Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 1

[apprentislesbo]

Chicago 15th  row,sorry Kurt.

[babybadger10]

first half of Thick, is fantastic.2nd half a bit of a re-working of the first half though not as good,

passion play is more complicated, and , yes , some might say disjoined, but i feel the lt  gets better as it goes on and the last 8-9 minutes is superlative.

Purely my opinion, all their stuff is brilliant !

[Ghoopty]

I'll probably ruffle some feathers saying this, but I feel this album is almost a parody of Thick As A Brick. Some good parts, but it's disjointed as hell.

[windbeamproductions]

I love it so much. Always takes me to a special place.

[LadyeRigel1]

Saw Passion Play concert. It was awesome.  This video looks nothing like we saw however.

[tsarevna212]

(cont) excellence ( his musicianship too..lol ;)

[tsarevna212]

Am I only female brave enough to EMPHATICALLY state that dear Ian was really, mmmm, shall I say " hot" back then? Or am I just becoming "lecherous" in my "old age??" What showmanship & charisma! Not to mention great sense of humor &

[Jig1123]

@tsarevna212 Pahahaha. He was a catch, that I'll grant you.

[KnucklesTheEchidna37]

Tull is so overlooked...

They never get old because they have such a variety of instruments and topics to base their songs on. Also, back in the '60s and '70s, Ian's voice seemed to change a bit for every album.

[richm57]

NICELY DONE, so far, my friend. I saw this concert in 73 or whenever, in Houston, TX and still remember the ballerinas, giant rabbits, etc.

And after playing this as the first song, the audience applauded for a loooong time and he came to the mic and said, "And now for our second numbah..." We erupted again and he played on. The best of times. Rick M in Texas

[rockrollluvver]

I'm only 23 and this is my Favorite Tull album. I believe it's Anderson's masterpiece and so under appreciated and under rated. I'm so happy there are all the various up loads of this LP. Thank you everyone.

[Vipguy2003]

Brought back some great memories with this video. Tull's A Passion Play was the first concert I ever went to. Being a 12 yr old kid at the time of this concert I remember thinking how weird that lady on the screen slowly rising was before Tull came on stage lol. But this was back when music was real & before everything turned to rap. Thanks for posting !

[tsarevna212]

@hypermath... Couldn't agree more. This is poetry!

[sandshark666]

Yeah, I was very fortunate as well. I got to see both A Passion Play and Thick as a Brick. My brother, arse that he is, got second row at the Forum for Aqualung. Was it Thick as a Brick where they came out dressed like a Zebra? I think there were two of them in that outfit. Then the Bass player split off. That was a long time ago. Is the Forum even still standing? Lots of Great shows in that building.

[sandshark666]

Ya know, The Who made two Rock Operas . Tommy and Quadrophinia . Tull had Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play. I suppose you could say Pink Floyd made a few as well. Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. But I don't know if I'd go so far as to call them Rock Operas. All great music at anyrate. If anyone can think of another band that's made rock operas. Post them here.

[sifl007]

rock opera? I think the proper term is "concept" album. And yes there are many of them. Even newer rock bands such as tool (lateralus) have made a concept album.

[waarks39]

BRAVO Jethro Tull-

600 veces habré oído este album.

GENIAL

El No. 1 del Rock

[Loy72bob]

Just pure kick ass

[Hazendude]

I had this on 8-track when I was a kid. I loved it and played it to death then, and .... I still love it now - 35 years later. Thanks for the post.

[mattleemattlee123]

One of the greatest works from (pardon the expression) rock music. This and Thick as a Brick are absolutely Anderson / Tull's masterworks. This is SO overlooked. It draws from classical, Elizabethan, folk, rock...and becomes something new. The critics hated it...probably because they couldn't grasp it.

Sheer genius.

[motormanish]

Can't agree more........

[hyperguy61]

I couldn't agree more. A master composer at the top of his craft. Totally under appreciated.

[pulldowntheveil]

Steveco, I never thought I would see this again, turning 60 in a few days,, best birthday present ever. Thank you,,,,sincerely,,,,, you have returned a classic to my life,,, saw this in St. Pete,,, back in the day,,, thank you,,, thank you,,,thank you

[mikecronis]

The fact that this insane/genius work was performed live repeatedly and that it was on the US charts #1 for a time, is beyond remarkable. This would make Frank Zappa hide in shame.

[FenianandLimey]

With all due respect, I don't care who this belongs to, I was at the concerts at Mad. Sq. Garden, and it is an absolute privilege and beautiful remembrance from my past. Thank you, thank you.

[darincody]

Remarkable! 0:31 to 3:29 seems to be, not from Tulltapes, but from my own video that I worked very hard to sync up to live music. I tried to make it believable. Now you download it to use and it's not synced up anymore and not live,...whats the point? And to top it off you give credit for my work to someone else.

Remarkable!

Darin Cody

[Steveco]

I did get it from Tulltapes.  Where Tulltapes got it from is another matter.

[darincody]

So my post "Jethro Tull 73 8mm" was edited into Tulltapes APP when you received it from him? When was that?

[Steveco]

I download it from Youtube using Realplayer about 2 years ago.

[FenianandLimey]

I'm going to see him upstate New York for the first time in about 30 years. I will try not to ask him where is his codpiece.

[Lengsel7]

With the film and music only roughly matching, and the roughness of the film, they look like marionette puppets....to me anyways.

[dmarries1]

does anyone remember tullavision they were one of the first if not the first to have the huge diomond television screens on the side of the stage so you could see everything from ware ever you were seated fantasic visonarys inteligent men who did well & did not become the tipical r&r causualtys no scandles just wonderful intertainment with sacathinig social comintary

[trantor41]

I saw Tull in Sydney Australia in the 70's. They blew us all away--audience went nuts afterwoods. Magic musicians . The show was electrifying. Anderson never stopped running. Thanks for posting this .

[reniaateny]

i like flairck

[EnglishBayley]

First saw Tull live with Thick As a Brick. Then came Passion Play. We sat in our seats totally unaware of what was about to happen. The Ballerina, the haunting opening cords. We were totally mesmerized. The audiance seemed to remain focused throughout. The music demanded it. At the end as the applause died Anderson steps up and says.

" Thank you very much. Now settle back for an evening of lighthearted entertainment with Jethro Tull!" The place went nuts! I remember it well.

[jackal59]

Ian Anderson would probably not like this comment, but the first time I read T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," I thought, "I like this because it kind of reminds me 'A Passion Play.'"

I'm not saying that Eliot influenced Anderson (except to say that Eliot influenced almost everyone after him); I'm saying that their writing is of the same quality.

[obeboops]

finally got to see the hare, film wow! i was 13 yrs old when i first herd passion play lp that was 1973 and it was worth waiting for this being 12/08 whish i could have seen the passion play tour in person back then , thanks Ian .

[darincody]

Remarkable

[zippelin]

marvellous

[thekingofantarctica]

Yes brilliantly inventive music.I first heard this masterpiece back in 82.Still my favourite Tull album.I love the film that goes with the interlude piece "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" - saw that for the first time today on here. It's a real shame that these days all 70's Prog just seems to be lumped together, as being pompous,pretentious,self-indul­gent etc.Cause it means that some fantastic,original & innovative music is not getting anything like the recognition it deserves.

[Steveco]

These things go in cycles.

You can see The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles film on the Jethro Tull Anniversary DVD.

We haven't seen the last of Prog Rock yet.

[NOCHTIcom]

@thekingofantarctica make sure you own "night cap" with the chatau d'saaster tapes. It was the project b4 P.Play that Ian scratched cause he didnt like the mix the studio. Its killer also. "The tiger flashes sharpened teeth, bowler hatter summer breifs beneath a pin stripped shirt!" its the BOMB. P.Play is my fav also but the"night cap" tapes are damn spiffy too & some of the songs are even better. Unfortunately I saw J.Tull for j.tull.com tour & their 75 minute set sucked. So dissapointed! sigh

[luvindmb1]

I saw Tull in NYC doing the Aqualung tour, then saw them at MSG in NY do Passion Play... and this is the Passion Play is the one I remember, it was music, perfomance art, film all together like I hadn't experienced before....... just unbelievable..

[tn526]

This was my favorite drummer of all the drummers Anderson had.Great band here-if you listen to the live version they nail all of these studio tempos which was a rarity back then as everyone always seemed to want to play as fast a humanly possible live for some reason (ELP ahem)Used to irritate the crap outta me.This was my one and only Tull concert-definetly left a mark on my young brain full of mush back then.Bought it the next day and still listen to this masterpiece to this day...

[baltonwyt]

i grew up with it...unbelieveable

[swierszczyk5]

Awesome!

[swierszczyk5]

I mean, that music is awesome, but quality of video...

[drummerjohn49]

As one of my favourite Jethro Tull albums this video is brilliant.Thanks for all the work you've done Steve!PS.I think I must have been sat right behind you at the City Hall on May8th after looking at your latest video.Cheers!

[Steveco]

Actually most of the editing was done by TullTapes. I just downloaded their video which featured live sound - not great quality. So I converted the video to mpeg and edited it with Windows Movie Maker adding the sound from the CD. It took just a few days work to get it in sync. I was in row AA at the City Hall by the way.

[drummerjohn49]

I've just checked,I was in row T in front of you.Never mind,it's just my age!

[nigbeard]

does anyone have the tabs for A Passion Play? all of the sites seem to only have the last section "Magus Perde" and i'd like the whole thing, particularly the strumming leading up to... "All along the icy wastes, there are faces smiling in the gloom..."

[samsombersimba]

well i don't have the tabs, but i can tell you that part is really easy. Capo 3rd. It's "D" and you do that Ian Anderson pinky jive on the high e. Just mess with it, and listen to the album. Open and frets 2 4 5 is pretty much where you focus (relative to the capo of course.)

[Steveco]

I do credit TullTapes for the footage and the vast majority of the editing.  But I re-edited it to fit the music from the Passion Play CD.

[PaulHartXYZ]

Hi Steveco.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm GLAD you posted this video... because A Passion Play is my FAVORITE album of all time, not just my favorite Tull album.

And no one has posted the original recording yet on YouTube, so I'm glad you did it.

And you edited the video nicely to fit the music on the album... which has a slightly different timing than the live stuff.

[TullTapes]

Most of this footage was origianlly linked together by youtube member TULLTAPES which took months of work and originally was synched with actual live audio of the show.

[Steveco]

Full credit to you for doing that. It made my task of syncing it to the album much easier.

[ZAPPA1258]

this is a good job Steve. It took allot of work to sink up the Video. nice to see it. thanks