Omega (album)

This article is about the Asia album. For other uses, see Omega (disambiguation).

Omega
The album cover features a Roger Dean illustration.[1]
Studio album by Asia
Released	23 April 2010[1]
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	61:58
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Mike Paxman[1]
Asia chronology
Phoenix (2008) Omega (2010)

Omega is the fourth studio album from the original lineup of the English rock band Asia, originally released 23 April 2010, and the second studio album after the reunion of all four original members (John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer) in 2006.

“	The title 'Omega', as any fan of the band will tell you, is 'very Asia' (as is the album, by the way). It no more means 'final' than 'Alpha' means 'the first' (which it wasn't). It's a great sounding/looking word, and a bookend to 'Alpha'. In many ways, musically and conceptually, the two albums share commonality.	”
—John Wetton[1]

"Finger on the Trigger" was previously recorded by Wetton and Downes's side band Icon on their second studio album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Finger on the Trigger"		4:31
2.	"Through My Veins"	Steve Howe, Wetton	5:09
3.	"Holy War"		6:00
4.	"Ever Yours"		4:07
5.	"Listen, Children"		5:57
6.	"End of the World"		5:40
7.	"Light the Way"	Howe, Wetton	5:10
8.	"Emily" (Bonus track on first pressing in digipak)		5:13
9.	"I'm Still the Same"		4:44
10.	"Drop a Stone" (Japanese release only)	Downes, Howe, Carl Palmer, Wetton
11.	"There Was a Time"		5:58
12.	"I Believe"		4:43
13.	"Don't Wanna Lose You Now"		4:46

Personnel

• Geoff Downes – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Wetton – bass, lead vocals
• Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
• Carl Palmer – drums, percussion

Chart performance

The album entered the Japanese chart at #29 (#8 on the foreign albums chart), the German chart at #56 and the Swedish chart at #47. It charted on the Switzerland and Norwegian chart as well. It made #13 in the UK indie chart. Omega was #22 on the Amazon Canadian charts for the week of May 3–9, and was in the top 100 for over 32 days. Omega reached #1 on the internet-based CD Universe's bestseller chart, and was in the top 75 on both the US and Canadian Amazon sales charts on May 21, 2010.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Lords of Metal [1]
Allmusic [2]
Fury Rocks [3]

The album was named as the fourth best prog album of 2010 by Classic Rock magazine and seventh best album of the year by Classic Rock Presents... Prog magazine.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "News Detail". http://www.frontiers.it/default.aspx?tabid=73&cond3=where%20ItemID=559. Retrieved 2010-02-27. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Classic Rock Presents... Prog issue 13, January 2011

External links

• Asia's official reunion site