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When They Appeared In The Early '80s Asia Seemed To Be A Holdover From The '70s When Supergroups And Self-Important Progressive Rockers Reigned Supreme. Featuring Members Of Such Seminal Art Rock Bands As King Crimson John Wetton Emerson Lake & Palmer Carl Palmer And Yes Steve Howe As Well As Geoff Downes From The Buggles Asia Did Feature Stretches Of Indulgent Instrumentals On Their Records. However They Also Could Be Surprisingly Poppy And That Is What Brought Them To The Top Of The Charts With Their Debut Album Asia And Its Hit Single "Heat Of The Moment." Alpha Their Second Album Also Had A Couple Of Hits "Don't Cry" And "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" But Its Follow-Up Astra Was A Flop. The Group Disbanded In 1985 Only To Reunite In 1990 Without John Wetton John Payne Took His Place. After Churning Out A Couple Of New Songs For A Greatest-Hits Collection The Band Hit The Road Including Two Sold-Out Dates In Front Of 20 000 Fans In Moscow. Thereafter They Toured Sporadically And Released Aqua 1992 Aria 1994 Arena 1996 Aura 2001 And Silent Nation 2004 . The Band's Lineup Reverted To Its Original Form Featuring Wetton Palmer Howe And Downes For Phoenix 2008 And Omega 2010 . In 2012 The Original Asia Lineup Returned With The Studio Album XXX Featuring The Single "Face On The Bridge." The Following Year Howe Announced His Amicable Departure From The Group To Pursue Other Projects And In 2014 Asia Released The Album Gravitas Featuring New Guitarist Sam Coulson. In January 2017 A Month And A Half Before The Scheduled Beginning Of An Extensive U.S. Tour By The Band John Wetton Died From Colon Cancer At The Age Of 67. Biography By Stephen Thomas Erlewine There Is Another Band With The Same Name 2 Asia Was An Excellent Hard Rock Band With A Drive For Epic Pomp-Filled Rock Tunes. The Band Was From Rapid City South Dakota And Should Not Be Confused With The Famous U.K. One Which Sadly Outshone Them And Ended Up Rendering The U.S. Group Highly Obscure Despite The U.S. One's Critical Support. Going For A Loose Instrumental Energy Similar To Deep Purple And Led Zeppelin Their Eventual Line-Up Was Made Up Of Michael English Vocals Bass Percussion Larry Galbraith Vocals Guitars Mandolin Mike Coates Guitars Mandolin Mellotron Piano Harpsichord Vocals And Doug Johnson Percussion . They Released Two Albums 'Asia' 1979 And 'Armed To The Teeth' 1980 .
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When They Appeared In The Early '80s Asia Seemed To Be A Holdover From The '70s When Supergroups And Self-Important Progressive Rockers Reigned Supreme. Featuring Members Of Such Seminal Art Rock Bands As King Crimson John Wetton Emerson Lake & Palmer Carl Palmer And Yes Steve Howe As Well As Geoff Downes From The Buggles Asia Did Feature Stretches Of Indulgent Instrumentals On Their Records. However They Also Could Be Surprisingly Poppy And That Is What Brought Them To The Top Of The Charts With Their Debut Album Asia And Its Hit Single "Heat Of The Moment." Alpha Their Second Album Also Had A Couple Of Hits "Don't Cry" And "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" But Its Follow-Up Astra Was A Flop. The Group Disbanded In 1985 Only To Reunite In 1990 Without John Wetton John Payne Took His Place. After Churning Out A Couple Of New Songs For A Greatest-Hits Collection The Band Hit The Road Including Two Sold-Out Dates In Front Of 20 000 Fans In Moscow. Thereafter They Toured Sporadically And Released Aqua 1992 Aria 1994 Arena 1996 Aura 2001 And Silent Nation 2004 . The Band's Lineup Reverted To Its Original Form Featuring Wetton Palmer Howe And Downes For Phoenix 2008 And Omega 2010 . In 2012 The Original Asia Lineup Returned With The Studio Album XXX Featuring The Single "Face On The Bridge." The Following Year Howe Announced His Amicable Departure From The Group To Pursue Other Projects And In 2014 Asia Released The Album Gravitas Featuring New Guitarist Sam Coulson. In January 2017 A Month And A Half Before The Scheduled Beginning Of An Extensive U.S. Tour By The Band John Wetton Died From Colon Cancer At The Age Of 67. Biography By Stephen Thomas Erlewine There Is Another Band With The Same Name 2 Asia Was An Excellent Hard Rock Band With A Drive For Epic Pomp-Filled Rock Tunes. The Band Was From Rapid City South Dakota And Should Not Be Confused With The Famous U.K. One Which Sadly Outshone Them And Ended Up Rendering The U.S. Group Highly Obscure Despite The U.S. One's Critical Support. Going For A Loose Instrumental Energy Similar To Deep Purple And Led Zeppelin Their Eventual Line-Up Was Made Up Of Michael English Vocals Bass Percussion Larry Galbraith Vocals Guitars Mandolin Mike Coates Guitars Mandolin Mellotron Piano Harpsichord Vocals And Doug Johnson Percussion . They Released Two Albums 'Asia' 1979 And 'Armed To The Teeth' 1980 .
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