Asia - Alpha is the most popular album right now?

Ha, noticed that too and thought I was losing my mind!

I just assumed that maybe there was some super pimped-out reissue of it newly available or something, so renewed interest.

(I seem to recall a glitch on the Archives that had Dream Theater's `The Astonishing' showing up on that `most popular album of the last 24 hours' section too, for a couple of years on and off.

And while that particular Asia album is nothing too special, it's a fine AOR album with some memorable tunes, and some of the intros to several tracks are really cool. If you need one Asia album, it probably should be that one

EDIT: Disregard the above comment, I thought it was the debut album! The first one is the one to go for if you want the best Asia album of the bunch.

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - October 23 2020 at 04:22

Interesting, do we know how that is worked out?

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Ha, noticed that too and thought I was losing my mind! I just assumed that maybe there was some super pimped-out reissue of it newly available or something, so renewed interest. (I seem to recall a glitch on the Archives that had Dream Theater's `The Astonishing' showing up on that `most popular album of the last 24 hours' section too, for a couple of years on and off. And while that particular Asia album is nothing too special, it's a fine AOR album with some memorable tunes, and some of the intros to several tracks are really cool. If you need one Asia album, it probably should be that one EDIT: Disregard the above comment, I thought it was the debut album! The first one is the one to go for if you want the best Asia album of the bunch.

Cristi wrote: A Crimson Mellotron wrote: What's the deal with this album, it's the website's most popular album page? Usually new releases pop up there, so this looked strange. And I must say, I haven't heard it, so is it worth listening to, Asia fans? after The Astonishing glitch, I tend to ignore this feature.  I thought it's the most visited album page that day, I could be wrong.

Cristi wrote: A Crimson Mellotron wrote: Cristi wrote: A Crimson Mellotron wrote: What's the deal with this album, it's the website's most popular album page? Usually new releases pop up there, so this looked strange. And I must say, I haven't heard it, so is it worth listening to, Asia fans? after The Astonishing glitch, I tend to ignore this feature.  I thought it's the most visited album page that day, I could be wrong.  What's that glitch? I must've missed it. I think it was sometimes last year, The Astonishing stayed there for a few days, everyone wondered what was going on, there's even a thread

I like Asia but this isn't their best album , perhaps best album cover though ..I'm unsure why it's the most popular album in the last 24 hrs ... strange isn't it ? 

A Crimson Mellotron wrote: What's the deal with this album, it's the website's most popular album page? Usually new releases pop up there, so this looked strange. And I must say, I haven't heard it, so is it worth listening to, Asia fans?

FatherChristmas wrote: I'd say their most popular album is their eponymous debut. They released that, it was great, Alpha was ok, Astra was a bit better and more proggy in my opinion but they started to lose success and broke up in the early '90s. They had a reunion in the '00s, about the same time as KC's projeKts, and released some of there best work in a while - Phoenix is my favourite from that period - but it wasn't up to the debut, and they broke up again. So now, Steve Howe has joined a rubbish Yes tribute band.

^That is a great song! But don't forget... 

^Funny, didn't think you'd like AOR Paul, considering you dislike the direction Genesis went in after Duke. Unless it's just AOP you dislike.