Journey-Captured (1981)

In his first three albums Journey was torn between a diffuse instrumental style that oscillated between jazz and rock with touches of progressive rock however, due to the lack of commercial success of these albums "Journey" (1975), "Look Into The Future” (1976) and “Next” (1977), would lead to the band concentrating more on the soft side of rock and more commercial pop.
With a change in which even the aesthetics of the covers were reflected adopting a beetle, as a logo that began to be used to identify the group, and which is inspired by Egyptian art and religion for being a symbol of self-creation, rebirth, renewal, transformation and regeneration.
This logo has graphically evolved on all their albums to become the hallmark of Journey
The first album that came out under the new style was "Infinity" in 1978, which became his first platinum album pushed by the single "Wheel in the Sky." At the same time, the band became a group of so-called Arena rock, filling stadiums throughout the United States.
However, this new style did not sit well with drummer Dumbar, who would leave to later join Jefferson Starship, in his place came Steve Smith.
In 1979 the band released "Evolution" and in 1980 "Departure" which became instant hits and were followed by the double live album "Captured", which reached number 9 on the charts. This last album surprised the critics by the rock style of the interpretations, and is that in "Captured" Journey they captured seventy minutes full of hard and energetic rock led by the colossal voice of a Steve Perry who had arrived with the great "Infinity" and that dazzled in the following "Evolution" and "Departure", contrasting in this live show that he had few rivals both melodic and rockers. To show the hardness and sweetness of "Line On Fire" and "Lights" where he rocks with that feeling soaked in the best of the Motown sound, the rest is an overwhelming repertoire in which Neal Schon proves to be one of the great guitarists. Compared on many occasions to Van Halen in terms of dexterity, with a state of anthological grace he achieves sublime performances in such powerful classics as the opening "Where Were You" or the electrifying "Dixie Highway".
"Captured" is a majestic and unrepeatable live double, the end of the era of the hardest and most explosive Journey, from here the band would enter a turning point, because with the entry of Jonathan Cain and some pop rock compositions more accessible led in 1981 to the greatest success of the band; his album "Escape".