ASIA - (2006) Reunion Tour in Rochester

Asia
Reunion Tour
2006 August 29
Rochester, USA
Bitrate: 160 kbps

Setlist:
01 - Time Again
02 - Wildest Dreams
03 - One Step Closer
04 - Roundabout
05 - Without You
06 - Fanfare For The Common Man
07 - Cutting It Fine
08 - Steve Acoustic Solo - Ram
09 - The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
10 - Don't Cry
11 - In the Court Of The Crimson King
12 - Here Comes The Feeling
13 - Video Killed The Radio Star
14 - Only Time Will Tell
15 - Ride Easy
16 - Heat Of The Moment

Lineup:
John Wetton - Bass / Vocals
Steve Howe - Guitars / Backing Vocals
Geoff Downes - Keyboards / Backing Vocals
Carl Palmer - Drums / Percussion

ELP - (1977) Works Tour on Boston - Bootleg

Track List:
Disc1
1.1 Intro/ Karn Evil 9-1st Impression Pt.2 4:59
1.2 Hoedown 4:06
1.3 Tarkus 18:07
1.4 Take A Pebble Pt.1 3:16
1.5 Piano Concerto 1 5:23
1.6 Take A Pebble Pt.2 2:28
1.7 Still...You Turn Me On 3:26
1.8 Knife-Edge 5:04
1.9 Pictures At An Exhibition (excerpts) 15:54


Disc2
2.1 C'est la Vie 4:13
2.2 Lucky Man 3:09
2.3 Tank 11:19
2.4 Nutrocker 6:42
2.5 Pirates 13:01
2.6 Fanfare Fir The Common Man/Rondo 15:54

ELP - (1995) I Believe In Father Christmast

" In addition to being a surprisingly effective and successful showcase for art rock Christmas music, this holiday EP is also well-representative of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's sound across several decades. Opening with the original Greg Lake single "I Believe in Father Christmas," featuring a full orchestral backing, it then jumps ahead 20 years to Troika (from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite), as done by Keith Emerson -- utilizing the same musical source that Lake and Peter Sinfield appropriated for "I Believe in Father Christmas" (and which, in turn, is familiar to millions of filmgoers for its use in Ronald Neame's The Horse's Mouth and Woody Allen's Love and Death), the music becomes a showcase for Emerson's nimble-fingered keyboard work. Then comes "Humbug," a suitably good-humored instrumental -- highlighted by some virtuoso clarinet -- that was the B-side of the Lake single. The 1977 ELP version of "I Believe in Father Christmas" from Works, Vol. 2 follows, leaner and less opulent than Lake's solo version and featuring Emerson and Carl Palmer's playing. And the entire disc ends with ELP's version of Kim Fowley's "Nutrocker" from Pictures at an Exhibition, a flashy rendering of a part of the Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite, which leaves one with a pleasant progressive rock take on the holiday, surprisingly without too much pretentiousness. "
Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Track Listings
1. I Believe in Father Christmas (3:32)
2. Troika (From Prokofiev's lieutenant Kije Suite) (4:19)
3. Humbug (2:26)
4. I Believe in Father Christmas (3:18)
5. Nutrocker (3:49)
Total Time: 18:14

Line-up/Musicians :
Carl Palmer / drums, percussion
Keith Emerson / multi instruments, organ, piano
Greg Lake / guitar

ELP - 1992 The Atlantic Years

ELP - The Atlantic Years

Perhaps this is the unique collection by ELP which is really worth to be checked out from the beginning to the end!! The selection is good and the remastered tracks earn a lot...I think of "Tarkus", but also "Picture at an exhibition". Certainly the ballad "I believe in Father Christmas" by Lake is not unforgettable, but his contribution within the whole contest works quite well! Besides it's strange that such an aggressive and epic song like "Hoedown" has been not chosen, but of course it's not a major defect, as they have inserted the memorable suite "Karn Evil 9" into this remarkable collection.


Boxset/Compilation, released in 1992

Track Listings

Disc 1 (74:19)
1. Knife-Edge (5:04)
2. Take A Pebble (12:32)
3. Lucky Man (4:37)
4. Tank (6:47)
5. Tarkus (20:39)
a) Eruption {Emerson}
b) Stones Of Years {Emerson / Lake}
c) Iconoclast {Emerson}
d) Mass {Emerson / Lake}
e) Manticore {Emerson}
f) Battlefield {Lake}
g) Aquatarkus {Emerson}
6. Excerpts From "Pictures At An Exhibition" (14:03)
a) Promenade {Mussorgsky}
b) The Hut Of Baba Yaga {Mussorgsky}
c) The Curse Of Baba Yaga
d) The Hut Of Baba Yaga {Mussorgsky}
e) The Great Gates Of Kiev {Mussorgsky / Lake}
f)The End
7. The Endless Enigma (Part One) (6:41)
8. Fugue (1:54)
9. The Endless Enigma (Part Two) (2:00)
Disc 2 (77:02)
1. From The Beginning (4:14)
2. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 1) (8:40)
3. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2) (4:42)
4. Karn Evil 9 (2nd Impression) (7:07)
5. Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression) (9:07)
6. Jerusalem {Parry / Blake, arranged by Emerson / Lake / Palmer} (2:44)
7. Still... You Turn Me On (2:54)
8. Toccata (An adaptation of Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement) {Ginastera, arranged by Emerson; percussion movement - Carl Palmer} (7:19)
9. Fanfare For The Common Man (special edit) {Aaron Copland, arranged by Emerson} (5:40)
10. Pirates (13:17)
11. I Believe In Father Christmas (original single version) (3:32)
12. Honky Tonk Train Blues {Meade (Lux) Lewis} (3:11)
13. Canario (Taken from Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre) {J. Rodrigo} (3:57)

Total Time: 151:21
Line-up/Musicians

- Keith Emerson / keyboards, vocals on "Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 1)"
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, electric & acoustic guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion

ASIA - (2002) "Anthologia (The 20th Anniversary)"

(Review from Progarchives)

Boxset/Compilation, released in 2002
ASIA had one of the biggest selling debut albums in the 80s with their self-titled art- prog rock masterpiece. Their ascent up the charts was a phenomenon that many groups never experience during a career. They never attained that kind of success again. While ensuing releases had some solid work, their stunning debut proved too difficult to match. The magical formula and achievements of their first recorded works began to dissipate with each successive release. Some of their songs were utter syrupy pop and nothing but a shadow of the powerful artsy progressive rock-pop that they had crafted so perfectly on their first outing.

"This 20th Anniversary" set fills two discs with every song from "Asia", "Alpha", and "Astra" including B sides and some rarities. John Wetton's vocals always reminded of Greg Lake of ELP. He has one of the great rock voices with an immense history behind him. For me, that is why I was originally attracted to this group because I was really into ELP. Besides the fact that is all you heard on the radio and nearly everyone had the album or cassette, it was and is great music.

This was good for me to go beyond the first album and really listen closely. I heard some tracks that I truly enjoyed, like "Countdown To Zero" and "After The War." Although the keyboards remained predominant, the energy was entirely different as you go from album to album, because of shifting personnel.

As sweet as success can be, it's even harder to maintain, and it doesn't matter what field you are in, it isn't specific to music alone. A modicum of success was maintained for several years then eventually the group faded to become another classic prog-rock historical metaphor. They are once again active with a recent release titled "Aura", which is a very good album in my opinion; just don't be too over anxious about what you will hear.

If you are looking for an all encompassing "Asia" set this is this one to pick up.


Track Listings

DISC 1:
1. Heat of the Moment
2. Only Time Will Tell
3. Sole Survivor
4. One Step Closer
5. Time Again
6. Wildest Dreams
7. Without You
8. Cutting It Fine
9. Here Comes the Feeling
10. Ride Easy
11. Don't Cry
12. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
13. Never In A Million Years
14. My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)
15. The Heat Goes On
16. Eye To Eye
17. The Last To Know
18. True Colors

DISC 2:
1. Midnight sun
2. Open your eyes
3. Daylight
4. Lyin' To Yourself
5. Go
6. Voice Of America
7. Hard On Me
8. Wishing
9. Rock And Roll Dream
10. Countdown To Zero
11. Love Now Till Eternity
12. Too Late
13. Suspicion
14. After The War
15. Am I In Love?
16. Summer (Can't Last Too Long)
17. Prayin' 4 A Miracle
18. Days Like These

Total Time: 159:27
Line-up/Musicians

- John Wetton / bass, vocals
- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Steve Howe / guitar
- Steve Lukather / guitar
- Ron Komie / guitar
- Mandy Meyer / guitar
- Scott Gorham / guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums

ASIA - (2008) PHOENIX

TrackList:

1. Never Again (4:55)
2. Nothing's Forever (5:46)
3. Heroine (4:53)
4. Sleeping Giant - No Way Back - Reprise (8:10)
5. Alibis (5:40)
6. I Will Remember You (5:11)
7. Shadow Of A Doubt (4:18)
8. Parallel Worlds - Vortex - Deya (8:12)
9. Wish I'd Known All Along (4:07)
10. Orchard Of Mines (5.11)
11. Over And Over (3:33)
12. An Extraordinary Life (4:56)

Line-up:

- John Wetton / vocals, bass guitar
- Steve Howe / guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums
- Geoff Downes / keyboards

Links, LinKs

ASIA - (1992) AQUA

TrackList

01. Aqua I (2:25)
02. Who Will Stop The Rain (4:35)
03. Lay Down Your Arms (4:10)
04. Heaven On Earth (4:52)
05. Someday (5:47)
06. Crime Of The Heart (5:55)
07. A Far Cry (5:28)
08. Back In Town (4:07)
09. Don't Call Me (4:53)
10. Love Under Fire (5:13)
11. The Voice Of Reason (5:34)
12. Aqua II (2:00)

Line-up:

- Geoff Downes / keyboards, vocals
- Steve Howe / acoustic guitars, mandolin, pedal steel, electic 12 string, Dorbo
- Carl Palmer / drums
- John Payne / vocals, bass
- Al Pitrelli / lead and rhythm guitars

Links

ASIA - (1990) Then And Now (Bootleg)

TrackList:
1.Only Time Will Tell
2.Heat Of The Moment
3.Wildest Dreams
4.Don't Cry
5.Smile Has Left Your Eyes, The
6.Days Like These (new)
7.Prayin' 4 A Miracle (new)
8.Am I In Love? (new)
9.Summer (Can't Last Too Long) (new)
10.Voice Of America

Line-up:

- Geoffrey Downes / keyboards and vocals
- Steve Howe / guitars and vocals
- Carl Palmer / drums and percussion
- John Wetton / lead vocal and bass guitar

Links

ASIA - (1985) ASTRA

TrackList:

01. Go (4:07)
02. Voice Of America (4:27)
03. Hard On Me (3:34)
04. Wishing (4:15)
05. Rock And Roll Dream (6:51)
06. Countdown To Zero (4:14)
07. Love Now Till Eterninty (4:11)
08. Too Late (4:12)
09. Suspicion (3:45)
10. After The War (5:11)

Line-up:

- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Mandy Meyer / guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums
- John Wetton / vocals, bass

Links

ASIA - (1983) ALPHA

Track List:

01. Don't Cry (3:41)
02. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (3:13)
03. Never In A Million Years (3:46)
04. My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want) (3:46)
05. The Heat Goes On (5:00)
06. Eye To Eye (3:14)
07. The Last To Know (4:40)
08. True Colors (3:53)
09. Midnight Sun (3:48)
10. Open Your Eyes (6:26)

Line-up:

- Geoffery Downes / keyboards
- Steve Howe / guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums
- John Wetton / vocals, bass

Links

ASIA - (1982) ASIA

TrackList

01. Heat Of The Moment (3:54)
02. Only Time Will Tell (4:48)
03. Sole Survivor (4:51)
04. One Step Closer (4:18)
05. Time Again (4:48)
06. Wildest Dreams (5:11)
07. Without You (5:07)
08. Cutting It Fine (5:40)
09. Here Comes The Feeling (5:40)

Line-up:

- Geoffrey Downes / keyboards and vocals
- Steve Howe / guitars and vocals
- Carl Palmer / drums and percussion
- John Wetton / lead vocal and bass guitar

Links

ELP - 1994 IN THE HOT SEAT

Track List :
01. Hand Of Truth - 5:22
02. Daddy - 4:42
03. One By One - 5:08
04. Heart On Ice - 4:20
05. Thin Line - 4:46
06. Man In The Long Black Coat - 4:12
07. Change - 4:44
08. Give Me A Reason To Stay - 4:15
09. Gone Too Soon - 4:11
10. Street War - 4:25
11. Promenade (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 1:46
12. The Gnome (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 2:08
13. Promenade (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 1:45
14. The Sage (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 3:10
15. The Hut Of Baba Yaga (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 1:16
16. The Great Gates Of Kiev (Bonus Pictures at an Exhibition Studio) - 5:24

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion
with
- Bill Wray & Paula Mattioli / back vocals
- Kristen Olsen / back vocals (2)
- Fred White, Ricky Nelson, Lynn B. Davis, Linda McCrary / choir (11-16)

ELP - 1992 LIVE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Track List :
01. Karn Evil No. 9 (1st Impression, Part 2) - 1:44
02. Tarkus (Medley) - 9:33
03. Knife Edge - 5:27
04. Paper Blood - 4:09
05. Romeo & Juliet - 3:40
06. Creole Dance - 3:16
07. Still... You Turn Me On - 3:17
08. Lucky Man - 4:37
09. Black Moon - 6:32
10. Pirates - 13:22
11. Finale (Medley - Fanfare, America, Rondo) - 14:40


Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion

ELP - 1992 BLACK MOON

Track List :
01. Black Moon (6:59)
02. Paper Blood (4:29)
03. Affairs Of The Heart (3:47)
04. Romeo And Juliet {Prokofiev, arranged by Emerson} (3:43)
05. Farewell To Arms (5:10)
06. Changing States (6:03)
07. Burning Bridges {Mark Mancina} (4:45)
08. Close To Home (4:29)
09. Better Days (5:37)
10. Footprints In The Snow (3:52)

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion

ELP - 1978 LOVE BEACH

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards
- Greg Lake / vocals, guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion

Track List :
01. All I Want Is You - 2:35
02. Love Beach - 2:46
03. Taste Of My Love - 3:33
04. The Gambler - 3:23
05. For You - 4:28
06. Canario (From Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre) - 4:01
07. Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman - 20:15

ELP - 1977 WORKS VOL 2

Track List :
01. Tiger In A Spotlight - 4:35
02. When The Apple Blossoms Blossom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine - 3:59
03. Bullfrog - 3:51
04. Brain Salad Surgery - 3:10
05. Barrelhouse Shake-down - 3:51
06. Watching Over You - 3:55
07. So Far To Fall - 4:57
08. Maple Leaf Rag - 2:03
09. I Believe In Father Christmas - 3:18
10. Close But Not Touching - 3:23
11. Honky Tonk Train Blues - 3:11
12. Show Me The Way To Go Home - 3:30

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / all keyboards and synthetizers
- Greg Lake / all guitars, bass, and vocals
- Carl Palmer / all drums and percussion

ELP - 1977 WORKS VOL 1

Track List :
CD1
01. Piano Concerto No.1, First Movement - Allegro Giojoso - 9:24
02. Piano Concerto No.1, Second Movement - Andante Molto Cantabile - 2:13
03. Piano Concerto No.1, Third Movement - Toccata Con Fuoco - 6:49
04. Lend Your Love To Me Tonight - 4:05
05. C'est La Vie - 4:19
06. Hallowed Be Thy Name - 4:38
07. Nobody Loves You Like I Do - 4:00
08. Closer To Believing - 5:34

CD2
01. The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits - 3:19
02. L.A. Nights - 5:44
03. New Orleans - 2:47
04. Two Part Invention In D Minor - 1:55
05. Food For Your Soul - 4:00
06. Tank - 5:09
07. Fanfare For The Common Man - 9:46
08. Pirates - 13:19

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / all keyboards and synthetizers
- Greg Lake / all guitars, bass, and vocals
- Carl Palmer / all drums and percussion

ELP - 1977 WORK LIVE

(Review from wikipedia, allmusic)

ELP's live album documenting their late 70s period was released posthumously in 1979, more as a contract-fulfilling album, since the band had broken up before then. It was recorded at the August 26, 1977 show at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Originally released with the title "In Concert", it was re-released with the addition of more tracks from the same concert, this time under the name "Works Live".

The band hired a 70-piece orchestra for some concerts of this tour but eventually had to dismiss the orchestra due to budget constraints that almost bankrupted the group. On the original album, the orchestra was featured in 4 tracks, the re-release adds 4 more orchestral tracks. Similar to most live albums, In Concert showcased fan favourites of previously released material. However, "Peter Gunn", ELP's take on the classic TV theme song, was never released on any of their other albums to date. ELP frequently opened with this song on the Works Volume II tour.

The set list is the widest ranging of their entire history, reaching back to "Knife Edge" (from their first album) and reviving "Abaddon's Bolero", an instrumental from Trilogy, plus a brace of tracks of all proportions from both Works albums.

There is a real sense listening to this album, however despite some light and disarming moments, that you're really listening not so much to a band as to three personalities just chomping at the bit to go solo. Lake's featured numbers were, by now, so guitar-focused that they sounded like a separate body of music, which they were. Carl Palmer, who had fully come into his own as a creative musician by this time had also achieved a distinct voice, matching that of the other two members.

The recording was done in a stadium, so it lacks the acoustics of other venues designed for music concerts. ELP isn't as fiery as we were accustomed to in their early 70s concerts. Nevertheless, it's a fair representation of the live late 70s ELP.

Track List :
CD1
01. Introductory Fanfare - 0:53
02. Peter Gunn - 3:35
03. Tiger In A Spotlight - 4:09
04. C'est La Vie - 4:15
05. Watching Over You - 3:59
06. Maple Leaf Rag - 1:14
07. The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits - 2:47
08. Fanfare For The Common Man - 10:56
09. Knife Edge - 5:04
10. Show Me The Way To Go Home - 4:20
CD2
01. Abaddon's Bolero - 6:04
02. Pictures At An Exibition - 15:43
03. Closer To Believing - 5:30
04. Piano Concerto No.1 Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco - 6:42
05. Tank - 12:37

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion
with
- Diane Duguay, Jacques Lareau, Jeffrey Meyer, Claudette Roy, Yves Saint-Amant, Marjorie Sparks / singers
- Bruce Dukoff / concert master
- Godfrey Salmon / orchestra conductor

ELP - (1974) WELCOMBACK MY FRIENDS

Track List :
CD1
01. Hoedown - 4:27
02. Jerusalem - 3:18
03. Toccata - 7:23
04. Tarkus - 27:24
05. Take a Pebble - 11:06
CD2
01. Piano Improvisations - 11:53
02. Take a Pebble - 3:14
03. Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff - 5:24
04. Karn Evil 9 - 35:18

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / keyboards, vocal (4)
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, electric and acoustic guitar
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion

ELP - (1973) BRAIN SALAD AND SURGERY

Track List :
01. Jerusalem (2:44)
02. Toccata (7:23)
03. Still... You Turn Me On (2:53)
04. Benny The Bouncer (2:21)
05. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 1) (8:44)
06. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2) (4:47)
07. Karn Evil 9 (2nd Impression) (7:07)
08. Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression) (9:03)

Line-up :
- Keith Emerson / organ, piano, Harpsichord, accordion, Custom-built Moog synths, Moog polyphonic ensemble, vocals on "Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 1)"
- Greg Lake / vocals, bass, Zemaitis electric 6-string and 12-string guitars
- Carl Palmer / drums, percussion, percussion synthesizers