A
supergroup that achieved a big, but short-lived
success in the early
80s. Consisted of former members of successful
progressive rock bands, playing mostly
pop rock, their first album sold about 7 million copies, containing
MTV and
radio singles, such as "
Heat Of The Moment" and "
Only Time Will Tell", but also great rock tunes with a progressive feel, such as "
Time Again" and "
Wildest Dreams".
However, in the following albums, the band switched their focus more to the singles, losing their strength but still having moderate success with "
Don't Cry". After the first three albums,
Asia,
Alpha and
Astra, the band dismantled, and shortly reunited for a 1990 tour. In the
90s, however,
Geoff Downes reformed Asia with bassist/vocalist
John Payne, and the band kept the moderate rock style with a bit of a progressive edge, with the albums
Aqua,
Aria and
Arena.
In
2001, Asia is releasing
Aura.