Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Artist:  Asia
Origin:  England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock

Original line-up:

John Wetton:  Lead Vocals, Bass
Steve Howe:  Guitar, Mandol
in
Geoff Downes:  Keyboards
Carl Palmer:  Drums

Asia is a British Progressive Rock Band, formed in 1981 as a Supergroup of four members from different Progressive Rock Bands, consisting of John Wetton (Bass Ex King Crimson, Family, UK), Steve Howe (Guitar Ex Yes), Geoff Downes (Keyboards Ex The Buggles, Yes), and Carl Palmer (Drums Ex The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer).













Title:   Gravitas  (2014)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label:  Frontiers Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  Valkyrie  (5:25)
 2.  Gravitas  (7:59)
 3.  The Closer I Get To You  (6:38)
 4.  Nyctophobia  (5:11)
 5.  Russian Dolls  (5:05)
 6.  Heaven Help Me Now  (5:38)
 7.  I Would Die For You  (3:11)
 8.  Joe DiMaggio's Glove  (4:30)
 9.  Till We Meet "Again  (4:03)

Bonus Tracks:

10. The Closer I Get To You (Acoustic)  (6:41)
11. Joe DiMaggio's Glove (Acoustic)  (4:34)

Disc 2:  DVD

 1.  Valkyrie (Music Video)
 2.  The Making Of Gravitas
 3.  An Extraordinary Life (Live in Plovdiv)
 4.  Only Time Will Tell (Live In Plovdiv With The Polvdiv Philharmonic Orchestra)
 5.  Heat Of The Moment (Live In Plovdiv With The Polvdiv Philharmonic Orchestra)

Personnel:

John Wetton:  Bass,  Vocals
Geoff Downes:  Keyboards
Carl Palmer:  Drums
Sam Coulson:  Guitar

Gravitas is the fourteenth studio album by Asia, was released on March 2014 by Frontiers Records, feature their new guitarist Sam Coulson, who replaced Steve Howe in January 2013.

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