Studio versions aren't always the best. Jethro Tull and Yes often sound better live because they're such good performers. Lookup Yessongs for a playlist of smokin live Yes recordings.
Jethro Tull was an English agricultural pioneer from Berkshire who helped bring about the British Agricultural Revolution. They were just showing that they had education :D
Saw Ian Anderson interviewed years ago and the man is brilliant. He said he never drank or tried drugs because he saw what happened to others and he knew that because he did everything 110% he would be gone in no time. Great self awareness.
He did, and does, drink. Ian Anderson’s Guide To Indian Food on the Tull website heartily recommends Cobra Beer as an accompaniment to a curry. But he has never been one to drink to excess, that’s for sure.
He owns a whole salmon farming setup. Saved all that drug money and bought fish. He's very very well off, not like a lot of musicians who party all their cash away.
Aqualung was recorded in 1970 at the same time and in the same studio as Led Zeppelin was recording Zeppelin 4. Tull lead guitarist Barre was best buddies with Jimmy Page. He was recording the solo to Aqualung when Page walked by the studio window and waved, Barre couldn't wave back or he would have had to take another run at the solo.
"whoever is on that drums..." that, my man, is the great Barriemore Barlow. One of the best and at the same time most underrated rock drummers. And those where John Bonhams (of led zeppelin) words
It's the Primus effect. Or the Queen effect. You know what I mean. When your frontman is so above and beyond, fantastic players become background noise.
@Joel Springman I am pretty sure it's Jeffrey playing on the song. Glenn was still with the band during rehearsals but had left by the time the album was recorded, he has no credits on the 'Aqualung' album, although there is a rumour that he played bass on Wondring Aloud on the album.
Ian Anderson is not just a hell of a performer, he's also a brilliant storyteller, and I don't mean just lyrically. I see you get it by watching him live.
Toronto ,70s, Maple Leaf Gardens, Tull and all the other great bands of the time always in town. So grateful to be there in my teens. Long hair, Party Time. Peace
Never mind this overdone ,this man is the ultimate in crowd control and entertainment ! When he comes 2 Newcastle it's like he's meeting his own family ,his best friends ! In me own opinion there's none better that's why jethro Tull are worshipped all over the world ! A band that encourages madness with perpetual feeling that is part of ya life ! Trust uz b'cos I'm an owld fart of 67 ,long live the Tull!
These guys ARE the van full of Hippies! Everyone will drink every last drop of it as the huge impact Tull makes remains constant in all of their work... just solid talent full round.
So glad you're going through the whole album. It's phenomenal. What can I say, that's just how good it was back then. Now imagine the stage with fog, his tall top-hat on with long tail jacket, tights and tall boots dancing all over the stage, still holding on to his flute, like a madman! Concerts were other worldly! Those were the days my friend! You'd be hoarse and high as a kite after his concerts, needing a place to go, to come back down. Brings back soooo many memories watching you react to our music. Lol. Enjoy it, we sure did!
Glad you are enjoying Ian's music. He has been giving 150% in his performances since 1968. Still going at it today at 72. Jethro Tull have sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide, with 11 Gold and 5 Platinum albums. It's amazing how many music lovers are unfamiliar with the works of these amazing artists. I myself have been a fan since the late 60's. Jethro Tull has had many different musicians among their ranks but have kept the soul of their music pretty much the same throughout the years. I am enjoying your reactions to his music. Stay safe!
Listen dude, I love your channel. I saw Tull twice in the seventies and this is what it was like for two hours. I have seen a ton of what you post and I really respect your open minded approach to the belief that good music is good music. See you again.
Definitely Thick as a Brick, but probably best to react to one of their live performances. Reacting to the 43 min single-song concept album would be a momentous feat, but the ~14min live versions have Ian Anderson's live-performance energy and make for better "songs" IMO.
@@samuelecallegari6117 I feel like the whole nature of the concept album kinda requires a continuous playthrough since the second half sort of mirrors in reverse a lot of the first half. I love the song and album, but the album can be a but of a challenge to maintain focus and appreciate it at first pass.
Hey Jamal, I cannot express how enjoyable it has been watching your reactions to some of my favorite Jethro Tull classics. Having listened to these songs since junior high in the early 70's it is great to see someone who has never heard them give an open minded review. Love your videos and am now a subscriber!!!
So refreshing. Saw these cats in 1974. Just happy there is still a chance for rock and roll. Really tight band. Hope you have alot of rock babies. Peace and Love.
Never a dull moment with Jethro Tull!!! Been loving their music since 1974 when I saw them perform the Warchild Album. Seen them several times and bought all their albums. That's a lot of albums.
So cool to see youngsters digging this. We had a screwed up world back then, too, but we had great rock'n'roll cranking on our stereos, we partied more. Didn't waste time staring at little screens.
Jethro Tull was canon and required listening for me when I was little (born in the 70's....listened to Ian in the womb). I was born 3 weeks late.... because the acoustics were just too damn good, but mama kicked me out. haha!
He does look like he sounds! Lead singer is Ian Anderson. ...and he was a ball of energy, LIVE, on the stage. Very dramatic! You were never bored at a Tull concert! ♥
ELP is AMAZING! Saw them in concert in 77. UH MAZ ING . PS. My brother was able to help out with the sound techs and go back stage. This was in New Haven, CT at the NH Coliseum. :)
Ian Anderson is a musical genius. A bard telling his stories in music. His energy is all natural, not "enhanced." To perform like this, he had to be in great physical condition. Breath control for flute requires it. Though too long for your show, you might enjoy Thick as a Brick, one of my all-time favorites.
@@rodneyprill4618 He's already done that one, "Bad Moon Rising," and "Down on the Corner." I say go with some deeper, longer cuts like "Ramble Tamble," "Pagan Baby," or "Keep on Chooglin'."
Ian Anderson is a self taught flutist and didn’t know that he was holding his flute wrong until his daughter started taking flute lesson.. the guys brilliant!!!!!
It's really nice to see you digging his tunes, I've been a fan of Jethro Tull for many many years. I think it's worth remembering that society and cultural things were very different back then! Ian Anderson is one of the performer's that has been able to continue through the decades, watching him you probably wouldn't have him down as being one of the straightest guys out there! Two of my personal favourite albums are "Thick as a Brick" & "Broadsword and the Beast" Many thanks Cheers!
I love watching the look on your face and the way you smile I was born in the sixties and grew up with Jethro Tull the fact that younger people are discovering and enjoying is incredible never ever stop loving music all kinds of music from Marvin Gaye to ACDC it's all relevant it's all amazing Thank you for what you do watching you enjoy something I've had in my life my whole life was a lot of fun
When you started listening to Tull the other day my brother, I was hoping you would listen to "Cross Eyed Mary", and surprise surprise, you did! Please if you get a chance tp listen to the studio version please do. It is so funky and the organ playing is....TREMENDOUS! ...also...TULL...TOOL....TULL....TOOL...pretty dang similar!😁
A complete one of original band led by a complete one of Ian Anderson the antithesis of a rock star. God bless you Ian and the boys - Martin Barre on guitar wow - for giving so much pleasure.
Ian Anderson is best known for playing his flute while standing on one leg. If you can find a video performance that shows that, it will be well worth your time.
So cool that you're listening to Tull! Try the live instrumental 'Bouree', or something from later in their career like 'Tall Thin Girl". Keep up the GREAT work!
jamal your the fun person to visit a humble person cant get enough of spending time visiting you. when im depressed you make the day better. thank you!!! kind sir for what you do!!!!!!!! and if like check out band foghat song easy money. enjoy.
Another really good track is "My God", despite being on their most popular album not many people seem to appreciate it even though it has one of Ian's coolest flute solos and IMO has some of the coolest guitar licks
Jethro Tull has always been a high energy live show and you felt it watching that vid. Saw them 10 times between 73 and 80 best live show band of the 70s for sure with every member of the being a band master musician and Ian is truly a performers performer. He's the man!!.
I'm constantly amazed at the reactions of younger people when they see groups like Jethro Tull or Led Zeppelin , I graduated High School in 1969. S I grew up with this music. Please keep up checking out different types of music. There is more out there than the "now"! Maybe try Howlin Wolf or Robert Johnson. Newer blues from Tab Benoit - Shelter me. You might be surprised there too.
""I know the studio version is a hundred percent better than the live version . . . " well, that's the case NOW, but back in the day the live versions always had more passion and more energy. 'Course, back then musicians could play without computer editing and sing without AutoTune. I've had this argument with my roommate, but he's young and doesn't know . . .
I was born in 1970 and got turned on to Tull in 1978, if not earlier, and they are one of my favorite bands (others being Uriah Heep and Alice Cooper, but that's for another day). Since then, I have bought almost everything they have released, outside of some newer rereleases of things that I can't afford yet. That being said, I agree about the live performances. Especially early on. For example, check out the studio version of With You There To Help Me from the Benefit Album. Then check out the Live At Carnegie Hall, NY on November 4, 1970 version. They are like night and day. I also know quite a bit about the songs you have reacted to up to this point. The album Aqualung, which contains 3 of the 4 songs you reacted to was deemed by critics as a "concept album", but was never intended to be one by the band, and they didn't like it being called one, so, the next two albums released were a tongue and cheek joke of "concept albums". The first being Thick As A Brick, the second being A Passion Play. Both albums, when I got them on vinyl had only Side 1 and Side 2 with no breaks between songs on the whole albums. In my opinion, both studio versions of Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play both need to be listened to start to end to truly appreciate them. Mind you, each one is about a 45 minute commitment.
This was a very good version of the studio recording because they are pros to the core. Ian Anderson is still out there doing this same type of energy to this day...just bald now. This is the kind of stuff I grew up on, Thank you for showing the love, its much appreciated!
Ian Anderson is to the flute, what Stevie Ray Vaughn was to the guitar. He's self taught and does things with the flute that classically trained flute players will tell you are impossible, He holds the flute wrong, and he doesn't use all his fingers and yet, just listen to him! PEACE!!!!!
"Laughing in the playground, she gets no kicks from little boys... Rather make it with a leeching Grey." "Maybe her attention, is drawn by Aqualung, who watches through the railings as they play." There are a lot of sick people in the world. Ian is describing some of them perfectly... "She's the Robinhood of High Gate, let the poor man get along."
Saw Ian Anderson live several times. He stood on one leg like a magic stork, threw his flute in the air, caught it on the downbeat and finished his solo. Unforgettable!
Well... Pink Floyd - sequencer, Tangerine Dream - sequencer, Kraftwerk - sequencer, ELP - sequencer, Steve Hillage - sequencer, Star Castle - sequencer and so on. All from the days when musicians knew how to make MUSIC and knew the sequencer is just another musical instrument.
So happy to see a younger person like yourself become a fan. I brought my 22 year old daughter to see him live last year, and considering I hadn't seen him live since the 80s, it's extraordinary how much energy he still exuded on stage. Ian Anderson is definitely a pioneer!
Omg me too! I went when I was 11 in 1998 and it was a dream come true. I was just starting out playing the flute at the time and Ian was always my #1 role model.
@@PaulGuy I saw Floyd on that tour too. I wish I could've got to see Floyd with Waters. It just isn't the same without him. They had the best stage show. I was buggin' out on acid, and I remember they had a bed sailing above the audience, I think during the song Time. And all sorts of other stuff.
I saw Jethro Tull open for The Who at Folsom Field in Boulder CO - brought my youngest sister who was 11 - blew her little mind LOL - and we still go to concerts together as often as we can
MY first Tull concert was in 1970 after I got out of the Army. Their catalog is big but I liked most of the early stuff from Aqualung back. I think Teacher will always be a favorite tune! It's fun to watch and listen to kids hearing a lot of the old performers for the first time. A concert was an extravaganza and they didn't require a second mortgage on the farm to buy a ticket!
@@sydIRISH "Better" is such a difficult concept to quantify ... I've not heard much Atomic Rooster material, but having seen both The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster play live in the recent past I would definitely chose the former over the later. That said, most of my listening choices are recent releases so I would have to spend a lot of time reviewing old stuff to come to a coherent view about the bands' relative merits (and to be frank, I cant be arsed)!
The first time I saw them I knew next to nothing about them. I'd heard Aqualung and also the Iron Maiden cover of Cross Eyed Mary. Beyond that I was clueless. And they were FANTASTIC!
Another Jethro Tull song you should react to is "Teacher" - great song! Also do Deep Purple - Highway Star, but do the live version from the Made In Japan album, It kicks ass!
Like your title very much:He sings with his whole body ! As a long standing Tull/ IA fan, I can say that he sings with his whole mind and soul too. God bless...
JETHRO TULL | MY GOD - live, THAT is a flute you gotta see! Here it is: you will never see or hear a flute solo like this: ua-cam.com/video/5WSulenOUb0/v-deo.html Jamel, I'm so glad you watched this performance. Read up about Ian Anderson: He picked up a flute in 1968 because he knew he wasn't going to make it as a rhythm guitar player. SELF TAUGHT, he played the flute on their first album a few months later. The dude is amazing. There are also videos of him playing (including the song MY GOD) forty years later. Still amazing, and a different quality of playing, you just gotta see it. Love watching you react, Jamel!
I grew up on there boys my Band is called Skylight. And we played.many.Jethro Tull songs and they're I.consider.them.Yhe Greatest.Band That Ever Hit The Planet. And I lovrd Your Reaction to that son Brother That was awesome.
Ian Anderson is a one of a kind. Heaviest flute player ever in rock music.
you've obviously never heard bloodywood...lol
@@DHFHades I have, and Ian Anderson is still undeniably the best
Studio versions aren't always the best. Jethro Tull and Yes often sound better live because they're such good performers. Lookup Yessongs for a playlist of smokin live Yes recordings.
@@bbiermanster fair enough, I'd never seen them live before.
Theres only 1 arguement to someone saying the flute is uncool, and that is Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull was an English agricultural pioneer from Berkshire who helped bring about the British Agricultural Revolution. They were just showing that they had education :D
Saw Ian Anderson interviewed years ago and the man is brilliant. He said he never drank or tried drugs because he saw what happened to others and he knew that because he did everything 110% he would be gone in no time.
Great self awareness.
Jethro Tull actually refused to perform at Woodstock because of their dislike of hippie culture and the use of drugs and alcohol at the events.
He did smoke his lungs out though ahah
He did, and does, drink. Ian Anderson’s Guide To Indian Food on the Tull website heartily recommends Cobra Beer as an accompaniment to a curry. But he has never been one to drink to excess, that’s for sure.
Ian never did coke....coke did Ian...
He owns a whole salmon farming setup. Saved all that drug money and bought fish. He's very very well off, not like a lot of musicians who party all their cash away.
I've loved em since the 70's graduated in 73... love to see your reaction ... it's great ! . thank you !
It’s like a Renaissance Fair did acid with Led Zeppelin. Hell of a show!
That's the textbook definition of Jethro Tull
I totally agree with you, especially the acoustic part
Aqualung was recorded in 1970 at the same time and in the same studio as Led Zeppelin was recording Zeppelin 4. Tull lead guitarist Barre was best buddies with Jimmy Page. He was recording the solo to Aqualung when Page walked by the studio window and waved, Barre couldn't wave back or he would have had to take another run at the solo.
You nailed it right there!
Well stated
"whoever is on that drums..." that, my man, is the great Barriemore Barlow. One of the best and at the same time most underrated rock drummers. And those where John Bonhams (of led zeppelin) words
I've always appreciated his drumming. In fact, it stood out.
The best drummer in the world.
It's the Primus effect. Or the Queen effect. You know what I mean. When your frontman is so above and beyond, fantastic players become background noise.
@Joel Springman I am pretty sure it's Jeffrey playing on the song. Glenn was still with the band during rehearsals but had left by the time the album was recorded, he has no credits on the 'Aqualung' album, although there is a rumour that he played bass on Wondring Aloud on the album.
@@shaunkelly9860 Lol, just Mitch Mitchell 😎 Enough said
Ian Anderson is not just a hell of a performer, he's also a brilliant storyteller, and I don't mean just lyrically. I see you get it by watching him live.
Toronto ,70s, Maple Leaf Gardens, Tull and all the other great bands of the time always in town. So grateful to be there in my teens. Long hair, Party Time. Peace
Ian Anderson is the Jimi Hendrix of the flute !
Nothing is Easy please
Definitely. The mad fluter
He's a picker too and a great one. Jack of many trades
And considering Jimi didn't play the flute, that puts Ian one up on him.
@@zq9m3xh8 Why does it put Ian one up on him?lol
Ian Anderson respects his audience - he thinks people should get their money's worth.
A performer, albeit a bit overdone
Jensrsa I guess that’s what being a flute player does to you. There’s no such thing as overdone to a floutist. Lol
Never mind this overdone ,this man is the ultimate in crowd control and entertainment ! When he comes 2 Newcastle it's like he's meeting his own family ,his best friends ! In me own opinion there's none better that's why jethro Tull are worshipped all over the world ! A band that encourages madness with perpetual feeling that is part of ya life ! Trust uz b'cos I'm an owld fart of 67 ,long live the Tull!
Couldn’t have said it better John Myers, coming from this old lady of 63! ;)
Seen them live once, loved them as a teenager, 64 now
“Skating Away” is a must. Layered, complex and awesome build to crescendo!
... on the thin ice of a new day. Love it.
Probably my personal favorite...
It's really fun to watch this stuff with someone who is hearing it afresh and able to appreciate it.
I saw them in Frankfurt Germany in 1987 or 88. What a great show!!
These guys ARE the van full of Hippies!
Everyone will drink every last drop of it as the
huge impact Tull makes remains constant in all of their work...
just solid talent full round.
I met Ian Anderson in Tucson, Az in 1977. smoked a joint with him. his hair was red and to his waist. the best concert of my life.
So glad you're going through the whole album. It's phenomenal. What can I say, that's just how good it was back then. Now imagine the stage with fog, his tall top-hat on with long tail jacket, tights and tall boots dancing all over the stage, still holding on to his flute, like a madman! Concerts were other worldly! Those were the days my friend! You'd be hoarse and high as a kite after his concerts, needing a place to go, to come back down. Brings back soooo many memories watching you react to our music. Lol. Enjoy it, we sure did!
So it wasn't just me feeling that way about the live shows then? Good times, great music, amazing showmanship.
Sounds like a party!
Live.pigs on stage !!!
One of the best ever songs with the darkest subject.
Anderson painted pictures encompassing the full spectrum of society and could weave wonderful stories for three or 22 mins. A real literary genius.
There's a reason why his nickname was "The Mad Bard"...
“He looks like he sounds”. You nailed it!!!
“Cross Eyed Mary” my absolutely favourite song of JETHRO TULL. Ian Anderson is a musical maestro.
I heard a quote from Ian Anderson saying he knew he could never be the greatest rock guitarist but knew he could be rock's greatest flute player.
Glad you are enjoying Ian's music. He has been giving 150% in his performances since 1968. Still going at it today at 72. Jethro Tull have sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide, with 11 Gold and 5 Platinum albums. It's amazing how many music lovers are unfamiliar with the works of these amazing artists. I myself have been a fan since the late 60's. Jethro Tull has had many different musicians among their ranks but have kept the soul of their music pretty much the same throughout the years. I am enjoying your reactions to his music. Stay safe!
No one in the band is named jethro till band is named after the inventor of the automatic seed planter !
basically. He was also a recognised and famed landscaper who was responible for a number of large gardens.
I believe it was actually a plow
No! Lies! All lies!
Jethro Till taught English literature at the same high school Lynard Skynard taught PE.
I always heard plow too, but looked it up and he did a seed drill and the plow or hoe as it was called at the time.
Fun Ian Andsrson fact, his daughter is married to Andrew Lincoln of Walking Dead fame.
Tull most certainly entertained in concert. Try out 'Minstrel in the Gallery' live from I think Tampa '76, bet you will like it.
Fantastic track!
Better the live of Paris '75 imho
Listen dude, I love your channel. I saw Tull twice in the seventies and this is what it was like for two hours. I have seen a ton of what you post and I really respect your open minded approach to the belief that good music is good music. See you again.
You got to do Thick as a brick, Madison square garden, 1978....Ian in full steam.... A must see!
First rock concert I ever saw was Jethro Tull. Robin Trower opened for them. Another guy you should check out. Bridge of Sighs is awesome.
OH YA, Bridge Of Sighs by Robin Trower!! He should definitely react to that one.
My first rock concert, I had to make do with Led Zeppelin :(
Day of the Eagle, too
Wow!! I'm so jealous!!!
Tull with Trower opening? That must have been a helluva show!
Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick , Mother Goose , Fat Man
Thick as a brick, the whole song!!! The whole 40+ minutes :)
Definitely Thick as a Brick, but probably best to react to one of their live performances. Reacting to the 43 min single-song concept album would be a momentous feat, but the ~14min live versions have Ian Anderson's live-performance energy and make for better "songs" IMO.
@@jshanks1001 One way could be reacting separately to the 2 halfs
FOR MICHAEL COLLINS JEFFREY AND ME! is the most Jthro full song of all.
@@samuelecallegari6117 I feel like the whole nature of the concept album kinda requires a continuous playthrough since the second half sort of mirrors in reverse a lot of the first half. I love the song and album, but the album can be a but of a challenge to maintain focus and appreciate it at first pass.
Tull is always outstanding live....master showman when live performances were everything.
Tull has so many good albums. Try Songs From The Wood, Minstrel In The Gallery and of course the full version of Thick As A Brick
Nothing is Easy please
You actually don't need to do the studio version. This one is pretty much just as amazing. Tull really doesn't lose much live.
Hey Jamal, I cannot express how enjoyable it has been watching your reactions to some of my favorite Jethro Tull classics. Having listened to these songs since junior high in the early 70's it is great to see someone who has never heard them give an open minded review. Love your videos and am now a subscriber!!!
So refreshing. Saw these cats in 1974. Just happy there is still a chance for rock and roll. Really tight band. Hope you have alot of rock babies. Peace and Love.
Never a dull moment with Jethro Tull!!! Been loving their music since 1974 when I saw them perform the Warchild Album. Seen them several times and bought all their albums. That's a lot of albums.
So cool to see youngsters digging this. We had a screwed up world back then, too, but we had great rock'n'roll cranking on our stereos, we partied more. Didn't waste time staring at little screens.
Jethro Tull was canon and required listening for me when I was little (born in the 70's....listened to Ian in the womb).
I was born 3 weeks late.... because the acoustics were just too damn good, but mama kicked me out. haha!
He does look like he sounds! Lead singer is Ian Anderson. ...and he was a ball of energy, LIVE, on the stage. Very dramatic! You were never bored at a Tull concert! ♥
Grew up on jethrow love his music then a ever as a old man I rock out to It
you have to take a erip with Emerson,Lake and Palmer ( Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends )
that would be Karn Evil Number 9 Part 2
Yes!
YES YES YES!! especially since we lost both keith emerson and greg lake.
ELP is AMAZING! Saw them in concert in 77. UH MAZ ING . PS. My brother was able to help out with the sound techs and go back stage. This was in New Haven, CT at the NH Coliseum. :)
Saw Emerson Lake and Palmer open for Jethro Tull on Roots to Branches tour. Requesting Jethro Tull-My God reaction
Ian Anderson is a musical genius. A bard telling his stories in music. His energy is all natural, not "enhanced." To perform like this, he had to be in great physical condition. Breath control for flute requires it. Though too long for your show, you might enjoy Thick as a Brick, one of my all-time favorites.
Whew! Was getting worried we wouldn’t see you tonight. Credence Clearwater Revival- Born on the Bayou
Jamel is ready. (Or "Susie Q" first?)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
@@rodneyprill4618 ua-cam.com/video/fD3jN_KxUHI/v-deo.html
@@rodneyprill4618 He's already done that one, "Bad Moon Rising," and "Down on the Corner." I say go with some deeper, longer cuts like "Ramble Tamble," "Pagan Baby," or "Keep on Chooglin'."
Rodney Prill My all time favorite song ❤️❤️
Ian Anderson is a self taught flutist and didn’t know that he was holding his flute wrong until his daughter started taking flute lesson.. the guys brilliant!!!!!
Yep. And took him about 2 months to learn.
Like Joni Mitchemm stringing and playing hers upside down?
John Bonham once said that their drummer at that time, Barriemore Barlow was "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced". High praise.
Jethro Tull and Queen. Mind blowing concert! Ian Anderson is a wizard!
SKATING AWAY is a great TULL track!!!
My favorite also !
Yes!
Just one of many!
Yep, great intro!
The best group to see live! I started seeing them in the 70"s. How am I supposed to go to sleep after watching many video's of Jethro Tull? Love them.
The most evil, beautiful and ominous flute ever.
I think that is actually reserved for "I talk to the Wind" by King Crimson. But, Ian Anderson is still the best flute player ever
Nothing is Easy please
Tull one of my all time favorites,love it when young people appreciate old time R&R .
On drums according to Zeppelin's John Bonham, "the finest English drummer was Tull's Barriemore Barlow".
Can't agree with Bonzo more, yet Bonzo was is my greatest influence.
True..Bonha, said Barlow was the best drummer England ever produced.
I didn't know that fact, thanks for the info
It's really nice to see you digging his tunes, I've been a fan of Jethro Tull for many many years. I think it's worth remembering that society and cultural things were very different back then! Ian Anderson is one of the performer's that has been able to continue through the decades, watching him you probably wouldn't have him down as being one of the straightest guys out there! Two of my personal favourite albums are "Thick as a Brick" & "Broadsword and the Beast"
Many thanks Cheers!
These guys growing up I’ve heard their songs for years but never knew what they looked like. To my surprise they are pretty close to what I imagined
I love watching the look on your face and the way you smile I was born in the sixties and grew up with Jethro Tull the fact that younger people are discovering and enjoying is incredible never ever stop loving music all kinds of music from Marvin Gaye to ACDC it's all relevant it's all amazing
Thank you for what you do watching you enjoy something I've had in my life my whole life was a lot of fun
Please play MORE Jethro Tull!!!!
Once again, I am blown away by your open-minded appreciation of so many varied types of music. It does this open-minded old man’s heart good.
When you started listening to Tull the other day my brother, I was hoping you would listen to "Cross Eyed Mary", and surprise surprise, you did! Please if you get a chance tp listen to the studio version please do. It is so funky and the organ playing is....TREMENDOUS!
...also...TULL...TOOL....TULL....TOOL...pretty dang similar!😁
A complete one of original band led by a complete one of Ian Anderson the
antithesis of a rock star.
God bless you Ian and the boys - Martin Barre on guitar wow - for giving so
much pleasure.
Someone should have gotten Anderson to play Fagin. Perfect for the role.
Solid reference.
You're not the first one to say that!
How did I never realize this?
I've thought that for years. lol
Brilliant! Exactly! How did that not occur to me?
Saw these guys twice in the 70’s n 80’s and you just have no idea how amazing they were live! ❤️🥁🎸
Ian Anderson's stage motion and presence as well as his interactions with the guitarist, remind me distinctly of Freddy Mercury.
Ian Anderson is best known for playing his flute while standing on one leg. If you can find a video performance that shows that, it will be well worth your time.
Please listen to "Too old to rock'n roll: Too young to die" live version. It's a master piece.
One of their best
If you see Jethro Tull live in concert you walk out tired from watching Ian Anderson run around so much.
So much energy such a great show
So cool that you're listening to Tull! Try the live instrumental 'Bouree', or something from later in their career like 'Tall Thin Girl". Keep up the GREAT work!
jamal your the fun person to visit a humble person cant get enough of spending time visiting you. when im depressed you make the day better. thank you!!! kind sir for what you do!!!!!!!! and if like check out band foghat song easy money. enjoy.
Aqualung is a classic too!! Ian Anderson is awesome! Still hoping for “Suite; Judy Blue Eyes” Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
To see this band in concert on that same tour in 1977 was awesome!!!
Another really good track is "My God", despite being on their most popular album not many people seem to appreciate it even though it has one of Ian's coolest flute solos and IMO has some of the coolest guitar licks
Jethro Tull has always been a high energy live show and you felt it watching that vid. Saw them 10 times between 73 and 80 best live show band of the 70s for sure with every member of the being a band master musician and Ian is truly a performers performer. He's the man!!.
You selected a great pretty early version of Cross-Eyed Mary. That was the one to watch. Welcome to the club, man!
I saw Jethro Tull back to back in 1978 and 1979 at the Boston Garden. Incredible live performances. Such a tight band with great musicians.
I'm constantly amazed at the reactions of younger people when they see groups like Jethro Tull or Led Zeppelin , I graduated High School in 1969. S I grew up with this music. Please keep up checking out different types of music. There is more out there than the "now"!
Maybe try Howlin Wolf or Robert Johnson. Newer blues from Tab Benoit -
Shelter me. You might be surprised there too.
lucky enough to have seen him 3 times in concert. Starting back in 1976 War Child. Still one of my favorites.
""I know the studio version is a hundred percent better than the live version . . . " well, that's the case NOW, but back in the day the live versions always had more passion and more energy. 'Course, back then musicians could play without computer editing and sing without AutoTune. I've had this argument with my roommate, but he's young and doesn't know . . .
I was born in 1970 and got turned on to Tull in 1978, if not earlier, and they are one of my favorite bands (others being Uriah Heep and Alice Cooper, but that's for another day). Since then, I have bought almost everything they have released, outside of some newer rereleases of things that I can't afford yet. That being said, I agree about the live performances. Especially early on. For example, check out the studio version of With You There To Help Me from the Benefit Album. Then check out the Live At Carnegie Hall, NY on November 4, 1970 version. They are like night and day. I also know quite a bit about the songs you have reacted to up to this point. The album Aqualung, which contains 3 of the 4 songs you reacted to was deemed by critics as a "concept album", but was never intended to be one by the band, and they didn't like it being called one, so, the next two albums released were a tongue and cheek joke of "concept albums". The first being Thick As A Brick, the second being A Passion Play. Both albums, when I got them on vinyl had only Side 1 and Side 2 with no breaks between songs on the whole albums. In my opinion, both studio versions of Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play both need to be listened to start to end to truly appreciate them. Mind you, each one is about a 45 minute commitment.
I think Ian and the guitarist were the only constants but they always had top notch players. A great prog band!
The drummer is the great Barrymore Barlow. Check out the instrumental with Barlow's drum solo!
This was a very good version of the studio recording because they are pros to the core. Ian Anderson is still out there doing this same type of energy to this day...just bald now. This is the kind of stuff I grew up on, Thank you for showing the love, its much appreciated!
I was born in 1960, seen him live 3 times, none of them were a concert, they were all a performance. Just outstanding! Great musicians!
Ian Anderson is to the flute, what Stevie Ray Vaughn was to the guitar. He's self taught and does things with the flute that classically trained flute players will tell you are impossible, He holds the flute wrong, and he doesn't use all his fingers and yet, just listen to him! PEACE!!!!!
He’s the best of the best of the bards.....incredible musician......
"Laughing in the playground, she gets no kicks from little boys... Rather make it with a leeching Grey." "Maybe her attention, is drawn by Aqualung, who watches through the railings as they play." There are a lot of sick people in the world. Ian is describing some of them perfectly... "She's the Robinhood of High Gate, let the poor man get along."
The jester has always been around and Ian is one of greatest. This song is one of favs from Jethro Tull. Killer. Thanks for posting.
4:35 -- 'He's still got that flute!' No, it's an extension of him.
One of my favorite bands and my most popular shows on JVH for some reason
Saw Ian Anderson live several times.
He stood on one leg like a magic stork, threw his flute in the air, caught it on the downbeat and finished his solo.
Unforgettable!
Yea, those were the day when musicians knew how to make MUSIC, and not only start the sequencer ...
Well... Pink Floyd - sequencer, Tangerine Dream - sequencer, Kraftwerk - sequencer, ELP - sequencer, Steve Hillage - sequencer, Star Castle - sequencer and so on. All from the days when musicians knew how to make MUSIC and knew the sequencer is just another musical instrument.
Amen!
So happy to see a younger person like yourself become a fan. I brought my 22 year old daughter to see him live last year, and considering I hadn't seen him live since the 80s, it's extraordinary how much energy he still exuded on stage. Ian Anderson is definitely a pioneer!
Tull was my first concert.
Omg me too! I went when I was 11 in 1998 and it was a dream come true. I was just starting out playing the flute at the time and Ian was always my #1 role model.
#2 for me. Pink Floyd in 1989 was my first. Those two are a hell of a way to start my concert going.
@@maricampari3970 pretty cool for an 11 year old.
@@PaulGuy I saw Floyd on that tour too. I wish I could've got to see Floyd with Waters. It just isn't the same without him. They had the best stage show. I was buggin' out on acid, and I remember they had a bed sailing above the audience, I think during the song Time. And all sorts of other stuff.
I saw Jethro Tull open for The Who at Folsom Field in Boulder CO - brought my youngest sister who was 11 - blew her little mind LOL - and we still go to concerts together as often as we can
That is in your face BAD ASS ! That band has always been outstanding !!! Especially LIVE !!!
Love this shirt. The lead singer Ian Anderson is playing the flute. And still does.
MY first Tull concert was in 1970 after I got out of the Army. Their catalog is big but I liked most of the early stuff from Aqualung back. I think Teacher will always be a favorite tune!
It's fun to watch and listen to kids hearing a lot of the old performers for the first time. A concert was an extravaganza and they didn't require a second mortgage on the farm to buy a ticket!
Speaking of...unique musicians...The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - “Fire”. Definitely one of the most bizarre cats in music.
John K “I am the god of hell fire!”
Great live; blew me away when I saw it played
Atomic Rooster is better
@@sydIRISH "Better" is such a difficult concept to quantify ... I've not heard much Atomic Rooster material, but having seen both The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster play live in the recent past I would definitely chose the former over the later. That said, most of my listening choices are recent releases so I would have to spend a lot of time reviewing old stuff to come to a coherent view about the bands' relative merits (and to be frank, I cant be arsed)!
Arthur Brown also sang on Allan Parsons, Edgar Allen Poe's Tell Tale Heart.
The first time I saw them I knew next to nothing about them. I'd heard Aqualung and also the Iron Maiden cover of Cross Eyed Mary. Beyond that I was clueless. And they were FANTASTIC!
You should give a reaction to "Heavy Horses". The lyrics version.
Heavy Horses is awesome!!
Agreed
Triple that! Heavy Horses is probably my favorite Tull song.
Just made the same suggestion!
Ian Anderson is theatre, a performer and a show. There's nothing better. One of the best concerts I've been to.
Another Jethro Tull song you should react to is "Teacher" - great song!
Also do Deep Purple - Highway Star, but do the live version from the Made In Japan album, It kicks ass!
Like your title very much:He sings with his whole body ! As a long standing Tull/ IA fan, I can say that he sings with his whole mind and soul too. God bless...
i hope you're doing Jethro Tull - My God while i'm watching this one...lol. i think it's the best song on this album...but that's just me.
I agree with you. So dark and emotional
I'm with you on that, brother! Such a great song!
I’m hoping he does my god too, with lyrics. A very deep song.
JETHRO TULL | MY GOD - live, THAT is a flute you gotta see! Here it is: you will never see or hear a flute solo like this: ua-cam.com/video/5WSulenOUb0/v-deo.html
Jamel, I'm so glad you watched this performance. Read up about Ian Anderson: He picked up a flute in 1968 because he knew he wasn't going to make it as a rhythm guitar player. SELF TAUGHT, he played the flute on their first album a few months later. The dude is amazing. There are also videos of him playing (including the song MY GOD) forty years later. Still amazing, and a different quality of playing, you just gotta see it.
Love watching you react, Jamel!
Kurt Borchers I agree. Best Tull song ever. It gives me chills every time.
I grew up on there boys my Band is called Skylight. And we played.many.Jethro Tull songs and they're I.consider.them.Yhe Greatest.Band That Ever Hit The Planet. And I lovrd Your Reaction to that son Brother That was awesome.
Flute is SO beautiful- the lyrics are SO dark...
Welcome to the world of Jethro Tull - a unique band. Nobody comes close.