Credential #3: My sister went on to college, but my brother did his best to make sure that the Journey was still rocking our house. Raised on Radio did it's best to temporarily fool us into thinking that Steve's solo album, Street Talk, wasn't signalling the end of something. But it was... and I still blame my brother for just standing around like a dumbass and not doing anything about it.
At this point, some of you are probably thinking to yourself or others "Yeah, this is great, but are you actually going to review this new live package? You promised a review, and you're not exactly delivering. And quit knocking 80s fashion; it's a hard habit to break." The reason that my memories are making a surprise appearance in this here review, is that's just what Journey does to people. This show is almost a quarter-century old. That's a long freaking time. But Journey's music has perenially either been winning new fans just now discovering the band, or else reminding others about how good arena rock in the 80's could be. To like Journey is to reminisce. The band's lineup is not going to win any longevity awards, but their output continues to last, despite the current work (or lack thereof) of any of the members.
First, the details. This is a two-disc set, consisting of DVD and CD versions of the concert. The track order and length are the same for each, although the CD contains an extra song at the end, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)." The band's previous live album, Captured was in support of their Frontiers record. The song selection on this release is actually quite a bit different, enough so that it's worth it for the audio alone, even for those who already have another official live album. Escape was and is the band's best-selling album to date, and contains enough hits on its own to change the feel of a live show. Understandably, this show is very Escape-heavy, but that's all for the better.
Article comments
1 - Paul Roy
Any relation to Steve? I think we are from the same generation. Funny review.
2 - David R Perry
You know, I actually still get that from time to time. I guess Steve is the only famous Perry (Luke doesn't count).
3 - Stacy Perry
I must say that I am proud to know that I have passed my love for good music on to my brother David. I lived the fashion moments for ya....and there are some great pics of this in our family album. I parted with the clothes with ease, the music will be with me forever. Rock on Steve! :)