This album was basically responsible for the comeback of Yes with “90125”in 1983. “Only Time Will Tell” is such a great song, and doesn’t get enough airplay today.
My God, looking at the graphic of the Top 20 Albums of 1982 really makes you realize how GREAT the music was! We had no idea how good we had it. ASIA's debut album was fantastic. I wore out both the album and tape from repeated playing.
100% Agree. At the time, I thought that having such awesome artists and fantastic music charting was "normal". Now we know it wasn't. We were lucky to live those times.
The first riff ever learned on guitar with power cords was heat of the moment at 8-years old. (All because I overheard a neighbor 10 houses away jamming with a band outside.. finally I can play power chords in addition to Cowboy chords!) Anyway, am a big fan of King Crimson and the John Wetton era of the band. So glad that you mention his legacy beyond Asia here. As they would say in England, and I'm in Phoenix, CHEERS!
Spring, 2001. I'm 16, about to enter junior year in high school. I used to fall asleep to sports talk radio on AM radio. One night, as I'm dozing off, I hear this guitar riff as bumper music. I listen to a few of the lyrics and hurriedly write them down. The next day, after school, I type what I have into Google...and that night, bought the CD. Love that song. And it's something we all can relate to.
I remember when Asia burst onto the music scene in 1982. I absolutely loved "The Heat Of The Moment" and bought their album. It also contained the excellent "Only Time Will Tell". The following year they had another top 10 hit, "Don' t Cry". It's a shame their success didn't last much longer but they did create great music during that time-frame.
@@ProfessorofRock I hope you'll get Geoff Downes back on your show to talk about the book, "John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life," for which he was the primary driver -gathering a ton of amazing photos and stories from John's family and esteemed colleagues.
This album was a big part of the soundtrack of the summer before I entered grade 8. It was also right about the same time I decided I wanted to be in a band and picked up the bass, and later the guitar. 40+ years later, I'm still playing both, writing and recording (and even selling!) my own music, and still a fan of Asia, especially John Wetton. What an amazing voice, amazing bassist and phenominal songwriter. RIP John you are sadly missed.
Another nostalgic classic. I remember buying the album and loving the cover art. The music sounded so rich and deep to me on the big Hitachi stereo system. My friends and I always talked about making a Dungeons and Dragons adventure with that awesome serpent but never did. What we did do was crank it up at my friend's house when his parents were gone and practice Shorin-Ryu karate to it in the front yard. I'm glad there weren't cameras in everyone's hand when I was 14.
While I like slaying dragons, I would have to leave that one alone. Instead, I would pull out my bass and start jamming(yes, my D&D character carries a bass), and the dragon would think I was John Wetton and leave me alone.
Also, you were less likely to get reprimanded by somebody’s mama because they read about a stranger kidnapping a baby. You were with your friends and all was fine.
One of my friends really got into Asia in the early 90's. He studied their history & bought all of their music. I bought their "Then & Now" CD back then. My favorite is "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes." It's basically a forgotten power ballad from the 80's. On the "Now" side, they had two great ballads: "Prayin' 4 A Miracle" and "Am I In Love." Those songs bring me back to the 90's, during a much better time in my life.
Between their first two albums, there isn't a mediocre song, much less a bad song. Currently working my way through their discography, so the timing of this episode is perfect.
This album never gets old and Asia gets my vote for greatest debut album from a supergroup. The musicianship is first rate and I love John Wetton’s voice. The songwriting is stellar too.
I was at my tax accountant's office, today, and he was playing an 80s mix that included Asia's Heat of the Moment. He, his wife, and I got into a long discussion about our musical influences (we were all mostly the same age) and ended up taking the chat on to dinner. Great discussion and I felt very nostalgic. Imagine my delight when I saw today's episode was on the very group that started our discussion. I recommended this channel to both of them and mentioned some of my favorite episodes. I think we'll be seeing them here, sometime soon. Cheers, Professor!
This is the song that decided that I wanted to start a band! Soon after hearing it, I hit the JcPenny mail-order book and ordered a Harmony strat copy guitar and started a band. Thanx Asia for helping shape my future. And thank you Adam, for being the go-to for music reviews, trivia, and nostalgic info. I am only a "few" years older than you, but our generation is smack on! Keep the music alive...tramps like us baby...🎶
Great work. Thanks. This channel and this series harkens back to the days of Casey Kasem and Dick Clark for me. I think the reason is the genuine enthusiasm you have for the artists and the subjects.
I was in the Army stationed in Georgia when this came out. We would go to this bar called The Carriage House and they had a large screen where they showed music videos. So many great vids at that time. This songs brings me back to those great times. Thanks for posting such great content.
One of my first favorite bands, this album came out when I was in seventh grade, so it was a big influence and still a fond memory. Fantastic opening chords, always loved John Wetton’s voice, and my favorite cover art ever.
One of my favorite bands. I played my Asia and Alpha cassettes to death in the ‘80s. Still enjoy them today. Carl Palmer is an outstanding drummer. Looking forward to watching this video, Professor! 🍿
Heat Of The Moment is the biggest hit for sure! For me, the whole album is fantastic, but I want to point the great Without You. What a song! Asia made me listen to and feel the song. If you didnt listen to it with a headphone yet, go and do it! Never get tired of it! Thank you Professor for this one!!
So much talent in Asia with top notch musicians who all came from legendary groups. Their music was so well produced and recorded that it still sounds great today. They basically hit it out of the park! Thanks, Adam!
You are definitely keeping this music alive. I had totally forgotten about this song which I absolutely love. The drum hits in the empty space are amazing. Like a heartbeat.
Definitely one of my favorite albums of the 80s. Helped get me through my college years. I was a big fan of ELP and also liked Yes and King Crimson, so I decided to give Asia a try, and they didn't let down. As Geoff Downes basically said, this was intelligent, well crafted and well played rock by brilliant musicians. Great interview with a lot of interesting information.
Definitely in the top ten best songs of the 80s....got to see the original lineup at a mid size theater around 2009....they were still incredible live 👌
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 He sure did...they even added a key change to the end of Heat Of The Moment, taking the last few choruses up a whole step....amazing 👏
Absolutely, ASIA was a outstanding group of seasoned professionals. And then the greatest music of the early 1980s took hold with the FM rock stations and ASIA was a large contributor.
When my daughter got out of rehab, the promise was to see Asia in concert. We saw them again a couple of times before Wetton died. Many great father/daughter sing alongs over the years.
I was about 16 years old when this album came out and I loved it. Couldn't wait til Alpha came out! No one sounds like Asia. They feel very authentic to me. Most of their songs are about rising up, fighting, and have a sense of morality to them. Heat Of The Moment definitely was one I played often. Still have the vinyl to this day. Sad that John Whetten passed. I enjoyed watching the concerts on UA-cam.
I was 14 in 82 ...already familiar with yes ,elp and king c. So when Asia came out to me it was a breath of fresh air, i love it ! Love it then love it now ...thank you very much .
What are my memories? I was in my kitchen one early Saturday morning, listening to Casey Kasem. "Debuting all the way at number 26 is a song by a supergroup from England. The last time we had a song debut so high was Diana Ross with Upside Down, all the way at number 19." Then the power riff by Howe. And that was all she wrote. I wore out 3 cassettes, had the vinyl, and now have it on several CDS and MP3s. I've worn out few cassettes, multiple times. 90210 from YES and Strength in Numbers by 38 Special come to mind.
My brother had bought the album because the album artwork was cool. I used to 'borrow' that album all the time and listened to it over and over. Definitely a rare kind of supergroup where the members meshed well and their collaborations were excellent.
Heat of the moment was also in an episode of Supernatural called Mystery Spot. Great show!! Great episode. Great Song. Supernatural uses a ton of classic rock in its 15 seasons.
I remember this song more than I want to sometimes. I wanted to send it to my boyfriend before I left for boot camp. I was a year ahead of him so I took it upon myself to be the first adult at a time when girls didn't take the lead very often. Hehehe, anyway. Our step moms told lies to break us up and I wanted him to hear this song, to pour out my heart to him. Life happened but we got the last laugh. It's been 41 years since he proposed but this year we're making it happen! 🎉
I bought their first 2 albums. Both were pretty good. Their sound stood out in the early 80s like Boston stood out in the late 70s. Nobody sounded anything like them. They were soft on the ears 😀
I love this song, and ONLY TIME WILL TELL, they are incredibly wonderful. The musicality, the lyrics, and the vocals, are stellar, and I can(and have) listen to them over and over, and NEVER lose Interest. Singing along to them, brings me the greatest memories, joy. The feeling of gleeful nostalgia.
It was THE song of my adolescence...I played the album so many times it literally wore the grooves off the vinyl. I can still hear my parents yelling at me to turn my stereo down because I would dime the volume for this song! That opening power chord sequence was so tasty it was meant to be cranked up until the walls shook. It was one of the first things i learned when I took up the guitar a few years later and I still find myself strumming it 40 years later. So sad that John Wetton left us but the music will always live on.
LOL, as soon as I saw Supergroup and 1982 I knew it was Asia and clicked. Remember them well, and they had a pretty good group of hits until later in the 80’s too. Thanks for the video!
Back in 1975, two things happened on the same day: I got stoned for the very first time and my brother played 3 albums that changed my life. Yessongs by YES, Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends by Emerson Lake And Palmer and Solar Fire by Manfred Mann. Suffice to say that my head exploded (almost literally when I heard Rick Wakemans keyboard solo with the explosions at the end on Yessongs) joyfully that day. I had been listening to bubble gum pop and when I listened to those albums my life changed forever. I still have them in my regular music rotation on the MP3 player and have seen Yes at least 5 times live, ELP once and Manfred Mann at least twice. Very shortly there-after, I discovered two woman and a man who changed my life in an entirely different way. Nina Hagen, Lena Lovich and Klaus Nomi. All 3 had very, very unique voices that instantly made me love them. I know that for Nina, Lena and Klaus, many, many, many people will say "what the F is this stuff" but, their voices are so unique that I instantly fell in love with them all. Could you consider doing some video's on the more obscure new wave stuff?
Ahh, the summer of 1982... I was 20 years old and full of piss and vinegar. I had been in the Air Force for a whole year and was still finishing up my radar/communication technician training. One of my roommates in the barracks (we were 4 to a room) had a kick ass stereo system and we almost wore the grooves off of Asia's debut album and Journey's "Escape". So many great memories of that summer. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Prof. Love the channel.
Love that video! I was 11 when the album cames up and it was during my football exercices that I discovered the song.. Our coach put music on a radio with different pop songs of the time when Heat of the Moment. came out. After the practise I demand my coach what was that song! That album leads my for a love of progressive rock since that. I discovered Yes. Genesis, King Crimson, ELP and all that. So thank you M. Downes for this interview and for the music! And it's not just Heat that was good but the whole album! Thanks to all the musicians of that wonderful band!
That is crazy... I was in a deep dive / rabbit hole on John Wetton just the other day. King Crimson is one of my favorite bands and John is one of my influences. I Started playing Bass 40 years ago (and still do) because of him...and here you are talking about him. Thanks.
One of my favorite bands. I bought the album and saw them live. There were certain bands who had incredible art on their albums and i couldn't wait to get a look at them.
Literally my favorite album of the 80s! I saw them in concert when this album came out and they sounded great in fact better in concert like the album! I still love listening to this still today!
Asia is/was a great prog/super group.... one of my favorites ever and I've only come to appreciate them more as I age. They were huge when they premiered and then went through almost a joke stage with 40 year old virgin, they were never a joke to me though, I've always been a fan. Those album covers too, just fantastic!
Heard this song forever. Thought it was a bunch of Bryan Adams chumps. But finding out was a bunch of 70s prog guys that wanted to mix prog with pop completely changed my perspective on it. I just picked the album up a few weeks ago and I think it's a masterstroke. One of the few greatest selling albums that actually deserves its acclaim.
Professor, when I come in for the day from my extensive daily chores around my rural mountain ridge top property, I’m pretty tired. Most of the crap going on in the world doesn’t help me relax and prepare to sleep, but learning anything about my love of music takes me back in time when music had such influence in my life. Let me add in closing, wearing hearing aids has the benefit of being able to bluetooth music all day as I go about taking care of this log cabin in the Redwoods. Thank You !!🌲⛰👨🌾
🤯 I had NO IDEA these guys were in the other bands!!! I was a Freshman/Sophomore in college when this album came out. I loved EVERY SONG!! Ahhhh, life before the internet….
Got to see Asia in concert on that first tour. It was my first concert with my friends and we had such an incredible time screaming the lyrics to all the songs. Really liked their other albums too and songs, especially some that didn't do as well, but still rocked with the best of them. "Summer Can't Last Too Long" and "Hard On Me" are two that leap to mind! Thanks for the interview, Professor! You always talk to the ones that seem to be really elusive, yet so down-to-earth nice! Keep up the great work!
Loved this episode! Asia were such a huge influence on me. The debut album is phenomenal. I to see them on the Alpha tour - and then several times in their reunion era!
Asia has always been one of my favorite bands ... very influential to me. I had/have all of their albums, even through the Payne years. Their reunion album when Wetton returned, "Phoenix", was amazing. Growing up, "Astra" featuring the hit "Go" was actually my personal favorite Asia album back then. Some great memories of this band.
Just love Asia. Heat Of The Moment is a song that would be great in any era. Still batting 1.000 Prof!! Thank you for my music fix everyday, don’t know how you do it but please don’t stop. ❤
Geoff is awesome. I got to meet him backstage after a Yes concert in 2015. He complimented the Hawaiian shirt I was wearing at the time. It is a memory I treasure.
I've told you this before, I've been ordering my glasses from Zenni optical since 2011 and I've been very happy for that choice. This was a great presentation by the way Asia was a great band and I learned something new from your video and that is I didn't know Asia was a super group but I knew they were great. Thank you professor for giving us this great video and for reintroducing us to really great music and for all that you do.
Awe.....Asia!!!!! ❤️ Definitely an absolute favorite band of the 80's! For sure!! Journey has been coined in my life as my favorite, but I definitely put Asia in the top spot, sitting right next to them! A tie for #1....hands down! I love having Asia and Journey sitting on that same pedestal! ❤️
OH MY G-D this is one of those albums that I've listened to about a million times! I borrowed the cassette from my older sister and she had a strict rule that you couldn't stop one of her cassettes in the middle, you had to let it play beginning to end (she insisted stopping and starting would wear the tape out sooner, LOL. You could pause it if you needed to, but not stop). I credit her for introducing me to bands like Asia, Triumph, Styx, and GTR. Good times!
Poll: Who is your pick for the GREATEST supergroup of the rock era?
Mike and the Mechanics
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Journey
Asia
Bad Company
Damn Yankees
Eagles
Electronic
GTR
Poco
Toto
Traveling Wilburys
New Barbarians
The Firm
Traveling Wilburys
Cream
This album was basically responsible for the comeback of Yes with “90125”in 1983. “Only Time Will Tell” is such a great song, and doesn’t get enough airplay today.
My God, looking at the graphic of the Top 20 Albums of 1982 really makes you realize how GREAT the music was! We had no idea how good we had it. ASIA's debut album was fantastic. I wore out both the album and tape from repeated playing.
I’ve said it countless times and will say it once again: You don’t know what you got til it’s gone.
100% Agree. At the time, I thought that having such awesome artists and fantastic music charting was "normal". Now we know it wasn't. We were lucky to live those times.
And we thought it will last forever
It was a great time to be young.
Me too!!!!
Asia is one of the best bands to come out of the 80s! I love Only Time Will Tell!
That is my favorite song of theirs.
@@Code.Name.V Same.
Add me to the list, Only Time Will Tell is also my favorite!
Great song!
So good!
Geoff Downes and John Wetton certainly deserve more acclaim than they're typically given.
The first riff ever learned on guitar with power cords was heat of the moment at 8-years old. (All because I overheard a neighbor 10 houses away jamming with a band outside.. finally I can play power chords in addition to Cowboy chords!)
Anyway, am a big fan of King Crimson and the John Wetton era of the band. So glad that you mention his legacy beyond Asia here. As they would say in England, and I'm in Phoenix, CHEERS!
Spring, 2001. I'm 16, about to enter junior year in high school. I used to fall asleep to sports talk radio on AM radio. One night, as I'm dozing off, I hear this guitar riff as bumper music. I listen to a few of the lyrics and hurriedly write them down. The next day, after school, I type what I have into Google...and that night, bought the CD. Love that song. And it's something we all can relate to.
Steve Howe is my favorite guitarist. And the wonky, purposefully jank solo at the end of Heat of the Moment is so wonderful!
One of my favorite endings to a song ever.
I remember when Asia burst onto the music scene in 1982. I absolutely loved "The Heat Of The Moment" and bought their album. It also contained the excellent "Only Time Will Tell". The following year they had another top 10 hit, "Don' t Cry". It's a shame their success didn't last much longer but they did create great music during that time-frame.
Both great songs. Thanks Stephen!
Don’t Cry is one of the songs on my playlist. I love Asia and their music.
"Sole Survivor" is another great one with an atypical time signature.
I loved Don’t Cry.
@@ProfessorofRock I hope you'll get Geoff Downes back on your show to talk about the book, "John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life," for which he was the primary driver -gathering a ton of amazing photos and stories from John's family and esteemed colleagues.
The opening guitar gets me every time. “Heat of The Moment” starts off so powerful, but turns melodic. I remember it was everywhere when it came out.
It's soooooo Classic!
The melodies are so sweet all the way through. 😊
Asia has definitely become one of my favorite bands ever. Just an amazing band in the making when you take into account the members' unique histories.
So true. Thanks my friend.
@@ProfessorofRock Always a pleasure my man
They all were part of classic bands, ain’t that somethin?
TOURING THIS YEAR
ASIA HAD TO OR THREE GOOD SONGS.
"Only Time Will Tell" is a huge favorite of mine - even after all this time, I can listen to it over and over!
Thanks Connie!
Another gut punch song from them.
This album was a big part of the soundtrack of the summer before I entered grade 8. It was also right about the same time I decided I wanted to be in a band and picked up the bass, and later the guitar. 40+ years later, I'm still playing both, writing and recording (and even selling!) my own music, and still a fan of Asia, especially John Wetton. What an amazing voice, amazing bassist and phenominal songwriter. RIP John you are sadly missed.
That’s incredible!
Sole Survivor was quite memorable for me. It was one of those albums where every song was good.
Another nostalgic classic. I remember buying the album and loving the cover art. The music sounded so rich and deep to me on the big Hitachi stereo system. My friends and I always talked about making a Dungeons and Dragons adventure with that awesome serpent but never did. What we did do was crank it up at my friend's house when his parents were gone and practice Shorin-Ryu karate to it in the front yard. I'm glad there weren't cameras in everyone's hand when I was 14.
Thanks for listening!
While I like slaying dragons, I would have to leave that one alone. Instead, I would pull out my bass and start jamming(yes, my D&D character carries a bass), and the dragon would think I was John Wetton and leave me alone.
Also, you were less likely to get reprimanded by somebody’s mama because they read about a stranger kidnapping a baby. You were with your friends and all was fine.
One of my friends really got into Asia in the early 90's. He studied their history & bought all of their music. I bought their "Then & Now" CD back then. My favorite is "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes." It's basically a forgotten power ballad from the 80's. On the "Now" side, they had two great ballads: "Prayin' 4 A Miracle" and "Am I In Love." Those songs bring me back to the 90's, during a much better time in my life.
“The Smile Has Left Your Eyes” should have been a big hit. What a beautiful, emotional song.
I agree. Amazing song.
Between their first two albums, there isn't a mediocre song, much less a bad song. Currently working my way through their discography, so the timing of this episode is perfect.
Congratulations, psychic!
ASIA IS TOURING THIS YEAR
This album never gets old and Asia gets my vote for greatest debut album from a supergroup. The musicianship is first rate and I love John Wetton’s voice. The songwriting is stellar too.
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I was at my tax accountant's office, today, and he was playing an 80s mix that included Asia's Heat of the Moment. He, his wife, and I got into a long discussion about our musical influences (we were all mostly the same age) and ended up taking the chat on to dinner. Great discussion and I felt very nostalgic. Imagine my delight when I saw today's episode was on the very group that started our discussion. I recommended this channel to both of them and mentioned some of my favorite episodes. I think we'll be seeing them here, sometime soon. Cheers, Professor!
This is the song that decided that I wanted to start a band! Soon after hearing it, I hit the JcPenny mail-order book and ordered a Harmony strat copy guitar and started a band. Thanx Asia for helping shape my future. And thank you Adam, for being the go-to for music reviews, trivia, and nostalgic info. I am only a "few" years older than you, but our generation is smack on! Keep the music alive...tramps like us baby...🎶
Great work. Thanks. This channel and this series harkens back to the days of Casey Kasem and Dick Clark for me. I think the reason is the genuine enthusiasm you have for the artists and the subjects.
Thanks!
I was in the Army stationed in Georgia when this came out. We would go to this bar called The Carriage House and they had a large screen where they showed music videos. So many great vids at that time. This songs brings me back to those great times. Thanks for posting such great content.
One of my first favorite bands, this album came out when I was in seventh grade, so it was a big influence and still a fond memory. Fantastic opening chords, always loved John Wetton’s voice, and my favorite cover art ever.
One of my favorite bands. I played my Asia and Alpha cassettes to death in the ‘80s. Still enjoy them today. Carl Palmer is an outstanding drummer. Looking forward to watching this video, Professor! 🍿
Hope you enjoy it Rich!
Got your candies in handy? 🍭
Save for one, ASIA has had the most stunning album covers. Wish he would have touched on that aspect.
What a great band. Fantastic songwriting team. Creative arrangements too. ASIA ended up with five top-notch albums, thanks to a productive reunion.
Heat Of The Moment is the biggest hit for sure! For me, the whole album is fantastic, but I want to point the great Without You. What a song! Asia made me listen to and feel the song. If you didnt listen to it with a headphone yet, go and do it! Never get tired of it! Thank you Professor for this one!!
So much talent in Asia with top notch musicians who all came from legendary groups. Their music was so well produced and recorded that it still sounds great today. They basically hit it out of the park! Thanks, Adam!
Thanks Robster. Have a great wed!
Sounded futuristic and bombastic.
You are definitely keeping this music alive. I had totally forgotten about this song which I absolutely love. The drum hits in the empty space are amazing. Like a heartbeat.
Thanks Dean!
It could symbolize a heartbeat. Good call.
I wore out that record in 82. Still one of my favorite records of all time.
That is one of my favorite albulms of all time. The album cover is fantastic too...👍
Hell, I even put it on Color by Number!
Definitely one of my favorite albums of the 80s. Helped get me through my college years. I was a big fan of ELP and also liked Yes and King Crimson, so I decided to give Asia a try, and they didn't let down. As Geoff Downes basically said, this was intelligent, well crafted and well played rock by brilliant musicians. Great interview with a lot of interesting information.
Definitely in the top ten best songs of the 80s....got to see the original lineup at a mid size theater around 2009....they were still incredible live 👌
So cool! The late John Wetton still pulled off his singing chops there, I’m sure.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 He sure did...they even added a key change to the end of Heat Of The Moment, taking the last few choruses up a whole step....amazing 👏
Absolutely, ASIA was a outstanding group of seasoned professionals. And then the greatest music of the early 1980s took hold with the FM rock stations and ASIA was a large contributor.
When my daughter got out of rehab, the promise was to see Asia in concert. We saw them again a couple of times before Wetton died. Many great father/daughter sing alongs over the years.
Love Asia ... Love Yes ... Love King Crimson, each similar yet different, awesome interview
I was about 16 years old when this album came out and I loved it. Couldn't wait til Alpha came out! No one sounds like Asia. They feel very authentic to me. Most of their songs are about rising up, fighting, and have a sense of morality to them. Heat Of The Moment definitely was one I played often. Still have the vinyl to this day. Sad that John Whetten passed. I enjoyed watching the concerts on UA-cam.
I graduated in 84 and Asia was everything in 82-84
@@jeffjones2021 yes they were
They convey the emotion perfectly.
I was 14 in 82 ...already familiar with yes ,elp and king c. So when Asia came out to me it was a breath of fresh air, i love it ! Love it then love it now ...thank you very much .
What are my memories?
I was in my kitchen one early Saturday morning, listening to Casey Kasem. "Debuting all the way at number 26 is a song by a supergroup from England. The last time we had a song debut so high was Diana Ross with Upside Down, all the way at number 19."
Then the power riff by Howe. And that was all she wrote. I wore out 3 cassettes, had the vinyl, and now have it on several CDS and MP3s. I've worn out few cassettes, multiple times. 90210 from YES and Strength in Numbers by 38 Special come to mind.
My brother had bought the album because the album artwork was cool. I used to 'borrow' that album all the time and listened to it over and over. Definitely a rare kind of supergroup where the members meshed well and their collaborations were excellent.
That opening hook......a monster among legendary hooks.
That debut album by Asia is still one of my favorite albums of all time. They had some good music thereafter but this one was just magical.
Heat of the moment was also in an episode of Supernatural called Mystery Spot. Great show!! Great episode. Great Song. Supernatural uses a ton of classic rock in its 15 seasons.
I remember this song more than I want to sometimes. I wanted to send it to my boyfriend before I left for boot camp. I was a year ahead of him so I took it upon myself to be the first adult at a time when girls didn't take the lead very often. Hehehe, anyway. Our step moms told lies to break us up and I wanted him to hear this song, to pour out my heart to him. Life happened but we got the last laugh. It's been 41 years since he proposed but this year we're making it happen! 🎉
I bought their first 2 albums. Both were pretty good. Their sound stood out in the early 80s like Boston stood out in the late 70s. Nobody sounded anything like them. They were soft on the ears 😀
I love this song, and ONLY TIME WILL TELL, they are incredibly wonderful.
The musicality, the lyrics, and the vocals, are stellar, and I can(and have) listen to them over and over, and NEVER lose Interest. Singing along to them, brings me the greatest memories, joy. The feeling of gleeful nostalgia.
It was THE song of my adolescence...I played the album so many times it literally wore the grooves off the vinyl. I can still hear my parents yelling at me to turn my stereo down because I would dime the volume for this song! That opening power chord sequence was so tasty it was meant to be cranked up until the walls shook. It was one of the first things i learned when I took up the guitar a few years later and I still find myself strumming it 40 years later. So sad that John Wetton left us but the music will always live on.
LOL, as soon as I saw Supergroup and 1982 I knew it was Asia and clicked. Remember them well, and they had a pretty good group of hits until later in the 80’s too. Thanks for the video!
Cool!
Me too.
Forty years later and I still love to play their music!
One of the few bands that I can always listen to, the quality of the music by the original 4 members is unparalleled.
Back in 1975, two things happened on the same day: I got stoned for the very first time and my brother played 3 albums that changed my life. Yessongs by YES, Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends by Emerson Lake And Palmer and Solar Fire by Manfred Mann. Suffice to say that my head exploded (almost literally when I heard Rick Wakemans keyboard solo with the explosions at the end on Yessongs) joyfully that day. I had been listening to bubble gum pop and when I listened to those albums my life changed forever. I still have them in my regular music rotation on the MP3 player and have seen Yes at least 5 times live, ELP once and Manfred Mann at least twice. Very shortly there-after, I discovered two woman and a man who changed my life in an entirely different way. Nina Hagen, Lena Lovich and Klaus Nomi. All 3 had very, very unique voices that instantly made me love them. I know that for Nina, Lena and Klaus, many, many, many people will say "what the F is this stuff" but, their voices are so unique that I instantly fell in love with them all. Could you consider doing some video's on the more obscure new wave stuff?
What a fantastic interview!! Thank you PoR!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved this band since their first album.... Got every one! 🎸 🎶 🎸 🎶 🎸
Good morning, Adam. Yours is my new favorite channel. I look forward to it each day. Keep it up, man. Cheers!
Morning! Thanks David!
Very cool interview Professor! Can’t wait till tomorrow!🤘🔥
Ha ha. Thanks Brent!
Ahh, the summer of 1982... I was 20 years old and full of piss and vinegar. I had been in the Air Force for a whole year and was still finishing up my radar/communication technician training. One of my roommates in the barracks (we were 4 to a room) had a kick ass stereo system and we almost wore the grooves off of Asia's debut album and Journey's "Escape". So many great memories of that summer. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Prof. Love the channel.
Asia is such an underrated band. Love them.
Love that video! I was 11 when the album cames up and it was during my football exercices that I discovered the song.. Our coach put music on a radio with different pop songs of the time when Heat of the Moment. came out. After the practise I demand my coach what was that song! That album leads my for a love of progressive rock since that. I discovered Yes. Genesis, King Crimson, ELP and all that. So thank you M. Downes for this interview and for the music! And it's not just Heat that was good but the whole album! Thanks to all the musicians of that wonderful band!
ASIA is one of my all-time favorite bands, and the debut is my favorite album cover ever.
Astra is an underrated album. "Go" hooked me on it. I was a fan from '82 as a teen.
"Days Like These" also a great underrated single.
Once again, great album cover as well.
"Go" is a great song. Heck, that album is really good, too.
"Days like these" is a fantastic song. It's a joy to listen anytime.
They all had good album covers, haha.
That is crazy... I was in a deep dive / rabbit hole on John Wetton just the other day. King Crimson is one of my favorite bands and John is one of my influences. I Started playing Bass 40 years ago (and still do) because of him...and here you are talking about him. Thanks.
One of my favorite bands. I bought the album and saw them live. There were certain bands who had incredible art on their albums and i couldn't wait to get a look at them.
I remember listening to ASIA on the bus radio 9th grade. Last year to ride... was so happy to drive. But looking back now. It's almost bitter sweet ..
I can't believe you got an interview with Geoff Downes!!! Brilliant! Asia brings back so many memories!
looooved Asia!!! What a great band, and that first album... Wow!!!
Literally my favorite album of the 80s! I saw them in concert when this album came out and they sounded great in fact better in concert like the album! I still love listening to this still today!
Asia is/was a great prog/super group.... one of my favorites ever and I've only come to appreciate them more as I age. They were huge when they premiered and then went through almost a joke stage with 40 year old virgin, they were never a joke to me though, I've always been a fan. Those album covers too, just fantastic!
You get it Bud! Thanks for watching!
Post script to my comment, I just returned from a haircut and the song on the radio when I pulled into the drive was........Heat of The Moment.
I concur, like a fine wine, this music is aging well.
The art on those covers is truly magical. Like something out of a fantasy world.
Still the first album that I turn to for a long road trip! Have never got tired of (or while) listening to it!
Heard this song forever. Thought it was a bunch of Bryan Adams chumps. But finding out was a bunch of 70s prog guys that wanted to mix prog with pop completely changed my perspective on it. I just picked the album up a few weeks ago and I think it's a masterstroke. One of the few greatest selling albums that actually deserves its acclaim.
1982, Senior in High School. Purchased this in Album, Cassette, and CD. Loved Asia my whole life. Wetton had a voice that touched me.
Professor, when I come in for the day from my extensive daily chores around my rural mountain ridge top property, I’m pretty tired. Most of the crap going on in the world doesn’t help me relax and prepare to sleep, but learning anything about my love of music takes me back in time when music had such influence in my life. Let me add in closing, wearing hearing aids has the benefit of being able to bluetooth music all day as I go about taking care of this log cabin in the Redwoods. Thank You !!🌲⛰👨🌾
Another great segment Adam.
Big fan.
Keep em coming.
One of my favorites! I was so glad I finally got to see the original lineup in 2012 when "XXX" came out. They were fantastic live!
Very cool!
Wow.
AND THEN STEVE HOWE LEFT AFTER THAT TOUR
Great interview! I love this album. I still listen to the CD to this day.
The crying guitars in song dont cry, made me fall in love with this band.
I saw Asia live twice and both concerts were incredible.
🤯 I had NO IDEA these guys were in the other bands!!! I was a Freshman/Sophomore in college when this album came out. I loved EVERY SONG!! Ahhhh, life before the internet….
I saw them at the Fox Theater in Stockton CA. 1 of the best concerts ever!
Got to see Asia in concert on that first tour. It was my first concert with my friends and we had such an incredible time screaming the lyrics to all the songs. Really liked their other albums too and songs, especially some that didn't do as well, but still rocked with the best of them. "Summer Can't Last Too Long" and "Hard On Me" are two that leap to mind!
Thanks for the interview, Professor! You always talk to the ones that seem to be really elusive, yet so down-to-earth nice! Keep up the great work!
I saw them in 83. They were an amazing Live band.
Brilliant live I was very lucky to see the original line up in Frome Somerset of all places a few years ago they were amazing.
Loved this episode! Asia were such a huge influence on me. The debut album is phenomenal. I to see them on the Alpha tour - and then several times in their reunion era!
Only Time Will Tell and Don't Cry were my favorite songs .
Mine as well
Both great songs!
Both classics.
Asia has always been one of my favorite bands ... very influential to me. I had/have all of their albums, even through the Payne years. Their reunion album when Wetton returned, "Phoenix", was amazing. Growing up, "Astra" featuring the hit "Go" was actually my personal favorite Asia album back then. Some great memories of this band.
Hardcore fan!
my first live concert at Pine Knob in Michigan, with Chris De Burgh opening, was the Asia tour in support of this album.
Just love Asia. Heat Of The Moment is a song that would be great in any era. Still batting 1.000 Prof!! Thank you for my music fix everyday, don’t know how you do it but please don’t stop. ❤
Will do Mark! You keep watching, I'll keep releasing!
Geoff is awesome. I got to meet him backstage after a Yes concert in 2015. He complimented the Hawaiian shirt I was wearing at the time. It is a memory I treasure.
My favorite band ever! RIP John Wetton! One of the Best singers ever! Asia!
Completely underrated great band with my favorite guitarist, Steve Howe.
I remember me and my girlfriend listening to this album back in the summer of 82, 41 yrs cams and went.
The first song I ever got stuck in my head was "Only Time Will Tell." I was 4 years old, and over thirty years later, I still love that song!
I am a very big Asia fan...and thanks for doing Heat of the Moment justice.
That debut Asia album is great. Only Time Will Tell is by far my favorite Asia song.
I've told you this before, I've been ordering my glasses from Zenni optical since 2011 and I've been very happy for that choice. This was a great presentation by the way Asia was a great band and I learned something new from your video and that is I didn't know Asia was a super group but I knew they were great. Thank you professor for giving us this great video and for reintroducing us to really great music and for all that you do.
Early 80’s was excellent with the variety of popular music. 😃
One of the best 80s albums!
Everything worked, in the '80s. It was that variety that made the decade so amazing.
"Heat of the Moment" is one of my all-time favorite songs, period. Nice to get some new insight on the album and the group!
Awe.....Asia!!!!! ❤️
Definitely an absolute favorite band of the 80's! For sure!!
Journey has been coined in my life as my favorite, but I definitely put Asia in the top spot, sitting right next to them! A tie for #1....hands down!
I love having Asia and Journey sitting on that same pedestal! ❤️
That album was the first one I bought, with the money I got from my 12th birthday. There was nothing like that then. Still one of my favorites.
OH MY G-D this is one of those albums that I've listened to about a million times! I borrowed the cassette from my older sister and she had a strict rule that you couldn't stop one of her cassettes in the middle, you had to let it play beginning to end (she insisted stopping and starting would wear the tape out sooner, LOL. You could pause it if you needed to, but not stop). I credit her for introducing me to bands like Asia, Triumph, Styx, and GTR. Good times!