- Audio CD (2 Sep 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Abstract Sounds
- ASIN: B001D25MUC
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 170,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One word: WOW ! This is the follow up album to last years ICON and from the first track it grabs you with it's very infectious harmonies and never lets go. Wetton & Downes hit just the right balance with ballads and rockers. I thought the opener (Die Is Cast) was magnificent and then a sucker punch - track 2 (Finger on the Trigger) is absolutely awesome. Other standouts are The Hanging Tree , To Catch a Thief , Whirlpool and Rubicon. Well worth forking out the cash for this one - it's a keeper.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have run out of superlatives for this second effort from John Wetton and Geoff Downes who are effectively the nucleus behind the original line-up of the band Asia. This second installment of 'Icon' is fantastic and the crime is that it will no doubt be totally ignored by the record buying public. Here's a track by track rundown :-
1) The die is cast - slow intro bursts into an uptempo burst of energy.
2) Finger on the trigger - Another uptempo track maintaining the pace of the opening track.
3) Reflections (of my life) - Slower number, great harmonies.
4) To catch a thief - One of the standout tracks - a duet between John and guest female vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen - great tune.
5) Tears of joy - Stripped down but featuring violin playing from young prodigy Katie Jacoby. Very soothing.
6) Shannon - Nice song, not the strongest on the album but grows with repeated listening (as does the whole album).
7) The Hanging tree - Storming melody.
8) The Glory of winning - an epic sound harking back to those early Asia albums.
9) Whirlpool - Serves as a tasty precursor to what follows.....
10) Rubicon - ...which is the magnificent title track with a storming piledriver of a chorus. Just when you think it's finished it peters out and you think it's finishing but then strikes up for another round of glory.
Five stars without doubt.
1) The die is cast - slow intro bursts into an uptempo burst of energy.
2) Finger on the trigger - Another uptempo track maintaining the pace of the opening track.
3) Reflections (of my life) - Slower number, great harmonies.
4) To catch a thief - One of the standout tracks - a duet between John and guest female vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen - great tune.
5) Tears of joy - Stripped down but featuring violin playing from young prodigy Katie Jacoby. Very soothing.
6) Shannon - Nice song, not the strongest on the album but grows with repeated listening (as does the whole album).
7) The Hanging tree - Storming melody.
8) The Glory of winning - an epic sound harking back to those early Asia albums.
9) Whirlpool - Serves as a tasty precursor to what follows.....
10) Rubicon - ...which is the magnificent title track with a storming piledriver of a chorus. Just when you think it's finished it peters out and you think it's finishing but then strikes up for another round of glory.
Five stars without doubt.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a died-in-the-wool Asia fan this is a 'coming of age' album for Wetton and Downes.Obviously influenced by real events in their lives during their 'mid-life crises' they've been inspired to produce this brilliantly crafted masterpiece.I just can't put it down.'To Catch a Thief is probably the best love song ever penned - both lyrically and vocally a true ' Masterpiece'.'The Glory of Winning is a true 'Asiatic' humdinger of a song and the title track Rubicon (the point of no Return) just makes you want to take on the World head-on. As John says 'Carpe Diem' (Seize the moment) and basically 'Just Do It'!
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