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Boasting a Seventies supergroup pedigree – Yes guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake and ...), King Crimson and U.K. singer-bassist John Wetton, and Buggles and late-model Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes–Asia actually has little to do with the cosmic debris and art-rock noodling of yesteryear. Instead, the group's debut album is molded in the AOR radio image of Boston, Journey and Styx: heavy melodies with grandstand pop hooks, Mormon Tabernacle Choir harmonies and guitar-synthesizer blasts.

In all fairness, Asia has an edge over the rest of the pack because of Wetton's throaty vocal resonance and Howe's ability to turn out ingenious guitar phrases, twisting Chuck Berry riffs and classical scales into creative knots in the middle of "Sole Survivor" and in the brief showoff section of "Wildest Dreams." It's also hard to argue with the insistent singalong charm of Top Forty muscle like "Heat of the Moment." The disturbing thing about Asia is the sound of talented players rolling over and playing dead for the sake of airplay. Their exotic name is really just a flimsy disguise for one more American-radio dream. (RS 369)

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In addition to the enduring 1982 hit song "Heat of the Moment," to which the band is now and forever tied, and its equally great partner in crime, "Only Time Will Tell," Asia also pioneered a style of prog rock that put the emphasis on pop sheen rather than maze-like song structures lifted from bad classical music. During the 1980s and early '90s, prog rock acts like Yes, Genesis and Emerson, Lake & Palmer enjoyed tons of airplay and hit records. Unfortunately for the members of Asia -- Geoff Downes, formerly of Yes; John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson; Steve Howe, also a former member of Yes; and Carl Palmer from Emerson, Lake & Palmer -- they were unable to repeat the success of their self-titled debut with second record Alpha. From there, a "Ten Little Indians" scenario played out over the years until an entirely different band, led by Downes and replacement singer John Payne, was performing as "Asia with John Payne." This continued until 2008, when all four original members of the supergroup finally reunited and recorded Phoenix.
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