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ASIA, the legendary British band, moves into the next phase of its extraordinary career with Gravitas, a brave new album that explores different musical landscapes while embracing its familiar musical past.
Mar 19, 2014 · Asia’s post-reunion music grew incrementally in terms of both confidence and stature, from their 2008 comeback Phoenix – the first to reconvene the dream team of bassist/vocalist John Wetton, Howe, drummer Carl Palmer and keyboard wizard Geoffrey Downes – and up to 2012’s sorely under-rated 30th anniversary set XXX, which offered one of their most exquisite compositions in Face On The ...
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Absolutely. This is the sound Asia became renowned for over the years and with Gravitas, it is clear they haven’t fallen too far from the tree. This becomes apparent with album opener and first single Valkyrie. Chugging guitar riffs, a powerful drum pattern and the constant ringing of rock organs all get thrown in to the mix to brew up that ...
ASIA. Category: Progressive / Rock. Album: Gravitas. Stars: 3.5. Blurb: Presenting fine musicianship, catchy songwriting, and a relaxed atmosphere in equal measure, the latest album from ASIA falls just short of brilliance, but still offers no small amount of satisfaction. For over three decades, ASIA has been something of an anomaly in the ...
Mar 19, 2014 · Listen free to Asia – Gravitas (Valkyrie, Gravitas: (i) Lento / (ii) Gravitas and more). 9 tracks (47:40). Gravitas is the fourteenth studio album by British progressive rock band Asia, released on 25 March 2014.
Jun 16, 2014 · Asia delivers another new album in pretty quick time following their acclaimed XXX album in 2012. Gone is guitarist Steve Howe and in his place is young gun Sam Coulson. The band has stuck to its mantra of slick, polished AOR, staying true to their original early 80s style. Unfortunately the band seems to have slipped back into the slow to mid-tempo slumber that has been an issue in recent ...
