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Captured (1981)

Where the lyrics of Captured take you, and where it was really made.

This live album is stitched together from shows in Montreal, Detroit and Tokyo, and its closing track is the only studio recording.

Key places

The Forum, Montreal, 8 August 1980 (1980)

Recording site Montreal Forum — Tracks 1–4 of the album were recorded at this venue on August 8, 1980. The point marks the venue itself, not a studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, 13 October 1980 (1980)

Recording site Koseinenkin Hall — Tracks 5 and 6 came from the performance that closed the tour at this hall in Tokyo on October 13, 1980. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Cobo Arena, Detroit, 4–5 August 1980 (1980)

Recording site Cobo Arena — Tracks 7–16 came from two shows at this arena on August 4 and 5, 1980, the largest share of the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Captured: first live album by the American rock band Journey
• Released January 30, 1981 on Columbia Records
• Reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell two million copies
• Tracks 1–4: The Forum, Montreal, August 8, 1980
• Tracks 5–6: Koseinenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, October 13, 1980, the performance at the end of the tour
• Tracks 7–16: two shows at Cobo Arena, Detroit, August 4 and 5, 1980
• Closing track "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" is the lone studio track and was released as a single
• Album dedicated to Bon Scott, AC/DC lead singer, who died in February 1980

Background

• Recorded during the band's Departure Tour in 1980
• Built from shows in three cities, not from one concert
• Keyboard player and founder Gregg Rolie's last Journey album
• Not the full set list: songs such as "Of a Lifetime" and "Kohoutek" were played on tour but left off

Recording

• Live sound and production credited to Kevin Elson, who also engineered and mixed
• Remixed at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch.
• The band was originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, intended as a backup group for Bay Area artists, before developing a jazz fusion style.
• The name Journey was suggested by roadie John Villanueva.

Members

• Current lineup includes Neal Schon (guitars, vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, guitars, vocals), Deen Castronovo (drums, vocals), Arnel Pineda (lead vocals), Jason Derlatka (keyboards, vocals), and Todd Jensen (bass, vocals).
• Steve Perry was lead vocalist from 1977 to 1987, the band's most commercially successful period.

Career

• Escape reached number one on the Billboard 200 and produced "Open Arms" and "Don't Stop Believin'".
• Frontiers reached number two in the US and number six on the UK Albums Chart.
• "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified 18-times platinum by the RIAA in 2024, the top-selling digital track in US history.
• The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
• A farewell tour, the Final Frontier Tour, began in February 2026 after Jonathan Cain announced his departure.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Record World called the single "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" a "shining testimony to the band's commanding stage presence."
• AllMusic reviewer Steve Kurutz gave the album 3 out of 5
• Kurutz praised the blazing version of "Any Way You Want It" and noted that hits such as "Separate Ways" and "Faithfully" were still a few years away
• Dean Castronovo, later Journey's official drummer, said Steve Smith's drum solo on the album changed his life

Records

• Billboard 200: No. 9, the album's second straight Top 10 after Departure
• Sales: two million copies
• Single "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)": No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart
• "Dixie Highway": No. 30 on the Mainstream Rock chart
• Japanese LP released March 21, 1981: peak No. 75 on the Oricon LP chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album is dedicated to Bon Scott of AC/DC, who died in February 1980; AC/DC had supported Journey on the previous year's "If You Want Blood" tour, so the liner notes call him a friend from the highway.
• "Dixie Highway" was not recorded on any Journey studio album before or after this release, and the album is its first appearance.
• Gregg Rolie's last album with Journey as keyboard player and founder.
• The album is not the full concert set list; the tour played songs such as "Of a Lifetime", "Kohoutek" and "Winds of March" that are not included.
• "Majestic" is a recorded version played as the band walked onstage.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

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