Live In The Hood

In the wake of an aborted Asia reunion of 3/4 of the original line-up, John Wetton and Carl Palmer created Qango. Also present are Dave Kilminster, who would have been recruited for the Asia reunion and who plays with Wetton in Icon and when the latter works solo, and John Young, who equally works a lot with Wetton.

"Live from the Hood" features several Asia efforts, as well as a few ELP classics and a cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower." A new work, "Last One Home," is hauntingly beautiful, and features a jazzy instrumental that demonstrates how well this band's components work together. Kilminster and Young prove themselves worthy successors to the likes of Keith Emerson and Steve Howe, and the chemistry between Palmer and Wetton makes one wonder why they don't work together more often. This is an intimate but powerful recording that is true to the band member's progressive roots.