 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutevera kuputsika kwekutanga kweELP muna 1980, Palmer akaumba PM neTexas blues rock guitarist John Nitzinger yeimwe album asati ajoina John Wetton naSteve Howe kutanga kwa1981, avo vakaunzwa pamwechete kuti vagadzire super-boka idzva. Gare gare vakabatanidzwa naGeoff Downes kuti vaumbe Asia. Boka racho rakasarudzwa pa25th Annual Grammy Awardsnokuda kwoMunyori Mutsva Akanakisisa, achivaita boka rechipiri uye rokupedzisira rokutamba rakaramba richifambira mberi kuita izvi. Palmer akava muimbi wechipiri chete kuti akasarudzwa kaviri nokuda kwemubairo uyu, pashure paDavid Crosby. Palmer akasiya Asia muna 1991 kuti abatane neELP. Mushure mekushandurwa kwevashandi vanoverengeka nhengo ina dzekuvamba dzeAsia kusanganisira Palmer dzakabatana zvakare muna 2006. 