Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo)

Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo) Artist: Asia
Label: Pilot
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 800945008723
EAN: 0800945008723
ASIN: B00005B15X


Release Date: 2001-06-26

Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo)


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Tracks:

  1. The Heat Goes On
  2. Here Comes The Feeling
  3. Eye To Eye
  4. Untitled
  5. Only Time Will Tell
  6. Open Your Eyes
  7. Untitled
  8. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
  9. Wildest Dreams
  10. Heat Of The Moment
  11. Sole Survivor

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Album Description

First time on CD for 1983 live release recorded at the Budokan in 1983 for MTV & previously only available on video in the U.S.. Tracks include, 'The Heat Goes On', 'Here Comes The Feeling' & 'Eye To Eye'. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Asia - 'Enso Kai' (Pilot).......2007-05-09

I seem to remember this December, 1983 concert being shown on Mtv's Saturday night concert special - billed as 'Asia in Asia'. I can still vaguely recall the commercial spot wear all four band members (on cue, together) say "Asia In Asia, this weekend's Mtv concert". All the tracks that the radio stations played a zillion times, thus making them all FM staples are here, like "The Heat Goes On", "Only Time Will Tell", "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", "Wildest Dreams" (my personal Asia favorite), "Heat of The Moment" and "Sole Survivor". Line-up: Steve Howe-guitar&vocals, Greg Lake-bass&vocals, Geoffery Downes-keyboards&vocals and Carl Palmer-drums. Too bad Lake didn't stay with them long. Still, you get 2/3 of ELP here. A definite should-have.

5 out of 5 stars Absolute heaven!.......2007-02-17

To have Greg Lake sing Asia's songs is absolute heaven. I am a huge fan of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and of Asia. This is a must for any fan of both groups. The live recording from Japan is very good.

2 out of 5 stars Asia rocking Asia..........2004-06-10

Listen to the guy from Somerville. My thoughts exactly. There's better recordings of the "Asia In Asia" mini-tour of Japan in '83, and they sound way better than this. Not only is the audio straight from the video, but whenever Howe or Lake would mention Westwood One or MTV, they'd edit it out of their between-song dialogue, rather abruptly too. Sadly, to get the full effect of this landmark concert, you *still* need to seek out bootlegs. Not only that, but they had additional songs in "Cutting It Fine / Bolero", "Time Again", and "Daylight". Some bootlegs also have "Don't Cry". The original TV broadcast began with "Time Again", but I have no idea why it was cut from the video, as the band looks and sounds awesome playing it.

Downes/Yes fans will enjoy his Fairlight keyboard solo ( never heard this piece again on later recordings, solo or otherwise... ), as well as an early version of Howe's "Sketches in the Sun", which later popped up in studio form on GTR's self-titled disc.

Palmer is good, although his solo was the same one he'd been doing since 1973. And still is.

Greg Lake was no John Wetton. That much was clear. But on certain songs, namely "Here Comes The Feeling", he really brings a passion and wistfulness to the lyrics.

Packaging for Enso Kai is okay. Some nice CG images in the booklet, but the text under the CD tray is a bit odd. No band photos, which is a shame. All in all, this is a fans-only affair. Sorry.

2 out of 5 stars Save Your Money!.......2004-06-03

This disc is essentially a watered-down version of the MTV "Asia-in-Asia" event (from the December 1983 concert) featuring Greg Lake on vocals.

The performance is sorely lacking intensity...with Lake's weak vocals and the music unsettling to his range.

However, contrary to popular belief, Asia performed two shows with Lake during this brief tour of Japan.

Search the internet for a copy of the second show at the Budokan...the sound quality is vastly superior to this disc.

4 out of 5 stars

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