Carl Palmer Band, 2002
Carl Palmer - drums
Shaun Baxter - guitar
Dave Marks - bass
At the beginning of May 2002 the band started touring Germany. There were four gigs:
- Krefeld, 1st May 2002, Special Thanks to Frank Moltrecht for the images of this gig!
You will also find some new images taken by Frank Moltrecht:
- Verviers, Belgium, 21st November 2002, Thanks a lot, Frank!
The concerts had the following setlist:
- Hoedown
- Barbarian
- Enemy God
- L.A. Nights
- Prince In Rags
- Dave - Medley
- Whales - Shaun/Dave
- Tank
- Bullfrog
- Strike Up The Band
- Toccata
- Canario
- Tarkus
- Fanfare For The Common Man, with solo Carl
- Carmina Burana
It is wonderful to listen to the music of Emerson, Lake & Palmer played not with an organ but with a guitar. As Carl said it was not possible to find a guitarist playing ELP songs years ago. Now he found Shaun Baxter who is able to do this job in a great way. It really rocks!
Shaun told me he had only the music and no notes to find the right tunes on the guitar. They had only one week for rehearsels and then started the tour and the live recording.
Dave is playing the bass in an excellent way. Especially in his solo, I call it Medley, he shows his great technique in playing the six-string-bass. It really grooves!
Carl is playing his old Yamaha drumset, but with his new snare drum: The 14x5 inches Spirit Of 2002 Snare Drum made of recycled 2002 cymbals from Paiste by Jeff Ocheltree which has a really significent sound of clear attack. The 2002 series of cymbals is also Carlīs best known sound during all the years with ELP. So this snare drum seems to be part of his music.
Carlīs drumming is as superb as I know it through all the years. His, on the one hand heavy, on the other hand sensitive playing has never been heard again in rock music. Neither in the past nor in the present. He is accurate and playing with high concentration. The pieces played on the gigs show that he is rock musicīs top drummer - unbelieveable this manīs energy! Listen to Toccata and You will know what I mean.
His drum solo is a highlight in the shows and - You can see that he is like motoring: "The warmer I can get the faster it is." Thatīs true, Carl! Double bass drum playing and his stick techniques, stick-to-stick, drum roll on snare with decrescendo and crescendo or even playing with the sticks on the hardware like on the Hi-Hat stand or one stick on the upside of the cymbal the other downside that are only a few specialities of Carl. These characteristics of his drumming make him unique and great.
Enjoy the pictures! We hope they will give You some impressions of these fantastic gigs beginning in 2002.
Carl Palmer Band, 2004
In 2004 they toured Germany again and here are the pictures of the following gigs with the new guitar player
Paul Bielatowicz:
Carl Palmer Band, 2005
Here are some images of the Germany tour in 2005 with guitar player
Paul Bielatowicz
and
John Wheatcroft on bass guitar.
Carl Palmer Band, 2006
Carl with A. Braido (guitar) and T.M. Stevens (bass).
photos Đ Ralph and Angelika Sommer
email: ralph.sommer@gmx.net
angie.sommer@gmx.de