By Perry Smith Sunday Signal Editor
For more than three decades, the English progressive rock band Asia has created a sound heard around the world.
Originally formed as a supergroup with members from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes and The Boggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”), Asia’s first, eponymous album remains its most commercially successful, having gone quadruple platinum; but the group reformed in 2006 — putting John Payne, who teamed up with the original lineup in 1992 — to do vocals, help rebrand the band and continue to tour and make records.
The band’s well-known sound has now known Payne as the vocalist for more than a quarter-century, so when the band plays “Heat Of The Moment,” “Here Comes The Feeling,” “Only Time Will Tell” and “Sole Survivor,” fans of the group should recognize the voice.
Payne’s vocals — the reboot of Asia has record eight studio albums and several live albums — are now joined by: Moni Scaria on guitars; Jeff Kollman on guitars; Johnny Fedevich on drums; and Jamie Hosmer on keyboards.
Opening for Asia with John Payne is Diane & The Deductibles, which bills itself as a “rocking, pop-bluesy five-piece original band,” on the group’s website.
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