Jethro Tull appreciation thread...

[Joe Fields]

I was priviledged to see Tull a couple of times in the '70's and once in the '80's. I saw them last summer, and they still haven't lost a step. Damned few showmen do it up as well as Ian Anderson. Always been one of my favorite bands. Enjoy!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6MsNjhNqDg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PcX_D5Z_CA

[Crazy Dave]

1. Which one in the band was "Jethro Tull"?

:sarcasm: :rofl:

Sorry...couldn't help myself :hi:

[Joe Fields]

2. What? no one here appreciates Tull?

[zanne]

3. I saw them in the 70's, too.

It was the best concert I've ever been to. They played an extra hour! I think their "Aqualung" album is genius.

[Joe Fields]

10. That one will never go out of print.

Generations from now, kids will still be buying it.

[commander bunnypants]

4. saw em once

great show

Thick as a brick


CB

[Joe Fields]

12. That's when I first saw them live, when Thick As A Brick first came out.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Jethro Tull AND Carl Palmer?

My avatar should tell you I'm with you all the way!

[Joe Fields]

7. Best. Album. Art. Ever....

Oh yeah. Commented on a King Crimson thread two days ago. Listen to them frequently, and have for past 30+ years.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Saw Them Twice In the 70's

Once in the 80's. Don't go to concerts anymore. Too frenzied for me. I still regularly listen to Burstin' Out, Stand Up, and Aqualung, and the song "Skating Away" is one of my 20 favorite tunes ever.
The Professor

[HughBeaumont]

8. "Living in the Past" is one of those songs that stick with you for 3 decades.

Which should say a lot since I'm not yet 40.

One of my favorite Tull songs is "Witches Promise". That bridge could probably never be written today. People don't compose like that anymore. Then there's "Nursie". GOD what a progression.

[Joe Fields]

13. Witches Promise was one of their encores, when my son and I saw

them in Kansas City last August.

[Crabby Appleton]

9. Great band, saw them once live in about 1970-71

at Goose Lake (near Detroit) rock concert.

[Joe Fields]

14. So, you got to see them when they were still more rhythm and blues oriented.

Even though I love most all of their material,I miss those years.

[SteppingRazor]

11. Bah... you'd have to be thick as a brick to like Tull

:D

[skygazer]

15. Never saw them to my dismay

Love Tull. The combination of hard rock, thoughtful lyrics and Celtic ballads is amazing. Rather fond of Songs From the Wood.

[JCMach1]

16. One of my guilty pleasures...

[acmavm]

17. Love 'em. It's hard to tell though how damn many idiots I had to

tell that Jethro Tull was not the name of the guy singing.

It was just so ridiculous.

[Joe Fields]

18. Sort of like Lynyrd Skynyrd. lol

[acmavm]

19. Exactly.

Or like people calling in requesting that song "Teenage Wasteland" (Baba O'Reilly)

[Nye Bevan]

20. The cattle quietly grazing at the grass down by the river

where the swelling mountain water moves onward to the sea:
the builder of the castles renews the age-old purpose
and contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need.

This thread forced me to play my Thick as a Brick mp3. Classic stuff.

[Joe Fields]

21. Of all my Tull music, that is my favorite and holds very fond memories.

[Orsino]

22. Longtime fan since the seventies.

Can't decide between Stand Up or Songs From the Wood as a favorite.

I never saw a live performance until I sorta followed the group in '93, seeing three shows across Germany on the 25th anniversary tour. Went to see 'em again here in Atlanta at the Fox in '96, then a disappointing show at Chastain Park (lousy sound) in '98. Saw Ian here on his Rubbing Elbows tour in '03.

I likes me some Tull. Best band ever, maybe.

[hellbound-liberal]

23. Long time fan of Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson is an amazing performer

I saw him in the 80s in Tallahassee and I think they played for over three hours and he didn't slow down. I was also very fortunate to see him last year doing the "Orchestral Jethro Tull" in Virginia. He and the orchestra were fantastic, especially his guest performer, Lucia Micarelli. If you get a chance, go! Here is a clip from the tour, though it does not feature Lucia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RJ6VX1BIeo