Live Reviews
YES (Live)
It’s not unheard of for a graphic artist to appear as a special guest at a Rock show. Of course, KISS featured David Garibaldi painting an image to music from scratch on their End Of …READ MORE
Geoff Downes
Interviews
GEOFF DOWNES (YES/ASIA): “Most People Would Cite Close To The Edge As THE Classic YES Album”
He first made his name with Trevor Horn in The Buggles with the smash hit single “Video Killed The Radio Star” and then shocked the Prog Rock world by joining YES for their 1980 release …READ MORE
Live Reviews
YES (Live)
It was never meant to be like this. Wasn’t Punk supposed to have burned brightly but briefly to consign the dinosaurs of Prog Rock to the waste bin of musical history? How wrong those experts …READ MORE
Interviews
GEOFF DOWNES (YES/ASIA) Talks YES, Their 50th Anniversary Tour And Possible New ASIA Material
YES hit their land mark 50th anniversary this year and will mark this with an extensive UK tour. Mick Burgess caught up with keyboardist GEOFF DOWNES to talk about the tour, replacing Rick Wakeman, recording …READ MORE
Album Reviews
ASIA – XXX
It’s probably safe to say that the two albums released since the original Asia reunited in 2006 have been a little underwhelming. Sure, they each had their moments but they just seemed to lack that …READ MORE
Live Reviews
ASIA (Live)
It’s been quite a year for lovers of Melodic Rock, with Journey and Foreigner visiting these shores hot on the heels of successful shows by Styx and Kansas last year. It’s been a long time …READ MORE
Album Reviews
WETTON DOWNES – Icon: Acoustic Tv Broadcast
John Wetton and Geoff Downes have between them rather impressive musical credentials listing Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Yes amongst their achievements. Perhaps they are together better known as being half of the early …READ MORE
Interviews
Interview with Geoff Downes (Asia)
Metal Express Radio recently caught up with Geoff Downes from Asia for what turned out to be one of his last interviews before the big Asia reunion announcement. How did your recent UK tour go? …READ MORE
Album Reviews
JOHN WETTON/GEOFFREY DOWNES – Icon
Icon is the new release that reunites Asia main men John Wetton (Vocals, Bass) and Geoffrey Downes (Keyboards). It’s hard to believe that Asia’s first release was in 1982, and that that album remained number …READ MORE
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Album Reviews
ASIA – Arena [Reissue]
Asia’s last album of the 90s surfaced in 1996, and it, of course, started with another A-word, as the album was called Arena. After 1994’s Aria, Al Pitrelli left to join Savatage, and Arena features …READ MORE