What a treat it would be if Jethro Tull drummer of this era, Barrie Barlow, were to find his way back to the band. One of the most underrated drummers in Rock N Roll history IMO. And Martin Barre among the most underrated guitarists should come back too. Heavy Horses and Songs From The Wood are nicely done as an examination of British Country Life and how the large, powerful Heavy Horses brought us up to the brink of the Industrial Revolution ("the tractor is on its way").
Brilliant. I got into Tull in the 70s when I was a teenager, and lost them after the whole punk/new wave thing. But never tire of seeing these reaction vids to Tull tracks.
I always paired Heavy Horses and Songs from the Wood in my brain. Similarly, Stormwatch and Broadsword and the Beast seemed two halves of the same coin to me.
Hard to say because Ian has always been on another level when it comes to writing impactful lyrics, but I think you're right, both HH and songs from the wood really come to life when you read all of the lyrics.
Rover is my favorite song on Heavy Horses, which makes it one of my favorite Tull songs, which makes it one of my favorite songs, overall. I realize not everyone loves that one the way I do, but love it I do. Slit the chain, and I'm off again.
It's a old English classical type of sound from my perspective. It doesn't matter the time Tull's music is from, it is timeless in my eyes. Great story about having that experience with someone who was actually involved.
L33: I loved Ian's quote in response to the fuss about them winning the Grammy for hard rock/heavy metal over Metallica: "The flute is a heavy metal instrument." Sweet reaction!
@@ripvanwinkle2002I learnt that Cliff Burton( Metallica's first bassist, if anyone doesn't know) liked Tull; he pretty much liked all Prog stuff, also, Zappa. He also liked Peter Gabriel. ua-cam.com/video/M2DBIc9pRLU/v-deo.htmlsi=-1BLKGJCwhJUYMJZ
Lee, I want to send you a Thanks for your review of Tull's "Thick as a Brick". After your video, I purchased the CD and it is now one of my Favorites. I have heard the short Radio version tune of "Thick as a Brick" but had no idea it was a short cut from a 45 minute tune. The Music is OFF-THE-HOOk best per4formance by Tull I know of. for the entire album, and the production is just as good. In 2 months I have listened to it 20+ times without reading the words I figured out the story for myself. (Not easy) What a great Story about (3) generations of a Kings Bloodline and how the new generation does not head the words of the first generation. Ending in a brawl the First Generation King had to fix.
It is so great to see someone review this song! Tull is my favorite group after The Beatles. This is one of my favorite songs. I saw them on their Heavy Horses tour. It was amazing! The heavy horses this song is about have made a wonderful comeback from the time this was written. I see them at the National Western Stock Show and they continue to thrill me. The poetry of this song and many of their songs is phenomenal. Another great song in this album is Weathercock.
I love John Glascock's backing vocals on this track. The violin was played by Darryl Way, who was one of the founders of Curved Air--a great band to explore too.
The Celtic Trilogy features three big prog numbers: Pibroch, Heavy Horses, Dark Ages. I think you'd probably enjoy the two other pieces more, a little heavier sounding.
Yeah, hear ya. Storm Watch is a great album too. The crazy thing is, for some reason, since as a teen, have always thought of MITG, SFTW and HH as a trilogy, despite the fact the TOTRNR breaks them up chronologically.
My favourite track, from my favourite album (well, this and "Songs From The Wood" swap for number 1 depending on my mood). Tull has been at the top of my list since I first heard them in the late 1960s, so many different sounds over the years, yet always identifiable as Tull.
Sigo tus reacciones, y admiro tu serenidad, también me trae paz y tranquilidad. JT es mi banda favorita. Bursting out es un gran concierto y como en Tamps , los solos de flute son increíbles.
Jethro Tull has so much diversity you'll always find something you like I've been a great great fan of his since the beginning but I've always loved Prog Rock I would encourage you to just keep going down the rabbit hole
For anybody in the UK that remembers the Class A Musical Fidelity amps and specifically the A100 must appreciate that my very first listening to this track and indeed album was the most musical engaging and yet warmly comforting experience known to mankind. Sentimental I know , but this holds such a memory so deep rooted that I always hear it this way in my minds 'ear'. A very very special album , and those Class A amps always kept the room warm - no need for the radiators !! 😍🎶 Awesome , Cheers Lee.
One of the most beautiful songs and lyric I've ever heard. Always makes me wonder if we know what we've lost in the name of progress. Unavoidable I guess. Damn, does Ian capture the cost with such poetry.
We have lost everything in the pursuit of knowledge and convenience. Progress isn't always linear but it comes in spurts then we regress. Where we were 100 years ago? Compared to now. And then compare 1724 to 1824. 1924 to 2024 has been an absolutely astounding thing. It's a completely different reality now. Imagine (if we make it) 2124.
Ibe been following your reviews of my favorite band and I look forward to future reviews of Tull. I would love to hear your review of Pibroch from Songs from the Wood
Hey there Gary, glad to hear you dig the videos. Tull has been one of my favorite finds on here.. they are such a special band. I love them. I'll definitely be getting to that album after this one 👍
Ian actually lived on a farm. "Anderson married Shona Learoyd in 1976... The couple have lived in a 16th-century redbrick farmhouse on the 500-acre (2.0 km2) Pophleys Estate in Radnage, England, in Kilmarie House on their Strathaird Estate on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, as well as a short time in Montreux, Switzerland." Later he wrote FARM ON THE FREEWAY, which was a radio hit: "The lyrics of Farm on the Freeway tell the story of a farmer who has to leave his land to make way for a new road. The farmer is being forced to leave behind the only life he has ever known, and he is questioning whether he will be able to live in the city. The song is a commentary on the impact of progress on rural communities, and how people can lose their roots as they move into urban areas."
I made a list of my top 100 studio albums, and in certain cases I cheated. One of those cases was treating _Songs_ & _Heavy_ as a double album, because honestly, they belong together - like _A_ _Farewell_ _to_ _Kings_ & _Hemispheres,_ which is the other time I did that. My justification in both cases is that when I listen to the first of the pair I almost always go on and listen to the second next, so they might as well be double albums! Anyway, this is one of those songs I can sing along to even when I'm not paying attention, it's so embedded in my brain. Great stuff.
This sounds like one of those choruses that sticks with you forever. I've been humming "heavvvy hoorses" all day. I love this band so much man. What a blessing.
Hey Lee, you should take a quick gander at their most recent album Rokflote. Even 1 song to give you an idea of their evolution. I don't have a specific track to suggest, but it be cool as a 1 off Tull Tuesday track
I fully believe Barrie Barlow was the best drummer of his day. Thick as a Brick full album version is why I think so. Especially since during the interview, Martin Barre said Thick was full of odd measures, like 7/4 and 6/8. Martin Barre on the electric just slamming the gallop midway… Martin was the baritone. Glascock was on bass. Poor man also passed after Stormwatch, which also prompted Barrie to leave.
The last great album by Tull! Great variety of stories and a change up of styles compared to Songs From The Wood!Lee I like your description of the differences between albums!Ian changed the members up for the most part after this album and they were never quite the same especially after Ian lost his vocal range!
They all have their own distinctive sound design and theme it seems like. They are such creative artists. I love the rural feel to this track and mouse police. Reminds me of being home on the farm:)
Not to be mean spirited at all. Sincerely. In 78 as Ian was introducing the band, the last name was the then David Palmer. Ian says on keyboards David Palmer- a, he’s gone for a piss be right back. After next song. Ian days. Ah David’s back- did u give it a good shake. Good. Little knowing and lovingly so. That David is Dee and that’s all alright with me. Beautiful person and musician.
For me, it's not even in the top half of the songs on HH, that's how good the album is. I would have preferred they called it 'Acres Wild' or 'Rover' -- cooler names, more accessible songs -- and gone a bit less antique and more inspired on the cover. Just my opinion. It's also another Tull time period with strong unreleased songs.
Pure poetry. As someone who’s family worked with these gentle giants it brings me me to tears every time.
What a treat it would be if Jethro Tull drummer of this era, Barrie Barlow, were to find his way back to the band. One of the most underrated drummers in Rock N Roll history IMO. And Martin Barre among the most underrated guitarists should come back too.
Heavy Horses and Songs From The Wood are nicely done as an examination of British Country Life and how the large, powerful Heavy Horses brought us up to the brink of the Industrial Revolution ("the tractor is on its way").
So beautiful, so emotional, so pastoral, so bloody British.
Brilliant. I got into Tull in the 70s when I was a teenager, and lost them after the whole punk/new wave thing. But never tire of seeing these reaction vids to Tull tracks.
This whole album is a gem. This and Songs from the Wood are my two favorites.
Ditto! Plus Crest of a Knave.
My two favorites from them as well 😊
This is a real good one though to me Songs From The Wood, Aqualung and Thick as A Brick are my favorite albums!
I always paired Heavy Horses and Songs from the Wood in my brain. Similarly, Stormwatch and Broadsword and the Beast seemed two halves of the same coin to me.
@@AdamConus Similar musicians though a heavie and more earthy tone than a lighter happier feel on Songs From The Wood!
The lyrics are just pure poetry. The whole album has some of the best lyrics he’s ever written, imho.
Hard to say because Ian has always been on another level when it comes to writing impactful lyrics, but I think you're right, both HH and songs from the wood really come to life when you read all of the lyrics.
@@coast73 Agreed!👍
And the music! Simple but complex like so much of Tull's music. Not just lyrically brilliant. Tine and signature changes and pitch changes.
More than an homage. A love song. And the cover photo of Ian with two magnificent horses.
Ian is still recording and touring with Jethro Tull even today! I saw then last September. An excellent show!
"In these dark towns folk lie sleeping / As the heavy horses thunder by / to wake the dying city / with the living horseman's cry. ' Indeed.
There are no weak songs on this entire album. Together with "Songs from the Wood" this is peak Tull for me.
Y es que la genialidad de esta agrupación es insuperable.
next monday, i will see this live for the first time in aberdeen scotland.... so looking forward to it... heaven
Gorgeous, another favorite ❤
My favourite Tull album. Heavy Horses epitomises the British countryside so beautifully
I've never been but this song brings it alive in my mind for sure
@L33Reacts a perfect album. Even the cover...original...is perfect for the music 🎶
Rover is my favorite song on Heavy Horses, which makes it one of my favorite Tull songs, which makes it one of my favorite songs, overall. I realize not everyone loves that one the way I do, but love it I do. Slit the chain, and I'm off again.
John glascock (Rip.)... What a bass player!
What a wonderful song and a tribute to working horses.
It's a old English classical type of sound from my perspective. It doesn't matter the time Tull's music is from, it is timeless in my eyes. Great story about having that experience with someone who was actually involved.
seeing JT live in aberdeen scotland in april and he is doing this song live, first time in years......... love this song so much
The lyrics are beautiful but so sad at the same time. You can just picture those hard working horses of days gone by.
Yes. Melancholic
@@jeniferallan6693 Sad and so beautiful in every note. Perfect song.
L33: I loved Ian's quote in response to the fuss about them winning the Grammy for hard rock/heavy metal over Metallica: "The flute is a heavy metal instrument." Sweet reaction!
he ALSO mocked them for not knowing what genre Tull was and publicly said Metallica should get the award.
PURE CLASS..
@@ripvanwinkle2002I learnt that Cliff Burton( Metallica's first bassist, if anyone doesn't know) liked Tull; he pretty much liked all Prog stuff, also, Zappa. He also liked Peter Gabriel.
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@@windyhead7960 YT felt the need to delete the comment you replied to..
i love the draconian censorship here.. like whats the point of it..
@@ripvanwinkle2002 Whaat?? Whyyy? You read it, whyyy? 😂
@@windyhead7960 i dunno maybe they just block me from seeing my own stuff LOL
i dont get YT at all..
Lee, I want to send you a Thanks for your review of Tull's "Thick as a Brick". After your video, I purchased the CD and it is now one of my Favorites.
I have heard the short Radio version tune of "Thick as a Brick" but had no idea it was a short cut from a 45 minute tune.
The Music is OFF-THE-HOOk best per4formance by Tull I know of. for the entire album, and the production is just as good. In 2 months I have listened to it 20+ times without reading the words I figured out the story for myself. (Not easy) What a great Story about (3) generations of a Kings Bloodline and how the new generation does not head the words of the first generation. Ending in a brawl the First Generation King had to fix.
I wore my vinyl copy out.
It is so great to see someone review this song! Tull is my favorite group after The Beatles. This is one of my favorite songs. I saw them on their Heavy Horses tour. It was amazing! The heavy horses this song is about have made a wonderful comeback from the time this was written. I see them at the National Western Stock Show and they continue to thrill me. The poetry of this song and many of their songs is phenomenal. Another great song in this album is Weathercock.
A salute to you. Not many people would bother to react to this album. One of my favorite.
Always in competition for my favorite band.
Off my favourite Tull album - so emotionally poetically beautiful, well-crafted, meaningful. Please react to the whole album.
I love John Glascock's backing vocals on this track. The violin was played by Darryl Way, who was one of the founders of Curved Air--a great band to explore too.
Great album all around. One more album after this had this classic lineup.
Barlow was pure class.
Los más grandes!!!
On this album is a song named JOURNEYMAN it has possibly one of the greatest bass lines ever.👍
Glascock was their best bass player, imo. Their music went into new territories because of the skill in his playing.
Drummer BB is awesome.
(just like drummer BB from YES!😅).
As a drummer you'd love the whole album. Would love to see your reactions to No Lullaby - especially as a drummer.
The Celtic Trilogy features three big prog numbers: Pibroch, Heavy Horses, Dark Ages. I think you'd probably enjoy the two other pieces more, a little heavier sounding.
Yeah, hear ya. Storm Watch is a great album too. The crazy thing is, for some reason, since as a teen, have always thought of MITG, SFTW and HH as a trilogy, despite the fact the TOTRNR breaks them up chronologically.
My favourite track, from my favourite album (well, this and "Songs From The Wood" swap for number 1 depending on my mood). Tull has been at the top of my list since I first heard them in the late 1960s, so many different sounds over the years, yet always identifiable as Tull.
Sigo tus reacciones, y admiro tu serenidad, también me trae paz y tranquilidad.
JT es mi banda favorita.
Bursting out es un gran concierto y como en Tamps , los solos de flute son increíbles.
AMAZING song
Jethro Tull has so much diversity you'll always find something you like I've been a great great fan of his since the beginning but I've always loved Prog Rock I would encourage you to just keep going down the rabbit hole
Nice react ! You should try do Jethro Tull - "Jack-a-Lynn" This track is made 1978 but its comes out 1982 on "The Broadsword and the Beast" album
Ian Anderson ran a salmon farm up in Scotland for quite awhile, starting right around this time.
For anybody in the UK that remembers the Class A Musical Fidelity amps and specifically the A100 must appreciate that my very first listening to this track and indeed album was the most musical engaging and yet warmly comforting experience known to mankind. Sentimental I know , but this holds such a memory so deep rooted that I always hear it this way in my minds 'ear'. A very very special album , and those Class A amps always kept the room warm - no need for the radiators !! 😍🎶 Awesome , Cheers Lee.
Sort of, but on a lower budget. Cyrus One for me - and it sounded amazing.
My favorite Tull song. Thanks, Lee!
One of the most beautiful songs and lyric I've ever heard. Always makes me wonder if we know what we've lost in the name of progress. Unavoidable I guess. Damn, does Ian capture the cost with such poetry.
We have lost everything in the pursuit of knowledge and convenience. Progress isn't always linear but it comes in spurts then we regress. Where we were 100 years ago? Compared to now. And then compare 1724 to 1824. 1924 to 2024 has been an absolutely astounding thing. It's a completely different reality now. Imagine (if we make it) 2124.
Have this album. Go Jethro.
any song from songs from the wood is amazing, so is broadsword and the beast
Too few reactions to this masterpiece!
Great reaction to a great Tull track. Thank you.
I"m wondering why everyone seems to ignore what I consider a great Tull album called "War Child".
Ibe been following your reviews of my favorite band and I look forward to future reviews of Tull. I would love to hear your review of Pibroch from Songs from the Wood
Hey there Gary, glad to hear you dig the videos. Tull has been one of my favorite finds on here.. they are such a special band. I love them. I'll definitely be getting to that album after this one 👍
I like watching the respect you show in the few videos I have watched. I'm now a subscriber. Cheers
Thank you Ralph! Welcome to the show! 🙏
Well done. And a fascinating topic for a song. I suggest Mouse Police Never Sleeps for your next Tues. Thanks Lee.
the LP of my youth...... SOOOOOOO good
Ian actually lived on a farm.
"Anderson married Shona Learoyd in 1976...
The couple have lived in a 16th-century redbrick farmhouse on the 500-acre (2.0 km2) Pophleys Estate in Radnage, England, in Kilmarie House on their Strathaird Estate on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, as well as a short time in Montreux, Switzerland."
Later he wrote FARM ON THE FREEWAY, which was a radio hit:
"The lyrics of Farm on the Freeway tell the story of a farmer who has to leave his land to make way for a new road. The farmer is being forced to leave behind the only life he has ever known, and he is questioning whether he will be able to live in the city. The song is a commentary on the impact of progress on rural communities, and how people can lose their roots as they move into urban areas."
That's from the Grammy winning Crest of a Knave
The second of three albums considered their Folk trilogy,Songs from the Woods... Heavy Horses and Stormwatch.......
I can highly recommend any song from either this album or Songs From the Wood 😃
I'm pretty sure Ian is just harmonizing with himself in an octave lower.
Thats right...
👍
☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥😎his music all developing..
Possibly my favourite Tull track of all time, for today anyway
Mine is always changing too... I had this stuck in my head when I woke up lol
I love Jethro Tull. Be sure to listen to the album Songs From Wood (1977)
I sorta lost the thread of JT after 1975’s The Minstrel in the Gallery. Heavy Horses and Broadsword and Beast are 2 albums I need to explore more.
Check out Crest of a Knave, also.
Stormwatch
Amazing album and incredible song. SO English.
Very, very English. I love it so much 🙏
He's a Scot
@@dexstewart2450 Born in Scotland to an English mother and a Scottish father. Moved to England at age 12. Considers himself "a Brit."
hey it's politickin' season, time for Fallen On Hard Times lol
I made a list of my top 100 studio albums, and in certain cases I cheated. One of those cases was treating _Songs_ & _Heavy_ as a double album, because honestly, they belong together - like _A_ _Farewell_ _to_ _Kings_ & _Hemispheres,_ which is the other time I did that. My justification in both cases is that when I listen to the first of the pair I almost always go on and listen to the second next, so they might as well be double albums! Anyway, this is one of those songs I can sing along to even when I'm not paying attention, it's so embedded in my brain. Great stuff.
This sounds like one of those choruses that sticks with you forever. I've been humming "heavvvy hoorses" all day. I love this band so much man. What a blessing.
Hey Lee, you should take a quick gander at their most recent album Rokflote. Even 1 song to give you an idea of their evolution. I don't have a specific track to suggest, but it be cool as a 1 off Tull Tuesday track
Wolf Unchained and The Navigators are my favorites. The voice isn't bad for a 75 yr old. And the flute, well, he's obviously had decades of practice.
I fully believe Barrie Barlow was the best drummer of his day. Thick as a Brick full album version is why I think so. Especially since during the interview, Martin Barre said Thick was full of odd measures, like 7/4 and 6/8.
Martin Barre on the electric just slamming the gallop midway…
Martin was the baritone. Glascock was on bass. Poor man also passed after Stormwatch, which also prompted Barrie to leave.
Take a walk on Velvet Green.
Watch the live performance ... Barlow drags out some ancient drums. Be sure to have a copy of the lyrics that are full of sexual innuendos. 😮
Question, are you aware that Jethro Tull was the person who invented the corn seed drill? Cheers for your reactions!
The last great album by Tull! Great variety of stories and a change up of styles compared to Songs From The Wood!Lee I like your description of the differences between albums!Ian changed the members up for the most part after this album and they were never quite the same especially after Ian lost his vocal range!
They all have their own distinctive sound design and theme it seems like. They are such creative artists. I love the rural feel to this track and mouse police. Reminds me of being home on the farm:)
You have missed out on alot then..
Not to be mean spirited at all. Sincerely. In 78 as Ian was introducing the band, the last name was the then David Palmer. Ian says on keyboards David Palmer- a, he’s gone for a piss be right back. After next song. Ian days. Ah David’s back- did u give it a good shake. Good. Little knowing and lovingly so. That David is Dee and that’s all alright with me. Beautiful person and musician.
For me, it's not even in the top half of the songs on HH, that's how good the album is. I would have preferred they called it 'Acres Wild' or 'Rover' -- cooler names, more accessible songs -- and gone a bit less antique and more inspired on the cover. Just my opinion. It's also another Tull time period with strong unreleased songs.
While musically beautiful the rural subject matter proved unrelatable for radio and most fans. The album sales were terribly disappointing.
1978 ... Folks were into disco.
And the mainstream media punk darlings demanded that Progressive Rock was destined for the ash heap of history.
crappiest music of all time...well...untill rap crap came along///just saying.@@corawheeler9355