CARL PALMER'S ELP LEGACY “CARMINA BURANA" DRUM SOLO. ELP 50-The Return of ELP, Ft. Laud.FL 2/20/2024

Welcome Back My Friends - ELP 50 - The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer at The Parker, Fort Lauderdale, Fl. On 02/20/2024. 🔥 INSANE 🔥⚡️ THUNDEROUS ⚡️ 🔥 DRUM SOLO 🔥 by THE LEGENDARY VIRTUOSO, The ONE and ONLY CARL PALMER. Featuring Paul Bielatowicz on Guitar and Simon Fitzpatrick on Bass. Carl Palmer Idolized Buddy Rich, whom he came to know personally (after brazenly showing up at his hotel on one occasion when the American legend was on tour in England), Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Gene Krupa, and other figures from jazz and the big-band swing era. Palmer -- all of 16 years old -- revealed a prowess that might have made Keith Moon (who was practically a drumming god moving among mortals), if he'd been listening, start keeping an ear pointed in his direction.
Carl joined The Crazy World of Arthur Brown in 1968 with Vincent Crane. In the summer of 1969 Carl and Vincent Crane left to form Atomic Rooster. In June 1970 Carl left to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer ; with Keith Emerson of The Nice and Greg Lake of King Crimson. THE REST IS HISTORY . . . .
Palmer was the Vertex of the triangle formed by the three personalities, a Beatles fan and a pop/rock listener like Greg Lake, but also a Jazz enthusiast like Keith Emerson.
Within a year of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut in the summer of 1970 and release of their eponymous album “Emerson. Lake & Palmer”. Palmer had become one of the most idolized rock drummers in the world, the group's debut album showcasing a level of speed, dexterity, and taste that was wholly removed from the kind of playing -- by the likes of Keith Moon in the Who, John Bonham in Led Zeppelin, or Charlie Watts in the Rolling Stones -- that had previously captured the ears and imagination of rock listeners. This was playing -- especially on the instrumental "Tank" and the extended bridge of "Take a Pebble" but also woven through "The Barbarian" -- of a kind with which Jazz listeners were familiar, and classical audiences could understand, but it completely dazzled rock audiences. And when the group toured, and Palmer showed that he could also do this on-stage, he was suddenly a major lure for the trio's concerts. He also demonstrated precisely how formidable he could be on the creative side when it came to recording what became the second ELP album, Tarkus. The title track grew out of a piece of music that Palmer devised around an incredibly complex time signature and Emerson elaborated into a side-length conceptual piece that became a major part of their concert repertoire. He only had a couple of rivals during this period, Michael Giles, of the same first incarnation of King Crimson whence Lake had come, and Bill Bruford, of Yes and a slightly later version of King Crimson, and Palmer was more extroverted as a musician than either of them and enjoyed by far the biggest public reputation -- it wasn't unusual for his fans to compare him with his longtime idol Buddy Rich, with whose band he sometimes played.
Following a string of ever-more ambitious albums, “Tarkus 1971”, “Pictures at an Exhibition 1971” , “Trilogy 1972”, “Brain Salad Surgery 1973”and culminating with Works Volume I 1977” , which gave Palmer the chance to write and produce the music on a whole side of an LP, the group split up, principally due to the changing musical aspirations of its members, who wanted to express themselves independently of each other, and amid a precipitous decline in their popularity as the 1970s drew to a close.
By the 1990s, however, Palmer was back working with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (following a brief sojourn by his former bandmates in collaboration with Cozy Powell in Emerson, Lake & Powell. As of the early 21st century, and just into his fifties, Palmer probably enjoyed the highest level of musical respect of the three members of the trio, mostly by virtue of his sustained (and still overwhelming) virtuosity.
Says Palmer: "I have the best of both worlds now. I have an active schedule with The Carl Palmer Band, and I continue to tour and record the original line up of ASIA. It is very satisfying and gratifying to know the fans are still out there and willing to support and enjoy the music I create. I hope to keep doing this for many more years to come."

[@odinsfire1409]

My drum hero since the first ELP album. Him and Ian Paice.

[@adamparker2754]

One of my main influences right here!!!!!

[@audieconrad8995]

The tuning of his drums, the timbre of his cymbals, and the unmistakable style of playing...when you hear it - you KNOW who it is.

[@michaelconway6720]

Carl has always been amazing. Im speechless right now.

[@bigelile07]

Saw them twice in the 70s, saw that concert tonight. It was awesome! Carl will be 74 years old next month and he is still absolutely incredible!

[@oldbandguy]

Love seeing him rocking the LUDWIGS...as does Ringo, as did John Bonham...as did many other greats.

[@maggimar3118]

Anyone doubting who is the best drummer in rock/pop history? Regardless of opinion, Carl Palmer is phenomenal - a living legend.

[@spydergkh6337]

Amen, Brother!!! 🍻🎶👍

[@vincegedeon6583]

Legend💯

[@pariaheep]

Mindblowing/mindboggling?😶‍🌫🤯

[@electriciants7927]

This guy keeps on amazing the crowds. Awesome drummer!

[@pariaheep]

T A N K

[@elp5000]

Carl just keeps getting better..

[@infoglot6697]

What a fantastic man 😮

[@T-Babbbldot]

I saw ELP LIVE at their height in the mid 70s. They & RUSH, who I also saw LIVE, were Fantastic!

[@nelsondylanias9330]

The best drummer ever.❤

[@jamieseiple]

Well good for Carl

[@gregruthen3844]

Masterclass in drumming.101% respect

[@mdm6098]

Carl from ELP, Neil from Rush, John from LZ, John from the Doors, Mitch from JH, Keith from the WHO. I'm truly glad I grew up with these awesome musicians. There's many more, and these are just the percussionists

[@eugeneboyarskiy7694]

Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Alan White and please Ringo!

[@mdm6098]

@eugeneboyarskiy7694 yes indeed. The list goes on.

[@kennethcranon6734]

You sure named the cream of the crop. Don't forget It Ian Paice of DP. Clive Bunker of JT comes to mind as an underrated drummer from that era. But like you said,they are many other great as well.

[@kennethcranon6734]

​@@eugeneboyarskiy7694oh yes absolutely Ringo!

[@spaceman5996]

One of my main influences since seeing ELP in Madison Square Garden in the '70's. Still killing it man. Those mounted tom toms look like they have Slingerland badges and lugs.

[@MrFchank]

MAESTRO!!

[@Rober582]

Che dire...un grande!

[@pariaheep]

With the force of a pyroclastic surge: drummer of the Olympian: C A R L P A L M E R!

[@strettoasino9006]

Him playing his 1970s era drum set with orchestra backing/Works Redux. That would be an experience....🤔

[@elciosantos2112]

Monster....

[@user-kw2ng9yb9m]

Кайф!!!

[@markphaneuf31]

It is ignorant and foolish to play “the best” game. Clearly CP is a beast amongst his contemporaries and his impact dually noted. Wonderful performance and really cool acoustic sound and his Buddy Rich influence is magical.

[@rayz5508]

CP is the GOAT!

[@javiermb6253]

Best drummer ever????!!!!

[@spydergkh6337]

Why the ??? marks??!!! We all know it's true. 🙂🍻🎶 Buddy Rich applauds! John Bonham saying, 'I'm not believing this $hit!! Carl is Still the greatest of all!!!'

[@shammywammy]

Now he looks like the cover of brain salad surgery but we still love him!

[@manem2535]

Не хотелось бы обижать этих музыкантов но это какая то бредовая тягомотина

[@ralphschueler9437]

Call Palmer is a Buddy Rich fan to the maximum and if you listen to him with his solo you are going to shut your eyes and you're going to see Buddy Rich playing the drums that's how close he is to Buddy Rich I like it.