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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject:

Great post, Sammy - glad you're still around!
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sticksman3 · Mummer Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 351 Location: Londonium

Here's a drummer I have much respect for...

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, incredible ambidexterity, fantastic grasp of odd time signatures... his recent work with John McLaughlin is superb! Check it out! Smile

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paranoid android · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:49 am Post subject:

Wow:

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sticksman3 · Mummer Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 351 Location: Londonium

Loved that one PA! Smile

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is a tasteful solo by Gilson Lavis, ex Squeeze, now with Jools Holland's Big Band. I've always liked his style and admired his playing for years. His playing on "Babylon & On" & "Frank" is absolutely brilliant, especially on "Hourglass", "Peyton Place" & "Rose I Said". Smile

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paranoid android · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

sticksman3 wrote:

Loved that one PA! Smile

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is a tasteful solo by Gilson Lavis, ex Squeeze, now with Jools Holland's Big Band. I've always liked his style and admired his playing for years. His playing on "Babylon & On" & "Frank" is absolutely brilliant, especially on "Hourglass", "Peyton Place" & "Rose I Said". Smile

Couldn't agree more, Terence, my son - big Gil is one of my favourite drummers - it was my pleasure to meet him and shake his hand at a Jools gig years ago - a gentleman - much like your good self, Tel! Smile

I don't expect he was quite so thrilled at meeting me, mind! Rolling Eyes

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ColinEd · Drums and Wires Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 56

I always quite liked Barrimore Barlow, Jethro Tull- there's a fab solo on Bursting Out

Bimble · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

ColinEd wrote:

I always quite liked Barrimore Barlow, Jethro Tull- there's a fab solo on Bursting Out

First proper big gig I ever went to was Tull at The Rainbow with Barrimore B at the tubs He was indeed jolly good, as was (and is, or should that be "This Was"?) Martin Barre t'guitar mangler.

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

Barrie was indeed a great drummer, I liked his work on one of Robert Plant's solo albums as well. Saw him live twice.

Interesting quote I discovered on Wiki:

In a comment on his drumming for the Jethro Tull albums he said; "I've always admired people who invent — and on a percussion level I admire inventors of rhythm. I tried to strive for that in Tull, but now I go to great lengths to advise the drummers in the bands I'm managing not to play anything like I used to play in Tull, because it was so busy and over-the-top."

I believe Martin Barre played on all the Tull albums except "This Was" which was Mick Abrahams, who went on to start Blodwyn Pig. The story I heard was that when auditioning new Tull guitarists, Martin was the only one who asked to tune up beforehand.

Bimble · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:49 am Post subject:

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

I believe Martin Barre played on all the Tull albums except "This Was" which was Mick Abrahams, who went on to start Blodwyn Pig.

Yes indeed Jeff, but why let the facts get in the way of a tiny little bit of very slightly humorous word-play? Smile

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject:

Bimble wrote:

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

I believe Martin Barre played on all the Tull albums except "This Was" which was Mick Abrahams, who went on to start Blodwyn Pig.

Yes indeed Jeff, but why let the facts get in the way of a tiny little bit of very slightly humorous word-play? Smile

er...sorry!
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