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Guitarist Carl Carlton On Robert Palmer (2025)
German rock guitarist Carl Carlton, who played on Robert Palmer's albums Drive and Rhythm & Blues recently posted a touching tribute to his musical mentor on Instagram. Here is its transcription. "One of the greatest milestones, if not the greatest, not...
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"An '80s Thing": The Origins Of Robert Palmer's Iconic And Controversial 'Palmer Girls'
MTV officially launched in America in 1981, but it took a few years to really establish itself as a cultural institution. As a growing number of households started paying for cable television, more and more people were drawn in by the tractor beam of...
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1988 Cleveland Concert Review
If you didn't catch up with Robert Palmer until Addicted To Love , you might be surprised to know that the Yorkshire-born, one-time graphic designer released his first album Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley featuring Little Feat's Bill Payne and the late...
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How To Get Rid Of The Nude In Your Bedroom (part II)
Counterpointing this attitude is his gradual, not to say erratic, artistic growth. His three albums are reasonable enough works, but hardly the brilliant indispensable stuff of Great Maestro. Sneakin' Sally is, considering his company of musos and recording...
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Questionnaire (1978)
How important is success to you? Robert Palmer: As a musician, I think it's vital. Otherwise, you just get very disillusioned. I've been very successful in the States for a long time now but somehow to be successful over here is far more important to...
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A 'Snakebit' Robert Palmer Reinvents Himself Once More
At a party some months back, Robert Palmer's song Johnny And Mary was on the turntable. "Wow," raved a dancing coed, "that's great stuff. But I haven't heard it on the radio." "That's because it's three years old," her partner replied. "You're kidding,"...
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Some People Like What I Do
... and finally there's enough of 'em to put Robert Palmer in the album chart. Which is where he belongs, says Vivien Goldman. Bright lights, big city... It's a reception in honour of the Staple Singers and the Meters at a club down in Greenwich Village,...
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Best Of Both Worlds
Robert Palmer - Best Of Both Worlds Titre : Best Of Both Worlds Ecrit par : R. Palmer Première publication : Sur l'album Double Fun (1978) « I first recorded this for the 'Double Fun' album with Lee Perry at his Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica....
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The Palmer's Boy
Robert Palmer that is. A maker of tasteful dance records for well over ten years. Big everywhere from Guatemala to the Costa Del Sol. Everywhere except Britain. Surely some mistake, asks Ian Birch? Robert Palmer's late. An hour en retard in fact. Not...
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Johnny Et Marie
Marie Léonor - Johnny et Marie Artiste : Marie Léonor Titre : Johnny Et Marie Ecrit par : R. Palmer / B. Bergman « This is the first song of mine which was covered properly. Marie Leonor, a French singer, got it absolutely right » Paroles : Johnny est...
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Vinegar Joe: They Want To Be Top Of The Pops
Val Mabbs talks to Vinegar Joe and finds that they want to be Top of the Pops Undoubtedly the noticeably enthusiastic receptions that Vinegar Joe have been attracting during their recent gigs, have been due to their musical ability and the knack they...
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Giuseppe Pino (1940-2022)
Le photographe italien Giuseppe Pino est mort le 14 septembre 2022 à l'âge de 82 ans. Né à Milan en 1940, Pino se consacre assez tôt au graphisme et à la photographie. A partir de 1967, il collabore à l'hebdomadaire italien d'actualités Panorama et en...
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Robert Palmer 2003 Interview (part II)
Palmer explains that some of the typical influences in the R&B/Soul field had less impact on him than one might imagine - for example Al Green and Curtis Mayfield were not so influential upon his developing vocal style because of 'That 'Falsetto Thing'...
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Plugging Into The Power Station
Over the years and up to the present, groups such as Cream, Blind Faith and The Firm have been validating the viability of putting members from disparate groups together on stage and in the recording studio. What makes The Power Station unique is that...
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Hello Goodbye: Elkie Brooks And Vinegar Joe
The Anglo southern rockers began in hamonised rivalry but ended when one of the singers went it alone. Hello: 1971 In the '60s, I hated what I was doing - singing songs I didn't like in northern pubs I didn't like, on my own. I was thinking of coming...
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Robert Palmer, Un Anglais Au "Funkyland"
Frivole ou rigoureux? Ringard ou sophistiqué? Innovateur ou opportuniste? Roublard ou exquis? Robert Palmer? Ou aussi: frivole et rigoureux, ringard et sophistiqué, innovateur et opportuniste, roublard et exquis. Robert Palmer. Ou mieux: rigoureux frivole,...
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Andy Taylor: "I've Got More Music To Make And I'm Going Nowhere Until I Get It Done" (part II)
Seeing Andy talk so enthusiastically about Duran Duran, his blond manbun bouncing with glee, is wonderful. An enigma who's generally kept his counsel about being part of the world's biggest band in the 80s, Taylor explains of his attitude: "I avoid playing...
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Robert Palmer Live At The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles: Reviews
In The Palm(er) Of His Hand At first I thought I was going to hate last week’s Robert Palmer show at the Wiltern Theatre. I mean, out strut this dashing young man with perfect hair, a model’s face and an immaculate gray suit that looked as if it was torn...
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The Power Station Biography
Chance and circumstance played a major part in the formation of The Power Station in 1985, but it took a more determined approach to re-form the group in 1993 and co-create a new album, Living In Fear . In 1985, Andy Taylor and John Taylor, both then...
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Palmer: I Got Something To Shout About
Robert Palmer, swinging back in his chair in a Pimlico office, is attempting to explain what his new album means to him. He uses five words pretty consistently. They are intense, ecstatic, energy, enthusiasm and enjoyment. I guess you could say he was...
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Musiques de film
Titre : Explorers Date de publication : 1985 Label : Varese Sarabande Type : Musique de film Morceau : All Around The World Simples : All Around The World b/w It's Not Difficult (US 7") Titre : The Color Of Money Date de publication : 1986 Label : MCA...
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Songs & Visions Spectacular (2DVD)
Titre : Songs & Visions Spectacular: Live In London 1997 Date de publication : 2011 Label : Immortal Type : DVD Clips : 1. Rod Stewart, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Steve Winwood - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 2. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart 3. Seal & Mary...
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Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Titre : Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Ecrit par : A. Toussaint Première publication : Sur l'album Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (1974) « Cutting this Allen Toussaint song was actually Lowell George's...
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Are We Still Rolling?
Titre : Are We Still Rolling?: Studios, Drugs And Rock'n'Roll - One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albums Auteur : Phill Brown Date de publication : 2011 Editeur : Tape Op (UK) Type : Essai This is not a technical manual (although it will certainly function...
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Give Me An Inch
Robert Palmer - Give Me An Inch Titre : Give Me An Inch Ecrit par : R. Palmer Première publication : Sur l'album Pressure Drop (1975) « I remember Lowell George saying to me 'Where the hell did you get these changes?' when we were recording the 'Pressure...