Icon II: Rubicon (album)
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Icon II: Rubicon is a studio album
recorded by Asia
band members John Wetton
& Geoffrey Downes. It is their second under the Icon off-shoot.
All songs by Wetton/Downes. *Lyrics by Richard Palmer-James
. **Co-written with Eddie Jobson
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
recorded by Asia
Asia (band)
Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup as it included former members of several veteran progressive rock bands, namely John Wetton , Geoff Downes , Steve Howe and Carl Palmer Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a...
band members John Wetton
John Wetton
John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
& Geoffrey Downes. It is their second under the Icon off-shoot.
Track listing
- "The Die Is Cast" - 6:17
- "Finger on the Trigger" (later re-recorded by Asia) - 4:01
- "Reflections (Of My Life)" - 5:02
- "To Catch A Thief" (featuring Anneke van GiersbergenAnneke van GiersbergenAnneke van Giersbergen is the former lead singer of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering which she departed in August 2007. Since then, she has been involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique which also included her husband & drummer of the band, Rob Snijders...
) - 5:37 - "Tears of Joy" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)** - 4:49
- "Shannon" - 4:24
- "The Hanging Tree" - 4:17
- "The Glory of Winning"* - 4:12
- "Whirlpool" - 5:28
- "Rubicon" - 6:25
- "The Harbour Wall"* (Bonus Track exclusive to Japan and South Korea) - 4:17
All songs by Wetton/Downes. *Lyrics by Richard Palmer-James
Richard Palmer-James
Richard Jeffrey Charles Palmer-James was lyricist for the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s....
. **Co-written with Eddie Jobson
Eddie Jobson
Edwin "Eddie" Jobson is an English keyboardist and violinist noted for his use of synthesizers. He has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K., and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976-77...
.