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ASIA with Trevor Rabin - Starry Eyes (Only Time Will Tell) 1981 Rehearsal
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cvs8c
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Setlist.com lists a few shows before Pittsburgh, but I'd have to hunt down my ticket stub for the exact date I saw the Akron Civic Theater show. *shrug* I recall Wetton and/or Howe announcing the gig as their first public performance. I also remember running into and being interviewed by (locally, at least) legendary music journalist Jane Scott before the concert.
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Yes, but they were not part of the official tour, which began in Pittsburgh. I distinctly recall that they played maybe three gigs warming up for the tour.
http://db.etree.org/db/shows/browse/...6262/year/1982
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Rabin was actually slated to be in Asia (with the original four members). This is sometime in 1981 prior to him joining up with Squire and White. His time in Asia was brief. He was slated to play guitar and sing, or perhaps share lead vocals with Wetton. For whatever reason, he didn't last long with Asia.
As a side note, someone posted this on Wetton's discussion board sometime back. IIRC, Wetton wasn't too pleased about it.
Right - I knew that. I didn't know that he played live with them. I thought he was just part of early discussions.
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There was a separate, prior attempt to form a supergroup consisting of Rabin, Rick Wakeman, Wetton and Palmer - which iirc Wakeman (or was it Wetton?) claims to have turned down because it was too artificial a way to put a band together. Evidently this was before "Drama"-era Yes broke up (late 1980) and Howe and, subsequently, Downes, were drafted into the project.
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Plus, wasn't the concept of 90124 to have material penned by (mostly) Rabin ? Which wasn't the case here.
I quite enjoy the "Asia In Asia" concert. I have sympathy of Lake who I think does a good job in what is quite a humiliating position, singing all someone else's lyrics, vocal and bass lines etc., in a rather dignified manner (his pitch is a little flat at times, but he's mostly quite good I think). The "live" sound also makes the music more "ballsy" than the overproduced studio versions, with Howe sounding much more like himself. Sure, the whole thing of Downes running from one spot to another in a seemingly endless juxtaposition of keyboards is even beyond the "Spinal Tap" level of silliness. But, taken for what it is, it's enjoyable.
I saw the reformed Asia a couple of times (2008/2010) and didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much. It's not just the physical effect of getting old taking its toll on the musicianship, which was still quite good, but to me Asia is essentially music for teenagers and young adults (I don't mean that as an insult, it's just the demographic it catered to at the time) and while it was OK (apart from the sellout aspect of former proggers "going commercial") in 1982 for it to be played by thirty-somethings who still looked relatively youthful, it's something else to see old men perform it. Which in the case of a proggy-prog group I wouldn't see as an issue as long as the playing is good.
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I wonder if there is anything else "available" regarding Rabin's involvement. I realize he wasn't around very long.
I enjoy Asia in Asia far too much for my own good. Don't even miss Wetton all that much which is kind of strange. Downes sure is a trip on this one, but the whole thing seems like a kind of celebration
Well, a guy who was kind of a star in his own right in the 70s, with a strong body of successful songs of his own, hired to basically impersonate a guy who replaced him in another band (KC), singing all songs he didn't write, not even a solo spot with one of his own songs... Probably not his dream job, I would guess. It didn't last long, in any case.
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Don't know if it's difficult or not--and not the point---it's original fresh sounding AOR playing---not typical of typical guitar bands.Not the typical note bending van halen type sound typical of the time.
Only Time will Tell is a perfect example of tasty guitar parts--thru out the whole song---that are cool original licks---and it's not just a lead solo or strumming the rhythm ---it's the guitar playing the lead thru the whole song. Great song.
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I'm pretty sure Rabin played no live gigs with Asia. That recording is from the studio
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