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History. Formation. 1981-1985: "Heat of the Moment" and early success. 1985-1991: Astra, breakup and new lineups. 1991-2006: Downes/Payne era. 2006-2013: "Original Asia" reunion. 2013-2017: Howe's retirement, Gravitas and hiatus. 2017-2018: Wetton's death and tour with Journey. 2019-present: Lineup changes, tour with Yes, and 40th Anniversary Tour.
Musician, songwriter, singer and “top bloke” (as Geoff Downes describes him), John Wetton lived a truly extraordinary life. In this book some seventy-plus people who knew and worked with John, from Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Roxy Music, U.K., Asia, the John Wetton solo band and beyond, pay tribute to that fact.
60.5K subscribers • 11 videos. Asia immediately became the epitome of supergroup of rock aristocracy and the natural heir to its members’ legendary bands of the 70s – King Crimson, Emerson ...
List of Asia band members. Four line-ups in 2001, 2006, 2009 and 2011. Asia are an English progressive rock supergroup, founded in 1981 by lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton ( King Crimson and U.K. ), guitarist Steve Howe ( Yes ), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer ).
In 1982 John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer and Steve Howe became the founding fathers of super group Asia, responsible for a string of multi-million selling albums and chart topping hits across the globe. Asia’s self-titled1982 debut album was the biggest selling album in the world.
Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful lineup was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjoyed great success in the 1970s: lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton, guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes and drummer Carl Palmer.
Asia is the debut studio album by English rock supergroup Asia, released in 1982. According to both Billboard and Cashbox, it was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982. It contains their biggest hit "Heat of the Moment", which reached #4 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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