ASIA-Heat Of The Moment

ASIA LIVE IN ASIA
Live In Japan

[@johnhudak3829]

Greg Lake and John Wetton were both amazing vocalists. Miss those guys.

[@superbulldog81]

Rest in peace, Greg Lake and John Wetton. I know that these two great bassist are jamming together somewhere in heaven!!

[@taylordw]

@superbulldog81 With Keith Emerson

[@vivianavaldivieso428]

Se detestaban Greg y Wetton , mucho celo profesional

[@psychlos21]

What was great about having Greg Lake join Asia was that John Wetton and him had a similar vocal timbre so the formula worked perfectly.

[@martijnstuart95]

Robert Fripp hired John Watton for that exact reason after Greg left King Crimson

[@ankihansen2489]

@@martijnstuart95 No, Gordon Haskell and Boz Burrell replaced Greg in King Crimson.

[@cheaplaffsarefree]

They both had great voices, but I'm not so sure how similar they were. Greg was silky smooth whereas John had some rough edges. But they both worked beautifully. I can picture the two of them having a beer in rock & roll heaven.

[@marklarson3003]

Agree the first time I heard Asia i thought Greg was the vocalist

[@kathyratino962]

@@cheaplaffsarefree They were good friends.

[@RG-hf4et]

This was great. Not easy for anyone to fill dsomeone else's shoes. Great job by Greg Lake here! Miss both Greg & John!!!

[@anthonyhunt701]

For one brief moment it was refreshing to see Greg Lake and Carl Palmer together again.........

[@jazzenthusiast4353]

Yes and then you realize that Asia's music didn't have the quality of ELP's

[@yeswab57]

For one brief moment, Steve Howe remembered he was in a *rock* band...

[@MassimilianoCavalera]

Probably one of the best rhythm sections ever

[@davidbeja]

Asia…amazing super group, and with Greg Lake, WOW!!!! No better choice than him to fill in for the great John Wetton!! Both RIP🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@joeybernard6911]

TWO/THIRDS OF ELP IS HERE AND THATS ALWAYS GREAT!

[@fuiplu]

The moment when Palmer points the sticks, and that iconic opening riff gits you. One of the best songs ever!!

[@SWog617]

I can't say I like Lake's version of this song better than Wetton's... but Greg will always be one of my favorite vocalists. He was amazing with his own songs. Asia was very lucky to get such a high caliber stand-in for this concert tour.

[@george94tt]

Great performance! My 4 year daughter loves this song, (dragon on album cover) she calls it the dragon song. :) Music will always live on.

[@bigdaveflynn1]

Great track, Greg in fine voice here.

[@ItsAllAboutNash]

Greg’s beautiful voice and sensibility are a big plus here.

[@hang2381]

This is a absolute fan-tastic song I am a Yes and ELP fan what a combination💗 Asia certainly is the best band I wish I could of seen them RIP Greg❤ your memory will always be in all our hearts

[@houstonveer]

"So now your looks are gone and you're alone." Perfect melancholy.

[@windk100]

RIP, Greg Lake.

[@lumbuckitts]

amen

[@leokimvideo]

Yeah, 2016 shocking year for losses in the music industry

[@MikeNorth0101]

And the guy he replaced, John Wetton, be with God chaps!

[@corozaldelosochenta3752]

Peter Banks, first guitar player on Yes before Howe (RIP 2009), then Chris Squire (RIP 2015), both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (The Maestros RIP 2016), John Wetton (RIP 2017). We are losing our heroes too fast. :'(

[@jeffreyjohn2037]

@@MikeNorth0101 John subsequently came back to the band. This concert was broadcast live on MTV back in the day.

[@emmanueltaffarelli5840]

Farewell, John Wetton (12th June, 1949 -31st January, 2017) See you on the other side.

[@daveyraydaveyray4180]

yep

[@cheaplaffsarefree]

Goddamn it, I'm in tears again. Hits me right in the 80s.

[@ItsAllAboutNash]

Drums of a dervish, voice of an archangel.

[@Jesusofsuburbia27]

I just watch this live version for Steve Howe's guitar solo. The studio version seems to cut out right at the beginning of what could've been this great solo.

[@psek8874]

Wow! How wonderful to discover there is someone else who loves Howes solo as much as I do, All the best

[@rareform6747]

We Love you Greg Lake !

[@gulfgypsy]

And now John Wetton has passed. We're of an age where those who helped create the soundtrack of our prime are leaving us.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Sucks, and the one guy I thought would have been first ( Ozzy) is still alive and kicking...:)...Gallows humor...I have to laugh or I'd burst into tears...Squire, Wetton, Lake, Keith Emerson, George Harrison, to name a few...We're lucky to have shared our lives with them...They filled, and continue to fill, our lives with the sounds and words we lean on in times of strife...When you think about it; it's profound to ponder it as we are eased into our own autumn years...Thanks Artist, wherever you are!

[@cheaplaffsarefree]

@@godbluffvdgg Bowie.

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@cheaplaffsarefree Bowie, an artist extraordinaire! .... JIm Morrison.

[@luisruizalvarez6860]

Damn, Greg Lake and John Wetton gone forever.

[@cheaplaffsarefree]

Even the gods have to leave us eventually.

[@MrSedaki]

They were both lead singers of a band called King Crimson before Asia

[@HarlanNemers]

BEST VIDEO EVER! Seriously, I've seen many versions of this song live, but this one kicks ass! Nice video man!

[@BaileyBuns9]

I think Greg Lake sang this song WAY BETTER than the original!! Such a talented and lovely man. Greg Lake, you are surely missed. Rest in Peace, Lucky Man! 😢❤

[@dalecauthen9086]

Amazing performance, and more amazing back story of how Greg Lake got up to speed on Asia's numbers in just a couple of weeks to meet the tour's schedule. How he could stand playing that amputee looking stumpy bass is still beyond me. But he did have to stand up holding it, night after night. He's one of my real rock and roll heroes.

[@gtf2648]

I always thought it was amusing that Wetton replaced Lake in King Crimson & Lake replaced Wetton in Asia. They are so similar in many ways. Both great.

[@johnreed9435]

Prog mash up of all time! So much music history passed through this moment in time. Bravo to Greg for pinch hitting with very little notice. Definition of a Pro

[@yamijorge]

Greg Lake demostró acá por qué siempre fue uno de los grandes. Sin duda alguna, uno de los más grandes bajistas-vocalistas de todos los tiempos.

[@livemusic8248]

Since first hearing this song was hooked on Asia still like my Asia album both CD and record get lot of play time

[@Tacomadome24]

Not like it hasn't said before as well, but Steve is a guitar God!

[@trippysocks]

Oh my Clapton they're all so ADORABLE here.

[@scotts4259]

ELP...one of my favorite bands, I know this is Asia, Greg Lake one of my idols

[@hm4steve]

I love the keyboard playing in this video, thanks for the post.

[@derekstocker6661]

Bought this on an album years ago, it still has the power to thrill.Absolutely fantastic rock anthem and performed by such great names, RIP Greg, this will live for ever and great to see this video, thank you for sharing it with us....

[@gzaq]

Really great SH solo!

[@cjrvision]

This musically is one one their best overall concerts performances!

[@rareform6747]

john wetton and lake sound soo wonderful

[@joseiturra8083]

Exelente maestros muy bien Greg lake ,igual saludos sl cielo a el y a jhon wetton saludos desde Valdivia Chile 🇨🇱

[@AversWTF]

nostalgia! I am Russian, but I love this song!!!!! RUSSIAN AND MANY!

[@blessingsofloveabundancean8213]

Молодец.... Я тоже.

[@marciorodriguesdecarvalho579]

Released in 2001: "ENSŏ' KAI" (LIVE IN TOKYO 1983) - Geoffrey Downes / keyboards - Steve Howe / guitars - Carl Palmer / drums - Greg Lake / bass, lead vocals

[@WolfMountford]

Japanese fans are the fkn' BEST! I would love to play in Japan one day. These people REALLY love the music they listen to. They live in the moment when they're at a concert. Unlike most Americans who have to record everything on their cell phones to try and impress their friends on social media🙄

[@paulvalletta01]

Still Blows Me Away, awsome guitar workings, a great song from an amazing group.

[@-.-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.------.-.-]

this is so bad ass

[@MuvoTX]

Wow Great tune, Great performance, thanks for posting this. Loved Asia so much in the 80s... this band introduced me to Steve Howe. THE KEY-TAR ROCKS!!!

[@caseycoomer8021]

You know you're watching a video from the 80's when somebody is rockin the keytar LOL!

[@lemmykilmister4919]

+Casey Coomer Geoff still rocks it

[@Libertarianne]

Thanks for posting these! This show was at the Tokyo Budokan on December 6, 1983 and MTV and Westwood One Radio simulcast it.

[@maideninside]

this was recorded December 6, 1983 and the show on the 7th was recorded by westwood one and broadcast June 23, 1984

[@Acelachaser1965]

And I have it recorded on a reel-to-reel tape. I still listen to it!

[@michaelkennedy5126]

probably the best concert footage on youtube

[@joejackson4202]

That was a legit live recording. Thanks

[@6801ls350]

My big question is "How the fuck did they ever come up with this type of rock sound"? BLOWS MY MIND!!

[@dannyalba1]

Absolute magic...remember it well

[@andymeyer1573]

I was s lucky man to see King Crimson and ELP. Their music still enlightens me. Keep it going Carl!

[@ruthylopez]

oooooooh what a lucky man, he WAS!!!!! (See what I did there….lol)

[@Ruger22cal]

ive watched this about a thousands times over and when geoff downes comes in with the dang keytar man, gets me everytime.

[@jsty8534]

I’m enjoying this so much more now than I did in the 80’s!!

[@robbinfrancis1687]

boy how times change.Greg looks so different now.these were good days of music

[@bjw3079]

RIP Greg Lake, John Wetton

[@tracycapilot2002]

4 words = "BRING BACK THE KEYTAR"!! And, didn’t realize it before but that was a converted Minimoog!! Wow. Well - Keith Emerson was there (in Moog spirit! 😄)!!

[@MJ-tg6wb]

They did... Roland AX Edge 🎹

[@WineSippingCowboy]

You can't have 80s music without the key-tar!

[@juanalberto7925]

Greg Lake y John Weeton están en el cielo, porque sabían cómo transportarnos a el. Gracias 🦅🦅

[@yamijorge]

Ambos fueron tremendos bajistas-vocalistas. Y da la "casualidad" que tanto Lake como Wetton tuvieron algo en común: que ambos en diversas épocas fueron parte de King Crimson en voz y bajo ("Curiosamente" Wetton reemplazó a Lake en dicho rol dentro de King Crimson y posteriormente Lake hizo lo propio en Asia. Eso explica el hecho de que Greg Lake pudo perfectamente "ponerse en los zapatos" de John Wetton acá).

[@branesjimatsson]

Excellent vocal Grage! 😃

[@susanindy6406]

I love love LOVE this concert video. 😍

[@markkaufman6249]

complicated times back then, egos flying and Greg Lake takes over for JW and then they bust up until Astra, a tough period early to mid 80s with the changes in music were rampant, nevertheless both Greg and John are musical legends, may they both rest in peace....

[@klausgroi]

Greg Lake in Asia ? Who would have thought ??

[@hannahanderson130]

this was his only performance with the band

[@02R96]

Actually, I think he said in an interview he did three shows in Japan.

[@noomi2652]

I am only here because of Gregory :3

[@rikk1546]

He joined Asia with only 2 weeks' notice to learn the songs, and was using a teleprompter for the lyrics. It was just a temporary thing because Wetton was ill (possibly his recurring alcoholism at the time).

[@musicdoc8746]

They seem to be a similar cog in several rock bands. RIP to both. Sigh!

[@zedmac4523]

Greg Lake you are so sadly missed 😢 RIP Greg you were one of a kind and a Pro Rock Pioneer. You’ve been a major idol of mine since 1975 when I was 14.

[@TeddyAndJaspar]

Awesome legendary song.... love it!!! :-)

[@albertinastorrs6871]

fantastic my friends used to sing it to and say . when my looks have gone how many nights I sit beside the phone .....25 years gone my looks ain't gone n don't sit beside the phone

[@shanedepriest1847]

I wouldn't sit beside my phone if it weren't for watching concert clips on KZbin

[@shanedepriest1847]

I didn't foresee that in '82

[@johnstdominic9887]

Nowadays the phone sits beside you!

[@valeriegendron3435]

J'adore et je confirme depuis 1984!

[@pachacutecyupanqui3336]

It was great¡ I love this band.

[@magneto7930]

This is musicianship!

[@AdrienGGzagg]

Palmer is the Drum's God !!!!

[@charlestownpc]

ELP was a classic group. greg lake is a legend and veteran of progressive rock. I don't think they could have gotten better then. name someone who could have covered it better.

[@djb1969]

I remember watching this on late night TV back in 1984 when I was in high school. Oh well, at least the camera angles kept us from seeing the TelePrompTer Greg Lake was using to read the lyrics.

[@AnaalAnhestesy]

the monsters on stage!

[@jjsc4396]

Oh man, the keytar at the end was just about the most 80s thing in existence. And the mullets 😵‍💫

[@positifdujnoux1153]

Exellent groupe !

[@ryuorkai]

The best rendition!

[@DavidKinner]

@hnemers That's because Greg Lake is an amazing singer!!!

[@rafaelmiramontes2268]

Rip jhon wetton

[@TheBigD0g225]

I heard Greg Lake sing during the Works tour in Detroit in 1977 and his voice was incredible. I heard Wetton in Detroit in '82 on the first tour and his voice wasn't great and he could NOT hit all the notes on some of the songs from the album they had just recorded. I've heard him sing live on other videos and Wetton's voice was much better. In any case, two great and similar baritones.

[@jeffduggan387]

Steve Howe Rocks!

[@josierizo2192]

Very nice song

[@canalcomentario]

Esse baterista estava "calibrado" impressionante a energia que a banda passa.

[@flyinwalenda]

Nice to see Lake playing a Steinberger !

[@crazy8holle]

TOTALL B.A.! ASIA ROCKS! \,,/ LOVE THIS SONG!

[@EpiCasino198]

greg lakes my homeboy

[@MassimilianoCavalera]

Yes sir! Rip greg

[@angelperez7465]

Gracias hermanos por el buen musicon viva el rock romantico

[@musicchannelbluewind]

にしても、初来日コンサートでフロントマン(おまけにリーダー)が変わってこれだけ違和感がないのは、この二人(レイク＆ウェットン)ならではやろうな！w

[@chrisranz2714]

Oh my goodness lake is so young.ll

[@Leezl41]

Greg Lake ❤️💘❤️💘❤️

[@94AccordAW]

I like Asia with Greg Lake

[@warptek]

Interesting fact: Wetton replaced Lake in King Crimson. Lake replaced Wetton (briefly) in Asia.

[@elisabeteduarte570]

LINDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@MrHaksungkim]

Wow...Great..

[@cjrvision]

This is Greg Lake the legend guys and gals....not just some guy.....This band plays way better without Wetton,much more freely and with lots of bravado...they seem stilted with Wetton...Now I love Wetton's voice in King Crimson and UK..Danger Money album...He is genius on the bass as well...His voice is more powerful than Lake, but Lake is more variable and he adds his own signature to this....To purists..this may be bunk....but I love that prog rock so much, I like this musical virtuoso....

[@kathyratino962]

Wetton's voice is not more powerful. His range is higher, so they had to adjust the keys for Greg.

[@ADITYASINGH-vc4gm]

Greg had more range than Wetton. Cue Epitaph, Schizoid Man, KE9. Even here when Greg’s voice has deepened, his notes are on point.

[@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed]

@@ADITYASINGH-vc4gm Greg definitely had more range than Wetton and better singing technique too. Too bad he smoked so much it destroyed his voice in his later years. He was a great guitar player as well, he learned the bass to play with King Crimson. He'd played bass less than a year when they recorded Schizoid Man. A legend indeed!

[@FernandaServi]

Mega tema.

[@JamesZaworski]

Greg Lake did it as good if not better than Wetton. Wow. RIP, Greg.

[@MrSedaki]

So Lake and Wetton were the lead singers of the same group... twice.

[@charlestownpc]

OK. we know that lake is not wetton but who would you get at the last minute when wetton decided to exit right before the show that knew how to play bass and could at least follow a teleprompter to save Asia's ass in this one? john Payne wasn't available then. despite some mistakes, lake pulled it off. as for downes, awesome keyboard player. if memory serves, wasn't this show the one he set the Guinness book record for most keyboards played in one song?

[@sonnyclay5150]

Greg Lake did an awesome job in this concert. Wetton was off drinking himself into oblivion. I had to get used to Lake but the more I watch it, the more I like it.

[@collbair]

THE HEEEEEEAT OF the moment.