This is not your father's Asia. In its beginnings Asia was a band frequently called the first progressive rock supergroup, although that title really belonged to Emerson,...
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Archives 1 collects previously-unreleased material from the arena-rockers Asia, including "Heart of Gold," "Tears," "The Mariner's Dream," "Reality," "I Can't Wait a...
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Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, and Carl Palmer surprised everyone when they re-formed Asia in 1992, with a new singer (John Payne) and a second guitarist (Al Pitrelli). Even more...
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Asia did their part to help bring Western culture to the Soviet Union and stimulate its downfall. In the winter of 1990, lead vocalist/bass guitarist John Wetton,...
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Why Asia was the recipient of so much venomous criticism from the so-called hip music press is baffling. Okay, the original supergroup's members, vocalist/bassist John...
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Perhaps the most stylish sellout in art-rock history-- lowbrow material, but impeccably produced and played; and sometimes too catchy to resist. Old fans had to content...
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This marriage of four players with impressive pedigrees proved to be the success story of 1982 when Asia's debut lodged itself at the top of the U.S. album charts for two...
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In 1990, Geffen released Asia/Alpha, which contained the first two Asia albums in their entirety: Asia, and Alpha, both from 1983, onto a single cassette. ~ Sean...
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The first album without Steve Howe, and the beginning of the band's commercial slip. Even a blatant radio anthem ("Voice Of America") couldn't keepthe momentum...
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Then And Now 8/14/1990, Yahoo! Music, Brett Milano
A mini-greatest hits hampered by four formula new songs--one of which was written by that famous art-rocker David...
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This compilation includes all of their Top 40 hits -- "Heat of the Moment," "Only Time Will Tell, " "Don't Cry, " and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" -- as well as some...
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Sprightly concert set featuring three-quarters of the original lineup (Pat Thrall replaces Steve Howe) playing hit-era material that's often improved without the ornate...
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Asia did their part to help bring Western culture to the Soviet Union and stimulate its downfall. In the winter of 1990, lead vocalist/bass guitarist John Wetton,...
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Asia hadn't released an album of new music since 1985, so changes were to be expected. But changes for the better -- well, that was a pleasant surprise. Aqua finds the band...
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In 2000, Snapper released an economically sensible box set containing three of Asia's releases from the '90s. Aqua was originally released in 1992 on JRS, Arena in 1996 on...
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Although billed as an Asia CD, this release is in reality more of a solo album by Geoff Downes and David Payne. The material is music that the two of them composed for...
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This is a set for the dedicated -- the fans who will indeed be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Asia's formation by seeking out the double-disc set, Anthologia: 20th...
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When the art rock supergroup Asia broke up in 1986, it left a hole in FM radio that few artists have dared to fall into. The band's crafty, complex, and often indulgent pop...
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A re-pressing of 2002's excellent Anthologia: 20th Anniversary Geffen Years Collection, this isn't just a loosely assembled collection of Asia's finest moments -- it's...
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