Anthology

Artist: Asia
Label: Original Masters UK
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 636551551922
EAN: 0636551551922
ASIN: B00000HYY0

Release Date: 1999-02-23

Anthology

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Tracks:

The Hunter
Only Time Will Tell
Arena
Anytime
Don't Cry
Aqua Part 1
Who Will Stop The Rain?
The Heat Goes On
Two Sides Of The Moon
Reality
Go
Feels Like Love
Someday
Heat Of The Moment
Military Man
Different Worlds

Customer Reviews:

Essential for Asia newbies or hardcore fans.......2004-06-10

Anthology was my introduction to 90's Asia, and it won me over just by sheer value for what I got. Think about it...it has every Asia album ( up to '97 ) sampled with a few songs each, plus two new cuts. What's not to like? As others have mentioned, you do get re-recordings of 80's Asia classics ( "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Don't Cry", "The Heat Goes On", "Go" ), and while some bits of them are good, I still prefer the original recordings. I must say, though, Payne does a superb job with "Go". "The Hunter" is good, but again, I prefer GTR's original. Asia's is just different. The other new track, "Different Worlds" is fantastic...one of Asia's most haunting and passionate lyrics. Only missteps really are the lack of more Arena tracks, a few typos, and mis-printed track time for "Aqua Part I", which, by the way, is an edit. The original had the sounds of rain and thunder at the end. The CD booklet has small concert photos, and lyrics to all songs. If you're curious about 90's Asia, pick this up. If you're new to Asia period, and are on a budget, get this and Geffen's Heat of the Moment : The Very Best of Asia 1982-90. If you have more cash to blow, get Anthologia and Axioms, both double-disc sets chronicling different decades of Asia music.

THE HEAT STILL GOES ON.......2003-02-10

Asia has released a greatest hits cd that covers from their first cd to their latest. The songs fom their first three cds ASIA (5 stars), ALPHA (4), and ASTRA (2 1/2), have been excellently rerecorded, as well as the song "The Hunter" from GTR's only studio cd GTR (31/2). Lead vocalist Payne does a great job, on his songs and Wetton's. Payne's songs are of course taken from AQUA (4), ARIA (3 1/2) and ARENA (2). You can see how the group has changed over the years, gone is the over productuion of the past, and over the top playing, now it's simple good rock-n-roll. Check it out, a good place to start, to check out the old and new Asia. Only grip, not long enough, some great songs from both eras of the group have been left off. AQUA suffers from the omission.

The Heat Goes On..........2002-09-11

This is a great compilation. John Payne is a passionate vocalist, and if you aren't already familiar with the original versions of the five remade 80s songs included here you will have no cause for complaint. I'm certainly glad that they chose to include a new version of the rocking "The Heat Goes On" rather than the limp top 40 ballad "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes".

Two previously unavailable but superb tracks open and close the disc, the rest being made up of a very good selection of cuts from the 3 90s albums. Unfortunately their best album "Arena" is only represented by two tracks, but to get the best of the Payne era you really need that album in tandem with this collection anyway.

As far as I'm concerned, the 80s and 90s versions of the band were almost completely different and to compare them is akin to comparing apples and apparel. Suffice to say that the 90s version, after a limp start blossomed into a tight unit making excellent music, much of which can be found here.

Great collection of Payne-era ASIA!.......2002-04-13

I've been an Asia fan from the get go. This album is a must have for any fan of Asia! The new tracks just for this album("The Hunter" & "Different World") are great tracks and show the continual growth of the band led by Downes & Payne. The true highlights for me are the John Payne versions of 80's era Asia! The best of that being "Go" & "The Heat Goes On".
Wetton is gone and Asia still goes on just fine. So, enjoy this album and check out asiaworld.org for the latest Asia news!

Almost a great compilation..........2001-08-23

Overall, this album is an excellent introduction to the Asia of the 90's for those who have only heard their 80's music. The re-make of the old GTR song "The Hunter" and the new "Different Worlds" track are also excellent, and almost worth the purchase price themselves. The other 90's songs on this album are a good sample of the best tracks from Aqua (1992), Aria (1994), and Arena (1996), although I wish that "Lay Down Your Arms" from Aqua had made it on here. Oh well, can't have everything I guess...

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