 Palmer accepted the invitation and jammed to a blues shuffle and enjoyed the chemistry, but expressed his wish to stay in Atomic Rooster as they were still in their infancy and had attained success in Europe.He soon received a call from Lake's management asking to reconsider; after several weeks of further sessions, Palmer agreed to join.Triton was a group name that Emerson said "was buzzing around" for a little while, and "Triumvirate" and "Seahorse" were also in contention but they settled upon Emerson, Lake & Palmer to remove the focus on Emerson as the most famous of the three, and to ensure that they were not called the "new Nice".