ASIA Open Your Eyes XL 1566/8
Japan: 1984
Source: Listed as being recorded in Toronto in 1983 but this seems unlikely. While the band was on an extended North American Tour that year (the T-Shirts read “Invasian”), they also performed in Japan in December (their Tokyo performance from 6 December is on YouTube).
1566 A: Time Again / The Heat goes On / Here Comes the Feelings
1566 B: Eye to Eye / Steve Howe Guitar solo
1567 A: Only Time Will Tell / Open Your Eyes / Geoff Downes Keyboard solo
1567 B: The Smile has Left your Eyes / Wildest Dreams / Carl Palmer Drum solo
1568 A: Heat of the Moment / Sole Survivor
1568 B: Cutting in Fine / Daylight
Based on setlists, there is sufficient evidence that this is from one of the Japanese concerts.
Update: It has now been confirmed that Greg Lake is on vocals on this recording and as we know Lake joined ASIA to replace John Wetton for the four Japanese dates only, after spending six weeks learning the material.
So, here we have another case of a Japan concert recording being disguised/misrepresented as one recorded outside of Japan.
Meadowlands,, N.J.
August 25, 1983
(“alpha” tour)
runtime: 97:07
setlist:
1: wildest dreams 4:05
2: time again 5:38
3: the heat goes on 5:01
4: eye to eye 3:29
5: time will tell 5:28
6: keyboard solo 6:53
7: Howe solo 8:16
8: clap 5:48
9: open your eyes 7:47
10: daylight 4:08
11: the smile has left your eyes 3:48
12: don’t cry 4:17
13: here comes the feeling (with drum solo) 14:58
14: sole survivor 8:28
15: happy birthday Jeffrey Downes :37
18: heat of the moment 8:18
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Budokan, Toyko
December 7, 1983
Note: Not to be confused with any officially released material recorded the day before; December 6, 1983
01. Time Again
02. The Heat Goes On
03. Here Comes The Feeling
04. Eye To Eye
05. Steve Howe Solo: Sketches In The Sun
06. Only Time Will Tell
07. Open Your Eyes
08. Geoff Downes Solo
09. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
10. Wildest Dreams
11. Carl Palmer Solo
12. The Heat Of The Moment
13. Cutting It Fine
14. Daylight
15. Sole Survivor
1983-12-09 Castle Hall, Osaka
01.Time Again
02.The Heat Goes On
03.Here Comes The Feeling
04.Eye To Eye
05.Steve Howe Solo
06.Cutting It Fine
07.Daylight
08.Only Time Will Tell
09.Open Your Eyes
10.Geoff Downes Solo
11.The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
12.Wildest Dreams – Carl Palmer Solo
13.Heat Of The Moment
14.Sole Survivor
15.Don’t Cry
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Hi. My understanding has always been that this set is from the radio broadcast from Budokan. I even think I torrented that on Dime a while ago (if it wasn’t banned that is). This show, if it is indeed the same was nationally broadcast over the radio in the USA.
I had considered that as well but the set lists do not match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65D4u6zIiY
I’m listening to the second side of the first album in this set now and that’s definitely Greg Lake on vocals. As for the date, it’s very likely one of the Japanese shows as those were the only ones that were recorded and that he played with the band on.
Thank you for providing this info.