He returns that respect when asked about how Pollard has changed the band. Barlow is very diplomatic regarding ex-drummer Fay. "It's opened up the music a lot more; it challenges me more as a guitarist. Russ is, uh, I'm sorry. It's hard to talk about because I don't want to diss our old drummer, because he'll read these interviews and stuff," Barlow says. "It's already happened where he saw something where I kind of said, 'Our new drummer's better,' and all this other stuff, and he read it and totally bummed out. I don't want to do that to him, but to me [Pollard's contributions] are all on [The Sebadoh]. It made something that could have sputtered to a stop find a new life."
Sebadoh performs Thursday, March 25, at Numbers, 800 Westheimer. Doors open at 8 p.m. Call (713)628-3700 for ticket information.
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