~  ASIA  ~ 

Angleterre  -  rock progressif  -  *** 

Asia  groupe fondé en 1981, a immédiatement fait parler de lui puisque
le quatuor originel rassemblait trois crèmes de la musique progressive :
 John Wetton ( King Crimson ) au chant et à la basse,
Steve Howe ( Yes ) à la guitare et
Carl Palmer ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) à la batterie.
Leur premier album éponyme sorti en 1982 a un succès inespéré.
Il se vend à plus de 9 millions d'exemplaires.
Le rock d' Asia navigue entre musique progressive et pop rock FM,
aux mélodies directes, efficaces, soignées et bien chantées.
 

MUSICIENS

  -  Geoff  DOWNES  -  claviers , chant - ( 85, 92, 96, 01, 02, 04, 08 )
  -  John  WETTON  -  chant , basse - ( 85, 01, 08 )
  -  Carl  PALMER  -  batterie , percussions - ( 85, 92, 01, 08 )
  -  Steve  HOWE  -  guitares acoust. & élect., 12 cordes, mandoline,..( 92, 08 )
  -  Mandy  MEYER  -  guitares - ( 85 )
  -  John  PAYNE  -  chant , basse - ( 92, 96, 02, 04 )
  -  Al  PITRELLI  -  guitares - ( 92 )
  -  Elliott  RANDALL  -  guitares - ( 96 )
  -  Aziz  IBRAHIM  -  guitare - ( 96 )
  -  Michael  STURGIS  -  batterie - ( 96 )
  -  Pat  THRALL  -  ( 01 )
  -  Chris  SLADE  -  batterie - ( 02, 04 )
  -  Guthrie  GOVAN  -  guitare - ( 02, 04 )
  -  John  MITCHELL  -  guitare - ( 05 )
  -  Steve  CHRISTEY  -  batterie - ( 05 )
  -  Hugh  McDOWELL  -  violoncelle - ( 05 )
  -  Ian  McDONALD  -  flûte - (05 )
  -  Annie  HASLAM  -  chant ( I stand alone & in the end ) - ( 05 )
 

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Photos de concerts :  Martigues  le 18 Mai 2008
 

 astra        ( 1985 )

  titres :  go, voice of america, hard on me,
               wishing, rock and roll dream,
               countdown to zero,
               love now till eternity,
               too late, suspicion, after the war.

aqua         ( 1992 )

  titres : aqua ( I ), who will stop the rain ?,
              back in town, love under fire, someday,               little rich boy, the voice of reason,
              lay down your arms, crime of the heart,
              a far cry, don't call me, heaven on earth,               aqua ( II ), obsession.

arena          ( 1996 )

  titres :  into the arena, arena, heaven,
               two sides of the moon,
               the day before the war, never,
               falling, words, u bring me down,
               tell me why, turn it around, bella nova.

Asia  live       ( 2001 )

~  D V D  ~

  titres :  sole survivor, don't cry,
               voice of america, time again,
               praying for a miracle,
               the smile has left your eyes,
               only time will tell, days like these,
               the heat goes on, heat of the moment,                open your eyes.
  bonus : praying for a miracle (video), kari-anne (demo).

Asia  live In the USA

( 2002 )

~  D V D  ~

  titres :  the heart goes on, days like these, awake,
               arena, military man, wherever you are,
               who will stop the rain, bad asteroid,
               don't cry,   kings of the day,
               keyboard solo: electroglide/
               cutting it fine/bolero, love under fire/
               sad situation/longest night,
               ready to go home, sole survivor, free,
               only time will tell, go, heart of the moment.

silent nation        ( 2004 )

  titres :  what about love?, long way from home,                midnight, blue moon monday,
               silent nation, ghost in the mirror,
               gone too far, I will be there for you,                darkness day, the prophet.

Wetton - Downes - Icon live  ( 2005 )

 titres : overture: paradox, let me go, god walks with un,
             I stand alone, meet me at midnight, hey Josephine,
             far away, please change your mind, sleep angel,              spread your wings, in the end.

 Phoenix        ( 2008 )

  titres :  never again, nothing's forever, heroine,                sleeping giant - no way back - reprise,                alibis, I will remember you,
               shadow of a doubt,
               parallel worlds - vortex - deya,
               wish I'd known all along,
               orchard of mines, over and over,
               an extraordinary life.

live in Milwaukee 2008   ( 2008 )

 cd 1 : daylight, only time will tell, wildest dreams,            never again, roundabout, time again, bolero,            clap, voice of America,
           the smile has left your eyes (acoustic),
           ride easy (acoustic), open your eyes.
 cd 2 : fanfare for the common man , without you,
           an extraordinary life, In the court of the            Crimson King, video killed the radio star,
           the heat goes on / drum solo,
           heat of the moment, dont cry, sole survivor.

omega      ( 2010 )

  titres : finger on the trigger, through my veins,
              holy war, ever yours, listen children,
              end of the world, light The way, Emily,
              still the same, there was a time, I believe,
              don't wanna lose you now.

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