Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (Live)

[willmetall100]

thicks...as a brink! ...

[eveningtsar]

Where's the part about "joining the local government" et al? That's my favourite bit :(

[meowandmeow]

@eveningtsar This is a condensed version, not including that :(

[tchaser5858]

Amazing what Ian Anderson can do with that flute!

[FatherTiresias1]

Mnmrun4it-- I was at that show. Coliseum. It was fall of 72. Shortly after I graduated high school. I agree, truly one of the best shows ever. Perfect execution, amazing energy. Ian in fine form. What fine times they were. In the space of less than two years, there was the Yes Close to the Edge tour, Tull's thick as a Brick tour, ELP's Brain Salad Surgery, and my favorite of all, Genesis' Selling England by the Pound tour. And we took it all for granted, not knowing it was a burst of pro

[nootaramus]

tarten plaid and tweed ! and yes the Tull band got high- I sat behind them at a concert in Houston and they were smoking a couple of bombers...interesting that today, iam anderson says he never did any drugs but you don't get wild eyed crazy like he is drinking mother's milk.

they were using a mellotron some in 1972 for this show I think..very hard to tour with one cause they are prone to break downs.

'your sperm's in the gutter and your love's in the sink.."

[AmandaBynesIdol]

07:56 WOWZER

[Gkookz]

Learning the flute because Ian Anderson is so influencial, keep it up Tull <3

[LiteracyLabyrinth2]

Help me I need a flute now!

[MessIahmake]

6:00 IV LOST MY MIIIIIIIIIIIINNDDDD...........­

[lkioplkiop0]

he is in fact crescent fresh

[mnmrun4it]

This was my first concert ever! 1972 or 73,  whenever he was touring for Thick as A Brick. Saw him in Jacksonville Florida. Still my favorite concert.

[MessIahmake]

7:54 the drugs must have been fantastic back then.

[meowandmeow]

@MessIahmake lmao, tull didn't really do drugs. They weren't a partying band

[MessIahmake]

@meowandmeow It was just a general statement, nothing towards the band specificaly.

[BrandoWRX]

@meowandmeow There were drugs and then there were DRUGS. I'm sure Tull did the lower-case kind...pretty much obvious.

[meowandmeow]

@BrandoWRX If you mean tobacco and booze, then sure.

[MessIahmake]

7:54 ........ WTF!?!?!?

[MessIahmake]

I didnt know Ron Burganday went on tour.

[clevisbuttress]

A true classic!

[bigrebone]

just awesome :)

[ThePath2one]

He can stand like a flamingo and play for hours.

[waynedanberry]

Yes, THE DRAMA MASTER!!! IAN/TULL! Nothing Better!

[gntlman46]

I saw this ban live 5 times and that's no lie. ~ you have no idea how good the were! THe Beatles, the Who , The stones and Jethro tull !!!!

[Pattieire]

So he's going to do it all again next year

[Gouffral]

I think that Ian Anderson is a surely disguised leprechaun.

[brucep216]

i am really sorry i never saw this band in concert

[obkleyn]

Jethro Tull please come to South Africa!

[a588956]

I don't care if "Thick as a Brick" is a 45 minute song, i think it's an incredible song. Period.

[OlmoLane]

This is SO cool. So happy I'm just discovering this awesome band now.

[johnnylifeson]

When the music mattered...

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@johnnylifeson so true!!! when music was performed by artists who recorded and played for the music, not the money!!!

[clintnicolan]

ive found a love buton or two..lol

[chofmo1]

there really needs to be a love button here for this one

[vreddy14]

I love this song. His facial expressions are awesome. He's such a great storyteller. Unbelievably cool.

[uscg1975]

Absolutely fucking awesome. Last saw them in 1975. This is

real rock. How the hell could anyone "dislike" this? They just

don't get it.

[egregio87]

07:56 amazing

[icu8b4me1]

you can tell they enjoy playing. And people love them, even tho they arent mainstream...... thats music !

[Ichnusia]

So sexy the way Ian plays the flute...

[rodnocher]

I`m a semi-old F**k. Saw Tull do the entire "Thick As A Brick Album while I was stationed in Germany at the Jarhundahalle in Frankfurt. Might as well packed a bowl, put on the headphones and started the album on my stereo system. Instead we ate brownies baked with Pakistani Black and had of great musical experience. Are YOU experienced??

[nickjames46]

the definition of genius is jethro tull



[farsah14]

Music has two categories: Jethro Tull and everything else that doesn't matter.

[blabla3o]

7:54 for a coked out smile

[Yubera2K10]

@blabla3o Oh my god i laughed.

[456run]

@blabla3o --No, that smile is keeping up with the show-man-ship of this XS talent band

[216trixie]

One of the first progressive rock bands.

[frampoid]

I love this video, Ian's got such a natural stage presence, he looks like he's having a genuinly good time.

[Tommygun1028]

Jethro Tull, The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977 2DVD set available at Tommygun Video - please check our youtube channel for link, clips, more info

[DBKTube]

Hope YouTube keeps this alive. I was there in the earyl 70s to see Ian Anderson perform. No band has come close since.

[xKinseh]

I was playing this on my phone the other day, and my friends called it Elf music and asked for Techno. I ignored them and did a leprechaun dance.

[AndreasSku93]

@xKinseh I wish I'd seen that :D

[stphwdmn]

My classmates back then couldn't understand why Iiked this guy. Silly sods you see it's ONLY ME!!!

[Cardiff67235]

This is real music (imo) and same goes for films & most music back then.....J-TULLS real/Cowell's an imitation Pete Waterman.

[macataca100]

Pure classic, I wish new generations could enjoy their briiliant songs too.

[AndreasSku93]

@macataca100 Oh but I do, I really do!

[foshooooooo]

what happened to music like this? fuck, its depressing to compare this to the stuff coming out now.

[cell9song]

Amazing musicians all. Too bad Ian blew his vocals out in the late 80's and doesn't have the electrifying range he shows here. Stunning performance in any case.

[216trixie]

@cell9song I know, recently I was sad to see a live video from just a few years ago, and he couldn't sing at all.

[jferkfjkj]

best tull performance EVER.

[PositivelyBored]

Barriemore with some of the best rock drumming ever, hands down.

[kfsfkakf]

apparently 15 justin bieber fans saw this n got jealous

[Tommygun1028]

Jethro Tull, The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977 2DVD set available at Tommygunvideo - see channel for link, audio/video clips and more

[chicagograce111]

Dynamic !!!!  Glad to have lived in the time of TULL ... NEVER get tired of watching and listening to the greatest minstrel of all time... love you Ian

[MrWotsisname]

Great musicians really going for it. Classic!

[osmankubi]

I have started to listen music with this lp 37 years ago

[osmankubi]

I have started to listen music with this lp 37 years ago

[ColoredPig]

This man... Is a god. I want to learn flute now.

[Jigor1987]

15 guys dont have a clue of what music is all about...

[SuperIzumo]

The only man capable of rocking out with a flute.

Jethro Tull is made of epic.

[bigua1428]

@SuperIzumo And Peter Gabriel ¡??

[remnrone]

@bigua1428 Genesis is my all time favorite band, and i love them to death, but Peter Gabriel, while being thrice the vocalist Anderson is, was faking his flute playing capabilities by playing simple parts or using a very scruffy sound to sell his abilities. He was originally a clarinet player, and therefore, i find him much more convincing on the oboe...

[neverxmindful]

14 people have no idea what they're talking about.

[maguskh]

@neverxmindful let's be indulgant with the "14 people" (1.76 %). 99 or 100 % are only achievable in dictatorships :)

[scotsmaninusa]

remember this show well,the first live satelite concert to be broadcast around the world.

John Glasscock was ill so Tony Williams stood in on bass.

[masville]

They created the term "Tour the Force" for epic songs like this one.

[TheRover00]

and he pees himself in the night

[tsarevna212]

OMG! Incredible showmanship & great key progression. Just got CD. CANT STOP PLAYING IT!!

[oreia92]

I WANT FLUTE HERO NOW!

[razielelite]

@oreia92

Now that I've laughed for 2 minutes, I can post. Thanx for the day brightner! 80)

[babyvaughan]

FN AWESOME!!!!---my husband & I used to see them in concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh,PA,back when I was in art school,& he was in college.WOW!!!!---brings back GOOD memories!!!!---THANK YOU!!!!

[bigrider2806]

go ian go.... mad mad mad man ! the world needs more of you .

[43goe]

i was at this concert!!!! And a week later at the Spectrum in Philly Pa.!!!

[maverickdivya]

Have been listening to Tull since the mid-70s and when they came here to India, me just found the time and made it, tho it cost me, my job....but the experience was just mind-blowing! keep rocking guys!

[rudolfmusic]

Love It!!

[thrillernight23]

whenever me and my friend play super smash bros we always play the full song. now whenever i hear this song i think of brawl and vice versa

[bignicker12]

@thrillernight23 ok? you play a this song during smashbros? lol im confused i think why? you only play 10 minutes of smash bros? or do you play it over and over and over and over..and btw...why? not that its bad im not tryin to insult you im just curious

[taikoshepherd]

@bignicker12 The full original song is like 45 minutes long. This is only a portion of the whole thing. Still rocks though. :D

[bignicker12]

@taikoshepherd ooooooh i see that makes alot more sense now haha i just recently learned of jethro tull, so sorry man! go kick some brawl ass!!

[thrillernight23]

@bignicker12 yea what shepard said. the songs super long. to play only ten minutes of brawl isnt a crime, its a tragedy. its just that we play brawl often. me and him calculated it, ive listened to the song for more then 24 hours (not straight)

[romeoangeloromna]

Rock como os desta epoca não se produzem mais....obrigado por existir o YOU TUBE

[rainbowblues1954]

I've seen Jethro Tull over 20 times and the band puts on the best live show I have ever seen, and I've seen 100's of bands over the past 35 years. JT thanks for the music...

[slogans777]

Glad I'm the age I am! I saw Tull every time they played in LA in the 70s. Saw Thick As a Brick, Aqualung, A Passion Play - all the best. A more talented and entertaining band just didn't exist, although there was so much great music at the time.

[612franklin]

The Kettle Almost Boiling..... that's the space I want to own.... The kettle Almost Boiling.....

[biofaesperanca]

I should have lived the 70's ...

but its nice to see this nowadays, and realize that there are still progressive rock lovers

[jferkfjkj]

best live jethro tull EVER

[asparrow]

FW to 2:41 for some of their best axemanship.

[erasermcfleafly]

that little tiny string bend? or right after it?

[asparrow]

Right after it. The crunchy stuff after the change up. The guitar under "See there a son is born," Killer heavy sound.

[musicalkaratekid]

This is,in my opinion, one of the best sounds from one of the best ever bands playing one of the most legendary songs to grace the concept od music. why aren't jethro tull in the rock and roll hall of fame?

anyway,songs like this make me wish i was 17 in 1972;)

[MrDreamTom]

Most probably their best song and one of the best prog rock songs of all time!!!

[MrConmic]

they dont do it like that anymore. circa 1957 :)

[JimmyVonJim]

haha this is somehow awesome. his guitar is a nice size too. wish i owned it.

[Kuanyin123456]

This was one of my favourite bands of the 60s and 70s. Along came YouTube and I can watch this masterclass of music all over again. For all aspiring musicians, watch this and learn!!!! Still a magnificent piece - wonderful!!!

[dooley169]

i liked these in school and im now 41.

i was the only 1 who liked this type of music (zepelin, floyd, hendrix, etc.) and got laughed , but they dont laugh anymore.

when i bump into them they now say they admired me, strange as i wore an afghan coat to school. even my form teacher said i had guts wearin it to school.....

[DeathereX]

@dooley169 That is true integrity my friend =)

[Amebixfan]

7:55 = hilarious

[klummp]

So Good it has to be bad for you =)

[TULLYNOL]

I am really thinking that you may be right.... I guess as long as I don't start speaking with a Scottish accent......or standing on one leg.... or telling the cop, the next time I get pulled over ," I've Come Down From The Upper Class To Mend Your Rotten Ways"

[abyssaljuggler]

i'm pretty sure it gives u cancer... so worth it though

[TULLYNOL]

I am so blown away by this song I play It several times a week...... I gotta get a life LOL

[TheAwesomeClub]

I had a period where i'd listen to it daily at work

[venomhunter]

@TheAwesomeClub

same as that

[h3kt0rshr3d]

@TheAwesomeClub Same here haha s just an awesome song

[RS4651721]

@TULLYNOL if you are hear this you have a life better than most

[TULLYNOL]

@RS4651721 Life is Good... More people need a good life

[AndreasSku93]

@TULLYNOL Playing good music IS life!

[TULLYNOL]

@AndreasSku93  Right On... !!!

[formine56]

From the Murrays, Whitfields, McBeans, Kilgores, Scotts, etc. etc. etc, THANKS!!!!!! Elder Tom.

[JobberBud]

Who is that playing bass? It's not John Glasscock, who I don't think had died yet when this was filmed.

[tomphotery1]

@JobberBud

His name is Tony Williams, and old friend of Barrie the drummer who filled in on the tour when Glascock got sick.

[ecr11111]

Did they ever do the whole thing? They skipped about 30 minutes of the song.

[mostlyanthony]

No, they never did side two of the album.

[FREEW0RLD2012]

They weren't able to due to concert time restraints and Ian said the audience would want to hear more songs..Thick as a Brick is quite a long song,so you see,they wanted to,but could not do the entire song.

[peteyball420]

I seen Jethro Tull on back to back nights at Cobo in Detroit on this tour in 1978. One of my all time favorites.

[jferkfjkj]

saw tull last summer at jones beach

did TAAB and it kicked ass

[amcanmike]

WOW WHAT A SHOW

[sebrit100]

Great video! Tull was my very first concert, the Passion Play tour in 1973, and it was a life-changing experience. I've been fortunate to see them many more times over the years, most recently in 2008 at Red Rocks. They are still one of my favorite bands, second only to Yes. Even hearing them on classic rock radio, you sometimes forget how heavy and intense they are until you see the live show. Tull still rocks!

[Tulane75]

i was a student in New Orleans in the early 70's. I also saw the Passion Play concert, which to me was also a life changer. During the same period, I saw Yes at the same place, New Orleans Municipal Auditorium. I think Rick Wakeman was playing with Yes when I saw them! Jethro Tull and Yes were probably top 3 during my entire college career. I have been revisiting those musical times. We would stay up throwing darts, listening to TAAB and waiting for the milkman.

[Geardawg3003]

He is the only on that can take a flute and turn it into a rock instrument and make it sound great !

[maguskh]

He truly is one of my favourites and one of the best musicians ever - but not the o n l y one who masters the flute.

May you please listen to Dave Jackson and Van der Graaf Generator ;-)

[cncmach]

He was one of the few smart enough not to be a dopehead.

[ChefGroovy2]

They sped the whole side 1 of thick as a brick up into 11 minutes lol

[jcatt500]

He gave lots back to society - he actually believed .

[jcatt500]

Ian Anderson is a good guy.

[jigglejel]

I saw Tull 2 times in the 80's along with some other big bands. No one puts on a show like these true performers. Ian Anderson is a true artistand musician. His lyrics are phenominal. Not many around today with such depth. Loved them for years!

[kurbkrawler000]

was he ? really! and i thought i was the seed drill....

[Jimmie16]

the outfits ain't crazy if your Scottish just the guy that wears them LOL

[ZEPPELIN198]

Ian is the most badass person ever. I wish I had the courage to wear all those crazy outfits and be able to play the flute.

[timmo1782]

Golden era for music, wish I was around then to witness it..

[Drumbalaya]

Just like Carlos Santana blended Rock and Latin together beautifully, Jethro Tull blended Rock and Classical together perfectly. Great song.

[TOPLINEINFO1]

mabe some of you should look at the history of the name Jethro Tull then you will know where the music concepts comes from it was frm midevil times and the music is great and what they did to it you can appreciate it better !

[ybnvs2]

Wasn't the name "Jethro Tull" taken from the name of one of his grade school teachers???

[crazysculptor]

No, that was Lynyrd Skynyrd. Jethro Tull was the name of the British agriculturalist who invented the seed drill.

[ybnvs2]

Thanks Crazy. I love the trivia regarding Tull. I knew within seconds of posting my comment that I had mistook the Skynard trivia. Thanks again.

[kupcinskas1]

Dear Idiot you Do Not Have To listen To IT IF YOU THINK THAT , UNLESS you ARE AFTER SOME PERSON TO ARGUE WITH.!!!!!

[BobCat4Ever13]

Even if you don't like progressive rock, you must admit, they are amazingly brilliant at what they doo.

[kupcinskas1]

So Are YOU! You DO knot have to look or listen to it!!!!!

[circleseverywhere]

you should hear the entire song. its very well thought out but different. Its 43min long, put out on Lp. Its a great song

[efeeley]

I was lucky enough to see Tull three different times back in the seventies. Everyone who went to their shows back then knew they would be seeing one of the most spectacular live bands in the world. Watching and listening to these guys on your computer just doesn't do them justice, but at least it's some small reminder of their incredible talent. Thanks for the post.

[dismemberedgav]

I cant see what that metal fan put but

Jethro tull is brilliant im not metal i love it but this is amazing , im not a musician but i like to think i know abit .. from Pantera too Zappa as long as its not 50p

[DuckNazi]

Mighty performance.

Mighty Beard.

[Kuanyin123456]

That's the way I remember them in the

70's - incredible!!!!!

[12345l6789]

Mosely Folk Festival!!!

[vondertann88]

I can't wait until i go see them in concert at the lyric opera houst on october 17th. Its going to kick ass

[maguskh]

Before you reply to MeTaLiXe - please go back 7 pages (4 months ago) and see the comments there:

M. is a stubborn Metallica fan, still jealous of an award JethroTull didn't really need and never strived for.

Everything has already been said. Please stay away from this page, MeTaLiXe, and give peace after all.

[Apanzon]

A mighty performance i must say.

[JSTONE9352]

Just for the record this was recorded

at Madison Square Garden, New York

in 1978.

[Aeternus1990]

Il finale è qualcosa di stupendo, cazzo.

[artico2000]

-

What the hell makes it so difficult writing down WHEN and WHERE (event) the respective clip was RECORDED ???

For every YouTuber this should be a MUST ...

Remember, people :

This is your work on Music History !!!

[AgnesDala]

I love it and when I was young I saw them in Sttockholm,in about 1977 or so.

Fantastic!

[bilanciaoro]

Fuck Berlusconi

[moorong]

Having said that, Ian Anderson's posturing seems a bit ridiculous now, although it didn't at the time... although he comes from a long tradition of English showmanship, that is the difference that 35 years of exposure to African style makes.

[abhik8hbk]

IF you follow the song lyrics I think you can understand what Anderson was trying to project about those self-righteous pricks :P... the gestures are may be exaggerated but a very wicked way of taunting the targets :)

[morningsnoopy]

och aye x

[neil5256]

amazing neil5256

[Steve27302]

Saw them do this in '89. I didn't get a chance to see them until then as I had to pass on a $6.50 ticket for the WarChild tour as a poor starving college student because I didn't have the money and had just spent everything I had to see an $8.00 Led Zeppelin show.  Yes, kids, it really was that cheap back then!

[neil5256]

i saw them in 1973 in stoke,they were amazing.still are hope they live forever

[RMCGUIRE]

I saw Tull in the early 70's at the Forum in LA. Ticket prices were $3.50, 4.50 and 5.50!

[News4usall]

EXACTLY!

I was telling my kids the same thing.

1974 Yes and ELP

4.50, 5.50 and 6.50

[livewire1957]

I saw them live in the mid 70's... Best live performance ever! These guys know how to put on a great show. The musical talent is incredible!

[Madhimself]

i'm going to their concert in oslo. it starts in 6 hours! they're not in the shape on the clip today, but still, looking forward to it! i'm like a kid on christmas eve!

[RoxanneTime18]

holy shit, what a fucking performer,

[mda037]

238,908 views. Not bad.

Don't let progressive rock fade away. This was truly a golden age in rock and roll ... when the music was M A G I C ... when a new album release was an E V E N T

Too bad great moments are only realized in hindsight.

[RoxanneTime18]

they have a 40 year life span, they were seen, that's all that counts, interestingly enough, today, the population wouldn't be able to take in their music, god knows where it went wrong.

[moorong]

Totally agree, a new album release was an event, it was saying something, not only the music but the cover art as well (and Thick as a Brick pushed the envelope on that one of course),

one difference was that in those days is that we really thought that these albums were the dawn of the new age, they were going to tell us something about the future... no one feels that way now.

[celt1299]

ian looks insane sometimes ha ha

[abarbar06]

you would have to be insane to create a song as amazing as this