Favourite Jethro Tull Drummer?

Also saw someone above give credit only to Clive Bunker as a great Tull drummer, actually incorrectly referring to him as the original. The original in many respects was Barrie Barlow, as he preceeded Bunker in Tull's days before they were Tull. Future Tullies John Evan and Jeffrey Hammond were also in those ranks. Plus this sort of assessment fairly screams to me of someone who knows only the tiniest percentage of Tull's output. In Tull now nearly 44 year old run of non stop quality, regardless of what proggers may estimate, in the main folks are aware of maybe the first 5 years of the band's existence. Doane Perry for instance takes a backseat to no Tull drummer, Barrie Barlow included. And I am someone who has seen each tour since 72, so the nostalgia aspect will have no currency with me, indeed many of Barlow's solo's as well as Martin's back then reeked of the excess for which Tull became the favorite whipping boys back in the late 70's, while Ian Anderson was producing some of the finest music of the band's career in that time period, but not so mainstream radio ready. Indeed Thick as a Brick, I believe their finest work, would never have found as large an audience were not the preponderance of psychedelics so prevalent in their audience for that very sober band to do their very precise, humorous and original work on. Generally speaking 45 minute attention spans, in fact over an hour in actual performance, are not a long suit of rock and roll fans. Unless their dosed.

 

So, Barlow it is. With special regard to Scott Hammond (not on the list).