ASIA – LIVE IN JAPAN

ASIA – LIVE IN JAPAN - 3/8/2007
DVD/DIVX
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As a band Asia were able to do what few from the prog rock era were able to do: combine streamlined pop hooks into very sophisticated songs that included varying instrumental passages where individual members could stretch a bit. Their chart success -- especially early on -- was formidable. Fantasia: Live in Tokyo is an anniversary concert performed with all the original members: Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer, Steve Howe and John Wetton. Eagle Rock has issued the entire concert, on both on a double-CD as well as DVD. There are 18 cuts here, including the hits as well as tracks by the members' other bands such as "Roundabout" by Yes (that contains guitarist Howe) Downes' "Video Killed the Radio Star" from his stint with the Buggles, and Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," (which was recorded by Emerson, Lake & Palmer). The bookends for this rather indulgent but exciting live show are "Time Again," and, of course, "Heat of the Moment," a live version that 25 years later seems to top the original! For Asia fans, this is a rather indispensable document.

1. Time Again
2. Wildest Dreams
3. One Step Closer
4. Roundabout
5. Without You
6. Cutting It Fine
7. Intersection Blues - Steve's Solo
8. Fanfare for the Common Man
9. The Smile has Left Your Eyes
10. Don't Cry
11. In the Court of the Crimson King
12. Here comes the Feeling
13. Video Killed the Radio Star
14. The Heat Goes On -- Drum Solo
15. Only Time Will Tell
16. Ride Easy
17. Heat of the Moment

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(PART 02) – http://sharebee.com/a0243e7d
(PART 03) – http://sharebee.com/30b0f470
(PART 04) – http://sharebee.com/8918c4bd
(PART 05) – http://sharebee.com/e8089b44
(PART 06) – http://sharebee.com/3f01339e
(PART 07) – http://sharebee.com/a28fe65e
(PART 08) – http://sharebee.com/77f6b4e9
(PART 09) – http://sharebee.com/13da3e5a
(PART 10) – http://sharebee.com/c89e4b44
(PART 11) – http://sharebee.com/223677ef