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It's a Strong and Powerful Song and This is the Weakest Version I've Heard. You shud Have Listen to a Good Version, that is as Strong as the Original. Still Love the Show, from this Canadian Fan.
Last time I saw Jethro Tull at The Greek Theater (Los Angeles) June of 2018, great show but I noticed he was using a few stage tricks to cover for a minor lack of endurance. Though I hope when I'm that age I'm still plugging away as well as he was that night.
@@delxlup But compare the Home Free covers featuring the original artists, Lee Greenwood on God Bless the USA and Don McLean on American Pie, respectively 79 and 74 (or close to those ages) when the Home Free videos were made. They both had not lost a step vocally. Unfortunately Ian's singing style and vocalizations during flute solos along with things like smoke machines took their toll on his voice. Nonetheless he remains very expressive within his more limited range shown in this video.
Really is sad how bad Ian Anderson’s voice has gone. Saw him on my birthday at an outdoor concert once, awesome time, everyone chill and just loved their music.
I have been listening to Jethro Tull since I was a teenager. I am 70 now. I had the aqualung album and songs from the wood.People slow down when they get older
I have seen you react to Tull. A lot of people say they are a instrument player reacting to these bands. You play the flute and you did it. I really appreciate that. Jethro Tull combines old English minstrel and modern rock to tell a story. Minstrels traveled the country to entertain and bring the news, they spread the news. Thank you for covering Tull. Saw them live in 1973.
I noticed while watching that the drummer is none other than Ian’s son James Duncan Anderson. I met him at the sound board area in the back part of Carnegie Hall in 2005. He was part of the production team for the show and didn’t play the drums anymore for Ian’s band. Ian was performing solo with the members of this band that were the ones you saw in the video. The Jethro Tull members from the 2000’s up to 2011 were Ian, Martin Barre. and drummer Doane Perry. Martin is touring with his band and still writing songs. And Ian has officially included his present band mates as members of Jethro Tull who released The Zealot Gene 2022 and Rok Flute 2023. I saw them last October at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut,USA
Having seen over 20 Tull concerts since 1975, I’ve heard this song very often done as part of the encore. No recording can convey the live intensity of those encores. That pounding riff at concert volume was pretty intense! You really had to be there. We left those shows exhausted! Thanks for your great videos! 😎👍🏼
Thank you very much for incorporating this video. I am an unconditional fan of Jethro Tull. At the beginning of him I think Ian was not distinguished by his refined technique playing the flute although it was spectacular, but as he developed his musical career I think Ian Anderson mastered the flute in a masterful way. He is a genius!👏👏👏
Nice to see this new version of "Locomotive Breath" with a symphony orchestra behind the band! Thank you for another great reaction, Heline, and I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year! All the best to you in 2022!!!
I was fortunate enough to be in single digits during the 1970s hearing all these awesome albums growing up. Music is an incredible time machine you can travel to another time and place longing for cherished moments of the past...
Howdy Heline! Loved this reaction! Ian is one of my all-time favorite artists. He's as entertaining to watch as he is to listen to. Wishing you a happy New Year!
You are very kind, Heline. I don't think I have ever heard you actually criticize anybody in any negative manner. I actually thought this was a bit weak, vocally, but then at his age, gotta make allowances. Such a lovelyperson, H, makes it a treat to watch your videos. Happy new year, kidda!
Love your TARDIS mug ! Great reaction to what is normally the set closer before the encore at Jethro Tull shows. Looking forward to the new Jethro Tull album coming out. Thanks for covering this arrangement !
I LOVE this arrangement!!!!! This was a darn good song to begin with. Whoever arranged this is good.. I must say thanks you ALL............... This is Ian for sure and for certain!!!!!!!!!! I adore the strings in this presentation...... This music can be fit in with an orchestra rather easily. That alone tells me something about the quality.... BUT, you are the expert. What say you??
Once again you have showed us just how good you are. This arrangement and performance is just amazing.... Such good music. I think the violins really add to the piece. I hope you liked it. Please note to the people who grew up with this music, this is classic.
Heline Reacts - Sadly, during 2020 Ian Anderson announced that he had been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ("COPD"). Even before the diagnosis, Ian's loss of "power" in his voice was obvious.
He’d apparently had this since his twenties according to an interview I read. He just kept it very quiet. The loss off power in his voice was due to him damaging his vocal chords on the Under Wraps tour. They took a year out for him to recover but from Crest Of A Knave onwards his voice has been notably different and a lot of his songs since are written in such a way as to adapt to his problem, which worked well for a while. But his voice has gotten progressively worse in a live environment since the 90s and every time I’ve seen them live he is barely audible except for more recent songs written to take his vocal limitations into account.
Not sure if you've seen his version of "I believe in Father Christmas" with Greg Lake, but it's definitely worth a watch/listen. Happy New Year to you and yours!
He has been diagnosed with COPD. It's not affected his lifestyle yet but it is interfering with singing and playing. He attributes it to years of playing onstage with smoke machines.
Remember - music is the only SANE thing in society - the interpretation is of course unique to each listener or player. I have more degrees than you could throw a stick at but at the end of the day it is the variations within music, right or different (never wrong) which makes it real - keep the faith
The beginning intro was basically simulating steam locomotive waking up , building up steam , then heading out of control as is the guys life in the story
This is my favorite song from JT, but you really need to hear the older version, it's sublime. Btw it's a train. I saw them live in the mid 70's, fabulous!
Last time I saw Ian live was in a venue/time when audiences could smoke, but they announced that the performer needs a smoke free audience due to his health concerns
The nasal thing he does, is due to the overwhelming energy he is experiencing at the moment he is expressing with feeling through his flute playing. It may not sound good, but at the same time he is becoming one with the flute. He is really into his flute playing. Like he cannot express himself enough regardless of great focus, and concentration. Almost like jumping out of your skin. Ian is in total nirvana. Yes, this is something that if controlled would be better, however, this really happens in his live performances. Ian is a man of 200% expression of what he is feeling while he is playing. This is his RAW state. May not be very appealing, but I do believe the times he does this, he is also playing at his very best! Remember, this is a live performance where raw talent is most appreciated. Live classical music has no room for such imperfections, which is expected. I am a critical listener, but I also appreciate talent of individuals/bands/groups in their moment of excellence. Perfect is not always best, it's the trip! A little tid bit....his daughter was in music class, she found out that certain way he played certain passages in his flute playing was indeed incorrect. This was after many, many albums from Jethro Tull. From what I can recall, he corrected himself. Regardless, the man is self taught. He started with the guitar, he found he was no more unique than his other peers in the industry. So, he decided on the Flute. Jethro Tull is the most successful rock band in the world, that implements the flute as a main supporting instrument. Ian Anderson is a very masterful player, and performer. Jethro Tull was around as long as the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. I hope you enjoy more of Jethro Tull. They are always in my play list!. CHEERS!
I love these 'merging' of modern and classical instrument arrangements. I haven't seen Jethro Tull for over 30 years so this version is quite recent in that respect. I have to say I prefer the original but this version comes a close second. I have to agree with you Heline that the flute playing is very 'Ian' however he does seem to be somewhat more fluent and relaxed with a bit more feeling in this video. His voice has changed as he has got older but we need to understand he'd been going for ~ 40 years from starting to the approximate time of this video. A great review!
Another band with a strong flute influence is Mostly Autumn, thanks to the talented Goldthorpe, maybe try “Which Wood?” Last Bright Light album, which is a flute instrumental. also “Prints in Stone” from the same album.
Nice to see your tardis mug again! You should listen to him play serenade to a cuckoo, I know because of copyright you don’t get much for these if anything so thanks for doing them. That’s why I started watching your channel Plus my first girlfriend was a flute player!
Anderson's rock method here was to make the music sound like a fast moving train. The studio version in this regard is the vest version, the orchestra here being a little too orchestral for the intensity of the song making it too fluffy and at a slightly slower meter.
So glad I saw Tull at their best, back in the 70s... I would encourage you to look to the many vids available here on YT of their concerts during that decade if you really want to understand their major contributions to rock, classic and prog. This much newer version is a wonderful opportunity for young people to be introduced to the music, but IMO Ian is (like me!) way past his prime. Glad to see that he's still having some fun though!!!
You love Classical Music...Jethro Tull has become "classical".You are finnish,don't you.You know Nightwish,of course .Amazing example of fusión music,simphonic and metal and What a band!!!!The best versión of "locomotive breath"is at the Madison Square.Happy new year Heline!!!!!😎🙏🔥🔥💪💪🇧🇷🇺🇾🤡
Heline, as a Classical artist yourself, what do you think the feeling is with these Classical musicians "getting their groove on" playing "Locomotive Breath?" I like the overall sound. Thank you for checking it out.
The reason for Ian's voice change was due to a throat surgery botch. I believe he was having a polyp removed and something went wrong. At least that's what I read years ago.
OK, but I see him struckling getting up to the high notes and it"s hard for me to abstract from. I"m very exited to hear his new album comming out soon in the new year, Anyway happy new year to you from Copenhagen Denmark,
yes, ian anderson is losing a bit of his range, unfortunately this comes with age, but he still sounds good to me. this man has been rocking out since the 60s. he is still kicking it. rock on yetro tool.
My daughter and I saw him live some years after this. His voice was barely a whisper, which I read was because he had ruined his vocal cords with all his extreme flute technique. No idea if this is true, since he was a heavy smoker for a lot of his life as well. But his flute playing was better than ever so hard to reconcile. Interested in your thoughts Heline if you have any.
The COPD is something he’s had since his 20s but he kept quiet about it until very recently. He said in 2020 that that was the first time since he was in his twenties that he’d gone 14 months without it causing a problem (he usually ended up with some sort of bad bronchial infection at least once a year). The loss of voice was due to him straining and damaging his vocal chords on the Under Wraps tour during 1985. Many, including Martin Barre and Ian himself, have said that he sung better on that tour than ever before, but he ended up paying the price. Tull then took a year out, only playing one festival gig in Germany, so he could rest his voice. But when Tull returned for Crest Of A Knave his voice was noticeably different with a sort of gravelly Mark Knopfler tinge to it. He wrote a lot of new songs in specific keys that he could manage better and he still sounded really good, albeit different. But by the time I first saw them live in the late 90s his voice was getting worse. I’ve seen them live 5 times and he has been audible on only one gig that I’ve been to - and even then he still struggled with some songs. I saw Tull on the 40th Anniversary tour when things were so bad he enlisted the help of the lead singer of Tull tribute band Sossity to stand in on a few songs. When I saw them live in October he was only properly audible on Zealot Gene and Hunt By Numbers, which were both written after his voice got bad and was therefore written in a way that he could cope. Aqualung was mostly done as an instrumental and on some songs he shared vocals with guitarist Joe Parrish. He still writes great songs, has an excellent stage manner and is an extraordinarily good musician. If he feels the drive to still play live, I sort of wish he’d just form a band and do new songs with a new vocalist, or perhaps an instrumental set, maybe just saving his own voice for a few of the old crowd pleasers. Tull are far and away my favourite band. But if I wanted to introduce someone to their music who had never heard of them before I wouldn’t take them to a live show. With Ian’s voice gone and without Martin Barre it doesn’t even feel like Tull anymore.
The introduction was written by John Evan, Tull's first permanent keyboard player. After recording the song they decided that the introduction, straight into the sustained guitar chord and riff, was too abrupt. They told John to come up with something similar to an earlier song called Darhma for One. That had a piano intro before the "rock" part.
I'm not a big fan of these orchestral adaptations of Jethro Tull classic songs. However, Ian did release a solo album of his own modern classical compositions which is worth checking out
Love your reaction as always! You said you “like the beginning”… you really should check out this performance from Madison Square Garden in 1978. John Evan, the guy who actually wrote the piano introduction way back in 1971, is playing it here! A very interesting comparison to the performance you are reacting to here to because of course Ian with his still intact voice and of course fabulous flute skills. 😊❤️ ua-cam.com/video/rLAIrfdU6O4/v-deo.html
A Tull classic, and done differently in the phrasing from the original. I don’t know if that’s because of the arrangement or just a current preference of his. It’s not as “flowing” lyrically, and seems to me more staccato. Oh, and is the TARDIS mug bigger on the inside? That would be super useful.
I think the phrasing is because of his health issues. Someone above mentioned COPD, so i'm guessing he can't sing a long phrase. Has no range either. Kinda sad to hear how he sounds now, compared to back in the day.... or even 20 years ago when I saw them.
Listen to an older version the vocal range is even more impressive. But yes he is still great. He has lost more in vocal range than some people will ever have
You say you'd like to play something out of the classical music. Try giving a listen to some "Chamber Rock", I think it's a good compromise. You can put all your classical skill into something different. Bands you may look for (not for reacting) are Art Zoyd, Gatto Marte, Univers Zero and Quintorigo. Just few names, but there are a lot. Should you be interested in that genre you may try to setup a quartet or a quintet.
I haven't really paid any attention to Tull since Martin Barre left. Now I know why. Poor Ian's voice can't do anything close to the classic years. Where as Martin plays better than ever. Sucks when your body betrays you.
Studio version is always better!.. It the way they intended it to be. Live performances are plagued with problems.. Like health problems, Voice problems.. etc.
Jethro Tull is one of the best Rock n' Roll bands ever. I love them. However, there is a complete new sound coming from the voice change of range, the use of a flute which sound is more neat and clear, but also plain and artificial. The newer compositions of Anderson are also very different. In conclusion, I must say I can't stand the latest Jethro Tull albums.
This is NOT Jethro Tull - it is just Ian Anderson with a backing band/orchestra. This performance lack any of the power from earlier days. Othe than his flute work, it's nice, but not particularly good.
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It's a Strong and Powerful Song and This is the Weakest Version I've Heard. You shud Have Listen to a Good Version, that is as Strong as the Original. Still Love the Show, from this Canadian Fan.
The full vocal range isn't there anymore, but love to hear him again. Go watch an older version. They were unbelievable.
Yes it is really sad that he and has lost his voice.
Ian is now 71, no wonder.
Last time I saw Jethro Tull at The Greek Theater (Los Angeles) June of 2018, great show but I noticed he was using a few stage tricks to cover for a minor lack of endurance. Though I hope when I'm that age I'm still plugging away as well as he was that night.
@@delxlup But compare the Home Free covers featuring the original artists, Lee Greenwood on God Bless the USA and Don McLean on American Pie, respectively 79 and 74 (or close to those ages) when the Home Free videos were made. They both had not lost a step vocally.
Unfortunately Ian's singing style and vocalizations during flute solos along with things like smoke machines took their toll on his voice. Nonetheless he remains very expressive within his more limited range shown in this video.
Really is sad how bad Ian Anderson’s voice has gone. Saw him on my birthday at an outdoor concert once, awesome time, everyone chill and just loved their music.
I have been listening to Jethro Tull since I was a teenager. I am 70 now. I had the aqualung album and songs from the wood.People slow down when they get older
I have seen you react to Tull. A lot of people say they are a instrument player reacting to these bands. You play the flute and you did it. I really appreciate that. Jethro Tull combines old English minstrel and modern rock to tell a story. Minstrels traveled the country to entertain and bring the news, they spread the news. Thank you for covering Tull. Saw them live in 1973.
OVER the decades, many have sold Ian short. His showmanship is tip-top!!!!!! Take care LADY..........................
I saw this concert in Portland, OR. The flautists watched him for the entire evening.
😊 He is so great .
Heline, you are mesmerized by Jethro Tull. Just admit it. I saw them in concert for the first time in 1969.
I noticed while watching that the drummer is none other than Ian’s son James Duncan Anderson. I met him at the sound board area in the back part of Carnegie Hall in 2005. He was part of the production team for the show and didn’t play the drums anymore for Ian’s band. Ian was performing solo with the members of this band that were the ones you saw in the video. The Jethro Tull members from the 2000’s up to 2011 were Ian, Martin Barre. and drummer Doane Perry. Martin is touring with his band and still writing songs. And Ian has officially included his present band mates as members of Jethro Tull who released The Zealot Gene 2022 and Rok Flute 2023. I saw them last October at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut,USA
Hi HELINE!🦄 I have seen Jethro Tull 11 times and really appreciate these new takes on Old Tunes especially the orchestral Arrangements!🎶
The live orchestral version of Budapest is really fantastic
I was a flute player all through school and he was my idol!!!! I wish I had a chance to see hime live!
"Yeet-Troll-Turl" !!!! Lol : D
Heline, he has COPD so its hard for him to project.
I've been a J Tull fan for decades and appreciate your classical take a lot so thanks for that. Please keep it up!
Having seen over 20 Tull concerts since 1975, I’ve heard this song very often done as part of the encore. No recording can convey the live intensity of those encores. That pounding riff at concert volume was pretty intense! You really had to be there. We left those shows exhausted! Thanks for your great videos! 😎👍🏼
Thank you very much for incorporating this video. I am an unconditional fan of Jethro Tull. At the beginning of him I think Ian was not distinguished by his refined technique playing the flute although it was spectacular, but as he developed his musical career I think Ian Anderson mastered the flute in a masterful way. He is a genius!👏👏👏
Thank You, Heline! always awesome
Happy 76th birthday Ian Anderson 🫶🏼🥂
So cool. Luv Tull
Nice to see this new version of "Locomotive Breath" with a symphony orchestra behind the band! Thank you for another great reaction, Heline, and I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year! All the best to you in 2022!!!
Good old Ian is suffering from COPD and you can hear it, but it's so good to see him continue to perform; a true warrior!
It's only one of the Greatest Prog Hits of Jethro Tull and still played on Classic Rock Radio across
the USA everyday for 50 years !!!! : D
I was fortunate enough to be in single digits during the 1970s hearing all these awesome albums growing up. Music is an incredible time machine you can travel to another time and place longing for cherished moments of the past...
Very cool song and video :)
Howdy Heline! Loved this reaction! Ian is one of my all-time favorite artists. He's as entertaining to watch as he is to listen to. Wishing you a happy New Year!
Thanks for the reaction videos. And a happy new year.🍾🥂
You are very kind, Heline. I don't think I have ever heard you actually criticize anybody in any negative manner. I actually thought this was a bit weak, vocally, but then at his age, gotta make allowances. Such a lovelyperson, H, makes it a treat to watch your videos. Happy new year, kidda!
Love your TARDIS mug ! Great reaction to what is normally the set closer before the encore at Jethro Tull shows. Looking forward to the new Jethro Tull album coming out. Thanks for covering this arrangement !
Thanks for pointing out the mug. I really didn't register that. Good that you did. And that Heline apparently is a DW fan.
Tull is a good react. It was such different music in the early 70s. And Tull was so good at that time.
I LOVE this arrangement!!!!! This was a darn good song to begin with. Whoever arranged this is good.. I must say thanks you ALL............... This is Ian for sure and for certain!!!!!!!!!! I adore the strings in this presentation...... This music can be fit in with an orchestra rather easily. That alone tells me something about the quality.... BUT, you are the expert. What say you??
Once again you have showed us just how good you are. This arrangement and performance is just amazing.... Such good music. I think the violins really add to the piece. I hope you liked it. Please note to the people who grew up with this music, this is classic.
Ian has been having lung problems. I think that makes him spare his breath more.
Heline Reacts - Sadly, during 2020 Ian Anderson announced that he had been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ("COPD"). Even before the diagnosis, Ian's loss of "power" in his voice was obvious.
He’d apparently had this since his twenties according to an interview I read. He just kept it very quiet.
The loss off power in his voice was due to him damaging his vocal chords on the Under Wraps tour. They took a year out for him to recover but from Crest Of A Knave onwards his voice has been notably different and a lot of his songs since are written in such a way as to adapt to his problem, which worked well for a while. But his voice has gotten progressively worse in a live environment since the 90s and every time I’ve seen them live he is barely audible except for more recent songs written to take his vocal limitations into account.
I know you want to hear the flute. But you might want to listen to the album in track order. This one is from Aqualung.
Not sure if you've seen his version of "I believe in Father Christmas" with Greg Lake, but it's definitely worth a watch/listen. Happy New Year to you and yours!
He has been diagnosed with COPD. It's not affected his lifestyle yet but it is interfering with singing and playing. He attributes it to years of playing onstage with smoke machines.
Remember - music is the only SANE thing in society - the interpretation is of course unique to each listener or player. I have more degrees than you could throw a stick at but at the end of the day it is the variations within music, right or different (never wrong) which makes it real - keep the faith
The beginning intro was basically simulating steam locomotive waking up , building up steam , then heading out of control as is the guys life in the story
This is my favorite song from JT, but you really need to hear the older version, it's sublime.
Btw it's a train.
I saw them live in the mid 70's, fabulous!
Love it.
Happy New Year Heline. I wish you health & happiness, and sincerely thank you for sharing your music and unique charm!
Last time I saw Ian live was in a venue/time when audiences could smoke, but they announced that the performer needs a smoke free audience due to his health concerns
The drums/percussion player here is Ian’s son James 😊❤️
Wow. Still giving it.
Jethro Tull ORCHESTRAL. Ian Anderson and the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt Dec 2004
That's how I would react to a super slow print out of a too long paper with just zeros on it.
The nasal thing he does, is due to the overwhelming energy he is experiencing at the moment he is expressing with feeling through his flute playing. It may not sound good, but at the same time he is becoming one with the flute. He is really into his flute playing. Like he cannot express himself enough regardless of great focus, and concentration. Almost like jumping out of your skin. Ian is in total nirvana. Yes, this is something that if controlled would be better, however, this really happens in his live performances. Ian is a man of 200% expression of what he is feeling while he is playing. This is his RAW state. May not be very appealing, but I do believe the times he does this, he is also playing at his very best! Remember, this is a live performance where raw talent is most appreciated. Live classical music has no room for such imperfections, which is expected. I am a critical listener, but I also appreciate talent of individuals/bands/groups in their moment of excellence. Perfect is not always best, it's the trip! A little tid bit....his daughter was in music class, she found out that certain way he played certain passages in his flute playing was indeed incorrect. This was after many, many albums from Jethro Tull. From what I can recall, he corrected himself. Regardless, the man is self taught. He started with the guitar, he found he was no more unique than his other peers in the industry. So, he decided on the Flute. Jethro Tull is the most successful rock band in the world, that implements the flute as a main supporting instrument. Ian Anderson is a very masterful player, and performer. Jethro Tull was around as long as the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. I hope you enjoy more of Jethro Tull. They are always in my play list!. CHEERS!
The back catalogue of Tull is enormous….. Heline try more of Tull music
let's mention Paul Horn who was fluting a lot in that era
Fantastic
I love these 'merging' of modern and classical instrument arrangements. I haven't seen Jethro Tull for over 30 years so this version is quite recent in that respect. I have to say I prefer the original but this version comes a close second. I have to agree with you Heline that the flute playing is very 'Ian' however he does seem to be somewhat more fluent and relaxed with a bit more feeling in this video. His voice has changed as he has got older but we need to understand he'd been going for ~ 40 years from starting to the approximate time of this video. A great review!
Nice to hear Jethro Till, although I never had pleasure live. A battle of the flutes some day, with Ian. Could be interesting.
Its a better performance if you watch him live with his band in the 70's.
cool my favourite version!
Another band with a strong flute influence is Mostly Autumn, thanks to the talented Goldthorpe, maybe try “Which Wood?” Last Bright Light album, which is a flute instrumental. also “Prints in Stone” from the same album.
That's his son on the drums
Nice reaction. I enjoyed this reworking of a JT classic. (I like the TARDIS mug…).
Nice to see your tardis mug again! You should listen to him play serenade to a cuckoo, I know because of copyright you don’t get much for these if anything so thanks for doing them. That’s why I started watching your channel
Plus my first girlfriend was a flute player!
Check out Knights in White Satin, by the Moody Blues, any live recording. Some decent flute playing there.
It is nice to see the orchestra musicians moving to the music, as they are typically not allowed to even tap their foot. But no horns? : (
I saw Dream Theater playing with a full orchestra. I died of laughter the obo players were hot as can be and head banging to the music. It was epic.
As always, an informed and insightful reaction. Any reason for the TARDIS mug?
Anderson's rock method here was to make the music sound like a fast moving train. The studio version in this regard is the vest version, the orchestra here being a little too orchestral for the intensity of the song making it too fluffy and at a slightly slower meter.
So glad I saw Tull at their best, back in the 70s... I would encourage you to look to the many vids available here on YT of their concerts during that decade if you really want to understand their major contributions to rock, classic and prog.
This much newer version is a wonderful opportunity for young people to be introduced to the music, but IMO Ian is (like me!) way past his prime. Glad to see that he's still having some fun though!!!
You love Classical Music...Jethro Tull has become "classical".You are finnish,don't you.You know Nightwish,of course .Amazing example of fusión music,simphonic and metal and What a band!!!!The best versión of "locomotive breath"is at the Madison Square.Happy new year Heline!!!!!😎🙏🔥🔥💪💪🇧🇷🇺🇾🤡
Heline, as a Classical artist yourself, what do you think the feeling is with these Classical musicians "getting their groove on" playing "Locomotive Breath?" I like the overall sound.
Thank you for checking it out.
The reason for Ian's voice change was due to a throat surgery botch. I believe he was having a polyp removed and something went wrong. At least that's what I read years ago.
OK, but I see him struckling getting up to the high notes and it"s hard for me to abstract from. I"m very exited to hear his new album comming out soon in the new year, Anyway happy
new year to you from Copenhagen Denmark,
This is a classic, of course. But how about the "Christmas Album"? 😜
☀️🦅 🎹 🎸💚
No flutes were harmed during the filming of this concert.
yes, ian anderson is losing a bit of his range, unfortunately this comes with age, but he still sounds good to me. this man has been rocking out since the 60s. he is still kicking it. rock on yetro tool.
I believe that’s his son on drums
Two words: Boston Pops.
My daughter and I saw him live some years after this. His voice was barely a whisper, which I read was because he had ruined his vocal cords with all his extreme flute technique. No idea if this is true, since he was a heavy smoker for a lot of his life as well. But his flute playing was better than ever so hard to reconcile. Interested in your thoughts Heline if you have any.
Ian Anderson suffers from chronic obstructive lung disease. He announced it in the autumn of 2020, I think it was.
The COPD is something he’s had since his 20s but he kept quiet about it until very recently. He said in 2020 that that was the first time since he was in his twenties that he’d gone 14 months without it causing a problem (he usually ended up with some sort of bad bronchial infection at least once a year).
The loss of voice was due to him straining and damaging his vocal chords on the Under Wraps tour during 1985. Many, including Martin Barre and Ian himself, have said that he sung better on that tour than ever before, but he ended up paying the price. Tull then took a year out, only playing one festival gig in Germany, so he could rest his voice. But when Tull returned for Crest Of A Knave his voice was noticeably different with a sort of gravelly Mark Knopfler tinge to it. He wrote a lot of new songs in specific keys that he could manage better and he still sounded really good, albeit different. But by the time I first saw them live in the late 90s his voice was getting worse. I’ve seen them live 5 times and he has been audible on only one gig that I’ve been to - and even then he still struggled with some songs.
I saw Tull on the 40th Anniversary tour when things were so bad he enlisted the help of the lead singer of Tull tribute band Sossity to stand in on a few songs. When I saw them live in October he was only properly audible on Zealot Gene and Hunt By Numbers, which were both written after his voice got bad and was therefore written in a way that he could cope. Aqualung was mostly done as an instrumental and on some songs he shared vocals with guitarist Joe Parrish.
He still writes great songs, has an excellent stage manner and is an extraordinarily good musician. If he feels the drive to still play live, I sort of wish he’d just form a band and do new songs with a new vocalist, or perhaps an instrumental set, maybe just saving his own voice for a few of the old crowd pleasers.
Tull are far and away my favourite band. But if I wanted to introduce someone to their music who had never heard of them before I wouldn’t take them to a live show. With Ian’s voice gone and without Martin Barre it doesn’t even feel like Tull anymore.
The introduction was written by John Evan, Tull's first permanent keyboard player. After recording the song they decided that the introduction, straight into the sustained guitar chord and riff, was too abrupt. They told John to come up with something similar to an earlier song called Darhma for One. That had a piano intro before the "rock" part.
The man broke his beautiful voice. He gave it up so you could hear some really nice things.
I'm not a big fan of these orchestral adaptations of Jethro Tull classic songs. However, Ian did release a solo album of his own modern classical compositions which is worth checking out
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Love your reaction as always!
You said you “like the beginning”… you really should check out this performance from Madison Square Garden in 1978. John Evan, the guy who actually wrote the piano introduction way back in 1971, is playing it here!
A very interesting comparison to the performance you are reacting to here to because of course Ian with his still intact voice and of course fabulous flute skills. 😊❤️
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A Tull classic, and done differently in the phrasing from the original. I don’t know if that’s because of the arrangement or just a current preference of his. It’s not as “flowing” lyrically, and seems to me more staccato. Oh, and is the TARDIS mug bigger on the inside? That would be super useful.
I think the phrasing is because of his health issues. Someone above mentioned COPD, so i'm guessing he can't sing a long phrase. Has no range either. Kinda sad to hear how he sounds now, compared to back in the day.... or even 20 years ago when I saw them.
Listen to an older version the vocal range is even more impressive. But yes he is still great. He has lost more in vocal range than some people will ever have
You say you'd like to play something out of the classical music. Try giving a listen to some "Chamber Rock", I think it's a good compromise. You can put all your classical skill into something different. Bands you may look for (not for reacting) are Art Zoyd, Gatto Marte, Univers Zero and Quintorigo. Just few names, but there are a lot. Should you be interested in that genre you may try to setup a quartet or a quintet.
Girl, when you appear at the Grammy's and sell millions of records, THEN you are qualified to critique.
His voice really has diminished. It's called getting old.
Just listen
"... I've been teaching flute playing for over twelve years..."
You started to teach at the age of 10 or what???? ;-)
Non of us performs all our lives as we did when 20/30 yrs old.... Get over it.
again?
those who can do,those who can't react and describe the technicality but miss the soul of the matter
Can you please react to Fiona Apple song called Hot Knife
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I haven't really paid any attention to Tull since Martin Barre left. Now I know why. Poor Ian's voice can't do anything close to the classic years. Where as Martin plays better than ever. Sucks when your body betrays you.
Yeah his vocal range just isn't there anymore. He played the flute in older versions as well.
Studio version is always better!.. It the way they intended it to be. Live performances are plagued with problems.. Like health problems, Voice problems.. etc.
Lost his voice? Normal for most who are 50 years or more in the business
Jethro Tull is one of the best Rock n' Roll bands ever. I love them. However, there is a complete new sound coming from the voice change of range, the use of a flute which sound is more neat and clear, but also plain and artificial. The newer compositions of Anderson are also very different.
In conclusion, I must say I can't stand the latest Jethro Tull albums.
His voice is way gone by this age, and he has a draw on his voice. NO IMPACT on his flute playing.
It’s painful to watch the legendary rockers can’t do it anymore. Ian is too old to rock’n’roll.
An orchestra? Really?
This is NOT Jethro Tull - it is just Ian Anderson with a backing band/orchestra. This performance lack any of the power from earlier days. Othe than his flute work, it's nice, but not particularly good.