
In the mid-80s, when Carl Palmer was off conquering the world with Asia, Greg Lake and Keith Emerson had to find a drummer to fit the template of a resurrected ELP.
Who was on that list – Simon Phillips? Neil Peart? Jeff Porcaro? Ian Paice? In the end the job went to big-hitting ex-Jeff Beck/Rainbow/Whitesnake man Cozy Powell. It was a decision made on merit.