Alpha - Asia (Rock)

Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: Can't take it out of my cd player

...and the second, Asia - Alpha in 1993. Although Asia went on to produce many more albums,the line up would change starting with Steve Howe quitting the band in 1985, to be replaced by Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer. Despite still being great albums, they never recaptured the magical touch they had created in their first bi-releases. Amongst much debate, the general consensus was that poor record sales of Alpha attributed to the reorganization of Asia ...
...and the track "Don't Cry" was a top 10 hit, yet this was pitiful acclaim compared to their debut album's success. The album itself still held distinctive tracks that were unmistakably created by Asia. Their sound and nature, whilst not repetitive can be mistaken for nothing else. Falling into the progressive rock genra, the sound hints on edges of rock ballads through to pop. Many of the tracks incorporate several strains of genre and bind them ... Read review