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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.

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.

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.

No matter how big a fan you are of Asia, Steve Howe, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, etc., DO NOT BUY THIS! It is a horrible, horrible product. I've read others warning of this, but I bought it anyway, figuring it couldn't be that band. I was wrong. The sound is dreadful. You can hear audience members talking louder than the band is playing. There are much better bootlegs out there. I couldn't even listen to this once. It would have been great if the sound was even radio-quality, but it sounds like it was recorded from the hallway on a dictation system. It is a total disgrace that this was ever released by anyone associated with the band.

First of all, I did not purchase this from Amazon, but from a small outlet mall somewhere in Pennsylvania. I was quite excited to find a collection of concerts from Asia's original line-up. However, my excitement soon turned to dissapointment and disgust as I realized that tis was nothing more than a crummy, poorly recorded bootleg. Unfortunately, I discovered it too late to take it back, as I was on vacation when I purchased it. Be warned: If you buy this you are making a mistake. There are far better live cd's out there. Read the reviews!

First off, the packaging is beautiful, but this is nothing more than an audience recording, so the sound is just terrible. Why is it that Asia seems completely unable to issue these live albums with a soundboard source tape. Why go with an audience recording that just doesn't sound that good and put it out on CD? Asia is a great band, but here it just seems like they are ripping people off with an inferior sounding product in a fabulous package.

This a four cd set of 4 ASIA Concerts in the eighties. The sound on 3 of them is fair but one (cd 2) sounds muffled and mono. Each concert for the most part has the same songs except for some solos by band members. You have got to be a real Asia fan to love this 4 cd set. I like the concerts but I wish diffent songs were used at times, because it was getting sort of boring at times. Being an Asia fan and collector I had to get this box set. No booklet in this box set or any linear notes--- what a shame!

I doubt anyone who ever had anything to do with any version of Asia had anything to do with this. The sound - as virtually everyone has stated - is pathetic. There's barely any chance of distinguishing what is making each sound. I did find that each concert CD can be greatly improved with a good equalizer. So if I can do that, why didn't the producers? Save your money and pass on this one.

but if you're really desperate for the original line-up, blow your money on it. Live at Nottingham is better (no Steve Howe) & Asia in Moscow (again, no Howe) are better. Even the Live in Hyogo is of better quality. Do you really want to hear Heat of the Moment 3 different times in one box set? You can't find the Moscow concert anywhere except for a 2-disc set called The Asia Story, it's got one disc w/Wetton solo material & the Moscow concert on the other. If you must buy this garbage though, get it on CD Universe for about $16

...And you thought "LIVE IN HALLOWED HALLS" was rubbish?! How about 4 discs of the same?! ALL 3 OF THESE SHOWS ARE AUDIENCE RECORDINGS. Just like the beginning of "HALLOWED HALLS," disc one (recorded in Pittsburg on 4/25/82)'s opener "Without You" ISN'T COMPLETE! Yet another "officially sanctioned" Asia live recording that cuts into the first number. PATHETIC. As far as audience boots go these shows ARE listenable, but why would you want to subject yourself to those annoying claps, whistles and various other aggrevations on a [$$] "legitimage" collection?! If Carl couldn't come up with any professional soundboard tapes, I don't believe he should've put this box together at all. Once again I am left with a bad taste in my mouth after yet another promising ASIA release fails to deliver.