Asia: Music in Review | Music Documentary | John Wetton | Geoffrey Downes | Steve Howe

Get the inside track on the band and their music, from some of their peers and industry experts.
Includes music video and concert performance clips of Only Time Will Tell, Sole Survivor, Heat of the Moment, Time Again, Wildest Dreams and more!

The English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful line-up 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 of King Crimson and U.K., guitarist Steve Howe of Yes, keyboardist Geoff Downes of Yes and the Buggles, and drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their debut album, ASIA, released in 1982, remains their bestselling album and went to number one in several countries. 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 and peaking in the U.S. at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Throughout the years, Geoff Downes has been the longest-serving member of the band and is the only one to appear on every studio album. However, he was out of the band from its 1989 reunion to 1990 due to prior commitments at the time.

The original line-up initially lasted from 1981 until 1983 when John Wetton left. It was reunited on two occasions: first, one year later when Wetton rejoined, but Steve Howe left before the band could work together again, and a second time in 2006, when Downes, the last original member in the band, replaced the rest of the band with his original bandmates. This last original reunion lasted until 2013, when Howe left once again. Wetton died from cancer in 2017, making another reunion of the original lineup impossible.
2006 Roc-Doc

Director: The Creative Picture Company
Stars: Jerry Ewing, Malcolm Dome, Steve Howe, Roger Dean

Current members:
Geoff Downes – keyboards, backing vocals (1981–1986, 1990–present)
Carl Palmer – drums, percussion (1981–1986, 1989–1992, 2006–present)
Billy Sherwood – bass (2017–present, guest: 2004), backing vocals (2019–present), lead vocals (2017-2019), guitar (guest: 2004)
Marc Bonilla – lead vocals, guitar (2022–present)

Former members:
John Wetton – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar (1981–1983, 1984–1986, 1989–1991, 2006–2017; his death)
Steve Howe – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1981–1984, 1992–1993, 2006–2013, guest: 2000, 2019)[46]
Greg Lake – lead vocals, bass (1983–1984; died 2016)
Mandy Meyer – guitar, backing vocals (1984–1986)
Pat Thrall – guitar, backing vocals (1990–1991)
John Payne – lead vocals, bass, guitar (1991–2006)
Al Pitrelli – guitar (1991–1992, 1993–1994)
Mike Sturgis – drums, percussion (1994–1997, 1998–1999)
Chris Slade – drums, percussion (1999, 2000–2005)
Guthrie Govan – guitar, backing vocals (2000–2006)
Jay Schellen – drums, percussion (2005–2006)
Sam Coulson – guitar, backing vocals (2013–2018)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead vocals, guitar (2019–2021)

Credited guest musicians:
John Young – keyboards, backing vocals (1989)
Zoe Nicholas – backing vocals (1989)
Susie Webb – backing vocals (1989)
Alan Darby – guitar (1989)
Holger Larisch – guitar (1989)
Steve Lukather – guitar (1990)
Trevor Thornton – drums (1992–1994)
Vinny Burns – guitar, backing vocals (1992–1993)
Keith More – guitar, backing vocals (1993)
Aziz Ibrahim – guitar, backing vocals (1994–1998)
Elliott Randall – guitar (1996)
Bob Richards – drums (1997)
Ian Crichton – guitar (1998–1999)
Tony Levin – bass (2001)

Studio Album Discography:
Asia (1982)
Alpha (1983)
Astra (1985)
Aqua (1992)
Aria (1994)
Arena (1996)
Rare (1999)
Aura (2001)
Silent Nation (2004)
Phoenix (2008)
Omega (2010)
XXX (2012)
Gravitas (2014)

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