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- Bunker: One of my school friends bought a guitar. He played a couple of chords that he knew. Then another friend got a guitar. And then another got a bass. They said I could be the drummer. So that’s how I ended up being a drummer [laughs].
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Bunker is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. [2] Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with the essence of blues and rock and roll, influenced by Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell. [1]
Mar 27, 2019 · As drummer Clive Bunker prepares to tour with The Martin Barr Band next month, he answered some questions about his days with Jethro Tull. This interview is Part 1 in a series.
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Bunker is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with the essence of blues and rock and roll, influenced by Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell. He was also inspired by Buddy Rich and The Hollies ' Bobby Elliott.
It was as a drummer of “mix and match” description that he joined the fledgling Jethro Tull at the end of ’67 to accompany Ian Anderson, Mick and Glenn Cornick in the early, heady days of the post blues-boom years of Brit-rock.
- Steve Smith
- Ron Howden
- Tony Fernandez
- Nick D’Virgilio
- Kevin Ellman
- Clive Bunker
- Pierre Van Der Linden
- Pierre Moerlen
- Jon Hiseman
- Chester Thompson
Yes, Journey’s prog days were largely over when Steve Smith joined in 1978, but not completely if Smith had anything to say about it. During his two Journey stints (he returned in the mid-2010s) it was a kick to hear a great jazz drummer playing arena rock and keeping the frontline from getting too set in its ways. Smith proved equally impressive d...
If his band Nektar was better-known, Ron Howden would be recognized as one of the great prog drummers. He can do the kind of heavy pulse that Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason specializes in, but is also good at surprise fills and quick bursts of energy. Listen to the storm he conjures up in the “Confusion” jam that closes part one of Remember the Future. No...
To put it bluntly, Rick Wakeman’s solo bands tended to feature players who were in no danger of upstaging him. Flashy drummer Tony Fernandez was one of the few who made his presence felt, especially when he was the only other player. On “Montezuma’s Revenge” (from the White Rock soundtrack) he adds some wild touches to an already wild piece. He’s c...
Nick D’Virgilio is a second-generation prog drummer who can channel all the first-generation masters, harking back to Phil Collins and Neil Peart while adding some muscular energy of his own. He even did a Collins move by taking over as Spock’s Beard’s frontman after Neal Morse left. No surprise that he was also one of the prog drummers who got tap...
The other prog drummers who played with Todd Rundgren and Utopia were no slouches, but Kevin Ellman was something else. Neil Peart claimed him as an influence, and if you listen to the busy yet in-the-pocket drumming on Utopia’s debut, you can hear why. And he’s got the most diverse resume of them all, having recorded with Bette Midler and Barry Ma...
Jethro Tull never had a bad drummer, but its founding member Clive Bunker stands out for his sense of swing and imaginative use of incidental percussion when the band was still out to play mainly jazz and blues. Listen to the Aqualung track “Up to Me,” and be impressed by the array of sounds he adds to an acoustic number.
It wasn’t just the yodeling or the heavy riff that made Focus’ “Hocus Pocus” a classic – it was the eight (count ‘em) short drum solos, every one electric and different. And that’s not even Pierre van der Linden’s best moment– that would be “Anonymous II,” where his propulsive ride-cymbal work keeps the track zooming along for a full 26 minutes.
During its “Pothead Pixie” days, Gongcould shift on a dime from Daevid Allen’s flights of lyrical whimsy to free-flowing fusion, so they needed a drummer with a firm hand on the steering wheel. But Pierre Moerlen really blossomed during Gong’s second main incarnation when he ditched the vocals, added more percussion, and gave prog its first real ex...
Like many of his contemporaries (Ginger Baker, Bill Bruford), Jon Hiseman was a jazzman who crossed into the rock world. In another time, he would have been at home driving a big band. His work with Colosseum, one of the UK’s first and greatest fusion bands, is the most celebrated, but prog enthusiasts need to check out the two albums by Tempest, w...
When Genesis snatched Chester Thompson out of Weather Report, they didn’t get a drummer who steered them toward jazz, rather they got one who could play Phil Collins’ existing drum parts that much more forcefully. Thompson’s always been especially good at locking in with a rhythm partner, whether it’s his live drum duets with Collins, his interplay...
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Clive Bunker drummed in Jethro Tull between 1967-1971. His drum solo in "Dharma for One" is considered one of the classics of the genre. Clive took up the drums as a serious occupation with his friend and compatriot, Mick Abrahams in the group "McGregor's Engine" in 1967.
Dec 31, 2023 · Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with the essence of blues and rock and roll, influenced by Clive William Bunker (born 30 December 1946) is a British drummer. Bunker is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971.
