Jethro tull Its not Just rock 'n roll, Its something by itself. You think flute with rock? Thats not possible, but rock shows time after time, you can add any instrument into it and make it rocking roll
@@bastrixer, was just thinking same thing about flute as a rock instrument, although, I hear jazz influences in there, as well, so seems like it may have been unexpected, yet a natural leap, all the same.
++@@williamwinslow6582++ I have to agree and would add thaat the 1969 IOW was just as good, in different ways. We had trees to sit in and Bob Dylan was not dead, as had been rumoured. Then came the "Night Assemblies Act" and everything went to the dogs.
Hard to believe he was only 23 here. 😮 I saw JT at least 6x and we always had 1st or 2nd row seats. The 70s were an amazing time to go to concerts. I think tickets were around $5 sometimes. 🎟 Loved seeing him perform. An amazing showman. ❤️ Pure genius❣️ 👏 🪈
Benefit Tour , and to my pleasure,mixing a lot of "Stand Up". Row G is as close as could score.but, it was , dead center orchestra seating. For, as you pointed out ,around 5.50 . Not bad for two 15 yr. olds , ......on a school night hahahaha
My much older brother and his buddies went to a Tull show in Chicago in the early 70’s and I begged them to take me. No dice. Now I know why, because they took me everywhere. They ended up taking me to see Monty Pythons and the Holy Grail.
RRHOF is a fucking joke just like the Grammys. Doobie brothers inductee this year. Really?.... they have been making great albums since 1971 just like Tull. That's 50 freakin years.... The Beastie Boys got in Blondie got in ..Jon Bovi kiss my ass Rock and Roll hall of jokes.
@@sav7568 well, you realize blues and rock is from America which inspired 100% of the British prog-rock bands. But the main point is that the RRHOF is a joke no matter which country you come from. And despite what the other comments say, its not because they include hiphop or pop artists (because many rappers have the rock feel) but its because they are openly a popularity contest and a "pay to win" organization. They function on $$$$$$ alone... Im actually glad Jethro Tull or Ian Anderson is not in that shit "hall of fame" should be hall of shame. Its a joke. No one needs to be told how amazing Jethro tull is, if you DO need to be told that - then youre better off without them. And your nationalism is falling of deaf ears. Music is for everyone, blues started from the slaves in my area who needed that music to survive, but even that can be traced back to the gospel, that can be traced back to baroque, to classical, etc etc. You can do this all day with many MANY different tangents and outside influences.... my point is, Ian's nationality has ZERO to do with why they aren't in the RRHOF. But anyone worth their salt realizes those awards are just one big circle jerk.
Ian Anderson is truly possessed by a medieval minstrel as he strikes those poses with left foot on right knee while talking the flute... Utterly fantastic....
Mostly to get his lungs filled with air to play the flute..just watch & listen. All for the sound, his body was part of that flute an instrument or part of...feefin great band !!! I love them man. Up the pool but better yet a witches promise...
@@andythomas706....you're completely wrong I've seen Tull 6 times in 70~80s and Ian 3 times. . look up the 60~70s definition of a "head". the "roll" you said he played and his music defines who he is. i partied with Tull in 71 at dayton Hara arena. he's one of those you just love to talk to.spontaneous funny out to lunch..etc... i told him about my time at Kent St. in 70. he couldn't believe we were shot at and people died. he told me about a personal tragedy he went thru. kind of a bummer. when Ian played Cinny in 2013 i was close enough to hand the stage manager a note ...about what he told me along time and many brain cells ago. manager gave me a back stage pass. he didn't remember me but wondered how i knew. i told him about hara arena partying.. still didn't remember but like i said many brain cells ago. he's still one of those you love to talk to.. older slower but still half crazy but so am I.. i have 2 tickets reserved in my name for all his USA shows..if you want to go sometime....
Keith Harris Saw JT back in 2004 or 2005 in Houston. Great show in a great venue Jones Hall. He came to Houston again in 2018 or maybe 2017 but he’s lost a lot of his voice especially the higher registers so he really did his fans a disservice because he couldn’t deliver what they came to see and paid for.
What a Freak he was at playing that damn flute! NO ONE can play like he can, grunting, groping, panting, sneezing, singing, crying, what a performance. What a song, thanks for the upload!
+Rex Russell Not to take anything away from Ian's flute playing which is great, but he took quite a lot of influence from the playing of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
blackmore4 "Sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent!" or pick another song, say "Hunting Girl" I suppose I shouldn't connect their lyrics with him personaly, but its just an impression I get. Hope you don't think I'm slandering him, he's quite my hero actually.
One of the greatest live bands ever. Always gave you 2 h 2 1/2 hrs. Top musicianship ,great songs. Killer lyrics and one of the best front men of all time.In their prime they had no equal
You are so right.Their fans loved them because they remained faithful to their music, they put out a stunning album every year, and when they toured they always came to town. Was that a hot ticket!! Because of exactly what you said. You knew your were in for an awesome concert experience. I requested a Jethro Tull song on a local classic rock station some time back and told the DJ that Ian Anderson could command an arena of 20,000 with a wave of his flute and she giggled. I felt sorry for her. The only other band at the time that could rival Jethro Tull for a live concert performance was Emerson Lake and Palmer. Agree Mike? I’m sure you saw both. What wonderful memories. Stay well bro.☮️🎸✌️
Saw them many times between '73 & '78 Boston garden Springfield civic center Hartford civic center Hampton beach!!!! Absolutely tightest band out there¡!
@@tonychristo8733 : The first tours they did for Aqualung and Thick as Brick at the Garden were awesome -- couldn't believe it was real. Of course there was the acid...
This rare film clip done at the isle of wright deserves at least a 5 star performance and it was superbly done by all of them and all these musicians got it done.
A new friend I made in school immigrated to Canada from the Isle of Wight and he was dreadfully pi$$ed that they left Britain before this concert on his home turf. So all he could do is read letters from his old school mates describing how it incredible it was. We're close friends to this day; so over 50 years.
When I was 15 and finally ready to give my father's music a chance, he played Thick As A Brick for me. My life was never the same and I couldn't be more thankful!
The TAAB album was remixed for the anniversary edition and the sound is unreal and the band discusses that album and how scared they all were to play it live the first time so intricate so many odd time changes. So cool to hear the band discuss the recording etc..
Ya the brick was my favorite since i was young. Anytime my dad wanted to piss my mom off, on went the brick. She hated it,Lol i do the same thing too when the wife is pissing me off with the same effect.
Ian Anderson: composer, lyricist, guitarist, flautist, showman, genius. Completely unique and original. His body of work not only holds up today, it reveals the sickening lack of talent in the music world of the 21st Century.
A lot of it had to do with the end of conscription in 1960~1963 while the USA still had theirs in force until the end of their involvement in Vietnam. A lot of young British talent developed during that short window of time in the 60s and "invaded" the USA.
I was about to blasphem about your name ;-) Well I don't.I got a name MrNickelbrille wich are glasses John Lennon wore. Besides of that you are simply right Point. ;-) But could you do me a little favor? Could you change this IS metal to a: This is metal?Thank you so much Bro ;-) I even gave you a like bfore doing so ;-)
Absolutely James! I'm glad you posted your comment because I've loved Tull from the day I bought Minstrel in the Gallery! And at 57 years old, I bought that vinyl masterpiece way back in 1972? I would have been 10 so I think I got the year wrong. do you know when Minstrel was released?
saw a short rap clip with the lyric "yada yada i dont do no auto tune" and he gets autotuned mid lyric. Its a shame there is a million rappers in jail...
I know right! I always liked a few songs. Then when I started watching their live stuff I got into them way more. Makes me sad I wasn’t alive way back then to witness them live in their prime.
@@wakakalolololol1352 I saw them play the whole Aqualung album in 1971. Before they came on, 5 blokes in brown janitor coats, carrying brushes, appeared & began sweeping the stage... My friend said "That's a bit weird." I said "It's probably the band." (He said) "Don't be stupid!" They removed their coats, picked up their instruments & started playing the album. It was quite a moment... I've seen them several times over the years. Always a great show. Tull's music is complex - not as palatable as many of the straight rock acts of the time & that's probably why they weren't as mainstream.
@@pipkin1865 Our ears naturally gravitate to what is familiar. I saw Martin Barre perform a few days ago... Had a chat with him... And I think what made Tull sound so different is that once Martin joined, the band had virtually no blues influence in their music at all. At that point in the history of rock, that would make them almost unique. He said during his performance that his wife keeps on telling him to write a blues song, and he keeps on telling her that he doesn't and never has played blues.
@@neilandfi Agreed. Must have been interesting talking to MB. Their music was difficult to categorise. What made them unique was of course IA's flute - not only the strangeness of a flautist within the context of their eclecticism - but also his style of playing. I play tenor sax & took private music lessons (back in the late 60's early 70's.) My sax teacher who also played flute was in a dance band (as in Glen Miller style.) Great musician but he abhorred anything post 50's, especially what he referred to as 'rock' music. I was amused to see that he had a copy of Stand Up in his record collection... A few years later I met him by chance & told him I'd joined a band - a 'rock band'. I'll never forget his reaction - sneering git :-)
@@pipkin1865 In meeting him, the first thing I noticed was what a warm and refreshingly ego-free man he is. Meeting him after watching him play made me realise he was probably responsible for far more of the composition from his period with the band than he was ever given the credit for. It's hard to imagine a rock band where the guitarist has almost no blues in their playing... Not some much a rock guitarist..more "ba-roque", perhaps ? I think I got into Tull initially because of (being a percussionist) Barriemore Barlow... I wasn't so familiar with Clive Bunker's playing, but I loved Barlow's style. (Bunker was at the gig too,as was our resident local hero, Mr Plant (blatant name dropping there...apologies). I would have been there anyway, but my daughter was the support act. Being as they are all genuinely nice human beings, she got a great schooling that night...and as she doesn't really know anything about Tull, she wasn't intimidated (we're quite used to RP being around at gigs in this area)... So she was just hanging with them, chatting and listening....But anyway... yeh it's late and I'm rambling
@Jordan Peirce. What really "grinds my gears" (your phrase) is that you think you're supposed to get for free. Why don't you quit being a little pampered infant, and pay $9.95 a month for the UA-cam premium service? Think of it: You get something for free and you're such a big baby that you think you have the right to get pissed off because you don't like how they give it to you. Okay, I'm coming over to your house. I'm going to walk into your kitchen. I'm going to start eating all your food. It really grinds my gears that you're going to expect me to pay for it. You know I'm right. And you know what else? You don't have the guts to admit it publicly. .
@@jamesoeming5022 If I can be forgiven for butting into someone else's argument, the other guy isn't complaining about the fact that UA-cam carries advertisements, just about where this particular advertisement is placed. Whose fault that is could be down to one of two things. If a video is more than 8 minutes long, UA-cam by default inserts one or more mid-roll ads. Where UA-cam puts these mid-roll adds is automated, basically by some rudimentary AI that looks for "gaps" in the sound track or action. Maybe the AI made a bad call here, probably because there aren't any such "gaps" in this case? But the video poster can move the adds to somewhere less intrusive - they can even turn them off! Whatever, it's a fact that the ad break in this particular video is in a really annoying place, and that's all the guy is saying; hardly justifies your over the top lecture in response. And you're not telling people anything they don't already know.
Ian could play something like 10 instruments well--all self-taught. He claimed he wasn't terribly good on guitar but the intro. to this song proves he was just being modest.
I must say, as a musician he is humble cuz I heard in alot of interviews him saying hé is not good at either playing guitar or flute, but Yeah, I beg the difference. 😂
Ian Anderson and the band can never get pigeon holed into any genre in rock 🪨and roll history. They were unique, and could never be copied!! I was fortunate to see them multiple times. Each concert was a masterpiece.
This song is one of the greatest songs , standing on one leg playing the flute !!! When I saw him for the first in early seventies my mind was blown away !!!
I saw them in 1971, one of the best concerts I have ever seen, he flipped his flute 50 ' in the air it came back to his hands, and he never missed a beat, wow.
I saw Tull perform Aqualung at Bayfront Stadium and my musical life was changed. I’ve been a Jethro Tull fan ever since. 1970 or 71. Those were great days in music.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Saw Tull 11 times from 69-2006. It ranks as some of my favorite times and memories. I felt that I had discovered something that most people didn't know about, something special.
Ian is on record as having said, quite early in the seventies, that the only drugs he ever did were nicotine and alcohol - and he gave one of those two up decades ago.
I’m not, nor have I ever been, a JT fan - every song the same as the last one, with a flute solo, etc. But I will readily admit the musicianship here is superb! Ian’s flute solo is extraordinary, and the rest of the band are on top form. Maybe - just maybe - you might have another fan…!
I think it was 1972 when I first saw Jethro Tull at the Berkeley community theater. Absolutely amazing performance by all on stage absolutely brilliant . I instantly forgot all about the opening act, this band called The Eagles.
Has to be one of the greatest and underated songs of any era in music! Plus the greatest front person in any band! Tull went way beyond 99.9 % of any band!
I agree. Ian himself said he does not belong in the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, lasy year he said the following: “So far, it’s a sense of relief that I haven’t had to face the embarrassing prospect of being invited into the Hall of Fame, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I’ve maintained the position that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is an American institution about American-inspired music. It doesn’t necessarily preclude musicians of other nationalities, but I think it’s gotta be essentially about American music. Not necessarily exactly rock and roll, so we’re not talking about Chuck Berry, Little Richard, or Elvis Presley or whatever, but we’re talking broadly speaking, pop and rock music. There is a certain sort of American styling, and certainly, the Rolling Stones for example would fit that perfectly. Because they owe everything to American music, whereas I guess Jethro Tull, apart from the first album, I would say, not a lot of Americana in the musical styles that I tend to work with. So I don’t think we are appropriate as inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.” Ian is no shrinking violet and has always said what he actually thinks.
I mean really Ian Anderson is pure genius! No one else would ever consider the wide range of instruments Jethro Tull used for their music. Dude is a master........
I think I ran out of words trying to explain how Great Tull is. How about this one. If Bach had a record company he be first in line to sign Tull! Just Amazing!!!
My god he was 23!!! I’m sixty now and a JT lover since my teenage years. I wished I could have experience them in my youth but I grew up in East Germany (GDR) and because of the iron curtain that was always just a dream. The only way to see them at these times was rare enough in TV. Some years ago I finally had the opportunity to see them live in a concert. And it was great! I have almost if not all of their albums (my N#1: Songs From The Wood) in my archive and have watched several live performances here at YT over the years. But I have to say that I haven’t seen this one ‘til this moment. I always knew Ian Anderson can play the flute like no other (one reason to love him and JT) but what he does here is even new for me! I say that with all the regard and respect: Artists like him I call an animal! In the best sense of that. What a performance! A funny detail marginally: Watching his fingering posture every music school flute teacher would throw his hands up in despair. ;-) But who else cares...
Arguably the greatest Tull song ever. It's just that damn good. The way it builds is so outstanding. And when it reaches the apex of the song it does not disappoint.
Esta versión de "My God" es lo más alucinante que he visto y oído. A su lado Mick Jagger es un niño saltarín y sin arte. Imposible hacer más y mejor: Ian gruñe, llora, gime, chilla, ríe, se frota lo suyo, escupe, insulta, reza, nos riñe, estornuda, implora..... todo ello al tiempo que saca de la flauta los sonidos más inimaginables, la toca sin soplar, mete una melodía infantil por medio y a Bach entretanto. Además cambia de registro en la melodía, los tempos, los pianísimos y lo más potente. Sin hablar de la guitarra, cómo se pueden dominar tantos instrumentos y con esa Gracia que viene de otro planeta. Juglar de tiempos pretéritos, sátiro de los bosques, bufón de nobles y villanos, con sus mallas de Shakespeare para saltar mejor y tocar sobre una pierna, Flautista de Hamelín que arrastra a todos por el barranco...
Man, Back in 69 as a sophomore in high school, this was my EVERYTHING!! I had the Stand Up album insert in my Schoolbook cover to open and Stand Up every time I opened it!!!!!!
Grandes recuerdos en mi Morelia del 69's y todos los 70's esperando nuevos lp's para oirlos en las tardes noches .con los amigos ,a todos ellos deseandoles lo mejor en este viaje.
There is not another band to compare to what they have done. Its a shame most dont realize. Name anyone who comes besides Beatles. I became fan 1977 , 19 yrs old and still rockin at 65.
right on...me too - exactly...I bought every Tull album back in the '70s...a big part of the reason I had to have a Marantz 150 wpc receiver and the Dual direct drive turntable that will track even if it's sitting at an angle, and the best cartridge I could find (Sherrard I think?) was because I wanted to hear 'The Minstrel In The Gallery' - REALLY hear it...I Love the Beatles, and the Pink Floyd, and so many others - but Jethro Tull doesn't take a back seat to any of them for me
The most underrated band, album (Aqualung) of all time. Not to mention the talent and genius of Anderson, that goes unnoticed when taking about the greats of Rock.
What bollox, they were huge, just check out their album sales. One of a handful of Brit prog bands that made it huge across the pond. Anderson is a living legend.
True, tho I am not a Brit, I discovered them when I was 13 years ago and had bought the album “Benefit”, which came along before “Aqualung”, their best album I think. Music today sucks compared to what they did on that album.
Not in any way under-rated. Tull were enormously popular and well regarded by fans and critics alike, especially when Aqualung came out. Just a pity they started to lose their edge with Thick as a Brick and subsequent albums.
"People what have you done?" Timeless question for many reasons these days! I consider myself lucky to have seen the band live several times throughout my life. Their music and poetry certainly changed my view of the world, for the better, I would say. Thank you Ian Anderson and group!
This performance blows my mind! It's powerful even on video. I feel like I'm there, as if I can feel what he feels as he plays. To be that wild on stage in front of everyone is just inspiring to me. Wow!
I added Tull to my listening by getting hold of the Stand Up album when I was about 15.Found them captivating and splendid, happily throwing them into the mix of my other loves, Zep, Purple, Hendrix, E. L. P, Budgie and on and on ........ It wasn't possible to be bored with all that amazing music around. Even now at 60 I have never needed the lure of much techky gadgets, music usurps them every time.
When ever I watch one of these old videos it makes me have more appreciation of the era I grew up in. Never again will there be more unique musicians . Beautiful memories of one hell of an era.
Been listening and loving Tull since the late 70's when hearing my older brother play their records, and been lucky enough to see them live a couple of times. It's a massive shame when great musicians pass away but worse when they fall out and lose the magic that they had created. Ian was and probably still is a great writer and producer and was a great frontman for tull but lost his voice 20 years ago and unfortunately wanted to take the band in his OWN direction parting ways with the underrated brilliant Martin Barre. Fantastic that we still have all the great music that they made together!!!
Been a fan for 50 years, picked them up in ‘73. I heard half of his flute solo was Ian just trying to fight off a sneezing fit, I kid, his performance was excellent and highlighted the eccentrics of Ian Anderson’s mind. Saw him in ‘ 79 Heavy Horses Tour Seattle Center Coliseum. I love that, that performance is on UA-cam, I get to re-live it every once in a while, I can even spot my seating area at the show.
It’s hard to describe a Jethro Tull live performance. I was fortunate to have seen them three times between 1970 and 1972, but the show that is forever burned into my soul took place at the Fillmore East in the spring of 1971. Here is my description: Follow a path deep into a forest; very deep where it gets dark and quiet, where only the gnomes and faeries go. You hear a distant flute trilling and fluttering, and you move cautiously towards the sound. As you get closer you see a figure in a clearing gyrating and pointing his flute at various long haired, bearded men, each of whom is playing an instrument. The man with the flute is also bearded, and his hair is flying about like that of a wild man possessed. There’s a huge stack of amplifiers, but where could they possibly be plugged in this deep into the woods? The music they’re playing is like nothing you’ve ever heard; powerful guitar, bass, and drums, and yet lyrical, and melodic. The flute man sings with a voice unlike any other and stands on one leg while playing his flute. He drops down into a lunging pose and points his flute at each of the others who in turn perform solos with equal abandon. It’s magical, madness, and you can’t look away. They play with seemingly boundless energy in an almost chaotic mayhem, but then there are moments of incredible emotion and beauty that bring tears to your eyes. It’s like a dreamscape; this magical scene deep in a dark forest. These men from another time and place hurling incredible bursts of exotic music into your soul. All of a sudden, it’s over. They’re gone; vanished into thin air. The music has drained you, and you feel too sleepy to leave this secret spot in the forest. You lay down and fall into an incredibly deep sleep, the music still playing somewhere in your subconscious being. That music will stay in you forever. When you wake, it’s morning, and you wonder if it really happened; it had to, as the songs are still playing in your head, as they will be fifty years hence. Thank you Jethro Tull.
Your writeup about them is as good as them. You are obviously a brilliant man yourself. Trust you have kids and and your legacy will be safe. Bravo! I copied this to make sure it's saved forever. Trust you don't mind.
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Boy oh boy I was 30years old when this happened, and can't stop listening to THE MIGHTY JETHRO TULL I'm 80years young because of music like this......
Rock on Justin
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Hell yes, old man!!!! I will be right there with you some day. As long as we can draw breath and can occasionally stand on one leg...
I was 13 when I first heard Tull... In 1970. I'm 63 years young myself Justin, keep on!
very cool!!!!
Ian Anderson = combination of (flutist, vocalist, lyricist, composer, showman, crazy man) par excellence.
Jethro tull Its not Just rock 'n roll, Its something by itself.
You think flute with rock? Thats not possible, but rock shows time after time, you can add any instrument into it and make it rocking roll
He definatly broke a mold only onejethro
Sono d'accordo. Jan Anderson un grande! Salutoni dall'Italia 🌷
@@bastrixer, was just thinking same thing about flute as a rock instrument, although, I hear jazz influences in there, as well, so seems like it may have been unexpected, yet a natural leap, all the same.
You are forgetting acoustic guitarist. He came up with some haunting lines, as can be heard here.
For me this is the greatest live rock performance ever. The man is a genius!
Igen , egyetértek .
He truly is a genius, and the rest of the band are just killer as well. So unbelievably good.
Tull was always in a whole different category! Most don't even understand his talents. Plus he had nothing but the best musicians playing with him!
Absolutly right
Luckly i have seen them live 4 times. They are fantastic and i just love that flute as a rock instrument.
I was there. 24 years old. Ten feet from the stage.
I was just born if this was 1970
One of the greatest live music events of all time. Fortunate son.
++@@williamwinslow6582++ I have to agree and would add thaat the 1969 IOW was just as good, in different ways. We had trees to sit in and Bob Dylan was not dead, as had been rumoured.
Then came the "Night Assemblies Act" and everything went to the dogs.
Not there that night, but I’ve seen them 4 times.
I can offer, in its purest possible form, 100 gigatons of pure, crystalline envy.
Hard to believe he was only 23 here. 😮 I saw JT at least 6x and we always had 1st or 2nd row seats. The 70s were an amazing time to go to concerts. I think tickets were around $5 sometimes. 🎟 Loved seeing him perform. An amazing showman. ❤️ Pure genius❣️ 👏 🪈
Benefit Tour , and to my pleasure,mixing a lot of "Stand Up". Row G is as close as could score.but, it was , dead center orchestra seating. For, as you pointed out ,around 5.50 . Not bad for two 15 yr. olds , ......on a school night hahahaha
My much older brother and his buddies went to a Tull show in Chicago in the early 70’s and I begged them to take me. No dice. Now I know why, because they took me everywhere. They ended up taking me to see Monty Pythons and the Holy Grail.
You poor ole soul you see it is only you Ian and only us !
Went to JT concert in 79 and 96. Both were great '79 concert was $7.
This is Jethro Tull at their finest!!
Absolutely 100%
Oh yeah, so awesome!
Sex with the flute.
Helt enig. Mvhn. Ballishane.
WHY in the name of the Lord is Tull not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Best live rock concert I ever saw in my 70 years!!!
simply because RRHOF is not about rock and roll... Madonna was inducted, so what??
Because they are not American and have never tried to be even remotely so. Proudly British.
RRHOF is a fucking joke just like the Grammys. Doobie brothers inductee this year. Really?.... they have been making great albums since 1971 just like Tull. That's 50 freakin years....
The Beastie Boys got in Blondie got in ..Jon Bovi kiss my ass Rock and Roll hall of jokes.
Real art isn't stamped like pop music.
@@sav7568 well, you realize blues and rock is from America which inspired 100% of the British prog-rock bands. But the main point is that the RRHOF is a joke no matter which country you come from. And despite what the other comments say, its not because they include hiphop or pop artists (because many rappers have the rock feel) but its because they are openly a popularity contest and a "pay to win" organization. They function on $$$$$$ alone... Im actually glad Jethro Tull or Ian Anderson is not in that shit "hall of fame" should be hall of shame. Its a joke.
No one needs to be told how amazing Jethro tull is, if you DO need to be told that - then youre better off without them.
And your nationalism is falling of deaf ears. Music is for everyone, blues started from the slaves in my area who needed that music to survive, but even that can be traced back to the gospel, that can be traced back to baroque, to classical, etc etc. You can do this all day with many MANY different tangents and outside influences.... my point is, Ian's nationality has ZERO to do with why they aren't in the RRHOF. But anyone worth their salt realizes those awards are just one big circle jerk.
Ian Anderson is truly possessed by a medieval minstrel as he strikes those poses with left foot on right knee while talking the flute... Utterly fantastic....
Keith Harris: Clearly you were totally sucked into the role Anderson played!
Awesome songs
Mostly to get his lungs filled with air to play the flute..just watch & listen. All for the sound, his body was part of that flute an instrument or part of...feefin great band !!! I love them man. Up the pool but better yet a witches promise...
@@andythomas706....you're completely wrong
I've seen Tull 6 times in 70~80s and Ian 3 times. . look up the 60~70s definition of a "head". the "roll" you said he played and his music defines who he is. i partied with Tull in 71 at dayton Hara arena.
he's one of those you just love to talk to.spontaneous funny out to lunch..etc... i told him about my time at Kent St. in 70. he couldn't believe we were shot at and people died. he told me about a personal tragedy he went thru. kind of a bummer.
when Ian played Cinny in 2013 i was close enough to hand the stage manager a note ...about what he told me along time and many brain cells ago. manager gave me a back stage pass. he didn't remember me but wondered how i knew. i told him about hara arena partying.. still didn't remember but like i said many brain cells ago. he's still one of those you love to talk to.. older slower but still half crazy but so am I.. i have 2 tickets reserved in my name for all his USA shows..if you want to go sometime....
Keith Harris
Saw JT back in 2004 or 2005 in Houston. Great show in a great venue Jones Hall. He came to Houston again in 2018 or maybe 2017 but he’s lost a lot of his voice especially the higher registers so he really did his fans a disservice because he couldn’t deliver what they came to see and paid for.
13.7 Billions years. The universe is 13.7 Billion years old and you were lucky enough to experience this. Never say life isn't fair.
A concur with you my friend
@@derickpalmer231and only one grammy in 1989 and no rock and roll hall of shame. Criminal
More than twice, even.
Jethro Tull, several masterpieces like my god or wind up.
From one ancient to another, yep.
What a Freak he was at playing that damn flute! NO ONE can play like he can, grunting, groping, panting, sneezing, singing, crying, what a performance. What a song, thanks for the upload!
+Rex Russell Ian Anderson is,without a doubt,the Jimi Hendrix of flute,a master of his own and a fucking Genius!
mangadrummer85
and a dirty old man to boot!
+Rex Russell Not to take anything away from Ian's flute playing which is great, but he took quite a lot of influence from the playing of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
A dirty old man?! Please elaborate ;)
blackmore4
"Sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent!" or pick another song, say "Hunting Girl" I suppose I shouldn't connect their lyrics with him personaly, but its just an impression I get. Hope you don't think I'm slandering him, he's quite my hero actually.
Of course Ian Anderson is one in two million.., a wild genius. The likes of which we’re not likely to see again. He’s brilliant.
One in 300 million!!!
Back when Rock Rolled.....Brilliant is a good word but does not quite cover him.....
Batshit crazy pretty much sums it up. Absolutely one of the best performers of the era
& he said I never took drugs or alcohol
I think of Ian as unique, one of a kind. I mean it’s been over half a century, and nobody’s even tried to follow in his foot steps.
I have been listening to Jethro Tull for over 40 years and still play them in my car and house today and my teenage boys like his music also.
Same Flying
Thur Royal Oak in Tull
50 yrs since was 13
@TheDJM59 been 51 for me since 12 and 63 now.
Going on 60 years, now I are one too ✌️. Tull !
One of the greatest live bands ever. Always gave you 2 h 2 1/2 hrs. Top musicianship ,great songs. Killer lyrics and one of the best front men of all time.In their prime they had no equal
You are so right.Their fans loved them because they remained faithful to their music, they put out a stunning album every year, and when they toured they always came to town. Was that a hot ticket!! Because of exactly what you said. You knew your were in for an awesome concert experience. I requested a Jethro Tull song on a local classic rock station some time back and told the DJ that Ian Anderson could command an arena of 20,000 with a wave of his flute and she giggled. I felt sorry for her. The only other band at the time that could rival Jethro Tull for a live concert performance was Emerson Lake and Palmer. Agree Mike? I’m sure you saw both. What wonderful memories. Stay well bro.☮️🎸✌️
I saw them at the forum in 1977 they Easley rivaled Zeppelin and another forgotten group of the time Supertramp.
Saw them many times between '73 & '78 Boston garden Springfield civic center Hartford civic center Hampton beach!!!! Absolutely tightest band out there¡!
@@tonychristo8733 : The first tours they did for Aqualung and Thick as Brick at the Garden were awesome -- couldn't believe it was real. Of course there was the acid...
He is not just a musicians, he is a performer and an entertainer. He was a force on the stage.
Incredible front man, incredible musicians, incredible music. Its a fine line between genius and lunacy. Thank God Ian has both.
One of the best life-performances in rock of all time...the glorious 70's❤
This rare film clip done at the isle of wright deserves at least a 5 star performance and it was superbly done by all of them and all these musicians got it done.
You can get their entire performance on DVD. I've had it for years.
A new friend I made in school immigrated to Canada from the Isle of Wight and he was dreadfully pi$$ed that they left Britain before this concert on his home turf. So all he could do is read letters from his old school mates describing how it incredible it was. We're close friends to this day; so over 50 years.
Ian Anderson is the hendrix of the flute and acoustic guitar absolutely stunning
He is a very underrated singer, too.
@garyking2622 At this time, yes.
When I was 15 and finally ready to give my father's music a chance, he played Thick As A Brick for me. My life was never the same and I couldn't be more thankful!
The TAAB album was remixed for the anniversary edition and the sound is unreal and the band discusses that album and how scared they all were to play it live the first time so intricate so many odd time changes.
So cool to hear the band discuss the recording etc..
Ya the brick was my favorite since i was young. Anytime my dad wanted to piss my mom off, on went the brick. She hated it,Lol i do the same thing too when the wife is pissing me off with the same effect.
Amen!!
I love how Glenn Cornick is just leaning there watching the spectacle, then suddenly springs into action with this massive energy convulsing his body.
I noticed that, too.
One of the most unmistakable vocals of all time ! Hello middle ages , are you there? ✌️🌈🌞
This is an extraordinary performance.
Hands down - the Pride Piper of Rock & Roll. Ian - a true playwright performer, story teller and prog-rock craftsman.❤🎉❤🎉
Saw them in SanAntonio in 1975. Will never forget it. Most epic concert of all time. Passion Play tour. Still have goose bumps.
Do you know what I was wondering as to what type of rock ‘n’ roll singer I could classify him as
The greatest band of the 70s for me, magic
Ian Anderson: composer, lyricist, guitarist, flautist, showman, genius. Completely unique and original. His body of work not only holds up today, it reveals the sickening lack of talent in the music world of the 21st Century.
Britain produced so many unique rock bands after the Beatles broke through. Impressive for a country of our size.
Yes! But sadly, where are the new bands of worth?
Indeed! America is the birth place of rock n roll. UK birth place of hard rock and of course heavy metal!
I totally agree! And I’m from America. Too many to count from the 1970’s .
too strongs those British.. they invented all stuff in rock music !
A lot of it had to do with the end of conscription in 1960~1963 while the USA still had theirs in force until the end of their involvement in Vietnam. A lot of young British talent developed during that short window of time in the 60s and "invaded" the USA.
Oh my God, I forgot how blessedly good these boys were, Tune crafters extraordinaire, masterful players. How lucky we were to be in their presence.
This amazing performance proves once and for all, That Ian is Arguably one of the most, if not The Most talented "Front-man" in rock history!
No one will ever play flute like him ever.
Study his style. He is certainly someone to aspire and learn from .
One of Glen Cornick’s last performances with Tull, what a fantastic bassist
Truer words my friend...
This song is so haunting.
And then came glasscock. Barlow and Glasscock .need I say more.
Yeah, he had a super cool style/vibe...a real deal bass player.
Together with John Paul Jones, Glen Cornick has always been my favourite bass player.
I’ve been obsessed with this wizard for 40 years.
People who have said that Tull isn't Metal haven't watched this video. This IS Metal with a madman at the helm. Doesn't get any better.
James Last he is a godfather to metal . This is just heavy period.
I was about to blasphem about your name ;-) Well I don't.I got a name MrNickelbrille wich are glasses John Lennon wore. Besides of that you are simply right Point. ;-) But could you do me a little favor? Could you change this IS metal to a: This is metal?Thank you so much Bro ;-) I even gave you a like bfore doing so ;-)
It ain't metal if it doesn't have a flute solo.
Not metal!! Metal could never touch this!
Absolutely James! I'm glad you posted your comment because I've loved Tull from the day I bought Minstrel in the Gallery! And at 57 years old, I bought that vinyl masterpiece way back in 1972? I would have been 10 so I think I got the year wrong. do you know when Minstrel was released?
Another stunning moment from the glorious age of real music.
saw a short rap clip with the lyric "yada yada i dont do no auto tune" and he gets autotuned mid lyric. Its a shame there is a million rappers in jail...
No kidding! Music is all so fake now.
So true!
Nothing beats 60's and 70's Rock.
Absolutely!
The Gospel According to Jethro Tull.
The Most True Gospel.
I was never the greatest Tull fan, but, this footage, this energy is just unbelievable. No wonder everyone loved 'em.
I know right! I always liked a few songs. Then when I started watching their live stuff I got into them way more. Makes me sad I wasn’t alive way back then to witness them live in their prime.
@@wakakalolololol1352 I saw them play the whole Aqualung album in 1971. Before they came on, 5 blokes in brown janitor coats, carrying brushes, appeared & began sweeping the stage... My friend said "That's a bit weird." I said "It's probably the band." (He said) "Don't be stupid!" They removed their coats, picked up their instruments & started playing the album. It was quite a moment... I've seen them several times over the years. Always a great show. Tull's music is complex - not as palatable as many of the straight rock acts of the time & that's probably why they weren't as mainstream.
@@pipkin1865 Our ears naturally gravitate to what is familiar.
I saw Martin Barre perform a few days ago... Had a chat with him... And I think what made Tull sound so different is that once Martin joined, the band had virtually no blues influence in their music at all. At that point in the history of rock, that would make them almost unique.
He said during his performance that his wife keeps on telling him to write a blues song, and he keeps on telling her that he doesn't and never has played blues.
@@neilandfi Agreed. Must have been interesting talking to MB. Their music was difficult to categorise. What made them unique was of course IA's flute - not only the strangeness of a flautist within the context of their eclecticism - but also his style of playing. I play tenor sax & took private music lessons (back in the late 60's early 70's.) My sax teacher who also played flute was in a dance band (as in Glen Miller style.) Great musician but he abhorred anything post 50's, especially what he referred to as 'rock' music. I was amused to see that he had a copy of Stand Up in his record collection... A few years later I met him by chance & told him I'd joined a band - a 'rock band'. I'll never forget his reaction - sneering git :-)
@@pipkin1865 In meeting him, the first thing I noticed was what a warm and refreshingly ego-free man he is. Meeting him after watching him play made me realise he was probably responsible for far more of the composition from his period with the band than he was ever given the credit for. It's hard to imagine a rock band where the guitarist has almost no blues in their playing... Not some much a rock guitarist..more "ba-roque", perhaps ?
I think I got into Tull initially because of (being a percussionist) Barriemore Barlow... I wasn't so familiar with Clive Bunker's playing, but I loved Barlow's style. (Bunker was at the gig too,as was our resident local hero, Mr Plant (blatant name dropping there...apologies). I would have been there anyway, but my daughter was the support act. Being as they are all genuinely nice human beings, she got a great schooling that night...and as she doesn't really know anything about Tull, she wasn't intimidated (we're quite used to RP being around at gigs in this area)... So she was just hanging with them, chatting and listening....But anyway... yeh it's late and I'm rambling
Tucked away in the back round, the most under rated drummer Clive Bunker!
I agree... Amazing drumming. really driving this song!!!!
I prefer Bariemore Barlow drummer
Background
bunker is one of best in rock
@@francesco6583 darn right brother
You know what really grinds my gears? A 15 second commercial during his flute solo.
AdBlock or smth. similar...and you will not be disturbed ever again
Totally agree😩
@Boone Eugene No, I don't care. Not going to last this one, is it...
@Jordan Peirce. What really "grinds my gears" (your phrase) is that you think you're supposed to get for free. Why don't you quit being a little pampered infant, and pay $9.95 a month for the UA-cam premium service? Think of it: You get something for free and you're such a big baby that you think you have the right to get pissed off because you don't like how they give it to you. Okay, I'm coming over to your house. I'm going to walk into your kitchen. I'm going to start eating all your food. It really grinds my gears that you're going to expect me to pay for it. You know I'm right. And you know what else? You don't have the guts to admit it publicly. .
@@jamesoeming5022 If I can be forgiven for butting into someone else's argument, the other guy isn't complaining about the fact that UA-cam carries advertisements, just about where this particular advertisement is placed. Whose fault that is could be down to one of two things. If a video is more than 8 minutes long, UA-cam by default inserts one or more mid-roll ads. Where UA-cam puts these mid-roll adds is automated, basically by some rudimentary AI that looks for "gaps" in the sound track or action. Maybe the AI made a bad call here, probably because there aren't any such "gaps" in this case? But the video poster can move the adds to somewhere less intrusive - they can even turn them off!
Whatever, it's a fact that the ad break in this particular video is in a really annoying place, and that's all the guy is saying; hardly justifies your over the top lecture in response. And you're not telling people anything they don't already know.
THE most underrated musician in the world.....
Underrated??? i don't think so. Jethro is the best progressive rock band ever!
Not really underrated, just that Led Zep have more fans.
one of many. Ive never turned JT volume down
The right People rate him right
Without doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There really needs to be a "I F**KING LOVE THIS!!!" button.
Oh yes!!! He grabs you from the inside and turns you inside out!
U are right Sir
One of my favourite songs of Jethro Tull.
Lyrics are great, music is great.
Ian could play something like 10 instruments well--all self-taught.
He claimed he wasn't terribly good on guitar but the intro. to this song proves he was just being modest.
Yeah, he was like the Dan Fogelberg of Rock !
Yes, his guitar on this is beautiful.
Ian Anderson could play 10 instruments well.
Prince: hold my beer.
I must say, as a musician he is humble cuz I heard in alot of interviews him saying hé is not good at either playing guitar or flute, but Yeah, I beg the difference. 😂
20 instruments
He was a way beyond all the other musicians in terms of knowledge an trenscendance, and I mean it...
Simply a true genius
I wrote a fan letter to him I never sent. Wish I could find it.
Ian Anderson and the band can never get pigeon holed into any genre in rock 🪨and roll history. They were unique, and could never be copied!! I was fortunate to see them multiple times. Each concert was a masterpiece.
@@carlosgallegos8999 Ian reminds me of some minstrel character in Graves' White godess
Ian Anderson is immensely talented!!
This song is one of the greatest songs , standing on one leg playing the flute !!! When I saw him for the first in early seventies my mind was blown away !!!
I saw them in 1971, one of the best concerts I have ever seen, he flipped his flute 50 ' in the air it came back to his hands, and he never missed a beat, wow.
Sei stato fortunato!😊
Saw him was too late, 1982 although could have seen him in 1976/77
I did that with a joint once 😂
(71) Great year to see Tull! I was at one of the concrts!
I believe it. I believe it.
I saw Tull perform Aqualung at Bayfront Stadium and my musical life was changed. I’ve been a Jethro Tull fan ever since. 1970 or 71. Those were great days in music.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Truly an elegant chord progression to start this off... and in the last 50 years I have never recognized it in another song.
Hes such a brain an plays every thing there is to play
It has such a deeply mystical sound
Saw Tull 11 times from 69-2006. It ranks as some of my favorite times and memories. I felt that I had discovered something that most people didn't know about, something special.
Always a Tull fan. Todays music sucks Period. No musicians left.Long live Tull
hoy seguramente los músicos en general tienen una mejor técnica pero lo que creo que falta es cultura e imaginación entre otras cosas
One of the if not the best shows that I ever attended was Tull
Sucking periods is bloody stupid.
Tull is a very big part of my growing up and still playing their music today at 68.
Saw them every time they toured OZ.
Yes!
The fact that Ian was not on drugs is the most unbelievable thing about this performance.
drugs are good but not needed during the performance. pink floyd didn't play while on acid.
Ian is on record as having said, quite early in the seventies, that the only drugs he ever did were nicotine and alcohol - and he gave one of those two up decades ago.
He just meant to say it's an extraordinary performance.
@@tej2ni They did a few times in the early days, or so the footage seems to show.
@@adolforodolfo6929 Also underlined by the factoid that Tull recorded their albums between 9 and 5.
I’m not, nor have I ever been, a JT fan - every song the same as the last one, with a flute solo, etc.
But I will readily admit the musicianship here is superb! Ian’s flute solo is extraordinary, and the rest of the band are on top form. Maybe - just maybe - you might have another fan…!
Damn how can you say that every song is the same they're one of the most varied bands ever existed
Ian was a maniac on stage, but the musicianship
was amazing.
I think it was 1972 when I first saw Jethro Tull at the Berkeley community theater. Absolutely amazing performance by all on stage absolutely brilliant . I instantly forgot all about the opening act, this band called The Eagles.
Has to be one of the greatest and underated songs of any era in music! Plus the greatest front person in any band! Tull went way beyond 99.9 % of any band!
My favorite band of all time...and Ian is a genius....one reason my son is named Ian...I will always be a Tullian....
Same here!! My son is Ian also!!
I don't have a son named Ian, but I do have a daughter who plays flute, since 8 years old! Because of Ian!
My favorite of all music videos available.
Killer tune!
The R&R Hall of Fame is a farce.
I agree. Ian himself said he does not belong in the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, lasy year he said the following: “So far, it’s a sense of relief that I haven’t had to face the embarrassing prospect of being invited into the Hall of Fame, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I’ve maintained the position that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is an American institution about American-inspired music. It doesn’t necessarily preclude musicians of other nationalities, but I think it’s gotta be essentially about American music. Not necessarily exactly rock and roll, so we’re not talking about Chuck Berry, Little Richard, or Elvis Presley or whatever, but we’re talking broadly speaking, pop and rock music. There is a certain sort of American styling, and certainly, the Rolling Stones for example would fit that perfectly. Because they owe everything to American music, whereas I guess Jethro Tull, apart from the first album, I would say, not a lot of Americana in the musical styles that I tend to work with. So I don’t think we are appropriate as inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”
Ian is no shrinking violet and has always said what he actually thinks.
how in the world can one person have so much musical talent.? saw him in Denver, still rocking !!!
Puts his heart and soul into it...LOVE YOU, Ian
I mean really Ian Anderson is pure genius! No one else would ever consider the wide range of instruments Jethro Tull used for their music. Dude is a master........
Not to mention his lyrics in his many many masterpieces. Incredible, and with no drugs!!😎
A very distinguished Gentleman today, this guy was totally nuts back then but WHAT A TALENT, nobody comes close today
I remember seeing Ian Anderson on the stage in 1973 it was so good all I can say is God bless him guess he's so good
I think I ran out of words trying to explain how Great Tull is. How about this one. If Bach had a record company he be first in line to sign Tull! Just Amazing!!!
The one thing Woodstock was missing was Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson didn't want to go.
Ian is in a different world than ours!
But, no Nothing is Easy!
He had the nerve and the wisdom to sing of subjects such as this. A true troubadour and minstrel!
I guess when you're one of the greatest flute players in the World....every now and then you touch yourself making sure it's still there..💚
Excuse me but are you talking about Michael jackson?
My god he was 23!!!
I’m sixty now and a JT lover since my teenage years.
I wished I could have experience them in my youth but I grew up in East Germany (GDR) and because of the iron curtain that was always just a dream. The only way to see them at these times was rare enough in TV.
Some years ago I finally had the opportunity to see them live in a concert.
And it was great!
I have almost if not all of their albums (my N#1: Songs From The Wood) in my archive and have watched several live performances here at YT over the years.
But I have to say that I haven’t seen this one ‘til this moment.
I always knew Ian Anderson can play the flute like no other (one reason to love him and JT) but what he does here is even new for me!
I say that with all the regard and respect: Artists like him I call an animal! In the best sense of that. What a performance!
A funny detail marginally: Watching his fingering posture every music school flute teacher would throw his hands up in despair. ;-)
But who else cares...
Yup and he's 73 today!!!
their music is like no other. its beyond music. its something else
Arguably the greatest Tull song ever. It's just that damn good. The way it builds is so outstanding. And when it reaches the apex of the song it does not disappoint.
Esta versión de "My God" es lo más alucinante que he visto y oído. A su lado Mick Jagger es un niño saltarín y sin arte.
Imposible hacer más y mejor: Ian gruñe, llora, gime, chilla, ríe, se frota lo suyo, escupe, insulta, reza, nos riñe, estornuda, implora..... todo ello al tiempo que saca de la flauta los sonidos más inimaginables, la toca sin soplar, mete una melodía infantil por medio y a Bach entretanto.
Además cambia de registro en la melodía, los tempos, los pianísimos y lo más potente.
Sin hablar de la guitarra, cómo se pueden dominar tantos instrumentos y con esa Gracia que viene de otro planeta.
Juglar de tiempos pretéritos, sátiro de los bosques, bufón de nobles y villanos, con sus mallas de Shakespeare para saltar mejor y tocar sobre una pierna, Flautista de Hamelín que arrastra a todos por el barranco...
El comentario sobre mick jagger fue innecesario además de incorrecto
@@Leonard-tb3gt No hay opiniones innecesarias ni incorrectas. Son simplemente opiniones. Los hechos o argumentos podrían serlo.
Man, Back in 69 as a sophomore in high school, this was my EVERYTHING!! I had the Stand Up album insert in my Schoolbook cover to open and Stand Up every time I opened it!!!!!!
Shockingly brilliant band. Always known of them now getting into them.
Jethro Tull is in my mind. From the start of the 1970's, till now!
Ha yes -- huge ditto!!!!
Me too, but the start was in 1968!
Grandes recuerdos en mi Morelia del 69's y todos los 70's esperando nuevos lp's para oirlos en las tardes noches .con los amigos ,a todos ellos deseandoles lo mejor en este viaje.
Tull is brilliant, pure genius. I love how the flute IS the heaviness of Jethro Tull.
This song helped build my faith as a young CHRISTIAN
Best combination ever: Ian Anderson, Martin Barree, Clive Bunker and Glenn Cornick
and John Evan. No Aqualung without him.
This was Jeffrey Hammond actually. Glenn Cornick left the band before this album.
soldierinall True Glenn Cornick left before Aqualung but that’s him in the video.
undoubted
@@N00dleBandit That is Glenn playing bass lad
He is indeed one of the Gods of music.
There is not another band to compare to what they have done. Its a shame most dont realize. Name anyone who comes besides Beatles.
I became fan 1977 , 19 yrs old
and still rockin at 65.
right on...me too - exactly...I bought every Tull album back in the '70s...a big part of the reason I had to have a Marantz 150 wpc receiver and the Dual direct drive turntable that will track even if it's sitting at an angle, and the best cartridge I could find (Sherrard I think?) was because I wanted to hear 'The Minstrel In The Gallery' - REALLY hear it...I Love the Beatles, and the Pink Floyd, and so many others - but Jethro Tull doesn't take a back seat to any of them for me
This is my favorite Jethro Tull song..
He kills it on the flute!!
Maybe i'am old; but i'm happy lo love this kind of music.
Great Ian Anderson. Love your music, words, fluit, guitar and other...
Thanks from poor Russia.
After 50 years and i listened to them from the beginning this is simply feckin brilliant! This is world class music
The most underrated band, album (Aqualung) of all time. Not to mention the talent and genius of Anderson, that goes unnoticed when taking about the greats of Rock.
shtak21able - the previous albums are quite worth a listen!
What bollox, they were huge, just check out their album sales. One of a handful of Brit prog bands that made it huge across the pond. Anderson is a living legend.
I remember in the day reading Life magazine where Ian said Jethro Tull could be bigger than Led Zep but he didn't want to go that route.
True, tho I am not a Brit, I discovered them when I was 13 years ago and had bought the album “Benefit”, which came along before “Aqualung”, their best album I think. Music today sucks compared to what they did on that album.
Not in any way under-rated. Tull were enormously popular and well regarded by fans and critics alike, especially when Aqualung came out. Just a pity they started to lose their edge with Thick as a Brick and subsequent albums.
listening to music like this when your 12 years old im so blessed to have grew up in the best era of music
"People what have you done?" Timeless question for many reasons these days! I consider myself lucky to have seen the band live several times throughout my life. Their music and poetry certainly changed my view of the world, for the better, I would say. Thank you Ian Anderson and group!
Ian Anderson, master of the flute! This has to be the best audio from 1970 that I have ever heard.
This performance blows my mind! It's powerful even on video. I feel like I'm there, as if I can feel what he feels as he plays. To be that wild on stage in front of everyone is just inspiring to me. Wow!
Then only one man on Earth, who used the flute as heavy rock instrument
awaken77 listen to King Crimson
Wrong. There's a man in Spain called José Carlos Molina who did the same with his group Ñu.
focus
Listen to early Genesis
Yes, they all copied Ian.
What a fabulous way to get through COVID "stay at home".....thank you !
This is exactly what I'm doing, thank God for the internet.
I added Tull to my listening by getting hold of the Stand Up album when I was about 15.Found them captivating and splendid, happily throwing them into the mix of my other loves, Zep, Purple, Hendrix, E. L. P, Budgie and on and on ........ It wasn't possible to be bored with all that amazing music around. Even now at 60 I have never needed the lure of much techky gadgets, music usurps them every time.
which came first Jethro Tull or the stage, because Anderson was made for performing on it.
hes a natural, his presence is commanding. incredible.
great description
"Sometimes it seems everyone is on the stage and you're the only one sitting in the audience" Jethro Tull.
When ever I watch one of these old videos it makes me have more appreciation of the era I grew up in. Never again will there be more unique musicians . Beautiful memories of one hell of an era.
Been listening and loving Tull since the late 70's when hearing my older brother play their records, and been lucky enough to see them live a couple of times. It's a massive shame when great musicians pass away but worse when they fall out and lose the magic that they had created. Ian was and probably still is a great writer and producer and was a great frontman for tull but lost his voice 20 years ago and unfortunately wanted to take the band in his OWN direction parting ways with the underrated brilliant Martin Barre. Fantastic that we still have all the great music that they made together!!!
This is the quintessential lineup of Tull. Anderson, Cornick, Bunker, Barre and Barlow. The best.
I agree completely, but I think you meant Anderson, Barre, Cornick, Bunker and Evan. 👍
The greatest band of all time..
Utterly brilliant. I never grow tired of Tull.
Been a fan for 50 years, picked them up in ‘73. I heard half of his flute solo was Ian just trying to fight off a sneezing fit, I kid, his performance was excellent and highlighted the eccentrics of Ian Anderson’s mind. Saw him in ‘ 79 Heavy Horses Tour Seattle Center Coliseum. I love that, that performance is on UA-cam, I get to re-live it every once in a while, I can even spot my seating area at the show.
I saw Jethro Tull perform live twice. Truly amazing. Ian Anderson is one of the best, if not “the” best, showman rock music has every produced.
It’s hard to describe a Jethro Tull live performance. I was fortunate to have seen them three times between 1970 and 1972, but the show that is forever burned into my soul took place at the Fillmore East in the spring of 1971. Here is my description: Follow a path deep into a forest; very deep where it gets dark and quiet, where only the gnomes and faeries go. You hear a distant flute trilling and fluttering, and you move cautiously towards the sound. As you get closer you see a figure in a clearing gyrating and pointing his flute at various long haired, bearded men, each of whom is playing an instrument. The man with the flute is also bearded, and his hair is flying about like that of a wild man possessed. There’s a huge stack of amplifiers, but where could they possibly be plugged in this deep into the woods? The music they’re playing is like nothing you’ve ever heard; powerful guitar, bass, and drums, and yet lyrical, and melodic. The flute man sings with a voice unlike any other and stands on one leg while playing his flute. He drops down into a lunging pose and points his flute at each of the others who in turn perform solos with equal abandon. It’s magical, madness, and you can’t look away. They play with seemingly boundless energy in an almost chaotic mayhem, but then there are moments of incredible emotion and beauty that bring tears to your eyes. It’s like a dreamscape; this magical scene deep in a dark forest. These men from another time and place hurling incredible bursts of exotic music into your soul. All of a sudden, it’s over. They’re gone; vanished into thin air. The music has drained you, and you feel too sleepy to leave this secret spot in the forest. You lay down and fall into an incredibly deep sleep, the music still playing somewhere in your subconscious being. That music will stay in you forever. When you wake, it’s morning, and you wonder if it really happened; it had to, as the songs are still playing in your head, as they will be fifty years hence. Thank you Jethro Tull.
Your writeup about them is as good as them. You are obviously a brilliant man yourself. Trust you have kids and and your legacy will be safe. Bravo! I copied this to make sure it's saved forever. Trust you don't mind.
It was the debut of aqualung if I'm not mistaken
One of the best voices in rock history. So underrated for his vocals.
The talent possessed here. Been a favorite for a long time and forever will be!