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Title: Asia? In name only.
Review: Though the album may claim to be from "Asia", the resemblance is in name only. Yes, Geoff Downes is still plugging away on the keyboards, but he's the only original member of the group who performs on all the tracks. Former mates Carl Palmer and Steve Howe make brief appearances on the album ("courtesy" of other record labels, no less), but their work is minimal, serving only to bridge the old with the new. That this is now Geoff's band is apparent from the first listen - heavy on keyboards, light on substance. New lead singer John Payne also fails to impress, offering little more than some hair-band shrieking to the already substandard material. The original Asia had a less-than-vaunted reputation with the critics to begin with; this album will give them no reason to change their opinions.
