ASIA – Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII (2015)

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Frontiers Music will be releasing in a couple of weeks a new ASIA double CD titled “Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII” recorded during one of the shows that ASIA performed in support of the ‘XXX’ album, featuring the original line-up of John Wetton: bass and vocals, Carl Palmer: drums, Steve Howe: guitars and Geoff Downes: keyboards.

There’s songs, of course from the XXX album including the excellent “Tomorrow the World”, but I’m pleased that the wonderful late period is also represented with “An Extraordinary Life”, from Asia’s great record Phoenix.
All the classics are present too very well performed for your listening pleasure.

Everything in “Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII” is typically Asia; always classy, always immaculately played, always… Asia.
This is a perfectly serviceable live album even if, like so many heritage acts, another live album isn’t what is really required by general public / audiences.
However, if you’re a fan, you’ll love this one.

CD 1:
01 – Introduction
02 – Only Time Will Tell
03 – Wildest Dreams
04 – Face On The Bridge
05 – Time Again
06 – Tomorrow The World
07 – Ride Easy
08 – Pyramidology
09 – Golden Mean
10 – I Know How You Feel
11 – Don’t Cry
12 – The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

CD 2:
01 – Cutting It Fine
02 – Holy War / Drum Solo
03 – Extraordinary Life
04 – Here Comes The Feeling
05 – Open Your Eyes
06 – Sole Survivor
07 – Heat Of The Moment

John Wetton: bass, vocals
Carl Palmer: drums
Steve Howe: guitars
Geoff Downes: keyboards

PRE-ORDER:
www.amazon.co.uk/Axis-Live-Fransisco-MMXII-Bonus/dp/B00VX22AZC
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