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will 
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:23 |
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I currently only own 1 asia cd (ASIA, self titled). I think their music is pretty good and was looking for some recomendations from fellow lovers of prog. Im fairly new to ASIA so am not sure where to start. Any tips/recomendations??
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Long live progression.
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:27 |
 will wrote:
I currently only own 1 asia cd (ASIA, self titled). I think their music is pretty good and was looking for some recomendations from fellow lovers of prog. Im fairly new to ASIA so am not sure where to start. Any tips/recomendations?? |
That's as good as it gets:
Only Time Will Tell & Heat of The Moment.
Chuck the rest in the bin.
I was given a free copy of the Best Of Asia, send me a stamped adressed envelope covering the cost of delivery and you can have it!
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:30 |
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will
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:33 |
Thanks Reedlover
I think i will give the rest of ASIA a miss then, I'll just stick with self titled album. Although i do really like one song from one of ASIA's newer albums (What about love). I have it on a promo cd i got free with classic rock magazine. Seems like i have all of ASIA's best songs already so i wont waste my money. I'll invest it in the entire genesis collection instead 
I think this is an open close topic.
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Velvetclown
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:34 |
Yes go for Genesis instead. 
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:35 |
Good call! You can't go wrong with Genesis!
If you liked Asia's first album, you might also like Boston's first album - I think it's great, even if it's not prog.
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will
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:36 |
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I have trespass and duke at the moment and think they are brill. What you reccomend velvet??
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:37 |
If you like Trespass, you'll LOVE Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound.
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Velvetclown
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:37 |
All the albums between those two
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:38 |
Haha wow... i think you'll find that Asia isn't too appreciated
here. Although their members constituted a prog rock all star
line-up, they basically were just another synth-saturated pop machine
that was short lived in the 80s. Their first the albums, Asia, Alpha,
and Astra, are the albums released with the original John Wetton
line-up, and each one is worse than the one that came before it. In the
early 90s the keyboardist Geoffrey Downes reformed the group and began
releasing more progressive material (so i've heard) and I guess they're
still around doing that... although the current group is nothing
compared to the 80s line-up with Palmer, Howe, Wetton, and Downes. If
you're truly a hardcore prog rock fan, there's not much to get excited
about here... but if you can handle some poppy arena rock, its not bad.
My favorite thing about the band is the Roger Dean artwork on the album covers
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will
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:38 |
Cheers i think im gonna buy foxtrot next.
Ill check out boston.
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:38 |
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Haha, I'm listening to Foxtrot right now
what a coincidence!
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:42 |
I was going to buy it today but i thought better as the amount ive spent on cds in the last month must be in the triple figures and as i only have a saturday job i cant afford it. I will buy it tommorrow
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Posted: November 01 2004 at 16:48 |
Good fer you Will
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 01:08 |
will wrote:
I currently only own 1 asia cd (ASIA, self titled). I think their music is pretty good and was looking for some recomendations from fellow lovers of prog. Im fairly new to ASIA so am not sure where to start. Any tips/recomendations?? |
You have already the only Asia album that's worth your hard-earned cash, the rest is not interesting, maybe a "very best of" would be worth something, if you really insist on having another Asia product. but I strongly advice you not to.
Listen enjoy and cherish The Asia as you've now come to know. for the self-titled album is truly their very best.
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 01:11 |
The first Asia was okay... On par with 90215.
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 01:45 |
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There was something tho.. about that Asia in Asia dvd.. I just couldn't take my eyes off of... now what was that ?? hmmmmm
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 02:18 |
Hmmmmmmmm........Perhaps Lreg Gake 
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 02:26 |
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The newer Asia is in the Toto style. Asia has never been very progressive, but I'll give them a listen long before much of the other 80s crap that raped the charts back then... If you fancy their synth sound give Saga a try. Everything before and including Behaviour is enjoyable.
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Posted: November 02 2004 at 09:07 |
asia sucks
rape their corpses
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