Quadra [BOX SET] [LIMITED EDITION] [IMPORT]

Asia

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
• Original Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Zoom Club
• ASIN: B000067UDS
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #474,660 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Without You

2. Ancient/Steve Howe Acoustic Solo

3. Clap

4. Midnight Sun

5. Only Time Will Tell

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Wildest Dreams

2. Time Again

3. Heat Goes On

4. Eye to Eye

5. Only Time Will Tell

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Don't Cry

2. Last to Know

3. Open Your Eyes

4. Smile Has Left Your Eyes

5. Here Comes the Feeling

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Opening (Intro)

2. Wildest Dreams

3. Sole Survivor

4. Geoff Downes Keyboard Solo: Cutting It Fine/Video Killed the Radio ...

5. Only Time Will Tell

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

UK exclusive limited edition compilation, lavishly packaged in a four CD long digibook. The classic line-up appear on discs one through three & Pat Thrall replaces Steve Howe on guitar on disc four. Discs one was recorded live at the Stanley Theater, Pittsburg, PA, April 4th, 2002. Discs two & three were recorded live at The Centrum, Worcester, MA, August 22, 1983. Disc four was recorded at The Frankfurt Music Hall, Frankfurt Germany, December 13th, 1990. The set includes a seven page full color booklet that features an exclusive interview with Carl Palmer & previously unpublished photographs from his own personal archive. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A great disappointment!, December 3, 2002

By A Customer

I've been an avid Asia fan from their inception so I was very excited with the release of this live compilation. Unfortunately my excitement was short-lived...The sound is so horrendous, I literally disconnected my speakers to check for faulty wiring. With today's technology, there is no excuse for not cleaning up the noise from these performances. In addition to poor sound, some effort could have been made to edit this collection (do we really need 3 versions of "Heat of the Moment" and "Only Time Will Tell"???). Asia is a hard-working group of artists...too bad the same can't be said about the technicians. I can only hope that if a DVD is ever released of Asia in concert, someone will take the same care in recording it as the band does in giving us their music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ouch! Can I Have My 1 Star Back?, October 1, 2002

By A Customer

Being a huge Asia fan I was very excited to find this CD of live material, there is almost none available. The packaging is very nice including a booklet and the set list contained every song I would be interested in hearing - then I heard it. This has to be the worst sounding recording I have ever paid for. In many cases you can actually hear individuals clapping and making noise apparently near the recording device (?). I was at the Worcester show and I am thankfully I can remeber it in bits and pieces because even over 20 years later my memories are better than this. Save the money, get takeout with someone special, put the first three cd's in your player and enjoy - you won't feel ripped off like I do right now.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Asia Quadra, What a Disaster, August 18, 2002

By	roger eng (Garden City, NY United States) - See all my reviews

As a long time fan of the original lineup, I thought this 4 disc set was finally going to put to rest my long suffering soul that was dying for a definitive release of Classic Asia live. I cannot believe how poor these recordings are. Why can't someone release a decent soundboard of any of these shows from 82 or 83. I have cassettes from this time period which are probably as good if not better than this fiasco. If you gotta hear Asia before the breakup, well there's not much else around. (besides the other Zoom Club Records debacle "Asia, Alive in Hallowed Halls"). I certainly can't believe that Carl Palmer doesn't have anything better than this garbage lying around his collection. Then again though, this is still a lot better than anything by the current lineup. Hard to recommend for anyone besides the absolute diehard.