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Drive (Album) by Robert Palmer

Artist Biography For Robert Palmer

Robert Allen Palmer January 19 1949 – September 26 2003 Born In Batley Yorkshire England Was A British Singer. He Was Known For His Soulful Voice And The Eclectic Mix Of Musical Styles On His Albums Combining Soul Jazz Rock Reggae Blues And Even Yodeling. His Eighties Hits Were Promoted By Particularly Striking Award Winning Videos Featuring An All-Female Black-Clad Backing Band. The Memorable Videos Directed By Terence Donovan Featured Heavily On MTV And Played A Large Part In His Transatlantic Success. His Eighties Success Was Kickstarted By His Participation In Supergroup The Power Station Along With Andy Taylor And John Taylor Of Duran Duran And Tony Thompson Of Chic. Robert Palmer Died On September 26 2003 In Paris France While Staying At The Warwick De Berri Hotel. The Cause Of Death Was Of A Heart Attack. He Was In Paris Promoting His Drive CD Which Had Been Released In May Of 2003. He Was Joined There By His Longtime Friend Jack Bruce. He Was Survived By His Parents Anna And Leslie Palmer His Brother Mark Palmer And His Children James Jane Anna Anthony And Martin. He Is Interred In London England. Solo Albums Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley 1974 Pressure Drop 1975 Some People Can Do What They Like 1976 Double Fun 1978 Secrets 1979 Clues 1980 Maybe It's Live 1982 Live Pride 1983 Riptide 1985 Sweet Lies 1987 Single Heavy Nova 1988 Addictions Volume I 1989 Compilation Don't Explain 1990 Addictions Volume II 1992 Compilation Ridin' High 1992 Honey 1994 Very Best Of Robert Palmer 1995 Compilation Woke Up Laughing 1998 Compilation Very Best Of Robert Palmer 1997 Re-Release Of The 1995 Compilation Feat "Addicted To Love '97 Rhythm & Blues 1999 Best Of Both Worlds The Robert Palmer Anthology 1974-2001 2002 Compilation Drive 2003 At The BBC 2010 Albums By The Group Power Station Feat Robert Palmer Power Station 1985 Living In Fear 1997 The Best Of The Power Station 2002 Albums By The Group Vinegar Joe Feat Robert Palmer Vinegar Joe 1971 Rock N Roll Gypsies 1972 Six Star Generals 1973 Six Star Gypsies 1994 Compilation Speed Queen Of Ventura An Introduction To Vinegar Joe 2003 Compilation Albums By The Alan Bown Set Feat Robert Palmer On Vocals The Alan Bown 1969 Only The UK Release Featured Palmer On Vocals Listen 1970 Although Was Re-Recorded With Gordon Neville On Vocals When Palmer Left

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.Robert Palmer Must Really Regret Ever Making That Video For ''Addicted To Love''. Forever Burned Into The Public Consciousness As The Lounge Lizard With The Leggy Backing Band Few People Seem To Remember The Time When For Blue-Eyed Soul He Was The Great White Hope And What A Complex Erudite Artist He Really Is. Unfortunately This Eclecticism Has Kept The General Public At Arms Length. Easy Classification Can't Take Into Account His Flirtations With Electronica Clues Reggae Pressure Drop Calypso Pride And Even Proto-Trance. No He's Just Bobby The Suit. Which Is Why Drive Will Both Astound And Impress...
For A Man Who's Spent Much Of His Career As A Soul Singer It Seems Odd That Only Now Does He Get Around To Tackling R 'n' B In Its Purest Form. Yet By His Own Admission He Has Remained Ignorant Of Much Of The Delta Blues And Gritty Early Rock 'n' Roll That Makes Up Most Of This Collection. Maybe That's Why It Sounds So Fresh. There's Nothing Like An Excess Of Respect To Kill Some Music Stone Dead Cf Chris Rea's Worthy But Dull Charley Patton Homage Dancing Down The Stony Road And Just About All Of Eric Clapton's Recent Output But Palmer Can Never Give Us A Straight Rendition. Witness The Splendid Rendition Of Willie Dixon's ''29 Ways'' With Rattling Drums And Middle Eight Consisting Of Ellington's ''Caravan'' Or The Tom Waits-Like Evisceration Of Lieber And Stoller's ''Hound Dog''.
People Expecting The Smooth Crooning That's Afflicted His Recent Crowd-Pleasers Will Be Frankly Startled By The Opening Bars Of ''Mama Talk To Your Daughter''. His Voice Hasn't Sounded This Invigorating Since His Early Years When He Was Hanging Around With The Meters And Little Feat. A Wonderfully Stripped-Back Production Allows All Of His Great Inflections And Grunts To Shine. On The Aforementioned ''Hound Dog'' He Screams Fit To Bust While His Version Of Little Willie John's ''I Need Your Love So Bad'' Puts Paid To The Notion That Peter Green's Version Was The ONE. He Emotes He Urges And Above All He Convinces. It's About As Far As You Can Get From Dodgy UB40 Collaborations.
Of Course The Idiosyncracy Is Never Far Away. The Rollicking Calypso Of ''Stella'' And The Skewed Lament Of Nicolai Dunger's ''Dr Zhivago's Train'' Remind You Of His Unerring Sense Of A Great Song To Cover. It's The Latter That Stands As One Of Palmer's Greatest Achievements With Its Spooked Odd Meter And Metaphorical Loneliness. Yet Above All It's The Sense Of Fun And Rejuvenation That Makes Drive Such A Pleasure. Proof At Last That Robert Has Much More Than Sartorial Talents To Offer The World.
Chris Jones 2003-05-16 Http //www.Bbc.Co.Uk/music/reviews/838c

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