Not a bad bill!
They call it a "Royal Affair".
Sort of makes sense considering who is in each group. Plenty of overlap.
No idea what makes it "royal" but whatever....
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Not a bad bill!
They call it a "Royal Affair".
Sort of makes sense considering who is in each group. Plenty of overlap.
No idea what makes it "royal" but whatever....
Yes.jpg
Last edited by Sean; 04-01-2019 at 01:01 PM.
Someone on YesFans posted about this the other day - along with the news that Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns n Roses, Sons of Apollo) will be the guitarist in Asia for this tour. I haven't seen that confirmed anywhere else yet, but weird news if true.
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Howe hasn't played with them in a few years now. Bumblefoot seems grossly overqualified, but then again, so was Guthrie Govan. Sherwood sings for Asia now.
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And people thought the ARW artwork was bad.
Good to know the 'Royals" call the top dogs for marketing. They must have lost my phone number.
I like Billy Sherwood's solo material and his vocals on them(to me he has quite a quirky style) which I don't think suits Asia material as well as non BS music, but that's just me.
I think that's one of the sets on the tour I'd take a long 45 min potty break. lol
So, I guess we can assume Geoff and Carl will be playing sets both with Yes and Asia...and in a regular venue setting each band's set will be limited most likely to an hour or less. It's starting to sound less appealing to me the more I think about it. I really think they need to put the Asia thing permanently away.
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The "Royal Affair" has a bit of a 1967 ring to it (Games For May, etc.) which is cool. And c'mon -- that artwork isn't half as bad as the ARW dreck.
The chances of Billy doing justice to Asia's vocals have gone up ever since he started using auto-tune on stage. I agree, though, that songs like "Heat of the Moment" are just not him. Still, it'll be nice to give Bumblefoot some exposure. I'm guessing Steve will come out for a guest appearance or three.
I feel for those who sit through John Lodge's set, though. Time has not done his pipes (which were never great to begin with) any favors.
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
April fools. Damn it.
Has Billy been formally announced as the singer? I had understood the tour with Journey was just a one-off. If Asia is serious about maintaining a presence on the touring circuit they really should get someone better. Billy's great as bass/b vox for Yes. But he's just not a lead singer. Anymore.
Not April Fools.
Already a date on July 28th in Saratoga, California.
https://mountainwinery.com/calendar/
"Why is it when these great Prog guys get together, they always want to make a Journey album?"
- fiberman, 7/5/2015
Todd Rundgren played with Asia??
should be called the 'Sole Survivor' tour considering each act has only one long term member in it.
is Asia still active? how?
John Lodge is a good singer. I think it's cool that he's on the YES tour.
This mid-size amphitheater at the Winery in Saratoga CA is a good fit. I saw the Topographic Drama tour there and was nice, only a couple of things: parking fee is not cheap and taking pictures is a pain in the butt but great acoustics.
It would be a fantastic birthday present for me alright!
Regarding Asia, as much as I like John Payne's time with Asia, I think most people (other than this forum) associate Asia with the John Wetton era and vocals, while JP's time with Asia was quite a bit different sounding, at least to me.
I think John Wetton's vocals were so much an integral part of the Asia sound, trying to get anyone to fill that role is near impossible.
But I thought that at first about Kansas and Ronnie Platt, and was thankfully proven wrong. I have really grown to like Ronnie's vocals and stage presence with Kansas.
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