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Phoenix | 
| Artist: Asia
Label: Frontiers Records/EMI America
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 847
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099921286926
ASIN: B00154GEFU
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Still sealed. The spine of the case has a cut-out mark.
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| Tracks:
| • | Never Again | | • | Nothing's Forever | | • | Heroine | | • | Sleeping Giant / No Way Back / Reprise | | • | Alibis | | • | I Will Remember You | | • | Shadow Of A Doubt | | • | Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Deya | | • | Wish I'd Known All Along | | • | Orchard Of Mines | | • | Over And Over | | • | An Extraordinary Life |
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Asia's eponymously titled debut album in 1982 was both ecstatically received and the biggest selling album of the year. It spawned a trio of US top 10 singles in "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell" and "Sole Survivor." Over the greater part of the 80s, Asia racked up 15 million in global record sales.
Rising from the ashes in 2008, the Multi-Platinum Supergroup Asia returns with "Phoenix," the first new album featuring the original line up in 25 years. With a revered musical pedigree, Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles), Steve Howe (Yes), Carl Palmer (ELP), and John Wetton (King Crimson) have returned to their hit making roots. Featuring the anthemic lead track "Never Again", and the poignant "An Extraordinary Life," Asia's revived the sound that made them radio staples.
Album Description
Japanese pressing of this full-length album comes with acoustic version of 'I Will Remember You' as the bonus track. King. 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 119 more reviews...
 Bought on whim. Lived up to expectations July 18, 2008
Bought this at the Asia concert (in Phoenix!) in 2008. Wanted to support the group and was pleasantly surprised at the album. I'm not a hard-core UK fan, but I loved Asia and appreciate Palmer's work. I think it's better than Astra, on par with the first two Asia albums.
Asia Is Back!!! July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the best progressive bands of the 1980s, Asia gave us nothing but the best progressive rock. Featuring John Wetton (of King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K. fame), Steve Howe (of Yes fame), Geoff Downes (of The Buggles and Yes fame) and Carl Palmer (of Emerson Lake & Palmer fame), the group released three superb records in the eighties.
It's so cool to have them back! I had heard rumors for months before this had been released that after the tour that the band had planned to go back into the studio to record a new record.
And the result is perfection. I think this should have come before 'Astra,' personally. Wetton's voice is superb; it's a little deeper and huskier than in the eighties, but it's just awesome. At 58, Wetton's voice is awesome.
The highlights here for me are 'Never Again,' which features great keyboard lines from Geoff Downes throughout, 'An Extraordinary Life,' a tune that I think would have sounded great on 'Alpha,' and 'Sleeping Giant/No Way Back,' an epic Asia tune.
The whole record is great, though. This is a superb album for any Asia fan. This is highly recommended for anyone who loves Asia like I do. If you were disappointed with 'Astra,' than you'll love 'Phoenix' even more. This record won't let you down.
It's not a masterpiece, but it's easily one of the best records of 2008. I've been waiting for an Asia comeback for a long time, and hear it is! And it's even better than I thought it would be!
Highly recommended for any Asia fan.
ENJOY!!!
 Of little consequence July 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
For all the talent involved, there's just nothing here. It couldn't be more bland and uninspired. There's absolutely nothing to hang onto or give reason for repeated listening. Very disappointing.
 A Sum of all July 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm going to try to sum up all of the comments made by many reviewers.First of all let me start by saying that there is soooo much talent behind the name ASIA. Wetton, Howe ,Palmer and Downes,yet they insist on putting out mediocre half-entertaining music as this.There is hardly anything that I can consider good or listenable by my high standards of semi-progressive music or simply memorable music.
As one reviewer says "it's repetitive" yes it is very long and boring the only attempt they have at doing something progressively challenging they blow it and make it just bad.
Asia has always been a group with so much potential and yet such poor music behind it since after ASTRA.If they do put out a new cd I hope they put out something good,but I doubt it.
Today's industry is just such in a bad slum,musically,that I find it harder and harder for musicians to find a new spark of creativity.Perhaps when a new spark of revolution comes around we can expect some good music from the sons of these extremely wonderful musicians.
This is,however,my opinion you can take it ....or you know what else ...??
 Great sound, but a little repetitve...more of the same. July 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For Asia fans, this is a must have, unless you are expecting any growth in the group over 25 years. This is another Asia album, and as such, brings back many fond memories of the first two Asia albums. It does not go very far in exploring new sound or building upon past successes. Still, worth having, and shows promise for the next album.
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