Artist: ASIA
Album: ARENA SPECIAL EDIT. (CD)

Release date: 1996/ 2005
Media type: CD

Arena is a novelty in the history of ASIA. Geoff Downes and John Payne used some influences from South American and oriental music and created a fresh and modern rock sound. Of course there are some tracks (like 'Heaven' and 'Arena') in the traditional ASIA-style. Fans of pure Progressive Rock will love the song 'The Day Before The War' which shows the full spectrum of this extraordinary band. Arena features great guests like Elliott Randall (Steely Dan), Aziz Ibrahim (Simply Red) and Luis Jardim (Bryan Ferry). The wonderful fantasy-artwork was painted by Rodney Matthews (Magnum, Barclay James Harvest). The album was digitally remastered.

Tracklist:

01. Into The Arena
02. Arena
03. Heaven
04. Two Sides Of The Moon
05. The Day Before The War
06. Never
07. Falling
08. Words
09. U Bring Me Down
10. Tell Me Why
11. Turn It Around
12. Bella Nova

Bonus Tracks:

13. That Season
14. Two Sides of the Moon (acoustic)