Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick complete - Madison Square Garden 1978

[MickyTaylor86]

:O

[behmor]

Play this at my funeral.. with a close of Cheerio while those in attendance hoisting a brew... Thank you Ian

[misty8718]

never to be repeated performance from a unique artist in his hey day ... listen to the drummer and be totally amazed ... extacey ...

[1961vampire]

@misty8718 Yes. Barriemore Barlow is, in my opinion, one of the best drummers. Great performance. Jethro Tull is amazing.

[molongjoe94]

In my opinion, Ian Anderson is the best frontman of all time. So fun to watch

[walentyg]

This was the first Tull concert i went to, and it was great! Nothing like it, floor seats, 23 third row, don't remember if i even sat down. The show was phenomenmal. Watching this video brought back alot of good memories.

[MicMacGrass1]

F'n A Yes!!! This is THE Best one I have heard...aside from listening live for all those 40 plus years!!!

[heresjohnnyj]

was 26 then and still am now again <3 it

[LexiKei]

My god.. that honestly blew me away. I liked bits of Aqualung when i was a (very young) child. But this performance would blow any "modern" band out of the water. Just the diversity, the effort and the heart put into it all. Never-mind the musicality of it all. Brilliant. Where have bands like this gone?

[palaszl]

That song is amazing. I'll listen this song non-stop. Greetings from Poland.

[palaszl]

Free restart button 0:00

[Caeniix25]

There is a reason there are 0 dislikes. There is no way to deny this song its greatness. I love it, I'm going to therapy to help me with my addiction to pressing the play button.

[kabhasakhal]

thanks very very much for this full ver. of that precious song... i love people share those worldworth albums and dinasours seriously with too much effort for maybe no thing..

[timebandit90]

Perfect

[torcidainter]

caraaaaalho véio......

[tasio56]

Siplemente maravillosio JETHRO TULL

[roma7amor]

Jethro Tull !!!!!!!

Que pasada de actuación.

Siempre estaréis en mi corazón.♥♥

[crambone20002000]

I would rather listen to the Beach Boys. LOL!!!!!!!!

[aleon1018]

Immortal

[Myklanjlo]

Proof that Barrie Barlow is one of the most underrated drummers of all time!

[ramakrishna31459]

MOST APPRECIATED

[ramakrishna31459]

THX FOR POSTING THIS ---

[Nameez17]

Not complete but one of the longest versions recorded live...the 78 MSG show was a great time for Tull live. Had the best lineup still, unfortunately John Glascock would soon leave this world and Tull would lose Palmer, Evans and Barlow also. Just was never the same after...

[dsledge123]

This is awesome, it really takes me back. I haven't gone back to read all the comments so maybe someone has already mentioned that this is the version on the Live Bursting Out album. Do yourself a favour and check it out!

[DarkeningSkies1]

@dsledge123 Nope. This is the New York City show with Antony Williams playing bass guitar instead of John Glasscock, who is the bassist featured on "Bursting Out"- which was recorded on the same (1978) tour of Europe. Actually, the sound quality here is significantly better, as it was captured "pro", and "Bursting Out" was recorded on a tiny 8 track tape machine...

[dsledge123]

@DarkeningSkies1 I stand corrected but it sounds very close. An excellent rendition all the same. Thanks for the tip on the MSG gig DVD

[DarkeningSkies1]

@dsledge123 Oh yeah, same tour and very close indeed- totally understandable. That New York gig really is something, man.

[DarkeningSkies1]

@dsledge123 By the way, the complete MSG gig can be found on a 2009 released DVD/CD combo package. It sounds really, really great.

[palendromebob]

My Dads In the front row :)

[TullesP]

@palendromebob

Wow, your Dad was a lucky guy! I wish I could have been at this concert. It's epic!

[SuperYankee61]

When Jethro Tull recently announced that they will perform Aqualung, I began to search for footage and found this

brilliant stuff! Thanks for posting one of the most unique rock groups ever. Provocative, evocative, and completely f-ing rocking!

[xerakis]

legendary...the Great Jethro Tull! This certainly was a zenith of music....where has it all gone......

[vintagezigg]

IAN THE MAGNIFICENT !

[kitthehacker]

This song, the bands pants and Ian's beard personify everything that was awesome about the 70's

[Pasalaqcua]

10/10

[panhead4762]

Thank you Arlo for sharing Jethro Tull with me in 1984.

[VampyreLass]

fantastic album!

[crabsyman]

THEE musical genius of the 20th century. Our Mozart folks.

[Sucgastric]

I can only say... wow

[ThePjotr1969]

more more more.... Why don't they make music like this anymore

[TheSnake7Plissken]

Fantastic! Magic! Awesome! It contains everything what (rock-) music' all about. It's Zen and the metaphysics...

[aroondsouza]

Jethro Tull has, is and will always be one of the Greatest Rock Bands to have ever traveresed the earth. Been my AllTime Favourite Band. One of the fortunates to have met him on a one on one in Bombay, India. Still relish every moment of all the 6 concerts I've seen them perform in India. Long Live Tull music! Long Live Anderson!!

[PolyphonicTheory]

Who can tell me where to find an overshirt like Ian Andersons?

[DVLBP]

I've found the poet and the painter are frequently if the same, mind as the soldier, I love Ian and believe we should always question our "betters" . For often, they're not,

[DrWeirdPro]

A crouched over flautist standing at the microphone like a stork with left leg held up bent in front......what else matches that as a true iconic vision.

Maybe a windmilling guitarist?......only maybe.

[MachineHeadDissent]

I Love Metal.......But Tull and Floyd and Robin Trower with Bridge Of Sighs.....Man you can't forget what started it all....

[dmemswiler]

A true light in the world of music -- rock or otherwise. This one is better than Quadrophenia and Pinball Wizard, each. Ian and Martin can't be touched, in terms of the lyrics, the drama, the stage presence, the audacity to challenge youth... Martin ROCKS on Brick. I wish I would not have allowed the ex to make me sell THREE copies of this one album, saying nothing of every other album they made... Ben...THANKS !!!!!!!! Tull was my teen age years. How I miss that great music...

[crambone20002000]

I totally agree with scipfish. Barriemore Barlow is one of the best drummers there is. His interpretation of what he needed to play on this classic Ian Anderson songThick as a Brick was in my opinion, perfection. He also flawlessly performed it.Hi s single stroke rolls are perfect. Single stroke rolls are difficult to play perfectly and consistently, he holds nothing back and nails it. We all rave and faun all over Neil Peart and Carl Palmer, rightly so. Barrie plays his heart out here. Tops !

[1961vampire]

@crambone20002000 I agree with you. Barriemore Barlow is great, one of the best drummers. I hate compare Barriemore Barlow with Neil Pearl. I think Barriemore Barlow is better, but both are great certainly.

[vortx100]

It's funny, when I was young in the '60s & '70s I was more into classical music, but as I am now firmly into what we euphemistically call middle age, I find myself drawn to the 'classics' of my youth, and this is one! 

[badbernrock]

I grew up with this and always liked Tull, but imagine my delight to re-discover them and love their music even more now!!! The sign of true musical genius, standing the test of time, nay, getting better with age! Long live Ian and the music of Jethro Tull! I thank the universe I was born in the 60's, grew up in the 70's and 80's and I really do feel for the kids today who are being cheated, grossly, by today's over-rated, under-talented pawns of the music BUSINESS!

[palendromebob]

This is the only Video I think I've ever found on here with no dislikes. Because, quite frankly to dislike this you would have to be blind and deaf.

[palendromebob]

I've watched this about 5 times in the last week or so It's so fucking ace.

[briantotse3]

7:57 Rape face lol



[MrColstanley]

had to listen several times how does he remember the lyrics just like the album please give us more of the same fantastic

[MrColstanley]

amazing music

[palendromebob]

Been looking for the full version of this for ages, nice one Ben. Yours has the best sound too :)

[rolynstone48]

Ian Anderson MUST be a Leo -  Anyone know ?

[1961vampire]

I grow up with this music, things like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Yes and so on. Good times...

[KRANZFIRST]

EL SR ANDERSON ES EL MAXIMO EXPONENTE DE LA MUSICA CLASICA COMBINADA CON EL MAS PURO ESTILO COOL ROCK; OJALA ALGUN DIA SEPA QUE ESTE COMENTARIO ES PARA ELLOS ESPECIALMENTE; ESTA INSPIRADO EN UNA HERMOSA EPOCA VIVIDA POR MI HACE AÑOS... ELLOS SON UNOS GENIOS... GRACIAS POR EXISTIR... GRACIAS JETHRO TULL!!!

[pedrojaviero]

Long life to Progressive rock!

[xtiml]

good live soem a thee bands were sickening live the real ones like this one could play.and also do theatre for visualsinstead a standing like dolts mechanically playing their latest album.that organist flipped out 234 people on acid all by himself.

[xtiml]

good live soem a thee bands were sickening live the real ones like this one could play.and also do theatre for visualsinstead a standing like dolts mechanically playing their latest album.

[ELOM76]

pure

[graemejholt]

You would have to be a total misery guts not to enjoy Ian Anderson and Co

[jwmcink]

Saw this in Mini Mn..same year same mnth..best concert ever I've seen many since ..nonce matches ...54 still waitin,,,

int

[KinetiK001]

I was born in the wrong time, I tell you.

[tommythecat1993]

@KinetiK001 same here man...

[Hurlburton]

Warning: do not play this backwards!

[MrTD27]

IT's Fantastic!

[konenas]

hearing this song I became fan of rock music and JT

[ReallyBigK]

Pure Brilliance

[jarbear]

Ian Anderson is damn crazy and awesome.

GREAT STUFF, AMAZING MUSIC and IMPRESSIVE MUSICIANSHIP.

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

Barriemore's drum rolls sound like sand being poured onto a snare drum.

[scotsmaninusa]

@BARRIEMOREBARLOW maybe that's why he was the late great John Bonhams favorite drummer.

[ty3165]

coldplay,eat your heart out!!!!!!!!

[4bla]

espetacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sh2360]

Fantastic!!

@ 7:57 the keyboard player looks like Steve Buscemi in a wig...

[drl20895]

this may well be ONE of the greatest live performances ever...

[Barbamel]

El solo que se manda mas o menos a partir del minuto 6 es simplemente fantástico.

[xramahemak]

i'm stunned... what a band!!!

[Lyktwz]

7:48: Simply Music...

0:54: Simply a Rock and Roll Band...

[Lyktwz]

Simply Music...

[fernandovgp]

Expetacular!!!

Ian Anderson é Gênial!!!

[rick087]

Best frontman ever.

[fernandovgp]

Maravilhoso Jethro Tull!!!

Ian Anderson Gênio!!!

[otreblA1993]

WOOHOO! I do love Jethro Tull!

[hakimgn]

THE best part "YEAH!!!!!!" 3:30

[Lailoken100]

Oche Aye

[gere1000]

a great mistake to forget and ignore the drummer Barriemore Barlow in Tulls videos and tributes. in my opinion this man was truly an asset to the team. i do not know any more undervalued musician like him in music history.

[ErshovLA]

+1 we love him

[djaminc]

Unbelievable!! awesome video/great arrangement...Watched 40th anniversary tour last year: they still sound every bit as good as they do here..They had Barriemore AND Clive Bunker playing and IAN Anderson was amazing--great Flautist, the sounds so unique...5/5!!!

[frankcondello]

Great song! The whole album was essentially this one song. They are still my favorite band after all these years. Unique sound and classic music.

[tetsuokun]

the pianist isn't your normal average guy

[Dudefish420]

Epic.. thats all i can say about this..

[marsman49740]

First time I saw Tull was on their 30th Anniversary tour. Yes, that was ten years ago. They were AWESOME! Happy birthday to Ian! ya know, he turned 62 a couple of days ago, but you're never too old to Rock & Roll, if you're too young to die. Remember that stretch54... and yes I'm jealous of you for being 'round back then.

[oendel08]

man... that flute should have explode on audiences face... wish i was older at the time and was on that country and have the money to be there... maybe too many wishes,... but even so... what a performer... no one even closer this days....

[shamayin]

With them I lost my head !!! in the 70`s had all his vinyl albuns! Now i have them all in cd!!!!!!!! Jethro Tull rules and Ian Anderson is much more than very cool!

[channelog]

Also - thanks for posting this.

[channelog]

Don't know what year it was in the early `70's, but I saw Tull live when the roadies all wore tan long coats and berets setting up the stage after the opening act. You could see Ian and Martin among them after a short time and soon the only ones left on stage were the guys in the band and they started playing. That was memorable even though I can't remember more than that (you had to be there :-). It was a good show though, remember that also.

[mulequed]

7:55 lol i'm scared

[anotherdrummer23]

Every time I hear this song I think to myself "I was born twenty years later than I should've been." God, I'd have love'd to have been around for the seventies. The timelessness of the music is not something that you see in later decades....

Not that Tull didn't kick ass in 2004 when I saw them play, but I feel like this would have been a better experience....AWESOME

[stretch54]

I was 17 years old when Thick As A Brick came out and I can tell you that it was a great time for music. I feel lucky to have been around in the 60's and 70's to experience the times first hand.

Other than that, getting old pretty much sucks...LOL

[Zoeysdream]

Totally awesome!

[CyborgNinjaZombie]

Woot woot!

[behmor]

The lads in fact played the whole album..

Ian the ever erstwhile prankster had the stage crew where London Fog type trench coats and hats.. If memeory serves me well they were in tan one's... as they set about getting the stage all set up .. strange thing occurred.. all those left on stage were wearing black.

All of a sudden..coats and hats came off and Ian stated something to the effect "if you have to go to the bahtroom you'd better go now"

It went on for 1.5 hours.

[anulhyf34]

They never played the complete album live, did they? Even on their '72 tour, I think they just stretched the first half to 40+ minutes. It'd be quite a challenge to perform the second half, thats for sure.

[KingHellstrings]

I think they played the first half, the weather report, 218 wearing nylons, the drum solo, and the last part ("let me bring you a present of song").

[nart53]

a masterpiece.

[26gosia]

Jethro Tull it's amazing band, it's very good music:)))Thank you my Beybulat:)

[jmwillkie]

though it's greate to see this, but it isn't Thck as a Brick complete; it's a live version of either edit 4 or 7 -- essentially one of the thick as a brick "singles"

[kpsars]

right!

I've found a bootleg (Supercharged in L.A.) where they perform the second part of the first half of the album within 16' without editing!

[Tuba582009]

Stupendo! Datato ma sempre bellissimo. Grandi Jethro.

[uncleambient]

Beautiful...Tull at their peak

[bukovoima]

This is what MUSIC used to be; true art and actual results of hard work. Now it's just Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Pussycat dolls repeating three to four words and - to keep the interest of the viewers - dancing, wearing nothing but bras and panties. Do they complain? Of course not, they've raped the meaning of music but what does it mean when you get millions for doing it.

[zezinhozeppelin]

"wearing nothing but bras and panties"...I don't hav nothing against that since Kurt Cobain wore, uh, nothing at his shows.

[bukovoima]

Kurt made decent music. And Kurt's nudity was shameless and 'honest' rebelling, now it's just a diluted condition to get into business.

[ChiaraDedo]

yes but kurt cobain's best song was smell like a teen spirit, the jethro tull's one was...MY GOD that rebel against all the english society and was censured...this is rebellion, not going round only with bras and pants....this was his way to attract people's opinion about him, not to attract powrful people's opinion...

[bukovoima]

What's your point? Did you read my previous comment?

[scipfish]

What a band !

One of the greatest rock drummers of all time Barriemore Barlow

truly a pleasure

Thanks for posting

[StellaOmega]

@bukovoima There are still artists that rely on hard work-- there were artists that were superficial and silly in the seventies, the sixties, the fifties, the twenties, and the renaissance times as well... nothing really changes that much.

[joshshuffman]

@bukovoima I agree. It amazes me that people like Rihanna and Lady Gaga (et al) can make the crap that they do, with their "music" coming looped out of a computer and their "voices" coming through an auto-tuner--and still call themselves "musicians".

[JMartinsATV]

@bukovoima there's is a LOT of music being created, produced and played today, as good as this (which is great). The difference is, Jethro Tull was mainstream, he was the public's idol back then. Nowadays, when everybody can and does publish music, people identify themselves with what they can easily play or sing, whthout being a "musician".

God bless you for worshipping this, instead of bras and panties ;)

[snowtemplepilot]

I sometimes think how its possible to contimplate the fact that we can imagion the size of an atom, the immensness of black holes, the idea of dying for ones country, the gift of life, and that I missed seeing these guys live. Jethro Tull is the best, all of them, I dont know that we will ever see the likes of them again. JT you rock, forever.

[rodrico50]

this is fucking classic tull at their very best.

[iamareplicant]

Barriemore Barlow is one of the greatest drummers in the history of modern drummers. His playing 30+ years ago is literally mind boggling.

[red95king]

Agreed. He has to be one of the most under-rated drummers of all time.

[vanu49]

1509 viewers???(05/09/2008) has the world gone mad??

C'mom people, spread the word around, Tull is on YouTube, maybe it inspire young musicians.

[sisibilio]

There's another version uncomplete of this video which has over 700000 viewers.

[vanu49]

OK sisibilio, tks 4 the info, U make my day.

Hope the sun is shining in Algeria.

Have a nice day. Greets!

[imsimpson]

fantastic!

[thebor51]

Thank you, Ben

[6tzbritrok]

Thank you Ben for this great footage.I was lucky enough to have seen Tull dozens of times in the early 70's and watching this again reminded me how great the band was with Barriemore and John Evans still in it.

[haltmusic]

as a...BRICK!

[jethr01]

A true master at work!!!!!!

[helenmyeyes]

Jethro Tull became the first rock group to appear live from America on British TV.

Fire crackers and steel bolts nearly aborted an historic satellite broadcast. On Sunday night a lunatic minority pelted Ian Anderson with missiles during Jethro Tull's opening night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Anderson came off stage in a black rage and threatened to pull out of the transatlantic TV hook-up, ignoring the elaborate preparations and publicity build-up.

MELODY MAKER

14 October 1978

[1whiteduck]

It brings tears to my eyes to see old Ian back in his prime. Such heady days! Many thanks.

[haraldtheman]

Thank you so much!

Oh my god this is great

[Intoyou00]

Thank you ! BenRossington...epic indeed. :)

[CzechGuardian]

Epic song! You may see it 100000x and yet it's pure geniality will always catch you and suprise you. Five stars and a big thank to you, Ben!