I was at this tour in London and it was brilliant, not quite as much BSS as I wanted, but excellent all round performances! So I will go to this if they play the U.K.
You have to see it and enjoy it for what it is, Carl Palmer still pounding away at the drums in his 70s, paying tribute to the band that he was in. This is no more of a rape of the old band than ABBA and their avatars are. For what it is it's still enjoyable, I think all the ELP fans in the audience would agree, especially if you love the music.
Thanks for the video, Bill! I've watched several videos of this tour and I've noticed that the sound of the show is really bad not for the fault of the cell phone recording. The sound technicians are doing a terrible job and Carl Palmer, who is the boss, seems to have no refinement or concern for this. The drums are extremely loud compared to the boys. And sounding like a shoebox . He really doesn't sound remotely like the BRILLIANT AND REFINED drummer from Brain Salad Surgery. He now sounds like an louder rocker drummer. If Carl Palmer had at least played with that wonderful 1970's drum kit with concert toms, this show would have been worth watching. These boys who play with him are VERY good musicians and could be better explored and better equalized. They are really good and underrated! But, there is no musical cohesion because of Carl Palmer, who seems forget about the music and only care about getting the audience's attention all the time, like a teenager.
Grandiosos!...tengo 70 años y los escucho desde mi adolescencia ....dentro de las 15 mejores bandas de todos los tiempos....❤....desde la Argentina...saludos.....✌️
As much as I love Carl and ELP...this is a little too much to bear. Sorry. There are times when trying to stay relevant just seems desperate. I think this is a prime example of this. RIP Keith and Greg. 🙏
Always thought it was a classy move that zeppelin called it quits after Bonham passed, same as Rush. I know he tried some solo stuff at one time, as a musician you would think he would want to explore other things instead of regurgitating the same thing over and over. Playing with 30 year old videos of Keith and Greg is just creepy. I saw ELP in 1972 and that's the way I'd like to remember them.
I hope this sounded a lot better live. I’m happy for Carl but wondering if this was such a good idea. Like I said I hope it was great live as the quality is somewhat painful to watch here . I’m 72 and absolutely loved ELP. Even today Lucky Man still gives me chills to listen to it.
Good job, but I guess he couldn't find anyone who could play keyboards like Keith Emerson. Keith was one of the best rock keyboardists ever, and an idol of mine.
Thank you for posting this wonderful concert I was there but never thought I'd see it AGAIN. I am only a couple of years younger than Carl Palmer so I appreciation level to you who posted this my deepest gratitude and again thank you my heart and soul. I've played drums my whole life and still at 68 years old even though I see them 45 years ago give or take trust me folks the man gave it up. Thank you ELP thank you too the bassist and guitarist and thank you who posted this for the inspiration. I think I'll go say hello to my drum 🥁 kit. ❤️✌️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Fantastic I saw the 3 of them in the UK amazing but without the backing videos ect however what a show it was in Devizes hoping that this will come to the UK
Saw em 3 times from they’re first tour until like maybe two years ago at three different venues and it just doesn’t work. You definitely need keyboards, piano and vocals. Carl Palmer is still excellent but this trio doesn’t sound right. I’d rather see CP sit in for Led Zep or Rush…❤
Let me try to understand this…..You buy tickets for, what might be, one of the last times to see Palmer and hear ELP-music and you miss everything because you have to hold your phone up, check if it records correct…and all you get is lousy sound and terrible images..wow, how smart is that…😂😂😂
I saw ELP twice here in Argentina in the 90s, and I don't need to say they were absolutely brilliant. I saw Palmer with Asia as well, in 2007 and with his band in 2017. I watched the entire Royal Albert Hall concert on video thousand of times, a perfect performance, the footage displayed in those screens, which are still in You Tube. I am a huge long time ELP fan, but I wouldn't see this show. I saw many parts of it via video many times, and, I'm sorry, I don't like it. I am not criticizing, simply I don't like it, I don't feel is "the return of ELP". Pay to see screens or just watch Palmer play... No way, I prefer to have the three of them in my memory and watch many great videos in You Tube where even Carl Palmer was extraordinary. I have many friends, big ELP fans, and they told they wouldn't see this concert. It's perfectly OK Carl Palmer continues with the legacy (in fact he's been doing it for at least 20 years), but sorry, this is not my thing.
