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LA LISTA HISPANO-PARLANTE DE CORREO ELECTRONICO DE ROCK SINFONICO+PROGRESIVO
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LCDM: #179 julio'99 http://www3.uji.es/~inesta/Music/LCDM
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* Asia: No va mas...
* Alan Parsons y su nuevo disco.
* ALGUNAS COSAS
* ZARATHUSTRA´S REVENGE
* Biglieto_Per_LInferno_(sinopsis)
* Introduccion a la neopsicodelia
* Stupid Dream & Day for Night
* lcdm: para los que quieran seguir con Yes
* Varios
* Lo nuevo de Il Balletto
* COMENTARIOS SOBRE COMENTARIOS
* Mas mesura
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From: "Pablo Bujan" <pbujan@bancorio.com.ar>
Subject: LCDM: Asia: No va mas...
Chicos,
no me gusta mandar cosas en ingles, pero no tuve tiempo para traducirlo.
Me parece de interes, asi que leanlo nomas...
Saludos,
Pablo.
Asia, the reunion that never was!
On the 6th of July, Geoffry Downes officially announced why he
departured from the Asia reunion project.
Here the complete statement, posted on the official Asia website:
"Friends,
Whilst I am very sympathetic to the mañ e-mails and
correspondence I have received from ASIA fans
around the globe expressing their disappointment over my
withdrawal from the reunion project--now that the
dust has settled somewhat, and having heard some of the
reasons put forward as to why I supposedly
resigned from all this--I thought that I should put the
record straight here...
The truth is, the organization of this project was turning
into a real shambles.
What was originally presented to me in January by Carl
Palmer's management was, that there was to be a
"substantial" summer US tour for the Original ASIA lineup
in June, July, August, comprising of some 40 +
dates. This was then to be followed by major concerts in
South America in October, Japan & The Far East in
November, culminating in a "big" event (possibly in China)
for the Millennium. At the time, this all sounded
like good news, an ambitious plan, and one that we could
all work towards. But as time went by, the reality
was that the US tour kept getting pushed further and
further back (probably due to poor response from the
promoters), to the point where it became no longer viable,
and was canceled. A short, small theatre tour
was then suggested as an alternative later in the year, in
October or November, with a package of ASIA,
Ronnie Montrose (!?), & Gary Wright (!?). In the meantime
in August, there were a few dates in Japan
offered by a little-known promoter, who had not worked with
the band before, and who was suggesting we
perform at some US army bases (eh?). And, to fill in time
later in August, Carl Palmer "had a friend," who
could get us a handful of dates in Costa Rica, Mexico,
Venezuela & Argentina. And the "China", thing? Never
heard another word about it.
Now you are probably beginning to get the picture... A
cartoon picture that perhaps conjures up a well-known
Disney character with the surname "Mouse." This was the way
it was heading, except there was no financial
backing behind it. I pointed out that without this, it
would not be possible to organize such a scattered array
of low-key dates without losing a considerable amount of
money...and where nearly breaking even would
have been a huge bonus. It just did not add up to me and
still doesn't. Hence the so-called "financial"
reasons given on the Official Reunion web site. But this
web site was a joke too! After the initial
announcement in March advertising the first date of the
tour on June 11th, there was nothing. And June the
11th came and went, and still there was nothing. Maybe the
picture you are now getting is more "Spinal Tap"
than "Mickey Mouse!!"
Also, if ASIA was to be going out as the Original lineup,
then I felt it should go off with a major bang. But
not this. This was fizzling out before it had even got off
the ground. And more importantly, it would have
done no good for the band's reputation nor rekindled añ
real interest. As there was no new music to
perform, it would just have been a nostalgic trip down
memory lane, for a few isolated fans, with material
only taken from the albums between 1982-1985. And, the
substantial plans that had been projected, had
turned into nothing more than a small club tour. I did not
fancy this, because it was going nowhere. It would
have been humiliating for all concerned. Those fans who saw
us in our heyday would not have relished
witnessing the band years later, performing in such
smalltime circumstances. And indeed--neither would I.
It was a farce.
And so, I quit.
Furthermore, you have to take into account the fact that I
was harbouring two other major reasons for not
wanting to take it añ further anyway. One was my
allegiance to John Payne, and what we had built up as
the New ASIA (which neither Carl Palmer nor John Wetton
recognized). We had already started work on
another album with Ian Crichton & Chris Slade, and it was
sounding very exciting and fresh. I did not want to
wreck or delay this opportunity añ more than necessary.
Secondly though, I had nagging doubts about a
true reunion of ASIA which did not incorporate Steve Howe,
and for this reason, I do not honestly foresee
añ type of reunion that could happen without Steve in the
future.
However, I came to the conclusion, that rather than getting
buried in añ negativity over all this, I would
immediately get on with some more positive elements, such
as my solo album -The World Service (now
completed), the new ASIA album with John, and a few other
things I am working on at the moment. So
really out of everything, at the end of the day, there's
plenty to look forward to, I hope.
Finally, I should say though, that I do not hold John
Wetton or Carl Palmer responsible in añ way for how
these events turned out, and for my decision to quit the
proceedings. But for whatever reasons, I feel that
somehow it was just not meant to be, this time. I send them
my best wishes for the future.
And most of all, thank you for your continued support. Stay
with us...
Regards,
Geoff Downes"
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From: "Pablo Bujan" <pbujan@bancorio.com.ar>
Subject: LCDM: Alan Parsons y su nuevo disco.
Hola!!!
Les cuento que esta por salir el nuevo de Alan Parsons!!
Parece que en un principio la cosa venia en la onda de su magistral
"Tales of mistery & imagination", pero con "The Time Machine" de H. G.
Wells. Al parecer Spielberg tiene los derechos sobre la historia, asi
que termino siendo un album conceptual sobre los viajes temporales.
12 son los temas:
H.G. Force Part One (Stuart Elliot) Tema instrumental de apertura en la
onda de Apollo.
Temporalia (Alan Parsons) Un enganche de un minuto con el tema siguiente
con una narracion de The Rubber Universe (programa de tv).
Out of the Blue (Ian Bairnson) Cancion sobre un viajero temporal con
Toñ Hadley de Spandau Ballet (??¡¡??!!)
Call Up (Ian Bairnson) Cancion sobre traer a gente desde el pasado al
presente cantada por Neil Lockwood.
Ignorance is Bliss (Ian Bairnson) Cancion inspirada por la novela de
H.G. Wells, cantada por Colin 'Old and Wise' Blunstone.
Rubber Universe (Ian Bairnson) Un instrumental en la linea de Lucifer.
Call of the Wild (Ian Bairnson) Un tema con un cierto dejo celta,
cantado por la cantante de Clannad.
No Future in the Past (Stuart Elliot) Una cancion sobre lo absurdo de
vivir en el pasado cantada por Neil Lockwood.
Press Rewind (Ian Bairnson) Cancion solamente con bajo, bata y guitarra
cantada por Graham Dye.
For the Very Last Time (Ian Bairnson) Un tema donde canta Beverly
Cravan, con piano acustico y arreglos de cuerdas.
Far Ago and Long Away (Ian Bairnson) Un instrumental en una linea
"espacial floydeana con voces en varios idiomas.
H.G. Force Part 2 (Stuart Elliot) repite el tema del principio del
disco.
Tambien formo parte en la banda Chris Rainbow en coros.
Parece que primero sale en Japon el 16 de Julio y en el resto del mundo
en Septiembre.