Making an Exhibition of Himself ; As One Third of Prog Rock Giants Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Carl Palmer Was Famed for His Extraordinary Drumming Skills. Now Four Decades On, the Legendary Sticksman Explains How He Still Loves to Play the Showman As He Readies Himself to Revisit an Elp Classic

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IT was a point in rock 'n' roll history that some would like to forget - a time of wizards' capes and revolving stages of showy extravagance and fantastical concept albums.

In the early to mid-70s, prog rock may have skirted dangerously close to Spinal Tap's comedic excesses, but despite accusations of rank pretentiousness it was a period that made superstars out of progressive rock outfits such as Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis.

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Making an Exhibition of Himself ; As One Third of Prog Rock Giants Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Carl Palmer Was Famed for His Extraordinary Drumming Skills. Now Four Decades On, the Legendary Sticksman Explains How He Still Loves to Play the Showman As He Readies Himself to Revisit an Elp Classic

Chief among those all-conquering showmen were Emerson, Lake and Palmer - a powerhouse trio of musicians whose live shows were always visually arresting spectacles, combining technical trickery and grandiose classical ro...

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