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 As part of the bands current tour in support of their upcoming album Phoenix. the band headlined a concert at the Pavilion in Bournemouth.
Live photos from the bands set can be viewed below.
On the new album Carl Palmser commented to Billboard.com "The album's pretty adult, It's not super proggy. Melody-wise it's unbelievably
strong. We're not trying to say how great we are as players; this is,
'Look, this is how great we sound as a band.' I would like it to be a
little more aggressive, but Asia isn't an aggressive band except for
that first album (1982's 'Asia'), which had stuff like 'Time Again' and
'Wildest Dreams.' There's nothing quite like that here, but it's got
many other facets to it."
Palmer says Asia -- which also includes Yes guitarist Steve Howe,
former Buggles and Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes and well-credentialed
singer-bassist John Wetton -- produced the 64-minute, 12-track effort
itself. Wetton, who underwent heart surgery in August, wrote the
lyrics, which Palmer -- who's having angioplasty of his own next week
in Britain -- says are "quite somber ... and obviously quite
introspective. It's all about what's been going on in his life over the
past few years."
Asia plans to hit the road on March 1 in the U.K. before coming to
North America in early April and then hit Japan and Europe in May.
Palmer plans to tour Europe with his own band in the summer and
possibly play a few U.S. dates.
All photos copyright Moonshayde for Komodo Rock
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