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Gravitas is the thirteenth studio album by British rock group Asia, released in 2014. It is the group's final studio album with vocalist/bassist John Wetton before his death in 2017 and the only one to feature guitarist Sam Coulson.
As a special finale to the US Phoenix tour, the band performed, for the first time ever, the entire first Asia album from beginning to end at their San Francisco concert at The Regency Center on 5 May. The album comprised the entire second set of the evening's concert.
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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
Jul 15, 2014 · Asia — John Wetton (vocals, bass), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Carl Palmer (drums) and Sam Coulson (guitar) — are preparing a fall U.S tour to showcase the new album and introduce their new guitarist. I recently spoke with Wetton and Coulson about Gravitas and more.
Symphonic Team. That dragon has plummeted! 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.
Album Review: Asia – Gravitas. 2 min read. British supergroup Asia have gone through a revolving roster of personnel since their formation in 1981. After all four original members finally reunited in 2006, changes arose once again in early 2013, as Steve Howe’s third resignation from the band (to concentrate on side project Yes) brought in ...
