Carl Palmer Showing Off His Drums-10-21-73

My Favorite Drummer......!!

[@asagraphics247]

How Carl Palmer isn't classified as one of the top 10 drummers goes way over my head. Tarkus alone pushes him into that rank.

[@groofoot]

He's no. 5 of all time on my personal list .... and is Still kicking a$$ at age 73!! Incredible....

[@kevinweakley2852]

@@groofoot. Totally agree !

[@vincentzito3933]

Top rock drummer of all time... Bonham was just a smasher compared to him.

[@vincentzito3933]

Drum triggers in 1973...🎉

[@accidental_relevance]

A technician of percussion. Like The Professor.

[@Crezelltree4261]

Carl Palmer was & still is one of the greatest drummers in the world.

[@alanwillett9097]

PERIOD!!!!!

[@orkycathcart6397]

@@alanwillett9097 AMEN !!!!!!!!!

[@Mach1Airspace]

Agreed!!!!!

[@gazzertrn]

yep i still think even now that is so true , often gets overlooked

[@jerrynappi5893]

Agreed

[@bigjimflying7195]

ELP not in the Hall of Fame shows what a joke The Hall really is!

[@pmoris4405]

Big Jim Flying I always thought so!

[@brucebrown6328]

Unbelievable isn’t it. Playboys music poll of the decade of the seventies had Keith as #1 Keyboards, Carl #1 Drummer, and Greg #2 bass guitar second only to Paul McCartney. Not in Hall of Fame is a shame

[@Crezelltree4261]

@@brucebrown6328 Should be called The Rock & Roll Hall Of Shame.

[@Emerson278]

I've been saying the same thing for years. EFF the rrhof.

[@Woozler554]

Big Flynn Flying - Without a doubt!!!!!!

[@stixnfeet7818]

Carl Palmer is on his own unique level of world class players.

[@helenaramos8947]

Ámo

[@morbidmanmusic]

You are not s drummer.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

And he is still killing it today

[@Dudleymiddleton]

One of the most accomplished drummers I have ever known in existence. He is still going strong today.

[@davidfulford9493]

Carl is for all intents and purposes, a SUPER TALENT PERCUSSIONIST!! Everyone thought Neil was the 1st to have reviving drums. Guess WHAT!! Neil was GREAT! Carl is a phenomenon!!!

[@LewDanLascivious8276]

When someone hears the "Hut Of Baba Yaga" "The Curse Of Baba Yaga" and the "Hut Of Baba Yaga pt. 2" off of their album "Pictures At An Exhibition" and isn't convinced that Carl Palmer is not one of the greatest if not the greatest drummer of all time then I don't know what will.

[@alexchristopher221]

My all time favorite drummer since 1972.

[@kendalllaughon9664]

♥️♥️♥️

[@edljnehan2811]

I saw this when it was released in 1973 it was on a show called Nova. Carl Palmer inspired Neil Peart who wasn't even with Rush when this was released. There was no one and I mean no one better than Carl Palmer back in the day. I started listening to them in 1971.

[@Irridia]

I was privileged enough to have seen them on the Works tour. It was EPIC and it was Halloween!

[@edljnehan2811]

@@Irridia congratulations.. I saw them on that tour three times and prior to that I saw Journey Open up for them. The good journey by the way not the pop rock Steve Perry Journey. In 1973 I saw Brain Salad Surgery tour and before that in 1971 I saw Yes open up for them. The farther back you go the better they were. Thanks and peace:-)

[@nancymjohnson]

at age 70, he's still got it. Jaw dropping!!

[@marcusianguzman5533]

should have been ranked by modern Drummer magazine in their top most influential Drummers of the twentieth century he definitely should be at least top five all time I know the tony Williams is in that spot but when you are responsible for the creation of electronic Drums that's incredible Carl Palmer has been an influence on me since I was seven years old. one of the Absolute Greatest Drummer's ever.

[@marcusianguzman5533]

keechmabreeks disagree with you he didn't start using electronic Drums until 1986 Carl Palmer used and invented them and Carl Palmer is the only drummer that Buddy Rich said would be the best after he passed away.

[@ACLOCKWORKDRUMMER]

there is no best but what carl did with elp was great......JUST HIS MUSICALITY ALONE WAS VERY INNOVATIVE,peace greg venuto

[@cindysue5474]

Agree ELP should be in the Rock and roll hall of fame.

[@saccola8780]

an effort was started this year to get them inducted in 2019! and it is gaining momentum. YOU can help by writing a letter NOW (summer 2018) to the R&RHOF Nominating Committee, describing why/how ELP music influenced and/or affected you! Address is: Nominating Committee, R&R Hall of Fame, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10104. Then share this info to your own personal media sites (FB, twitter, instagram, etc). We are starting to get the support of some VERY important people, so it will -- AND CAN -- happen!

[@floydzepplin1218]

Marcus Ian Guzman WRONG...Graeme Edge from the Moody Blues created the electronic drum....

[@dadadruma]

This guy has been criminally overshadowed and underappreciated for well over 50 years now This guy HAS NOT LOST an effing smidge of speed skills

[@dumpygoodness4086]

in fact, he was still learning new tricks as seen in some of his modern clips, includiing new stick tricks! Only JEFF BECK is another famous musician who is OLD AF yet still INNOVATING!

[@kevinkilduff2064]

Not only an all-time great drummer, Carl is an improviser and brilliant interpreter of ELP's music. When the one and only Buddy Rich said in the late 70s that CP was the only rock drummer he felt had the chops and feel of a great percussionist, that should say something. (Interestingly, Buddy, some 20 years later, also put the nonpareil Neil Peart in that elite category.

[@mikelinneman8799]

Interestingly enough they both studied with Buddy before he died, coming from a drummer

[@Stevedrums741]

@@mikelinneman8799 : Neil never studied with Buddy personally. He did do a double tribute cd called 'Burning for Buddy" in 1994 featuring himself and many world=class drummers and he studied with a friend of Buddy's named Freddie Gruber who Steve Smith (Journey fame) referred him too.

[@DRUmBEaTTS]

Buddy died in ‘87 so your math doesn’t work out. Buddy never commented on Peart’s playing, especially in the late 90’s ten years after he had died. Kathy Rich stated that Buddy would have loved Neil but that is only her opinion. It was well known at the time that Buddy hated rock drummers.

[@DRUmBEaTTS]

@@mikelinneman8799Buddy never taught, he couldn’t even read music. He took lessons from a friend of Buddy’s named Bruce Gaylor in London, Buddy lived in L.A. when he wasn’t constantly on the road with his band.

[@leecoops2002]

Imagine Buddy Rich as a tutor ! Get it right or get the hell out.​@@mikelinneman8799

[@rlpd5218]

He is one of the greatest he gives lessons on KZbin

[@erniehenderson1100]

Carl Palmer is a drum god. Saw him in 1979 when I was in sixth grade instantly became a drum idol. He is flawless a machine I had the highest honor and privilege to meet him back in 2016 at a fundraiser for his artwork prior to his concert I also have front row center and got to meet him after the concert as well with a bunch of autographs awesome I was in all the whole night

[@Tommyr]

I finally got to see him with Asia in the 80's and man I had tears in my eyes! During his solo the whole place went nuts! I only went to see Carl play.

[@louisd95714]

I don't care what the stupid polls say. Carl Palmer has always been the GOAT of rock drummers. And this is coming form a life long Led Zeppelin fan!

[@misfit2022]

Palmer’s snare work is very impressive with great hand speed and accuracy.

[@Crezelltree4261]

Carl Palmer, still incredible to this very day.

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

Carl Palmer is the GOAT

[@reginalddavis7578]

Carl Palmer has a time machine, and brought those drums from the future! And the bell is a nice touch!

[@donnaworden1926]

That he rings with his teeth

[@heftyalan1152]

Master technician and I use that not as a generic adjective but to describe his technical skills. I can't think of anyone better as like Mitch Mitchell he takes technical jazz skills and applies them to rock music. Brain Salad Surgery blew my mind.

[@phillee7670]

Exhilarating speed and precision, a consumate showman. A league of his own, Love Carl - my favorite drummer!

[@warrenhenderson2717]

He is still a bad ass 🥁🥁 I saw a recent video from November, and he still has amazing chops

[@Michael-rm8xl]

The most underrated drummer in the history of rock…but one of the best!!!!

[@damirhlobik6488]

Neil Peart : " I can't play as Buddy Rich or Carl Palmer" Buddy Rich about Carl Palmer: " I've never seen such technique, precision and speed"

[@TXMusicDrummer]

This stainless steel kit is now in Ringo's collection.

[@Emerson278]

Sorry Peart fans, but Carl Palmer is the number one rock drummer of all time and he is still killing us with his prowess nowadays and he is about 70 years old !!!!

[@matsnaslund5762]

😂😂😂

[@Stevedrums741]

Please stop with the "greatest" nonsense. It's boring, inaccurate and only comes down to personal taste.

[@joelclark9944]

Neil peart didn't ask to die from brain tumors..... It had to come from being so brilliant and a head of everyone in the world in every which way especially music drumming ability and lyrically presenting a vivid picture of what really matters in life

[@Trapkitt]

If I'm not mistaken this was on a British television show. He did a wonderful little interview before playing this solo wherein he described everything about the new drum kit. Too bad that wasn't included here.

[@Zapple7]

..got all that interview on cassette recorded off the telly at the time 👍

[@Zapple7]

If I knew how to upload it I would

[@prettythings3]

Enjoyed it but glad he doesn't live next door.

[@dirkperry6697]

I wish he lived next door.

[@aristotle5698]

dirk perry same

[@dumpygoodness4086]

crazy fact: YOU CAN'T RECORD GONGS!! There's no way to capture the mountains of frequencies, which is a drag, b/c the gong is an incredible thing! (Listen to Cobham on Birds of Fire! His gong sounds like a trash can!! And that's what STARTS the album!) I was in this band called "CH*NK FLOYD" [tall asian frontman shaman with long black hair coined the name!] and we had a guy who ONLY PLAYED GONG!! (Twas a black dude!) Huge gong, and that thing was an orchestra all its own! But good luck capturing any of that with a recording device! (CRAP!)

[@ddrums001]

WOW! I didn’t realize how great Carl Palmer is! And what a drum kit! He was a trendsetter and was way before his time when it came to technology! He had the first hybrid kit! Amazing!!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

he did it ALL. A Peart can't come close. (EX: Carl plays bongos on a tune. EX: Carl tears it up with brushes in TANK. etc etc!)

[@donnaworden1926]

Carl Palmer is far more than a drummer. He's a percussionist probably the likes of mankind will never see again. He's the god of percussion. If you ever see him ranked with drummers you instantly realize it's a skewed pole. You can't place him in the same group with Any drummer because they aren't 'likes' You can only rank likes!

[@beckafernandezdelara6133]

He is just a Genius!!!!

[@Totes59]

ELP had arguably the best drummer and keyboardist in Rock history. There are a lot of great drummers he is defiantly in the top 3.

[@jasonpp1973]

Must have some strong teeth to play that bell! Just incredible!

[@user-ux9bx8kc5y]

His teeth were crafted by God.

[@jasonpp1973]

@@user-ux9bx8kc5y His wrists and feet too!

[@marcoss6212]

ELP's progressiveness was way ahead of its time, willing to bet that still is today, magnificent!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

yeah, there are NO keyboardists who've SURPASSED Emerson yet in rock or prog, and they've had 50 YEARS to catch up!

[@hypnoticatrance]

@@dumpygoodness4086 Search about Rachel Flowers. She is bliend and one of the best Keith Emerson cover player. She also was a friend of Keith and could play on his moog.

[@fromtheend4253]

Look at him go, it's so amazing to see this!

[@stingfan16ify]

For my money's the best and most skilled drummer ever!!!

[@MeanGeneSanDiego]

After Buddy Rich.

[@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed]

@@MeanGeneSanDiego Carl would agree :)

[@kennethmills5470]

Love it...that is the best drum kit

[@rlpd5218]

Not just a drummer but a truly classically trained percussionist

[@adawil2002]

Not "showing off his drums" This is Toccata Fugue, which he played live on the Welcome Back My Friends Tour & subsequent live album.

[@loucontino4804]

Anytime you talk about drummers, Carl's name should come up. He is that good! The melding of classically or jazz trained percussionists integrating percussion with rock drumset is something that always drew my attention. Ultimately this really led to the development of the genre of prog rock. The circles of drumming greats that could do this in the formative years were really; Bruford, Palmer, Pugwash, Barlow & Collins. Those 5 guys alone will give you enough to last for years. Peart came along right after these guys set the stage.

[@robertdavidson9393]

ELP brain Salad this piece is brilliant

[@dumpygoodness4086]

what's impressive is TOCCATA STILL SOUNDS FUTURISTIC 50 YEARS LATER!! Just like Debussy' CLAIRE DE LUNE will always sound like tomorrow!

[@gsum1000]

If I remember correctly the clip is taken from the BBC TV Blue Peter show. It is preceded by an interview with Carl in which he describes the drum kit which weighs tonnes and is made mainly of steel.

[@Zapple7]

From the "Aquarius" programme.

[@deppurple700]

he was and still is great

[@jamesbaine580]

The whole band was way ahead of their time

[@needle1939]

AAAAANS he's blasting that out with traditional grip!!!!!

[@Cryptosifu]

Man, I am ashamed to say this. But I just discovered this guy last week and I must say, he is on a different level, even above Neil Peart.

[@philc9940]

Beautiful heavy gauge stainless kit never budged in all the vids I've seen. Very precise rebound control there for the taking, and Mr. Palmer makes the most of it! His current kit looks stable as hell, too.

[@greensombrero3641]

one of the greats. has been overlooked lately. but will be rediscovered. no doubt about that.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Pleased he’s stayed with Ludwig and not crossed over to DW, like so many others.

[@danielblanchet7577]

On stage, the band offers an unusual mix of musical virtuosity and spectacular staging. Their grandiloquent and sometimes aggressive performances are the subject of much criticism, although, in retrospect, they pale in comparison to later rock shows: the theatrical effects are limited to a Persian carpet, a rotating piano, a few strokes on Huge Chinese gongs and a Hammond organ mistreated on stage (it's still the same organ, a Hammond L100 repaired each night for the next gig). In addition, Emerson insists on bringing with him on tour a complete Moog synthesizer, the famous Moog Modular, a real logistical nightmare. During the Brain Salad Surgery album tour on November 20, 1973 in Roanoke, Virginia, the concert was canceled as a result of the collapse of the stage that could not support the two and a half tons of Carl Palmer's drums

[@rossb.4773]

Jealous? ??

[@danielblanchet7577]

@@rossb.4773 Your question is useless and pathetic, for I have been a fan of ELP since 1971, so...

[@chrislapp9468]

Their stage hand moved the tube bells off. Probably would have fell off the riser when it rotated. Saw them in 78. The bright white lights built into the riser gave the drum kit a floating effect. Just as well we had floor seats that night.

[@sheldonwheaton881]

When I cross myself, I say " Emerson, Lake and Palmer "!

[@RSTI191]

There was Carl Palmer - then everyone else..

[@fluxmuldar]

I'd constantly be worried that the bell would fall on my head.

[@jamesberlo4298]

You know its heavy, in fact the Drum Equipment was so heavy they had trouble setting up on some Stages.

[@catmanpc9166]

Then you could say, "hmmm, his face rings a bell".

[@scottkernan9007]

Carl Palmer is the MAN

[@fredfox3851]

Carl put this custom made kit up for auction and it was purchased by Ringo Starr.

[@robertcombs9364]

guess we see where some of Neil Pearts influences came from

[@brianjezuit1258]

Robert Combs / Hell yes...that waZ the FIRST thing that I thought of when the video began!!! Peart-ismz are ALL over it

[@brianlobo1512]

Except Carl did it first faster and better. Rack tom system, electronic drums, gongs, bells, tympani, rotating 360 drumkit. All 10 years before Peart... Oh and he's 23 here.

[@tonypowell250]

Peart is over rated.

[@Kkat644]

@@brianlobo1512 He may have been slightly faster (at least regarding snare work), but Neil was far more adept at constructing dynamic drum parts, especially in regards to solos (his were more melodic and thematic rather than a mere technical exhibition). Also, throughout the years Neil had incorporated every single piece of equipment you mentioned (and more) and also experimented with electronic drums to a far more complex and involved degree than Palmer (as did Bruford), even if Carl used a simple loop trigger first. And no, this wasn't ten years before Neil Peart became known, not even close at all, as he joined Rush in 1974 and became well regarded soon after. He joined Rush at age 21 but was playing with other bands as earlier as 18, so I'm not sure why you are speaking as if Carl's age in this is relevant in that comparison. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Carl Palmer and ELP, but invariably in almost every comment section of a Palmer video there are unprovoked, reactionary, and stupid comments about Neil (which tells you everything). Case in point, the daft comment of the schmuck directly above me.

[@Tommyr]

@@tonypowell250 No, Peart was also great but I prefer Carl all day, every day. He's my all time favorite drummer. Next would be Joe Franco.

[@NM-dy2vc]

Carl Palmer has always been one of the most technically accomplished drummers ever. Too many people can't see that in his drumming.

[@floydzepplin1218]

He was and is great, no question

[@leroyatleroys]

Somehow still more subtle and less excessive than Terry Bozzio...

[@MeanGeneSanDiego]

Bozzio is a hack, he has a giant kit and only uses less than half of it at a sub rudimentary level at that.

[@vaneipontes3279]

Carl "It's My Favoritte drummer"Palmer🎸😎👊

[@etilcareh]

The top. The top over the top.

[@kevinlewis6541]

Wow !! Love it !! Carl is one of my favorite drummers !! ELP !! 😎😳🤓

[@felixnorman9562]

Keith Emerson was a wild man on the keyboards! Never seen that before from a keyboard player!

[@adrianbrowne7962]

" Carl Palmer " Is Blessed With The " Most Pulverising " Handshake Known To Mankind " !!!! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@paulbaily3164]

pioneer on this track....amazing skills and integration of synths....and can play a bit...rofl

[@Crezelltree4261]

Still a wonder to behold.

[@chuckcribbs3398]

Never saw this before! Thanks for posting. I'm a huge ELP fan.

[@Dolores5000]

I still love this!!! Ringo had that kit for a long time

[@jxxnrxxi2160]

R.I.P. Keith and Greg!

[@Drumming-Life]

So many similarities with this kit and Peart's DW kit. Also, the revolving riser looks almost identical. Looks like Peart was inspired by Palmer in multiple ways. Cool.

[@MrFchank]

Love that drum kit. Ringo has it now,in his drum museum.

[@ShrinkRaptor]

Tank was the first recorded drum solo I ever heard, and it blew my mind!

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

His famous "Stainless Steel " drum kit that was about 2.5 tonnes of metal and other materials.

[@chewgumer]

Dinner is served

[@garyhoffman503]

Makes me happy to no end! ❤

[@Chainbeeaker]

I learned how to play like that my music teacher was friends with him and went to the same drumming school

[@philosopher2king]

Carlitos Palmer, one of the best drummers ever!

[@gregorybankit7881]

I don't care what anyone says Carl is one of the top 5 drummers hands down and if you don't agree you don't know you're music and drumming

[@Thalitmiraculos123]

E um dos melhores baterista do mundo

[@kellimoorer9032]

I love this drummer so awesome thank you Palmer I’ll always steal your love beat you are the best to me love no forever

[@haywoodjablomi7550]

I'm proud to have a pAisTe & ELP Tattoo.

[@elbertbeam6891]

wow that's the drum set that I have been trying to build awesome thank you for sharing

[@johnkulpowich5260]

Thank god for video

[@persereika7929]

Drum solo was funny and very clumsy.

[@mickdwyer4254]

Fora man of his talent,He drop the ball on this one,I heard no separation between the bassdrum and snare.Could have incorporated the toms at the same time .To much Jewry and no heart.

[@johnkalland2537]

Kenneth Mills......if you love this kit so much, maybe you would consider buying it.......from Ringo Starr. I heard he loved it so much that he bought it from Carl.

[@uliheidrich4314]

Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends, album, 70th area, a time & spiritual journey, guess musicians heaven.

[@annied1997]

My favourite drummer of all time

[@accidental_relevance]

Looks like the drums are mounted to an aluminum frame on the inside of the shell, rather than on the shell. Similar to a roto-tom. It seems like a great idea.

[@robertdavidson9393]

Fantastic!

[@musicbyLen]

Wow, very cool!! Huge ELP fan yet never came across this

[@johnhass1525]

Palmer is the GOAT. I dont understand how its even in question. Just listen to Tarkus.

[@joemachunda]

In person a monster musician

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

He's #1 on my list.

[@kallypiga5123]

Now I want a bell like that above y kit!

[@taylordw]

You can’t think of prog rock without Carl Palmer

[@kunstprodukt]

more church bell

[@KlausSgroi]

I coulda used a little more church bell on this one.

[@Stevedrums741]

I believe Ringo Starr owns that kit now.

[@marioleonibalpedroso3073]

Eu o considero entre os 5 nelhores bateriatas do rock

[@BigBillLucas]

We Britts have three drum gods John Boham Karl Palmer Ian Paice The ultimate drum lord and master is and still is the legendary Buddy Rich, without this mans inspiration the above three would not be the drum gods they are today.

[@thetruthfornow6045]

Gotta add Bruford and Ginger Baker to that list.

[@Branhawk]

Oh my goodness oh my gosh.

[@tommymein9046]

Neil Pert gave him a run for his money. Still, beyond remarkable.