Rare [Import]

Asia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Resurgence UK
• ASIN: B00004NJL8
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,081 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Waterfall

2. The Journey Begins

3. The Seasons

4. The Gods

5. The Whales

6. The Journey Continues

7. The Reservation

8. The Bears

9. Under The Seas

10. At The Graveyard

11. Downstream

12. The Ghosts

13. The Sun

14. The Moon

15. The Sharks

16. The Journey Ends

17. The Indians

18. The Angels

19. The Horizons

20. To The Deep

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Place To Soak Your Mind For A While..., October 28, 2000

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HJW "o8Heather8o" (The High Desert...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rare (Audio CD)

If you enjoy newage-style instrumental music in general (eg. Tangerine Dream, Vangelis) and have an appreciation for the higher artistic element of early Asia & ELP art rock...I'm betting that you will like "Rare". This album contains no lyrics and is almost purely instrumental, with one track flowing into the next as you journey through its generous 22 tracks inside of 50 minutes. This is definitely Asia for the new millennium....spiritual, beautiful, hypnotic, aesthetically engaging, and very well done.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Asia, December 25, 2000

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Paul (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rare (Audio CD)

Asia is a band that has had a long and tumultuous history. Many great musicians have passed through Asia since 1982, and all have left their mark. Not just Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and John Wetton, but Al Pitrelli, Mandy Meyers, Elliott Randall, Michael Sturgis, Aziz Ibrahim and Pat Thrall to name a few. The band has never stopped evolving and the music they leave behind is never short of amazing. Since 1991 Asia has been led by Geoff Downes and John Payne, and it is this modern era which has proven the most creative if not the most commercially successful. I fear that QUALITY does NOT equal sales, a sad fact but true nonetheless. As for this cd called <Rare>, it is without a doubt Asia's most hauntingly beautiful album to date. It leaves behind the progressive-rock leanings of the band in favour of highly ambient instrumental tracks that strongly feature Geoff's marvelous keyboard talents. John is here as well, but it is mainly Geoff's show, and while <Rare> is totally unlike anything that Asia has ever released before, it is real, true Asia. And that is saying enough. Don't make the mistake of believing the bad reviews!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual, but exceptional, Asia, November 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rare (Audio CD)

This may very well be Asia's greatest music. But it isn't pop or even really rock music at all; it's New Age instrumentals. As such, RARE succeeds as tremendously relaxing and engaging background music, especially good for winding down after a hard day at work. Listen to the sound samples so you'll know what to expect. This is a great, but different, cd from Asia.