The very best thing about Billy is his age. If God blesses us properly, we can have this divine gift playing for us for 50 more years... if we are lucky.
My Boomer generation played Thick as a brick & Aqualung for a year non stop. The words to all the songs are in my DNA. Long Live Ian Anderson! Thanks Billy!!!
Billy is so unusual, can kill a bluegrass classic but his imagination and tastes are so much broader than that, and his virtuoso skills can back him up in any genre.
Every time I listen to Billy, he comes up with something totally off the wall like this! When I saw the video title, I thought naaah, he wouldn't really do a Jethro Tull cover.. would he? Perfectly executed and brings back some great memories of the 70's!!😍🎵🎶
Ian Anderson played all the acoustic guitar parts in the several times I saw Tull live. Martin Barre played the electric guitar in a delightful counterpoint. Listen to the original recording sometime. Truly a masterwork.
I saw them last, in 1987. It was the last gig, with chairs for the audience, I ever visited. It was great, but I remember most, the chairs. Perhaps, I saw to many great names...
My Tull concert memoire holds the band in white jump suits making adjustments to the stage and suddenly whipping them off and zap bright colors and driving music. Billy tears that up as a one man band.
@@flouisbailey I remember that concert well at the Sports Aroma in San Diego. But my favorite was Aqua Lung at the Golden Hall downtown. Billy brought back memories of those 4 Tull concerts. I was checking out a" My God" tutorial just yesterday. I guess I need to check out "Thick as a Brick" next!
You have concluded correctly. Wow, if you haven't checked out any of his original songs yet, by all means! There are so many that are just great songwriting along with the brilliant playing.
the first time i heard jethro tulls thick as a brick album i may or may not have been on "to much"" as they say, i replayed it five times, i saw fish jumping from my ceiling a beautiful night. love this song in all its forms.
At the high school radio station we would put on side one of "Thick as a Brick" and go over to Red Robin Hamburger and be back before the album was done! And the music is incredible cause it holds up!
same for me, i would say ians playing started my love for acoustic guitar in general. he is so underated as a guitar player and his parts are much more difficult than they seems at first glance.
I never get tired of Billy strings. Young enough (still) to fill old tues with new life. So inventive. And now years later more refined and smokin on those guitar strings.
Well put!!! I first saw Billy play at a festival I volunteer at years back, drove him and his gear to different stages--- down to earth kid, he has come a long way!!!
This guy always blows my doors off when he comes out with something new, and this is special! I love JT and this song was one of my favorites! I did not think anyone else could do it well, let alone this superb performance!!
I've been listening to Billy for a few years now... I honestly clicked on the link for this video thinking, "no way is this going to be a Jethro Tull cover". ....still smiling!
Truly excellent song choice! And the instrumental coda at the end not only was jammin' hard, but it also had a very fitting British folk tune/bluegrass feel to it. Billy continues to innovate. Bravo! 👏💯🤙
Without a doubt one of the Greats of Guitar, and we can get to see him now. Total virtuoso and savant on his instrument. Go and see him if you haven't already. He will go down in history as one of the greats.
TAAB done in a southerly way is just something i didn't expect. and what a surprise this was. enjoyed much. also the bluegrassy music at the end! THANK YOU! thank you for the uplift and for the excellent music
Well let us be honest here folks. Here he sings two brief parts of the opening section of a 40 minute epic tune by Jethro Tull. After he stops singing the remaining solo playing is not from Thick As A Brick. So this is more of a small taste of Thick As A Brick. I'm not knocking his playing at all. He is quite good. I just want those who do not know Jethro Tull to understand that there is a fantastic, complex and long tune out there for them to listen to and this barely scratches the surface of it.
It’s up to us to keep the younger generation into the good stuff. My daughter is 27, she knows who Jethro Tull is because I listened and I listened because my dad listened.
My son is named after Ian Anderson...and the guy that turned me on to Tull 43 years ago is named Billy. Full circle?? Billy Strings...you never cease to amaze...🤟
Excellent. Im a Tull fan since being so fortunate attending my first concert in 1969. Do us all a favor. Put a band behind behind you and do a full set. Chicago Chris
Well I could easily make out where Tull ended and the bluegrass started. I always like to hear what has influenced artist growing up. So now we know he likes 70s prog rock. Paying homage/ respect as it were Very cool
Well played, Billy! My fave Tull album.....and first Tull gig 50 years ago. Still valid. This is a very gifted git-boxer.‘Hope to see you someday, young man.👏
This kid has Taste. Not many people even think about Ian Anderson, nevertheless play any of his Music. I’m 62 and have seen Ian Anderson plenty of times ( Boston Gahden) so to Me this sez an awful lot about this kid. Ian Anderson was and is a Musical Genius to this day. Good luck to you Billy Strings. 🙏
Comes from good stock. The short time I’ve been aware of him has shown me a lot. Grateful Dead , Skynyrd, Blackfoot , Jethro Tull to name a few. Looks like I’m hooked. Throw some John Fogerty in there and My day is complete. 🙏
Not enough people appreciate the genius and originality of Jethro Tull
Very well said Sir Patrick!
If it's ingenious, and it's original - whatever it is - it probably won't be appreciated by many.
Yes, Ian is fantastic.
No s--! Never getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a crazy stupid
My thoughts exactly..long time JT fan
The very best thing about Billy is his age. If God blesses us properly, we can have this divine gift playing for us for 50 more years... if we are lucky.
You can say that? But god blessed a bloke down my street with a club foot, I think he'd swap it for guitar skills..... just sayin'
Amen
Ian Anderson would be proud of your rendition of "Thick as a Brick". One of the greatest songs of the 1970's.
Didn't Martin Barre play the guitar?
@@sophiafake-virus2456 He was the lead guitar player, but Ian Anderson played guitar on some songs. I'm not sure who played on this song.
@@grokeffer6226 I haven't heard it since it came out, so I'm an unreliable witness.
@@sophiafake-virus2456 Yes, Martin Barre was the lead guitarist, and a great one! Ian Anderson was the face of Jethro Tull, tho.
@@thelakeman5207 Yep, that's right Mr Janus, Ian was chief songwriter, voice, flautist and flamingo legged, crazy faced vagabond, in days of yore.
My Boomer generation played Thick as a brick & Aqualung for a year non stop. The words to all the songs are in my DNA. Long Live Ian Anderson! Thanks Billy!!!
Billy is so unusual, can kill a bluegrass classic but his imagination and tastes are so much broader than that, and his virtuoso skills can back him up in any genre.
It's always really awesome to see that the young super talent is still influenced by the old super talent.
They call it "classic" for a reason!
as a lifetime (66) fan of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull, I approve in the highest order!!
Here Hear to all things Tull!
I'm almost 67 surfed over 50 years I'm in Target listening to stuff in this pops up I listen to Ian Anderson forever! God bless music!
Every time I listen to Billy, he comes up with something totally off the wall like this! When I saw the video title, I thought naaah, he wouldn't really do a Jethro Tull cover.. would he? Perfectly executed and brings back some great memories of the 70's!!😍🎵🎶
My sentiments exactly.
He can do it all. I've seen a video of him with an electric guitar playing with the Allman Betts band doing Midnight Rider. He nailed it.
Let me know when he does a set by Roxette
so true, if they do a movie on Ian Anderson, Billy is the clear choice for the music. He just gets it
Hes the real deal.
Wow. That is a tough song to cover and done exceptionally well.
Ahhhh…so good to see this one preserved and so well done. Don’t hear Tull covered much, unfortunately. This is a rare jewel.
That's because even Billy Strings can't pull it off. WTF was that?!
@@TM1Alan you’re high lol.
Thank you Billy
great rendition
Ian Anderson played all the acoustic guitar parts in the several times I saw Tull live. Martin Barre played the electric guitar in a delightful counterpoint. Listen to the original recording sometime. Truly a masterwork.
Saw Tull play this live, One of the most memorable concerts I've ever seen.
I saw them last, in 1987. It was the last gig, with chairs for the audience, I ever visited. It was great, but I remember most, the chairs. Perhaps, I saw to many great names...
My Tull concert memoire holds the band in white jump suits making adjustments to the stage and suddenly whipping them off and zap bright colors and driving music. Billy tears that up as a one man band.
@@flouisbailey
I remember that concert well at the Sports Aroma in San Diego.
But my favorite was Aqua Lung at the Golden Hall downtown.
Billy brought back memories of those 4 Tull concerts.
I was checking out a" My God" tutorial just yesterday.
I guess I need to check out "Thick as a Brick" next!
So lucky...that album is a masterpiece.
Me too..was at their 25th anniversary tour in raliegh,nc( Walnut creek) with Procol Harem.Awesome concert!!
This is the first time I have heard Billy. I have concluded that he is wonderful.
I co-collude
You have concluded correctly. Wow, if you haven't checked out any of his original songs yet, by all means! There are so many that are just great songwriting along with the brilliant playing.
You have impeccable taste.
This phrase, on a t-shirt, wouldn't it be great?
Every time I think Billy Strings has touched every button I have musically, he comes along and does something like this. Wow, thank you Billy!
the first time i heard jethro tulls thick as a brick album i may or may not have been on "to much"" as they say, i replayed it five times, i saw fish jumping from my ceiling a beautiful night. love this song in all its forms.
Good acid and Tull are a good combo
being a Tull fan, this was excellent! That Boy can play, I am a fan. Goin down the rabbit hole.
don't stop until you reach "green shirt guy"
You won't regret it
@@brianbytheocean Underrated comment! :D
At the high school radio station we would put on side one of "Thick as a Brick" and go over to Red Robin Hamburger and be back before the album was done! And the music is incredible cause it holds up!
When people say..."The music is in him" ...they are referring to talents such as he.
Crazy good.
Ian Anderson remains inarguably the most prolific and talented lyricist in the history of song.
What about inspired flautist?
Amen!
Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, etc etc?
@@DjangoThunders better do your research. Not even close.✌️
@@DjangoThunders lyricist means song writer. No other person alive has written nearly half as many songs as Ian Anderson.
Square biz
Tull was my first love.
same for me, i would say ians playing started my love for acoustic guitar in general. he is so underated as a guitar player and his parts are much more difficult than they seems at first glance.
Me too.....and still married.
Love me some Jethro Tull ! Still have alot of their vintage records. Awesome version here !
You know this is special when your smiling through the whole performance.👍👍
Probably super stoned
My favorite Bluegrass artist plays my favorite Prog Rocker - and I like how you "Billied" it!! Thanks, Billy!!
Very worthy. It also says something about the longevity of this song. Perhaps it will still be played wistfully in 100 years time.
Never thought I would hear Billy playing some JT....brilliant rendition
This guy is an amazing guitarist, and apparently he knows about good music too
Hill”Billy”Tull. Old musical soul this one
I never get tired of Billy strings. Young enough (still) to fill old tues with new life. So inventive. And now years later more refined and smokin on those guitar strings.
Well put!!! I first saw Billy play at a festival I volunteer at years back, drove him and his gear to different stages--- down to earth kid, he has come a long way!!!
This guy always blows my doors off when he comes out with something new, and this is special! I love JT and this song was one of my favorites! I did not think anyone else could do it well, let alone this superb performance!!
I loved hearing this song by Billy. Im a Banjo player & also a Tull fan. My other all time favorite band.... YES. I know he could cover some YES
This guy is super talented.
I think it's a perfect fit for him. Ian Anderson drew heavily from traditional Brish Isles folk music , which pretty much was the seed for bluegrass.
Whoa. That's correct.
If i wasn't smokin a fatty right now i woulda beat you to it. Cough.
Yup, makes perfect sense.
I've been listening to Billy for a few years now...
I honestly clicked on the link for this video thinking, "no way is this going to be a Jethro Tull cover".
....still smiling!
mr. strings, you are a treasure! hope i get to see you soon
Is there anything this guy can't play? Outstanding!
I heard him say in an interview that he loved the 70'S, me too. And I love the way he does the old songs.
Old? It's only 50years 🤣
Thanks Billy. Love Ya.Im sure Ian is impressed 👍
Really nice....brings back many good memories!
Billy is totally awesome!
He's a national treasure.
Fantastic cover of a masterpiece
complicated song and billy makes it sound so easy. he's a master musician at such a young age
Truly excellent song choice! And the instrumental coda at the end not only was jammin' hard, but it also had a very fitting British folk tune/bluegrass feel to it. Billy continues to innovate. Bravo! 👏💯🤙
Without a doubt one of the Greats of Guitar, and we can get to see him now. Total virtuoso and savant on his instrument. Go and see him if you haven't already. He will go down in history as one of the greats.
I guess I’m a Billy Strings fan now. Wow!
A great song and a great cover 👍🏻
How do he remember all the music? I’ll never comprehend it.
English folk-rock meets American blue-grass - lovely! 👍😎
billy strings doing jethro tull, amazing, this guy is channeling God for sure.
Or channelling Martin Barre
Awesome Jethro Jammage Billy! Lyrics hit so much harder every day 🙏🙌🏾💥🎸⚡👣👣💓🤝💓👏👏👊🏾😁Thank You
TAAB done in a southerly way is just something i didn't expect. and what a surprise this was. enjoyed much.
also the bluegrassy music at the end!
THANK YOU! thank you for the uplift and for the excellent music
Knew every word of this at 17 and could probably still dredge it up.
Great to see such a gifted artist paying homage to Ian Anderson
Makes me appreciate Mr. Anderson, all the more...
What is suprising is how few in the audience recognize the song.
I don’t know how you can tell that from this video, but ok lol.
Wtf did I just witness?...superb.TRUL SUPERB.
Billy you never fail to amaze me with your knowledge of good music... you give me hope...
I need to see this guy. Somewhere somehow!
Such a beautiful treasure I will never get enough of Apostol love always your Sunshine ✨
Seriously impressed with this dude!
Kept an eye on him over the years. Awesome sauce.
Wow that is cool, Billy always is often out of the box but this is great, and perfectly done!
Well let us be honest here folks. Here he sings two brief parts of the opening section of a 40 minute epic tune by Jethro Tull. After he stops singing the remaining solo playing is not from Thick As A Brick.
So this is more of a small taste of Thick As A Brick. I'm not knocking his playing at all. He is quite good. I just want those who do not know Jethro Tull to understand that there is a fantastic, complex and long tune out there for them to listen to and this barely scratches the surface of it.
Ya GOTTA love BMFS doing Tull!!!!! I was listening to JT before Billy was born! Holy shit I'm old! LOL
I've been a fan of Jethro Tull since the beginning and I hope Ian and Billy can get together and play this!
That was a lovely cover and would also agree that Billy Strings covers it well too in a blue gradd way👍
Died in the wool Tull fan. Wonderful
Never heard you before. But I did listen to Jethro Tull a lot when I was a kid.
That was fantastic.
I wonder how many 20somethings ever even heard this Tull tune... The lyrics are timeless enough, so it's all good!
It’s up to us to keep the younger generation into the good stuff. My daughter is 27, she knows who Jethro Tull is because I listened and I listened because my dad listened.
Love playing this on acoustic.
My son is named after Ian Anderson...and the guy that turned me on to Tull 43 years ago is named Billy. Full circle?? Billy Strings...you never cease to amaze...🤟
Say what you want about You Tube's algorithms, but when they spit out stuff like this I smile.
Jay
Wonderful rendition
What a pleasure. An interesting rendition with brilliant playing and great singing.
I just found this there is nothing and I mean nothing that Billy strings cannot do he is amazing
Fine man, playing the guitar and singing. Just the song, nothing more.
This decades-long Tull fan approves!
Holy smokes!
Amazing!
Just brilliant
I've never seen anyone cover this!
2 bars in and I was settling down glad that it is such a long number!
That was great crazy originality
Simply incredible!
Almost got it right! Though in all fairness, he's showing impeccable taste having a go at a Jethro Tull tune.
Excellent. Im a Tull fan since being so fortunate attending my first concert in 1969. Do us all a favor. Put a band behind behind you and do a full set.
Chicago Chris
Saw JT at Edgefield in Portland 2012...older, but fantastic sets
Walk with God like me Cain walk with God the air deny fear pain sickness disease say God healed this too
Well I could easily make out where Tull ended and the bluegrass started. I always like to hear what has influenced artist growing up.
So now we know he likes 70s prog rock. Paying homage/ respect as it were
Very cool
Beautifully done! Thanks Billy. You certainly know how to handle an axe!
Well played, Billy! My fave Tull album.....and first Tull gig 50 years ago. Still valid. This is a very gifted git-boxer.‘Hope to see you someday, young man.👏
Beautiful twang version. very well played and sung. Thanks for posting!
This kid has Taste. Not many people even think about Ian Anderson, nevertheless play any of his Music. I’m 62 and have seen Ian Anderson plenty of times ( Boston Gahden) so to Me this sez an awful lot about this kid. Ian Anderson was and is a Musical Genius to this day. Good luck to you Billy Strings. 🙏
His parents raised him on Bluegrass and classic rock.
Comes from good stock. The short time I’ve been aware of him has shown me a lot. Grateful Dead , Skynyrd, Blackfoot , Jethro Tull to name a few. Looks like I’m hooked. Throw some John Fogerty in there and My day is complete. 🙏
WOW!! I saw Jethro Tull in '03 at The Buffalo Chip in Sturgis South Dakota....😁
Wow simply amazing!
Beautifully done. Thanks!
Very good !
This kid's got guts - and good taste!
Now I'm going to Google this guy he how good he is see if he saves my soul!!!
Bro....legit as legit get....
Only Billy Strings. Amazing.
Loud-Fast-Rules ! !
So Great With the Band or __Solo !__
To Old Rock`nRoll, To young to die till ya` go See Billy Strings Show
That’s a great arrangement.