The Gentleman of Rock + Roll (I call him)
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Robert Palmer
buzznzipp1995 — 19 years ago(July 03, 2006 11:28 AM)
Robert Palmer:
In my teenage years, I had no idea who Robert Palmer was,(even with the invention of 'music television' just kicking off my junior high years) until The Power Staion came into being. Man, I was hooked! Then shortly after that, his 1985 work on 'Island' "Riptide". Wow!! The single 'Flesh wound'- Ouch!! and 'Discipline of Love' ups and downs and no album filler it was all delicious!! Plus 'Addicted to love'(of course) the huge P.R. seller for the record. What a truly great album. It took some years of following him along, and delving into past albums of his to realize that, radio stations and MTV etc, over played just two of his singles. Geez! I found out that not only was he a major talented singer, with a smokey-honey like tone to his voice, but that he had songs from Jamaican-styled music, to forties big band, to love songs and pop-essential favorites to good ol' solid rock. He was a writer and player with an ear for different beats and Rhythyms. I was able to see him Live in 1988' and man could this guy perform. He was all over the place and yet some what restrained. In 1999 he produced and played about every instrument on his Rhythym & Blues album. Some new songs and some outstanding to this day remakes!! His final studio album, I believe his son was with him on it and it is still as solid as steel for me. There ought to be alot of his music still played but a much,much wider variety of songs instead of just the heavy image-laden pop fair of 1986-1988 in which 'They' told him what it would look like, not him. In fact in an interview he stated "That wasn't even really me at all." since he was married with children then too. At any rate I feel blessed to have seen him live, I highly recommend all his albums, they haven't disappointed me ever.