Asia

Asia is an English progressive rock band. The most commercially successful line-up was its original, which was a supergroup of four members of different progressive rock bands of the 1970s, including lead vocalist and bassist <a href="/c/books/credit/331340/john-wetton/">John Wetton</a> of King Crimson, guitarist <a href="/c/books/credit/44863/steve-howe/">Steve Howe</a> of Yes, keyboardist <a href="/c/books/credit/610818/geoff-downes/">Geoff Downes</a> of Yes and The Buggles, and drummer <a href="/c/books/credit/658709/carl-palmer/">Carl Palmer</a> of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their debut album, Asia, released in 1982, remains their best selling album and went to number one in several countries.