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Asia Astra (1985) vs. Triumph Sport of Kings (1986)


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  1. 1. Which album do you prefer?

    • Asia - Astra
    • Triumph - The Sport of Kings


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I have never been able to get into Asia beyond the debut...dare I ask...is this a good album?
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I have never been able to get into Asia beyond the debut...dare I ask...is this a good album?

I think it's better than the previous one Alpha, it's a bit harder edged with better songs. Steve Howe left the band to form GTR so they brought in a guy called Mandy Meyer, and he came and he played without faking but they took him away oh Mandy!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

 

Maybe it's time I did a deep dive into both these bands. I tried Triumph a while ago and thought it was all so very good but nothing stood out.

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

 

Maybe it's time I did a deep dive into both these bands. I tried Triumph a while ago and thought it was all so very good but nothing stood out.

 

Dive Dive Dive! Get into them both!!! Some bands need more listens to grow as you know!!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

 

Maybe it's time I did a deep dive into both these bands. I tried Triumph a while ago and thought it was all so very good but nothing stood out.

 

Dive Dive Dive! Get into them both!!! Some bands need more listens to grow as you know!!

 

Me and Savatage, who went from a band I really like to a full blown obsession!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

 

Maybe it's time I did a deep dive into both these bands. I tried Triumph a while ago and thought it was all so very good but nothing stood out.

 

Dive Dive Dive! Get into them both!!! Some bands need more listens to grow as you know!!

 

Me and Savatage, who went from a band I really like to a full blown obsession!

 

Hahaha! Are you sure we aren't related? Even family can squabble too! Lol!!! I too am a SAVATAGE Addict!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

It's a heavy metal smorgasbord! Mandy is HANDY and heavy!

 

Totally amigo!

 

I need to make one comment about this album. The song "Countdown To Zero" starts off with the heavy synth intro by Downes. It's the THX sound sample on dvds and blu-rays!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

I remember buying Alpha, on vinyl of course in 1983, and I really loved the artwork and the colours. I spent ages just looking at the cover!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

It's a heavy metal smorgasbord! Mandy is HANDY and heavy!

 

Totally amigo!

 

I need to make one comment about this album. The song "Countdown To Zero" starts off with the heavy synth intro by Downes. It's the THX sound sample on dvds and blu-rays!

I'll need to listen to that again!

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

 

Maybe it's time I did a deep dive into both these bands. I tried Triumph a while ago and thought it was all so very good but nothing stood out.

 

Dive Dive Dive! Get into them both!!! Some bands need more listens to grow as you know!!

 

Me and Savatage, who went from a band I really like to a full blown obsession!

 

Hahaha! Are you sure we aren't related? Even family can squabble too! Lol!!! I too am a SAVATAGE Addict!

Earl what do you think of the RUSH Chronicles compilation album?

 

And what do you think of a RUSH best of album which includes tracks like The Necromancer, Circumstances, The Twilight Zone and The Analog Kid?

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I used to have THX sound on one of my laptops but I put windows 10 on it and the software got deleted by Microsoft!

 

That sucks! But yes!! Give that song a listen! Very cool!

 

And of course we all know that Lucas had THX !38 on a license plate in American Graffiti. Also of course in the title "THX-1138." Which I think was a reference to "The Body Electric." Also Han Solo says it in Star Wars.

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I'm actually doing a discography run-through of Asia right now and Astra is my next album. I'll get back to you on this tomorrow...

 

I love the ASIA catalog when Wetton came back into the band. Amazing underrated prog pop. My favorite from that era is "GRAVITAS."

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The mid 80's and everyone has gone Linn drum crazy!

 

Great poll!

 

I LOVE ASIA ASTRA!!!!

 

I'm playing it now

 

It's very good! I don't like Alpha, so this is a cool surprise.

 

We have this in common too!

I love the debut. A Gem.

"Alpha" is good and I do love it but it's the weakest album of the three.

 

I'm so happy you dig "Astra." It's an underrated masterpiece.

I remember buying Alpha, on vinyl of course in 1983, and I really loved the artwork and the colours. I spent ages just looking at the cover!

 

Me too! It's an incredible cover!!

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I used to have THX sound on one of my laptops but I put windows 10 on it and the software got deleted by Microsoft!

 

That sucks! But yes!! Give that song a listen! Very cool!

 

And of course we all know that Lucas had THX !38 on a license plate in American Graffiti. Also of course in the title "THX-1138." Which I think was a reference to "The Body Electric." Also Han Solo says it in Star Wars.

There's a 70's sci-fi flick called THX with Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence.

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