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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 26, 2011 19:56:24 GMT
Long interview and great feature on Clive from Performing Musician September 2009 www.performing-musician.com/pm/sep09/articles/clivebunker.htm".....Bunker did, however, recently have to think twice about his ‘lack of technique’ during the early Tull years, after catching a DVD of Jethro Tull’s performance at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970. “I hadn’t seen it until we brought it out, and I didn’t know that some of the stuff I was playing I was playing back then. I thought I’d learned it since. I was thinking, ‘Oh, maybe I wasn’t as bad as I thought I was!’”
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 27, 2011 16:44:24 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 28, 2011 9:38:43 GMT
Brilliant! I was just reading there and whats all too commmon knowledge that Clive has been the major influence for many famous drummers along the years and no wonder!
This band has produced some great musicians in the last two centuries ;D
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 12, 2013 8:57:42 GMT
Found these in the archive.
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 12, 2014 18:31:06 GMT
A VERY MERRY BIRTHDAY MR BUNKER
ALL THE VERY BESTPATTI
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Post by bunkerfan on Dec 12, 2014 22:10:01 GMT
Happy Birthday Clive.
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 13, 2014 1:39:22 GMT
Happy Birthday Clive Bunker Rock On!
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 13, 2014 8:51:34 GMT
Many Happy Returns Of The Day
Clive Bunker - The Original Powerhouse Of Jethro Tull
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Post by Equus on Dec 13, 2014 9:00:51 GMT
Yes! I'll drink to that! Happy birthday Clive! Always loved you! Always will!
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 13, 2014 17:26:34 GMT
Happy Birthday Clive...hope you keep an eye on our forum where you remain a hero and Tull history cornerstone.Do us a favor...write an autobiography...your front row seat for second wave English rock and roll hsitory would interest readers far beyond the Tull club !
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Post by Tull50 on Dec 13, 2014 17:52:13 GMT
Happy Birthday Clive!Eating cake in our 2013 Convention I hope you eat a lot more like this...with the same energy and good cheer, hope to see you soon!
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 13, 2014 18:31:09 GMT
Oh oh...does this mean the food is good or the portions are small ? Still fighting for vacation time to come to Tullianos '15 !!!!
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Post by Tull50 on Dec 13, 2014 19:00:04 GMT
Oh oh...does this mean the food is good or the portions are small ? Still fighting for vacation time to come to Tullianos '15 !!!! Of course the food is good! I hope to see you soon Bernie
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Post by Tull50 on Dec 13, 2014 19:01:36 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 14, 2014 23:13:01 GMT
Wow...How cool is that ? very !
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 22, 2016 9:09:36 GMT
www.musicalnews.com/Posted on 01/21/2016 at 15:21:44 Riki Massini & Bonus Track Band with Clive Bunker Jethro Tull in Novellara (Re) on January 31of Lucia Salinas www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=32434&sz=6Riki Massini & Bonus Track with Clive Bunker Band Jethro Tull. Special guest Beppe Carletti and Massimo Vecchi. Teatro della Rocca Franco Tagliavini Novellara January 31. When in 1967, the musical fervor that made England the main ground for the "new music", the then twenty-Clive Bunker was a founder of Jethro Tull , historical band, starting from blues, became one of the main protagonists of the movement called Progressive and the British Folk Rock. Today, after leaving the band in 1972 after the release of Aqualung Clive Bunker British blues sounds and delights to do with the Italian Riki Massini considered, in the land of Albion, one of the most experienced members of the music particularly dear to legends like the late Rory Gallagher. Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 17:00 all friends of the Teatro della Rocca Franco Tagliavini Novellara (RE) will have the opportunity to attend an exciting exhibition that will trace in the history of music that left a deep mark, contaminating much of all that has followed. A performance, that of the Italian-British trio (bass we find Giuseppe Amato Raines) that in this context will have a welcome surprise for the audience of the theater novellarese. If Clive Bunker is an icon of the British music of the Italian certainly is Beppe Carletti, founder of the Nomads, who will join the band along with bassist Massimo Vecchi for a real celebration of an era for many considered unique. For info teatronovellara.it/www.rikimassini.com/live-dates/
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Post by bunkerfan on May 7, 2016 11:00:06 GMT
I wonder if Clive paid for the meal?
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Post by maddogfagin on May 19, 2016 9:09:10 GMT
www.newsbiella.it/2016/05/19/leggi-notizia/argomenti/costume-e-societa/articolo/microsolchi-2016-un-live-con-il-batterista-dei-jethro-tull.htmlCOSTUME AND NOW | thursday, may 19, 2016, 07:00 Microgroove 2016: A live with Jethro Tull drummerThe Cloister of San Sebastiano, Saturday 21 and Sunday, May 22, the rich program of musical event organized by BI Plan proposes corver band Bowie and Pink Floyd, in addition to the traditional exchange market and buy vinyl next Saturday, May 21, part of the second edition of anisotropy, the event organized at the Cloister of St. Sebastian by the "BI Plan". The event is divided into two days and sees the close collaboration between BI Plan, City of Biella, Atl and Technical Institute of Biella Textiles and Fashion with the intent to recreate the atmosphere and charm of the 70s, the leitmotif of the event this year. "Given the success of last year, - explains Maurizio Pellegrini, one of the founders of BI Plan - this year we decided to bet on the two days, which allows us to set up a more complex event, with many appointments, meetings, concerts and projections. the basic idea is to combine the revival of vinyl to the promotion of the territory. the Municipality of Biella, whom we thank, has provided us with a beautiful setting, that of the Cloister of San Sebastiano, we only hope that time will give a hand to the concerts, which are open ". The program includes, at 16, the first meeting, entitled "Fashion, music, emotions" that the 70 narrated by students of the course Textile Fashion dell'IIS "Q. Sella" in Biella. 17 to the screening of a new film: "Vinylmania, when life runs at 33 revolutions per minute" by Paolo Campana. At 18, "High Fidelity", a music listening edited as "Acme Electronics". For the 21, instead, it is provided the first concert. One of the best cover of the Pink Floyd band, "The Missing Bricks", will perform on the stage set up in the courtyard of the cloister. Sunday morning, May 22, at 10, begins the exchange market and buy vinyl; at 10.30, in collaboration with Acme Electronics and Luke Pasquadibisceglie, hit-parade 70s entitled "Say 33!" But the first highlight of the day is 11.30: the conference interview with Clive Bunker, drummer and founder of the legendary Jethro Tull.At 16, another live to be missed with "David Bowie Tribute" by Lab Band Sonoria. It closes at 17 with another great time to live music, performance Riki Massini & The Bonus Track Band with Clive Bunker of Jethro Tull. Anisotropy 2016, in fact, made his debut as "Summer in the heart of Biella," the full program of events, meetings and events developed by the city of Biella.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 26, 2016 8:18:06 GMT
www.newsbiella.it/2016/05/22/leggi-notizia/argomenti/eventi-5/articolo/microsolchi-2016-musica-e-vinile-al-museo-del-territorio-fotogallery.htmlEVENTS | sunday, 22 may 2016, 20:01 Microgroove 2016, music and vinyl to the Cloister of San Sebastiano FOTOGALLERY The weekend is staged the second edition of microgroove, the event organized at the Cloister of St. Sebastian by the "BI" Plan. The event was divided into two days and involved close collaboration between BI Plan, City of Biella, Atl and Technical Institute of Biella Textiles and Fashion with the intent to recreate the atmosphere and charm of the '70s, leitmotiv of the event of this year. The program included meetings, screenings, concerts and a market of vinyl records. The highlight of Sunday evening, May 22, when Riki Massini & The Bonus Track Band played with Clive Bunker of Jethro Tull. Anisotropy 2016, in fact, made his debut as "Summer in the heart of Biella," the full program of events, meetings and events developed by the city of Biella.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 26, 2016 15:56:26 GMT
I've never seen this before but then again I'm old. Lincoln Quartet & Clive Bunker Live ”Trieste Rock Summer Festival" Piazza Unità d’Italia 4th August 2007 Lincoln Veronese (vocals) Pity about the dreaded watermark but it's still very good. Uploaded by Giacomo Lelli
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Post by ulla on Jul 25, 2016 8:21:32 GMT
Hi everybody.On fb I saw a Clive Bunker page with a lot of photos that people posted there. But Clive is not on facebook, the guy is a fake. So I would like to warn everybody.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 25, 2016 15:04:43 GMT
Hi everybody.On fb I saw a Clive Bunker page with a lot of photos that people posted there. But Clive is not on facebook, the guy is a fake. So I would like to warn everybody. THANK YOU ULLA Sometimes people play silly games on Facebook and pretend to be famous.
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Post by ulla on Jul 25, 2016 15:23:39 GMT
Yes but the problem with this guy is that Clive missed out gigs because of him. Promoters tried to get in touch with Clive and got some rude answers.
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Post by ulla on Jul 25, 2016 15:25:30 GMT
Oh and btw Clive 's birthday is in 30th December.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 26, 2016 7:37:23 GMT
Hi everybody.On fb I saw a Clive Bunker page with a lot of photos that people posted there. But Clive is not on facebook, the guy is a fake. So I would like to warn everybody. Thanks Ulla. Seems that facebook has now become the refuge of rogues and charlatans similar, if not the same, as the trolls that used to ply their trade on the old chat room such as willard, tomgiarmo et al. Thankfully most have discovered other childish games to play although there will always be the minority who hang around waiting to cause trouble.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 7, 2016 7:04:51 GMT
biella.diariodelweb.it/biella/video/?nid=20160701_385477[ Click on this link to view video with this article] Clive Bunker: in Biella a rock legend tells his storyWith Jethro Tull, in the '60s and' 70s, he has shared some of the most prestigious stages in the world. Now with Riki Massini he has returned to his first love, the blues. Here are some pills in his life outside the box DRAFTING (APF) Friday, July 1, 2016 - 07:07 ROD - It is granted to the cameras of the Diary of Biella during the event at the microgroove hiostro of San Sebastian, William Clive Bunker, was born in Luton, United Kingdom, December 30, 1946. It 'was the first drummer of Jethro Tull. He has contributed to the first four albums of the group, including the legendary Aqualung. He left the band in 1972 to devote himself fully to family life and to other professions. In 1974, however, Bunker joins the Blodwyn Pig, the band formed by Mick Abrahams after its abandonment of Jethro Tull in 1969. Clive joined with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1991 when the band reformed, until last tour with them in 1993. Today Clive is a much sought after musician for the session, with many credits to his name. For the last ten years of his collaborations he is also the one with the guitarist from Biella Riki Massini : "It 'an honor to continue the collaboration with a sacred monster of world music as Clive - tells Riki Massini - a truly unique experience. In short, perhaps as early as late summer or early fall, we will return to Italy for new concerts. " The Jethro Tull The Jethro Tull have been one of the greatest progressive rock band in the world, originating in Blackpool, England, began their musical career in 1967 because of their frontman, the Scot Ian Anderson (vocals, flute and multi-instrumentalist) . The formation is named after the pioneer of modern agriculture, the agronomist Jethro Tull (1674-1741). Their music was characterized by the dominant presence of the flute, played by virtuoso leader Ian Anderson. After a debut full of appeal to blues, Jethro Tull went through the history of rock, experimenting with various genres and styles, from classical to folk rock, progressive rock to folk to jazz produced with acoustic instrumentation. They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 31, 2017 7:33:20 GMT
www.spettakolo.it/Deltablues 2017, the Polesine celebrates 30 years of black musicRovigina The festival celebrates this important anniversary with a special edition featuring twelve days of traveling events scheduled between June 2 and July 14. Six municipalities of the territory involved with concerts, food and wine events and even music cruises. Among the most anticipated big drummer Dave Weckl, former Jethro Tull Clive Bunker, the "guitar hero" Mike Zito, the master of the Mississippi Zac Harmon and Fabio Treves, the preview starred with Ale "Kid" Gariazzo www.spettakolo.it/2017/05/23/deltablues-2017-polesine-festeggia-30-anni-black-music/A specialized program that longevity aside, very few European festivals can boast. In the scene, of course, some great blues names without neglecting some acute "contamination" can attract additional audiences: drummer Dave Weckl (jazz / fusion attitude and already behind George Benson , Chick Corea , Simon & Garfunkel , Madonna , Diana Ross and Robert Plant ) former Jethro Tull Clive Bunker (now sought after session player: on June 3 to Loreo, host of Riki Massini Bonus Track Band ), from guitar hero Mike Zito (born in Saint Louis , and between father of the famous Royal Southern Brotherhood , along with Cyril Neville and his son art Devon Allman ) up elderly godfather to Jackson , Mississippi , Zac Harmon (winner of ' International Blues Challenge 2004 and the Blues Music Award 2006 , collecting the late fruits of a career instead exemplary).
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 10, 2018 9:33:00 GMT
www.focus.de/regional/events/manfred-manns-earth-band-in-mosbach-special-tickets-manfred-manns-earth-band-in-concert_id_9067168.htmlManfred Mann’s Earth Band in MosbachSpecial Tickets: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - In Concert Saturday, 09.06.2018, 04:42 Who does not know her? Hits like "Blinded By The Light", "Davy's On The Road Again", "Father Of Day, Father Of Night", "Mighty Quinn", "I came for you" have classic status. MANFRED MANN founded his legendary EARTHBAND 40 years ago, with which he was regularly on the charts in the 70s and early 80s and played in sold-out venues all over Europe. At that time, the Earthband already became famous for its sensational live concerts. Founding member in 1971 was also Mick Rogers, who still plays in the band. At the beginning of 1992, Manfred Mann's group, which was dissolved in 1988, was revived. Were initially except the election Londoner (born 1940) only Noel McCalla (vocals), Mick Rogers (guitar, vocals), Steve Kinch (bass) and ex-Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker of the party, so came for a short time Chris Thompson (Earthband member 1976-1980). Chris Thompson left Earthband in 1998. A legendary double live album has documented 1997 the class of this band. In 2004, Manfred Mann released his last studio album titled '2006'. Once again, Manfred Mann proved how creative and groundbreaking he is with this album. An appearance on Thomas Gottschalk's TV show "Rockgiganten" in November 2004 had the following MMEB tour sold out. In December 2005, Manfred Mann played the Night of The Proms with his former singer Chris Thompson, thrilling the audience with his huge hits and was given a standing ovation. Since 2011 Manfred Mann's Earthband is on tour with a new voice: ROBERT HART (ex Bad Company). Thanks to Robert Hart, Earthband's program is again rock-oriented. In preparation is also a new studio album of the Earth Band, although the release date is unfortunately not yet confirmed. Where: Alte Mälzerei When: 30.11.2018, 20:00 clock Address: Alte Bergsteige 7, 74821 Mosbach Price: from 39.90 EUR
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 20, 2018 3:22:50 GMT
Founding member Jethro Tull - drummer Clive Bunker - comes to our invitation for the first time in the Czech Republic! A unique and unrepeatable club tour is based on Jethro Tull's 50th anniversary and will be exclusively for the Czech audience. JazzAgency tour in 2019! Currently confirmed concerts: 26/02 Ústí nad Labem, Cultural House 27/02 Kolin, Municipal Theater 28/02 Nová Paka, Novopacké sklepy 01/03 Brno, Mersey Club 02/03 Broumov, Eden Club 03/03 Horšovský Týn, Cultural House
More here: www.lachout.com/products/clive-bunker-uk-ex-jethro-tull/
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 6, 2019 7:19:42 GMT
One for all you drummers out there. www.moderndrummer.com/article/october-2018-jethro-tulls-stand-up/Jethro Tull’s Stand Upby Will Romano As the drummer for the progressive/folk/hard rock band Jethro Tull in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Clive Bunker infused the group’s music with a frenetic, raw energy. Body twitching, using the butt end of his sticks, Bunker beautifully brutalized all before him, mixing single strokes, flams, triplets, and other rudimentary patterns, sometimes until his arm movements appeared to be little more than a blur. Sixteenth-note double kick patterns shook his entire kit, threatening the structural integrity of the very stage upon which he played. And to cap off his solos, Bunker would remove his floppy-brimmed hat and deploy his fro-topped cranium as a makeshift striking implement, no doubt denting the surface of his crash cymbals. The man was simply a force of nature. Yet for decades Bunker downplayed his own drumming expertise, and in the December 1990 issue of MD he went as far as to be downright self-deprecating. And to be sure, the heavy-browed Bunker did work the bruiser angle fairly well. But he was far from one-dimensional. It’s these multifaceted qualities that are readily apparent on Tull’s 1969 sophomore studio album, Stand Up, which marks a turning point in the band’s storied career. The booklet accompanying the 2016 “Elevated Edition” reissue of Stand Up (remixed to stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson) quite rightly puns on the concept of the real Jethro Tull “standing up” for their new identity. A rift dividing the band’s two major protagonists foretold seismic shifts in musical direction. Founding guitarist Mick Abrahams entered into a tug-of-war over band control with flute-fondling frontman and lead singer Ian Anderson. History tells us that a confident and curious Anderson emerged as the band’s undisputed wild-eyed leader as knight in shining armor Martin Lancelot Barre (Abrahams’ replacement) helped to facilitate Tull’s burgeoning commercial success. Granted, the band’s classic 1971 album, Aqualung, with all its Gothic imagery and lyrical double entendres, may have been more appealing to fans of ’70s progressive rock. But Stand Up signifies the dawning of a Jethro Tull that would conquer America and the world. And it’s Bunker’s commanding presence that literally sets the pace—and then some—for these tunes. The slip-sliding 12/8 feel of the album’s blues-rock opener, “A New Day Yesterday,” is a great example of how well Bunker led his merry gang through a sonic forest with his woolly, explosive rhythmic patterns. The aggregate effect can be disorientating for the listener, a circumstance compounded by phasing, amplified guitar sounds saturating the track. Despite being in 4/4, “Nothing Is Easy” nearly falls off a cliff. Quarter-note accents on the ride clash with 8th-note triplets on the toms and snare, underscoring the tension in Anderson’s fight-or-flight lyrics. The instrumental section is totally bonkers: Bunker acts as master of ceremonies, generating buffering flams that announce the arrival of individual musical showcases. Intensity levels build until staccato pulses threaten total musical anarchy. “We Used to Know” displays Bunker’s sensitive side, juxtaposing rolling tom fills and restrained shuffling, while the closer, “For a Thousand Mothers,” churns with a menacing groove in a very haunting 6/8. While later Tull drummers would display greater technical facility, there’s an intelligence and swing in Bunker’s playing that complemented Anderson’s breathy and percussive flute performances in a unique and highly appealing way. Further links between Anderson and Bunker exist. Circa 1968–69, just as Anderson began designing songs with more sonic richness, Bunker’s textural palette was expanding, too. Bongos, tambourine, clave, and what sound like maracas add a slightly Indian or Middle Eastern vibe to “Fat Man,” a song shaped as much by circus-like exoticism as its politically incorrect ridiculousness. A close cousin to “Fat Man,” the balalaika-infused “Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square,” bubbles over with the sounds of what could be bongos or an equipment road case, hinting at something rootsy, folkish. Despite Clive generally being remembered as Tull’s well-oiled, revved up engine, the myriad facets of his playing helped establish the aesthetic of one of the most unusual and beloved catalogs in all of rock music. Hot Stuff Beyond bashing. The more one examines Clive Bunker’s playing, the more dynamic and broad it seems. For instance, in “Bourée,” the band’s classic cover of J. S. Bach’s Bourrée in E minor, Clive avoids the obvious backbeat and enters into a jazzy conversation with bassist Glenn Cornick and Martin Barre. Functional “family.” The semi-autobiographical tale spun by Ian Anderson in “Back to the Family” is met with a subtly twisted drum performance. Bunker quietly chatters away in the verses with quarter-note hi-hat beats, a 2-and-4 pattern on the kick, and rimclicks stressing the “&” of each beat. The inverted feel stands in contrast to the cymbal thrashing Bunker delivers at other moments of the tune. Take five. Tracks that appear on the Stand Up reissue but not on the original album include the orchestral and slightly Latin-jazzy “Living in the Past,” a top-five hit in the U.K. (it just missed the top ten in the U.S.), on which claves tick away in 5/4 time as the constant ruffling of tambourine jingles provides a rudder for one of Bunker’s most streamlined and controlled performances.
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