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this is so funny...
any other prog album posted there, everyone is fine...
a not so popular album there, everyone is annoyed, wondering or freaking out... LOL
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If it's not a glitch, does the owner use some kind of website analytics tools that will tell you where the traffic came from? 

Maybe a social media post that linked to Asia - Alpha from somebody who has a lot of followers? That seems hard to imagine, but who knows? 
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I like Astra. I haven't heard all Asia albums but my guess is it's probably their most metallish.
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Thanks gawd that the most popular album of the day wasn't Astra. I think i'd have to abandon this site if that happened LOL

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still a better album than anything they did after their original line-up reunion in the 2000s. Big smile


Edited by Cristi - October 23 2020 at 11:35
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Thanks gawd that the most popular album of the day wasn't Astra. I think i'd have to abandon this site if that happened LOL

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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Oh great, an Asia thread. Ermm 
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maybe I should start a real Asia thread...
... and then wait for the backlash... LOL
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I might start a Genesis one (polls that is), but not Phil... Smile
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Oh great, an Asia thread. Ermm
 
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maybe I should start a real Asia thread...








... and then wait for the backlash... LOL
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Oh great, an Asia thread. Ermm
 
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maybe I should start a real Asia thread...











... and then wait for the backlash... LOL


Edited by Cristi - October 23 2020 at 11:04
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I agree. That's crazy. It should be their first album. Wink
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Oh great, an Asia thread. Ermm
 
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

^Oh crap...I just did.
Damn!
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those three songs are really good, present on an Asia compilation I had at some point. Tongue
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I thought that was strange too. Another glitch in the matrix? Who knows.

There are some great tracks on that album although the album as a whole is not so great.
Yeah, this is progressive pop so the purists will hate on it for sure.

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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

What's the deal with this album, it's the website's most popular album page?
Usually new releases pop up there, so this looked strange.
And I must say, I haven't heard it, so is it worth listening to, Asia fans?

after The Astonishing glitch, I tend to ignore this feature. 

I thought it's the most visited album page that day, I could be wrong. 


Yeah, it was odd that The Astonishing showed up in the MOST POPULAR ALBUM (last 24h) for about two weeks or so, I think it was almost two years after its release.

I thought maybe Max had set up some sort of financing deal with Roadrunner Records wherein the site would get revenue for continuing to keep that album in the MOST POPULAR ALBUM spot.
Again, it was just a thought. I don't know that this is/was the case.

I, like Cristi had thought it may have been the most visited album page over the preceding 24 hours, but that may not be the case.

I have checked some of the albums in the MOST POPULAR ALBUM (last 24h), as they were upcoming releases from bands that I was interested in, and I was able to find the release dates. So it's sometimes helpful in that respect.

Edited by Cylli Kat (0fficial) - October 23 2020 at 10:24
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What's more interesting is how that Serge Fiori/Harmonium release from last year always seems to be on the front page. No complaints here, that music is timeless!
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A good album, but not on my top list. I don’t think it really matters if once in a while and old album gets to be the most popular, as long as there are reasons for it. In this case, I don’t know what made it the most popular for a while, but now is no longer there.
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^Oh crap...I just did.
Damn!
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Never heard it, so I'm not qualified to post a comment.
And yet you did. Very Interesting. I on the other hand chose not to post on a subject I have no knowledge on.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

What's the deal with this album, it's the website's most popular album page?
Usually new releases pop up there, so this looked strange.
And I must say, I haven't heard it, so is it worth listening to, Asia fans?
I'd never really noticed the most popular album feature before until you mentioned it, but I'm not sure if Alpha is even the most popular Asia album, never mind the most popular album in the entire progosphere. Smile

Definitely not, but it has been circulating since yesterday if I'm not wrong, so I became a bit curious, you know.
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Are you trying to imply Alpha by Asia isn't the greatest album of all time or something? LOL
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