Jethro Tull,Queen,Fleetwood Mac,Roll'n Stones,Grateful Dead,Lenord Synard,Pure Praire Leauge,& many more,oh the 70'S what a time,great music,great bands,& life was a slower pace.
i`m 55 and just saw the band here 2 weeks ago,his voice is pretty well gone but i understand after all the years but it was still one the best Tull concert i`ve seen.Martin is so underated as a guitar player,he`s a genius!
Likewise -- I'm fifty going on 51... Turned on to Tull when I was about 12. Have seen them twice, and both times it was superb. Love all of their 70's era stuff. Nice story, birdfriend02 ... God bless.
@willcate Hi my man. I'm 50 and saw JT once only in Portugal, but quite a few times abroad. It's my favourite band! Have lots of written stuff about them and know a lot about them. They're just great
I am 51 and saw them 1/2 dozen times or so in the 70's and 80's, they always rocked the house ! I think the only band that toured as much the Grateful Dead, but Tull was always more professional and aimed to please. Sometimes the Dead just acted like burnt out stoners. Ian Anderson and the boys were always full of energy and had a good time on stage. To me they were always relevant, rocked hard, and also incorporated traditional classic music in their style as well, while striving for quality.
If I had an andersonian beard I'd eat it in small bits punishing myself for ignoring the most imaginative and magic band in 20/21 centuries... as far as now... well, at least my 3 children listen to them with their iPods evoking sensation at school, so my life is not lost yet... please God, let them live and play maaany years more!
I remember seeing Ian and the lads in concert in 1971. A most marvelous concert. It took some time after Thick As A Brick to get used to his new style, as I also had grown up with Stand Up and Benefit. Anderson and Barre can never convince me that they did'nt have extensive, orchestral training. The words are precise and the riffs are amazing. The intense smell of the sea in Stormwatch or the heavy sounds of hooves with Heavy Horses..........Thanks Ian and Martin and the boys for the memories..
I´m as recently as 19 years old, but nowadays there is nowhere such a great like this. Much old bands are such awesome, and this band are count to this outstanding music from back then.
I've listen this band since I born and... God... I love them. I'm 24 and this band is a great part of my childhood! My father was a great music master! XD
@plepeiltis Absolutely... Definitely one of rocks Classic albums.... what bothers me is how fans who claim to be into Jethro Tull can only relate to Aqualung or Thick As A Brick after that they have know knowledge of their other great music & I think it's a shame....... Minstrel In The Gallery is great as is Heavy Horses & Songs From The Wood etc...
@shampoovta Aqualung is an album with fabulous characterizations of the human condition. Ian's 1st wife co-wrote the first few lines of the title song which I always found interesting. It is more of a rock and roll sound than their folkier stuff. Some of the work that really cemented Barre as a top rock guitarist. I just can't deny Wind Up as one of the best last songs on any album ever. But I listen to it less than the other albums...maybe I should get back into it again.
I agree. I played Wind Up at an 8th grade graduation dance in my first garage band. The soft piano intro, I changed the words to "I don't believe you, you've got the whole DARN thing all wrong"..... as I didn't want to offend the chaparones with "Damn!'
@willicat441 Very nice wiilcat. Nowadays what "offends" is the lack of talent out there...My son is learning 3 instruments at 13, and has goals to be a multi-instrumentalist edicational band leader. *crosses fingers*
@willicat441 Very nice wiilcat. Nowadays what "offends" is the lack of talent out there...My son is learning 3 instruments at 13, and has goals to be a multi-instrumentalist educational band leader. *crosses fingers*
@shampoovta I have to say something here... Are you a real Jethro Tull fan? Seriously... I'm with you here I agree this albom kicks ass it surely does... but how in the world can you say your a Jethro Tull fan & say that you were not into Aqualung? Aqualung is an absolute masterpiece of an album it is up there in the ranks of Rocks all time CLASSIC albums & you were into it! I'm a bit confused man... but hey you like what you like I guess!
this is track 2 from the minstrell in the gallery cd...check out the emi reissue that contains another even more rare gem summerday sanda which was the b side to the minstrell in the gallery single.
im a 51 male and have listened to jethro tull sinice i was the same age as bird friend . im sorry to hear about your brother. I grew up OVER SEAS LISTEMING TO HIM AND THE OTHER BANDS LIKE HIM GROWING UP. mY FRIENDS WOULD BRING THE MUSIC BACK FROM THE STATes and the last time i saw JT was in Austin Tx back in 2004 my ex g/f took me to see him.. Now im trying to see him here in MD along with my wife hopefully.
as we tread onward in this 21st century only now are we finding the distance and perspective to realise that what happened between 1965-1995 was nothing short of a Rennaissance, and Jethro Tull will have their place in the history books 500 years from now.
Ian Anderson will be seen as somewhat of a Botticeli of the era. Grossly underappreciated at the time.
somewhere along the line I became a different person. Bill Nelson became The Man, but digging up pieces of my former life, the fact remains that Tull is still some of my favorite music . always loved this one.... haven't heard it in 30 years ....
I 2 am 50 (don't think I look it?) but feel 19. Am now re-obsessed by Tull afterstay in hospital where I ditched TV rental & grooved to Tull videos THE WHOLE TIME!watching "minstrel" 1x a day min.! "In those days" I bought "Passion Play" when I was 15! (Weird, no?) I can relate to jimharrison51 &Fenianand Limey. Hey we're just 50 yrs young! I try not to dress "matronly" and keep hair long to remind myself. ( I'm a woman)Truly, you are only as young as you feel. "Rock On" boys!
Okay so I'm a 51 year old woman. I've been listening to Tull since I was around 12-13 years old. I had a brother that was 5 years older than me and he introduced me to this awesome band. I saw Tull in 1974 in LA and then a few months ago at CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CA. Always my favorite group and will always be. This music touches a part of my soul that nothing else can touch. When I listen to Tull or Ian I suddenly feel good, and a bit sad because my brother died a year ago. Thanks Rick.
St. Luis Obisbo!! Love ya. You gotta love that place. Spent only a week there, having driven from WV. JT was my constant companion, though because many of the songs tell how women were treated, my significant other hated certains songs, loved others..I had to explain the rest.
Not a true JT fan if she has to have them explained to her. With JT you gotta feel it inside, It's as if you become one with the TULL :) So many women are into sweet songs, but progressive rock...no. None of my girlfriends liked JT then and none do now. Wake up people!
Yes it's beautiful and the weather is excellent, but you gotta have more than a buck to live there. It's a very conservative town, rich kids going to collage, mom and dad paying their way. They come to visit and what do you have? Spoiled brats with parents that do not listen to JT that's for sure.
God, I love that place. I was only there for 4 days, right in the middle of town. I could walk to wherever I wanted, one of the best places I've ever been to. St. Luis O.
birdfriend and tsarevna, we have to be the stewards and teachers of the youth that don't know how to throw frisbee. (I was a tournament pro). Despite "hacky sack" and other drug-induced past-times (I'm excepting skateboarding, which is cool where you can do it), frisbee should be a national sport.
Okay heybulas... It was a time when you could stand up to something you believed in, and listen to great music. I saw JT in 1977 in LA. WOW what a concert. I just remember being so happy. What I'd like to pass on is to be happy with where you are now, cuz later you will see them as good times, even if there are bad times too. Live for today!
bf, thanks for the kind response. You're right, she hated the songs that I knew, as a historian, were just "folk" songs about country relationships. Thanks for understanding why those songs are so good.
Oh I see what you mean. I thought you were saying it's folk music. It's progressive rock. I guess if you were to look at it that way, you're right, it is folk music. Didn't mean to offend. I've got you beat by almost 2 years. I'll be 52 next month. Great to talk with a fan around my same age. What's important here is that JT Progressive "Rocks".
It's good and it IS definitely clever. Anderson has to be one of the most inventive song writers in the history of rock music. Is it any wonder Jethro Tull have been where they are for over 40 years!
We're of the same age bf02, you're in the U.S and I'm in England, the songs of Ian Anderson are unique and can't be put into any particular genre except genius. Isn't it amazing how this music just brings people of the same interests together? I go to see them next week in Birmingham. I'll let you know how it goes but I can't wait. Last Tull gig I saw here was in 1978!
Hi Badge57. Thanks for the response. Yes it is amazing how JT music can bring people together. The last time I saw Ian Anderson was a few months ago. It was awesome. It was a sold out concert. Most people were around my age, some older, and some younger. When Ian came to the stage, a man yelled, "we love you Ian". I found that interesting. Do I love Ian or is it the music that he has produced? Interesting question. Continued...
I can't really answer that. JT's music helped me to get through some really tough times since I was a young teenager. I don't like idolizing people. But would I be sad if he died....Hell yes. Is that because of the music or the person?
Badge57 you're a scholar and we Tull fiends appreciate it. My degrees are in history and law. I listened to Tull all through college and grad school and saw him only twice. First was in 79.
I find it strange that many women do not like Tull, but I have found it to be true as well. That's okay, I'm a happy exception. This song is amazing, thank you for sharing it.
i'm a woman and i LOVE tull. a friend (who was a girl) played fat man in 92 and i freaked. i think they have a very sexy sound, through all the years and all the changes it's always there. i think ian is such a romantic. i think his love songs are wonderful, so sweet, & very touching. and very often tinged w sadness. so much unrequited love! right now i really like rosa on the factory floor. so sweet and sad. and not the typical love song lol.
@pengeralus I agree.Although his voice is not romantic ,he got charmed and knows how communicate.I´m thinking in songs like Salamander and ,specially, Bad-eye and loveless .
The reason is quite simple. Men (boys at heart) who "get" Tull play it so frequently that the the lady they're with gets tired of it. That's why "women" supposedly hate Tull. (My experience only! read what you will..)
I saw him(Ian) perform his acoustic show at MGM Foxwoods last week and it was really a great time. He had a 26yr. old acoustic lead guitar w/him that was brilliant.
plepeiltis, it's great to hear the song and see your slides. I hope you will enjoy seeing my movies from 1975 I added this month to youtube. Although bootleggers got hold of 100th generation copies, I hope you will enjoy seeing the original crisp video from the front row with clips from APP, TAAB, and Aqualung. Thanks again and very cool pix!
I know this may be a stupid idea, but, if possible,
would any You Tube video maker please take this song and sync it to CG footage from 'Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and Silmeria? I think this song wouls work well with that footage. try it, please.
I have to get my butt in gear and get his old albums on CD. I still have the original Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, but God I miss Minstrel in the Gallery, and Heavy Horses, and Passion Play, etc. Thanks so much for this. (I think the reason I married an Englishman is because I loved the sound of Ian Anderson's voice from the age of 14 on!)
Don't happen (not because girls don't like the music, they just hate the guys that endlessly play and enjoy it. That's why girls/women hate Tull, nuff said?
My apologies. Its just I caught so much grief from my former wife about playing Tull and she said that women do not like Ian's music. What I found out is that she just didn't like ME playing the music. Turns out that after 20yrs, she, in her 4th marriage, has my albums. Again, Iapologize. Billy A.
Hey, no need to apologize! Always liked Tull. So did my ex. Who knows what happened to the albums. he thought it was cute to take my ski poles when he moved out.
Yes it's true. Anderson was born in Dunfirmline in Scotland but was raised in Blackpool, England from the age of 12 years old. So I suppose he's been influenced by both, one thing's for sure, he's British and we should all be proud to have links with this modern day Shakespeare.
He did like to play up the Highland laird image, as well as owning a sizeable chunk of Skye at one time. (drove past his old house there last year, not exactly small!)
Don't forget warm sporran.
Seeing Tull in a couple of weeks, but not sure what to expect
why the fuck would you put a black screen with music on youtube? its the same thing. i dont know how youtube went from being a platform for sharing videos to a platform for retards to put music to a slideshow that fucks up all the searches.
all things in moderation, friends. Define "drug." Are you talking drug "use" or drug "abuse"? The beauty AND danger of drugs lies in the potential user. Respect them - and they can enhance the experience of the artist - but go to the well one too many times - and the water runs dry. THAT - is the danger of drugs - the "If one is good, two is better" philosophy. Flying is a gift, but ask Icarus what happens if one flies too close to the sun.... the wings get burned and one comes crashing down
I love these random intesne arguements of strangers! Can't we all get along?....guess not...anywho I'm with the Zepareace guy here...its not nessicary for an artist...I dont use them, and they have no infleunce over my art, but I am sure as hell appriciative that great jazz and rock artists did. It seemed to bring out their true expression.
Marvelous music..it really amazes me how such a remarkable music was not drug-induced, I mean Ian didn't do any substances huh? If I didn't know that I would have thought he did some pretty serious acid..agree?
They are real artists they create their personal drug in their minds, they don't need drugs, they can get a certain high out of creating this wonderful sort of music. Every REAL artist has the ability to do that, some get it out of music, others out of poetry, others out of painting, etc. BUT you can also get it out of just listenining to music or poetry, or out of having sex or just out of being in Love! Some things just can cast a spell over you that reaches the pleasant level of being high.
O, and I forgot one, meditation can bring you there too when done right. Thats one of the most things in life, sometimes you can create your own rules, like when you have a lucid dream.
Pity that more, in recent times, don't realise the power that music has over us - and IMHO, much of the dross that is pumped out nowadays, just incites hatred and war, or, the ultimate hatred - self-loathing.
I think it is a common-- but mistaken-- belief that drugs somehow make musicians more creative. Simply not true. Many musicians think so, but they're wrong.
If thats true... then your saying the beatles, and led zep would be even better then they are now? that's like impossible for them to improve, they were perfect
they weren't perfect-- i used to look for the perfect music, but then i realized that it was a fool's mission-- what makes some music great is not compatible with what makes some other music great. but anyway, led zep and the beatles were sometimes very sloppy
I am glad that for you and for others that you can reach that place without the drugs.
For some people however, Drugs are the answer for a multitude of reasons. Do not forget, Drug use spans the millenia and is not merely for 'getting wrecked'. Some people gt taken to a higher place within themselves , and will maybe see something inspirational to their art. I could go on all day, but I wont..
First, it never ceases to irritate me that people think that putting the phrase "in your opinion" in front of something somehow gets it off the hook from being true or false. Yes, its my opinon, but that just means that I believe it. Maybe I'm wrong about that, I don't imagine that I'm right about everything, but when you assert a belief, it stands in need of justification. By "drugs" I mean pot, acid, heroin, alcohol, and their like. They suck. What you say is false.
'I think it is a common-- but mistaken-- belief that drugs somehow make musicians more creative. Simply not true. Many musicians think so, but they're wrong.'What you are saying is that only your opinion is right, and that is just arrogance.
If I've got the wrong end of the stick, please do let me know , but saying 'In my opinion' is NOT a get out clause, it's saying that not only your point is THE right one, and you take that into consideration.
Sorry zepareace but that is the biggest crock and does a great disservice to anyone young and impressionable reading this. Drugs do nothing to enhance creativity; they may surpress inhibition momentarily but you can do that on your own and you in fact play quite better when you do. I have seen many close friends blow their careers because of drug use. Bad, bad ideaology. It just is.
I attended a Tull concert at the Universal Amphiteater in '84, the last stop on that tour. Ian's voice was rough. A few songs into the show, Ian remarked "I smell something." He approached 3 concert-goers with seats in the first row and said approx: "Put out your bloody MaryJuana. I hate the smell of that stuff & my throat is bad. If you don't, I'll walk off stage, and you'll have all these people mad at you. You wouldn't want that now, would you?" Ian is quite against the use of illegal drugs.
Love this song, Jethro Tull are one of those few timeless bands that you can listen to year after year, I think I've probably been listening to them for 30 odd years now and this is one of my favorite song from them.
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Great Ian,,, the beginning is very similar to "salamander", but it's wonderful over any comprehension,,, the northern gods, the never-ending winter, yeah! I like so much the Jethro in these songs very "epic"!!
I dont know why you think that way "sergioponti" Opeth's lyrics are too meaningful. And their music just filling your brain with wonderful thoughs. I've never heard better music than Jethro Tull and Opeth... They both are genius...
Minstrel in the gallery is an amazing album and they sound amazing in this one. JT are amazing.
MetFan1391 1 week ago
this is notan aqualung album song, but minsterl in the gallery's instead.
manprogrock 1 month ago
Ive liked Tull since when I was an unborn fetus, barely more than a gamete
meowandmeow 4 months ago
im 26, my dad raised me to tulll.... i miss him, but the music keeps me close
aetherseraph 4 months ago 2
MAGIC!!
piontaton 4 months ago
but... why did you upload a short version instead of the whole song?!
antonwebern24 4 months ago
Jethro Tull,Queen,Fleetwood Mac,Roll'n Stones,Grateful Dead,Lenord Synard,Pure Praire Leauge,& many more,oh the 70'S what a time,great music,great bands,& life was a slower pace.
TheGunnersmate 5 months ago
If this doesnt move your molecules , you dont deserve to have ears.
lskadowski 5 months ago
I'm 18 and these comments make me feel very young. Great song though!
xcheesyxbaconx 6 months ago
i`m 55 and just saw the band here 2 weeks ago,his voice is pretty well gone but i understand after all the years but it was still one the best Tull concert i`ve seen.Martin is so underated as a guitar player,he`s a genius!
huguenot40 7 months ago
Likewise -- I'm fifty going on 51... Turned on to Tull when I was about 12. Have seen them twice, and both times it was superb. Love all of their 70's era stuff. Nice story, birdfriend02 ... God bless.
willcate 7 months ago
@willcate Hi my man. I'm 50 and saw JT once only in Portugal, but quite a few times abroad. It's my favourite band! Have lots of written stuff about them and know a lot about them. They're just great
manprogrock 1 month ago
I am 51 and saw them 1/2 dozen times or so in the 70's and 80's, they always rocked the house ! I think the only band that toured as much the Grateful Dead, but Tull was always more professional and aimed to please. Sometimes the Dead just acted like burnt out stoners. Ian Anderson and the boys were always full of energy and had a good time on stage. To me they were always relevant, rocked hard, and also incorporated traditional classic music in their style as well, while striving for quality.
videocanone 8 months ago
One of more inspired Tull song... however i'm "only" 27 years old but i have see Ian live too in italy some year ago :P
Really a good performer yet!
CharmlessMan1984 9 months ago
Zombie at 3:24
CYANIDESHROOMS 10 months ago
seeing them in 10 days!!!!!!! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!!!! can't bloody wait, i love them
thedoctormachine1 10 months ago
@thedoctormachine1 Great you saw them! That is a privilege I'll never have... They'll never come to Colombia!
SabLMPh 8 months ago
If I had an andersonian beard I'd eat it in small bits punishing myself for ignoring the most imaginative and magic band in 20/21 centuries... as far as now... well, at least my 3 children listen to them with their iPods evoking sensation at school, so my life is not lost yet... please God, let them live and play maaany years more!
swalewskis 10 months ago
been a huge fan for 20 years. thanks to my old friend Brian Wilson for introducing me to Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson is a genious!
1keithbutler 11 months ago 2
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
BluesWireFTW 11 months ago
I'm 55, and have been a Tull fan since I was 15...Best live performances I've ever been at..
kristineingrid 1 year ago
Ive been a Fan since i was 12 And always will be Love Tull
OU8121ST 1 year ago
On a cold wind to Valhalla.......
tjrxk7 1 year ago
LOL... I have been listening to Tull since I am 20 (I will be 62 in January)..
clevercecil 1 year ago
had my first joint listening to jt never mind i'm just an old fart reminiscing
jojo1645 1 year ago 2
I remember seeing Ian and the lads in concert in 1971. A most marvelous concert. It took some time after Thick As A Brick to get used to his new style, as I also had grown up with Stand Up and Benefit. Anderson and Barre can never convince me that they did'nt have extensive, orchestral training. The words are precise and the riffs are amazing. The intense smell of the sea in Stormwatch or the heavy sounds of hooves with Heavy Horses..........Thanks Ian and Martin and the boys for the memories..
CrossEyedJerry 1 year ago
G-d dam its beautiful.
DUHSNIPERKING 1 year ago
This would have been so funny on the new "Thor" movie soundtrack.
RamBam3000 1 year ago
I´m as recently as 19 years old, but nowadays there is nowhere such a great like this. Much old bands are such awesome, and this band are count to this outstanding music from back then.
AmonAmarth93 1 year ago
I've listen this band since I born and... God... I love them. I'm 24 and this band is a great part of my childhood! My father was a great music master! XD
BloodyIngra 1 year ago
he is just great,tell youre children! he is one of the GREATS!!!!
zeus21ish 1 year ago
You are SO Right On, Snailbarf! Botticelli. YES!
tsarevna212 1 year ago
If you're not going to produce live footage, don't post.
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
I was not in to Aqua Lung but when Tull sounds like this I LOVE them!
birdfriend02's comment rocks too!!
shampoovta 1 year ago 9
Give Aqualung another listen. there is some nice stuff on that album.
plepeiltis 1 year ago 14
@plepeiltis Absolutely... Definitely one of rocks Classic albums.... what bothers me is how fans who claim to be into Jethro Tull can only relate to Aqualung or Thick As A Brick after that they have know knowledge of their other great music & I think it's a shame....... Minstrel In The Gallery is great as is Heavy Horses & Songs From The Wood etc...
ogrebattle22763 11 months ago 2
@ogrebattle22763 heavy horses and rocks on the road
sossity57NOW 10 months ago
@ogrebattle22763 IMO the best Tull album was Stand Up.
meowandmeow 6 months ago
@shampoovta Aqualung is an album with fabulous characterizations of the human condition. Ian's 1st wife co-wrote the first few lines of the title song which I always found interesting. It is more of a rock and roll sound than their folkier stuff. Some of the work that really cemented Barre as a top rock guitarist. I just can't deny Wind Up as one of the best last songs on any album ever. But I listen to it less than the other albums...maybe I should get back into it again.
gumborific 1 year ago
@gumborific
I agree. I played Wind Up at an 8th grade graduation dance in my first garage band. The soft piano intro, I changed the words to "I don't believe you, you've got the whole DARN thing all wrong"..... as I didn't want to offend the chaparones with "Damn!'
willicat441 1 year ago
@willicat441 Very nice wiilcat. Nowadays what "offends" is the lack of talent out there...My son is learning 3 instruments at 13, and has goals to be a multi-instrumentalist edicational band leader. *crosses fingers*
gumborific 1 year ago
@willicat441 Very nice wiilcat. Nowadays what "offends" is the lack of talent out there...My son is learning 3 instruments at 13, and has goals to be a multi-instrumentalist educational band leader. *crosses fingers*
gumborific 1 year ago
@shampoovta I have to say something here... Are you a real Jethro Tull fan? Seriously... I'm with you here I agree this albom kicks ass it surely does... but how in the world can you say your a Jethro Tull fan & say that you were not into Aqualung? Aqualung is an absolute masterpiece of an album it is up there in the ranks of Rocks all time CLASSIC albums & you were into it! I'm a bit confused man... but hey you like what you like I guess!
ogrebattle22763 11 months ago 2
@ogrebattle22763 i hear you!!!!
sossity57NOW 10 months ago
@shampoovta They certainlyh do have a varied sound..but that is what makes them what they are.
Tom Loughlin Jr Utica NY
telsport 11 months ago
Dear Jethro Tull...
im an 18 year old whipper shapper...
why cant people make music like this, and rush, and boston anymore?
Sk8TeamFalseProphets 1 year ago
this is track 2 from the minstrell in the gallery cd...check out the emi reissue that contains another even more rare gem summerday sanda which was the b side to the minstrell in the gallery single.
4403forsaftey 1 year ago
@Incudius
thx. Figures. That's about the only one I dont have. Lol
open1337 1 year ago
Which album is this off of?? Or is this a rare and polished gem?
open1337 1 year ago
@open1337
Off the Album - "Minstrel in the Gallery" which is one of the best.
Incudius 1 year ago
im a 51 male and have listened to jethro tull sinice i was the same age as bird friend . im sorry to hear about your brother. I grew up OVER SEAS LISTEMING TO HIM AND THE OTHER BANDS LIKE HIM GROWING UP. mY FRIENDS WOULD BRING THE MUSIC BACK FROM THE STATes and the last time i saw JT was in Austin Tx back in 2004 my ex g/f took me to see him.. Now im trying to see him here in MD along with my wife hopefully.
gdl581958 1 year ago
Any live performances of this on you tube?
captainkane1984 1 year ago
I'm 16 years old...and living proof that bands like this will never whittle away.
Jethro tull, pure genius.
666danielclark666 1 year ago
One of the best songs of JT. I realy be in another place/time with this one!
cosmos121122 1 year ago
as we tread onward in this 21st century only now are we finding the distance and perspective to realise that what happened between 1965-1995 was nothing short of a Rennaissance, and Jethro Tull will have their place in the history books 500 years from now.
Ian Anderson will be seen as somewhat of a Botticeli of the era. Grossly underappreciated at the time.
Snailbarf 1 year ago
somewhere along the line I became a different person. Bill Nelson became The Man, but digging up pieces of my former life, the fact remains that Tull is still some of my favorite music . always loved this one.... haven't heard it in 30 years ....
sheltech12 1 year ago
Hey I agree that "songs from the wood" are Full of references to "relationships!" And Ian was truly a GENIUS!
tsarevna212 1 year ago
I 2 am 50 (don't think I look it?) but feel 19. Am now re-obsessed by Tull afterstay in hospital where I ditched TV rental & grooved to Tull videos THE WHOLE TIME!watching "minstrel" 1x a day min.! "In those days" I bought "Passion Play" when I was 15! (Weird, no?) I can relate to jimharrison51 &Fenianand Limey. Hey we're just 50 yrs young! I try not to dress "matronly" and keep hair long to remind myself. ( I'm a woman)Truly, you are only as young as you feel. "Rock On" boys!
tsarevna212 1 year ago
Wow, a woman who likes Tull. Females learn from this!!!! Listen before contempt.
heybulas 1 year ago
tsarevna212, try "Thick as a Brick", an entire album that's similar to a symphony. You'll love it.
heybulas 1 year ago
Okay so I'm a 51 year old woman. I've been listening to Tull since I was around 12-13 years old. I had a brother that was 5 years older than me and he introduced me to this awesome band. I saw Tull in 1974 in LA and then a few months ago at CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CA. Always my favorite group and will always be. This music touches a part of my soul that nothing else can touch. When I listen to Tull or Ian I suddenly feel good, and a bit sad because my brother died a year ago. Thanks Rick.
birdfriend02 2 years ago 86
St. Luis Obisbo!! Love ya. You gotta love that place. Spent only a week there, having driven from WV. JT was my constant companion, though because many of the songs tell how women were treated, my significant other hated certains songs, loved others..I had to explain the rest.
heybulas 2 years ago
Not a true JT fan if she has to have them explained to her. With JT you gotta feel it inside, It's as if you become one with the TULL :) So many women are into sweet songs, but progressive rock...no. None of my girlfriends liked JT then and none do now. Wake up people!
birdfriend02 1 year ago
birdfriend, San Luis Obisbo, CA is a "grotto" of fun. One of the best places in the States.
heybulas 1 year ago
Yes it's beautiful and the weather is excellent, but you gotta have more than a buck to live there. It's a very conservative town, rich kids going to collage, mom and dad paying their way. They come to visit and what do you have? Spoiled brats with parents that do not listen to JT that's for sure.
birdfriend02 1 year ago
God, I love that place. I was only there for 4 days, right in the middle of town. I could walk to wherever I wanted, one of the best places I've ever been to. St. Luis O.
heybulas 1 year ago
Heybulas it's San Luis not St Luis :)
birdfriend02 1 year ago
No problem. I did see that you had written San earlier. When you get to be our ages it's not a big deal anymore...right?
birdfriend02 1 year ago
Thanks for the very kind reply. And we're still young..right?
heybulas 1 year ago
birdfriend and tsarevna, we have to be the stewards and teachers of the youth that don't know how to throw frisbee. (I was a tournament pro). Despite "hacky sack" and other drug-induced past-times (I'm excepting skateboarding, which is cool where you can do it), frisbee should be a national sport.
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Okay heybulas... It was a time when you could stand up to something you believed in, and listen to great music. I saw JT in 1977 in LA. WOW what a concert. I just remember being so happy. What I'd like to pass on is to be happy with where you are now, cuz later you will see them as good times, even if there are bad times too. Live for today!
birdfriend02 1 year ago
bf, thanks for the kind response. You're right, she hated the songs that I knew, as a historian, were just "folk" songs about country relationships. Thanks for understanding why those songs are so good.
heybulas 1 year ago
Ahhh are you saying that JT is "folk" songs about country relationships? I hope not, cuz that way off base. Sorry
birdfriend02 1 year ago
Yo, bf02, many of Ian's songs are English country songs that he wrote, most have a historical background. And I've found in my life, many to be true.
heybulas 1 year ago
Young lady (I'm 50),Listen to "Skating Away", you'll know what I mean, methinks. But its up to you.
heybulas 1 year ago
And, "Velvet Green", see what you think when you listen carefully to the lyrics. Just my thoughts.
heybulas 1 year ago
Oh I see what you mean. I thought you were saying it's folk music. It's progressive rock. I guess if you were to look at it that way, you're right, it is folk music. Didn't mean to offend. I've got you beat by almost 2 years. I'll be 52 next month. Great to talk with a fan around my same age. What's important here is that JT Progressive "Rocks".
birdfriend02 1 year ago
Thanks for the kind reply, bf02.
heybulas 1 year ago
@birdfriend02 I love, dearly, San Luis Obispo,CA. Lived there only for a few days in '97. Incredible college town.
heybulas 1 year ago
@birdfriend02 Sorry to hear that.
ajajtapa 1 year ago
@ajajtapa Thanks
birdfriend02 1 year ago
@birdfriend02: sad.. may your brother rest in peace
I3artholomew 1 year ago
@I3artholomew Thanks. Sometimes I'm sad, but I know that he is out of pain now. He "gave" to me JT. For that I'm forever grateful and Rick lives on.
birdfriend02 1 year ago
@birdfriend02 I'm 63 and still love them. Also Fairport Convention - who's bass player Dave Pegge played with Tull in mid-70s
12Racer99 1 year ago
@birdfriend02 And I am 26 and am totally able to refer what you wrote. Jethro Tull just have such an unique sound.
Alex1984Z 1 year ago
I have loved Tull/Ian Anderson since I was 15 years old. I'm 52 and he still is exciting and always will be.
FenianandLimey 2 years ago 34
How spooky - you sure you're not me? :-)
jmharrison51 2 years ago
Love Ian Anderson... forever!
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I saw him last year he was electric, literally. He shared the bill with Dan Crisp. Amazing lineup! Like passing the baton of rock or something.
5*
Simon0Joe0smith 2 years ago
It sounds like Salamander
Pulvertoastman250 2 years ago
BEST COMENT EVER
alexdr2009 2 years ago
It's good and it IS definitely clever. Anderson has to be one of the most inventive song writers in the history of rock music. Is it any wonder Jethro Tull have been where they are for over 40 years!
Badge57 2 years ago 5
I agree with you about Ian being a very inventive song writer. I think he is a genius, and is one of a kind. Can't say enough good stuff about him.
birdfriend02 1 year ago
bf, you're right its not St. Luis O, its "San". if you look at my earlier posts, you'll see I spelled it right. I do love that place..
heybulas 1 year ago
We're of the same age bf02, you're in the U.S and I'm in England, the songs of Ian Anderson are unique and can't be put into any particular genre except genius. Isn't it amazing how this music just brings people of the same interests together? I go to see them next week in Birmingham. I'll let you know how it goes but I can't wait. Last Tull gig I saw here was in 1978!
Badge57 1 year ago
Hi Badge57. Thanks for the response. Yes it is amazing how JT music can bring people together. The last time I saw Ian Anderson was a few months ago. It was awesome. It was a sold out concert. Most people were around my age, some older, and some younger. When Ian came to the stage, a man yelled, "we love you Ian". I found that interesting. Do I love Ian or is it the music that he has produced? Interesting question. Continued...
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I can't really answer that. JT's music helped me to get through some really tough times since I was a young teenager. I don't like idolizing people. But would I be sad if he died....Hell yes. Is that because of the music or the person?
birdfriend02 1 year ago
Badge57 you're a scholar and we Tull fiends appreciate it. My degrees are in history and law. I listened to Tull all through college and grad school and saw him only twice. First was in 79.
heybulas 1 year ago
This music touches my heart!
What a voice!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!
Goosebumps all over!!
ezemdi 2 years ago 2
I find it strange that many women do not like Tull, but I have found it to be true as well. That's okay, I'm a happy exception. This song is amazing, thank you for sharing it.
tempe71 2 years ago 4
i'm a woman and i LOVE tull. a friend (who was a girl) played fat man in 92 and i freaked. i think they have a very sexy sound, through all the years and all the changes it's always there. i think ian is such a romantic. i think his love songs are wonderful, so sweet, & very touching. and very often tinged w sadness. so much unrequited love! right now i really like rosa on the factory floor. so sweet and sad. and not the typical love song lol.
pengeralus 2 years ago
@pengeralus I agree.Although his voice is not romantic ,he got charmed and knows how communicate.I´m thinking in songs like Salamander and ,specially, Bad-eye and loveless .
marioalassio1 2 years ago
The reason is quite simple. Men (boys at heart) who "get" Tull play it so frequently that the the lady they're with gets tired of it. That's why "women" supposedly hate Tull. (My experience only! read what you will..)
heybulas 2 years ago
My wife likes them too
Ash1955 2 years ago
I'm a woman and I LOVE Ian Anderson. I to this day will never tire of Jethro Tull!
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MrDWhitman 2 years ago
I saw him(Ian) perform his acoustic show at MGM Foxwoods last week and it was really a great time. He had a 26yr. old acoustic lead guitar w/him that was brilliant.
MrDWhitman 2 years ago
That was GREAT .... Thanks lotz.
TULLYNOL 2 years ago
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bb4960 2 years ago
I love the combo of the rock riffs, the flute, and the haunting voice. One of the all time great bands.
85Funkadelic 2 years ago 3
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My wife and I saw them back in 06 in Oxford, I loved it as they had a Lovely Chinese girl with them on stage.
We both enjoyed every moment.
Does it count if your wife is Chinese?
steamsearcher 2 years ago
plepeiltis, it's great to hear the song and see your slides. I hope you will enjoy seeing my movies from 1975 I added this month to youtube. Although bootleggers got hold of 100th generation copies, I hope you will enjoy seeing the original crisp video from the front row with clips from APP, TAAB, and Aqualung. Thanks again and very cool pix!
Hanson913 2 years ago
I know this may be a stupid idea, but, if possible,
would any You Tube video maker please take this song and sync it to CG footage from 'Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and Silmeria? I think this song wouls work well with that footage. try it, please.
pantherius 2 years ago
Nice pics! thanks for sharing.
TullTapes 2 years ago
Neo... Amen
LAINIE612 2 years ago
this song giving to people life energy..
hosiminh 2 years ago 3
I have to get my butt in gear and get his old albums on CD. I still have the original Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, but God I miss Minstrel in the Gallery, and Heavy Horses, and Passion Play, etc. Thanks so much for this. (I think the reason I married an Englishman is because I loved the sound of Ian Anderson's voice from the age of 14 on!)
FenianandLimey 2 years ago 3
Girls who like Tull. There's nothing hotter!
Hanson913 2 years ago 6
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phobee88 2 years ago
Don't happen (not because girls don't like the music, they just hate the guys that endlessly play and enjoy it. That's why girls/women hate Tull, nuff said?
heybulas 2 years ago
Sorry, I was one of Tull's original fans back when they first launched and I am very much a girl.
SlightlySusan 2 years ago 4
My apologies. Its just I caught so much grief from my former wife about playing Tull and she said that women do not like Ian's music. What I found out is that she just didn't like ME playing the music. Turns out that after 20yrs, she, in her 4th marriage, has my albums. Again, Iapologize. Billy A.
heybulas 2 years ago
Hey, no need to apologize! Always liked Tull. So did my ex. Who knows what happened to the albums. he thought it was cute to take my ski poles when he moved out.
SlightlySusan 2 years ago
Tsk, tsk...a man that would misappropriate a woman's ski poles is not to be trusted. An utter cad! (not to denigrate "utters").
heybulas 2 years ago
yeah, that's true!
SlightlySusan 2 years ago
or "udders"
heybulas 2 years ago
Sorry, thinking of "Velvet Green" caused me to be unable to spell (wouldn't be the first time)
heybulas 2 years ago
How're things?
heybulas 2 years ago
No such thing (though, would that be true, ahhhh, heaven finally)
heybulas 2 years ago
He has a great voice and he's Scottish!
Doctorbeermaker 2 years ago 3
Yes it's true. Anderson was born in Dunfirmline in Scotland but was raised in Blackpool, England from the age of 12 years old. So I suppose he's been influenced by both, one thing's for sure, he's British and we should all be proud to have links with this modern day Shakespeare.
Badge57 1 year ago
He did like to play up the Highland laird image, as well as owning a sizeable chunk of Skye at one time. (drove past his old house there last year, not exactly small!)
Don't forget warm sporran.
Seeing Tull in a couple of weeks, but not sure what to expect
Doctorbeermaker 1 year ago
Anderson's the Shakespere or rock n roll. I ve been saying that for years. AMEN Badge57 Let's go. Jethro Tull, spread the word!
gunshy9 1 year ago
Thank You, for sharing those slides. I greatly enjoyed the experience.
hogjaw13 2 years ago 2
We are indeed getting a bit short of heroes.
ben556473 2 years ago 4
heil odinn
gaukler94 2 years ago
Jethro Tull rules Wish it was 1969
neo22334455 2 years ago 3
Great song; haven't heard this in a wehile. . .
skok65 3 years ago
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why the fuck would you put a black screen with music on youtube? its the same thing. i dont know how youtube went from being a platform for sharing videos to a platform for retards to put music to a slideshow that fucks up all the searches.
dzurawell19 3 years ago
3:24......haha! I know that David (aka Dee) Palmer was gay. But was John Evan as well?
todd7416 3 years ago
David Palmer was married. He decided to become woman after his wife died. Probably he's bisex.
And Evan wasn't homosexual, Anderson tells he had lots of girls when he was playing in Tull. ;-)
Jofruph 2 years ago
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great song shitty video, why people think its a good idea to have slideshows on youtube nobody will ever know
dzurawell19 3 years ago
Hey wolfatnight, you're wandering in the night ,because you can't stand the light. Dude your romantology sucks
sonrisingpk 3 years ago
cheers, brother heybulas
wolfatnight 3 years ago
all things in moderation, friends. Define "drug." Are you talking drug "use" or drug "abuse"? The beauty AND danger of drugs lies in the potential user. Respect them - and they can enhance the experience of the artist - but go to the well one too many times - and the water runs dry. THAT - is the danger of drugs - the "If one is good, two is better" philosophy. Flying is a gift, but ask Icarus what happens if one flies too close to the sun.... the wings get burned and one comes crashing down
wolfatnight 3 years ago
Wolfy, I couldn't say it better. And I get paid for persuasive language. Bulisimo
heybulas 3 years ago
Absolutly Amazing Song And Band
CunningSpud 3 years ago
I love these random intesne arguements of strangers! Can't we all get along?....guess not...anywho I'm with the Zepareace guy here...its not nessicary for an artist...I dont use them, and they have no infleunce over my art, but I am sure as hell appriciative that great jazz and rock artists did. It seemed to bring out their true expression.
lilbooker11 3 years ago
Yikes incomplete. Forgotten tune, forgotten album. Too bad. I play this album so loud the windows in my house flex. Glad to see I'm not alone.
ThePipersNicks 3 years ago
Marvelous music..it really amazes me how such a remarkable music was not drug-induced, I mean Ian didn't do any substances huh? If I didn't know that I would have thought he did some pretty serious acid..agree?
rokyfireloadat32 3 years ago
They are real artists they create their personal drug in their minds, they don't need drugs, they can get a certain high out of creating this wonderful sort of music. Every REAL artist has the ability to do that, some get it out of music, others out of poetry, others out of painting, etc. BUT you can also get it out of just listenining to music or poetry, or out of having sex or just out of being in Love! Some things just can cast a spell over you that reaches the pleasant level of being high.
revolutionschild666 3 years ago 2
O, and I forgot one, meditation can bring you there too when done right. Thats one of the most things in life, sometimes you can create your own rules, like when you have a lucid dream.
revolutionschild666 3 years ago
So, so true!
Pity that more, in recent times, don't realise the power that music has over us - and IMHO, much of the dross that is pumped out nowadays, just incites hatred and war, or, the ultimate hatred - self-loathing.
Oh, for a time machine, eh??
Namaste
synthjazz 3 years ago
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He smokes horse shit
kimpefc1878 3 years ago
I think it is a common-- but mistaken-- belief that drugs somehow make musicians more creative. Simply not true. Many musicians think so, but they're wrong.
greatersiren 3 years ago
If thats true... then your saying the beatles, and led zep would be even better then they are now? that's like impossible for them to improve, they were perfect
420Sabbath 3 years ago
they weren't perfect-- i used to look for the perfect music, but then i realized that it was a fool's mission-- what makes some music great is not compatible with what makes some other music great. but anyway, led zep and the beatles were sometimes very sloppy
greatersiren 3 years ago
In your opinion , you mean?
I am glad that for you and for others that you can reach that place without the drugs.
For some people however, Drugs are the answer for a multitude of reasons. Do not forget, Drug use spans the millenia and is not merely for 'getting wrecked'. Some people gt taken to a higher place within themselves , and will maybe see something inspirational to their art. I could go on all day, but I wont..
Cheers for listening.
Bless.
zepareace 3 years ago
First, it never ceases to irritate me that people think that putting the phrase "in your opinion" in front of something somehow gets it off the hook from being true or false. Yes, its my opinon, but that just means that I believe it. Maybe I'm wrong about that, I don't imagine that I'm right about everything, but when you assert a belief, it stands in need of justification. By "drugs" I mean pot, acid, heroin, alcohol, and their like. They suck. What you say is false.
greatersiren 3 years ago
'I think it is a common-- but mistaken-- belief that drugs somehow make musicians more creative. Simply not true. Many musicians think so, but they're wrong.'What you are saying is that only your opinion is right, and that is just arrogance.
If I've got the wrong end of the stick, please do let me know , but saying 'In my opinion' is NOT a get out clause, it's saying that not only your point is THE right one, and you take that into consideration.
Cheers.
zepareace 3 years ago
Sorry zepareace but that is the biggest crock and does a great disservice to anyone young and impressionable reading this. Drugs do nothing to enhance creativity; they may surpress inhibition momentarily but you can do that on your own and you in fact play quite better when you do. I have seen many close friends blow their careers because of drug use. Bad, bad ideaology. It just is.
matekimagick 3 years ago
I attended a Tull concert at the Universal Amphiteater in '84, the last stop on that tour. Ian's voice was rough. A few songs into the show, Ian remarked "I smell something." He approached 3 concert-goers with seats in the first row and said approx: "Put out your bloody MaryJuana. I hate the smell of that stuff & my throat is bad. If you don't, I'll walk off stage, and you'll have all these people mad at you. You wouldn't want that now, would you?" Ian is quite against the use of illegal drugs.
Irenaeus03 2 years ago
@Irenaeus03 Fine anecdote,i supposed Ian was so quite against illegal drugs
marioalassio1 2 years ago
That's why we took 'shrooms before his concerts!!
heybulas 1 year ago
From wath album is this music?
Aluvictorr 3 years ago
minstrel in the gallery 1975
schism98 3 years ago
Love this song, Jethro Tull are one of those few timeless bands that you can listen to year after year, I think I've probably been listening to them for 30 odd years now and this is one of my favorite song from them.
tangaloomababe 3 years ago
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kevinmann 3 years ago
great pictures! Thanks for sharing them.
ambabeuf 3 years ago
Great Ian,,, the beginning is very similar to "salamander", but it's wonderful over any comprehension,,, the northern gods, the never-ending winter, yeah! I like so much the Jethro in these songs very "epic"!!
claudyaskywalker 3 years ago
2:24 = fucking amazing!
FusilliJerry89 3 years ago
great great great song
Salatta666 3 years ago 4
one of my favourites, think both "Minstrel in the gallery"-album and "Warchild are pretty underrated. Great music and lyrics.
drumsanddrumming 3 years ago 4
Ian Anderson es DIOS
sjcoyota 3 years ago 5
I dont know why you think that way "sergioponti" Opeth's lyrics are too meaningful. And their music just filling your brain with wonderful thoughs. I've never heard better music than Jethro Tull and Opeth... They both are genius...
Sorry for my bad spelling
RaistlinMajeree 4 years ago 3