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Guest, Carl Palmer
CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY
“REMEMBERING KEITH” - THE MUSIC OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER TOUR
PART II
Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. A consummate professional, a brilliant
technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled listeners and audiences alike
for nearly four decades with some of music’s most memorable bands including
Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Asia and Emerson, Lake &
Palmer. Along the way his dexterity, speed and mastery of the drums, combined
with his infectious stage personality, have secured for him a respected place in
history as one of Rock and Roll’s greatest drummers.
At the age of 18, Carl joined up with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at the
absolute peak of their success following the smash single “Fire” (“I am the God of
Hellfire…”). In 1969, Carl returned to the UK to form Atomic Rooster. It was with
Atomic Rooster that Carl enjoyed his first real success as a founding member of
a band.
But it would be in the spring of 1970, Carl received a phone call that changed his
life forever. Keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson from The Nice, was forming a new
band with King Crimson founder Greg Lake. Immediately dubbed a “super-group”
by the media, Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) entered the musical arena with
great expectations.
The classic single "Lucky Man" became a hit, and their stage show quickly
became the stuff of legend. They recorded and released five albums in four years,
all of which reached platinum status. Among them: Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain
Salad Surgery.
An insane touring schedule followed and the legendary scale and musicianship
of ELP’s live show continued to grow. Tired from a grueling four year run which
had seen the release of 5 albums as well as untold hundreds of tour dates, the
band decided to take a hiatus. The material created during this period was the
basis of the ELP albums Works Volume I and Works Volume II, which were
released back to back in 1977. The band continued to tour and record for two
more years, before disbanding in 1979.
Opportunity knocked again for Carl when he was approached to form a supergroup
concept for Geffen Records. Eventually, along with King Crimson
vocalist/bassist John Wetton, Yes/ Buggles keyboardist Geoff Downes and Yes
guitarist, Steve Howe, Asia was born.
The band’s self-titled debut album Asia was released in 1982 and a tour began.
Asia’s debut LP went to number one, selling over seven million copies
worldwide. Along the way singles such as “Heat Of The Moment”, “Only Time
Will Tell”, “Wildest Dreams” and “Sole Survivor” dominated the charts for months.
In 1985, Asia went their separate ways. Carl would spend the next seven years
playing in different combinations of bands with Keith Emerson and some of the
ASIA members. Finally, in 1992, ELP returned with Black Moon. They would
remain together until 1998, and reform for one final appearance in London at the
High Voltage Festival in 2010.
Carl set out on a schedule that included drum clinics, master classes and
teaching children with special needs. In 2012, he became a Fellow at Solent
University Southampton, UK, lecturing in music business classes and career
direction.
In 2001, Carl once again set out to create his own new band with two
accomplished musicians: bassist Simon Fitzpatrick and guitarist Paul Bielatowicz.
Together, they have toured the world as the progressive trio “Carl Palmer’s ELP
Legacy”. The thought of Carl Palmer assembling a progressive trio might seem
like he was relying on formula, especially since the band’s material consisted
mainly of ELP classics, but this was indeed a new direction. Purely guitars-driven,
this band put a new face on the ELP classics, performing them with musical
complexity and a raw energy not heard, since the earliest days of ELP.
In 2006, Carl also regrouped for the long awaited reunion of the original ASIA,
with Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and John Wetton.
To date, Carl has sold nearly 50 million records.
In 2012, Carl was approached by the innovative art company, Scene 4, to do a
series of art images based on his rhythmic and musical ideas. The images are a
unique blend of light, shadow, reflection and musical performance, related his
legacy.
Carl is an avid collector of contemporary art and antiques from all over the world.
His knowledge of contemporary art fuelled his interest in pursuing his own art
projects with Scene 4. To date, he has released two collections: Twist Of The
Wrist and The Rhythm of Light.
Carl Palmer, is returning to the United States for the second leg of the enormously
successful 2016 REMEMBERING KEITH AND THE MUSIC OF EMERSON LAKE &
PALMER TOUR. Originally designed to be a celebration of Palmer’s 50th year in
music, the focus and name of the tour was changed in light of the tragic death of
Keith Emerson on March 11th. Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy will play nearly two hours
and drum enthusiasts can expect an evening of compelling percussive skills, from
the man who brought the drum set to the forefront of rock n roll music.