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Phoenix by: Asia List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $12.97 You Save: $6.01 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099921286926 Label: Frontiers Records/EMI America Manufacturer: Frontiers Records/EMI America Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Frontiers Records/EMI America Release Date: April 15, 2008 Studio: Frontiers Records/EMI America Sales Rank: 3262 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Asia’s eponymously titled debut album in 1982 was both ecstatically received and the biggest selling album of the year. It spawned a trio of US top 10 singles in "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell" and "Sole Survivor." Over the greater part of the 80s, Asia racked up 15 million in global record sales. Rising from the ashes in 2008, the Multi-Platinum Supergroup Asia returns with "Phoenix," the first new album featuring the original line up in 25 years. With a revered musical pedigree, Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles), Steve Howe (Yes), Carl Palmer (ELP), and John Wetton (King Crimson) have returned to their hit making roots. Featuring the anthemic lead track "Never Again", and the poignant "An Extraordinary Life," Asia’s revived the sound that made them radio staples. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - They're back...albeit a bit slower and more conservative...Two points here first: 1) As a young'un I was a huge fan of the first release "Asia". It's the biggest reason I got into 70's progressive rock and discovered Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Genesis, UK, etc. As much as I loved "Asia" (the album), I admit after discovering the original bands Howe, Wetton, Downes, and Palmer had played in, I realized "Asia" was a watering-down of their musical abilities. There was little in any of the music of "Asia" that taxed their respective talents on a level equal to early Yes, ELP, etc. BUT, there was a feel and energy with the first album that helped negate the complaints of how "de-progged" their music had become. These guys appeared to be enjoying playing together, writing simpler songs, ... Read More: Rating:  - EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT - 25 YEARS LATER!!!The 1982 release of "ASIA" was the first cassette album I purchased for my walkman (remember those?) back in the beginning throws of my teenager years. It opened a personal path for me to hear music that would become mine. 'Mine' in the sense that it wasn't the music my parents had me listen to, nor music others were into that I did not enjoy. The music of Asia provided me much needed solitude while riding my bicycle around the city bike paths and gave me a sense of freedom and escape from the stresses of youth. I connected with the music very quickly and found myself almost always selecting Asia as the band of listening choice when going on my rides. Music is a very personal thing. I never find it worth while to spend time ... Read More: Rating: - A Weird CDAsia Phoenix is a weird CD. It's as if we're back in 1982. The keyboard sound is pure analog synth. As at least one other reviewer noted, it does sound like Chicago circa 1982 but without horns. Instrumentation aside, there are some strong songs that stand up well against their classic debut. Wetton's voice is still strong as are the instrumentalists. If you like their classic 1982 recording, you will enjoy this one as well. You may be disappointed if expecting otherwise. [DW] Rating: - Not as bad as I thought!I put off buying this CD for a long time. The samples I heard, like others have said, sounded too much like something from a Wetton solo album, and there didn't seem to be much of interest going on in the musical/instrumental side of things. The first time I listened to it, my fears seemed confirmed. I felt pretty disappointed with it, but there were some interesting things going on instrumentally that I knew right away I wanted to come back to. After listening a second, a third, and a fourth time, I was hooked. The songs are very catchy and I have difficulty keeping them out of my head. There are some cheesy cliches in most of the songs, but the first two Asia albums, which I've cherished for years, are cheesy, too. There is a new maturity ... Read More: Rating: - This is good but should be betterThis is an excellent CD for those that love Asia, as I do, there are a couple of really excellent songs, such as Extraordinary life and Shadow of a doubt, there isn't a bad song on the CD, is very well engineered and produced, but there is nothing that is a standout song. For anyone that has been an Asia fan from the 80's, when they really changed a lot of the music world with what they did, this will be a good, but not a great cd. If you are someone who has listened to Asia before, you will enjoy this, but if you haven't, this CD probably isn't for you. Even with the original members all together again, there is nothing groundbreaking here, and you will either like the original sound or not. |
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