...Smitty, Ross, Jon, then Neal. Last was Steve and then Neal & Steve were in a shot at the very end where Steve was sort of transposed (if you will) over Neal's still shot. It was HAUNTING..and very moving. Check it out & you'll see what I mean. Steve had something on his mind and it came through loud and clear. "That guitar and that voice forever linked" as Steve once said. This DVD has great sound quality and will blow you away. (And I already had this on tape!) Huge difference!

Woo-hoo! ;D

[properry]

WOW, I just got done watching the DVD& it is SPECTACULAR!!!! As I watched this, I felt like I was actually sitting in the audience watching the concert right there in Houston & having a BLAST!!!

Perry's singing & performances were absolutely FANTASTIC in ALL the songs!!! ALL the guys, Steve smith, Neal, Ross, & Jon played exceptional!!! They all should feel VERY proud of "this incredible music" they made together!

And Perrynow is VERY right about the sound quality, "it will blow you away." The music, the singing & performances will blow everyone away!!! Perry sure did an EXCELLENT job of making this DVD!!!

I saw that at the end too, where Steve 's picture was over Neal's picture, It sure did seem to be making a strong message.

Lori