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When they appeared in the early '80s, Asia seemed to be a holdover from the '70s, when supergroups and self-important progressive rockers reigned supreme. Featuring members of such seminal rock bands as King Crimson (John Wetton), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Carl Palmer), and Yes (Steve Howe), as well as Geoff Downes from The Buggles, Asia did feature stretches of indulgent instrumentals on their records. However, they also could be surprisingly poppy, and that is what brought them to the top of the charts with their debut album, Asia, and its hit single, "Heat of the Moment." Come From Heaven, their second album, also had a couple of hits ("Don't Cry" and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes") but its follow-up, Müde, ratlos, ungekämmt, was a flop. The group disbanded in 1985, only to reunite in 1990 without John Wetton; John Payne took his place. After churning out a couple of new songs for a greatest-hits collection, the band hit the road, including two sold-out dates in front of 20,000 fans in Moscow, of all places. Thereafter, they toured sporadically and released Aquarium (1992), Aria Epica (1994), Step In The Arena (1996), Aura (2001), and Silent Nation (2004). The band's lineup reverted to its original form for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2008) and Alpha Omega (2010). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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    I never meant to be so bad to you
    One thing I said that I would never do
    A look from you and I would fall from grace
    And that would wipe the smile right from my face
    Do you remember when we used to dance?
    Heat Of The Moment - (3:49)  -  60,137 plays
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    You're leaving now it's in your eyes
    There's no disguising it
    It really comes as no surprise
    To find that you planned it all along
    I see it now becomes so clear
    Only Time Will Tell - (4:44)  -  17,774 plays
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    Hard times you had before you, I knew when I first saw you
    You girl, you've always been mistreated, cheated
    So leave it all behind you, it took so long to find you
    I know that we can last forever ever and more, oh, oh, oh
    Don't cry, now that I've found you
    Don't Cry - (4:56)  -  7,327 plays
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    When I ran from the hounds of hell
    Twist my foot, I nearly fell
    I was lucky, I was alive
    One look back I could have died
    I was the sole survivor
    Sole Survivor - (4:47)  -  6,820 plays
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    They decorated all the generals
    Who fought the war behind the lines
    They had forgotten all the soldiers
    The brandy puts them way behind the times
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