Origin London, England Genres Progressive rock/art rock/AOR/hard rock/pop rock Discography Asia discography Years active 1981–19861989–present 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 (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Their debut album, Asia, released in 1982, remains their best-selling album and went to number one in several countries. Billboard listed it as the top album in the U.S. in 1982. The lead single from the album, "Heat of the Moment", remains their top charting and best-known song, reaching the top 40 in over a dozen markets. It peaked at #4 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band underwent multiple lineup changes before the original four members reunited in 2006. As a result, a band called Asia Featuring John Payne exists as a continuation of John Payne's career as Asia's frontman from 1991 until Wetton's return in 2006.[2] In 2013, the original lineup was broken once again when Howe retired from the band and was replaced by guitarist Sam Coulson.[3] After a few years of inactivity, Billy Sherwood (of Yes, World Trade and Circa:) replaced an ailing Wetton (who died shortly thereafter) in Asia for a summer 2017 tour with Journey.[4][5] Following the end of the tour, the band went on hiatus again, re-emerging in 2019 with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal replacing both Sherwood on vocals and Coulson on guitar.[6] In 2022, Marc Bonill ASIA ，一个名字响亮的乐队 ，在前卫摇滚进入八零年代后逐渐衰微，而ASIA是唯一在市场引起注意的团体。他们在八二年第一张同名专辑，全世界就卖了九百万张，是当年美国的冠军专辑 。ASIA的主唱兼贝司手是John Wetton，他在许多团都待过，其中包括鼎鼎大名的KING CRIMSON。鼓手是Carl Palmer，原来是名团ELP的P。吉他手Steve Howe和键盘手Geoffery Downes来自解散后的YES。每个成员都是前卫摇滚界明星级的人物，所以合作的音乐应该也是前卫摇滚吧！封面也是请著名的唱片封面艺术家ROGER DEAN专门绘制。