A 2018 remaster of the 2005 debut from icon, the collaborative band of the late john wetton and keyboardist geoff downes. The rereleases have been personally overseen by geoff downes and are intended to be a return to the marketplace of individual albums for fans who may wish to purchase a. Unfollow downes wetton icon to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. But even after that the duo carried on and issued, all in all, three albums, ep and a studio dvd. The release of this third album continues the established relationship of frontiers records with the duo since 2005, when john wetton and geoff downes began their icon project. Wellknown voice of wetton combined with a great downes keyboard work reminds the best years of asia. Rubicon, 2006, frontiers records icon 3, 2009, frontiers records view. Wettondownes trilogy of icon albums reissued louder. It was much more a vehicle for songwriting, whereas asia is much more a band.
Wetton and downes resumed writing together from time to time, and finally pooled their talents to record 2005s icon, which is what they also named this duo project itself. All three were reissued in 2018 by epicon records, a vanity label for icon. This piece of work is what i would expect from any john wetton collaberation, strong melodies,great vocals, good lyrics and good musical arrangements. Flaticon, the largest database of free vector icons. Icon zero is a repackaged edition of the 2002 wetton downes album that was a collection of a bunch of demo tracks and outtakes recorded by the duo.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The acoustic tv broadcast, available on cd and dvd. Rubicon, 2006, frontiers records icon 3, 2009, frontiers records. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Icon is a music studio album recording by john wetton prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2005 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The john wetton estate and geoffrey downes are pleased to announce the rerelease of the icon trilogy of albums, now remastered with bonus tracks in six panel digipacks. Rubicon 2006 and icon 3 2009 have been released with the permission of the john wetton estate, with downes personally overseeing the relaunch each album contains the original material, along with bonus songs including remixes. I bought the first wettondownes cd years ago a compilation of prototypes and rarities that were meant for the astra album. Recorded in the bbc studios back in october 2005, and featuring a collection of strippeddown acoustic interpretations of the asia back catalogue, along with the. It is essentially a collection of tracks mostly recorded in the late 1980s through the time of their brief reformation in 1990. This 2017 double cd dvd represents the first mainstream release for urban psalm, and is part of a reissue campaign which will see all of icons studio and live albums rereleased in definitive editions. Multiregion player required for dvd may not play on some us players.
The great john wettons unique presence can be felt on every note and lyric of these songs. Icon was released in europe in 2005 and then in the united states in 2006 with three bonus tracks added. Icon is a studio album recorded and released by asia band members john wetton and. Download these awesome free icons in svg, psd, png, eps format or as webfonts. Wetton downes icon acoustic tv performance dvd neh records. It was asia in microcosm, named icon the group john wetton and geoff downes started back in 2005 to test waters for their main ensembles official reunion. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wettondownes at the discogs marketplace. This shortlived collective anticipated the original supergroups reunion and then ran as an alternative to the. Two former asia members john wetton and geoff downes meet after years to release new duo albums. Icon is part of a triology penned by wetton and downes and it delivers strong melodies, musicianship and lyrics.
There was one more, last entry into the projects discography, though, titled urban psalm live. Icon was a collaborative duo comprising the late john wetton and keyboardist geoff downes. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The wettondownes trilogy of icon albums have been remastered and reissued with bonus tracks icon 2005, icon ii. It is the first in the icon series though they previously released the album wetton downes in 2002, a collection of demos from the 1980s. The icon project that wetton and downes started in 2005 came up with this release in 2008 and it does not disappoint. Wettondownes icon announces the worldwide release of their third studio album on frontiers records and an additional show at zoetemeer, holland, on february 19. Heat of the rising sun album 2 versions the store for music. Fellow asia band mates john wetton and geoffrey downes have collaborated on a number of albums, including wetton downes demo collection, 2001, stallion recordse1 music heat of the moment 05 ep, 2005, frontiers records icon, 2005, frontiers recordsume digital us acoustic tv broadcast, 2006, frontiers records icon ii. It is essentially a collection of previously unreleased demo tracks, mostly recorded during asias hiatus in the late 1980s through the time.
Some enchanted evening in a church of orient majesty and rock abandon binding new angles to anglo pop music. John wetton biography john kenneth wetton 12 june 1949 willington, derbyshire, uk 31 january 2017 john wetton, a man who has been in more bands than most of us have had hot dinners, was born in derby, england on 12th june 1949. I believe second release is actually better than the first icon album. Wetton downes icon trilogy of studio albums rereleased. Presumably the new title indicates a desire to position this as the precursor to their icon project, although the material here dates from after asias split in the 1980s, long before the first.
Icon is a studio album recorded and released by asia band members john wetton and geoffrey downes in 2005. John wetton, geoff downes licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music enterprises. Download the album or mp3, watch videos wettondownes. I have all 3 icon cds and icon 3 is a must for any asia or wettondownes fan. Recorded at st marylebow church in london in 2009, the release contains songs by asia, king. Icon was released in europe in 2005 and then in the united states in 2006 with. To keep appetites whetted on the wetton downes front comes icon. Following the warm response that graced their return cd, icon, in may 2005 and the icon ep in august 2005, john wetton and geoff downes are now offering an acoustic dvd filmed for a broadcast special at tv studios during october 2005.