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Wetton Downes’ iCon Trilogy of Studio Albums Re-Released with Bonus Tracks. The John Wetton Estate and Geoffrey Downes are pleased to announce the re-release of the iCon Trilogy of albums, now remastered with bonus tracks in six panel digipacks.
Wetton/Downes (sometimes stylised as Wetton-Downes or Wetton & Downes, though the album is given no official title) is the first album released by Asia member Geoff Downes and former Asia member John Wetton, and is a precursor to their Icon series.
Feb 24, 2023 · Although Howe would ultimately contribute to five songs (six including a non-album B-side Ride Easy), it was Wetton and Downes who clicked as the band’s main writers. “Not to compare Asia to The Beatles, but if John and Geoff were Lennon and McCartney, I was George Harrison,” says the guitarist.
- Dave Ling
In recent years, Downes has teamed up with Wetton in a separate project under the name Icon. They have released three studio albums: Icon (2005), Icon II: Rubicon (2006), and Icon 3 (2009) and live album from their 2005 tour.
Icon is a studio album recorded and released by Asia band members John Wetton and Geoffrey Downes in 2005. It is the first in the Icon series (though they previously released the album Wetton Downes in 2002, a collection of demos from the 1980s).
Jun 13, 2018 · The John Wetton Estate and Geoffrey Downes are pleased to announce the re-release of the iCon Trilogy of albums, now remastered with bonus tracks in six panel digipacks.
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Asia grew out of the ashes of Yes, as Downes & Howe joined together with Carl Palmer and John Wetton. “The success with Asia came very quickly. It was if I had stepped off one bus and another came along right away.”
