Asia to brytyjska grupa rockowa założona w Londynie w 1981 roku, która łączy elementy rocka progresywnego z melodyjnymi, przebojowymi utworami. Ich debiutancki album z 1982 roku odniósł ogromny sukces na całym świecie, a singel Heat of the Moment stał się rockowym hymnem granym przez stacje radiowe do dziś.
Specjalny box The Official Live Bootlegs, Volume One na 10 CD wytwórnia BMG wydaje w 2021 roku z okazji 40. rocznicy powstania grupy. Zawiera 83 nagrania koncertowe z lat 1982–2010, dokumentujące występy z różnych miast i kontynentów – dowód prawdziwie globalnego zasięgu tej brytyjskiej legendy. Wśród często granych utworów znajdziemy Wildest Dreams, Only Time Will Tell, Midnight Sun oraz solowe partie Geoffa Downesa i Steve'a Howe'a.
W czasie wydania box prezentuje czteroosobowy skład: Geoff Downes (wokal i keyboard), Ron „Bumblefoot” Thal (gitara i wokal), Harry Whitley (wokal) oraz John Young.
Utwory
CD1
1. Time Again (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
2. One Step Closer (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
3. Without You (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
4. The Ancient / Clap (Steve Howe Solo) (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
5. Midnight Sun (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
6. Only Time Will Tell (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
CD2
1. Cutting It Fine (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
2. Geoffrey Downes Solo (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
3. Wildest Dreams (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
4. Here Comes The Feeling (feat. Carl Palmer) [Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982]
5. Sole Survivor (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
6. Heat of the Moment (Live at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA, 3 May 1982)
CD3
1. Wildest Dreams (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
2. Time Again (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
3. The Heat Goes On (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
4. Eye to Eye (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
5. Only Time Will Tell (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
6. Geoffrey Downes Solo (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
7. Beginnings / Valley of Rocks / Clap (Steve Howe Solo) (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
8. Midnight Sun (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
CD4
1. Don't Cry (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
2. The Last to Know (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
3. Open Your Eyes (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
4. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
5. Here Comes the Feeling (feat. Carl Palmer) [Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983]
6. Sole Survivor (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
7. Heat of the Moment (Live at the Centrum, Worcester MA, USA, 22 August 1983)
CD5
1. Time Again (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
2. Wildest Dreams (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
3. One Step Closer (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
4. Roundabout (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
5. Without You (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
6. Cutting It Fine / Bolero (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
7. Clap (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
8. Fanfare for the Common Man (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
9. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
10. Don’t Cry (Acoustic) (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
CD6
1. The Court of the Crimson King (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
2. Here Comes the Feeling (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
3. Video Killed the Radio Star (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
4. The Heat Goes On (feat. Carl Palmer) [Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007] 5. Only Time Will Tell (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
6. Sole Survivor (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
7. Ride Easy (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
8. Heat of the Moment (Live at The Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 March 2007)
CD7
1. Daylight (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
2. Only Time Will Tell (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
3. Wildest Dreams (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
4. Never Again (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
5. Roundabout (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
6. Time Again (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
7. Bolero (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
8. Clap (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
9. Voice of America (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
10. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
11. Ride Easy (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
CD8
1. Open Your Eyes (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
2. Fanfare for the Common Man (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
3. Without You (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
4. An Extraordinary Life (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
5. The Court of the Crimson King (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
6. Video Killed the Radio Star (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
7. The Heat Goes On (feat. Carl Palmer) [Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night)]
8. Heat of the Moment (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
9. Don’t Cry (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
10. Sole Survivor (Live at The International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2008 (First Night))
CD9
1. I Believe (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
2. Only Time Will Tell (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
3. Holy War (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
4. Never Again (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
5. Through My Veins (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
6. Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / In the Course of the Day (Steve Howe Solo) (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
7. Don't Cry (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
8. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
9. Open Your Eyes (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
CD10
1. Finger On the Trigger (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
2. Time Again (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
3. An Extraordinary Life (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
4. End of the World (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
5. The Heat Goes On (feat. Carl Palmer) [Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010]
6. Sole Survivor (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
7. Go (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
8. Heat of the Moment (Live at The Forum, London, UK, 14 December, 2010)
