I saw them in Tucson, Az. I live in Mexico and drove all the way to see this fantastic tour in 02/05/1975. The opening act was a Flamenco Rock Group called Carmen. It was my first concert in USA. Greetings from the limits of Sonora Arizona Desert in Mexico.
I saw this show in San Diego a couple months later. Truly, this review reflects the quality and stamina of the band perfectly. Just an absolutely jaw-dropping concert. The best concert I ever saw or ever will see. IMO - The best concert ever done in modern rock music. Bar none. Thanks for the memories!!
Thanks for a great precis of the concert I was lucky enough to be at the Birmingham Odeon 6 days later on my 18th Birthday , no Pans People or Sterling Moss but it was BRILLIANT & Extremely Memorable .
I saw Tull's "Warchild" tour in January 1975 in Oklahoma City. I was only 14-1/2 years old, I had been a Tull fan since hearing Thick as a Brick in "72 and loved A Passion Play (still my favorite) but was sadly unable to see Tull perform until the Warchild tour, which was my first "real" rock concert. I was so glad to hear this review - though neither the Pan's People nor the race car driver intro were part of the U.S. tour, the rest of the description is spot on to what I witnessed and agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer's opinions. This concert became the high water benchmark for future concerns I would attend.
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 Yes, I'm sure that is true. On the US date I saw, the opening act was Carmen, who we later learned was where John Glascock came from. John G was lovely but I always missed Jeffrey. All my most favorite Tull albums have both Barrie and Jeffrey (and John E of course). Barrie is indeed an unsung hero of the drums, and I too never understood comments from Barrie and even Jeffrey about Jeffrey's skills. I play both bass and drums and both of them were key inspirations.
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 Great! Do you know about the Tulltapes videos on UA-cam (just search "Tulltapes")? There are some 8mm film clips from the APP tour. The guy told me long ago he was going to stitch them all together and sync with various audio sources for a "virtual" APP concert but he was waiting until he exhausted all his sources for the best footage he could find. I don't believe it has come to pass yet. I hope I live long enough to see that!
My first Jethro Tull concert was in the Glasgow Apollo a couple of weeks before the Rainbow gig. I was a ( 17 year-old ) schoolboy. My favourite concert. Fanny ( with Patti Quatro...Suzi's sister ) were amazing. The David Palmer string quartet were sublime. Pan's People were mouth-watering. Unfortunately , my seat was three rows from the high stage and I could not see Barrie. But as you say , the band were super tight and deserving of their reputation as the best live act on the planet. Jeffrey HH was a good bass player...otherwise he could not replace the brilliant Glenn Cornick....Ian doesn't do passengers...friend or no friend. And yes , WarChild is a superb album.
excellent review - I was there too and I'm convinced there were live (circus) sea lions heading beach balls to each other? but I may have been hallucinating..
I saw this concert in the USA, but I've never heard anyone mention the costume zebra that matched Jeffery Hammond's suite. Ian said every band needs it's symbol, like the Stones uses Mick Jagger's tongue. Ian then said Jethro Tull had came up with their own symbol, Zebra Shit. Then the on stage zebra started producing striped tennis balls out it's rear and Ian threw them out into the crowd. What a fantastic concert!
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 For me it just one big moment of WOW. At the time it was my second Tull concert the first being APP and I really can't remember one bad thing about that night. If only I had a time machine and a seat in the front row.
I've never got the criticisms of Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond's bass playing. No-one who can play through Thick as a Brick or Passion Play is a bad musician.
I saw them in Tucson, Az.
I live in Mexico and drove all the way to see this fantastic tour in 02/05/1975.
The opening act was a Flamenco Rock Group called Carmen.
It was my first concert in USA.
Greetings from the limits of Sonora Arizona Desert in Mexico.
John Glascock was in Carmen...soon to be in Jethro Tull.
I saw this show in San Diego a couple months later. Truly, this review reflects the quality and stamina of the band perfectly. Just an absolutely jaw-dropping concert. The best concert I ever saw or ever will see. IMO - The best concert ever done in modern rock music. Bar none. Thanks for the memories!!
Peter Hodgkins thank you 🙏. I’ll be doing some other Tull concerts 77 and 78!
Thanks for a great precis of the concert I was lucky enough to be at the Birmingham Odeon 6 days later on my 18th Birthday , no Pans People or Sterling Moss but it was BRILLIANT & Extremely Memorable .
I saw Tull's "Warchild" tour in January 1975 in Oklahoma City. I was only 14-1/2 years old, I had been a Tull fan since hearing Thick as a Brick in "72 and loved A Passion Play (still my favorite) but was sadly unable to see Tull perform until the Warchild tour, which was my first "real" rock concert. I was so glad to hear this review - though neither the Pan's People nor the race car driver intro were part of the U.S. tour, the rest of the description is spot on to what I witnessed and agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer's opinions. This concert became the high water benchmark for future concerns I would attend.
I think that pans people were only for the U.K. only and Sterling moss only for that night .
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 Yes, I'm sure that is true. On the US date I saw, the opening act was Carmen, who we later learned was where John Glascock came from. John G was lovely but I always missed Jeffrey. All my most favorite Tull albums have both Barrie and Jeffrey (and John E of course). Barrie is indeed an unsung hero of the drums, and I too never understood comments from Barrie and even Jeffrey about Jeffrey's skills. I play both bass and drums and both of them were key inspirations.
Ted Zeppelin I’m going to do more on Tull in other videos . I am going to be covering dozens of bands over the next few months .
Yes Passion play is my favourite also . I’ll be doing a long breakdown of that album soon .
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 Great! Do you know about the Tulltapes videos on UA-cam (just search "Tulltapes")? There are some 8mm film clips from the APP tour. The guy told me long ago he was going to stitch them all together and sync with various audio sources for a "virtual" APP concert but he was waiting until he exhausted all his sources for the best footage he could find. I don't believe it has come to pass yet. I hope I live long enough to see that!
Saw this show in Oakland, Ca
My first Jethro Tull concert was in the Glasgow Apollo a couple of weeks before the Rainbow gig. I was a ( 17 year-old ) schoolboy. My favourite concert. Fanny ( with Patti Quatro...Suzi's sister ) were amazing. The David Palmer string quartet were sublime. Pan's People were mouth-watering. Unfortunately , my seat was three rows from the high stage and I could not see Barrie. But as you say , the band were super tight and deserving of their reputation as the best live act on the planet. Jeffrey HH was a good bass player...otherwise he could not replace the brilliant Glenn Cornick....Ian doesn't do passengers...friend or no friend. And yes , WarChild is a superb album.
excellent review - I was there too and I'm convinced there were live (circus) sea lions heading beach balls to each other? but I may have been hallucinating..
You know what that stirs a distant memory in me also now you say it . I can remember Ian balancing a beach ball on his head during sea lion .
Passion Play was such a classic...in the shadow of the brilliant Thick as a Brick, but stands on its own as a dark masterpiece...
I saw this concert in the USA, but I've never heard anyone mention the costume zebra that matched Jeffery Hammond's suite. Ian said every band needs it's symbol, like the Stones uses Mick Jagger's tongue. Ian then said Jethro Tull had came up with their own symbol, Zebra Shit. Then the on stage zebra started producing striped tennis balls out it's rear and Ian threw them out into the crowd. What a fantastic concert!
they were boogie, Ian said!
I got one of those Zebra shits! . They threw it into the audience. Rubber ball with a strip of electrical tape around it.
@@helethead Cool!
I was there!
I’d be interested to hear your memories mate . It was a great night .
@@classicrockalbumreviews19 For me it just one big moment of WOW. At the time it was my second Tull concert the first being APP and I really can't remember one bad thing about that night. If only I had a time machine and a seat in the front row.
Me too! Centre stage row D
I've never got the criticisms of Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond's bass playing. No-one who can play through Thick as a Brick or Passion Play is a bad musician.
Agree 100% I really liked his bass playing
You'd like to yak yak yak!!!!
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@@classicrockalbumreviews19 All talk, no music.
Yes unfortunately if I put music on the videos you run into copyright claims and you risk being taken down , so no .