Re: And your bird can't

[John Hughes <john@pureneasy.fsnet.co.uk>]

Mark, and Englishboy, re

> > On the other hand, I'd say that Carl Palmer (at least in his
> > heyday) could have played anything any of the drummers you cited 
> > could play. He was, as far as I know, the greatest technical drummer 
> > in Rock (not RnR, Jeff). Amazing, really.
>
>   Indeed Carl Plamer is amazing. His early work with Aurthur Brown and
>   then with Atomic Rooster is stunning, only to be followed with 
>   superior performances with ELP. In concert, in '70 & '71, Palmer 
>   could do more with a single bass drum than anyone. Palmer is 
>   undoubtedly one of the 5 finest drummers I have ever heard live.

I've seen Carl Palmer twice recently outside the ELP fold, once with
Qango and once in his own little power trio and I have to say I was
simply quite astounded at his mastery of the drumkit. 

I'm glad that I'm in the company of other Who fans who are unabashed
fans of Carl Palmer!

Cheers,

John