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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 (King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl ...
- Asia Discography
This article presents the discography of British progressive...
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- John Wetton
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- Days Like These
"Days Like These" is a song by British rock band Asia,...
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- Heat of The Moment
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- Pat Thrall
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- Asia Discography
The band continued to tour until major heart surgery for Wetton in the second half of the year saw remaining tour dates rescheduled for 2008. The new studio album, entitled Phoenix, was released on Frontiers Records on 14 April 2008 (via EMI/Capitol on 15 April in North America). Asia featuring John Payne toured the US through 2008.
Asia was certified 4x-platinum in the US by the RIAA on 10 February 1995. It was the best-selling album of 1982 in the US. [citation needed] In the band's native UK, Asia did not perform as well as in the US, peaking only at #11 and spent a total of 38 weeks in the UK Albums Chart.
- June–November 1981
- Mike Stone
- 8 March 1982
May 31, 2021 · With the arrival of MTV, the timing of Asia’s eponymously titled debut could not have been more perfect. Released in April 1982, it topped the US Billboard chart for nine weeks. At one point 80,000 copies were being sold each day. None of the band had experienced anything so immediate before. “A lot of new fans came on board,” agrees Palmer.
- Dave Ling
Discography. Reviews. Official website. Asia biography. Founded in London, UK in 1981 - Hiatus between 1986-1989 - Still active as of 2018. ASIA were formed by Steve HOWE (YES), John WETTON (KING CRIMSON, URIAH HEEP, UK ETC.), Geoff DOWNES (YES, BUGGLES) and Carl PALMER (ELP). They were of course immediately dubbed a "supergroup" (in the way as ...
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. Their debut album, Asia, released in 1982 ...
About. 2024 is the Year Of The Dragon. 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.
