Carl Palmer
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born March 20, 1950 in Birmingham , England ) is a British drummer who was best known as a member of the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer . Other music projects he has worked on include The Crazy World of Arthur Brown , Atomic Rooster and Asia . He is seen as an influential rock drummer.
Life
1961 to 1970: beginnings
Carl Palmer grew up in a very musical family and began learning the violin at an early age. After seeing the films Drum Crazy and The Gene Krupa Story in 1959 , he was given a drum kit for his eleventh birthday and began to learn to play the instrument. For the next three years he played in the Midland Light Orchestra, a radio orchestra, and in his father's band. From the age of 14, Carl Palmer worked professionally as a drummer in bands such as The Mecca Dance Band, Kind Bees (later The Craig) and Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds, a band managed by Mick Jagger . He worked there among other things with the song Out of Time .
At 18, he replaced Drachen Theaker on The Crazy World of Arthur Brown , when the band was at the height of their career, and toured the United States with her. Occasionally he also played with Steve Winwood . After The Crazy World of Arthur Brown broke up, Palmer returned to England and founded the band Atomic Rooster in early 1970 with former Arthur Brown keyboardist Vincent Crane . With bassist and singer Nick Graham, they released the album Atomic Ro-o-oster as well as the singles Tomorrow Night and Devil's Answer .
1970 to 1978: Emerson, Lake and Palmer
In the spring of 1970, Carl Palmer got a call from Greg Lake , one of the members of King Crimson , who wanted to start a new band with The Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and was looking for a drummer. Despite his doubts about leaving the successful band, he founded the band Emerson, Lake and Palmer with the two musicians . The group became popular with their second appearance in August 1970 at the Isle of Wight Festival . After the festival, they released their debut album Emerson, Lake & Palmer , which includes the hit Lucky Man . In 1971, Carl Palmer was voted "Best Drummer in the World" by the music magazine Melody Maker . In the 1970s, Emerson, Lake and Palmer released six platinum albums. In 1977, after the publication of Works Volume I , on which Palmer had written the third solo page, the band went on tour with an 80-man symphony orchestra. After two more albums, the musicians separated.
1979 to 1991: Interlude: PM, Asia, Three
Looking for something new founded Palmer with vocalist Todd Cochran of Automatic Man , guitarist John Nitzinger, Eric Scott and Barry Finnerty , the band PM . Together they released the album 1: PM in 1980 . Since there was no success, the group broke up. After PM ended, Palmer worked for a while with Mike Oldfield , who, like Palmer, lived in Tenerife . Together they wrote the piece Mount Teide about the volcanic mountain of the same name on the island. The song can be heard on Oldfield's album Five Miles Out .
In 1981, Brian Lane , who put together a new supergroup for Geffen Records , signed Palmer with bassist and singer John Wetton , keyboardist Geoff Downes and guitarist Steve Howe for the band Asia . In 1982 the debut album Asia was released, which sold over seven million times. Due to personal differences, after the release of the second album, a turbulent phase began in which the band was changed several times. The album Astra was created with Carl Palmer before he also left the band.
Wetton and Palmer then gave two concerts with Phil Manzanera , Robin George and Don Airey in June 1986 as John Wetton & Friends in the London Marquee Club, with some Asian pieces being played. In the fall of 1986, Palmer met the Californian singer, bassist and guitarist Robert Berry in New York City to form a new band with him. Palmer had brought along former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner and former Foreigner keyboardist Al Greenwood as possible musicians . But the joint rehearsals were unsatisfactory for everyone involved, and a band did not materialize. Another attempt in the same year involved Palmer, Berry and keyboardist Don Airey, but this band did not materialize either. In early 1987, Palmer's manager Brian Lane tried to bring ELP back together, but this attempt failed because of open hostility between Emerson and Lake. However, Palmer and Emerson wanted to continue working together and replaced Lake with Robert Berry. Together they formed the band Three in March 1987 . The album The Power of Three was released . At the end of 1988 this band broke up again.
In late 1989, Palmer and Wetton reformed Asia , and the two toured briefly with John Young (keyboards, soon to be replaced by Geoff Downes) and Alan Darby . In 1992 the album Aqua was released , again with a new line-up, but Palmer is not listed as a full member of the group. Then he left Asia again. The band then toured with a new drummer. In 1992, Palmer reunited with Emerson and Lake to form Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Actually, only the music for a film should be written and recorded, but since they got along again, the album Black Moon was recorded, which was followed by a major tour. After further tours, the band broke up again in 1998.
1998 to present: Asia, Qango, Carl Palmer Band
Palmer and his Asian colleague Wetton decided to form a new band with Dave Kilminster . They hired the former Asia member John Young as the fourth member and called the new band Qango . After this band split up in 2000, Carl Palmer toured with his band Palmer first! , later with the Carl Palmer Band , released the two albums Working Live: Volume 1 and Working Live: Volume 2 and organized drum workshops.
After the failed attempt in 1999, rumors of a reunification of the original Asian cast kept circulating. After long discussions it was agreed to reform the original line-up. In August 2006, rehearsals began for the world tour, which started in the USA. In May 2008, Palmer reformed his Carl Palmer band and went on tour again.
Instruments and playing style
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Carl Palmer stands out for his fast and agile game. In the days of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, he played a Ludwig drums . He used a bass drum, snare , hanging tom and two floor toms, plus six cymbals , two of which were mounted on a stand. In addition, he had installed a cowbell and splash basin . He also uses large gongs . His stage show with a rotating drum kit was spectacular at ELP concerts in the 1970s. In later times Palmer added another bass drum and a second hanging tom to his set.
Discography
With Atomic Rooster
- 1970 - Atomic Roo-o-ster
With Emerson, Lake and Palmer
- 1970 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 1971 - Tarkus
- 1971 - Pictures at an Exhibition
- 1972 - Trilogy
- 1973 - Brain Salad Surgery
- 1977 - Works Volume I.
- 1977 - Works Volume II
- 1978 - Love Beach
- 1979 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert
- 1992 - Black Moon
- 1994 - In the Hot Seat
With PM
- 1980-1: PM
With Asia
- 1982 - Asia
- 1983 - Alpha
- 1985 - Astra
- 1992 - Aqua
- 2007 - Fantasia: Live in Tokyo
- 2008 - Phoenix
- 2010 - Omega
- 2012 - Asia XXX
With Three (Emerson, Berry & Palmer)
- 1988 - To the Power of Three
solo
- 2003 - Working Live, Vol. 1
- 2004 - Working Live, Vol. 2
- 2010 - Working Live, Vol. 3
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palmer, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Palmer, Carl Frederick Kendall (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , England |