Asia I (1981 - 1983) Steve Howe - guitar - b. April 8, 1947 - formerly with The Syndicats, The In Crowd, Tomorrow, Bodast, and Yes. Geoffrey Downes - keyboards - formerly with The Buggles and Yes. John Wetton - bass/vocals - b. July 12, 1949, Derby, England - formerly with The Palmer-James Group, Tetrad/Ginger Man, Splinter, Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music (guest musician), Uriah Heep, UK, and Wishbone Ash. Carl Palmer - drums - b. March 20, 1947, Birmingham, England - formerly with Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Albums: "Asia" (1982) - Singles: "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Sole Survivor" "Alpha" (1983) "Live in Osaka" (1997)
Asia II (September 1983 - December 1983) Steve Howe - guitar Geoffrey Downes - keyboards Carl Palmer - drums Greg Lake - bass/vocals - b. November 10, 1948, Bournemouth, England - formerly with Unit Four, The Time Checks, The Gods, King Crimson, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Steve Howe joins GTR, later joins Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, and later rejoins Yes. Greg Lake joins Emerson, Lake and Powell.
Asia III (1984 - 1986) Geoffrey Downes - keyboards John Wetton - bass/vocals Carl Palmer - drums Mandy Meyer - guitar Album: "Astra" Group disbands. Carl Palmer rejoins Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Asia IV (1990 - 1991) Geoffrey Downes - keyboards John Wetton - bass/vocals Carl Palmer - drums Pat Thrall - guitar - b. San Francisco, California, USA. Albums: "Live in Moscow" (1992) - recorded in September 1990. "Now: Nottingham Live" (1997)
Asia V (1992) Steve Howe - guitar Geoffrey Downes - keyboards Carl Palmer - drums Al Pitrelli - guitar John Payne - bass/vocals Album: "Aqua" (1992) "Live in Philadelphia" (1997) - recorded in 1992. Carl Palmer rejoins Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Asia VI (1994 - ? ) Geoffrey Downes - keyboards John Payne - bass/vocals Al Pitrelli - guitar Michael Sturgis - drums Album: "Aria" (1994) "Live in Koln" (1997) - recorded in 1994.
Asia VII ( ? - ? ) Geoffrey Downes - keyboards John Payne - bass/guitar/vocals Michael Sturgis - drums Elliot Randall - guitar Aziz Ibrahim - guitar Tomoyasu Hotei - guitar Luis Jardim - percussion Album: "Arena" (1998) "Axioms" (1999)
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