Robin George has released a fully remastered version of the Asia 2 Marquee gig from 1986 (of which he was an integral part). A rare configuration of Asia consisting of John Wetton, Robin George, Carl Palmer, Don Airey and Phil Manzanera, who played 3 nights for a charity. This recording comes from the 2nd night at The Marquee. It is an impressive set of Asia favorites, mixed in with a few of Robin’s solo hits, a track from the Wetton/Manzanera album, a Beatles’ cover, solos from Don Airey (is there a band this guy hasn’t played with?) and Carl Palmer, plus 2 studio tracks! The sound quality is OK [not superb], recorded on video cam and the desk (according to Robin). But this should appeal to Asia and Wetton fans, as a rare and historical set, and I’ve heard much worse! And judging from the crowd and John’s performance and intros between songs, it must’ve been a good evening. This show has been bootlegged previously, from different sources. The studio track “Wasted Time” features John and Robin, while “Johnny” is a solo track from Robin – “Johnny was written for all the friends I’ve loved and lost, but inspired by a real close friend!” A nice add for John Wetton and Asia fans.
When lockdown hit Robin George decided to have a rockdown digging deep into his archives and subsequently release 9 albums of new recordings and remastered archival recordings.
Artist: Asia 2
Album: The Marquee London Live '86
Year: 2021
Label: Cherry Red / Robin George self-released
Style: Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, Melodic Rock
Format: mp3/320, flac (tracks, 44.1kHz/16bit)
Tracklist
01 Soul Survivor (Live) 6:03
02 Only Time Will Tell (Live) 4:43
03 Go Down Fighting (Live) 4:27
04 Keep On Loving Yourself (Live) 6:06
05 Don't Cry (Live) 4:34
06 Heartline (Live) 3:43
07 Tragedy & Honky Tonk Women (Live) 4:52
08 Don Airey Keys Solo (Live) 4:59
09 Dangerous Music (Live) 3:20
10 Carl Palmer Drum Solo (Live) 4:53
11 Back In The USSR (Live) 3:01
12 Heat Of The Moment (Live) 5:24
13 Wasted Time (Studio / John Wetton & Robin George) 3:47
14 Johnny (Studio / Robin George) 4:37
Asia 2 (Asia featuring Robin George) – The Marquee London Live ’86 (2021) mp3+flac
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