Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
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- ISBN 9781789520996
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 28 May 2021
- Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A progressive rock supergroup? In the 1980s? Who would want such a thing critics asked, as they immediately went on the attack. But music fans disagreed. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer had played with the likes of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Yes and ELP to name just a few and they lived up to the supergroup tag. Asia's self-titled debut album went to number one for nine weeks on the US charts, went top twenty in the UK and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Asia was all over MTV, had a sold-out world tour, several hit singles and a Grammy nomination.
After 1983's Alpha album, Wetton left to be replaced, bizarrely by Greg Lake was in, then Wetton was back and Howe was gone, replaced by Mandy Meyer for Astra in 1985. Fans needed a scorecard to keep track of it all, then the group split. Geoff Downes would struggle to keep the flame alive with John Payne from 1991-2005 until the original line up reunited in 2006 with newfound respect accorded them by both the media and fans until Wetton's sad passing in 2017.
This book covers every studio album as well as key live albums, compilations and solo projects in detail, making it a comprehensive guide to the music of this enigmatic and ever-changing band.
Peter Braidis is a graduate of Rutgers University in History and Journalism and currently works in education at Rohrer Middle School in Haddon Township, New Jersey and for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Music is his passion (along with a nice plate of gnocchi). A very young Peter bought the debut album from Asia in 1982 and the love for that band never ceased. He has written on sports and music for the Philadelphia Inquirer, several magazines and authored the book Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know and lives with his girlfriend, kids, cat and birds
