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Asia - Asrta (1985) [2014, Universal Music, UICY-40070]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 30 Sep 2019 10:58:57

Asia - Asrta (1985) [2014, Universal Music, UICY-40070]

Released in 1985, Astra is Asia's third studio album and first without guitarist Steve Howe. While somewhat unfairly regarded in comparison to Asia's first two albums, Astra is nonetheless a solid prog rock outing that finds bassist/vocalist John Wetton, keyboardist Geoff Downes, drummer Carl Palmer, and replacement guitarist, Krokus' Mandy Meyer, delivering a set of melodic and driving rock anthems. Admittedly, Astra came on the heels of a tumultuous period for the band that found Wetton unceremoniously booted and replaced by ELP singer Greg Lake right before the highly publicized 1983 live televised concert event Asia in Asia. By 1984, Wetton had been reinstated, but tensions remained and Howe eventually left the band early in the recording process for Astra. Featuring a slightly more arena rock and pop-metal sound, Astra featured two Top Ten singles in the epic "Go" and the dramatic "Too Late." Elsewhere, there was a handful of similarly radio-ready cuts, including the sparkling George Harrison-sounding "Hard On Me," the '50s-influenced synth balladry of "Wishing," and the grand and symphonic rock theatrics of the very Queen-esque "Rock and Roll Dream." Certainly, while Asia is at its best with the original lineup, Astra is a truly underrated '80s rock album and a must-hear for fans.

by Matt Collar, AMG

Asia - Asrta (1985):

Tracklist:

01. Go 04:08
02. Voice Of America 04:28
03. Hard On Me 03:36
04. Wishing 04:16
05. Rock And Roll Dream 06:51
06. Countdown To Zero 04:17
07. Love Now Till Eternity 04:13
08. Too Late 04:13
09. Suspicion 03:36
10. After The War 05:11

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 23. June 2014, 19:52

Asia / Astra PT-SHM

Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B950SA Adapter: 6 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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10 | 39:52.22 | 5:11.03 | 179422 | 202749

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Peak level 98.2 %
Extraction speed 6.9 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CCD6B30C
Copy CRC CCD6B30C
Copy OK

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AccurateRip summary

Track 1 not present in database
Track 2 not present in database
Track 3 not present in database
Track 4 not present in database
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Track 6 not present in database
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Track 8 not present in database
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None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

End of status report

DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-06-29 17:21:19

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Analyzed: Asia / Astra PT-SHM
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.35 dB -16.16 dB 4:08 01-Go
DR13 -0.16 dB -17.34 dB 4:28 02-Voice Of America
DR13 -2.45 dB -17.63 dB 3:37 03-Hard On Me
DR13 -0.93 dB -17.72 dB 4:17 04-Wishing
DR12 -2.39 dB -18.81 dB 6:52 05-Rock And Roll Dream
DR12 -1.84 dB -16.32 dB 4:17 06-Countdown To Zero
DR13 -1.50 dB -18.81 dB 4:13 07-Love Now Till Eternity
DR12 -0.62 dB -17.35 dB 4:13 08-Too Late
DR13 -1.58 dB -18.31 dB 3:47 09-Suspicion
DR13 -1.08 dB -17.30 dB 5:11 10-After The War
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 881 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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