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This purchase was for my wife who had Asia on vinyl and decided to update to CD as the craze to revisit the 80s marches on. Good stuff.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Should have been all new tracks...
15 Aug 2001
Format:Audio CD
This is an album that can't figure out what it wants to be. Is it a Greatest Hits album, a comeback album, or what? Asia was trying to get off the ground again (minus Steve Howe), and I guess Geffen felt they couldn't sell a new album after 5 years and the regrettable failure of Astra without a few of the tried-and-true classics. It doesn't really work. The "Then" part of the album is a fine group of songs, but there are just too many good ones missing (particularly "Go" and "The Heat Goes On") for it to really work. There are actually only 4 new tracks on the album. Of these, the best by far is "Days Like These", a very uplifting song that was a minor hit in 1990. I also liked "Summer Can't Last Too Long". It is very much like the material that was soon to come on Aqua in 1992. In fact, the album almost seems like a transition between the "Wetton" Asia of the 80s and the "Payne" Asia of the 90s. If it wasn't for the 4 new tracks, I would call this album superflous, especially after the release of "Heat of the Moment" in 2000, which does a much better job as an 80's Asia Greatst Hits album. I bought this album, but it seems like kind of a cheat to pay full album price for essentially only 4 songs. Since "Days Like These" is available on "Heat of the Moment", I would say this album for serious Asia fans only. If you're looking for an intro to Asia, get "Heat of the Moment" instead. This one should have been released as a 4-song EP, for a lower price, or else they should have come up with a few more songs and done a full album of new material.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Mini Greatest Hits Package with Maxi Problems
26 Mar 2001
Format:Audio CD
The "Then" material is fine with all four of Asia biggest commercial hits ("Heat of the Moment", "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", "Only Time Will Tell" and "Don't Cry") and the excellent "Wildest Dreams" (featuring a nice Palmer solo in the middle of this song). The "Now" side is weak. "Days Like These" is fun and energetic. But, "Prayin' 4 A Miracle" struggles. "Am I In Love?" is too sappy and "Summer (Can't Last Too Long)" sounds like Asia trying to immitate A-Ha (Yuck!). And, of all the songs on the "Astra" CD to put on this release for the "Now" side, Geffen or somebody else picked "Voice of America". Why in the world would anybody use this song when they could have used the excellent "Go" instead? Don't commit to this CD. Buy the new "The Very Best of Asia - Heat of the Moment -(1982-1990)" instead if you want to see how good this group really was in the 80s. Nice cover art though.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Basic Asia mini compilation, but not their best
24 Feb 2001
Format:Audio CD
The first half of this CD contains the Asia's greatest hits, the comercial succeses that everybody knows: Only Time Will Tell, Heat Of The Moment, Wildest Dreams, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes and Dont Cry. But these are not the best of the group (Where are Cutting it fine, Without you, Here comes the felling?) And the second half contains four new songs, good songs but totally pop and ballad oriented without Steve Howe,and the Astra's song Voice of America.If you want the best of Asia, buy their debut and Alpha albums.
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