'Then' yes, 'now' NO, Steve hasn't been able to sign that high in about 20 years, so what does he rule now? Great memories for sure. And Arnel has been great ever since he joined.
@@marcus_xlvii What nonsense, still Journey for so long without Steve. You can own your 'sad fact' but keep your 'sad' to yourself. Many of us also love Arnel, keeping JOURNEY strong ever since these glory days.
@@pattytomko6816 What you describe here _(the exact same quote read from different sources, time and time again over the years)_ can just as easily characterize an actual quote as... an urban legend. Could you please provide me with the primary source of this quote, i.e. the audio, video or written passage where Freddie Mercury, the person/reporter who asked him the question, or an eyewitness to this scene, relate this conversation? It's a sincere question though, having myself searched for the origin of this statement for years.
I have preferred Perry's voice over Mercury's and can barely tell you what I've heard him sing more than once. Knowing what Perry has sung over the years is a different story.
👍Steve Perry was put on this earth for his ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL VOICE! It was his God given calling. Well, I have to add that Elvis Presley was too, without a shred of a doubt. I'm 60 years old and LOVE THEM BOTH! And my Gosh they were/are sooo effing sexy! lolol Lord help me. lol In my opinion, they BOTH sang with their whole HEART and SOUL. They FELT what they sang, the MEANT what they sang. God Bless them both. Arnel P. deserves A LOT of praise as well because he is a GREAT singer and has worked his arse off for Journey. Thank you Arnel.🙂✌We love you too. ❤
@@BooBooKitty65 well I'm 68 and still drool over Steve. He's at his best in this concert... voice, hair, looks and body !!! Doesn't look too bad nowadays either. Yummmm!!❤❤❤❤
@@sherriwalker8019 OH SHERRYI!!! 🎶 🎸🎤🎵 Omg girl you are so dang lucky! Steve THE VOICE Perry sang a freakin song about you!!!! Holy shat!! lolol Girl I know you wanted to be Sherry Perry back in the day. lol I wanted to be Judy Perry. lol Good Lordt us 70's/80's chicks are too much.💗 And yes I agree, Steve is looking so handsome, even in his mid 70's, which I cannot believe he is in his 70's. I can't even believe I'm 60. The years really do flyyyy by that's for sure. Other than his absolutely PHENOMENAL God given talent of singing and entertaining, Steve has always seemed like such a genuinely good man and human being, back then and now. I wish him so much love, happiness, an abundance of blessings and good health. Hope you're havin a terrific Tuesday. 🙂👍🌞🌻🍁🍂🎃🎤🎶🎸😎✌☮
@ Yes, Deen is a great vocalist. Playing the drums while singing is its own thing for sure. He was fortunate he didn’t have to carry an entire show vocally while running a marathon.
Being a boy born in the 2000's I have learned that what was meant for me was the 80's. That decade seems like the greatest time to be alive. The music from that era resonates so well with how I feel in my soul. How I yearn to be apart of that time. My parents grew up there and I'm nothing but proud and jealous. What a period to live through.
You are right. It was a blast to start the decade riding classic BMX bikes and ending the decade in a 5.0 mustang but the fashion, the music, the vibe, the freedom, the parties, and so many milestone major events in between...will it was simply an astonishing ride.
oh man we are in the same boat 🥲 what i would give to be a teen in this time. i was born ten years after the 20th century ended and that fact is devastating.
FANTASTIC!!!!!! Back when bands and singers had a little thing called TALENT!! Steve Perry one of the greatest voices of all time. This is MUSIC not noise!!!
Yes, and it felt totally blessed. I was changed forever and couldn't be happier about it. Beyond Magical. I saw them for the first time three weeks after this show, in Los Angeles at The Forum. I had no idea what was in for and was blown away. And the show was so similar to this one, it helped keep the memories alive, even though I was 15 years old and it was 43 years ago. Beyond grateful for my life and Journey/Steve Perry's presence in it. ✨❤️🎶❤️🎵❤️✨
I’m watching and have been watching this performance for years and I never not once have gotten tired of listening to this. Man Steve Perry is my absolute by far favorite singer of all time. There’s no that can come anywhere close to his voice and the way he performs. Absolutely incredible, amazing, epic. Love Journey ❤
Completely agree… I was a sophomore in high school when this was recorded…I’m STILL obsessed with Journey …. Can’t imagine not listening to them …nothing even comes close. This is perfection…. PERFECTION.
Still one of my favorite concert to watch. I will never get tired of watching these guys. Steve Perry just blows the roof off the place with his amazing GOD given voice !! When Steve sings Mother Father he gave the most brilliant performance of his life. l don' t think anyone could top Journey with SP.
Was never a huge Journey fan, but this is one of the best live performances of the 80’s. Just 5 guys on stage playing real music. Steve is one of the GOAT rock voices! And as a drummer I always loved Steve Smith’s work, just crushing it here. One for the ages.
This man is phenomenal! He probably didn’t know his incredible talent. He undeniable the best front man of all the 80’s rock groups. His range is crazy! He left us with incredible memories. Thank you Steve.
My brother took me to this tour when I was 12, at the capital centre largo maryland. Still can see it today in my mind. First four shows he took me too, Foreigner 4, Journey Escape, Rush Signals, and Iron Maiden Powerslave tour. What a great brother.
I was born in the late 60s, but i love Steve Perry's songs. He is such a talented singer with a great voice. Nobody can ever copy his styles in singing. You are a legend Steve Perry.
Love it when a band performs in the round like they did in this concert. Time machines can they get here any sooner? There are many events I would go back in time to see, this is one of them.
Fabulous footage of Steve Perry & “JOURNEY” ! So clear it takes me back to the 80’s concerts I was privileged to attend via my Uncle D who worked for A&M RECORDS, Hollywood! It’s 2024 and Steve Perry STILL has the golden VOICE 47 years after he joined “Journey” in 1977.
I remember watching this concert on tv hanging with my friends before I even knew what journey was I was 12 years old. Little did I know that history was being made and 40+ years later I'm sitting here watching this show for the millionth time.
I was at this concert! I can't believe it's here on UA-cam! I lived in Austin at the time, and I remember the crowd was crazy into Journey and also remember getting 2 flat tires on my old mustang on the way home. For the life of me I remember more about the way they played (awesome!) but can't remember who I went with. 😀
It’s OK. We all have a problem remembering back then. Jeez it must have been something I smoked or took. I can’t remember which, but it was good times baby! YES👍
Kids, This was back in the day when singers REALLY Sang, and PLAYED Their Instruments!!! Bring it back New Artists! KILL AUTOTUNE and Pitch Correction!!
Can we take a minute to appreciate the athleticism that the entire band had to have to put on a show THAT electrifiying? It takes so much endurance to play at that level for 90 minute shows. It just amazes me.
I was 12 yrs old and I remember watching this tour on tv not quite sure if it was this concert with my buddies. I didn't realize what I was seeing , history being made and 40+ years later still watching it.
I don't know if this video compilation was around back then since videos of music wasn't really a thing back then. Not even on MTV. But ironically since they don't even play much music on MTV anymore, it was the excitement over MTV that created such a frenzy over music videos and brought about more and more bands making professionally made music videos. Snd artist, if they wanted to be noticed, all started producing good quality music videos. But the downside to that was that the attention became more focused on the appearances of the band members and fancy choreographed dance routines and gymnastics from the members of the bands, especially the lead singers. It became more about the optics than the music or real talent of the singers or musicians. But Steve, while not performing any wild aeronautical moves, flying suspended over the crowds or being upstaged by the magnitudes of scantily clad dancers now used in just about any big artists videos, stayed true to the tenants of true rock and roll singers and song writers. He moved around with his own kind of natural grace while performing each song with the same exact gifted range and natural vocal talent which made his live performances always sound the exact same as he did in a studio cut record if not even better. And he didn't have those perfect vocals and timing some or even most of the time but just about every single time he performed. No synthesizer, costumes, choreographed dance moves, back up dancers, Lazer light shows, pyrotechnics or lip syncing for Steve. Just pure raw talent and exceptionally gifted ability to touch the souls of every single concert goer back then and every one of us watching him almost 50 years later.
@@t.lmoran1657but it won't be Steve as lead singer and I'm not forking over a ton of money to watch second string understudy who comes close but can't quite get there and has to break up those soul stirring runs to take a breath.
Just stumbled upon this:::: it's Amazing how he sang 'Lights' soooo calmly after running back forth on stage and being out of breath! One concert I wish I visited , as I always loved Journey....
who had this LP Live on cassette back in the day. It was called "Captured". I wore it out in a Pioneer cassette deck, 698 rear speakers in a 1969 Chevelle SS.
Wow, this concert is "blowing my mind!" Wish I could go back in time and experience it live! And the video captures everything! Love watching Journey"s incredible performances. Thanks for posting.
Steve was so energetic & intense back then, he gave it all every show, and I can understand how the constant touring eventually burned him out and he had to stop. Thank God for Arnel Pineda to keep Journey going strong for all the years since.
He (Steve) must have been EXHAUSTED by the end. I’m tired just watching. He put EVERYTHING into his concerts. I know he knew it was being recorded, but somehow I don’t think it would’ve mattered to him. I’d bet all of his performances were just as enthusiastic. Oh and thanks for posting this. I was only 9 in 1981, too young. Although I give them credit also that their lyrics didn’t have to be perverted or explicit to sell, they were just GOOD. “The strength of the family- mother, father, sister, brother”, Steve said. You’d NEVER hear that today. God bless them. And His VOICE!
I agree 100%. I heard for myself that Steve Smith is an amazing drummer, but seeing the physicality of it blew my mind. I think he's hugely underrated. I've been a fan since the 70s. They really had everything until Steve Perry got worn down. He's 1 of a kind. 🧡
Saw this exact show on the ESCAPE tour in Chicago (my first show ever!I was 11) and Steve and the boys gave the exact same performance. 10/10ths every show, every night. Incredible.
Wow ❤❤❤ Amazing performance by SP and the band. Mother Father performance is off the charts. There are not enough words to describe this live performance. I want to go back to the 80's just on this day only for this concert. I was little young a the time to have gone. We're lucky that they recorded this. Thank you for posting.
What a masterpiece! Steve Perry running around all over the stage delivering stunning vocals while Neal, Jonathan, Steve Smith, & Ross tearing it up on their instruments. Love the Neal & Steve image overlay at the end - perfect.
Accurate timestamps and setlist that can be copied and pasted into the description to enable video chapters: 0:00:00 · Escape Tour intro theme 0:00:50 · *_Escape_** (Escape)* 0:06:16 · _Line of Fire_ (Departure) 0:10:17 · _Lights_ (Infinity) 0:13:05 · _Stay Awhile_ (Departure) 0:16:06 · *_Open Arms_** (Escape)* 0:19:36 · *_Mother, Father_** (Escape)* 0:25:05 · Jonathan Cain piano solo (Supertramp's _Crime of the Century_ tribute, 0:25:37 _Who's Crying Now_ intro) 0:26:58 · *_Who's Crying Now_** (Escape)* 0:32:37 · _Where Were You_ (Departure) 0:36:48 · Steve Smith drum solo (0:38:29 _Dead or Alive_ intro) 0:40:48 · *_Dead or Alive_** (Escape)* 0:44:49 · *_Don't Stop Believin'_** (Escape)* 0:48:59 · *_Stone in Love_** (Escape)* 0:54:11 · *_Keep On Runnin'_** (Escape)* 0:58:04 · Neal Schon guitar solo (0:59:17 _Wheel in the Sky_ intro) 1:00:13 · _Wheel in the Sky_ (Infinity) 1:07:01 · _Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'_ (Evolution) 1:11:38 · _Any Way You Want It_ (Departure)
@@chaseharlann At least the one I was interested in when you uploaded this fantastic concert: the piano solo between _Mother, Father,_ and _Who's Crying Now._ I didn't check the others before starting my own chaptering. But it's mainly to enable chapters to be displayed directly in the progress bar of the video and not just in the description, as is currently the case (at least on my device).
Went to 3 of the 6 nights at the forum! Phenomenal, sounded exactly like this show! I was 18 years old! Seems like it was yesterday! What a time to be alive and healthy!!! When I heard the Double live album, Captured, I was blown away!!!! Jeff C Smith Venice California ❤️💯🙏👍🏻 Listen to Steve at the 24 minute mark, he sounds like an orchestra and makes it look easy🎉🎉🎉
Wow. This tour was the first rock show I ever went to, I was 11. Well maybe it was Van Halen's DIVER DOWN tour...can't remember. Anyway, it's amazing how live shows before the era of phone cameras, when the only reason you went to a show was to EXPERIENCE it live, not to watch through your phone and record it to SHOW other people you were there, are so much more memorable. I remember this show, and the way it made me feel, exactly as I do watching it now, 43 (woah...how the f*** did that happen?) years later. I remember all the shows I saw as a kid in middle and high school and then college in the 80's and early 90's (and there were a LOT) and it was a great time to be a kid going to concerts, great music, great energy, life was about having fun. But I'm 100% sure the memories are more powerful because we were there to experience something once in a lifetime, live, with our own eyes and ears, for ourselves and everyone else in the arena. Something unique, special, and all we were taking away with us were our memories. I'm sad for people who never got to know that experience, and how different it was.
I watch this video daily. I just can't get enough of Steve Perry. I so wish the camera was always on Steve. I'm not interested in the other guys. Their voice, hair and looks come nowhere close to Steve!! I know they're an essential part of the band, but IMO Steve WAS JOURNEY!! jmo
Kim, I am 62 and pretty much saw EVERY tour live. It truly was MAGICAL. I was high NATURALLY for at least a few days after a show, they were so energizing and lifting, just like here 😉
I saw them in Honolulu during this tour in 1981. Two nights in a row they rocked the packed house. I still remember the magic that was Steve Perry like it was yesterday.
@@chaseharlann unfortunately no , I believe they didn’t allow flash photography . I wish I did though, it was epic. Thanks for posting that entire concert, Journey at the top of their game.
❤ What a fantastic live performance. What a show. What a band, what musicianship. Journey at its best. This was another time when it was great to see bands live. ❤
When you look at the musical talent created by our generation, it will never be matched. Journey, Prince, Aerosmith, Celine Dion, just to name four but there are many more that are worthy of being named. Almost all of them started in a high school gymnasium and slowly work their way through the system until they emerged at the top. It was a long tough road for all of them. Not only were they the greatest musicians in the world, but their heart never let them quit. They never gave up on their dream.
Of course we have seen clips from this concert but I have never seen full concert. Wow!!Steve Perry and the band, so much talent. Those high octaves SP reached with so much passion!! and such ease live and no auto tune or backing tracks, kids today need to take notes!! No lip sync crap. Wish I could have seen them in the 80's before Steve left.
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I'm watching in 2024. Steve Perry rules then and now
Jip, and ol' Smithie on the drums. It is only when you see him hammering away that you come to appreciate the man's talent.
No longer Journey after Steve Perry left. Just the sad fact. One of my favorite bands.
@@marcus_xlvii facts
'Then' yes, 'now' NO, Steve hasn't been able to sign that high in about 20 years, so what does he rule now? Great memories for sure. And Arnel has been great ever since he joined.
@@marcus_xlvii What nonsense, still Journey for so long without Steve. You can own your 'sad fact' but keep your 'sad' to yourself. Many of us also love Arnel, keeping JOURNEY strong ever since these glory days.
No tracks, no drum machines, no effects. Just Kick ass Rock and Roll!!!
You're right kicks major ass so good
No in-ears for Steve either and he was on point the whole time 😊❤
Well said.
Best ever- sorru Fred
Someone once asked Freddie Mercury “What’s it like being the world’s greatest rock singer?” Freddie said “I don’t know, go ask Steve Perry.”
oh please that never happened
La verdad es qué PERRY SUPERÓ A MERCURY PARA MÍ. VOZ EXTRAORDINARIA EN VIVO.
Seriously? Well, if it didn't happen, then why have I read this exact same quote from different sources, time and time again over the years?🙄
@@pattytomko6816 What you describe here _(the exact same quote read from different sources, time and time again over the years)_ can just as easily characterize an actual quote as... an urban legend.
Could you please provide me with the primary source of this quote, i.e. the audio, video or written passage where Freddie Mercury, the person/reporter who asked him the question, or an eyewitness to this scene, relate this conversation? It's a sincere question though, having myself searched for the origin of this statement for years.
I have preferred Perry's voice over Mercury's and can barely tell you what I've heard him sing more than once. Knowing what Perry has sung over the years is a different story.
Nobody can replace this guy. They’ve tried…but Steve was on another level. He is the voice of this band
Arnel is probably the only person on the planet who even comes close.
@@BrianSmith-ok8xeyes but online close
👍Steve Perry was put on this earth for his ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL VOICE! It was his God given calling. Well, I have to add that Elvis Presley was too, without a shred of a doubt. I'm 60 years old and LOVE THEM BOTH! And my Gosh they were/are sooo effing sexy! lolol Lord help me. lol In my opinion, they BOTH sang with their whole HEART and SOUL. They FELT what they sang, the MEANT what they sang. God Bless them both. Arnel P. deserves A LOT of praise as well because he is a GREAT singer and has worked his arse off for Journey. Thank you Arnel.🙂✌We love you too. ❤
@@BooBooKitty65 well I'm 68 and still drool over Steve. He's at his best in this concert... voice, hair, looks and body !!! Doesn't look too bad nowadays either. Yummmm!!❤❤❤❤
@@sherriwalker8019 OH SHERRYI!!! 🎶 🎸🎤🎵 Omg girl you are so dang lucky! Steve THE VOICE Perry sang a freakin song about you!!!! Holy shat!! lolol Girl I know you wanted to be Sherry Perry back in the day. lol I wanted to be Judy Perry. lol Good Lordt us 70's/80's chicks are too much.💗 And yes I agree, Steve is looking so handsome, even in his mid 70's, which I cannot believe he is in his 70's. I can't even believe I'm 60. The years really do flyyyy by that's for sure. Other than his absolutely PHENOMENAL God given talent of singing and entertaining, Steve has always seemed like such a genuinely good man and human being, back then and now. I wish him so much love, happiness, an abundance of blessings and good health. Hope you're havin a terrific Tuesday. 🙂👍🌞🌻🍁🍂🎃🎤🎶🎸😎✌☮
To open with such a vocally demanding song is mind blowing. There is no one today that comes close to Steve Perry’s vocal abilities
You need to listen to Deen casronovo with journey and see if you can still say that... all while he is playing the drums..
@ Yes, Deen is a great vocalist. Playing the drums while singing is its own thing for sure. He was fortunate he didn’t have to carry an entire show vocally while running a marathon.
@@karlknutson2091🎯
Being a boy born in the 2000's I have learned that what was meant for me was the 80's. That decade seems like the greatest time to be alive. The music from that era resonates so well with how I feel in my soul. How I yearn to be apart of that time. My parents grew up there and I'm nothing but proud and jealous. What a period to live through.
Trust me, you are so right. Best times ever. It makes me so happy to see comments like this!
Dê o melhor de si para a sua época e veja a magia acontecer. Steve Perry fez isso.
You are right. It was a blast to start the decade riding classic BMX bikes and ending the decade in a 5.0 mustang but the fashion, the music, the vibe, the freedom, the parties, and so many milestone major events in between...will it was simply an astonishing ride.
It was and I have goosebumps hearing this! Nothing compares to it. Can’t be duplicated ever! It was 🔥 anything went and the music was insane!!!!! 🤘🏼
oh man we are in the same boat 🥲 what i would give to be a teen in this time. i was born ten years after the 20th century ended and that fact is devastating.
FANTASTIC!!!!!! Back when bands and singers had a little thing called TALENT!! Steve Perry one of the greatest voices of all time. This is MUSIC not noise!!!
@@davidhodgins7122 absolutely!
The incomparable Steve Perry, also known around the entire world as “The Voice”! We love you forever Steve!
Journey is not Journey without the AMAZING!! Steve Perry!! 🥰
My god this is incredible. If you saw this live... you were blessed.
❤ luv Steve Perry
Yes, and it felt totally blessed. I was changed forever and couldn't be happier about it. Beyond Magical. I saw them for the first time three weeks after this show, in Los Angeles at The Forum. I had no idea what was in for and was blown away. And the show was so similar to this one, it helped keep the memories alive, even though I was 15 years old and it was 43 years ago. Beyond grateful for my life and Journey/Steve Perry's presence in it. ✨❤️🎶❤️🎵❤️✨
Saw them 2 times live in the 80s😊
absolutely
@@callielucas1197I was at that LA show too!❤ my brother took me to my 1st concert for the band and singer I loved the most! 🎉
Awwwwwwww back when Journey was the best thing going. How did we fall so far musically.
So thankful that we have this record of Journey at the heights of their popularity and skill! Amazing quality.
So good
🎉This concert made history and placed Journey at the pinnacle of rock. Aren't you glad they found Steve PERRY???
THIS
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Literally. This is GOLD!!!
THIS IS THE BEST CONCERT!!!! Sounds SO Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m watching and have been watching this performance for years and I never not once have gotten tired of listening to this.
Man Steve Perry is my absolute by far favorite singer of all time.
There’s no that can come anywhere close to his voice and the way he performs.
Absolutely incredible, amazing, epic. Love Journey ❤
Completely agree… I was a sophomore in high school when this was recorded…I’m STILL obsessed with Journey …. Can’t imagine not listening to them …nothing even comes close. This is perfection…. PERFECTION.
Still one of my favorite concert to watch. I will never get tired of watching these guys. Steve Perry just blows the roof off the place with his amazing GOD given voice !! When Steve sings Mother Father he gave the most brilliant performance of his life. l don' t think anyone could top Journey with SP.
Perry's vocal abilities are still unsurpassed to this day. The undisputed champ.
Tight jeans and tucked-in shirts. A few instruments and some light bulbs. Magic!
Perry is perfect here. OMG
I'm so grateful I was young back then, and this was our music..
Was never a huge Journey fan, but this is one of the best live performances of the 80’s. Just 5 guys on stage playing real music. Steve is one of the GOAT rock voices! And as a drummer I always loved Steve Smith’s work, just crushing it here. One for the ages.
Its to bad are music still playing whe wouldha w better country.
Steve Smith is brilliant
Don't know of anyone sexier than Steve Perry at his peak!! Sure wish he would write a book about his life!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Dê o melhor de si para a sua época e veja a magia acontecer. Steve Perry fez isso.
This man is phenomenal! He probably didn’t know his incredible talent. He undeniable the best front man of all the 80’s rock groups. His range is crazy! He left us with incredible memories. Thank you Steve.
No dubs, pure live music.
This happened 20 years before I was born, but journey was a huge part of my childhood!
I am swooning in 2024, totally fantastic!
@@angelaszymczak3827 I'll do since 1982 and will go on. :-)
Steve Perry is amazing so was his band no one will ever compare to him and his band amazing
Steve has no clue how great he is❤
@@AnnaKerr-ks6vv so true, I hope he does!
If a Time Machine is available, love to go back to this concert
TAKE ME WITH YOU, PLEEEEEEASE!
My brother took me to this tour when I was 12, at the capital centre largo maryland. Still can see it today in my mind. First four shows he took me too, Foreigner 4, Journey Escape, Rush Signals, and Iron Maiden Powerslave tour. What a great brother.
I was born in the late 60s, but i love Steve Perry's songs. He is such a talented singer with a great voice. Nobody can ever copy his styles in singing. You are a legend Steve Perry.
My Lord.. What an amazing band. Not a single flaw in any one of them.. Perry, Schon, Cain, Smith and Valory… just incredible. 🇺🇸
Seriously, its like a royal flush of musicians.
No wonder he had to retire…nobody’s vocal cords could hold up to singing their heart out every night like Steve. What a talent.
...and Steve didn't stop moving the entire show!
Freaking excellent drum solo!!!
A beautiful moment in time that thankfully will live for eternity.
43 years ago. Thank you to the uploader for this chance to remember and smile for a while. What a group of entertainers!
I am still watching Journey on november 17th 2024 : marvellous!
And this band fucking went for it like this for every show!!! Steve never held anything back vocally
so true = )
Thank you kindly for Posting this Video 🎉 🇬🇧 😊
My opinion it fell apart after Perry, This is 1981 Journey was nothing less than awesome
"There's alot of people right here who want to see Journey!"
With Steve Perry tho
Amen❤
I am a Journey fan from day one ,Steve Perry Rules !!!!!!
Steve Perry had the greatest rock voice. Ever. A raw talent that burned so bright for a very short time. He will be missed.
You guys, he is NOT dead
@@pauljoseph8338 Honey,where you been?! I think you missed some great music! His next album falls on this November eighth! You'll be enchanted! VELVET
I was standing and dancing here seeing this for the first time. I’m 56 and my son was smiling seeing me going crazy 😂
Just took a trip, 44 years back in time 😃
Love it when a band performs in the round like they did in this concert. Time machines can they get here any sooner? There are many events I would go back in time to see, this is one of them.
Fabulous footage of Steve Perry & “JOURNEY” ! So clear it takes me back to the 80’s concerts I was privileged to attend via my Uncle D who worked for A&M RECORDS,
Hollywood! It’s 2024 and Steve Perry STILL has the golden VOICE 47 years after he joined “Journey” in 1977.
Pure talent. Notice no motioning for monitor problems, just plain talent. Cannot be duplicated.
There is no questioning their musicianship. The boys were tight!
And I'm not just talkin' about their pants either! 🤣🤣
@@mattman237 Cringe...😬
Remember just waiting for this concert to air on MTV and all these years later this concert still !makes me happy
I remember watching this concert on tv hanging with my friends before I even knew what journey was I was 12 years old. Little did I know that history was being made and 40+ years later I'm sitting here watching this show for the millionth time.
In 1981, he had an extraordinary stage presence! Singing, acting and enchanting to this day! Long live Steve, Long live Journey.
I was at this concert! I can't believe it's here on UA-cam! I lived in Austin at the time, and I remember the crowd was crazy into Journey and also remember getting 2 flat tires on my old mustang on the way home. For the life of me I remember more about the way they played (awesome!) but can't remember who I went with. 😀
I was there too. My first concert ever.
That’s great. 😂
It’s OK. We all have a problem remembering back then. Jeez it must have been something I smoked or took. I can’t remember which, but it was good times baby! YES👍
Not remembering who you went with may be a good thing...😆
Do you remember where you were in the place?
Kids, This was back in the day when singers REALLY Sang, and PLAYED Their Instruments!!! Bring it back New Artists! KILL AUTOTUNE and Pitch Correction!!
The best sounding live concert I’ve ever heard………bar none. Steve Perry is beyond belief. The harmonies are spot on.
The very best concert in Houston.....❤LOVE STEVE PERRY ❤.....daaaaaam I wish I could have could have been there 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤
I was there, what a show.
Journey at their absolute best, in their prime, just incredible..... They owned the first half of the 80s
Gets me every time! Crazy great!
Can we take a minute to appreciate the athleticism that the entire band had to have to put on a show THAT electrifiying? It takes so much endurance to play at that level for 90 minute shows. It just amazes me.
Who's still watching in 2024?... kidding. Just realized this was just posted. Anyone watching in 1981?
I was 12 yrs old and I remember watching this tour on tv not quite sure if it was this concert with my buddies. I didn't realize what I was seeing , history being made and 40+ years later still watching it.
Love Steve in that tiger looking top. Yes listen while # planet fitness. Journey will be in St. Louis 7/6/24
I was at this show about 10th row floor
I don't know if this video compilation was around back then since videos of music wasn't really a thing back then. Not even on MTV. But ironically since they don't even play much music on MTV anymore, it was the excitement over MTV that created such a frenzy over music videos and brought about more and more bands making professionally made music videos. Snd artist, if they wanted to be noticed, all started producing good quality music videos. But the downside to that was that the attention became more focused on the appearances of the band members and fancy choreographed dance routines and gymnastics from the members of the bands, especially the lead singers. It became more about the optics than the music or real talent of the singers or musicians. But Steve, while not performing any wild aeronautical moves, flying suspended over the crowds or being upstaged by the magnitudes of scantily clad dancers now used in just about any big artists videos, stayed true to the tenants of true rock and roll singers and song writers. He moved around with his own kind of natural grace while performing each song with the same exact gifted range and natural vocal talent which made his live performances always sound the exact same as he did in a studio cut record if not even better. And he didn't have those perfect vocals and timing some or even most of the time but just about every single time he performed. No synthesizer, costumes, choreographed dance moves, back up dancers, Lazer light shows, pyrotechnics or lip syncing for Steve. Just pure raw talent and exceptionally gifted ability to touch the souls of every single concert goer back then and every one of us watching him almost 50 years later.
@@t.lmoran1657but it won't be Steve as lead singer and I'm not forking over a ton of money to watch second string understudy who comes close but can't quite get there and has to break up those soul stirring runs to take a breath.
Just stumbled upon this:::: it's Amazing how he sang 'Lights' soooo calmly after running back forth on stage and being out of breath!
One concert I wish I visited , as I always loved Journey....
Sound is so clear, now realize what an awesome drummer Steve Smith was.
I was watching him and I was thinking he really doesn't get the plaudits he deserves possibly because Schon and Perry were so incredible.
who had this LP Live on cassette back in the day. It was called "Captured". I wore it out in a Pioneer cassette deck, 698 rear speakers in a 1969 Chevelle SS.
Timeless beautiful energy and strength - a gift to us all. So grateful. ❤
Now that’s a concert what singing and all around great musicians hard to find that theses days
Such historical footage- hints at what it was like in those early 80s times.
i spent 4 hours watching this leyend man, he sings too good. Nice job For Steve Perry
Such greatness! This was the best live vocal performance I ever heard!
Wow, this concert is "blowing my mind!" Wish I could go back in time and experience it live! And the video captures everything! Love watching Journey"s incredible performances. Thanks for posting.
FACTS.
Open arms is a masterpiece, beautifully performed. Steve's high notes are magical.
Steve was so energetic & intense back then, he gave it all every show, and I can understand how the constant touring eventually burned him out and he had to stop. Thank God for Arnel Pineda to keep Journey going strong for all the years since.
Did they ever make new music with Arnel?
@@janicehastings1281 Ya, there's been some new albums with some great new tracks
He (Steve) must have been EXHAUSTED by the end. I’m tired just watching. He put EVERYTHING into his concerts. I know he knew it was being recorded, but somehow I don’t think it would’ve mattered to him. I’d bet all of his performances were just as enthusiastic. Oh and thanks for posting this. I was only 9 in 1981, too young. Although I give them credit also that their lyrics didn’t have to be perverted or explicit to sell, they were just GOOD. “The strength of the family- mother, father, sister, brother”, Steve said. You’d NEVER hear that today. God bless them. And His VOICE!
I agree 100%. I heard for myself that Steve Smith is an amazing drummer, but seeing the physicality of it blew my mind. I think he's hugely underrated. I've been a fan since the 70s. They really had everything until Steve Perry got worn down. He's 1 of a kind. 🧡
I was 7, playing with Barbies lol . 💙 🎸🎤
Saw this exact show on the ESCAPE tour in Chicago (my first show ever!I was 11) and Steve and the boys gave the exact same performance. 10/10ths every show, every night. Incredible.
una de las mejores voces de los 80s. Cero autoTune. Artista de verdad, no como hoy en dia, que cualquiera canta.
Minuto 47:50 EPICOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
A tehedseged felulmulja az elvarasokat ❤❤❤❤❤ 5:55
Amazing times. Steve's voice is perfection.
Wow ❤❤❤ Amazing performance by SP and the band. Mother Father performance is off the charts. There are not enough words to describe this live performance. I want to go back to the 80's just on this day only for this concert. I was little young a the time to have gone. We're lucky that they recorded this. Thank you for posting.
What a masterpiece! Steve Perry running around all over the stage delivering stunning vocals while Neal, Jonathan, Steve Smith, & Ross tearing it up on their instruments. Love the Neal & Steve image overlay at the end - perfect.
Amazing quality.
Accurate timestamps and setlist that can be copied and pasted into the description to enable video chapters:
0:00:00 · Escape Tour intro theme
0:00:50 · *_Escape_** (Escape)*
0:06:16 · _Line of Fire_ (Departure)
0:10:17 · _Lights_ (Infinity)
0:13:05 · _Stay Awhile_ (Departure)
0:16:06 · *_Open Arms_** (Escape)*
0:19:36 · *_Mother, Father_** (Escape)*
0:25:05 · Jonathan Cain piano solo (Supertramp's _Crime of the Century_ tribute, 0:25:37 _Who's Crying Now_ intro)
0:26:58 · *_Who's Crying Now_** (Escape)*
0:32:37 · _Where Were You_ (Departure)
0:36:48 · Steve Smith drum solo (0:38:29 _Dead or Alive_ intro)
0:40:48 · *_Dead or Alive_** (Escape)*
0:44:49 · *_Don't Stop Believin'_** (Escape)*
0:48:59 · *_Stone in Love_** (Escape)*
0:54:11 · *_Keep On Runnin'_** (Escape)*
0:58:04 · Neal Schon guitar solo (0:59:17 _Wheel in the Sky_ intro)
1:00:13 · _Wheel in the Sky_ (Infinity)
1:07:01 · _Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'_ (Evolution)
1:11:38 · _Any Way You Want It_ (Departure)
THANKSSSSS❤❤❤❤❤
You're very welcome @@dibujaanimehoy!
what’s inaccurate about my timestamps
@@chaseharlann At least the one I was interested in when you uploaded this fantastic concert: the piano solo between _Mother, Father,_ and _Who's Crying Now._ I didn't check the others before starting my own chaptering. But it's mainly to enable chapters to be displayed directly in the progress bar of the video and not just in the description, as is currently the case (at least on my device).
@@CyregO escape starts at 1:19/1:20 not 0:50
This is so tasty!! I was lucky enough to see Journey with Steve Perry and see him perform solo! Amazing music from amazing musicians!! Cheers!!🎸
Went to 3 of the 6 nights at the forum! Phenomenal, sounded exactly like this show! I was 18 years old! Seems like it was yesterday! What a time to be alive and healthy!!!
When I heard the Double live album, Captured, I was blown away!!!!
Jeff C Smith
Venice California
❤️💯🙏👍🏻
Listen to Steve at the 24 minute mark, he sounds like an orchestra and makes it look easy🎉🎉🎉
If it was this tour, they played 4 nights at the Forum, not 6.
2024 and i think its one of the best concerts ever ❤💯🔥 great singer band and setlist
LEGENDS
Thanks for posting the full concert! :D
This is fantastic!! Most of the time when someone says Remastered it might be a little better but this is definitely the best I've seen of this show.
Wow. This tour was the first rock show I ever went to, I was 11. Well maybe it was Van Halen's DIVER DOWN tour...can't remember. Anyway, it's amazing how live shows before the era of phone cameras, when the only reason you went to a show was to EXPERIENCE it live, not to watch through your phone and record it to SHOW other people you were there, are so much more memorable. I remember this show, and the way it made me feel, exactly as I do watching it now, 43 (woah...how the f*** did that happen?) years later. I remember all the shows I saw as a kid in middle and high school and then college in the 80's and early 90's (and there were a LOT) and it was a great time to be a kid going to concerts, great music, great energy, life was about having fun. But I'm 100% sure the memories are more powerful because we were there to experience something once in a lifetime, live, with our own eyes and ears, for ourselves and everyone else in the arena. Something unique, special, and all we were taking away with us were our memories. I'm sad for people who never got to know that experience, and how different it was.
I watch this video daily. I just can't get enough of Steve Perry. I so wish the camera was always on Steve. I'm not interested in the other guys. Their voice, hair and looks come nowhere close to Steve!! I know they're an essential part of the band, but IMO Steve WAS JOURNEY!! jmo
Wow this is the good live video of Journey of Steve Perry.... I like it
They performed with such passion and talent!! Wish l could have seen them in concert!!
Kim, I am 62 and pretty much saw EVERY tour live. It truly was MAGICAL. I was high NATURALLY for at least a few days after a show, they were so energizing and lifting, just like here 😉
Love this! Still remember seeing Journey live. This was an unbelievable concert!
I saw them in Honolulu during this tour in 1981. Two nights in a row they rocked the packed house. I still remember the magic that was Steve Perry like it was yesterday.
@@lynneburrell676 did you or anyone photograph or tape that show?
@@chaseharlann unfortunately no , I believe they didn’t allow flash photography . I wish I did though, it was epic. Thanks for posting that entire concert, Journey at the top of their game.
I was there 😊
Effortless. Pure. No one can touch him.
Love my Journey always ❤️ Thank you for a Great concert!!!!!❤
Their original bass man was no joke, he had great tone and good parts.
Pure talent. What a band. So happy it’s recorded for the ages. Perry’s voice was stunning.
❤ What a fantastic live performance. What a show. What a band, what musicianship. Journey at its best. This was another time when it was great to see bands live. ❤
Real music. Blessed to have seen it back then
When you look at the musical talent created by our generation, it will never be matched. Journey, Prince, Aerosmith, Celine Dion, just to name four but there are many more that are worthy of being named. Almost all of them started in a high school gymnasium and slowly work their way through the system until they emerged at the top. It was a long tough road for all of them. Not only were they the greatest musicians in the world, but their heart never let them quit. They never gave up on their dream.
I am still hopeful to marry this manafter all these years❤❤❤❤😂
Yes I’m m watching I love ,watch old music if u u dont want it . Dont listen or watch ,I’m m thankfull for one who posted it ,thanks 😂😂😂
Of course we have seen clips from this concert but I have never seen full concert. Wow!!Steve Perry and the band, so much talent. Those high octaves SP reached with so much passion!! and such ease live and no auto tune or backing tracks, kids today need to take notes!! No lip sync crap. Wish I could have seen them in the 80's before Steve left.
Love 🤩