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Oh my god, i'm in heaven,..... great!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003598330

What'd you say?

WOW. I can't wait.

I am extremely excited about this. I was at the Miami show which got rained out so I was bummed about this. Hopefully that means we'll get a larger scale tour and maybe play some indoor Arenas.

Geoff Downes has yet to disappoint me with anything he does in the studio. I have liked all of the last Wetton-less album - especially Arena (which I consider one of Asia's best). Having said that, I can't wait to hear the original band record new stuff.

NEWS ..... :

"...
Jeb: Is the tour and DVD a one-off or will there be another Asia album?

John: We are actually starting a new Asia album as we speak. With a bit of luck I can start singing in November and with a little bit of luck we can have a new album on the street by March of next year. We hope it is more than a one-off. You have to remember that the studio is where all the bad things happened with Asia.

Jeb: Is there any pressure to repeat the success of Asia?

John: No, the record industry has changed. The CD is almost a thing of the past. The record we are making now might be one of the last ones we make with the Roger Dean cover. I have been told by everyone in the record industry that the CD is over. No one really knows what is going to happen at the moment. All the other bands that are reforming are not releasing new albums. There is no new Police album and there is no new Led Zeppelin album. They are just putting out greatest hit's packages. We felt it was time to have a go and we will give it a shot and see what happens.
..."

I can tell u, I cant' wait to hear the new stuff. Hope John is recovering very quick from his triple bypass and then ... gimme the new stuff !!! Nice to hear they'll choose a Roger Dean Cover.

Both versions of Asia is getting set to. Bet Payne's Asia is first-ERIC

I don't care who's first ... Just hopin' for good new ASIA-stuff!

4 to 5 month to go,... can't wait ... :

" ... Recording is well underway with a commercial release scheduled for April 2008 ... "

http://www.originalasia.com/images//press%20release%20-%20november%2026th%20-%20fan.pdf

From www.originalasia.com:

New Album: Phoenix
Thursday, 10 January 2008
At long last, the band has announced the title of their forthcoming studio album - "Phoenix", due from Frontiers Records in April. The band will be playing songs from the new album on the road in 2008.

Phoenix Release Date
Sunday, 03 February 2008
Phoenix, the brand new Asia studio album, has a tentative release date of April 11 through Frontiers Records. In addition, the Phoenix album track "Never Again" will be featured on a compilation from Frontiers called Rock The Bones, to be released on March 14.

Cover of upcoming album:

Franky wrote:Cover of upcoming album:

YUCK!!!!

Abitaman wrote:

Franky wrote:Cover of upcoming album:

YUCK!!!!

Well it ain't that "impressive" to me as I suggested it to be too. I think for an album called "Phoenix" Roger could have raised the Phoenix wings a little bit more. Man, why does he let this Phoenix wings hang down that much. He should have painted him with his wings raised up high! ...

You can tell how excited I am about it.....love almost everything the band has done, including the Payne albums. Also like the Icon stuff. the first more so than the second.

Kenny wrote:You can tell how excited I am about it.....love almost everything the band has done, including the Payne albums. Also like the Icon stuff. the first more so than the second.

The Second One for me is far more ASIA then the 1st One, so i like it more ...