I was an ELP freak during the '70s; I could not believe my luck when I got a chance to see them in the summer of '75 at Roosevelt Stadium in Elizabeth, NJ. The gig was washed out by a horrendous storm that blew through, and a replacement show was ordered. The opening group, a British band named Snafu, was booed offstage because WE WANTED ELP!!--and the lead vocalist mooned us in anger.
When ELP took the stage, I was stunned at Palmer's speed when they kicked off the set with "Hoedown": it was like watching an old-time movie that had been set at fast motion. It was surreal.
Years later, I can think of them as truly disregarding ANYTHING but their music: one writer said their attitude toward criticism was like shouting at a void and not even hearing an echo. But Carl Palmer was as close to the Deity as Billy Cobham in my book--and the Deity is still Neil Peart.
I still enjoy videos of Carl doing lessons or workshops because he's just still so damn fast and smooth.
exc. audience recording by hg (thank you!)
Disc 1
Opening (Can Can)
Peter Gunn
The Barbarian
Tarkus
Enemy God
Trilogy
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
Jazz piece
bass improvisations
Tank
Toccata
Enemy God
Trilogy
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
Jazz piece
bass improvisations
Tank
Toccata
Disc 2
Pictures At An Exhibition
Hoedown
Fanfare For The Common Man Part 1 w/
drum solo
fanfare For The Common Man Part 2
Carmina Burana / Rondo
http://rapidshare.com/files/224100341/CarlP2.zipfanfare For The Common Man Part 2
Carmina Burana / Rondo
