Pm [Original recording remastered]

Carl Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B00006L5EZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #674,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Orange Is The Colour Of Joy

2. The Sun’s Coming Out

3. All Ways Us

4. Highland Bossa Nova

5. Home

6. Walking In The Dark

7. Summer’s Gone

8. Orange Is The Colour Of Joy (Backini Mix)

9. Blindman’s Blues

10. Time For Jesus

11. Toodle Oodle Ooh !

12. Toodle Oodle Ooh !

13. Every Step Of The Way

14. Collective Force

15. Long Forgotten

16. Sounds Of The Garden

17. Baba Numsana

18. Spirit Song

19. Rowan Berries

20. Henry Fosebrook And The Woodland Orchestra

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

Martin’s debut album was ‘Boat To Bolivia’ in 1985 with his band the Daintees, it received critical acclaim immediately and supported by their regular tours the band gained a reputation as a top notch live act. After 3 more albums Martin felt disenchanted with major label politics and sought to distance himself from the business, he released a further 3 albums before retreating to his remote base in the Scottish Highlands, where armed with a number of guitars, a P.O. Box address and a website he released a whole stream of low-key albums, sold only to his loyal followers.

Product Description

First conceived in 2001 around the time of Martin’s first steps back into the limelight with a session for the Janice Long Show, Collective Force sees him returning to record with a full band for the first time in many years. The album is mostly recorded at Pete Rawson’s Redwood Studios in the Highlands and Pete’s generosity meant that Martin could work without the usual financial and time restraints he was used to in the past. For a week in November 2001, the recordings moved to the opposite end of the UK resulting in the ‘Sussex Sessions’. Engineered by Rob Quickenden (aka Backini), these sessions resulted in key contributions from ace session man B.J. Cole (ex-Verve), cajun and western swing fiddler Bobby Valentino (ex-Hank Wangford), Peter Coyle (ex-Lotus Eaters) and Sussex based gospel choir Brighton Goes Gospel Unplugged. The result of all this is an album of sunny, spiritually happy sounds, musically as varied as usual and successfully fusing Martin’s style and the traditional types of music that inspire him.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carl's Catchy Little Punky Prog-pop One-off Band Ruled, November 25, 2003

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Jason M. Carzon (bowie, maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pm (Audio CD)

After Emerson Lake & Palmer fizzled out the first time by 1980, Emerson went into composing film scores for mostly Italian B-movies, Greg Lake went on to a solo album stint with guitarist Gary Moore, and Carl went on to enjoy success with Asia. But in between ELP and Asia, he had P.M., a poppy band made up of American guys which made Asia's 'Alpha' sound like Brain Salad Surgury. None of the songs exceed 5 minutes, most are 3 minutes. None of this music is going to thrill the Tarkus-and-nothing-else type ELP fan. If you hated 'To The Power Of Three', 'Love Beach' or 'In The Hot Seat', then stay away. However, the thing that separates P.M. from those other commercial attempts is that these songs are fun, catchy as all hell, and played well. Only one or two bits are anything like ELP, and even though it's simpler music, it's nothing like Asia. In fact what you'll hear here is closer to the slick, slight new wavey pop power of The Tubes or Todd Rundgren/Utopia than ELP or Asia. The band looks and sounds very typical of that 1979-81 period right before MTV. Carl's drumming is still stellar, and even when he's playing simpler you can still tell it's him. His style is very identifyable. The songs are so catchy I simply could not hate them. You'll like them right off the bat. Don't look for ELP here, look for Carl Palmer as a member of The Tubes(not as ridiculous as it sounds). Try this album, you may be suprised.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, September 19, 2008

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D. Sorenson (Racine, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1 PM (Audio CD)

It's awful 80's dreck. The only thing saving it is that Carl Palmer is on drums - at least there's no drum machine! It won't find my CD player again for a long time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not "Dynamite" as in ELP but worth having as a change of pace!, June 28, 2007

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Craig Fenton "Craig The Airplane Man" (Airplaneville, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pm (Audio CD)

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Please be careful! Depending on which PM you clicked on not to be confused. One of the listings of songs and its discription have nothing to do with Carl Palmer from ELP, Asia, and Three! The PM tracks total 10 and start with "Dynamite."

In 1980 Carl Palmer released a record so different from what the fans and record executives expected the album didn't have worldwide distributorship. Palmer's calling card of incredibly complex but always tasty drumming and percussion took a backseat to an album that featured ten short tracks.

You can use any terminology you please from power pop to commercial but it can best be described as the Cars with a more serious approach.

Having grown up with Emerson, Lake, & Palmer and collecting every note possible, I was happy to have been warned in advance the material would not be anything close to Atomic Rooster, ELP, or Asia.

With an open mind, I remember very specifically being surprised that the songs were catchy enough to hook me in. Even after the initial time when the needle left the turntable, I felt with or without Palmer, I would have wanted this in the collection.

Carl does some nice fills but his intention wasn't to bring fellow musicians Todd Cochrane (Automatic Man) keyboards + vocals, Barry Finnerty (Miles Davis + Brecker Brothers) guitar + vocals, John Nitzinger (Nitzinger + Alice Cooper) guitar + vocals, and Erik Scott (Flo & Eddie + Alice Cooper) bass + vocals into the progressive rock landscape. It was to try his hand at a very different sound and work with some different players.

One of the great misconceptions (Since the album didn't promote the resumes of the others) is Palmer was forced to water down the product because of the guys he recorded with. When you look at the varied names and styles of music his band mates play, Palmer could have taken them into a more exploratory journey.

Carl had a vision and carries it well to fruition. The opening track "Dynamite" sets the direction. Catchy beat, properly phrased vocals, and good production set the course on the right path.

"Green Velvet Splendour" is another memorable cut. The basic rock structure with Carl's beat creates the proper texture.

"Do You Go All the Way" is delivered with a sense of humor. The words stick with you as it leads to the next cut.

If you are willing to give Carl's idea for something different (Completely) these songs may find their way to a CD player near you.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"