Bow down to the master. Carl not only is one of the best jazz drummers, but certainly is the greatest rock drummer. Joey Jordison couldn't match Carl with two extra arms and legs.
@ledzeplad tell that to nodrush80....go to Stewart Copeland drum solo week on David Letterman...hear what this nut has to say about Palmer...he thinks the average drummer could play like Palmer...ROFL!!!
@ledzeplad And which one by the way...Peart or Jordison? Not that either should be in the same sentence as him anyway. The only rock drummers I would ever put next to Carl would be Bill Bruford and Ian Paice, and even those guys i wouldn't exactly call rivals for him.
Yeah, that single sticking, all Rich-related, speaking of which! I do believe Carl married Rich's daughter, Kathy? Right? Palmer was a very fast, busy drummer, groove and taste was acquired, always felt like I was watching a guy go thru an entire Lawrence Stone book in one drum solo. JK, but far removed from drummers like Bonham, Aldridge, for drum solo's. He had his thing working and, it worked. I love ELP and Carl's drumming. Great stuff.
only issue with CP is that he has not progressed as a drummer over the last 40 years. Listen to this solo and than find one of his new ones, you will see that there isn't a lot of progression.
@jatrujillo72 At the time this vid was made,Carl Palmer was in his prime and had created a unique niche that has been unsurpassed ever since...Your comment confounds me because it forces the question. Just what exactly is it that he should have progressed to? Is it in the realm of physics or physical possibility for him or anyone else to do what you suggest? At the age he is now, it very likely takes a lot of effort for him to keep up with his past.
@tympanzi IT should not confound you.... Look at Neil Peart's old drum solos and compare them to his new drum solos. Neil has actually gotten better and more technical. He has said that. CP as fast as he is was the bomb.... in 1974. The observation that I make is that his style has not improved in over 30 years. I understand that he is 61.... Peart is 58 and he comments that is is as fast as he always has been and he is always improving his style. go to NPs webpage & read about it.
Palmer's the reason I started drumming. Saw ELP with the orchestra at Madison Square Garden. The next time I saw them there, bribed some guard to let me sit at the railing, 10 feet behind Palmer and watched him do this solo. A high point of my life! Still gets me as excited watching this, almost 40 years later. These guys were the best in concert ever, imo. Thanks for posting!
@Easleytee ummm Carl used to practice with Buddy Rich and Buddy Rich acknowledged that Carl was the man. So kudos and applause to the yawners who do not have the ability to recognize greatness when they see it...
@itsmiketehdrummer I would pretty much agree with everything you said except for your exclusion of Paice from this status. Paice could do things that Palmer could not, and Palmer chose to do lots of visual fanciness which made him appear to have more control, but in actuality Paice consistently delivered far more impressive technical abilities. The rest of those fellas weren't anywhere near these two guys.
i know im going to get a lot of hate for this but i feel that carl palmer is good enough to play along with the great old drummers like max roach and buddy rich mostly because he plays all their stuff
@gangsterofboats in his prime, peart was about equal to palmer. he's still a great drummer, keeps time through odd sections like no other, but he's not quite what he was back in the 70s. Palmer (Emerson and Lake too) is a showman.Everything you see here is done solely to look impressive to the audience, but Palmer has the chops and technical ability to back it up too, which is what makes it an amazing solo.
@fledgehog Peart has never, ever been "equal" to Carl Palmer. Peart isn't loose enough in his playing, and hasn't the finesse that drummers like Palmer, Rich and other drummers have.
have this on dvd it's very scratched :P
Smue1990 2 weeks ago
Saw this show at the RPI Fieldhouse in the winter of 1977. Just amazing. Still to this day, one of the best shows ever....
texanzrule57 2 weeks ago
All the Neil Peart diehards either have never heard of this guy or refuse to acknowledge him.
jetfreak4 1 month ago 3
Bow down to the master. Carl not only is one of the best jazz drummers, but certainly is the greatest rock drummer. Joey Jordison couldn't match Carl with two extra arms and legs.
jetfreak4 1 month ago
@jetfreak4 I know you mean well but please don't mention Mr Palmer and that other cunt in the same sentence again please. Cheers.
ledzeplad 3 weeks ago
@ledzeplad tell that to nodrush80....go to Stewart Copeland drum solo week on David Letterman...hear what this nut has to say about Palmer...he thinks the average drummer could play like Palmer...ROFL!!!
jetfreak4 2 weeks ago
@ledzeplad And which one by the way...Peart or Jordison? Not that either should be in the same sentence as him anyway. The only rock drummers I would ever put next to Carl would be Bill Bruford and Ian Paice, and even those guys i wouldn't exactly call rivals for him.
jetfreak4 2 weeks ago
@jetfreak4 Maybe John Bonham, but only in the bass drum department.
jetfreak4 2 weeks ago
@jetfreak4 Peart all the way!!!!!.........You have a good taste in drummers by the way.
ledzeplad 2 weeks ago
@ledzeplad Peart I agree is one of the greatest rock drummers, but IMO he still can't hold a candle to Carl.
jetfreak4 2 weeks ago
It's Impossible, human being can't play like that.
God would. There are a lot of super drummers, Carl Palmer
plays drums you would think he is an orchestra.
Great !
gerdschneider 1 month ago 2
Stick flippin' like Sonny payne.
ur1sab 1 month ago
Check out ELVISDRUMMER76 for a more exciting drum solo
thewsca 1 month ago
Yeah, that single sticking, all Rich-related, speaking of which! I do believe Carl married Rich's daughter, Kathy? Right? Palmer was a very fast, busy drummer, groove and taste was acquired, always felt like I was watching a guy go thru an entire Lawrence Stone book in one drum solo. JK, but far removed from drummers like Bonham, Aldridge, for drum solo's. He had his thing working and, it worked. I love ELP and Carl's drumming. Great stuff.
BenPaine55 1 month ago
Never engage in the BATTLE unless you are ready to BATTLE.
exkeyboardplaya504 2 months ago
reminds one of the neil back in the day, without a shirt, with kettle drums, with gongs, with a mo cut.......very cool indeed....
jimmygt4 2 months ago
Luke Skywalker drum soloing.
zmiln001 2 months ago
only issue with CP is that he has not progressed as a drummer over the last 40 years. Listen to this solo and than find one of his new ones, you will see that there isn't a lot of progression.
jatrujillo72 3 months ago
@jatrujillo72 yes but how many drummer can still play like that at 61?
powerslaver6 2 months ago
@powerslaver6 Ian Paice, Carmine Appice just to mention couple…
19CACTUS51 2 months ago
@jatrujillo72 At the time this vid was made,Carl Palmer was in his prime and had created a unique niche that has been unsurpassed ever since...Your comment confounds me because it forces the question. Just what exactly is it that he should have progressed to? Is it in the realm of physics or physical possibility for him or anyone else to do what you suggest? At the age he is now, it very likely takes a lot of effort for him to keep up with his past.
lorioftheforest 2 months ago 2
My all-time favorite abuse of tympani
tympanzi 3 months ago
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@tympanzi IT should not confound you.... Look at Neil Peart's old drum solos and compare them to his new drum solos. Neil has actually gotten better and more technical. He has said that. CP as fast as he is was the bomb.... in 1974. The observation that I make is that his style has not improved in over 30 years. I understand that he is 61.... Peart is 58 and he comments that is is as fast as he always has been and he is always improving his style. go to NPs webpage & read about it.
jatrujillo72 2 months ago
Do I detect some some Phil Collins "Invisible Touch" around 1:00?
extx 4 months ago
@extx yes you did i was actually looking for the original song cos i couldnt remember it
powerslaver6 2 months ago
Palmer's the reason I started drumming. Saw ELP with the orchestra at Madison Square Garden. The next time I saw them there, bribed some guard to let me sit at the railing, 10 feet behind Palmer and watched him do this solo. A high point of my life! Still gets me as excited watching this, almost 40 years later. These guys were the best in concert ever, imo. Thanks for posting!
17drums 4 months ago
Chuck Norris could do it with one arm
sumofnone3 4 months ago
A grand master at work! So fast!
mikeg888 4 months ago
Straight out of the Buddy Rich school of soloing...only far less musical and original.
YAWN.
Easleytee 6 months ago
@Easleytee well, just be sure to post a vid of yourself doing better....
makethetransition00 5 months ago
@Easleytee ummm Carl used to practice with Buddy Rich and Buddy Rich acknowledged that Carl was the man. So kudos and applause to the yawners who do not have the ability to recognize greatness when they see it...
thedreamisme 4 months ago 6
@Easleytee yeah,i agree....
superugly75 2 months ago
@itsmiketehdrummer I would pretty much agree with everything you said except for your exclusion of Paice from this status. Paice could do things that Palmer could not, and Palmer chose to do lots of visual fanciness which made him appear to have more control, but in actuality Paice consistently delivered far more impressive technical abilities. The rest of those fellas weren't anywhere near these two guys.
IshadaKatzteilov 6 months ago
dear god that set must be 4 tons how do they move all that equipment. Actually I dont even want to know.
utterlockett697 6 months ago
@itsmiketehdrummer you never hit anything on the drumset... you play it.
MADROCKS212 7 months ago
i know im going to get a lot of hate for this but i feel that carl palmer is good enough to play along with the great old drummers like max roach and buddy rich mostly because he plays all their stuff
itsmiketehdrummerguy 8 months ago
Ha! Far surpassing Neil Peart! Crap? Probably. Hyperbole? absolutely.
gangsterofboats 9 months ago
@gangsterofboats in his prime, peart was about equal to palmer. he's still a great drummer, keeps time through odd sections like no other, but he's not quite what he was back in the 70s. Palmer (Emerson and Lake too) is a showman.Everything you see here is done solely to look impressive to the audience, but Palmer has the chops and technical ability to back it up too, which is what makes it an amazing solo.
fledgehog 8 months ago
@fledgehog Peart has never, ever been "equal" to Carl Palmer. Peart isn't loose enough in his playing, and hasn't the finesse that drummers like Palmer, Rich and other drummers have.
IwshIcldstrtover 7 months ago
@gangsterofboats You don't know anything about drumming, obviously.
IwshIcldstrtover 7 months ago
Carl Palmer is the Bruce Lee of drummers. Same haircut too !
zkxv 10 months ago 3
The 1970s was the era of the greatest rock drummers, CP being at the very top of them...as well as the jazz drummers.
jetfreak4 10 months ago 3
epic, im like only 16 but my fave drummer aint joey jordison luckily, joey is crap compared to this....
jarhead572 10 months ago 2
this is so fucking eeeeepic¡¡¡¡¡¡
nesso011 10 months ago
1977 was the year i got to see ELP. excellent concert !!!
bcnu62 1 year ago
YEAH!! Carl Palmer fucking rules, along with Bill Bruford ,he's my favorite Prog rock drummer...
this is heavy !
lamecasuelas2 1 year ago 10