Asia - Thunder Rider (1980)

First track of their second and last LP, "Armed to the teeth" (1980, ASI).

Excellent progressive hard rock with epic and pomp rock hints. The band is from South Dakota (US) and should not be confused with the famous UK one.

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Music

Tags:

• HARD ROCK
• PROGRESSIVE ROCK
• PROG
• EPIC
• POMP
• AOR
• ASIA
• THUNDER RIDER
• ARMED TO THE TEETH
• 1980
• 80s

[tsavalos]

Someone reissue both albums, I WANT THEM BADLY!

[OliverMagnum21]

@tsavalos They've been re-released both in one CD in 1995 by Wild Places. No vinyl re-issue exists though.

[metaldad2112]

This band went on to become WHITE WING asi label mpls private...

[OliverMagnum21]

@metaldad2112 Actually WHITE WING was the pre-Asia form of the band in the mid 70s. They released an album on Minneapolis-based ASI label in 1975.

[OliverMagnum21]

The entire LP is brilliant. I'm glad to have it my vinyl collection.

[strikerdiego]

i tend to like more the debut album due to the couple of cheesy ballads in this one

[morbidlust999]

I remeber this band they bad..

[Windrider1986]

@michabax hahaha k omws polloi tha to exoun pistepsei..

[michabax]

Great band! please upload heat of the moment! :p

[Doobie1975]

The singer sounds somewhat resemblant of Klaus Meine of Scorpions

[Doobie1975]

I just realized that this is a different band named Asia and I'm surprised they're an American band, not a NWOBHM band, great band that should have been much bigger

[Doobie1975]

This isn't the same Asia that became huge in the early 1980s is it?

[metaldad2112]

@OliverMagnum21 YES THAT IS CORRECT... 1971 for the WHITE WING self titled debut then went on to form 1977 ASIA....I did know that just mis wrote my statement both GREAT Private finds if one can get so lucky to find an original on any ASI format...I prefer the WHITE WING days... But both were overlooked and underated..