Jethro Tull - "Songs from the Wood" & band intro (live at Madison Square Garden 1978)

[Slipandfall360]

Deliciously Lord of The Rings-ish

[USAJAGROLTYD]

ahh, the seventies!!! My greatest shows seen live included two Tull shows!!! Absolutely blew my sh!t away!!!

What is Barlow up to nowadays?

[RoBatteur]

I am partial to the original line-up, but this is just stupifying. Incredibly tight, great showmanship. Wow!

[Stormwatch153]

FOREVER TULL!

[jamo387]

Dig Barlow on harmony Flute. Had no idea he could play Flute. Awesome band, awesome drummer and the best front man in the business.

[ShutlOrbit]

FYI - the intro is the instrument section of Cap in Hand from Songs from the Wood.

[ShutlOrbit]

The intro is the instrument section of Cap in Hand from Songs from the Wood.

[pellmj1]

also-in glascock looks like they had a legit background vocalist-rather than ian resorting to his magic footswitch...

[progfan10]

@pellmj1  Indeed. The 'footswitch' for the pre-recorded playback part is deployed here (and you can also see it on the 1977 London show as well) for the backing vocals at the beginning, and it also sounds like some other places as well. Too bad they had to do that. Otherwise, excellent musicianship and performance!

[pellmj1]

barre's guitar might be a hamer.he's gotten so compressed.wish he'd let it breathe a little.

[jo366]

What guitar is martin using?

[BigDaddyAEL1964]

@jo366 It's a Gibson Les Paul Special

[josephewing80]

@BigDaddyAEL1964

Actually, Barre used Hamer's exclusively for years, including the one you see in this video.

[DarkeningSkies1]

"Bursting Out" is nice and all, but sound quality and performance-wise, this MSG show smokes it all to hell.... Ian's voice is spot on, the band is shit hot, and the fact that they had this in the can and didn't release it as the official live recording instead of the aforementioned baffles me....

[Acereroi]

What is the name of the intro of this amazing song?

[whiskeynale69]

thanks so much for posting this. If I could see any line up of tull and only had one choice it would be this one. These guys were so tight live.

[BigDaddyAEL1964]

@whiskeynale69 I totally agree with you! That was a golden period, probably 1978 was the best year of their career, with (almost) all their best albums already released and a hot-as-hell lineup! Anderson, Barre, Evan, Barlow, Palmer and Williams... Holy Christ, what a group!!!

They had to choose through dozens of outstanding songs to perform, they were still young, but mature and experienced, with such a lineup, and at the top of their fame... What else could a Tull fan ask?!

[Dancat93]

@BigDaddyAEL1964

maybe I prefer the period with john glascok on bass

[jo366]

@BigDaddyAEL1964 Although J-Tull have never broken up or taken a hiatus, in "Big Daddy", they say that J-Tull had a reunion concert. He was probably referring to a reunion of this line-up.

[TULLYNOL]

Tull is my shepherd I shall not want.

I Was at MSG in '78.seeing Tull This Week

Just not This Night...... Ian was on fire.

And so was my doobie....nananan good God Almighty

[danskTRIGGER]

my ultimate favorit from wonderboy Ian

[mavlaboy]

the coolest band in the world!

[Littek]

@mavlaboy

Coolest band from the woods!

[mavlaboy]

@Littek true true :D :D