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Astra (album)
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| Studio album by Asia | |||||
| Released | August 20, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | 1984 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 44:47 | ||||
| Label | Geffen/MCA | ||||
| Producer | Mike Stone | ||||
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Astra is a 1985 album by rock supergroup Asia. Started in 1984, Astra is the last Asia album to feature John Wetton on lead vocals until 2008. After being brought back into the fold for their third album, Wetton and Geoff Downes forged ahead with this effort. Steve Howe, having left sometime before the Astra sessions due to tensions with Wetton, was replaced by guitarist Mandy Meyer. With less lyrics about love, Astra was a bit different from its predecessors. Due to a lack of public interest, however, Astra failed to chart and went largely unnoticed. Wetton left Asia soon after the record's release. Meyer would never play with Asia again. The band itself, after cancelling the Astra tour, was basically finished until 1990.
All songs by Wetton/Downes except where noted.
- "Go" – 4:07
- "Voice of America" – 4:27
- "Hard On Me" (Wetton/Downes/Palmer) – 3:34
- "Wishing" – 4:15
- "Rock and Roll Dream" – 6:51
- "Countdown to Zero" – 4:14
- "Love Now Till Eternity" – 4:11
- "Too Late" (Wetton/Downes/Palmer) – 4:12
- "Suspicion" – 3:45
- "After the War" – 5:11
- Geoff Downes - Keyboards
- Mandy Meyer - Guitar
- Carl Palmer - Drums
- John Wetton - Vocals and Bass Guitars
"Go" was a minor hit, reaching #46 on the Billboard charts with a science fiction-themed video which played off the album cover.
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig & Greg Fulginiti at Masterdisk
- John Kalodner : John Kalodner
| Asia |
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| Geoff Downes | John Wetton | Steve Howe | Carl Palmer |
| Greg Lake | Mandy Meyer | Pat Thrall | Al Pitrelli | Mike Sturgis | John Payne | Aziz Ibrahim | Holger Larisch | Elliot Randall | Luis Jardim | Chris Slade | Jay Schellen | Guthrie Govan | Trevor Thornton |
| Discography |
| Studio albums and EPs: Asia | Alpha | Astra | Aurora | Aqua | Aria | Arena | Rare | Aura | Silent Nation |
| Live albums: Live in Moscow | Alive at Hollowed Halls | Now (Nottigham) | Live In Buffalo | Dragon Attack | Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo 83) | Quadra | Live in Massachusetts | Fantasia: Live in Tokyo |
| Compilations: Then & Now | Archiva Vol. 1 | Archiva Vol. 2 | Anthology | The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment | Definitive Collection |
| Singles: "Heat of the Moment" |
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