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Asia - Aqua (1992)

Posted By: v3122
Asia - Aqua (1992)

Asia - Aqua (1992)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Intercord, IRS 986.959 | ~ 361 or 142 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 40 Mb
Progressive Rock

Asia hadn't released an album of new music since 1985, so changes were to be expected. But changes for the better – well, that was a pleasant surprise. Aqua found the band infused with new energy, represented by a younger generation of arena rockers in bassist/vocalist John Payne and guitarist Al Pitrelli. Although Payne doesn't invite comparison to John Wetton or Greg Lake (his voice tends to get rougher as it gets louder), he gets the job done and turns out to be a pretty good songwriter in the bargain. Pitrelli, who had recently worked with Alice Cooper, knows his rock guitar; he's no replacement for Steve Howe, but he doesn't have to be – Howe makes guest appearances throughout the disc. Aqua is an amalgam of arena rock and hair metal that avoids sounding sappy or self-pitying, two adjectives that would describe Alpha or Astra. Geoff Downes (who continues to write much of the material) keeps the music punchy and professional; gone are the dated synthesizers of the '80s, replaced by cutting-edge keyboards and savvy production. The opening and closing instrumentals, "Aqua I" and "Aqua II," show just how far Downes had come since Astra. The rest of the songs are pretty much of a piece; written with outside collaborators in many cases, they tend to be either moody ballads or hard-driving numbers about love and war (some things never change). "Who Will Stop the Rain?" was chosen as the single; it didn't chart (neither did Aqua), but it's as good a track as you'll find here. "Heaven and Earth" (apparently tested as the second single) is another standout track, shifting from a ballad to an all-out rocker that sounds like Yes' music from the '90s. "Someday" and "The Voice of Reason" are other tracks that represent the album well, and have since been added to their concert repertoire. After ten years and two label changes, Asia finally produced a suitable follow-up to their first album. Few fans remained in the seats to hear it, but those interested in a delayed encore from the band should skip to Aqua and forgo the albums in between.

by Dave Connolly, allmusic
Asia - Aqua (1992)


Asia - Aqua (1992):

Asia - Aqua (1992)

Tracklist:

01. Aqua Part 1 (2:26)
02. Who Will Stop The Rain? (4:35)
03. Back In Town (4:09)
04. Love Under Fire (5:14)
05. Someday (5:49)
06. Little Rich Boy (4:37)
07. The Voice Of Reason (5:36)
08. Lay Down Your Arms (4:15)
09. Crime Of The Heart (5:57)
10. A Far Cry (5:30)
11. Don't Call Me (4:55)
12. Heaven On Earth (4:54)
13. Aqua Part 2 (2:10)

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 18. December 2016, 18:49

Asia / Aqua (IRS 986.959)

Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GE20NU11 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

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

Read offset correction : 667
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 : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\EAC 3\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 %source%


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.38 | 2:26.12 | 38 | 10999
2 | 2:26.50 | 4:35.68 | 11000 | 31692
3 | 7:02.43 | 4:09.30 | 31693 | 50397
4 | 11:11.73 | 5:14.50 | 50398 | 73997
5 | 16:26.48 | 5:49.10 | 73998 | 100182
6 | 22:15.58 | 4:37.67 | 100183 | 121024
7 | 26:53.50 | 5:36.65 | 121025 | 146289
8 | 32:30.40 | 4:15.40 | 146290 | 165454
9 | 36:46.05 | 5:57.70 | 165455 | 192299
10 | 42:44.00 | 5:30.23 | 192300 | 217072
11 | 48:14.23 | 4:55.72 | 217073 | 239269
12 | 53:10.20 | 4:54.10 | 239270 | 261329
13 | 58:04.30 | 2:10.70 | 261330 | 271149


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Filename Z:\OdW\Asia - 1992 - Aqua (IRS 986.959)\Asia - Aqua (IRS 986.959).wav

Peak level 93.3 %
Extraction speed 7.3 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC BF488339
Copy CRC BF488339
Copy OK

No errors occurred


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==== Log checksum B7F3617D8937115F7E0BCADED68966FD86A156EEE7AC5E2B6524073D745CC557 ====

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-02-27 13:33:43

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Analyzed: Asia / Aqua (IRS 986.959)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR11 -9.35 dB -24.24 dB 2:26 01-Aqua Part 1
DR14 -1.44 dB -18.08 dB 4:36 02-Who Will Stop The Rain?
DR15 -1.37 dB -18.63 dB 4:09 03-Back In Town
DR14 -2.20 dB -19.48 dB 5:15 04-Love Under Fire
DR12 -1.98 dB -18.14 dB 5:49 05-Someday
DR14 -0.60 dB -17.16 dB 4:38 06-Little Rich Boy
DR16 -2.35 dB -23.01 dB 5:37 07-The Voice Of Reason
DR12 -2.20 dB -17.29 dB 4:16 08-Lay Down Your Arms
DR12 -2.94 dB -18.80 dB 5:58 09-Crime Of The Heart
DR12 -2.36 dB -18.03 dB 5:30 10-A Far Cry
DR12 -2.72 dB -17.98 dB 4:56 11-Don't Call Me
DR12 -2.06 dB -18.93 dB 4:54 12-Heaven On Earth
DR9 -4.57 dB -18.41 dB 2:11 13-Aqua Part 2
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 814 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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