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Silent Nation
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List Price:
$16.98
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Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0693723608426
Label: Inside Out U.S.
Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Inside Out U.S.
Release Date: 2004-08-31
Studio: Inside Out U.S.
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Once in a long while, a musical synergy erupts that leaves a mark for generations. Asia’s initial incarnation pooled together the considerable talents of past members of such legendary groups as Yes, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep and EL&P. After 7 studio albums, and 4 greatest hits compilations, Asia released Aura in February 2001. This album produced what a great number of fans have called the most creative Asia record ever, and garnered some of the finest reviews the band has ever received. Silent Nation, a deliberate return to the rock roots from which Asia was born, is the 2004 follow up to Aura. With solid rock tracks like Ghost In The Mirror and What About Love, Silent Nation is poised to bring Asia’s distinctive brand of music back to the masses. Silent Nation also heralds the first album released under Asia’s new record label, Inside Out Music.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Dated and Powerfully Awful!
Comment: This does sound like the soundtrack for a bad episode of Miami Vice. Nothing inventive or unique, just a pathetic attempt at some kind of dated 1980s crap. For the life of me, I don't how anybody can label this "progressive rock." This was the kind of stuff you heard from the band playing at the Phi Delt house on Saturday night sometime during the mid 1980s.
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Summary: Exquisite Progressive Rock
Comment: Asia has never disappointed me, from the original lineup to each incarnation of the band. I'm not much into live recordings of which they have multitudes, but this studio album from 2004 is very well made. The production excellent, the songs, performance and harmonies are great. It is interesting to note that their next album "Phoenix" brought back the original lineup back, and the Asia sound continues to evolve album to album. It is time for a complete discography of all their incarnations, all albums into one set. I have their entire discography of studio albums, including Archiva Vol 1 & 2, as well as the "Rare" album. Asia always has been and continues to evolve as a great progressive rock band.
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Summary: Not Bad,...But Not That Good Either
Comment: Silent Nation is a bit of a mixed bag for me. Though I enjoy tracks such as "Ghost in the Mirror" and "Long Way From Home", most of the rest of the disc is just plain mediocre. Most of the songs simply collapse under the immense weight of Payne's dark, foreboding and pretentious lyrics. Musically it ranges from clever and melodic to morose and dull. After purchasing this cd when it first came out, I gave it many listens but for the most part it has remained on the shelf. Frankly, Payne's overwrought, hair-metal vocalizing hurts as well. Asia's earlier effort "Aura" was a far better effort and has aged well. It's great to see John Wetton, Carl Palmer and Steve Howe back in the fold. Hopefully, on their new cd, Asia will again give us the classic, prog-pop sound that made them a household name over 25 years ago!
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Summary: Welcome Back
Comment: This album marks the return of the classic Asia rock sound, with some modern adaptations. What I love about this CD is the number of rock songs and guitar solos, and the fact that it is not as synth-dominated as past efforts. A few dud songs run way too long and thus it clutters up the CD, but three tracks in particular "Long Way From Home," 'Ghost in the Mirror" and "I Will be There For You" make this effort better than anything this band has done in awhile based on the sheer quality of the songs. As with all Asia albums, the production is outstanding as well. And though Payne is not the world's best vocalist, few can match his passion and intensity. Pick this one up cause it is worth it.
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Summary: Good Solid Rocker
Comment: If you buy this expecting the original 1982 version of Asia (Wetton, Downes, Palmer and Howe), you will be disappointed. If you block that incarnation of this band out of your mind, and sit back and enjoy this album for what it is, you will find a good solid rock album. In fact, upon hearing this you would almost believe that this came out in the late 80's as opposed to 2004. That said, there are good tunes here: What About Love, Long Way From Home are probably the best two. You will definitely enjoy Geoff Downes contributions here on keyboards, and John Payne provides pretty good vocals. Guthrie Govan and Chris Slade do a solid job as well. Manage your expectations, and just sit back and enjoy a good solid rock album.
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