The Road to Asia and Beyond

An early eighties account of the three prog bands that would feed into Asia, the decade’s first supergroup

(This is a work in progress. Check back to read more.)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1. ELP in the Late Seventies
2. Keith Emerson: Inferno (1980)
3. Keith Emerson: Honky (1981)
4. Keith Emerson: Nighthawks (1981)
5. Greg Lake: Greg Lake (1981)
6. PM (Carl Palmer): 1PM (1980)
7. Carl Palmer: Proposed Solo Album (c. 1981)

Yes

1. Yes in the Late Seventies
2. Jon and Vangelis: Short Stories (1980)
3. Jon Anderson: the Chagall Sessions (1980)
4. Jon Anderson: Song of Seven (1980)
5. Rick Wakeman: Rhapsodies (1979) and the End of the A&M Era
6. Rick Wakeman: The Burning (1981)
7. Rick Wakeman: 1984 (1981)
8. Yes: Drama: 1980
9. Yes: The Drama Tour

UK / John Wetton

1. UK in the late Seventies
2. John Wetton: Caught in the Crossfire (1980)
3. John Wetton: The Wishbone Ash and Atoll Sessions