Asia/Germany 1990

This work includes the “December 13, 1990 Frankfurt Performance”. Let’s take a look at how late this concert was in the course of “Restart ASIA”. {August 1989: ASIA reformed (Wetton & Palmer)} ・August-December 1989: Germany #1 (24 shows) {May 1990: Downes & Thrall joined} ・June 17, 1990: Germany #2 (1 show) ・June 23, 1990: UK “ANDROMEDA” {August 14, 1990 “THEN & NOW” released} ・September-October 1990: Japan (7 shows) ・November 9, 1990: Soviet Union performance *Main DVD ・December 1990: Germany #3 (11 shows) ←★Here★ ・April 1991: Brazil (3 shows) {Summer 1991: Wetton left the band} *Note: “Germany” also includes German-speaking Switzerland. This was the journey of the “restarted ASIA”. A total of 48 performances were held, including the temporary member period in 1989, but only one performance in the UK was recorded as “ANDROMEDA” and only one performance in the USSR was recorded as “LIVE MOCKBA 09-X1-90”. Although they also toured a few shows in Japan and Brazil, the majority of their activities (36 shows) were occupied by tours in Germany. The Frankfurt performance in this work was “Germany #3” just after East and West Germany were unified. It was the final show of their activities. This work, which contains such a concert, is a really wonderful audience recording… but it doesn’t really seem like an audience. The musical tones with a sharp edge are extremely direct and sharp. It is an ultra-vivid sound that can only be heard on FM sound sources or IEMs. The final show depicted in that sound clearly reflects the appearance of ASIA, which has evolved through the years. Although it is an incomplete recording with six songs cut out, “Don’t Cry”, “Voice Of America”, “Time Again”, “Prayin’ 4 A Miracle”, “Days Like These” and “Open Your Eyes”, you can fully understand how the ensemble has matured. Pat’s flashy guitar blends into the songs without killing its characteristics, and the chemistry with Wetton and Downes is perfect. It would have been nice if they had continued with the release of the new album and the US tour… It’s a fulfilling performance that makes you regret what happened 27 years ago. Although it is not the original lineup, it brought “Wetton’s Asia” to Japan, and left behind the wonderful video works “ANDROMEDA” and “LIVE MOCKBA 09-X1-90”. This is a special sound that shows us the end point of their evolution. Live at Music Hall, Frankfurt, Germany 13th December 1990 PERFECT SOUND (70:54) 1. Intro. 2. Wildest Dreams 3. Sole Survivor 4. Piano Solo/ Video Killed The Radio Star / Keyboard Solo 5. Only Time Will Tell 6. Rendezvous 6:02 7. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 8. The Heat Goes On 9. Drum Heat Solo 10. Of The Moment Single Version: Taken from “I’ll Be There” UK 7”(POSP 151) 11. I’ll Be There 12. Woman(Instrumental Version) Single Edit Version: Taken from 7”Singles 13. Heat Of The Moment 14. Only Time Will Tell