YesWest covered by Asia Featuring John Payne

[MarkF]

Yikes.

http://slamjammedia.com/eCards/recollections/GP/

There's a flash audio player at the top that is streaming full-length
tracks to preview. "It Can Happen" is track 6.

(Apparently since this page went up, the cover of Genesis' "Land of
Confusion" has been dropped from the final tracklist; and the release
date has been delayed to April 15th. So there.)

From the promo material:
"At the same time, songs like 'It Can Happen' veered down a new path in
Asia Featuring John Payne's hands. They enlisted the vocal talents of
Sharlotte Gibson, adding another dimension to the track with an ethereal
feminine counterpoint. [Payne] continues, "When I started to deconstruct
the song, I realized every famous UK band is reflected in it. You hear
the Rolling Stones. You hear The Beatles. You hear The Who. It's a very
well-constructed song."

I don't even know what to say to this, except:

Yikes.

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That album cover looks snazzier than anything Dean has come up with in decades. Cool logo too.

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Paul

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Post by MarkF
Yikes.

Well it is prog rock redux...tough to tell what Payne is trying to here. The best parts, like Court of the Crimson King, sound most likely the original with a bit of heart. The rest sounds, well dreadful.

Jim

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Post by MarkF
Yikes.
http://slamjammedia.com/eCards/recollections/GP/

If I were doing a tribute to British prog, these are the exact songs I would choose to butcher as well.