Extended Versions (Asia album)
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Extended Versions is a live album by the English-American progressive rock
band Asia Featuring John Payne
. It was released on September 25, 2007 in North America only. It was released on iTunes
US and rest of the world as Scandinavia
. It is the first release to use the name Asia featuring John Payne, a spinoff featuring the longtime Asia frontman formed after Downes's return to the original lineup. This is the last live recording with the pair before their split in early 2006.
All songs by John Wetton and Geoff Downes except where indicated.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Asia Featuring John Payne
Asia Featuring John Payne
Asia Featuring John Payne are a rock group formed in 2007 following a schism in the then line-up of Asia. The band is based around singer and bassist John Payne, who was a member of Asia from 1992–2006, and the band tours playing material by Asia...
. It was released on September 25, 2007 in North America only. It was released on iTunes
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US and rest of the world as Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. It is the first release to use the name Asia featuring John Payne, a spinoff featuring the longtime Asia frontman formed after Downes's return to the original lineup. This is the last live recording with the pair before their split in early 2006.
Track listing
- "Time Again" (John WettonJohn WettonJohn Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
/Geoff Downes/Steve Howe/Carl PalmerCarl PalmerCarl Frederick Kendall Palmer is an English drummer and percussionist. He is credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s...
) – 5:20 - "Only Time Will TellOnly Time Will Tell (Asia song)"Only Time Will Tell" is the third single released by progressive rock band Asia from their 1982 eponymous debut.The song was the band's second top ten hit on the U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 8. It also peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It...
" – 6:04 - "Wildest Dreams" – 5:17
- "Here Comes the Feeling" (John Wetton/Steve Howe) – 6:12
- "Silent Nation" (John Payne/Geoff Downes) – 5:43
- "Long Way from Home" (John Payne/Geoff Downes) – 6:40
- "Cutting It Fine" (John Wetton/Steve Howe/Geoff Downes) – 4:52
- "What About Love?" (John Payne/Geoff Downes) – 6:15
- "Sole Survivor" – 6:36
- "Heat of the MomentHeat of the MomentUK 7" single-Chart performance:-Popular culture:* "Heat of the Moment" was repopularized in 2005 when it was featured in the motion pictures The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Matador....
" – 6:08
All songs by John Wetton and Geoff Downes except where indicated.
Personnel
- Guthrie GovanGuthrie GovanGuthrie Govan is a guitarist known for his work with the bands Asia , GPS, The Young Punx and The Fellowship as well as Erotic Cakes...
- lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals - John PayneJohn Payne (singer)John Payne is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and bassist of Asia from 1992 to 2006 and from June 2007 with ASIA Featuring John Payne....
– bass guitar, lead vocals - Geoff DownesGeoff DownesGeoffrey "Geoff" Downes is an English rock keyboard player, songwriter, best known as the keyboardist for the bands The Buggles, Yes and Asia, of which he is the only consistent member. When he was a keyboardist for The Buggles, he played multiple keyboards to achieve a New Wave technopop sound...
– keyboards, backing vocals - Jay SchellenJay SchellenJay Schellen is a U.S. drummer who is best known as a member of the hard-rock band Hurricane. Schellen has also worked and currently working with a number of other heavy rock and progressive rock bands, including with Asia World Trade, CIRCA:, Unruly Child and several members of Yes.-Career:in...
– drums, backing vocals
- Per Olav - Cover photo