Jethro Tull Live At Montreux 2003
It's hard to believe, but Doane Perry has been the drummer in progressive-rock institution Jethro Tull for twenty-five years, far longer than any other drummer in the band's history. While original skinsmen Clive Bunker (1967-70) and Barriemore Barlow (1971-80) recorded the bulk of the band's best-known material, from "Nothing Is Easy" and "Aqualung" (Bunker) to "Thick As A Brick" and "Minstrel In The Gallery" (Barlow), Perry has not only had to faithfully re-create and favorably re-imagine those legendary drummers' famous parts, but invent a good deal of his own complexities in support of leader Ian Anderson's ever-evolving repertoire. Since appearing on the Grammy-winning 1987 Tull album Crest Of A Knave, Doane has been the beat behind the most rhythmically sophisticated band to have more than a dozen albums in the US top-20. (Adventurous readers will want to track down a copy of Lou Reed's remarkable 1982 album The Blue Mask to hear the drummer stir it up in vastly different but equally ambitious territory.)
The Live At Montreux 2003 DVD comes a couple years after the release of Tull's Nothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 film, which caught the band in a more intense mood and environment. But this new DVD nicely brings the whole Jethro Tull experience full circle. Clearly there's very good reason Perry has lasted all these years with the mercurial group, as witnessed by his credible jazz and blues support to the gems "Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You" and "Bourée," and his solid kitwork on more contemporary tunes like the moody, quasi-Middle-Eastern "Dot Com" and long, emotional "Budapest."
Be sure to stop by www.moderndrummer.com to read Doane Perry's recent blog, where he details the trials, tribulations, images, and sounds he experiences on a typical Jethro Tull tour. Adam Budofsky
It's hard to believe, but Doane Perry has been the drummer in progressive-rock institution Jethro Tull for twenty-five years, far longer than any other drummer in the band's history. While original skinsmen Clive Bunker (1967-70) and Barriemore Barlow (1971-80) recorded the bulk of the band's best-known material, from "Nothing Is Easy" and "Aqualung" (Bunker) to "Thick As A Brick" and "Minstrel In The Gallery" (Barlow), Perry has not only had to faithfully re-create and favorably re-imagine those legendary drummers' famous parts, but invent a good deal of his own complexities in support of leader Ian Anderson's ever-evolving repertoire. Since appearing on the Grammy-winning 1987 Tull album Crest Of A Knave, Doane has been the beat behind the most rhythmically sophisticated band to have more than a dozen albums in the US top-20. (Adventurous readers will want to track down a copy of Lou Reed's remarkable 1982 album The Blue Mask to hear the drummer stir it up in vastly different but equally ambitious territory.)
The Live At Montreux 2003 DVD comes a couple years after the release of Tull's Nothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 film, which caught the band in a more intense mood and environment. But this new DVD nicely brings the whole Jethro Tull experience full circle. Clearly there's very good reason Perry has lasted all these years with the mercurial group, as witnessed by his credible jazz and blues support to the gems "Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You" and "Bourée," and his solid kitwork on more contemporary tunes like the moody, quasi-Middle-Eastern "Dot Com" and long, emotional "Budapest."
Be sure to stop by www.moderndrummer.com to read Doane Perry's recent blog, where he details the trials, tribulations, images, and sounds he experiences on a typical Jethro Tull tour. Adam Budofsky
