I think enough time has past, especially with the new album, to revisit this argument. I know Bridges and WIT in particular have come out hard in defense of Adam Rold. Especially with his work during the Sounds demos. But the fact remains is he could not keep a tempo to save his life. His erratic style sometimes produced "interesting" results but he could not cut the mustard live. We all have memories of his erratic performance on Intercity Dirge at the Bannock County Fair that was recorded for posterity on the Galore bonus tracks but that's just the tip of the ice berg. When Stuger Records forced Greg to fire Rold and hire Berry it unlocked a whole new array of ideas for the albums. Can you really say that Sounds of Travel would be as remember without the iconic pulse pounding rhythms of Swedish Disco Jam? Not to mention his introduction of blast beat style rhythms into Galore. The fact remains is that John Berry far outclassed Adam Rold in every technical sense. He may not have had the same "flavor" but it was one that goes down a whole lot smoother and Berry is even capable of producing Rold homages as heard on some of the recent live performances of Intercity.
The Tunehead Tavern
at his very best. Rold excelled in every way Ringo did. He didn't believe in excessive solos or showy fills, but believed his part as a drummer was to enhance all of the musicians around him. He did that and did it perfectly. Celtic Tango and Arabic Ensemble show what happens when you have a 
who knows what his responsibility is. Two great tracks. Sure, I may not think of the drums when I think of those tracks, but Rold's contributions were still as important as everyone else's. Swedish Disco Jam is a classic counter that people of whom I respect (Jimmy), often cite when looking at Berry's contributions. But, did you know that track was originally called "Swedish Tune?" This track originally had Rold's classic beat (Celtic Tango, Western Jingle, etc), and an electric guitar part that Greg was working on. Berry changed the beat so drastically and while people enjoy what he and Pilsby came up with, Greg really only had one riff that still worked with the song. That's not TGOE to me.
