Out now, Asia – Live In England on the Frontiers Music label alongside new single ‘Wildest Dreams‘, along with a live video from the recorded show.
Asia co-founder and keyboard player Geoff Downes commented: “I had written a verse with the opening two lines: ‘They decorated all the generals, who fought the war behind the lines’. It was of course a general observation of war inequalities between those in command and the rank and file servicemen.
“When I put it before John (Wetton), we started to extend this idea into more modern day warfare, where technology plays an ever important role. Somewhat prophetic I would say, bearing in mind recent events! The lyric continues along the lines of ‘who would believe this happening, no, not in my wildest dreams’.
“The musical aspects of the song are a mixture of explosive beats, and more poignant reflections, the juxtaposition of two contrasting moods. Kal Rudman, the founder of the famous Friday Morning Quarterback, America’s radio bible and tipsheet at the time, hailed it as the greatest modern day war lyric and song. Brian Lane, our then manager, thought we should leave it off the album by referring to it as ‘not much of a song, is it’. You pick?!”, Downes added.
Asia – Live In England was recorded live on the first of three nights at Trading Boundaries in Sussex. It is the first of three live releases from Trading Boundaries, each capturing a full classic album from Asia’s initial trilogy in concert, available in both audio and video formats.
“We did this for you, the fans, and hope you really enjoy hearing these songs in the live setting, performed in their entirety once again, and enjoy it as much as we did creating and performing it,” Downes commented.
Tracks featured on Asia – Live In England are: ‘Heat Of The Moment‘, ‘Only Time Will Tell‘, ‘Sole Survivor‘, ‘One Step Closer‘, ‘Time Again‘, ‘Wildest Dreams‘, ‘Without You‘, ‘Cutting It Fine‘, ‘Here Comes The Feeling‘, ‘Ride Easy‘ (bonus track), ‘Video Killed The Radio Star‘ (bonus track) and ‘The Heat Goes On‘ (bonus track). The album is available via Frontiers Music.
Watch the video for ‘Wildest Dreams‘:
