Being young and very much alive during these days was a most eventful time. Kids.. young people nowadays have no clue, with all the shite they have to work with per the so-called "music" they have to influences and direct and heal them.
Its no wonder theres so much negative mess all around us. The record companies have sold-out to all the non-substance in the music world, we have today. Sucks!
@txeire Same here. I played this album so many times. I think it is my favorite because the lyrics fit into the feel and changes so perfectly. Also the little guitar line after the chorus @ 2:25 sec. I just sticks to me. It was summer when I forst heard and loved this song and to me, this is the summer song.
Yeap, Jethro Tull can take someone to a deeper state of mind without getting high, I think that´s where their magic comes from.. I love listening these old songs when I need to get creative, it allcomes out :)
If you are like me and this song can transport you to another era and another dimension without even getting high, please raise hands and lets form a social club!
My first concert back in 1970. Chicago opened for them. Ian Anderson walked on the backs of chairs in the audience playing his flute. Totally awesome and created a way of life for me.
If we have all to compare something I'd say this sounds much better than the sound of my washing machine. On the other hand, my washing machine doesn't sound that emotional
The great thing about all the bands of this era is they stand as great on their own and therefore don't need to be compared to the others.They were all innovative in their own way.
I always thought all the players on Jethro Tull were a bunch of show offs who could have been so much more as a group if they could have put gotten past the fact that they all thought they were geniuses.
All the clowns giving negative votes to comments that this band is better than Zeppelin???...... I bet you assholes insist on having your opinion too... as far as I'm concerned this band is better than Zeppelin....and FAR FAR better than the Beatles....if you don't like it...you can kiss the fattest part of my ass........
Summer of 1970, sittin in the park, with my new 8 d battery portable cassette player, Apex, i think it was, smokin a dube, looking at the sky, the sun, hearing this song, looking at each other, saying, this is our song, this will create a bond between us and we will never forget ....its not easy singing sad songs, when you can sing the song to make me glad......so when you look into the sun, see the words you could have sung, summer always comes anyway..kodak moment, mastercard couldn't buy it
summer of 2011 - sitting with bunch of bimbos, each one has its own i-pod , transefring songs in a metaoric speed. Beyonce , lady shaice and more... what a sad world
It's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of discovering a band that makes such good songs you could keep listening to it all day without doing anything but thinking of the enormous chance you had to stumble upon such a great treasure :)
Chicago, 1969, Jethro tull, savoy brown (forgettable) and Led Zeppelin. Ian's flute mellowed the crowd out and created, for me an unforgettable performance....what a dude with his little velvet knickers, and feathers in his hat....wow, age 16, rock and roll forever more.
stand up is simply one of the greatest albums in the history of all recorded music . it is a beautiful blend of jazz , classical , blues , hard and soft rock , with a touch of english folk . fusion bands have the greatest chance at standing the test of time . if this album was released today , it would put new artists to shame for lack of creativity and musical prowess
Anybody know what that stupid soccer ball in the corner of videos is for? i mean you click on it and it sounds like your in a fucking beehive. I know it's something for Fifa or whatever, i don't watch soccer as you can tell, but what's the point of it?
I had this album when it came out & it was great, this was one of my favorite songs,also really dug nothing's easy great flute by Ian Anderson &Clive Bunker on drums fantasic beat & great fills, I gotta get this one again!
Oh, yeah... and "Look into the Sun".... goes directly into the soul with both words and music... amazing composition... "The only change that came was oooover me!"...
I agree with you as well,but to admit that one musicians may have been better than another at a certain point of time is common sense.
Ian took some critical appraisal rather personally,and threatened to disband Tull in the early 70's when one particular critic,Chris Welsh (a self confessed fan!) said (to paraphrase) his music is pretentious and boring,and Ian looks stupid in a ballet dress.
What was cool about the Stand Up album was that when you opened it up, there was a cut out of the four members with the same illustrated bodies with their real faces on top.....which stood up at you.
I took my cutout and cut it out and stood it up on my window sill.
For some reason, this song always reminds of "East Rider".
I don't know exactly what comment you were responding to, but this song is very reminiscent of the signature accoustic sound developed by Led Zeppelin.
Jethro Tull also developed that sound. Nobody has a patent on beauty, but if you listened to Jethro Tull before you heard, say "Going to California," or "That's the Way," this song might well come to mind. It's very similar, stylistically, and that's a good thing. It's a great sound, completely original, though. Both bands are at the top.
I think of the beautiful woman I was infatuated with for two years. This song takes me back. Thirty years of melancholy. Oh, Judy Ting, who can think of you without sighing?
@Aqualung1989 Why do people feel the need to compare music?That's like saying an apple is better than an orange...Different,not better or worse!But thanks for posting all this Tull...It's greatly appreciated!
@rehtafsedaj777 well an apple and an orange are different, but maybe you like one more than the other. Different, and better or worse for people depending on their opinions. I don't think there's anything bad in comparing music, to be honest :)
@rehtafsedaj777 I agree.Talking of Tull,i have a greatest hits but theyre not one of my very favourite bands although i love rock,folk and folk-rock.One of my favourite albums is Ahead Rings Out by Blodwyn Pig ; thats awesome stuff
@rehtafsedaj777 You are so right about the comparison thing. It's an immature oneupsmanship, I know more than you, so I feel great ! These poseurs don't have the ability/background to get inside a new track with a completely open mind/heart and just listen to every aspect and the combo of all of 'em. Tull rides extremely high under this type of analysis.
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@rehtafsedaj777 stupid and erroneous observation. Are you gonna tell me that Justin Bieber compares to Beethoven? You are an idiot and so is everyone that gave you a thumbs up.
Never say that, my dear friend. Of course, this is a great song, but why put God over God, dig it? They both qualify as supreme beings, and they coexist as such. Peace and love, everyone.
@neohip About that discussion ... So Jethro Tull opened for Led Zeppelin at the Kenetic Playground in Chicago, I think i was 16, so it had to be 69....SO, two, two band s at once...oh,savoy brown opened for Tull, and the Litter opened for Savoy Brown, and then it all started over again at Midnight, double shows..I think we were supposed to leave, but are kiddin g me..yeah, i decided at that time that I;d be going to many concerts
One of my favs, but there isn't a song I don't like that came from Tull and Ian. This song brings back lots of memories for me as well. I miss my brother when I hear this song. He died from cancer October 2008. He brought Tull into my life when I was only a girl, around 10-11. Thanks Rick.
Ian's a blessed poet, in my book. I heard Benefit for the first time in the 4th grade, then found Stand Up (both my big sister's albums) and have been enthralled (literally, enslaved) ever since. This very old Tull music has a life of its own and lives in its own time, a powerful time, and exerts a haunting influence over me every time I hear it. Thanks for posting everything here from Stand Up.
I truly forgot how much I loved this band .Thanks to everyone who posted thes great songs fromone of the master song writers...love peace and happiness to all
True Steve, their beginnings were at the same time their climax, I believe. Together with Heavy Horses, Minstrel In The Gallery,of course......1968 - 1971 = Tull at their finest. Great love song perfect for summer sharing with your girl somewhere in the nature.
I used to listen to this song a few years after the album was released. it was a very intense time of my life and for a strange reason I never listen to it again since then. As played it from youtube the load of emotions and perceptions bound to that time came up unexpected and potent. Really wonderful song from a time that can be referred to like a classical age of music of the 20th century
What a beautiful song! Could listen to it again and again. But it saddens me as well, making me conscious, that my youth, that those years have gone forever....
Ok my friend thanks. If you can to listen my version Look into the sun 2 I sang Told...but is a little detail, isn´t it? What do you think my version?
During these years Jethro Tull was at their peak. Stand Up and Benefit were my favorites. They send chills up and down my spine, everytime I hear this old Tull stuff.
I'm 53 and was a 14 year old dope smokin' stoner when this music graced my life! THis group is so underrated but so beautiful. True virtuoso performances, Martin Barrie and Glen Cornick provided such great tone and range and melodic harmonies that I am astounded every time I listen. These guys will be studied and admired just as the Masters of classical music are now. This is modern classical music! Peace.
I was born in 1960, and so while I do remember some songs from the later 60's (especially nice tunes like "Wichita Lineman"), my music "consciousness" did not fully blossom until the earlier 70's...still - while I don't endorse any immoral aspects of 60's/70's music (and culture, etc.) - I still (make distinctions to) appreciate the "freshness" and creativity of this period...thanks to all the musicians who gave us positive, worthwhile memories...
i wanted to buy this album when i was 10 years old and i did "but" when i opened it up to take out to play instead of stand up it was a frank zappa album "uncle meat" ! what the hell? so i put it on to give it a listin to and i have been a frank zappa freak- nut- worshiper-big fan since then.that was in 1974
Bellissimo pezzo evocativo..... Le primavere di Roma degli anni 70.... Con tutta la vita ancora da scrivere.....
nor139 5 days ago
thanks Howard!
08stratguy 1 week ago
Being young and very much alive during these days was a most eventful time. Kids.. young people nowadays have no clue, with all the shite they have to work with per the so-called "music" they have to influences and direct and heal them.
Its no wonder theres so much negative mess all around us. The record companies have sold-out to all the non-substance in the music world, we have today. Sucks!
margovallen 2 weeks ago
Bababooey bababooey
bopalum23 3 weeks ago
More than awesome!!! Sounds like some Lynyrd Skynyrd in that background riff!!! love this!! Very sexy!!
rufuskran 3 weeks ago
stand up album is just fucking great. very underrated
rob99rst 1 month ago 3
the song is quite good enough...thanks
bloozemc 1 month ago
Sounds like a dave like you to have to edit someone's voice to make it sound good. See ya when you get here, faggot.
SeethingGreen 2 months ago
summer always comes anyway.......
alislandgirl 3 months ago
Ian Anderson writes some beautiful "soft-rock" songs. It's a shame more people don't enjoy his music.
airbornejim1509 3 months ago 2
@airbornejim1509 It's everyone elses loss.
paraleverearl 1 month ago
Tan pero TAN hermosa ...
fabioli43 4 months ago
my favorite TUll song. dont know why..just is.
txeire 4 months ago
@txeire glad to know you like it. long time without knowing from you, hope everything's well
Aqualung1989 4 months ago
@Aqualung1989 yea man, all is good. been on the road a lot, so im road weary. maybe thats why im into a quieter song phase :-)
txeire 4 months ago
@txeire Same here. I played this album so many times. I think it is my favorite because the lyrics fit into the feel and changes so perfectly. Also the little guitar line after the chorus @ 2:25 sec. I just sticks to me. It was summer when I forst heard and loved this song and to me, this is the summer song.
fishingriver 20 hours ago
@fishingriver yea man, good comments, agreed
txeire 19 hours ago
Can't wait to play Skyrim to some Tull. Is it 11/11/11 yet?
TheeKingOsiris 5 months ago
@TheeKingOsiris yeah it is... well i think elder scrolls and tull is actually a very good combination... although i know tull only since today :D
amicuslibertatis 3 months ago
The Sun is God!
FynnDynamite 5 months ago
@FynnDynamite Sounds like you are a Turner fan...:-)
navigator502 2 months ago
Maybe this is just my own laptop, but if you watch Clive's (lying down) hair, it looks like it's moving.
This is a beautiful melody.
noclouds111 5 months ago
its not too late, only begun......we can still make summer.....( that guitar that trips me out)...waaawaaawaa, LOOK INTO THE SUN
TheIrishmary 5 months ago
To a boy living in his little bedroom with a powerful stereo,this was bliss! Bless 71,72
TheTherese3 5 months ago 3
Their music makes me feel so much romantic emotion. Genius... !!!!
I have always had a major crush on Ian Anderson; his voice and mind....xxx
-Carolyn St. John
Seattle, WA USA
taffywindsor1 5 months ago
Yeap, Jethro Tull can take someone to a deeper state of mind without getting high, I think that´s where their magic comes from.. I love listening these old songs when I need to get creative, it allcomes out :)
jalomm 6 months ago
If you are like me and this song can transport you to another era and another dimension without even getting high, please raise hands and lets form a social club!
beebeef 6 months ago 17
can't remember how many times Tull simply blew me away, you had to be there and some of you were, too far out man
ajgottesman 6 months ago
so satisfying to see comments on a regular basis :) Tull are awesome loved them for 26 years and i'm only 39!
habana999 6 months ago
Thanks, thanks, thanks....
whiteflag1000 6 months ago
Love it!
jeffandersen69 6 months ago
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. A beautiful folksy ballad that slowly and gracefully turns psychedelic.
rat12 6 months ago
could someone post a tutorial on how he stums the first 10 seconds??
Bagy45 7 months ago
My first concert back in 1970. Chicago opened for them. Ian Anderson walked on the backs of chairs in the audience playing his flute. Totally awesome and created a way of life for me.
Kelebrinlith 7 months ago
26 years old and saw Tull last weekend in Woodinville WA. Amazing how well they sound. My life is complete.
Firefox227 7 months ago
DITTO LAST 3 COMMENTS NUFF SAID
danotunes 7 months ago
Just incredible music created by these guys in the late 60s and 70s. Thanks for posting.
SuperYankee61 8 months ago
Just incredible music created by these guys in the late 60s and 70s. Thanks for posting
SuperYankee61 8 months ago
Easily my favorite Tull album. Even the artwork is pure awesomeness.
CHANCHOFACE 8 months ago 2
Sweet. Jethro. 'Nuff Said.
ldzpln4ever 8 months ago
It's almost like listening to the english version of Greg Allman and I mean that in a very nice way. Like them both.
MightyZarkon 9 months ago
@MightyZarkon ok tell me please where do i find greg a's version?
pam101dalmatians 9 months ago
If we have all to compare something I'd say this sounds much better than the sound of my washing machine. On the other hand, my washing machine doesn't sound that emotional
ghellogm 9 months ago
lets compare............it sounds like sitting at the river and the sun goes down .... hee ?
truthfinder1500 9 months ago
thats a good song for hiphop-techno-remix LLLOOOLLL
truthfinder1500 9 months ago
thats a good song for hiphop-techno-remix LLLOOOLLL
truthfinder1500 9 months ago
Great song, highly underrated
tubedudeT2000 9 months ago
Every time I am in a downward spiral I always seem to find Jethro Tull... timeless music which speaks to one's soul.
captainkane1984 9 months ago
Jethro. Nothing else.
tiddosardus 9 months ago
The great thing about all the bands of this era is they stand as great on their own and therefore don't need to be compared to the others.They were all innovative in their own way.
rehtafsedaj777 10 months ago 2
bad ass
kylinthakilla00 10 months ago
I always thought all the players on Jethro Tull were a bunch of show offs who could have been so much more as a group if they could have put gotten past the fact that they all thought they were geniuses.
MisterNifty 10 months ago
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A Great Tull-song of many, from The Stand Up album!
jacqueclouseau 10 months ago
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All the clowns giving negative votes to comments that this band is better than Zeppelin???...... I bet you assholes insist on having your opinion too... as far as I'm concerned this band is better than Zeppelin....and FAR FAR better than the Beatles....if you don't like it...you can kiss the fattest part of my ass........
WrathchildNH 10 months ago
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WrathchildNH 10 months ago
great wee tunegg
yambasz 11 months ago
Summer of 1970, sittin in the park, with my new 8 d battery portable cassette player, Apex, i think it was, smokin a dube, looking at the sky, the sun, hearing this song, looking at each other, saying, this is our song, this will create a bond between us and we will never forget ....its not easy singing sad songs, when you can sing the song to make me glad......so when you look into the sun, see the words you could have sung, summer always comes anyway..kodak moment, mastercard couldn't buy it
TheIrishmary 11 months ago 30
@TheIrishmary As I recall, that was Master Charge at the time. And you're right. All your money won't a moment buy (with apologies to Kansas).
KiddVid 11 months ago
@TheIrishmary Well said.
Staggerbaroque 8 months ago
summer of 2011 - sitting with bunch of bimbos, each one has its own i-pod , transefring songs in a metaoric speed. Beyonce , lady shaice and more... what a sad world
mobyboy 6 months ago
@mobyboy that is quite sad..but hope you can turn them on to this fine tune.
TheIrishmary 6 months ago
@TheIrishmary Good Times they were!
noclouds111 5 months ago
It's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of discovering a band that makes such good songs you could keep listening to it all day without doing anything but thinking of the enormous chance you had to stumble upon such a great treasure :)
ufowam 1 year ago
when you look into the sun...you look into yourself...thank you my friend...the flute will guide the way.......i wish i hadn't pawned my flute.......
alislandgirl 1 year ago
So great to hear this!- after 40 years
IanHunedoara8 1 year ago
this song is for Mike M...oh we sang this song and melted into the sun ....i miss you ..i'll see you sooner than later....love m
TheIrishmary 1 year ago
so few dare to look....or to do much else...429 characters remaining...
wrongmonettube 1 year ago
so nice to come back to these songs after a long time away,lovely,!!
ror312gallery19 1 year ago
Such a beautiful song it almost hurts...
themusicman624 1 year ago
Chicago, 1969, Jethro tull, savoy brown (forgettable) and Led Zeppelin. Ian's flute mellowed the crowd out and created, for me an unforgettable performance....what a dude with his little velvet knickers, and feathers in his hat....wow, age 16, rock and roll forever more.
TheIrishmary 1 year ago
fave tull song.
nyg1954 1 year ago
Ian Anderson got one of greatest voices of all time and he is so talented (love Jethro Tull)
mehdijohnny 1 year ago
top 5 rock songs ever.
nyg1954 1 year ago 2
@thadmotor1044
yes man...youre absolutely right.
there is not a handfull of bands in the whole history of pop music who can match up with
ian and the boys...
bluevocals 1 year ago
@bluevocals Complete agreement!
weewilly49 1 year ago
Stand Up is one of the top albums of all time.
10susanlane 1 year ago 5
stand up is simply one of the greatest albums in the history of all recorded music . it is a beautiful blend of jazz , classical , blues , hard and soft rock , with a touch of english folk . fusion bands have the greatest chance at standing the test of time . if this album was released today , it would put new artists to shame for lack of creativity and musical prowess
Thadmotor1044 1 year ago 5
lovely song,,,
ror312gallery19 1 year ago
@ror312gallery19 ya think ? this song is beautifull and profound
Thadmotor1044 1 year ago
Peaceful
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
Great songs in this LP
(and a cute cutout of the band that stands up when the album is opened)
MrSevillian 1 year ago 2
what a great song , right now i just realize the song to the bottom .
it's because i'm in the same situation... a bit hard a bit blue
but i'll just look into the sun...
cdvicious 1 year ago 2
Anybody know what that stupid soccer ball in the corner of videos is for? i mean you click on it and it sounds like your in a fucking beehive. I know it's something for Fifa or whatever, i don't watch soccer as you can tell, but what's the point of it?
SexyTriggerMan 1 year ago
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rehtafsedaj777 1 year ago
I had this album when it came out & it was great, this was one of my favorite songs,also really dug nothing's easy great flute by Ian Anderson &Clive Bunker on drums fantasic beat & great fills, I gotta get this one again!
clockmaster77 1 year ago
Oh, yeah... and "Look into the Sun".... goes directly into the soul with both words and music... amazing composition... "The only change that came was oooover me!"...
messenja9 1 year ago
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rehtafsedaj777 1 year ago 52
@rehtaf sedaj 777
I agree with you as well,but to admit that one musicians may have been better than another at a certain point of time is common sense.
Ian took some critical appraisal rather personally,and threatened to disband Tull in the early 70's when one particular critic,Chris Welsh (a self confessed fan!) said (to paraphrase) his music is pretentious and boring,and Ian looks stupid in a ballet dress.
He was, perhaps, half right!.
neohip 1 year ago
What was cool about the Stand Up album was that when you opened it up, there was a cut out of the four members with the same illustrated bodies with their real faces on top.....which stood up at you.
I took my cutout and cut it out and stood it up on my window sill.
For some reason, this song always reminds of "East Rider".
DrWeirdPro 1 year ago
Thank you.. for so many years i had to make everyone believe....past aqualung!!!!!
alislandgirl 1 year ago
Ian was wise beyond his years.
maida1982a 1 year ago
JT proves among superb talent that simplicity in music is the most beautiful overall
busterbone 1 year ago
brilliant acoustic guitar such an album what a shower of hippies :)
deanjapanesesunrise 1 year ago
"this ain't the Garden of Eden, and this ain't the Summer of Love"-blue oyster cult
kevin652010 1 year ago
better than zep??? i have to say ! your right!!!
inspectorkemp82 1 year ago
@Aqualung1989 ...thanks
highanddry3 1 year ago
memories of 68 flood back - we can still make summer, and summer always comes anyway.isn't it time for another Summer of Love?
8269998 1 year ago
one of my tull favorates. classic stand up was just an fricken great album
rob99rst 1 year ago
one of my tull favorates
rob99rst 1 year ago
one my tull favorates. fantastic
rob99rst 1 year ago
...the only change that came was over ME...really!! THX again post person with GREAT taste!!
chinzebo 1 year ago
one of tulls best
rob99rst 1 year ago
They had me locked in all the way through Songs From The Wood ,
and the early albums are essential rock history.
sheltech12 1 year ago
@sheltech12 Amen. And even the agnosticism expressed in some were prayers in and of themselves.
Tom Loughlin Jr Utica NY
telsport 1 year ago
........ i <3 this song :)
Mary91thebest 1 year ago
Superb another brilliant Tull song.
roac7777 1 year ago
ew!
JaneeGeez 1 year ago
we can still make summer....so when you look into the sun
66flatout 1 year ago
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busterbone 1 year ago
nobody sounds like Jethro Tull
SupernalOne 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful! Great hearing this again!
Castile100 1 year ago
Everytime I listen to Jethro Tull, I just feel like packing a huge bowl, lighting that shit up, and just be; at one with nature.
mussman717word 1 year ago
i just did tht...nice lol
jstarang1 1 year ago
my god, that song always makes me dream
doucesscaress 1 year ago
great recording
66flatout 2 years ago
muito bom este som.
aborigenoful 2 years ago
Why do people compare songs and musicians?
"it sounds like this..."
"they sound like that..."
chrisradano 2 years ago
There's a pretty simple answer. Learn to enjoy science and it will color your world many times over ; )
03Kabbotta11 2 years ago
Well, I feel sorry for you if you can't enjoy this without comparing this to Led Zeppelin. Annoying.
chrisradano 2 years ago
I don't know exactly what comment you were responding to, but this song is very reminiscent of the signature accoustic sound developed by Led Zeppelin.
Jethro Tull also developed that sound. Nobody has a patent on beauty, but if you listened to Jethro Tull before you heard, say "Going to California," or "That's the Way," this song might well come to mind. It's very similar, stylistically, and that's a good thing. It's a great sound, completely original, though. Both bands are at the top.
mussman717word 1 year ago
thank you for posting my acoustic cover of this classic Tull track as a video response
off Stand Up, natch! undoubtedly in the groups top 10
JoeChrisMorris 2 years ago
Love this song, one of the best !
Love the way Anderson plays guitar and the way the lyrics fits so perfectly with the music in that strange but good way only Tull manages to do it.
baredas 2 years ago
Never a wasted word or throwaway phrase from JT. Plenty of hot-air filler from Zeppelin, great as they were.
chrism823 2 years ago
gracias amigo
budmotor 2 years ago
I think of the beautiful woman I was infatuated with for two years. This song takes me back. Thirty years of melancholy. Oh, Judy Ting, who can think of you without sighing?
fitz859 2 years ago
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Better than Led Zep!
MrRastaManDan 2 years ago
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indeed. much better. in my opinion, of course.
Aqualung1989 2 years ago
@Aqualung1989 So easily singable...my !
Tom Loughlin Jr Utica NY
telsport 1 year ago
@Aqualung1989 Why do people feel the need to compare music?That's like saying an apple is better than an orange...Different,not better or worse!But thanks for posting all this Tull...It's greatly appreciated!
rehtafsedaj777 1 year ago 241
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@rehtafsedaj777 well an apple and an orange are different, but maybe you like one more than the other. Different, and better or worse for people depending on their opinions. I don't think there's anything bad in comparing music, to be honest :)
Anyway, you're welcome =)
Aqualung1989 1 year ago
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rehtafsedaj777 1 year ago 26
@rehtafsedaj777 I agree.Talking of Tull,i have a greatest hits but theyre not one of my very favourite bands although i love rock,folk and folk-rock.One of my favourite albums is Ahead Rings Out by Blodwyn Pig ; thats awesome stuff
kenfig 1 year ago
@rehtafsedaj777 You are so right about the comparison thing. It's an immature oneupsmanship, I know more than you, so I feel great ! These poseurs don't have the ability/background to get inside a new track with a completely open mind/heart and just listen to every aspect and the combo of all of 'em. Tull rides extremely high under this type of analysis.
weewilly49 1 year ago
@rehtafsedaj777, apple is indeed much better than orange. :) Different, too.
xyhmo 10 months ago
@rehtafsedaj777 Oranges are better than apples......
KrazyTheKlown43 6 months ago
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rehtafsedaj777 6 months ago
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@rehtafsedaj777 stupid and erroneous observation. Are you gonna tell me that Justin Bieber compares to Beethoven? You are an idiot and so is everyone that gave you a thumbs up.
renoraider2 4 months ago in playlist Jethro Tull - Stand Up
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rehtafsedaj777 4 months ago
Hey , dude !!! Good , but not better than Zep !!
turboslag 2 years ago
I loved Zep my whole life, the most important band of my youth.
As I get older, I feel that they were slightly overrated.
In this comparison, I feel Tull was more complex than Zep:
Listen to You Shock Me on the Jeff Beck Album Truth 1968, it sounds just as good if not better than Pages version of the old Willie Dixon tune:
Morning Dew is great also
Cheers!
MrRastaManDan 2 years ago
Can't agree with u there dude , Zep are a legend ! Tull is very different and I love it , but can't , IMO , be compared with Zep.
It's all personal taste though , be well , :)
turboslag 2 years ago
@MrRastaManDan
Never say that, my dear friend. Of course, this is a great song, but why put God over God, dig it? They both qualify as supreme beings, and they coexist as such. Peace and love, everyone.
mussman717word 1 year ago
@MrRastaManDan
Iknow what you meant.
I love Led Zeppelin.
I love Jethro Tull.
They are both consumate bands,and my world is big enough for both of them!.
neohip 1 year ago
@neohip About that discussion ... So Jethro Tull opened for Led Zeppelin at the Kenetic Playground in Chicago, I think i was 16, so it had to be 69....SO, two, two band s at once...oh,savoy brown opened for Tull, and the Litter opened for Savoy Brown, and then it all started over again at Midnight, double shows..I think we were supposed to leave, but are kiddin g me..yeah, i decided at that time that I;d be going to many concerts
TheIrishmary 10 months ago
@TheIrishmary
Not sure what you mean?.
My point was that then, we had two great bands,but in the eyes of the fans and even the musician's,there was great rivalry.
In 1969,we had Hendrix,Joplin,The Doors,and The Beatles, Stones and the Who were on top of there game.
We could afford to do so.
It was probably healthy at the time,but nowadays the world is screaming out for a band even half as good!.
The current crop just don't do it for me,I'm afraid.
neohip 10 months ago
One of my favs, but there isn't a song I don't like that came from Tull and Ian. This song brings back lots of memories for me as well. I miss my brother when I hear this song. He died from cancer October 2008. He brought Tull into my life when I was only a girl, around 10-11. Thanks Rick.
birdfriend02 2 years ago
A truly beautiful, meaningful and heartfelt song. If you have no reaction to these words and music, you must be close to a corpse. Thank you Ian.
TheOilhead 2 years ago
Loll!!! You're right...There are plenty of beautiful and peaceful songs in the Tull's repertoire. This one is one of them....
noktvrnaspiritvs 2 years ago
Ian's a blessed poet, in my book. I heard Benefit for the first time in the 4th grade, then found Stand Up (both my big sister's albums) and have been enthralled (literally, enslaved) ever since. This very old Tull music has a life of its own and lives in its own time, a powerful time, and exerts a haunting influence over me every time I hear it. Thanks for posting everything here from Stand Up.
TheJackinthegreen 2 years ago 13
@TheJackinthegreen I fully agree with you, you put this truth very well in words.
dutchellene 10 months ago
Ah, the memories... Ah, the present sweetness of the sun in Autumn. What magnificent music from a terrific Tull band. Gracias Aqualung, amigo.
Querencias 2 years ago
beautiful song, on an absolutely amazing album.
themusicman624 2 years ago 4
I truly forgot how much I loved this band .Thanks to everyone who posted thes great songs fromone of the master song writers...love peace and happiness to all
TheMidnightrider4 2 years ago 2
a great album
stevelaw6673 2 years ago 2
True Steve, their beginnings were at the same time their climax, I believe. Together with Heavy Horses, Minstrel In The Gallery,of course......1968 - 1971 = Tull at their finest. Great love song perfect for summer sharing with your girl somewhere in the nature.
UJ96LFA 2 years ago
This is a fantastic song, one of my favourite Tull songs.
So when you look into the sun
See all the things we haven't done
EriktheHermit 2 years ago 5
I can remember this album like yesterday, late 60's....EPIC!!!!!!!
LittleIronDove 2 years ago 2
So when you look into the sun
and see the words you could have sung:
It's not too late, only begun,
we can still make summer.
Yes, summer always comes anyway.
DirkjeA 2 years ago 3
I used to listen to this song a few years after the album was released. it was a very intense time of my life and for a strange reason I never listen to it again since then. As played it from youtube the load of emotions and perceptions bound to that time came up unexpected and potent. Really wonderful song from a time that can be referred to like a classical age of music of the 20th century
mxmanghi 2 years ago 3
all those summers past- now gone forever, the sun and thememories.
gone like a tear in the rain.
look into the sun, its not too late only begun summer can always come...look into the sun !
nootaramus 2 years ago 2
What a beautiful song! Could listen to it again and again. But it saddens me as well, making me conscious, that my youth, that those years have gone forever....
inn7516 2 years ago 3
And mine as well.
13elowe 2 years ago
If my memory serves me right, this album
is forty years old!!
rousse61 2 years ago 2
Please, the beging´s lyrics he says "Took a sad song.... or TOLD a sad song..? I think that Ian says Told I can´t hear Took. Which is correct?
marcelotull 2 years ago
it's took... i've checked a website and listened to it myself lots of times... it's took, trust me =) (well, i honestly think i'm right :P)
Aqualung1989 2 years ago
Ok my friend thanks. If you can to listen my version Look into the sun 2 I sang Told...but is a little detail, isn´t it? What do you think my version?
marcelotull 2 years ago
that was another nice cover, marcelo =)
and yeah, who cares about that little detail? not me :)
Aqualung1989 2 years ago
During these years Jethro Tull was at their peak. Stand Up and Benefit were my favorites. They send chills up and down my spine, everytime I hear this old Tull stuff.
glaetze 2 years ago
Same here glaetze
roac7777 2 years ago
For those who were around when this music was popular, you missed out on the greatest days of the American experience.
Pensiverunner 2 years ago 4
I'm 53 and was a 14 year old dope smokin' stoner when this music graced my life! THis group is so underrated but so beautiful. True virtuoso performances, Martin Barrie and Glen Cornick provided such great tone and range and melodic harmonies that I am astounded every time I listen. These guys will be studied and admired just as the Masters of classical music are now. This is modern classical music! Peace.
thirtysevenfred 2 years ago
@thirtysevenfred Amen.
willicat441 1 year ago
Not just American. Jethro Tulls uniqueness & greatness was a world experience. After all, they are European not American.
ptcruiser1155 2 years ago 4
I was born in 1960, and so while I do remember some songs from the later 60's (especially nice tunes like "Wichita Lineman"), my music "consciousness" did not fully blossom until the earlier 70's...still - while I don't endorse any immoral aspects of 60's/70's music (and culture, etc.) - I still (make distinctions to) appreciate the "freshness" and creativity of this period...thanks to all the musicians who gave us positive, worthwhile memories...
davss5 2 years ago
this song gives me the horn
98jsbx98 2 years ago
Bourée is the best track of this album
zezinhozeppelin 2 years ago
i've haven't listened to this stuff for 20yrs... it still gives me butterflies and makes me want to buy a bus....
captainmorgansdog 2 years ago
i wanted to buy this album when i was 10 years old and i did "but" when i opened it up to take out to play instead of stand up it was a frank zappa album "uncle meat" ! what the hell? so i put it on to give it a listin to and i have been a frank zappa freak- nut- worshiper-big fan since then.that was in 1974
zappatull2 3 years ago