Pointer vs. Mosley

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   I think Marillion made a serious upgrade when Mosley replaced Pointer. Pointer's drumming is pretty lifeless (which is my only complaint with Arena). 

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Poll Question: The better Marillion drummer:
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Mick Pointer	3	[13.64%]
Ian Mosley	19	[86.36%]
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E-Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 24 2006 Location: Elkhorn, WI Status: Offline Points: 7910	Topic: Pointer vs. Mosley Posted: June 03 2006 at 08:58
	I think Marillion made a serious upgrade when Mosley replaced Pointer. Pointer's drumming is pretty lifeless (which is my only complaint with Arena). E


sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: June 03 2006 at 11:38
	I agree with that description with Pointers playing as being lifeless, he's my main complaint about Script..., though it did kinda force Trewaves in really having to excel on the bass to cover any lack of imagination in the rhythm section that might show up. Ian Mosley is much better.
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Mandrakeroot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851	Posted: June 03 2006 at 11:53
	IAN MOSLEY, without doubt!!!

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: June 03 2006 at 14:41
	I prefer Mosley, though i still liked Pointer. Granted he wasn't the best drummer, but he wasn't bad. He didn't take anything away from the music, at least for me.
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	no doubt in my mind. Mosley is clearly better (at least for Marillion he is)
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salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: June 03 2006 at 15:19
	No contest- Ian Mosley. Pointer's drumming is pretty poor on Marillion's otherwise superb debut 'Script...' (something they clearly share with Genesis was a poor drummer on their first album; I consider 'Trespass' to be the first real Genesis album, in truth) . Fish since branded Pointer a 'weekend musician who got lucky' (), and although he's a bit better in Arena, the album I have of theirs ('Pepper's Ghost') doesn't quite click with me for some reason.

Aspiring hope Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2006 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 198	Posted: June 03 2006 at 15:41
	Not much of an innovative comment as agreeing with the previous posts, though, I think it's obvious Ian Mosley's work on Marillion was much better than Mick Pointer (at least in the instrumental sense), but, then again, maybe the drum notes weren't that much of a challenge to begin with. Nevertheless, Pointer's participation in Marillion was possibly the worst of all band members (not implying he was/is a bad drummer, at all), founding percussive rhythms of monotonous beats, in comparisson to Ian's wider range of flexibility and constructively diverse performance, though, again: perhaps an intended thought to coax with the album's recording - all munificent hopes, but there's always Recital of the Script to take away the benefit of the doubt, shamefully.
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Tasartir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 06 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 614	Posted: June 03 2006 at 17:55
	Definetely Mosley, poor Mick, he's getting bashed in here! Mosley is more appropriate for Marillion though.
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