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Author: usenetusenet Date: May 13, 2008 09:32
Steve Howe: electric, acoustic and steel guitars; harmony vocals on
"Wish I'd Known All Along"
Carl Palmer: drums, percussion
John Wetton: lead vocals, bass
Geoff Downes: keys
I've only listened to Asia's new album a few times, but so far I feel
the original quartet's comeback album lives up to the reunion's
potential. This is a good album: to try to put that in context, I'm
enjoying it more than any of the John Payne-era Asia albums, GPS, Icon
or John Wetton solo albums that have come out in the last 16 years. On
the other hand, I don't think it's as good as _Asia_.
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Author: rojonrojon Date: May 13, 2008 15:42
> I've only listened to Asia's new album a few times, but so..
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> Also in the second half of the album comes "Orchard of Mines", which
> has an interesting story behind it. ...
> the actual track I found
> rather bland
I think this one sneaks up on you. I didn't notice this one at first
either, until I awoke one night with that dramatic chorus...
To know to feel to play me once again
Do you denote from what we feel
Do you not know
I see you've played the game
Do you denote
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Author: Bassplayer12Bassplayer12 Date: May 13, 2008 17:18
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Why is it that some songs remind me of and sound a bit like Jefferson
Starship?
Is it just me?
This being said, it is the kind of album that should be fun to listen to on
the road.
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Author: flatopfreakflatopfreak Date: May 13, 2008 19:50
> Steve Howe: electric, acoustic and steel guitars; harmony vocals on
> "Wish I'd Known All Along"
> Carl Palmer: drums, percussion
> John Wetton: lead vocals, bass
> Geoff Downes: keys
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> I've only listened to Asia's new album a few times, but so far I feel
> the original quartet's comeback album lives up to the reunion's
> potential. This is a good album: to try to put that in context, I'm
> enjoying it more than any of the John Payne-era Asia albums, GPS, Icon
> or John Wetton solo albums that have come out in the last 16 years. On
> the other hand, I don't think it's as good as _Asia_.
>
> Some of the surprise as to what an Asia reunion could do has been lost
> given we've had two albums by Wetton/Downes and I rather assumed
> _Phoenix_ would be like _Icon_ and _Icon II -- Rubicon_, but with
> better guitars and drums. That wasn't far off and tracks like
> "Heroine" and "I will Remember You" fit the model. The band have ...
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Author: progeaprogea Date: May 14, 2008 07:06
> However, my biggest complaint would be the lack of interesting bass
> playing. Wetton has long been focused on songwriting and singing, yet
> he remains a great bass player, as the live shows have demonstrated.
> Can't we hear more bass in the studio?
"Thirty Years" ago, in an interview for the French magazine "Best", he
stated: "I simplified my bass playing". And that was at his time in
the fist incarnation of two of the prog supergroup UK, Henry. I don't
think he's taken it back ever since.
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Author: Todd MitchellTodd Mitchell Date: May 14, 2008 08:36
On May 14, 10:06 am, progea hotmail.com> writes:>> However, my biggest complaint would be the lack of interesting bass
>> playing. Wetton has long been focused on songwriting and singing, yet
>> he remains a great bass player, as the live shows have demonstrated.
>> Can't we hear more bass in the studio?
>
> "Thirty Years" ago, in an interview for the French magazine "Best", he
> stated: "I simplified my bass playing". And that was at his time in
> the fist incarnation of two of the prog supergroup UK, Henry. I don't
> think he's taken it back ever since.
No, but you *can* hear the bass more on Phoenix than you can any of
the first three Asia albums. His playing is not any more innovative,
but at least you can hear him.
--
Todd Mitchell: Wide Stance
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