Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

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  • A classic written by Ian Anderson.
    "Thick As A Brick (Part 1)"
    Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
    My words but a whisper your deafness a SHOUT.
    I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
    Your sperm's in the gutter your love's in the sink.
    So you ride yourselves over the fields and
    you make all your animal deals and
    your wise men don't know how it feels to be thick as a brick.
    And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
    in the tidal destruction the moral melee.
    The elastic retreat rings the close of play
    as the last wave uncovers the newfangled way.
    But your new shoes are worn at the heels
    and your suntan does rapidly peel
    and your wise men don't know how it feels
    to be thick as a brick.
    And the love that I feel is so far away:
    I'm a bad dream that I just had today
    and you shake your head and say it's a shame.
    Spin me back down the years and the days of my youth.
    Draw the lace and black curtains and shut out the whole truth.
    Spin me down the long ages: let them sing the song.
    See there! A son is born and we pronounce him fit to fight.
    There are black-heads on his shoulders, and he pees himself in the night.
    We'll make a man of him, put him to trade
    teach him to play Monopoly and how to sing in the rain.
    The Poet and the Painter casting shadows on the water
    as the sun plays on the infantry returning from the sea.
    The do-er and the thinker: no allowance for the other
    as the failing light illuminates the mercenary's creed.
    The home fire burning: the kettle almost boiling
    but the master of the house is far away.
    The horses stamping, their warm breath clouding
    in the sharp and frosty morning of the day.
    And the poet lifts his pen while the soldier sheaths his sword.
    And the youngest of the family is moving with authority.
    Building castles by the sea, he dares the tardy tide to wash them all aside.
    The cattle quietly grazing at the grass down by the river
    where the swelling mountain water moves onward to the sea:
    the builder of the castles renews the age-old purpose
    and contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need.
    The young men of the household have all gone into service
    and are not to be expected for a year.
    The innocent young master - thoughts moving ever faster -
    has formed the plan to change the man he seems.
    And the poet sheaths his pen while the soldier lifts his sword.
    And the oldest of the family is moving with authority.
    Coming from across the sea, he challenges the son who puts him to the run.
    What do you do when the old man's gone - do you want to be him?
    And your real self sings the song. Do you want to free him?
    No one to help you get up steam
    and the whirlpool turns you `way off-beam.
    LATER.
    I've come down from the upper class to mend your rotten ways.
    My father was a man-of-power whom everyone obeyed.
    So come on all you criminals! I've got to put you straight
    just like I did with my old man twenty years too late.
    Your bread and water's going cold.
    Your hair is too short and neat.
    I'll judge you all and make damn sure that no-one judges me.
    You curl your toes in fun as you smile at everyone,
    you meet the stares, you're unaware that your doings aren't done.
    And you laugh most ruthlessly as you tell us what not to be.
    But how are we supposed to see where we should run?
    I see you shuffle in the courtroom with
    your rings upon your fingers
    and your downy little sidies
    and your silver-buckle shoes.
    Playing at the hard case,
    you follow the example of the comic-paper idol
    who lets you bend the rules.
    So!
    Come on ye childhood heroes!
    Won't you rise up from the pages of your comic-books
    your super crooks
    and show us all the way.
    Well! Make your will and testament.
    Won't you? Join your local government.
    We'll have Superman for president
    let Robin save the day.
    You put your bet on number one and it comes up every time.
    The other kids have all backed down and they put you first in line.
    And so you finally ask yourself just how big you are
    and take your place in a wiser world of bigger motor cars.
    And you wonder who to call on.
    So! Where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday?
    And where were all the sportsmen who always pulled you though?
    They're all resting down in Cornwall
    writing up their memoirs for a paper-back edition
    of the Boy Scout Manual.

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  • @michaelchadwick3962
    @michaelchadwick3962 11 місяців тому +65

    Love Reading these comments!Awesome! I'm 82 and Tull was my favourite group in the 70s!

    • @thmmke6926
      @thmmke6926 2 місяці тому +1

      lincoln freakn nebraska, 1974, small 5000 seat venue, it is still large in my memory, what an amazing showman,

    • @rodmcdonough6111
      @rodmcdonough6111 12 днів тому +1

      And great music from the 60s & 70s keeps you and me (71!) inspired forever and feeling as we did when we first heard it... and even more so today. Cheers and Best to you!

    • @mr.majestic3851
      @mr.majestic3851 9 днів тому

      Read this one , My 25 year old first cousin left me as a 16 yr old teen on a bus bench by myself at 11 pm after a Tull show in 1977 , I lived to tell about it 47 yrs later.

  • @cathystruska1558
    @cathystruska1558 6 місяців тому +95

    I’m 66 now, it feels like yesterday
    Spin me back down the years and days of my youth

    • @NancyMurphy-dy8gk
      @NancyMurphy-dy8gk 4 місяці тому +1

      I really like your comment.

    • @jio8520
      @jio8520 3 місяці тому +1

      I'll be 66 come November my musical friend. Oh Im totally with you! What a time is was. The brilliance of Tull and so many other's will never die. It will go on forever. Rock on!🤟

    • @harrycherns1037
      @harrycherns1037 3 місяці тому

      good one.

    • @terrysummers9424
      @terrysummers9424 3 місяці тому

      youth will🦊✝ be given...KAYA

  • @michelrenaud3431
    @michelrenaud3431 9 місяців тому +48

    My words but a whisper your deafness a SHOUT.
    I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
    Wow.
    The poetry, the arrangements, the strings, the voice, the creativity, the variations yet the wholesomeness of it all.... 50 years ago the teenager I was thought that this was extraordinary, could not get enough of it. Now 50 years later at the venerable age of 67, with 35 years of international consultancy in the rearview mirror, 3 kids, 1 divorce, 2 families, a son who has become a professional classical violinist, having felt in love with cuban music and all kinds of music genres, I can say only this: this is freaking genius. Still the best. Touching. Magnificent. Unequalled.

    • @terencem8795
      @terencem8795 9 місяців тому +2

      I couldn't agree more. My brother introduced me to this when I was just a lad. I'm 63 now.

    • @sandrad7447
      @sandrad7447 4 місяці тому

      Exactly this.
      Spin me down the long ages, let them sing the song

  • @samanthajones8377
    @samanthajones8377 3 роки тому +251

    I grew up on Jethro Tull as my late Dad was a great fan . I'm now 47 and my beloved Dad passed away in June 19 from pancreatic cancer. I'm listening to this with tears as the music brings so many memories of him in my head . R I P Ian Charles Jones. It is an honour to share the music of Tull with you .xxx

    • @at0micwerew0lf
      @at0micwerew0lf 2 роки тому +4

      Condolences 🍺⚡🍺

    • @glenngrout562
      @glenngrout562 2 роки тому +1

      @@at0micwerew0lf ❤

    • @petakucas7389
      @petakucas7389 Рік тому +3

      I'm so sorry. I did the same when my Mum died. I went through her entire collection of music and screamed it all out with tears and love xxxxx

    • @Zandjil
      @Zandjil Рік тому +3

      I feel this! My dad passed of pancreatic cancer June 24th '19. We played Jethro Tull (among other music) at his funeral. Their music more than anything else, will always remind me of him! So glad we got to enjoy them together live!

    • @saw72dust
      @saw72dust Рік тому +3

      Sorry to hear about your pops but glad to hear that you keep him close with music. I have some similar things from my father. My heart goes out to you, just hang on to the the awesome things that were your dad.

  • @1267cando
    @1267cando Рік тому +31

    Iconic. Tull wasn’t copying anybody. They were such a difference from what was out there at the time.

  • @giovannispagnolo9670
    @giovannispagnolo9670 10 місяців тому +13

    2024, thanks Dad...

  • @christinamussared2285
    @christinamussared2285 7 років тому +1562

    I miss singing Jethro Tull with my dad. Best memories of my life. RIP daddy. You will always be my best friend.

    • @mergned
      @mergned 6 років тому +24

      Christina Mussared I strive to make my 5 year old feel this way! You lit up a new generation.

    • @ccetomacrogol
      @ccetomacrogol 6 років тому +25

      Lovely words and memories.

    • @martinlehotan8373
      @martinlehotan8373 6 років тому +34

      Sounds like your Dad did parenting the right way. Your life has been blessed. Pay it forward to your children and God bless your Dad for a job well done!

    • @miroslav3644
      @miroslav3644 6 років тому +17

      Same story of my life!I hope you sing Jethro Tull still like I do.RIP to our dadies!

    • @Septentrion2000
      @Septentrion2000 6 років тому +5

      Singing Jethro Tull... classic... best memories my friends.

  • @charleskennedy8695
    @charleskennedy8695 5 років тому +202

    " I may make you feel, but I can't make you think " ......pure brilliance

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu 4 роки тому +17

      More relevant than we'd ever know.

    • @tamaralane3518
      @tamaralane3518 2 роки тому +6

      Just thought that and I've sung these words to myself since 1972! Singing here alone at 63 with my cat. That organ keeping time before the electric guitar with the bass and percussion building: then the wham!wham! Marching back to the soft violins and finally all of them, then the lone soft acoustic and our wise men will never know...hug your grandkids and listen to this with them.

    • @peterfrance702
      @peterfrance702 Рік тому +3

      48 years on and I'm still trying to figure out what that means!

    • @charleskennedy8695
      @charleskennedy8695 Рік тому +3

      @@peterfrance702 Peter really ? You can effect people emotionally but you cant make stubborn idiots change their minds ..👽👍✌

    • @peterfrance702
      @peterfrance702 Рік тому +1

      @@charleskennedy8695 Thank you. I guess I can stop thinking about it now!

  • @tom.brady7
    @tom.brady7 10 місяців тому +14

    I am 65. This time period was when music had an extreme amount of meaning and messages to it. I loved and still love this song.

  • @andypritchard9644
    @andypritchard9644 6 років тому +441

    I think in 200 years this will be appreciated like Mozart and Beethoven are now. The whole piece, the 43 minute version, might be one of the most underrated songs to ever be created.

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick 4 роки тому +15

      This work, as all works by J T are PURE musical genius !!!!!

    • @jameswattssr.8353
      @jameswattssr.8353 3 роки тому +6

      U r so right.

    • @seamuswerther2413
      @seamuswerther2413 3 роки тому +5

      I agree thoroughly

    • @javierllerena5756
      @javierllerena5756 3 роки тому +12

      Never was underrated

    • @rinofriio97
      @rinofriio97 3 роки тому +4

      This Song Is Already In The Jewel Box Of Time..
      200 Years....The Board will Rise and Applaud...its Greatness..

  • @childofchief2290
    @childofchief2290 Рік тому +43

    Touching to see how many grew up listening and loving Jethro Tull with their fathers. My old man passed away over 20 years but still listen to their songs with a mix of a smile and tears at the memories we shared.

  • @robertorick6383
    @robertorick6383 2 роки тому +170

    50 years has passed since this masterpiece came out. Happy 50th anniversary, Thick As A Brick.

    • @robertorick6383
      @robertorick6383 2 роки тому

      P.S.: Whatever happened to Gerald Bostock anyway?

    • @drawingablankesq
      @drawingablankesq Рік тому

      ​@@robertorick6383I don't remember the name of the album, but a later release tells the story of the little boy all grown up.

    • @gazcallon8825
      @gazcallon8825 Рік тому

      He ran off with the none rabbit

    • @gazcallon8825
      @gazcallon8825 Рік тому

      He ran away with the none rabbit

    • @robertorick6383
      @robertorick6383 Рік тому

      @@gazcallon8825 The "none rabbit?" Is it similar to the hare who lost his spectacles from "A Passion Play?"

  • @Smartass_Jedi
    @Smartass_Jedi Рік тому +42

    Pretty simple: you can never ever go wrong with Tull. Sounds as good to me in 2023 as it did in the 70s. Timeless

  • @LaurenceJones-mw2im
    @LaurenceJones-mw2im Місяць тому +4

    I saw Jethro Tull in concert at Cobo Arena in Detroit back in 1974. It was a great concert and me and my friends had a blast watching Ian Andersen play his flute.

  • @jakekuyten2651
    @jakekuyten2651 7 років тому +89

    you have to be an eclectic individual, or a musician to truly appreciate a great and innovative band like Jethro tull,their sound wasn't about catering to the masses.

    • @tourdetor
      @tourdetor 2 роки тому +1

      not if taylor swift has anythin to say about it!!!!

    • @jaysdood
      @jaysdood 2 роки тому

      @@tourdetor Ah, good old T-Swizzle. What happens if you give a Telly tubby a microphone and a bad bleach job.

    • @jessehenderson2967
      @jessehenderson2967 Рік тому

      Or an eclectic individual who eventually became a musician. In no small part because of bands like Jethro Tull. Its what I did.

    • @rc5759
      @rc5759 Рік тому +2

      Absolutely! And even more reason why this very song should be our Brexit Anthem! 🇬🇧🎶🚽🎶🇬🇧

    • @rodmcdonough6111
      @rodmcdonough6111 12 днів тому

      Yes, as a musician and always learning, I have revisited this album over the years and am always amazed at the genius and mastery of these players.

  • @KiranBankeshwar-xl3gx
    @KiranBankeshwar-xl3gx 28 днів тому +5

    I am 71 and Tull is my fav group. My son is 32 and Tull is also his fav. That's how universal this group is

  • @roberth.jewell3784
    @roberth.jewell3784 9 місяців тому +12

    ❤ it don't get no better than that the song is absolutely pure genius

  • @ulrichmaier3288
    @ulrichmaier3288 4 роки тому +80

    I'm a 65 er old German guy. I love Jethro Thull. I saw Ian Anderson 4 times live in Stange. He is great.

    • @tim3fling
      @tim3fling 3 роки тому +1

      I SAW THIS CONCERT IN EDMONTON ALBERTA 1 OF THE BEST CONCERTS I EVER SAW

    • @bobralph5072
      @bobralph5072 2 роки тому +3

      65 year old American guy, amazing we commonality, on a song. Peace be with you and your fellow countrymen! Tennessee, usa

  • @joankain6193
    @joankain6193 2 роки тому +24

    Ian Anderson plays that flute like Jimi Hendrix played the guitar!

  • @donutman48
    @donutman48 10 місяців тому +10

    For some reason lately I just needed to hear this song I first heard it probably 50 years ago. It has aged very well.

  • @michelrenaud3431
    @michelrenaud3431 4 роки тому +127

    As a 16 years old in 1972, I bought a sound system, headphones and this album, plus Genesis's Foxtrot, Neil Young's Harvest and Cat Stevens's Catch Bull at Four with the money I made with my very first job ever, and listened to this album every day in the evening alone in my room. It made me fly in my imagination without drugs. I dont think I have ever tripped on an album as much as with this one in my entire life.

    • @dancarter6044
      @dancarter6044 3 роки тому +2

      Cool!

    • @francescolorenzelli8912
      @francescolorenzelli8912 3 роки тому +12

      You don't need drugs to enjoy this but you need this to enjoy drugs

    • @Burt472
      @Burt472 2 роки тому +5

      I was 15 in 1972...Love JT....Saw them at the end of 80's....Greetings from Italy

    • @owenmanuela6949
      @owenmanuela6949 2 роки тому +3

      Me too I was 15 ,I have a few Tull lp's

    • @RedwolfTalk
      @RedwolfTalk Рік тому +2

      Between this album and Rush 2112 or La Villa Strangiato, I could listen for hours and just feel high from the sound.

  • @roctb333
    @roctb333 5 років тому +71

    I loved this album in '73 and onwards. Still enjoying, singing along, dancing and I'm 63.

    • @TheSilmarillian
      @TheSilmarillian 3 роки тому +2

      62 here hello from Australia

    • @lizzywhizzy594
      @lizzywhizzy594 2 роки тому +2

      Me too ! (& aged 63} They're my favourite band !

    • @BarChrome
      @BarChrome 2 роки тому +1

      62 here. Me Too!

    • @staralioflundnv
      @staralioflundnv 2 роки тому +3

      68 and it is stiII very reIevant...just deeper now with so many decades come and gone.!

    • @shereebarrett3714
      @shereebarrett3714 2 роки тому +1

      flutist! 65 had it still love it, still alive!🤔😎😁👑

  • @byroncosta8614
    @byroncosta8614 Рік тому +26

    The musical brilliance of Ian Anderson.....

  • @andreau8219
    @andreau8219 Рік тому +14

    I’m probably almost your grandpa’s age and I am learning this on my flute which I learned to play when I was your age. It makes me so happy to know someone will be playing Jethro Tull for many years to come!

  • @lisacassar9486
    @lisacassar9486 5 місяців тому +19

    It's late Spring 2024 who out there agrees that this song is a true classic? I have been a fan since the beginning🎶☮️

    • @septemberquest6393
      @septemberquest6393 4 місяці тому

      Wholeheartedly agree ❤

    • @bootreese1
      @bootreese1 4 місяці тому

      July 15 2024 sorry kids the world's gotten so dull . Do your best with it.

    • @matthewwilson9656
      @matthewwilson9656 3 місяці тому

      Of course it's a classic. It's Jethro Tull

    • @miguelhuartehuertas4895
      @miguelhuartehuertas4895 2 місяці тому

      A truly masterpiece. My favourite band. And I discovered it in 2013. I'm 49. 😅

  • @tjsurname119
    @tjsurname119 3 місяці тому +6

    Thank you Friend for putting those lyrics up. Sitting here appreciating it August of 2024. Appreciating you taking the time to put those lyrics and this classic up for those of us who haven't heard it for so many decades ! GOD Bless ya!

    • @tjsurname119
      @tjsurname119 3 місяці тому

      You posted this Friend back on UA-cam on Oct 23, 2010 !

  • @ErnestoVargas-u6z
    @ErnestoVargas-u6z 7 місяців тому +7

    I'm 66 years old and thus was at the very first concert tour in Albuquerque New Mexico. No one has ever taken his place. Best stage show ever

  • @michellehaff3041
    @michellehaff3041 5 років тому +76

    When I was eight I got to pick an instrument for band and I picked the flute The next day my brother brought me Aqualung and made me swear to keep it hidden from our mother. My First non kid album. Years later I was able to take him to see Tull from the balcony, could almost reach out and play the notes myself. What An Amazing Talent!! Thank you for sharing this!

    • @bluesdoggmusicrediker4614
      @bluesdoggmusicrediker4614 3 роки тому

      really cool

    • @Joolzratbag
      @Joolzratbag 2 роки тому

      Why hide it ? My mum loved jethro tull, and rush!

    • @kas1755
      @kas1755 2 роки тому +1

      your story reminds me of the movie "almost famous'

    • @muddsmith5515
      @muddsmith5515 2 роки тому +2

      @@kas1755 It was By far one of the best concerts I ever saw. Maybe not as good as Bowie, but Definitely the sentimental value of it puts it right next to it. Thank you for the reply. My brother was older than me and I just lost him last month, so thank you for letting me remember that day :)

  • @mysticmoonchild7717
    @mysticmoonchild7717 3 роки тому +13

    Thank you to my Pops for introducing me to these legends when I was a kid. Fan for 45 yrs. RIP my daddy 💔 xxx

  • @5argetech337
    @5argetech337 6 років тому +32

    I have the original album with the fold-out paper.... Classic! Bought it the day it came out!

    • @nogo1098
      @nogo1098 Рік тому

      when are we gonna hear your collection man?

    • @125brat
      @125brat 4 місяці тому

      Yep, still got mine too with the pic of Julia Feeley on the front😁

  • @Sabrina-u3o8b
    @Sabrina-u3o8b 2 місяці тому +3

    I watched my my niece play the flute and ppl laughed . Well fast forward 12 yrs . We have a musician . She plays the flute . And can play this music. I sing for her whilst she plays ❤❤❤

  • @SheriffMcStarchy
    @SheriffMcStarchy 4 роки тому +13

    To all ye other rare tullians out there all united listening to the pinnacle of Andersons musical genius, i hope you have a wonderful day, night whatever it may be. I hope you get through whatever it may be troubling you, that you are special and amazing. That you are wonderful and deserving. Take care 🤘

  • @javierllerena5756
    @javierllerena5756 3 роки тому +32

    I don’t have words to describe this album, the most outstanding masterpiece ever made in prog rock history along with Passion Play . These two albums are from other planet .

  • @hansartur6073
    @hansartur6073 10 місяців тому +3

    Seit über 50 Jahren höre ich diese Vinyl immer und immer wieder bis ich im Rockhimmel bin.

  • @rachaelmarrero8597
    @rachaelmarrero8597 11 місяців тому +9

    This was my Tull gateway song. Such amazing music and without comparing the sounds it’s very much it’s own little niche like Pink Floyd and I adore it 💕

  • @michaelSer
    @michaelSer 5 місяців тому +4

    1977 Boston gardens 2nd row center section with my bother , It was my first concert . What a great time !

  • @danielafornari8516
    @danielafornari8516 Рік тому +8

    When I was seventeen, this album was my favourite one and I love It today too ❤❤

  • @christophermurphy5454
    @christophermurphy5454 14 днів тому

    Saw them in Brisbane Australia about 1975 . Still at school . Never forgot it . If I did I would be as thick as a brick

  • @RogerRocks
    @RogerRocks 5 місяців тому

    I remember being 15 in high school, and there were two albums we talked about - Aqualung and Tea for the Tillerman. Good times.

  • @jesuslejusticier
    @jesuslejusticier 3 роки тому +35

    I just cried of happiness listening to this masterpiece for the 1st time, thank you Jethro Tull

  • @davidmander4295
    @davidmander4295 8 років тому +180

    Love this track. Spins me back down the years to the days of my youth !!!

    • @robertmosca2425
      @robertmosca2425 5 років тому +5

      Amen !

    • @jonjones1553
      @jonjones1553 5 років тому +3

      Meanwhile back in the year one......

    • @reginaldohernendez6192
      @reginaldohernendez6192 5 років тому +2

      Yes sir I'm 55 yrs young grew up in Chicago I'm a Mexican American love Rock'n Roll Ian Anderson is a smart person he has land in Europe just imagine the great retirement he has after the great life of Rock'n Roll !

    • @Rhysling2
      @Rhysling2 5 років тому +1

      Yes +1. Me as well.

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick 4 роки тому +1

      Just like "Good Times, Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin.

  • @walter4723
    @walter4723 6 місяців тому +4

    Everyone is stickin' up for the kid I love it! And so you should! Damnit!

  • @alancumming6407
    @alancumming6407 10 місяців тому +1

    Saw them on that tour. Utterly brilliant.

  • @frankleavitt4718
    @frankleavitt4718 7 років тому +331

    How is this band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?????

    • @richardwelton459
      @richardwelton459 6 років тому +23

      outrageous that they are not compared to some of the trash that are...

    • @richardwelton459
      @richardwelton459 6 років тому +35

      ha, ha ,ha that is one of the best jokes I've seen in a long time. Rap is not music its talking over...

    • @AlfredFJones1776
      @AlfredFJones1776 6 років тому +29

      Because the people who run it are dirty hippies and Ian has stated in the past how much he hates hippies.

    • @ccetomacrogol
      @ccetomacrogol 6 років тому +26

      HOF is not worth being in.

    • @guvmitchell3044
      @guvmitchell3044 6 років тому +7

      That fact that they are not in the HOF along with Ashford and Simpson (who just happened to write kick ass blues, soul, and rock like, "I don't need no doctor") is a flipping travesty

  • @RottingZombe
    @RottingZombe 2 роки тому +605

    Im 13 and i play flute for a middle school band, and my band teacher said i cant do rock on the flute i told my grandpa and he showed me Jethro tull's music :) I feel like i was born in the wrong generation
    edit: Thanks for all the people replieing but I dropped out a while ago haha, Im now a freshmen who does chrous

    • @rubievale
      @rubievale 2 роки тому +58

      You can play absolutely anything you want. Don't believe those who tell you it can't be done. Music only marches forward because of the people who refuse to be bound by the "rules". There are no rules, colour outside the lines and you'll be absolutely fine

    • @ryounyan
      @ryounyan Рік тому +16

      Nah lol these times sucked just be proud you're in a time where you can get information by a click with no problem :D

    • @cavemaninasuit
      @cavemaninasuit Рік тому +9

      I played sax and guitar and played all that stuff on my own time, rock on brother!

    • @erickaufman3216
      @erickaufman3216 Рік тому +10

      @@rubievale For music you were born in the wrong generation. For today you were born in the right generation. Play your music and choose a STEM field for your lifes work.

    • @andrewheywood9737
      @andrewheywood9737 Рік тому +14

      Good Grandfather!!!

  • @joigrande8531
    @joigrande8531 Рік тому +11

    This entire lyric is superb and his voice is powerful. The instrumentation. I think I hear a lot of time signature changes which is intriguing. Thick as a Brick is a Hallmark of the progressive rock genre.

  • @JakeDaVGM
    @JakeDaVGM 8 років тому +1356

    I feel like this song needs an extra 37 minutes...

    • @rossriver75
      @rossriver75 8 років тому +29

      Yeah, but if you've only got 6 minutes you'll take the gist of it and be happy.
      Anyway, you can find the full version elsewhere on here too.

    • @JakeDaVGM
      @JakeDaVGM 8 років тому +59

      rossriver75 lol, I was joking

    • @Icannothandleany
      @Icannothandleany 7 років тому +1

      JakeDaVGM copy right...

    • @luigifan1295
      @luigifan1295 7 років тому +6

      I get it

    • @kalysbourque2857
      @kalysbourque2857 7 років тому +2

      There is another video that is longer.

  • @goatymcgoatface3575
    @goatymcgoatface3575 Рік тому +10

    I freaking love these lyrics. And freaking flute with guitar combo works so well

  • @dylandamn1
    @dylandamn1 5 років тому +7

    I guess I’m not the only one who misses their dad listening to this in the background while you yell at him to turn it down.
    Don’t worry, he never turned it down, always up. Thanks dad for showing me so much, and teaching me right from wrong. Also thanks for showing me Jethro Tull is..

  • @ladysnake8449
    @ladysnake8449 4 роки тому +100

    Thanks to my ex-boyfriend's father, he introduced me to this and I'm so glad he did. The 70s was truly the progressive age of classic rock. Jethro Tull really deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, especially for original masterful works like this. And the words itself truly predicted the future of today's poor excuse of a generation. Most have become thick as a brick indeed.

    • @Cerevisi
      @Cerevisi 4 роки тому +6

      @@williamhinshaw6838 Multi-generational magic... one might call it art.

    • @RobertWilton
      @RobertWilton 4 роки тому +13

      Indeed, one brick even made it to US President.

    • @fatimasoria443
      @fatimasoria443 4 роки тому +1

      The words of the all songs belong to the kid of the cover. He win an award of poetry and Anderson like too much and make the récord. Here on the cover he's receiving the award. Amazing the words, so prophetics how darks...but beautiful.

    • @sashalaney7608
      @sashalaney7608 4 роки тому +10

      "pats myself on back for being old"

    • @Ryan-bi5mz
      @Ryan-bi5mz 3 роки тому +3

      @@RobertWilton that was more a walking pile of orange shit than a brick

  • @mikeitzenhuiser1192
    @mikeitzenhuiser1192 2 роки тому +76

    A message to future generations..Don’t let this masterpiece die..

  • @ragnarstefansson1207
    @ragnarstefansson1207 7 років тому +192

    Just received my new speakers. The first thing to play was this masterpiece. Wow! Blows my mind!

    • @Turbopress2882
      @Turbopress2882 5 років тому +10

      The fact that there's a Scandinavian that likes Jethro Tull enough to break in his speakers with it makes me so happy.

    • @MrCtsSteve
      @MrCtsSteve 5 років тому +2

      Right .. listening to this on AudioEngine HD6's . Love it

    • @lynnsteven212
      @lynnsteven212 4 роки тому +4

      I brought 100watt Kenwood speakers in 1973 been in the loft for 25 years now, maybe time to get then down and wired up.

    • @fiolds350
      @fiolds350 4 роки тому +5

      @@lynnsteven212 re-cap the crossovers. And re-foam the surrounds first

    • @edczarcinski3906
      @edczarcinski3906 4 роки тому +1

      Thought it was best for my new speakers, too.

  • @ub40rasta
    @ub40rasta 4 дні тому

    No matter what gen you're from, genius is genius. Hail to the young folk who know a damn good tune when they hear it.

  • @gb0925v4
    @gb0925v4 9 місяців тому +2

    great song

  • @hoffer54
    @hoffer54 6 років тому +7

    Was fortunate enough to see this performed live on their first US tour of it. What an amazing concert. I am 64 and the memory is still clear in my mind, amazing musicians, and writers!

  • @sh230968
    @sh230968 5 років тому +25

    The first few minutes of this song are exceptionally beautiful. Full song is great too but it is the acoustic early part that is so special.

    • @1v966
      @1v966 3 роки тому

      Some childhood you had listening about sperm in the gutter mate lmao

  • @martigrant3707
    @martigrant3707 6 років тому +52

    Jethro-genius, genius, genius. Thanks for making my life better and more insightful because of your beautiful music. Genius music. Genius musician.

  • @Marbleeyes54
    @Marbleeyes54 Місяць тому

    I was lucky enough to see them do this live in concert, in Hershey Pa. back when it first came out. Tull was always one of my favorites. Those were to good old days and I miss them.

  • @jamessholtz6016
    @jamessholtz6016 3 роки тому

    There was a 3 day music festival in Michigan the summer of 70. Goose Lake Music Festival. I arrived Thursday afternoon and left Monday. I was 15. Tull closed the show Sunday night. They did 7, seven, encores. It was a different time.

  • @roadhockey
    @roadhockey 6 років тому +181

    "Thick as a Brick"is the best song on the album.

  • @randyreynolds9605
    @randyreynolds9605 4 роки тому +10

    I had the opportunity to see him in 1970 in Tucson Arizona at a bar i was in High School always the best!

  • @JamesZaworski
    @JamesZaworski 7 років тому +65

    This is one of my all-time favorite songs.

    • @brianwolfe8331
      @brianwolfe8331 5 років тому

      Love it I was listening to Broward sword and the beast earlier

    • @jamesmurray3082
      @jamesmurray3082 3 роки тому +1

      Good to know there's a lot of us true rock n rollers left!

  • @pkmatt3
    @pkmatt3 2 роки тому +1

    a long time ago in Westchesteer county 70-73 did many covers of pop/head music rat pack choir.

  • @zapcomix
    @zapcomix 2 роки тому +2

    In Philadelphia at the Spectrum 1972 my first concert. The local church chartered a bus, it was great. I believe there was a 6 foot white non-rabbit... on stage.

  • @FredBarrett-p9h
    @FredBarrett-p9h 11 місяців тому +3

    Brilliant song! Nobody but Tull can do this kind of music. His Band is Orchestra grade !!

  • @tacobell6826
    @tacobell6826 7 років тому +19

    Student flat, early 80's - listening to this even earlier stuff with the other inmates. We knew a good thing when we heard it.

  • @EddieBryan
    @EddieBryan 6 років тому +8

    That medieval sound. Loved it.

  • @alinebyrne4938
    @alinebyrne4938 3 місяці тому

    My father had 2 CD's that I found when I was 15 and probably listened to them day and night non stop, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd. In 2012 I came to learn english in Europe and had the opportunity to see Ian Anderson at his turner, I visited Liverpool for that, soon after I went to the wall concert by Roger Waters in Dublin. I still not believe the experiences I was able to have, so great and completely unexpected. Thanks universe, for knowing what I love!

  • @genobones
    @genobones 8 років тому

    if I had my own theme music just walking around.... this would be it. doesn't get any fucking better. the melody the harmony. untouchable....

  • @johnperkins9114
    @johnperkins9114 4 роки тому +6

    He makes playing a flute, magical. Thank you 😊 Jethro Tull.

  • @jimlockhart8219
    @jimlockhart8219 7 років тому +37

    Saw Tull in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in 1970 , still all these years later , my favourite concert.

    • @thelaughingtiger146
      @thelaughingtiger146 6 років тому

      Jim Lockhart nice, wish I could say the same.

    • @dennisbalz9006
      @dennisbalz9006 6 років тому

      Think it was 70 also I seen them for the first time and yes opened up for them

    • @iexlrate1
      @iexlrate1 5 років тому +1

      I try never to be jealous, but that statement gave me a jealous twinge .....

    • @constancewilson7532
      @constancewilson7532 4 роки тому

      I saw them in Houston in 1972. Three straight hours of music. Best concert ever.

    • @dugaronson7656
      @dugaronson7656 4 роки тому +1

      I believe I am green with envy of all of ya'll! I was 12 and stuck in Vermont!

  • @markelcock4669
    @markelcock4669 4 місяці тому

    He also had great musicians playing with him which adds great value to the quality

  • @GardenCelluloids
    @GardenCelluloids Рік тому +4

    One of the greatest prog songs out there. I’m always fascinated how diverse classic rock really is. I always think of it like life, you have all kinds of friends, and friends of those with opposite views, and prog rock is like the smart nerd friends, so glad to have listened to this music in high school.

  • @lisareichard5791
    @lisareichard5791 3 роки тому +2

    I'm pretty sure I've always been in love with Ian Anderson! And I definitely know, I've actually said the words, "I can make you feel, but I can't make you think" and then walked away singing, "Do dout do do do do doo, Da dout do do do do" many times in my lifetime.....
    To great satisfaction!

  • @deweyplanck9850
    @deweyplanck9850 5 місяців тому

    I’m sixty now and it seems like yesterday when aqualung came out. Been a fan ever since. This song is definitely a classic.

  • @AlexM-jg5zi
    @AlexM-jg5zi 7 років тому +5

    A, pure classical composition, written and performed in modern era, Thick As A Brick, a masterpiece, and work of genius.

  • @richardthelimey6889
    @richardthelimey6889 6 років тому +5

    I saw them perform this, pre-release, at the Albert Hall. Wow!!!! Went to the US a few weeks later and every radio station was playing it. Fantastic music by a brilliant group. Ian Anderson played flute, guitar, drums as the mood took him. What a consummate musician.

    • @stevenwolven9367
      @stevenwolven9367 Рік тому

      Now you know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. I’d love to turn you on- by the Beatles song Day in the Life”

  • @hectormico2112
    @hectormico2112 6 років тому +19

    Im 16, my dad put this music when i was 7 years in our car trips.
    I can say this is the song of my infancy and it represents my curiosity and adventure.
    Really a masterpiece

    • @TheLastOilMan
      @TheLastOilMan 6 років тому +2

      what a dad !

    • @mindywimberly6579
      @mindywimberly6579 5 років тому +1

      😊 I'm not sure how Mindy feels about this song I'm her Dad Rob I love jethro tull 😃 !

  • @sosoisabaddi3miller401
    @sosoisabaddi3miller401 3 місяці тому

    Love tull seen them 😊 twice.

  • @philthomas8351
    @philthomas8351 3 місяці тому +1

    Saw Jethro Tull in 1976 at Capital Center, Lanham, MD. Fantastic show. Sounded better than album versions. The band Played!!

  • @plant-inc
    @plant-inc 4 роки тому +7

    Great song. I always dedicate this song to my older sister. Nothing but greatness! The music that is. Big ups to Ian Anderson

  • @darlenebushby8949
    @darlenebushby8949 6 років тому +9

    You have to admit, this is classic rock at it's best! Nothing can compare to it. So happy to have been a small part of it. :)

  • @michaelulbricht9438
    @michaelulbricht9438 4 роки тому +13

    Never understood why critics didn't embrace Tull more. Aqualung & TAAB are without a doubt two of the best works with meaning in the 70's.

    • @ARockyRock
      @ARockyRock 2 роки тому +1

      So many hidden gems from the 70's.

  • @kaplowysmurf
    @kaplowysmurf 6 років тому

    For some reason this Tull song and perhaps Skating Away reminds me of those old Old spice commercials .

  • @jerry3647
    @jerry3647 Рік тому

    I never forget where and when i first time listened to this my all time number one prog album. It was year 1974 in or at Kukonharja Finland.
    Vastaa

  • @chrisaries2885
    @chrisaries2885 10 років тому +821

    Name another kick-ass rock band that has a lead flute. I dare you.

    • @jungledave7080
      @jungledave7080 10 років тому +18

      There ARE no "Rock" bands with a lead flute, so your question is moot.

    • @barnztormre
      @barnztormre 10 років тому +117

      Moody Blues

    • @fabriziomicucci6383
      @fabriziomicucci6383 10 років тому +22

      but he said "kick-ass"..so no other kick-ass band with a lead flute!

    • @fabriziomicucci6383
      @fabriziomicucci6383 10 років тому +5

      excellent...but not kick ass! :D
      I'm joking..!

    • @roxman78
      @roxman78 10 років тому +38

      Traffic was a kick-ass rock band with flute to boot.

  • @goobytron2888
    @goobytron2888 2 роки тому +4

    My best friend and I used to make fun of his mom when she would listen to Tull. 6 months later it was all we listened to. A year later all three of us were at a concert together. 32 years later they’re both gone but I’m still listening.

  • @sarahedwards9203
    @sarahedwards9203 4 роки тому +20

    Gotta love the 70s. Tull will always kick ass even in 2020.

  • @russellfillis6864
    @russellfillis6864 3 місяці тому +1

    My friend ; Simi friend Larry ..gave this. Away on cassette. Cause you had to love and appreciate ..... The best gift a shallow friend shared with his friend ...he did not know the gift he shared. 😢😢😢....😅😊😊😊

  • @billstep6496
    @billstep6496 5 місяців тому

    Probably listened to this album more than any other in my life

  • @jonjones1553
    @jonjones1553 5 років тому +7

    Christ I love this band! I saw them four times. They really have something! When I drove up in the VW Camper from Shropshire to the Scottish Highlands to go climbing, this band seemed to be just right! Especially at night . Singing along with my brother Duncan, heading for a nasty wee mountain with a full moon above, why would we not agree to let Ian bring us songs from the wood!

    • @gratefuljim1916
      @gratefuljim1916 2 роки тому

      and Jesus loves you respect him at least.

    • @jonjones1553
      @jonjones1553 2 роки тому

      @@gratefuljim1916 No I don't think I will thankyou, but may I just say that if I have offended you, that's great!

  • @206rene1
    @206rene1 7 років тому +7

    classical work combined with rock overture is just phenomenal...

  • @susangarcia6329
    @susangarcia6329 3 роки тому +9

    This is my most listened to album in my Life!

  • @johnbro6261
    @johnbro6261 Рік тому +1

    For what it is worth, young fellow. The world is full of people, some eight billion. Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull, is as of a flavor: Some like it, some do not. Some take it to an extreme, especially those that do not. Parents and teachers are a good resource. Youth was meant to be enjoyed. Choosing between a good musician and those that also obstruct youth will define as you become older. I am an old guy, but youth needs time to enjoy. The world around is changing. Like few products on store shelves, choose as best that you can.

  • @stevenbitecofer6831
    @stevenbitecofer6831 Рік тому

    Great memories associated with this song. Hard to believe it is 50 years old. Hard to believe I am 69 and first heard this while attending the US Coast Guard Electronics Technician School on Governor's Island NY. Great times and great friends made there. I miss you all, wherever you are.

  • @noahlevor3703
    @noahlevor3703 4 роки тому +5

    My dad would drive us on long car trips when I was little and all you had was the CD player mostly being 4 or 5. He liked Stevie ray, zeppelin, all sorts and f shit but also weird stuff like the tubes and the talking heads. I can remember clear as day when he put this song on. I didn’t know the name of it until I was much older. I just remember the feeling and the imagination. It would come on at it was like, whoa, dad, what is this? Lead flute man.....he rips!

    • @tinajeppesen5948
      @tinajeppesen5948 4 роки тому +1

      My dad too I would not know about this magical sound if not for my dad ❤️

  • @geod3589
    @geod3589 3 роки тому +5

    I remember buying this album, the cover that opened like a newspapers and I'd read it while listening to the album. A lot of interesting things going on in the reading as well as the music.

  • @prudencepatnoad3165
    @prudencepatnoad3165 4 роки тому +6

    This was my go-to album when I needed to be centered. Everything about it was perfect. It made perfect sense and it was all the emotions I was feeling. I loved classical music and jazz. It put it all together

  • @davidharman4078
    @davidharman4078 Рік тому +2

    A beautiful example of a hybrid between folk and classical music.

  • @debbieleewilham8515
    @debbieleewilham8515 2 роки тому

    Thank You 💗🥰😊 Ian Anderson,I grew up rocking to your tunes n girlfriends naming their son's after You ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks 😊💛🙏 For Every Thing Rock On