On this day in 1982, Asia’s self-titled LP debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #28 (April 3) It was the debut album of the 80s supergroup made up of keyboard player Geoffrey Downes and guitarist Steve Howe from Yes; King Crimson singer-bassist John Wetton, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer drummer Carl Palmer. "People said, 'No, that's not going to work. It's all keyboards now. It's all synthesizers’”, John Wetton recalled… “Actually, what we did was make a sound that blew synthesizers out of the water. Everyone said, 'Oh, no, no, no. A prog-guitar band ain't gonna work.' But it did." Steve Howe added, “… as soon as I stacked up the guitar and John started singing, we knew we had something special in ‘Heat of the Moment’.” The album went all the way to #1 in the US and Canada, #4 in Norway, #6 in Germany, #9 in France, #10 in the Netherlands, #11 in the UK, #13 in Australia, #15 in Japan, #17 in New Zealand, and #19 in Italy. It was the best-selling album of 1982 in the US. Asia's striking logo and cover artwork were created by Roger Dean, known for his work with Yes. Click on the link below to watch “Heat Of The Moment”: https://youtu.be/lCALGlGuVUA Daily Rock History