Barriemore Barlow (born 10 September 1949, in Birmingham) is best known as the drummer and percussionist for rock band Jethro Tull from May 1971 to June 1980.

Contents 1 Jethro Tull 2 Since Jethro Tull 3 Drumming technique 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Jethro Tull

Barrie was a school friend and former bandmate of Tull leader Ian Anderson. He joined after the departure of Clive Bunker and played on the following albums:

• Thick as a Brick
• Living in the Past
• A Passion Play
• War Child
• Minstrel in the Gallery
• Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
• Songs from the Wood
• Heavy Horses
• Bursting Out
• Stormwatch

Following the death of John Glascock, Barlow left Jethro Tull in 1980, after completing the final leg of the Stormwatch tour.

Since Jethro Tull

Barrie went on to do various session projects, including work with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page, and he also started his own band for a spell called Storm. He played on the Yngwie Malmsteen album, Rising Force.

Barrie has a recording studio, The Doghouse, on his property in Shiplake, UK.

Drumming technique

Barlow is known as a very technical and creative drummer. His drumming on the live album, "Bursting Out", is testimony to his great and creative talents as a drummer. He was called "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced" by the late John Bonham.

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."

See also

• Jethro Tull

References

1. (December 1990) The Drummers of Jethro Tull in Modern Drummer [1]

External links

• Biography on official Jethro Tull website
• The Drummers of Jethro Tull
• Biography on Collecting Jethro Tull website

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Ian Anderson | Martin Barre | Jonathan Noyce | Andrew Giddings | Doane Perry
Mick Abrahams | Clive Bunker | Glenn Cornick | Barriemore Barlow | Jeffrey Hammond | John Evan | David Palmer | John Glascock | Mark Craney | Peter-John Vettese | Eddie Jobson | Dave Pegg | Gerry Conway | Maartin Allcock | Dave Mattacks | Tony Iommi
Discography
Studio: This Was | Stand Up | Benefit | Aqualung | Thick as a Brick | A Passion Play | War Child |Minstrel in the Gallery | Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! | Songs From The Wood | Heavy Horses | Stormwatch | A | Broadsword and the Beast | Under Wraps | A Classic Case | Crest of a Knave | Rock Island | Catfish Rising | Roots to Branches | J-Tull Dot Com | The Jethro Tull Christmas Album Live: Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 | Bursting Out | Live at Hammersmith '84 | Jethro Tull In Concert | A Little Light Music | Living with the Past | Aqualung Live Compilation: M.U. - The Best Of Jethro Tull - Vol I | Repeat - The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II | Original Masters | 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights | The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection | Through the Years | The Very Best of Jethro Tull | The Essential Jethro Tull | The Best Of Acoustic Compilation containing previously-unreleased material: Living in the Past | Nightcap Box set: 20 Years of Jethro Tull | 25th Anniversary Box Set