robviti Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) I just heard that singer Robert Palmer has died of a heart attack at age 54. I can't say that I've listened to anything he's done in a long time, but I think people that know him by songs like Addicted to Love and his work with overblown rock outfits like Power House are missing something special. I remember Palmer from his two excellent initial releases in the mid-70's: Sneaking Sally Through the Alley and Pressure Drop. Before anyone dismisses him altogether, I urge you to check out these two recordings. Edited September 26, 2003 by jazzshrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Damn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I became a fan of his around 78. CLUES is my favorite album, though I've had them all. Used to take pics of him, tape his gigs. He ran out of steam in late 80's, but he's one of few rockers I still listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I know that Rolling Stone Mag called him The Fraud of Rock, because they thought he was dull and nerdy in real life and to look at in concert and his videos. He sounded hip but he wasn't. It struck me that his was the Lester Young perspective - put everything you have into the music itself, not into the "look" of the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzdog Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I just heard that singer Robert Palmer has died of a heart attack at age 54. I can't say that I've listened to anything he's done in a long time, but I think people that know him by songs like Addicted to Love and his work with overblown rock outfits like Power House are missing something special. I remember Palmer from his two excellent initial releases in the mid-70's: Sneaking Sally Through the Alley and Pressure Drop. Before anyone dismisses him altogether, I urge you to check out these two recordings. Yeah, I had to put on Sneaking Sally when I found out...Hey Julia is cranking right now! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 "Johnny and Mary", his hit single from 1980, was one of the first records I bought from my pocket money, when I was 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 First Joe Strummer, then John Ritter, now Robert Palmer. Apparently one's fifties are the 'deadly decade.' What the....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) How sad....he seemed kinda hip to me....I feel old....R.I.P. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid...mer_8&printer=1 Edited September 26, 2003 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) The cool thing about those early albums was that his backing band was Little Feat! ... and let's not forget Warren Zevon. Edited September 26, 2003 by BFrank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I remember Vinegar Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjk Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) but I think people that know him by songs like Addicted to Love and his work with overblown rock outfits like Power House are missing something special. That's Power Station. Yeah, his work in the 1980s was overblown, but that's how I like it. I always thought he was a smooth personality---not as nerdy as Rolling Stone thought. And I loved his song "Every Kinda People" too. RIP, Robert. Edited September 26, 2003 by jmjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzdog Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 The cool thing about those early albums was that his backing band was Little Feat! ... and let's not forget Warren Zevon. ...and even more importantly, he was also backed by members of the Meters!!! I will NEVER forget Warren Zevon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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