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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z: Asia

http://www.asiaworld.org/

From Los Angeles, California, USA.

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)

Compilations:
"Then & Now" (1990)
"Archiva, Vol. 1" (1996)
"Archiva, Vol. 2" (1996)
"Anthology" (1999)
"Rare" (2000)

Links:
The Official Asia Website
Asia - Then & Now
Chasing the Dragon - The Official John Wetton Web Site


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