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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 ...
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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2. Gravitas 3. The Closer I Get 4. Nyctophobia 5. Russian Dolls 6. Heaven Help Me 7. I Would Die For You 8. Joe DiMaggio's Glove 9. Till We Meet Again Added: March 29th 2014 Reviewer: Steven Reid Score: Related Link: Asia Online Hits: 2430 Language: english [ Printer Friendly Page] [ Send to a Friend]
Gravitas is a music studio album recording by ASIA (Prog Related/Progressive Rock) released in 2014 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. This page includes Gravitas's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 download (stream), buy online links: amazon, ratings and detailled reviews by our experts, collaborators and members.
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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 annals of rock music, displaying no ...
Of these, it's especially Carl Palmer I have heard of before. "Gravitas" is Asia'a twelfth studio album and it has a wonderful cover picture with a dragon wandering behind a birch forest. The "Asia" sign is very stylistic. When I put the record on, I do enjoyed what I heard. The band seemed so coherent and it was a nice flow in the music.
Then came Phoenix in 2008 which was a good album by Asia's standards. However, even if Phoenix did not disappoint, it failed to live up to the momentum created by Fantasia. In 2010 another live album and video followed called Spirit Of The Night, recorded on the Phoenix tour in 2009. This too was a good release, but again it failed to excite.
