I tried putting up 1983-08-22 Worcester a few weeks ago but it was banned because it was released on a 'beat the boots' box release. This show is a week later and it doesn't sound quite as good as the Worcester show, but these 1983 tour shows seem much harder to come by than the 1982 debut tour, and since Wetton left the band a few weeks after this show, I would like to see a few more 1983 Wetton shows available (in decent quality, of course). Greg Lake was an OK replacement for Wetton on the Japan December 1983 shows, but John sings his own songs much better :-) I did speed-correct the show - sample included.

Asia
September 4, 1983 (1983-09-04)
Poplar Creek Music Theater
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
USA

Steve Howe: guitar
John Wetton: Bass, lead vocals
Carl Palmer: drums
Geoff Downes: keyboards, vocals


01) [05:20] Wildest Dreams
02) [05:31] Time Again
03) [04:57] The Heat Goes On
04) [03:12] Eye to Eye
05) [05:16] Only Time Will Tell
06) [06:41] Geoff Downes solo
07) [04:17] Beginnings
08) [03:28] Valley of Rocks
09) [05:11] Clap
10) [07:33] Open Your Eyes
11) [03:54] Daylight
12) [03:29] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
13) [04:08] Don't Cry
14) [04:47] Here Comes the Feeling >
15) [09:51] Carl Palmer solo > Here Comes the Feeling (end)
16) [07:41] Sole Survivor
17) [07:48] Heat of the Moment


Total [1:31:04]

Linage:
Master cassette > cassette > Trade cassette (2nd gen) (1989)

Transfer:
Sony TC-WC475 > Sony DTC-ZE700 > E-MU E-DSP Soundcard > 16/48 wav > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flab (level 8) > you !

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