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Rune2000

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Posted: March 22 2010 at 07:01

The album cover looks terrible but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for the material inside. Wink

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Posted: March 22 2010 at 08:48

what the hell is wrong with Roger Dean? his artwork was one of the elements that kept Asia interesting.....

the samples are good but no prog....

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Posted: March 28 2010 at 17:23

! I can't imagine that's the final artwork... that's nothing roger deanish anyway.

As for the samples... I don't know. Phoenix set a high standard. Finger On The Trigger sounds a little lackluster.

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Posted: April 02 2010 at 22:13

I still haven't heard anything from this album. I thought Phoenix was a very good pop album. I liked it better than their first 2 ones. I think "Never Again" is as good and as strong as any of their previous big hits (much better for me than Heat of the Moment, and just about as good as Only Time will tell). However for me the monster here was Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Deya, by far the best song from Asia so far, and a perfect blend of Pop and Prog. I was just watching the track list for Omega on ProgArchives, and no song is longer than 6 min... that doesn't seem too promising. We'll have to see what happens... (or rather hear).

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Posted: April 08 2010 at 16:14

Well, 'Finger on the Trigger' is all I've heard so far. And yes, I have heard the original version..this is much better. I do agree, that the artwork for the cover is God Awful. Yeesh...that was always something to look forward to. I think Phoenix was good, and hope this is better. Also, to the bashers...enjoy these guys and be grateful they are able to make music this good ...they will not be around forever. I've seen them live twice since the reunion, and they were awesome. I look forward to travelling to the UK and seeing them at the High Voltage Festival this summer.

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Rune2000 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 23 2004 Location: STHLM, Sweden Status: Offline Points: 1833	Posted: March 22 2010 at 07:01
	The album cover looks terrible but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for the material inside.

ProgressiveAttic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 05 2008 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 1243	Posted: March 22 2010 at 08:48
	what the hell is wrong with Roger Dean? his artwork was one of the elements that kept Asia interesting..... the samples are good but no prog....
	Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com)

RoyFairbank Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 07 2008 Location: Somewhere Status: Offline Points: 1072	Posted: March 28 2010 at 17:23
	! I can't imagine that's the final artwork... that's nothing roger deanish anyway. As for the samples... I don't know. Phoenix set a high standard. Finger On The Trigger sounds a little lackluster.

Dellinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12608	Posted: April 02 2010 at 22:13
	I still haven't heard anything from this album. I thought Phoenix was a very good pop album. I liked it better than their first 2 ones. I think "Never Again" is as good and as strong as any of their previous big hits (much better for me than Heat of the Moment, and just about as good as Only Time will tell). However for me the monster here was Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Deya, by far the best song from Asia so far, and a perfect blend of Pop and Prog. I was just watching the track list for Omega on ProgArchives, and no song is longer than 6 min... that doesn't seem too promising. We'll have to see what happens... (or rather hear).

wadester2006 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: April 08 2010 Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: April 08 2010 at 16:14
	Well, 'Finger on the Trigger' is all I've heard so far. And yes, I have heard the original version..this is much better. I do agree, that the artwork for the cover is God Awful. Yeesh...that was always something to look forward to. I think Phoenix was good, and hope this is better. Also, to the bashers...enjoy these guys and be grateful they are able to make music this good ...they will not be around forever. I've seen them live twice since the reunion, and they were awesome. I look forward to travelling to the UK and seeing them at the High Voltage Festival this summer.