How did the band feel about their assembly? “It was the early 1980s and Emerson, Lake & Palmer could not have carried on as we were,” Carl Palmer explained in an interview with Team Rock. Yes were still active but were on a fallow period and their next big hit, Owner of a Lonely Heart was still nearly two years away so it wasn’t bad idea of Kalodner’s to ‘borrow’ the two Yes members. Asia were brought together by John Kalodner, an executive at the Geffen Records who had a notion that, despite past membership of the various bands, the combination would work. Today’s subject features the fine rock outfit Asia and their debut hit Heat of the Moment which bizarrely missed the top 40 completely.Īsia were the epitome of a prog-rock band as all four members had served their time in various bands of that genre lead singer and bass player, John Wetton had been, at varying times, a member of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash and Uriah Heep, guitarist Steve Howe was formally with Yes as was keyboard player Geoff Downes who had also been in the Buggles with Trevor Horn and finally, Carl Palmer, one third of Emerson Lake and… as well as The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster. Indeed the latter is true and probably the most famous Supergroup of all time has to arguably be the Traveling Wilburys whose career was sadly cut short following the death of Roy Orbison in 1988. For others, it brings to mind flash-in-the-pan projects that lacked a lasting impact. For some, it conjures thoughts of bloated egos battling for creative control.
As Guitar World once headlined, Supergroup is a word that doesn’t sit well with a lot of people. Humble Pie are often cited as the first but I disagree as Jerry Shirley hadn’t had a career as he was only 17 when he joined. The term Supergroup is generally accepted that all members are famous and have had a notable career of their own prior to becoming a member.
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