Carl Palmer
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer, better known as Carl Palmer ( born March 20, 1950 in Birmingham, England ) is a British drummer who, among other things for his appearances with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Asia was known. Because of its rapid and progressive game, he is regarded as one of the most influential drummer ever.
- 3.1 Atomic Rooster
- 3.2 With Emerson, Lake and Palmer 3.2.1 Singles
- 3.2.2 albums
- 3.2.3 concert albums and compilations
Life
1961-1970: Beginnings
Carl Palmer grew up in a very musical family and began early to learn violin. After 1959 saw the movie Crazy Drum or The Gene Krupa Story, he wanted to be a drummer. After receiving the eleventh birthday own drums, he began to learn to play the drums. Over the next three years he played in the Midland Light Orchestra, a radio orchestra, and in his father's band.
Since the age of 14 Carl Palmer worked professionally as a drummer for bands such as The Mecca Dance Band, Child Bees (later The Craig ) or Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds, one managed by Mick Jagger band. He worked there with, among others, on the song Out of Time.
At 18, he replaced then dragon Theaker at The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, when the band was just at the height of her career, and toured with her through the United States. Occasionally he played together with Steve Winwood.
After The Crazy World of Arthur Brown broke up, Palmer returned to England and founded in early 1970 with the former Arthur Brown keyboardist Vincent Crane the band Atomic Rooster. With bassist and vocalist Nick Graham, they released the album Atomic Ro -o- oster and Singles Tomorrow Night and Devil 's Answer. During this time the reputation of Carl Palmer on drums grew more and more.
1970-1978: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the first
In the spring of 1970 Carl Palmer got a call from Greg Lake, one of the members of King Crimson, who wanted to found, together with the The- Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson a new band and a drummer looking for. Despite his doubts, to leave the successful expectant band, he agreed, so that Emerson, Lake and Palmer founded.
The band had already reached her second appearance in August 1970 at the Isle of Wight Festival some great fame and notoriety. They performed there her work Pictures at an Exhibition, an adaptation of Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, on. 1971 this work was published as the third album.
After the festival, they released their debut album Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the the hit Lucky Man contains. In 1971, Carl Palmer of the music magazine Melody Maker was voted the world's best drummers.
In the 1970s, Emerson, Lake and Palmer published with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tarkus, Trilogy, Brain Salad Surgery, the live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends and Works Volume I six platinum albums and performed in 1974 spectators from more than 500,000 at the festival " California Jam " on. 1977, after the publication of Works Volume I, on the Palmer, the third solo side - there were three solo and a common side of the LP - had written the band went with a 80 -man symphony orchestra on tour. After two more albums Works Volume II and Love Beach in 1979, the musician parted.
1979-1991: Interlude: PM, Asia, Three
Looking for something new Palmer founded with singer Todd Cochran of Automatic Man, guitarist John Nitzinger, Eric Scott and Barry Finnerty, the band PM. Together they brought the 1980 album 1: PM in Europe out. Since the success failed to materialize, PM broke apart quickly again.
After the end of PM Palmer spent some time working with Mike Oldfield, who lived as Palmer in Tenerife. Together they wrote the piece Mount Teide volcano on a mountain on the island, Palmer can be heard on Oldfield's album Five Miles Out.
1981 Palmer was Brian Lane, of a new " supergroup " compiled for Geffen Records, along with bassist and vocalist John Wetton (King Crimson), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and The Buggles ) and guitarist Steve Howe (Yes ) for the band obliged Asia. In 1982 the debut album was released Asia, which was sold over seven million copies with the singles Heat of the Moment, Only Time Will Tell, Wildest Dreams and Sole Survivor long as the highest of the charts documented. After 18 months touring the second album Alpha came out with Do not Cry and The Smile Has Left Your Eyes. Due to personal differences then began a turbulent phase in which the band was repeatedly reshuffled. It originated with Carl Palmer nor the album Astra, before he left the band.
Wetton and Palmer subsequently gave Phil Manzanera, Robin George and Don Airey in June 1986 two concerts as " John Wetton & Friends " at London's Marquee Club, with some Asian pieces were played. This was seen by some fans as an attempt to revive Asia, had been but never thought of them that way.
In the fall of 1986, Palmer met in New York with the Californian singer, bassist and guitarist Robert Berry to establish with him a new band. Possible musicians Palmer had brought the former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner and former Foreigner keyboardist Al Greenwood. But the common samples were unsatisfactory for all concerned and a band did not materialize. Another experiment in the same year involved Palmer, keyboardist Don Airey and Berry, but this band did not materialize. In early 1987, tried to rejoin Palmers manager Brian Lane, ELP, but this attempt failed because of the open hostility between Emerson and Lake. However, Palmer and Keith Emerson wanted to continue to work together and replaced by Robert Berry Lake. Together they formed the band Three in March 1987. They released the album The Power of Three. End of 1988, the band broke up again.
The end of 1989 reformed Palmer and Wetton Asia, and the two toured for a short time with John Young (keyboards, soon replaced by Geoff Downes ) and Alan Darby. In 1992, again with the new line-up rehearsed album Aqua, on the Palmer but is not recognized as a full member of the group. Then he left Asia again. The band toured then with a new drummer.
1992-1998: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Second
In 1992, Palmer did get back together with Keith Emerson and Greg Lake to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Actually, only the music for a film to be written and recorded, but since you got on again, the Black Moon album was recorded, followed by a major tour followed. In 1994, the album In the Hot Seat was published. After further tours was the band dissolved in 1998 again.
1998 to Today: Asia, Qango, Carl Palmer band
The renewed contact between the Asia- musician Geoff Downes (keyboards) and former Asia singer John Wetton in July 1998 and the release of Emerson, Lake and Palmer was in December of the same year for a short time a reunion of the four Asia- founder Downes, Wetton, Palmer and Howe seem possible. However, Howe remained fixed Yes member and was not willing to join in Asia, so you turned on as a substitute Dave Kilminster. But Wetton drinking problem and the fact that Downes entered no other choice for the participation of its Asia- colleague, John Payne and the refusal Paynes to assign its rights to the name Asia to the three other musicians, led to Downes backed down because he to put the risk that cooperation with Payne (and thus the band Asia) because of a few reunion concerts on the line, was too great.
Palmer and Wetton then decided to start with Kilmister together his own band. They hired as the fourth member of the former Asia- member John Young, and named the new band Qango. After the dissolution of the band in 2000 Carl Palmer first toured with his band Palmer, later with the Carl Palmer band released two albums Working Live: Volume 1 and Working Live: Volume 2 and held percussion workshops.
After the failed 1999 start circulating again and again rumors of a reunion of the original line - Asia. With new contacts Downes ' to Howe and Wetton end of 2005 showed once again the chance to reform the band with the other three founding members. After some preliminary telephone, the four founding members Downes, Howe, Palmer and Wetton Wetton met with manager Martin Darvill on 5 January 2006 in a suite at the London Paddington Hilton Hotels to talk about the possibility of a reunion. After long discussions, it was agreed to reform the original cast.
On 7 August 2006, rehearsals began for the world tour, which started in the U.S. on August 19. In May 2007, work began on a new studio album of the band. In July 2007 the live double CD Fantasia was released. The corresponding, same DVD was released in September of the same year. In October, the first recording sessions for the new album Phoenix, which was released in April 2008 began. After the end of the corresponding Asia tour in May 2008, reformed its Palmer Carl Palmer Band and went on another tour.
Instruments and playing style
Carl Palmer stands out for extremely fast and nimble play. At the time of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, he played with only one bass drum continuously at an extreme speed, while just as quickly with sticks simultaneously recorded the other parts, documented in many solos.
At the time he played drums Company Ludwig, in the color " Silver Sparkle ". He used a bass drum, snare, Hängetom and two floor toms, plus six pools, two of which were mounted on a stand, respectively. In addition he had cowbell and splash cymbal mounted that he used precisely. In addition, he uses large gongs.
Palmer experimented a lot, tried his hand at many drums. At the time of Works ( 1977) he had allowed himself to produce an exclusive bronze drums. In later times, Palmer added his set for another bass drum and a second Hängetom, plays double bass drums ever since. Even with transparent drums made of fiberglass Palmer was seen (see picture), as well as with a drum of the brand Remo, which are made of a synthetic resin. Spectacular was in the 70s at ELP concerts his stage show with a completely around its axis rotating drums.
Discography
With Atomic Rooster
With Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Singles
Albums
Concert Albums and Compilations
With PM
With Asia
With Three ( Emerson, Berry & Palmer )
Solo
- 2003 - Working Live, Vol.1
- 2004 - Working Live, Vol.2
- 2010 - Working Live, Vol.3