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Mar 24, 2014 · "Gravitas" is the title of the new output provided by the legendary British supergroup ASIA, the remaining original members John Wetton and Geoff Downes are moving into the next phase of their extraordinary career with a brand new & freshly enthroned guitar player, the young Sam Coulson who had the difficult task to fill the shoes of the famous ...
It is under this new line-up that fourteenth album Gravitas has been born. If you were to ask someone to describe classic 80’s rock, you could take a fair stab at what they might be thinking. Strong heavy-hitting vocals, smooth solos and a plethora of synthesizers you say?
Apr 15, 2018 · Gravitas is the fourteenth studio album by British progressive rock band Asia, released on 25 March 2014. Written and produced by John Wetton and Geoff Downe...
Mar 19, 2014 · The 27 year-old Midlander might have played with Paul Gilbert, Tony MacAlpine and Guthrie Govan (the John Payne-era Asia/now Steven Wilson Band incumbent), but can he mix it with a unit of world-class musicians? And how will his apparent proclivity towards hard rock and metal affect this group’s notoriously delicate internal chemistry?
- Dave Ling
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.
After having reunited in 2006, displacing the John Payne-fronted version of the band, the original line-up of Asia surprised me with the very strong live album and concert video Fantasia - Live In Tokyo.
