Jethro Tull are a British progressive rock band formed in 1967. The group’s founder Ian Anderson plays flute & acoustic guitar & is the lead singer & quite a showman. They've had a lot of different members over the years. They had a lot of great songs such as "Thick As A Brick", "Aqualung", "Living In The Past", "Songs From The Wood", "A New Day Yesterday", "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Bungle In The Jungle", "Sweet Dream", "Life’s A Long Song" etc.
The Mouse Police Never Sleep and Heavy Horses are two of my favourites besides all those you mentioned. Saw them a number of times starting in the early 70s. Always a great evening out.
The name of the group was Jethro Tull. They named the band after the 18th century British Agriculturalist who revolutionized agriculture by inventing the first seed drill. The lead singer, flutist and song writer, was Ian Anderson. They were very well known for their progressive rock, theatrical shows and light shows. I saw them in the late 70’s when I high school age. They were a great show.
Started out in the 60's and still performing strong more than 50 years later in 2023. Jethro Tull is the name of the band. The singer/songwriter and flute player is Ian Anderson.
A lot of people think HIS name is Jethro Tull, but his name is Ian Anderson. Jethro Tull is the group’s name. I might be wrong but I think Ian Anderson did a part in the album Jesus Christ Superstar. I might be wrong.
This was an encore. The song Locomotive breath morphed into "Land of Hope and Glory" (when he launched the balloon into the audience, and then finished by morphing into the last verse of another Tull song "Back Door Angels" which was probably sung before Locomotive breath and this verse would probably have been a reprive of that song. Jethro Tull started in 1968 and Ian Anderson is still writing albums and touring with his band to this day. They are still a staple of the many classic rock radio channels, and there are hundreds of classic Tull songs to choose from. Their live shows are legendary for their showmanship, musicianship, and length. Since 1971 I have seen them over 35 times and have never been disappointed. Rock on.
Remembering how they once portrayed themselves as the Roadies during the final stage set-up. With increasingly outlandish movements the audience realized it was them; they bowed arm-in-arm to a standing ovation. They then played a 45-minute version of Thick As A Brick. And when Anderson said "For our second song"' the crowd erupted for the third time.
Saw him around a dozen times, the best times both in Springfield in the early/mid 70s, once in the front row just feet from Ian and Martin, they were extraordinary in those 70s shows, when I heard Stand Up and Benefit I knew they were great, Aqualung made them stars. Tull Forever!
Wow .Quite a fan .I saw the tour with the spacesuits in KC in late 80..The only other time was as a special guest when The Who played Boulder in 82. It was kind of a understated, acoustic set .
Another favorite of Jethro Tull is "Aqualung". Interesting trivia fact, Ian Anderson the lead singer and self taught flutist, was originally a guitar player, but when another guitar player was hired and he was better than Ian, he decided that maybe he should play another instrument. He went to a pawn shop to trade in his guitar and find another instrument. The only other instrument he could afford was the flute, and the rest as they say, is history.
If no one made it totally clear in the comments, Jethro Tull isn't a person - it's the name of the band. They were named by their history major agent after an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill, for no reason.
A little trivia, the guy playing the flute and singing, Ian Anderson's daughter is married to Andrew Lincoln, the guy that played Rick on The Walking Dead.
Lulu has an old soul .she picked up on thst 70's beat right away and the hair swnging was perfect . There aint nuthin like 50 year old music to get Lulu rockng
Best concerts I ever saw were Jethro Tull, 3 times in the early 1970s. I saw the Aqualung, Thick as a Brick and War Child tours. Unbelievable. The venues were relatively small (2 at 7000 attendees and 1 at the old Boston Garden).
Lulu, WOW were you getting into it. Jethro Tull is the name of the band. Jethro Tull was a 17th century farmer and inventor of the Seed Drill. It modernized farming. Ian Anderson is the leader/flutist/acoustic guitar of The band Jethro Tull.
Jethro Tull is the name of the band and the persona of Ian Anderson the lead singer. This is off their album "Aqualung" from the early seventies. They are a progressive rock band. I had this record way back in high school.
Lulu you should show your friend who plays the flute Ian's style of playing flute! I seen Jethro Tull about 10 times in concert and they are outstanding performers, and Ian Anderson is one of Rock's most animated and talented front men. He composes all of the music and is a multi-instrumentalist. I suggest anything from Jethro Tull's "Songs from the Wood" Album!
When I went to concerts back in the 70's, San Francisco Bay Area. There was always big beach balls or big balloons bouncing around the crowd. I still go to concerts but haven't seen such in decades.?!
The Balloons became a big *BIG* thing to look forward to, when seeing Tull. As the video showed, during the encore instrumental Ian Anderson - the crazy-eyed flute guy - would throw these big balloons out into the audience (sometimes they even had that tour's logo printed on them, collector's items now!). And then, when there were 3-4 balloons bouncing around and the spotlights were illuminating them, *then* they'd start their Big Ending Crescendo. And it was like we, in the audience, were members of the band. Our instrument was the Balloons! Seeing Jethro Tull live is, truly, a unique experience!
For awhile, back in the 70's, Jethro Tull were the biggest band in the world, especially in the States. The name of the singer/flautist is Ian Anderson, even though the group is called Jethro Tull.
Jethro Tull is the name of the group. The leader, singer, & flutist is Ian Anderson who is now 76. You don't know them because they peaked in the late '60s/early '70s.
Check out some more Jethro Tull, I recommend “thick as a brick” live in London, it’s a condensed version as the whole song is actually a full album, Jethro Tull is the name of the band, the leader and flutist is Ian Anderson.😊
Favorite band of my youth: I've been following them since I was fourteen in the early 70's. I remember going crazy because I couldn't find long-playing in any store because it was sold out everywhere in my city. This video is fantastic, unique! Greetings from Milan, Italy
Flautist, singer and Acoustic guitar player, Ian Anderson and lead guitarist, Martin Barre, were the mainstays of the band and were together for over 40 years. Others came and went, but Ian and Martin were always there producing that inimitable Tull sound. My all-time favorite band. A Tull concert back in the 70's was an experience.
Jethro Tull - buried at Lower Basildon - (1674-1741) was an agriculturalist renowned for the invention of a seed drill. He gave the name to the band but otherwise gave nothing else to the music.
I saw this tour. I was 15 and caught them at the Convention Center in San Antonio. I still have 7 of their albums including Aqualung, Heavy Horses, Songs from the Woods and Broadsword and the Beast. One of my favorite bands from the 70s.
The name is a man who was an agriculturalist back from 400 years ago they named the band after. Ian Anderson is the real band lol but they all have huge talant!
My step-father introduced me to this amazing band when I was a kid. A most unique and influential band!! Progressive British tunes of the 60's and 70's. Wonderful stuff!
I saw Jethro Tull in concert at the Los Angeles Forum in 1973, the second of a 3-day concert series. The band is fronted by Ian Anderson, who is the vocalist, flutist and guitarist. This is an important band with a unique style.
Takes me back to my youth! (yew t) The late 60s and early 70s was such a great time for music. For that time the lyrics were rather suggestive and that didn't fare well for AM radio of the day. Aqualung and Cross-eyed Mary were always my 2 favs. :-)
One of Anderson's fingers on his right hand is malformed. He had to learn to play differently from other people - And he did it while in the rock band. One of my favorite songs is their "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day."
I've heard it's his pinky-finger; he can't do what classical flautists do, which is like, press on that last key on the foot-piece. Apparently it only makes a difference when playing in D# or something like that, but classically-trained flautists notice immediately
The original Jethro Tull was an "English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century." (from Wiki) The band took his name. They have an excellent repertoire with influences from blues, folk, rock, jazz and classical. Many consider them in the progressive rock genre.
Anyone who knows anything about Jethro Tull like me because I have their whole musical library which is very extensive, knows that Jethro Tull is one of the most technically sound progressive rock bands of all time. Jethro Tull's had many hits on the radio back in the 60s and 70s.
Tull is everything from folk to hard rock! Ian Anderson is a musical genius. The RnR hall of fame needs to pull their heads out of their ass and put them in while they are still alive
In 1973-1974 in the space of a few months Tull released three studio albums, Living in the Past, Aqualung and Thick as a Brick (5 LPs in Total). After you hear them all, listen to A Passion Play. That period was one of Tull's best periods.
You are going to want to react to as much Jethro Tull as possible - both studio and live versions. With Tull, you won't find many popular songs. Instead you will find hidden gem after hidden gem on so many masterpiece albums. Frontman Ian Anderson is a multi-Instrumentalist and a self taught genius who writes the music. He also surrounds himself with incredible talent. Anderson is also arguably rocks finest rock live show frontman in history. He brings theatrics, wit, athleticism, intelligence, and a lot of tongue-in-cheek spice to his live performances. I've seen Tull 26 times in concert and that was not nearly enough. Try their live version of "Thick As A Brick" (1977, London) next. I would say the 1978 Madison Square Garden version, but that one often gets copyright struck on YT. The studio version is their entire 5th album (1972 release) but this live version has been edited down for time. Ian is suffering from a cold in this performance but you wouldn't know it unless you are used to seeing him healthy and more energetic.
Jethro Tull - the man - was actually a specialist and inventor in plant breeding that invented the Seed Drilling Machine in England in the 17th century
Glad to see you react to the Pied Piper of Rock and Roll. The singer / flautist (along with other instruments) is Ian Anderson and he is self taught of flute. Would love to see you react to Ghost Love Score by Nightwish (live at Wacken) just to see how many Floorgasms you have.
John Evan on keys, Ian Anderson is the singer/flautist, Martin Barre on guitar, John Glascock on Bass, Barriemore Barlowe on drums. I need another hand to count the Jethro Tull concerts I have seen. Thick as a Brick, is an incredible story, all 40+ minutes of it.
Wasn't that David/Daisy Palmer enthusiastically crashing the cymbals? This would be about the time they were an official member of the band, with Glascock on bass & all
The singer/flautist is Ian Anderson. The name of the band is Jethro Tull. They were named after an actual historical figure, Jethro Tull, an English agricultural pioneer...(I think Ian might have been an avid gardener)...They were contemporaries of bigger bands that everyone knew like Zeppelin and Pink Floyd but their audience was people who dug a little deeper, fans of bands like Emerson, Lake and Palmer and early Genesis...
I saw Tull thrice between 1970&75... Their concerts were like huge costume parties, or perhaps like Mardi Gras in NewOrleans! JT was one of a handful of bands -- along with Yes, ELP, MoodyBlues, and KingCrimson -- that were at the forefront of progressive music in the late 60s thru the 70s. Each of these bands had their niche, and JT was special in their look (kind of ranging from medieval to homeless hippie), their theatricality, ability to fashion "concept albums" (at least ThickAsABrick and PassionPlay, if not more lps), and a frontman as performative&talented as Ian Anderson. Check out MyGod for a very diff song from the same lp as LB.
To see the other end of their versatility you might check out “Song from the Wood”. It’s a folk-rock album that goes into English folklore and the life in the country. Not a disappointing song on it.
The legendary band with their incredible frontman Ian Anderson.About as imaginative, entertaining, and brilliant musicianship of various type of music! Try My God, or Teacher, or Hunting Girl by this one of a kind band! Ladies you should react to the original recording of this special tune.
Jethro Tull is the band name. Ian Anderson is the singer/flutist/main songwriter, Martin Barre is the guitarist, John Glasscock is the bassist, Jeffrey Hammond is the keyboard player, and Barrimore Barlow is the drummer. I saw this lineup in the late spring of 1979 in Kansas City.
Seen Jethro Tull 3 times live. Amazing shows, and a mix of progressive jazz rock folk stew. The whole band often gets overshadowed by wonderful frontman Ian Anderson, but tight in their own right. Check out "My God" "Aqualung" and "Skating Away".
One of my favourite Tull songs (in a very, very long list) - but when I've seem them live it also sad to hear it as it means the show is over. Please do not think this was all 1 song, because this was a live video they will often do a medley with it, it was Locomotive Breath up until just after the pause, then a snippet of Land of Hope & Glory, ending with the end of Back Door Angels. Glad you all liked it - I enjoyed your expressions when the flute came in :)
Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1967. Ian Anderson is the flautist , singer, and primary song writer amongst other attributes....You next song should be "Aqualung"
One of my all time favorite live bands and one of the greatest front men ( Ian Anderson) in all of Rock N Roll. I was fortunate to have seen Jethro Tull 3x in Colorado USA
Great job ladies ! The band is Jethro till and the lead singer is a self taught flautists he says it took about two weeks . Oh and they are from Scotland 😊
So Ian Anderson sings, plays the flute, plays keyboards, plays guitar, & is a powerful figure on stage! Aqualung is another famous Jethro Tull song! The Tubes are an American band with similar stage activities in their early concerts, mid to late 70's & early 80's. She's A Beauty & Talk To Ya Later, are two of my favorites.
In my teens growing up listening to Jethro Tull and other rock bands and also i have seen these live and it was freaking awesome I am now retired and I am still listening to Rock music All the best from Nottinghamshire 🏴🏴 England
This is the era of showmanship in bands - it was about the MUSIC and the stage presence. Jethro Tull, The Who, and later in the 70s prog bands like Kansas with Steve Walsh and Robbie Steinhardt who electrified crowds. Ian Anderson had a HUGE stage presence and was extremely charismatic - he always had the audience eating out of his hands.
One of the best rock bands to come out of the UK, and Ian Anderson is in a class of his own, an absolute showman and so incredibly talented. He is also completely self taught on the flute.
The first year the Grammys gave an award for Heavy Metal they have it to Jethro Tull which amused them, the Heavy Metal community and everyone who was hip. This was Prog Rock at its finest, combining the ideas the Beatles had introduced 10 years earlier with the precision of a symphony.
Jethro Tull is an awesome band, one of my first concerts back in '76. Ian Anderson (who so many people think is Jethro Tull which is the band name, not a person name) is an absolute musical genius.
I'm getting into Lulu's reaction to this. She has the look of teenage girls in late sixties and early seventies. I can easily see her sitting in the crowd swaying to the music. Gethro Tull were huge back then. Their albums were great and a soundtrack to teen life.
Jethro Tull was a progressive Rock band that fused rock, jazz and classical music into a rock operas check out thick as a brick, but be prepared for a journey! you won't be disappointed
There is a great interview with Ian Anderson on the 25th anniversary re-release of Aqualung regarding this song. He could not get the rest of the band to understand what he was looking for on this song, so he ended up having to have each one of them lay down their parts individually, and none of them knew what the end product would sound like, accept him, until it was mixed and played for them. It was contrived on the spot, but ended up being such a great live song.
@@buidseach Are you talking about the 1982 one? They all are almost still and the camera is always on Ian. Here Martin and Evan are on fire and the ending is pure madness with Evans and Palmer running all over the stage. And plus, this is the best line up they ever had and they actually play the piano intro
The band was name for a 17/18th century British agriculturist. Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 - 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture.
I saw them twice, back in 75 or so I had center stage about row 6 or 7, you couldn't blink or you'd miss something! There were people in animal costumes, Ian was juggling, stuff blowing up and he'd disappear and then reappear ontop of one of the giant speakers, the music was incredible, then about 30 years later I saw them in Houston with Anne Marie Calhoun, she played about a 45 minute set before the band came out and then she played the entire show with Jethro Tull, it's on youtube just type in Jethro Tull with Anne Marie Calhoun, he had slowed down a lot over the years so there wasn't all the visual effects of the first time but there were also 30+ more years of music for them to play, by the way , there is no one named Jethro Tull in that band~!!! The singer's name is Ian Anderson.
One of the best bands to see in concert. I saw them in the early 70’s several times. Ian Anderson is a genius.
I missed them! I was into them, but for reasons I don't knwo remember, never got to see them. Boy, did I miss out!
@@latheofheaven1017 There are a lot of their concerts on UA-cam, so you can almost be there now!
I've seen them once in my own hometown 1994, was great. It's one I remember of the many, many concerts I've seen in my life.
Me too. I saw them in a relatively small venue in ‘73 or ‘74. Great concert.
Me too 😊
Jethro Tull are a British progressive rock band formed in 1967. The group’s founder Ian Anderson plays flute & acoustic guitar & is the lead singer & quite a showman. They've had a lot of different members over the years. They had a lot of great songs such as "Thick As A Brick", "Aqualung", "Living In The Past", "Songs From The Wood", "A New Day Yesterday", "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Bungle In The Jungle", "Sweet Dream", "Life’s A Long Song" etc.
Added them to our list.
The Mouse Police Never Sleep and Heavy Horses are two of my favourites besides all those you mentioned. Saw them a number of times starting in the early 70s. Always a great evening out.
Jethro Tull IS a band…
Aqualung (the album) with the song "Locomotive Breath"
was released in 1971 on Reprise Records (Warner).
Well said Dag!
Man could they play! This kind of musicianship is gone now. These guys were virtuosos.
The name of the group was Jethro Tull. They named the band after the 18th century British Agriculturalist who revolutionized agriculture by inventing the first seed drill.
The lead singer, flutist and song writer, was Ian Anderson.
They were very well known for their progressive rock, theatrical shows and light shows.
I saw them in the late 70’s when I high school age. They were a great show.
Started out in the 60's and still performing strong more than 50 years later in 2023. Jethro Tull is the name of the band. The singer/songwriter and flute player is Ian Anderson.
A lot of people think HIS name is Jethro Tull, but his name is Ian Anderson. Jethro Tull is the group’s name. I might be wrong but I think Ian Anderson did a part in the album Jesus Christ Superstar. I might be wrong.
This was an encore. The song Locomotive breath morphed into "Land of Hope and Glory" (when he launched the balloon into the audience, and then finished by morphing into the last verse of another Tull song "Back Door Angels" which was probably sung before Locomotive breath and this verse would probably have been a reprive of that song. Jethro Tull started in 1968 and Ian Anderson is still writing albums and touring with his band to this day. They are still a staple of the many classic rock radio channels, and there are hundreds of classic Tull songs to choose from. Their live shows are legendary for their showmanship, musicianship, and length. Since 1971 I have seen them over 35 times and have never been disappointed. Rock on.
Thanks for the information.
Remembering how they once portrayed themselves as the Roadies during the final stage set-up. With increasingly outlandish movements the audience realized it was them; they bowed arm-in-arm to a standing ovation. They then played a 45-minute version of Thick As A Brick. And when Anderson said "For our second song"' the crowd erupted for the third time.
Saw him around a dozen times, the best times both in Springfield in the early/mid 70s, once in the front row just feet from Ian and Martin, they were extraordinary in those 70s shows, when I heard Stand Up and Benefit I knew they were great, Aqualung made them stars. Tull Forever!
Wow .Quite a fan .I saw the tour with the spacesuits in KC in late 80..The only other time was as a special guest when The Who played Boulder in 82. It was kind of a understated, acoustic set .
that was the original TAAB tour... sheer brilliance.@@johncooper5124
Tull, especially frontman Ian.... are one of the best live rock and roll acts ever.... and always with tongue planted firmly in cheek
Another favorite of Jethro Tull is "Aqualung". Interesting trivia fact, Ian Anderson the lead singer and self taught flutist, was originally a guitar player, but when another guitar player was hired and he was better than Ian, he decided that maybe he should play another instrument. He went to a pawn shop to trade in his guitar and find another instrument. The only other instrument he could afford was the flute, and the rest as they say, is history.
He was a self-taught flautist. When his daughter learned the flute, she told him he was doing it all wrong. He re-learned how to play the right way.
Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" is one of my favs
Jethro Tull in the red hat I listened to them in the 70s
Ian is a great story teller. His lyrics tend to be loaded with symbolism.
Ian is a classic bard.
If no one made it totally clear in the comments, Jethro Tull isn't a person - it's the name of the band.
They were named by their history major agent after an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill, for no reason.
MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY is one of my favorites from Jethro Tull.
A little trivia, the guy playing the flute and singing, Ian Anderson's daughter is married to Andrew Lincoln, the guy that played Rick on The Walking Dead.
Lulu has an old soul .she picked up on thst 70's beat right away and the hair swnging was perfect . There aint nuthin like 50 year old music to get Lulu rockng
Best concerts I ever saw were Jethro Tull, 3 times in the early 1970s. I saw the Aqualung, Thick as a Brick and War Child tours. Unbelievable. The venues were relatively small (2 at 7000 attendees and 1 at the old Boston Garden).
I too saw the Aqualung ,Thick as a Brick and Passion Play tours. Some of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. I just worship Ian Anderson.
Love Jethro Tull Progressive Rock is amazing
Lulu, WOW were you getting into it. Jethro Tull is the name of the band. Jethro Tull was a 17th century farmer and inventor of the Seed Drill. It modernized farming. Ian Anderson is the leader/flutist/acoustic guitar of The band Jethro Tull.
These guys are totally nuts. That's why I like them so much - like looking in the mirror
Jethro Tull is the name of the band and the persona of Ian Anderson the lead singer.
This is off their album "Aqualung" from the early seventies. They are a progressive rock band.
I had this record way back in high school.
Lulu you should show your friend who plays the flute Ian's style of playing flute! I seen Jethro Tull about 10 times in concert and they are outstanding performers, and Ian Anderson is one of Rock's most animated and talented front men. He composes all of the music and is a multi-instrumentalist. I suggest anything from Jethro Tull's "Songs from the Wood" Album!
When I went to concerts back in the 70's, San Francisco Bay Area. There was always big beach balls or big balloons bouncing around the crowd. I still go to concerts but haven't seen such in decades.?!
The Balloons became a big *BIG* thing to look forward to, when seeing Tull.
As the video showed, during the encore instrumental Ian Anderson - the crazy-eyed flute guy - would throw these big balloons out into the audience (sometimes they even had that tour's logo printed on them, collector's items now!).
And then, when there were 3-4 balloons bouncing around and the spotlights were illuminating them, *then* they'd start their Big Ending Crescendo.
And it was like we, in the audience, were members of the band. Our instrument was the Balloons!
Seeing Jethro Tull live is, truly, a unique experience!
For awhile, back in the 70's, Jethro Tull were the biggest band in the world, especially in the States. The name of the singer/flautist is Ian Anderson, even though the group is called Jethro Tull.
Jethro Tull is the name of the group. The leader, singer, & flutist is Ian Anderson who is now 76. You don't know them because they peaked in the late '60s/early '70s.
Thanks for the information.
@@KathyLuluandDonna They are still touring smaller venues. Saw them in Cambridge UK a few months ago :-)
Check out some more Jethro Tull, I recommend “thick as a brick” live in London, it’s a condensed version as the whole song is actually a full album, Jethro Tull is the name of the band, the leader and flutist is Ian Anderson.😊
Favorite band of my youth: I've been following them since I was fourteen in the early 70's. I remember going crazy because I couldn't find long-playing in any store because it was sold out everywhere in my city. This video is fantastic, unique! Greetings from Milan, Italy
Flautist, singer and Acoustic guitar player, Ian Anderson and lead guitarist, Martin Barre, were the mainstays of the band and were together for over 40 years. Others came and went, but Ian and Martin were always there producing that inimitable Tull sound. My all-time favorite band. A Tull concert back in the 70's was an experience.
Jethro Tull - buried at Lower Basildon - (1674-1741) was an agriculturalist renowned for the invention of a seed drill.
He gave the name to the band but otherwise gave nothing else to the music.
Jethro Tull is the name of the group, named after the inventor of the seed drill. Ian Anderson is the multi-instrumentalist flautist and singer.
Thanks for the info.
One of the FEW bands that are better live than in studio ... AMAZING Stuff
I saw this tour. I was 15 and caught them at the Convention Center in San Antonio. I still have 7 of their albums including Aqualung, Heavy Horses, Songs from the Woods and Broadsword and the Beast. One of my favorite bands from the 70s.
RIP Joe Anthony, The Godfather of Rock and Roll!
Some of the best musicians in rock and roll
"My God" is my favorite Jethro Tull song.
The name is a man who was an agriculturalist back from 400 years ago they named the band after.
Ian Anderson is the real band lol but they all have huge talant!
My step-father introduced me to this amazing band when I was a kid. A most unique and influential band!! Progressive British tunes of the 60's and 70's. Wonderful stuff!
I saw Jethro Tull in concert at the Los Angeles Forum in 1973, the second of a 3-day concert series. The band is fronted by Ian Anderson, who is the vocalist, flutist and guitarist. This is an important band with a unique style.
Takes me back to my youth! (yew t) The late 60s and early 70s was such a great time for music. For that time the lyrics were rather suggestive and that didn't fare well for AM radio of the day. Aqualung and Cross-eyed Mary were always my 2 favs. :-)
One of Anderson's fingers on his right hand is malformed. He had to learn to play differently from other people - And he did it while in the rock band. One of my favorite songs is their "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day."
I've heard it's his pinky-finger; he can't do what classical flautists do, which is like, press on that last key on the foot-piece.
Apparently it only makes a difference when playing in D# or something like that, but classically-trained flautists notice immediately
The original Jethro Tull was an "English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century." (from Wiki) The band took his name. They have an excellent repertoire with influences from blues, folk, rock, jazz and classical. Many consider them in the progressive rock genre.
I saw Jethro Tull in an unforgetable concert in the early 70's. Ian Anderson is a master of music and showmanship. Have been a fan ever since.
Anyone who knows anything about Jethro Tull like me because I have their whole musical library which is very extensive, knows that Jethro Tull is one of the most technically sound progressive rock bands of all time. Jethro Tull's had many hits on the radio back in the 60s and 70s.
Tull is everything from folk to hard rock! Ian Anderson is a musical genius. The RnR hall of fame needs to pull their heads out of their ass and put them in while they are still alive
A Tull concert in 1974 is still today by frar and away the best show I've ever seen. Part of the Thick aa a Brick tour. .
Great reaction! Jethro Tull had a very unique and entertaining sound
Most definitely!
10:30 Jethro Tull is the name of the group. Ian Anderson is the name of the singer/showman front man. You must listen to Aqualung!❤😊❤
In 1973-1974 in the space of a few months Tull released three studio albums, Living in the Past, Aqualung and Thick as a Brick (5 LPs in Total). After you hear them all, listen to A Passion Play. That period was one of Tull's best periods.
You are going to want to react to as much Jethro Tull as possible - both studio and live versions. With Tull, you won't find many popular songs. Instead you will find hidden gem after hidden gem on so many masterpiece albums. Frontman Ian Anderson is a multi-Instrumentalist and a self taught genius who writes the music. He also surrounds himself with incredible talent.
Anderson is also arguably rocks finest rock live show frontman in history. He brings theatrics, wit, athleticism, intelligence, and a lot of tongue-in-cheek spice to his live performances. I've seen Tull 26 times in concert and that was not nearly enough.
Try their live version of "Thick As A Brick" (1977, London) next. I would say the 1978 Madison Square Garden version, but that one often gets copyright struck on YT. The studio version is their entire 5th album (1972 release) but this live version has been edited down for time. Ian is suffering from a cold in this performance but you wouldn't know it unless you are used to seeing him healthy and more energetic.
Jethro Tull - the man - was actually a specialist and inventor in plant breeding that invented the Seed Drilling Machine in England in the 17th century
Glad to see you react to the Pied Piper of Rock and Roll. The singer / flautist (along with other instruments) is Ian Anderson and he is self taught of flute.
Would love to see you react to Ghost Love Score by Nightwish (live at Wacken) just to see how many Floorgasms you have.
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You might enjoy Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle.
Should always go with the studio version for 1st listens.
I agree, but Ian is so expressive live, seen Tull many times
Love those 1970's rock flutes!
One of my favorite bands and saw them several times in the early 70's in Seattle.
Thanks to the mighty Tull just for being the mighty Tull.
John Evan on keys, Ian Anderson is the singer/flautist, Martin Barre on guitar, John Glascock on Bass, Barriemore Barlowe on drums. I need another hand to count the Jethro Tull concerts I have seen. Thick as a Brick, is an incredible story, all 40+ minutes of it.
Wasn't that David/Daisy Palmer enthusiastically crashing the cymbals?
This would be about the time they were an official member of the band, with Glascock on bass & all
The singer/flautist is Ian Anderson. The name of the band is Jethro Tull. They were named after an actual historical figure, Jethro Tull, an English agricultural pioneer...(I think Ian might have been an avid gardener)...They were contemporaries of bigger bands that everyone knew like Zeppelin and Pink Floyd but their audience was people who dug a little deeper, fans of bands like Emerson, Lake and Palmer and early Genesis...
And their performance was live. One of my favorite groups. I liked Lulu's enthusiasm.
I saw Tull thrice between 1970&75... Their concerts were like huge costume parties, or perhaps like Mardi Gras in NewOrleans!
JT was one of a handful of bands -- along with Yes, ELP, MoodyBlues, and KingCrimson -- that were at the forefront of progressive music in the late 60s thru the 70s. Each of these bands had their niche, and JT was special in their look (kind of ranging from medieval to homeless hippie), their theatricality, ability to fashion "concept albums" (at least ThickAsABrick and PassionPlay, if not more lps), and a frontman as performative&talented as Ian Anderson.
Check out MyGod for a very diff song from the same lp as LB.
To see the other end of their versatility you might check out “Song from the Wood”. It’s a folk-rock album that goes into English folklore and the life in the country. Not a disappointing song on it.
The legendary band with their incredible frontman Ian Anderson.About as imaginative, entertaining, and brilliant musicianship of various type of music! Try My God, or Teacher, or Hunting Girl by this one of a kind band! Ladies you should react to the original recording of this special tune.
Great reaction. That piano intro is so beloved and memorable that there are dozens and dozens of YT covers and tutorials just for it.
Wow, thank you!
Jethro Tull is the band name. Ian Anderson is the singer/flutist/main songwriter, Martin Barre is the guitarist, John Glasscock is the bassist, Jeffrey Hammond is the keyboard player, and Barrimore Barlow is the drummer. I saw this lineup in the late spring of 1979 in Kansas City.
Looked like John Evan on keyboards, Jeffrey was a previous bass player and was on several classic albums.
Check out the song "Aqualung." I don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't recognize that song.
IIRC, Jethro Tull was the inventor of the seed drill, and they took his name for the band.
First seeing you folks today. Also watched you doing Whole Lot of Rosie. Must say, you guys are a whole lot of fun and enthusiasm. Well done.
Thanks
Ian was more than meets the eye - and that was a lot. : )
My favorite band in high school and still one of my favorites. Ian Anderson is an incredible talent and entertainer.
Seen Jethro Tull 3 times live. Amazing shows, and a mix of progressive jazz rock folk stew. The whole band often gets overshadowed by wonderful frontman Ian Anderson, but tight in their own right. Check out "My God" "Aqualung" and "Skating Away".
One of my favourite Tull songs (in a very, very long list) - but when I've seem them live it also sad to hear it as it means the show is over.
Please do not think this was all 1 song, because this was a live video they will often do a medley with it,
it was Locomotive Breath up until just after the pause, then a snippet of Land of Hope & Glory, ending with the end of Back Door Angels.
Glad you all liked it - I enjoyed your expressions when the flute came in :)
Thanks for watching.
Jethro Tull and Marshall Tucker band were the most famous rockers with a flute in the band.
Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1967. Ian Anderson is the flautist , singer, and primary song writer amongst other attributes....You next song should be "Aqualung"
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Jethro Tull is the name of the rock group. The name of the flutist and singer is Ian Anderson.
You have to watch My God live for some great flute work. Best frontman ever. Jim
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Yes, we're looking at the greatest rock frontman of all time. Nobody could touch him.
One of my all time favorite live bands and one of the greatest front men ( Ian Anderson) in all of Rock N Roll.
I was fortunate to have seen Jethro Tull 3x in Colorado USA
Great job ladies ! The band is Jethro till and the lead singer is a self taught flautists he says it took about two weeks . Oh and they are from Scotland 😊
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Ian Anderson is from Scotland the rest of the band is English.
Jethro Tull was a historical character, invented the seed drill. Many moons ago.
The group is Jethro Tull. The singer is Ian Anderson.
For his unbelievable flute playing, Listen to their "My God" song. Incredible!
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So Ian Anderson sings, plays the flute, plays keyboards, plays guitar, & is a powerful figure on stage! Aqualung is another famous Jethro Tull song! The Tubes are an American band with similar stage activities in their early concerts, mid to late 70's & early 80's. She's A Beauty & Talk To Ya Later, are two of my favorites.
Jethro Tull is probably most famous in the US for "Aqualung". The whole album us great. Ian Anderson has produced outstanding music his entire career.
The guitarist is Martin Barre he played with the band for 22 years. Ian Anderson the fluotist is self taught.
In my teens growing up listening to Jethro Tull and other rock bands and also i have seen these live and it was freaking awesome
I am now retired and I am still listening to Rock music
All the best from Nottinghamshire 🏴🏴 England
This is the era of showmanship in bands - it was about the MUSIC and the stage presence. Jethro Tull, The Who, and later in the 70s prog bands like Kansas with Steve Walsh and Robbie Steinhardt who electrified crowds. Ian Anderson had a HUGE stage presence and was extremely charismatic - he always had the audience eating out of his hands.
One of the best rock bands to come out of the UK, and Ian Anderson is in a class of his own, an absolute showman and so incredibly talented. He is also completely self taught on the flute.
Jethro Tull was 'They/Them' before it was fashionable … that is to say, the band is called 'Jethro Tull', the flute playing flamingo is Ian Anderson
The first year the Grammys gave an award for Heavy Metal they have it to Jethro Tull which amused them, the Heavy Metal community and everyone who was hip. This was Prog Rock at its finest, combining the ideas the Beatles had introduced 10 years earlier with the precision of a symphony.
My very first LP was Aqualung which had this song on it. Got it for Xmas waaaaay back in the early 70s.
Jethro Tull is an awesome band, one of my first concerts back in '76. Ian Anderson (who so many people think is Jethro Tull which is the band name, not a person name) is an absolute musical genius.
I was a teenager when this first came out and it stills sends shivers up and down my spine. Helluva band.
Jethro Tull is the Band's name. I believe Jethro Tull was a 16th century agriculturalist.
I'm getting into Lulu's reaction to this. She has the look of teenage girls in late sixties and early seventies. I can easily see her sitting in the crowd swaying to the music.
Gethro Tull were huge back then. Their albums were great and a soundtrack to teen life.
Jethro Tull was a progressive Rock band that fused rock, jazz and classical music into a rock operas check out thick as a brick, but be prepared for a journey! you won't be disappointed
There is a great interview with Ian Anderson on the 25th anniversary re-release of Aqualung regarding this song. He could not get the rest of the band to understand what he was looking for on this song, so he ended up having to have each one of them lay down their parts individually, and none of them knew what the end product would sound like, accept him, until it was mixed and played for them. It was contrived on the spot, but ended up being such a great live song.
This is a totally different version from what people usually react to lol.
And much better imho. Everyone is on fire on this one
@@samuelecallegari6117 Nah, the other one has so much more energy from the band and the audiance :)
@@buidseach Are you talking about the 1982 one? They all are almost still and the camera is always on Ian. Here Martin and Evan are on fire and the ending is pure madness with Evans and Palmer running all over the stage.
And plus, this is the best line up they ever had and they actually play the piano intro
The singer is Ian Anderson and the band are called Jethro Tull. You ladies rock!!
Jethro Tull is the band name not the singer’s name. I saw them in concert in 1969. Mind blowing.
I bet it was mind-blowing.
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The band was name for a 17/18th century British agriculturist.
Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 - 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture.
Man, what a blessing to have you gals see them play live on video.
I saw them twice, back in 75 or so I had center stage about row 6 or 7, you couldn't blink or you'd miss something! There were people in animal costumes, Ian was juggling, stuff blowing up and he'd disappear and then reappear ontop of one of the giant speakers, the music was incredible, then about 30 years later I saw them in Houston with Anne Marie Calhoun, she played about a 45 minute set before the band came out and then she played the entire show with Jethro Tull, it's on youtube just type in Jethro Tull with Anne Marie Calhoun, he had slowed down a lot over the years so there wasn't all the visual effects of the first time but there were also 30+ more years of music for them to play, by the way , there is no one named Jethro Tull in that band~!!! The singer's name is Ian Anderson.
Some groups would put on a show when they gave a performance, others not so much and that includes the Beatles .
I was a big fan of JT since about 1977. I was able to see them live about 1992, They are exxxxxcccelent.!!!!
en 75 j'avais enregistrer leur concert qui passer a la radio sur un poste radio cassette,