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Robert Palmer

Quite possibly my favourite arists of all times. Robert Palmer (the Rock artist not the Blues artist) has always been on the cutting edge (whether that edge be yours, mine, or his). He is never a man who has followed the pack. He started off in the 70's in the typical rock band which also was into R&B. In the early 80's his experimentation with synthesizers set the stage for the rush of 80's electronic music. By the time that happened, however, he was hard into rock-pop. After his initial public fame in the mid to late 80's, he returned to that which is sacred to him, what I believe has always been in his heart: 1940's Jazz. Not one of his albums is constant, not one has all songs fitting the same theme. It is this kind of fearless abandon that has attracted me to his honest and powerful music.
 
NOTE: This Robert Palmer is still alive and well!

A different musician with the same name passed away 11/97. 

Explanation: 

         Robert Palmer, musician, writer and inspiration to the blues community, died
         November 20, 1997, while waiting for a liver and kidney transplant in a hospital
         in Valhalla, New York. The author of Deep Blues and Rock'n'Roll: An Unruly
         History and former New York Times music writer was 52.
Sighting: P-A-L-M-E-R... that'd be... 9 points...:

Music Wire 
         November 1995
         by Ed Hewitt 

         No, it's not Michael Jackson, though we've been tracking him pretty closely, 
         wouldn't you say. Courtney Love? Nope, that was last summer. 

         This time it's Robert Palmer, who showed up at the World Scrabble 
         Championship in London last weekend. 

 

WWW LINKS:

(Biography links - thanks llynnmacd@kih.net for the tip!)


 
Robert Palmer - Album Discography from 1974
(Bootlegs and Samplers not included)
Album Name Year of Release Comments I Own It
Sneakin' Sally 
Through The Alley		 1974 Light 70's happy Guitar-pop. CD
Pressure Drop 1975 The Same. CD
Double Fun 1978 - -
Secrets 1979 Peppy late 70's guitar-pop. CD
Clues 1980 - -
Maybe It's Live 1980? Includes "Some Guys Have all the Luck" -
Pride 1983 Electronic Music; definitely not mainstream. Includes "The Silver Gun," sung in Arabian. CD
Riptide 1985 Heavy peppy 80's pop-rock. CD
Power Station: 
Power Station		 1985 His brief affair with the band Power Station. Includes "Some Like It Hot." Drum laden macho-rock. CD
Sweet Lies 1987 - -
Heavy Nova 1988 The famous "Simply Irresistible" and some other strange pop. CD
Addictions 
Volume I.		 1989 Nice combo of famous and infamous stuff. Liner notes tell a story. CD
Addictions 
Volume II.		 1990? Nice combo of famous and infamous stuff, Part II. CD
Don't Explain 1990 A little of everything: Hark Rock, 30's Jazz, Reggae, Acapella, Soul, Pop. A wonderous album. CD
Ridin' High 1992 Jazz hits from the 30's and 40's. CD
Honey 1994 1930's Jazz sprinkled over a techno-pop theme. CD
Power Station: 
Living in Fear		 1997 Power Station's Second Release 
See Below		 CD

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