After spending the better half of the '70s as an ersatz prog band given to Neal Schon's noodling, never-ending solos, low record sales, and muddling about on the marginal rock circuit, the members of Journey certainly welcomed the phenomenal chart success and arena tours that came their way in the late '70s. With Captured, a live double-disc from 1980, the newly crowned kings of AOR show off like a formerly fat girl at prom. "Separate Ways" and "Faithfully" were still a few years away, but the band had plenty of hits by this time and they blast through them all, including a blistering version of "Any Way You Want It." The band are in rare form and vocalist Steve Perry uses Captured as his coming out, while the thousands of diehards sweating in the blistering sun give the album an underlying hum of energy that tops even Perry's. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide
Wally Buck (Assistant Engineer), Brian Lee (Remastering), Paul Elliot (Lighting), Gregg Rolie (Group Member), Carolina Bagnarol (Administration), Steve Perry (Group Member), Bert Paré (Engineer), Neal Schon (?), Jim Welch (Design), Jim Welch (Photography), Gregg Rolie (Keyboards), Kevin Elson (Producer), James Hernández (Management), Kevin Elson (Live Sound), Anastasia Pantsios (Photography), Wilson Peyton (Production Coordination), Stanley Mouse (Cover Photo), Mike "Clay" Stone (Producer), Neal Schon (Guitar), Kevin Elson (Remixing), Daniel Aumais (Assistant Engineer), Van Jarvis (Promoter), Steve Smith (Group Member), Pat Morrow (Management), Jim Welch (Administration), Stevie Roseman (Piano), Steve Perry (Vocals), Neal Schon (Group Member), Guy Charbonneau (Assistant Engineer), Terry Brennan (Merchandising), Gregg Rolie (Vocals (Background)), Van Jarvis (Publicity), Stanley Mouse (Artwork), Steve Perry (?), Michael Mendelson (Photography), Herbie Herbert (Management), Ken Mednick (Lighting), Ross Valory (Vocals), Mike Harkins (Merchandising), Bob Ludwig (Remastering), Del Furano (Merchandising), John Griswold (Guitar), Hisao Takahasi (Photography), Johnny Hamlin (Photography), Ross Valory (Bass), Steve Lelacheur (?), Steve Hill (Electronics), Neal Schon (Vocals), Stanley Mouse (Cover Art), Stevie Roseman (Keyboards), Cyndy Poon (Memorabilia), Jim Welch (Package Design), John Lobel (Lighting), Rocky Holman (Engineer), Valdis Daulsts (Production Coordination), Paul Natkin (Photography), William Hames (Photography), John Maginnis (Photography), Paul Elliot (Lighting), Kevin Elson (Engineer), Rodney Mills (Remixing), Jim Welch (Merchandising), Tomas Suzuki (Assistant Engineer), Jim Welch (Back Cover), Akira Fukada (Assistant Engineer), Mike Hausmann (Photography), Ross Valory (Group Member), Randy Bachman (Photography), Ross Valory (?), Steve Smith (Drums)
Captured is the title of Journey's first live album. Recorded during their Departure tour, it was released in February 1981 on the Columbia Records label. The album went on to sell two million copies.
The song "Dixie Highway", had not previously been recorded on a Journey album. Closing the album is the lone studio track, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)".
This was the last appearance of founder Gregg Rolie
This album was recorded during the bands "Departure" tour in 1980. Tracks 1-4 were taken from a performance recorded at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 8th, 1980. Tracks 5 & 6 were from a Toyko, Japan performance at the end of the tour in October and Tracks 7 - 16 came from a series of shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan.
Personnel
Journey
Neal Schon - guitar (acoustic and electric), vocals, producer
Early Years Tour • Look into the Future Tour (1976) •Next Tour (1977) •Infinity Tour (1978) •Evolution Tour (1979) •Departure Tour (1980) •Escape Tour (1981) •Frontiers Tour (1983) •Raised on Radio Tour (1986) •Arrival Tour (2001) •Under the Radar Tour (2002) •30th Anniversary Tour (2005) •Revelation Tour (2008-9)