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Personnel: John Wetton (vocals, bass guitar); John Mitchell (guitar); Hugh McDowell (cello); Ian McDonald (flute); Steve Christey (drums).
The songwriting core of '80s supergroup Asia was vocalist/bassist John Wetton and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. Guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Carl Palmer contributed to the awesome whole, but virtually every song on 1982's number-one behemoth Asia and 1983's Alpha were officially credited to Wetton and Downes. After the original lineup splintered following those two albums, Downes continued to lead various incarnations of the group with occasional, gradually dwindling involvement from the others. Wetton and Downes resumed writing together from time to time, and finally pooled their talents to record 2005's Icon, which is what they also named this duo project itself. Icon was released in Europe in 2005 and then in the United States in 2006 with three bonus tracks added. It should surprise no one that Icon sounds a good bit like Asia, with Wetton's rich voice and Downes' keyboards both serving up the central melodies and hooks. Supporting Wetton and Downes are guitarist John Mitchell, cellist Hugh McDowell, drummer Steve Christey, guest vocalist Annie Haslam, and flutist Ian McDonald, like Wetton a former King Crimson member as well as a Foreigner alumnus. Musically speaking, Downes' keyboards and McDowell's cello tend to dominate the album. Much of Icon has a mid-tempo feel, without the explosive energy of Asia's familiar classics, but this fact also gives the music its own identity. The best songs are ""Overture: Paradox,"" ""Let Me Go,"" ""I Stand Alone,"" ""Meet Me at Midnight,"" ""Far Away,"" ""Sleep Angel,"" ""Spread Your Wings,"" and ""In the End."" As for the Asia re-recordings, ""The Smile Has Left Your Eyes '05"" differs in terms of instrumentation, but ""Heat of the Moment '05"" is very close to the original arrangement. On the heels of this album and subsequent European tour, Wetton, Downes, Howe, and Palmer reunited in the summer of 2006 and began touring in celebration of Asia's 25th anniversary. ~ Bret Adams Purchase Icon CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Richie Kotzen Wave Of Emotion CD (2000) Remastered
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| | Russell Smith Sunday Best: The Cream Of The Solo Albums CD (2001) (Import) Australia
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Available on cd for the very first time, it includes tracks from his three solo albums including the never before released in the US, 'Boy Next Door'. Features his trademark blend of down home country and bluegrass with blues soaked soul/funk. Contains 23 tracks and clocks in at over 78 minutes.
Liner Note Author: Keith Glass.
Photographer: Keith Glass.
Russell Smith was the lead singer/songwriter for the Amazing Rhythm Aces; he penned the group's "Third Rate Romance," which has since become a contemporary country classic. It brought the group some success, too, helping the group's 1975 debut, Stacked Deck, reach the country Top 15 and spin off another hit in "Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song)," and after a couple of moderate country hits, the group slowly became consigned to cult status, a favorite of fellow musicians and songwriters as well as discerning country-rock fans. These are the same people who followed ...
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| | Glenn Hughes Hughes/Thrall CD (1991) (Import) Bonus Tracks; United Kingdom
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Digitally remastered edition of the first collaboration between the former Deep Purple bassist & the former guitarist of Automatic Man, (post-Steve Winwood) Stomu Yamash'ta's Go and later of (post-Steve Howe) Asia. The album found a ready made audience in 1982 hard rock circles as this project sound contemporary then, however since both protagonists overtly incorporated a "new wave edge", these special recordings still retain their freshness all these years later. Word of mouth over the years has vastly expanded it's fanbase and stature. Hughes remarks, "I have lost count of the many people (and musicians!) who have put this CD at the top of their playlist. I am very proud of ...
| | Ricardo Progress CD (2004)
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| | Edgar Winter They Only Come Out A Night/Shock Treatment CDs (2007) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Sissoko Africa To Appalachia CD (2008)
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| | Dorothy S Glass Cornerstone CD (2008)
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| | Suzy Callahan My Own Personal Watermelon CD (2008)
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| | A M P Compass CD (2008)
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And finally after 23 months and 17 days, COMPASS steps out from the harsh glare of its own carefree signpost. A friend quipped ‘Why so long?’ ‘Did you lose your way?’ And if the truth be known, yes we did and the COMPASS never lies!But secuutus routes meant that consciously or subconsciously Back Of Beyond then arrived to become Track 8. Back Of Beyond is the loneliest & bleakest place in the world but to someone it is HOME'sense of place smells can't erase making your way back of beyondmyth or instinct from the holy foollong tracking tunnels deep in the memory tastes sounds can't forgeta soft light spills out the underground black water surrounds the small town'It has been a long time in the making! But here it is at last. COMPASS is an 8 track four-hand prepared piano exploration, with electronics, choirs, solo singers, guitars, flutes, poets, dry pasta, coins, wooden suspension bridges plus one giant size duvet!This album is really designed as a 50 minute headphone experience and preferably listened to in one go from start to finish. But of course it can also be dipped into as and when you like. We are releasing this album for FREE but if you really like it then we have set up a PayPal donate link on our official Avocado Music Productions website. The address; www.avocadomusic.com/compass/compass.html Here you can find a load more information about the album in the digital inlay along with specially commissioned oil paintings by Angel Morray Jones that go with the album, as well as lyrics and album credits. On the Avocado site to download the whole album, just click DOWNLOAD at the bottom of the screen. The Compass has been vital to humanity over centuries and we did much research that you can find by going to the provided links at www.avocadomusic.com/compass/compass.html Our research is limited however and only touches the tip of the iceberg of discovery which is rooted in volumes of thinking ...
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