To continue on the Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia) subject from the aforementioned thread, his work on Asia's "Alpha is just amazing. The mix is pretty bad though

"Z wrote:Growing up in the 80's and the "real" MTV era, I've always preferred what I call "prog pop" as to not offend the prog "purists." I'm talking late 70's/early 80's Alan Parsons Project, Asia, ELO, ELPalmer & ELPowell, Genesis, Moody Blues, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Saga & Yes. Stuff with structure and the occassional melody. I never could really get into early 70's "ramblings". But the mid to late 80's, some of these prog acts found their way into the really poppy, corporate rock c**p. Saga, for instance: their first 4-5 albums are masterpieces. Once you get to Wildest Dreams, they took a huge turn for the worse. They started to redeem themselves in the 90's, though.
Always cool to see photos of our prog heroes with their stacks of synths.
It's interesting how Worlds Apart has such a different sound than their other albums, including Heads or Tales, which was also produced by Rupert Hine. I remember hearing "On the Loose" for the first time on the radio when I was young and how full of energy it was. That's one abulm that's frozen in time. It never gets old no matter how many times you listen to it.mis psiquicios y yo wrote: I've been listening to Worlds Apart in my car lately, what a great "prog-pop" album, another mid 80's act you might like is Rush, like on Power Windows which is heavy son synths
Power Windows is my favorite album of all time. The ultimate work of art.Z wrote:It's interesting how Worlds Apart has such a different sound than their other albums, including Heads or Tales, which was also produced by Rupert Hine. I remember hearing "On the Loose" for the first time on the radio when I was young and how full of energy it was. That's one abulm that's frozen in time. It never gets old no matter how many times you listen to it.mis psiquicios y yo wrote: I've been listening to Worlds Apart in my car lately, what a great "prog-pop" album, another mid 80's act you might like is Rush, like on Power Windows which is heavy son synths
I forgot to mention Rush in my list above. Everything they did between 2112 and Hold Your Fire are my favorites. Power Windows, in my opinion, has some of their best song writing. It's a little too synthy for the Rush I grew up on (Permanent Wave, Moving Pictures, Signals), but WOW, what a great album! Plus me being such a sucker for PPG Wave sounds. Another timeless album.
I agree, especially about John Evan. Marvelous keyboard-player!Johnny Lenin wrote: Two prog keyboardists who I don't think ever get the credit they deserve are John Evan and Eddie Jobson.