​The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Saturday, September 21, 2024

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The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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​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 musics most memorable bands including AtomicRooster, The Crazy World 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.

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer was born in Birmingham, England, on March 20th, 1950. From the beginning, it was clear that music was in the stars for the young Carl Palmer. His grandfather played the drums, his great-grandmother was a classical guitarist; and his father sang, danced, and played the guitar and drums as a semi-professional entertainer. Carl’s fascination with music began early in a musical family where even his brothers picked up the guitar and drums. Classical violinstudies followed, and by the age of 7 had learned to play the banjolele.

As he grew older, his tastes began to broaden. He was influenced by a film he saw in 1959 entitled “Drum Crazy” (aka “The Gene KrupaStory”). It starred American film icon Sal Mineo and captured Carl’simagination. The film set him on his way and he was hooked. His biggest influences from that point forward were Krupa and drum legend Buddy Rich, who would later become a close personal friend of Carl’s. For his eleventh birthday, he received a new drum set and immediately began to study the instrument.

Already a respected working drummer by 15, Carl was asked to join Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds. Farlowe and the band recorded“Out Of Time,” written by Jagger and Richards of TheRollingStones, which propelled Farlowe to the top of the UK charts.

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 formAtomic Rooster. It was with Atomic Rooster that Carl enjoyed his first 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 fromTheNice 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: are 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 twomore years, before disbanding in 1979.

Opportunity knocked again for Carl when he was approached to form a super-group concept for Geffen Records. Eventually, along with King Crimson vocalist/bassist John Wetton, Yes/ Buggles keyboardist Geoff Downesand 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 “SoleSurvivor” 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, ELPreturnedwithBlack Moon. They would remain together until 1998, and reform for one final appearance in London at the High VoltageFestival in 2010.

Carl set out on a schedule that included drum clinics, and 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, Carlonce again set out to create his own new band with two accomplished musicians: bassist Simon Fitzpatrick and guitarist PaulBielatowicz. Together, they have toured the world as the progressivetrio “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 ELPclassics, 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.

Carlis is an avid collector of contemporary art and antiques from allover 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 WristandThe Rhythm of Light, both of which are featured in this book 2022.

Palmer and his manager developed and launched THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER show, with the full cooperation and involvement of both the Keith Emerson and GregLake estates. The show features combines video performance of Emerson and Lake from a legendary ELP show in 1992 with live onstage performances of Carl Palmer with his own ELP Legacy band.

Carl Palmer remains an active musician, with both his ELP show and his work with the band, ASIA. April 2024, brings FAN FARE FOR THE COMMON MAN, a career spanning recorded box set. Included in the collection is an autobiographical book; 3 CDs presented as a music anthology of his entire career; and a 48-minute documentary video scrapbook DVD. Whether on stage, in the recording studio, or hard at work creating his compelling modern photographic art images, Carl Palmer is the consummate entertainment professional, whose legacy is still continuing day after day. March 2024

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