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Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
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A progressive rock supergroup? In the 1980s? Who would want such a thing critics asked, as they immediately went on the attack. But music fans disagreed. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer had played with the likes of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Yes and ELP to name just a few and they lived up to the supergroup tag. Asia’s self-titled debut album went to number one for nine weeks on the US charts, went top twenty in the UK and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Asia was all over MTV, had a sold-out world tour, several hit singles and a Grammy nomination. After 1983’s Alpha album, Wetton left to be replaced, bizarrely by Greg Lake was in, then Wetton was back and Howe was gone, replaced by Mandy Meyer for Astra in 1985. Fans needed a scorecard to keep track of it all, then the group split. Geoff Downes would struggle to keep the flame alive with John Payne from 1991-2005 until the original line up reunited in 2006 with newfound respect accorded them by both the media and fans until Wetton’s sad passing in 2017. This book covers every studio album as well as key live albums, compilations and solo projects in detail, making it a comprehensive guide to the music of this enigmatic and ever-changing band.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Sonicbond Publishing (14 Jun. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 176 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1789520991 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1789520996 |
| Dimensions | 14.91 x 1.32 x 21.34 cm |
by GJ
Well written, very thorough and informative track by track analysis. Covers all the studio albums from both the Wetton and Payne eras, including outtakes and bonus tracks, plus an overview of the main live albums, compilations and recordings of associated bands featuring Asia members like GTR, Icon, PM and 3. I thought I owned the complete Asia discography but the author has managed to unveil some rarities that I didn’t know about and need to seek out!
by Linwood
This a great addition to the ‘on track’ series. It’s well written and informative, and although I knew all about the original lineup years, it was the John Paine era that I found particularly interesting and made me go away and check out some of those albums. Very underrated in my opinion.
All in all, a great read. The photos of album covers were a bit blurry which was a shame. However, there wasn’t a single spelling mistake (that I noticed), something that a lot of the other ‘on track’ books are guilty of.