One of the finest concerts I have ever seen, Stormwatch tour at MSG. I remember they played most of Stormwatch to open the show and then went right into Aqualung (usually reserved for the encore)...quite a shock to the system (in a good way).
One of the finest concerts I have ever seen, Stormwatch tour at MSG. I remember they played most of Stormwatch to open the show and then went right into Aqualung (usually reserved for the encore)...quite a shock to the system (in a good way).
@pumpedup1971 Yeah, I actually do agree with you that Ian did a fine job on bass for Stormwatch. John just had a magic touch that I really missed after his passing. I prefer Songs from the Wood to Stormwatch, but not by much. That is what is so fantastic about Tull...so much amazing music to listen to, with different styles, approaches, and players!
It's a shame the finale is cut. This is my favourite version of the song: I don't know why, but none of the others has the same gloomy feeling this one have. If anyone knows where I can find a similar version, please tell me.
@Dancat93 This video is from the BBC Lively Arts documentary from 1979. You can see the whole documentary from my channel. The documentary videos are listed as one of my playlists called 'Jethro Tull - BBC Lively Arts Documentary. I also have several videos from Stormwatch tour - The playlist is called Jethro Tull - Stormwatch 1980 - Dave Pegg is the bass player for those shows...
That's John Glascock on bass so it could not be from the Stormwatch tour. Its probably from the end of the Heavy Horses tour. A great band featuring one of the last performances by its best lineup.
Música difícil, os próprios caras da banda não estão bem, parecem desafinados e Ian Anderson mostra os primeiros sinais que sua voz não iria durar muito. Tocar Jethro Tull não é fácil nem para eles mesmos. De qualquer forma meu voto é sempre a favor.
accidents could lead to death. Do you know where you will be one second after death? Heaven or Hell? Ever Lied? Stolen? Lusted? Hated someone? Ever taken the Lord's name in vain? If so your on your way to Hell.. But God became a man(Jesus) and took the penalty for your sins on the cross, died, and rose again on the third day defeating death and sin. He commands you to repent (turn away from sin) and put your faith in Him to be saved. Do it today because you might not have tomorrow
@dandan688 : And these lesser men Man did cast into the void. And some were burned, And some were put apart from their kind. And Man became the god that he had created and with his miracles did rule over all the earth. But as all these things did come to pass, the spirit that did cause man to create his god, lived on within all men, even within Aqualung. And man saw it not. But for Christ’s sake he’d better start looking. (pt. 2 of 2)
I just got through watching a video of some adolescences idea of the top 100 "classic rock" songs. Mostly all just 80's crap with token seventies and sixties. Not one Tull, or Yes, or Moody Blues, or Rush.
Little does the person who posted it realize. 100 years from now. It's these band's music that people will be playing as we now play the classics of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.
i can remember when i bought bursting out. was blown away but played stormwatch until i wore the grooves off. just saw tull again last week ian and martin were incredible !!! again!!
Sadly John Glascock was not healthy enough to record the studio version when Stormwatch was done later that year. I did not appreciate his bass work back then, but do now. He and Barrie Barlow were a great rhythm section albeit for an abbreviated time.
Sadly when they recorded the studio version later John was not healthy enough and died soon thereafter. I didn't appreciate his bass work at that time and now many years later appreciate what a great rhythm section he and Barrie Barlow were.
This is by far the most historic Tull video out there. People who know Tull know what I'm talking about. Thank you so much. A rare ensemble. Priceless.
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Dearest Barrimore! My first time seeing or hearing this - What an arrangement!!!! And the whole thing is just unbelievable from the production to the performance , oh My God!!! I've always been a bit irritated over this song being perpetually overlooked, since I think it is one of the best! And Thank You for your beautiful drumming. We loved you and we miss you very much!!!
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW My first Tull concert was this tour in 1979 at Southern Illinois University. I remember the night like it was yesterday. UK opened and were great. Did you have any interaction with Bill Bruford during that tour? My son is a drummer and is blown away by your work.
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Still you have an originality that is sorely missed. It is such a pleasure to see on You Tube so many Tull moments I missed when they first happened. Is there any video that you really enjoyed that I might have missed?
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Hey, Barrie, you and Tull have always been my favorites! That's so cool that you love dark ages as much as I do! I saw you play it back in 1979 at madison square garden,( I think) I remember all the lighters lit as Dark ages played, and you did that MAGNIFICENT drumming, and i will NEVER forget that! Didn't mean to gush like a schoolgirl, but....haha yes, I did! Love you man, you are still one of my biggest inspirations! ( yeah, i play drums..how'd you guess? )
okay so i have never heard this band music before so i thought i would look them up because my friend likes them and holy damn they are so friken good!!!!
It's hard to believe this was almost twenty years before i was born. But you know, tull's so different to the commercialised crap they put on the radio and the tv today. same as zeppelin, bob dylan and all my other favourites.
I think that all the songs written and all things created to be in fashion at the current time, will always grow old, whereas the songs created for beauty and out of actual passion stay in the sparkling halls of fame and memory for all time.
I always find amusing the wanna-be music critics here on YouTube. Seems to me that unless you have produced music better than that which you criticize, you only prove yourself to be exceedingly ignorant. Musicians are the worst. They seemingly feel the need to bash obvious genius to make up for their own lack of success, or penis size. Must really suck to be you guys. Tull and Zappa are two of God's rare musical gifts to all of us. Lighten up you freeking pricks!
@wyzrd777 - Ian has never partaken of mind altering substances other than alcohol, nicotine (what damaged his voice more than anything else) and hot peppers. His admission.
Goodness, I haven't heard this version in years! It fascinated me when I first came across it (as I recall, it was part of a BBC documentary featured a number of things including Ian's early days at his place in Scotland, the dance project he was doing at the end of the 70s and plenty of soundbites from the members of the band immediately prior to Stormwatch). Lost my tape of it a while ago so this is a real find for me! Thanks a bunch!
Goodness, I haven't heard this version in years! It fascinated me when I first came across it (as I recall, it was part of a BBC documentary featured a number of things including Ian's early days at his place in Scotland, the dance project he was doing at the end of the 70s and plenty of soundbites from the members of the band immediately prior to Stormwatch). Lost my tape of it a while ago so this is a real find for me! Thanks a bunch!
non fans of Tull dont realize how smashing a guitar player Martin is.......very difficult music to master the style of Tull....unique to them.....seen them over 25 times live....from 76 at 14 yrs old....to 2005.....loved every show....not the bloody balloons again.....
Tull is Bad As Fuck,Led Zep is my Favorite but this these lads fraggin rip,Martin Barre pulls out all the stops,watch Thick as a Brick MSG 78,fUCKIN GOOSE BUMPS PEOPLE,LIVE MUSIC IS BEST,DONT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT,THANKS STEVE,LAKELAND,FLORIDA
Don Airey once remarked that Songs From The Wood was a work of genius. Every note and every word from Tull has been a work of genius, be it Ian's, Martin's or Peter Vettese's writing. This is one of the most underrated and misunderstood bands of all time. All incarnations have been astonishingly good and many rank as the best band of their respective time. Clive, Barrie, Mark, Doane, Glenn, Jeffrey, John G, Peggy and Jon Noyce have collectively formed some of the best rhythm sections of all time
@graydohme You have hit the nail on the head - Songs of the Wood was and still is the Album. Nice to meet someone else even in hyperspace that appreciates this work. Merry Christmas
This tour was the very end of a great run from Tull at it's best. From Aqualung through Stormwatch...this group of individuals including the Jefrey Hammond Hammond stint as well...was probably one of the most powerful rock bands of all time!
I saw the Stormwatch tour. Great Show!Didn't UK open for them? I'm trying to remember, because Eddie Jobson was in UK, and ended up joining Tull for the "A" album & tour.
This is an awesome version. I love Stormwatch,one of Tull's best and darkest. Ian must have been psychic because the lyrics on stormwatch relate to todays events. He knew 30 years in advance. R.I.P J.G one of Tull's most talented bass players.
I just have to add my voice in regards to the moronic comment made below as well. John Glacock was a brilliant bass player, and I think that the Tull lineup during his tenure in the band was the ultimate musically. Ian did OK covering the bass parts on Stormwatch, but he could never match the feel or technique of JG. The combination of Barrie and John was incredibly powerful, and I say this as someone that has been drumming for 30 years. RIP John, you are sorely missed.
@jsa2112 actually,Ian did a great job on the bass...John was clearly a better bass player, but even ( the real ) Barriemore Barlow said in an interview that he and Ian bonded being the rhythm section... Stormwatch was the best album since Minstrel in the gallery, and Songs from the woods was almost perfect, EXCEPT it needed 2-3 HOT guitar solo,drum breakdowns..oh well, we all got opinions
Still more. There is not one person who has passed through the ranks of Jethro Tull who has not deserved to be there. All incarnations have had personnel who have served well. All have been exemplary musicians. Ian would not have it any other way. I have my favourites (John G and Jeffrey) and I'm sure you have yours. But NEVER suggest that someone dying is/was good for anything. Tull was going to continue without John G anyway as the A album shows. Let's remember the good times, huh?
And another thing. Peggy was awesome. both as a player and a person. Jon Noyce was simply brilliant. But!!! The 70's Tull was a rock band, pure and simple. The line-up here was very nearly (if not) the best band in the world at that time. Certainly the best I've EVER seen. John Glascock was Tull's John Entwistle. When all hell was breaking loose it was John G who held everything together. Shame on anyone who would suggest that his passing might be of Benefit to anyone or anything.
Past posts have cast aspersions on John Glascock's playing. His was a unique and vitally important part of the 70's Tull sound and vibe. His combination with Barrie Barlow formed one of the most potent rhythm sections of all time. Don't get me wrong. I loved Jeffrey and Glenn but John Glascock was streets ahead in musicality, phrasing and technique.
The Stormwatch tour added Dave Pegg on bass, but the lineup was otherwise the same as this video. The Stormwatch tour featured a slight departure for Tull concert blueprints, as the show began with all Stormwatch material. At some point, every song from the album was played live, with the exceptions of North Sea Oil & Warm Sporran.
Haven't perused all 300+ comments, but this was NOT the Stormwatch tour. That album was recorded later in the year, and the tour began after that. Dark Ages was tested in the brief US tour of the Spring of 1979, which is why this version has a different arrangement, musically and lyrically.
I'm 58 and have seen every tour since 1970, and met Ian on stage at a Rubbing Elbows concert. While I prefer the theatrics and large venue days of the 70s, Ian's writing and performing is so varied it never gets old like so many other groups. Best is when they switch gears in the same tune like Aqualung, My God, and Minstrel. Few groups are as tight and disciplined, and Martin just gets better with age. In Chicago in three weeks to see Ian in concert; wish it was the full TULL lineup
I saw Ian "solo" a couple of weeks ago here in the UK. Don't worry, you won't be disappointed - it's a full Tull set but allegedly "unplugged". They still whip up a great noise - he has an amazing young German guitarist called Florian who really blew me away. Fantastic rejigged versions of My God, Aqualung and Loco Breath to close (I think those songs been getting a little stale in recent years) - plus Tull are touring next spring!
How could Glascock's dying be good for Tull.? They were never quite the same after that line up ended. Ian used the same kind of bass that Glascock used on the rest of the "Stormwatch" tracks in order to replicate his sound. I think Ian's bass lines are rather thin in comparrison to Glascock's. John Glascock made an enormous contribution to Jethro Tull during mid to late 70's, even on Stormwatch.
I know Glascock was only able to complete Orion, Flying Dutchman and Elegy, but thanks to bonus tracks on digital remaster, he also plays on Crossword and Kelpie. We all know Ian is a genius and can play every intrument, I just think JG's bass playing was naturally stronger
I don't like the callousness of that phrase " I think Glascock dying was good for tull"...pretty insensitive if you ask me (but you didnt, so I'll let it rest) (besides, I think Ian never let anyone impede his musical soarings)--and Glascock was a major part of the Tull sound.
This line-up was streets ahead of any line-up before or after. John Glascock (one of the finest bass players to ever grace my ears) and Barrie Barlow formed what was arguably the best rhythm section of all time. The addition of David Palmer gave the material a new dynamic and colour. Tull has ruled, still rules and will forever rule!!
Zappa and Tull share certain cynicism and makes the average listner slightly confused .But compare them like equal geniouses and even mentioning hendrix in the same breath, i dont know... Whats the point? You like them, are you therfor a genious? And what has hendrix do do with anything?
The official jethro tull website says more about him. It said he already had a heart defect before the infection. So, I guess his odds were even that much worse. Now that I've seen a few of his LIVE performances, such as and especially; Thick as a Brick Madison Square Garden 1978..... I can appreciate them much more, especially Ian Anderson.
Always have and always will love The Tull!! Without a doubt, the most underrated, underappreciated group in rock history!! Still going strong 40+ years on...
Funny you would mention Frank because he too is a favorite of mine.
If talent and artistic merit truly counted these two would be at the top of the heap!! Although Frank would probably not have liked it!!
The general music public simply cannot grasp what these guys were and are about. Just went ZOOMING over their heads!! In a way, the same applies to Jimi Hendrix as well. He was always popular, but it is only recently that he has been given his due props for being the genius that he was...
I'm gonna doubt that a bit there, jimi. Yes, they were intelligent-highly so-and musically unique and challenging but let's not overdo it or how far above us mere mortals they soared. There are thoe of us who can appreciate what they did but don't equate lyrical and musical complexity-helped along by phenomenal band members with some sort of rarified life form. At times both Tull and Zappa were more complicated than creative and too clever by half.
@ThisIsBilbo Hey Bilby! I guess it is safe to assume by your condescendingly arrogant comments that you have done better? I guess that would put you in Zappa's class, in terms of cockiness. The difference being that he actually produced a library of amazing work that it appears to have just flown right over your inflated head. You are also obviously a musician, which explains the pomposity of your attitude. Post something better, then you will have my respect.
well, we forget just how big TUll was in the 70's...they sold out L A Forum 5 NIGHTS in 1975 to break the record (till Zep played 6 in 1977) and sold out the 100,000 seat LA Coliseum in 1976 (lotta Tull fans in LA it seemed!). They were not part of the rock and roll circus, kind of their own island but huge.
Barry Barlow had to follow Clive Bunker, which is kind of like following Babe Ruth. It shows how great he was, actually broadening JT'S horizons the way he did.
Saw this version of the group in high school. I believe it was the Burstin Out tour. Barriemore Barlow was quite good. Check out "Conundrum" of that album for a sweet solo. Heavy handed, limb independence, plenty of goodies in there...
And, of course, for Martin Barre it's old hat. Isn't he the only original member besides Ian?
Martin isn't an original member, Mick Abrahams was the original guitarist but he left after the first album and Martin's been in since then. So almost ;)
Great Video....Check out my youtube page to see a rare collabration between Jethro Tull and Anoushka Shankar.....its a beautiful collection of footages from the India Tour
If you have never heard their early music you are really are missing out. Right now I am listening to the albium Stand Up the song,,We Used to Know. The Album came out in 1969. I am still amazed
I have EVERY Tull album and this was in my mind THE best line-up. Mind you I'm only 18 and I too have seen them twice [bravo Glasshouse27, good to know I'm not alone]. I was in a Tull tribute band for all of a month before the others wanted to focus on originals but I want to do Tull again and I want to do this era. I would be "Ian" so if there's anyone out there in the Colorado area that want's to do this with me hit me up.
aha great story man, i'm only 17 and I as well consider this line-up fad..although, I really like Hammon as a bass guitarists, and so of course, I like the Brick and Passion Play line ups as well.
Wow a Tull tribute band at 18? I wish I could be so lucky :P
alyssa, i have seen tull at least 10 times. have met ian anderson a few times by accident walking thru manhatten. we had hotdogs,together at what was nathan's on 43rd street.,in times square. the man is a musical genius. i don't say that because i like the band,but because his music never lets up. no matter what line-up there has been, there has always been a time when tull was the band!!! and, they never copied anyone else!! what songs do you find interesting? any favorites??
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One of the finest concerts I have ever seen, Stormwatch tour at MSG. I remember they played most of Stormwatch to open the show and then went right into Aqualung (usually reserved for the encore)...quite a shock to the system (in a good way).
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One of the finest concerts I have ever seen, Stormwatch tour at MSG. I remember they played most of Stormwatch to open the show and then went right into Aqualung (usually reserved for the encore)...quite a shock to the system (in a good way).
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@pumpedup1971 Yeah, I actually do agree with you that Ian did a fine job on bass for Stormwatch. John just had a magic touch that I really missed after his passing. I prefer Songs from the Wood to Stormwatch, but not by much. That is what is so fantastic about Tull...so much amazing music to listen to, with different styles, approaches, and players!
jsa2112 1 month ago
It's a shame the finale is cut. This is my favourite version of the song: I don't know why, but none of the others has the same gloomy feeling this one have. If anyone knows where I can find a similar version, please tell me.
AutoAxpert 2 months ago
what a pity, 21 people are deaf
dunathain 5 months ago
Ben have you other videos of this tour ???
this is fantastic , JT are the best also now even if they are about 70 y.o.
Dancat93 6 months ago
@Dancat93 This video is from the BBC Lively Arts documentary from 1979. You can see the whole documentary from my channel. The documentary videos are listed as one of my playlists called 'Jethro Tull - BBC Lively Arts Documentary. I also have several videos from Stormwatch tour - The playlist is called Jethro Tull - Stormwatch 1980 - Dave Pegg is the bass player for those shows...
BenRossington 6 months ago
Simply superb...
Tull had, in my opinion, the best streak of good albums in the history of Rock!!!
ImTheClaptrap 6 months ago
Final moments of the greatest John Evan in Tull
lpianta 6 months ago 2
Ian Anderson = Genius
lpianta 6 months ago
Fantastico.........
tasio56 6 months ago
TULL BABY....YEAH!!!
tracerxy 7 months ago in playlist Blind Faith, Traffic, Cream, Miles Davis, Jethro Tull
That's John Glascock on bass so it could not be from the Stormwatch tour. Its probably from the end of the Heavy Horses tour. A great band featuring one of the last performances by its best lineup.
MichaelAGardiner 7 months ago
The band really shines on this one. Of course, they always seemed to be at their best on stage, they made magic in front of an audience.
gcfrommo 7 months ago
What a treat!
DrTallgreenalien 7 months ago
Hats Off!
jbharuch 9 months ago
Hat's Off
jbharuch 9 months ago
Elohim! Eloquent hymn
jbharuch 9 months ago
Do you have links for the whole koncert??
gazojka 10 months ago
Música difícil, os próprios caras da banda não estão bem, parecem desafinados e Ian Anderson mostra os primeiros sinais que sua voz não iria durar muito. Tocar Jethro Tull não é fácil nem para eles mesmos. De qualquer forma meu voto é sempre a favor.
jhfrosalino 10 months ago
This track makes all my reaining hairs stand on end and always has!!
meerforelle61 11 months ago
Then again, the get up IA is wearing is from Bursting Out, so not SW.
German TV , jah.
Branimir9000 11 months ago
Jethro Tull, The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977 2DVD set available at Tommygun Video - please see our youtube channel for link, clips, and more info
ClassicRockDVD 11 months ago
take me home jethro
IllicitGreen 1 year ago
Hey what is the name of this show? i didn't think there was a professionally shot footage from 1979
Rocky54167 1 year ago
@Rocky54167 the show of the masters
vinnypimentel 1 year ago
I, Anderson is the reencarnation of W. Shakspeare. Of course.
vinnypimentel 1 year ago 14
@vinnypimentel Yes he is!!!! The Bard Lives!!!
Zummes 9 months ago
@vinnypimentel
No doubt, but Beethoven too....
UweFromLowerSaxony 6 months ago
@Rocky54167
79 would be "Stormwatch." This tour was truncated in the US after Ian Anderson got a rose thorn in the eye, methinks.
This is German TV channel ZDF.
Branimir9000 11 months ago
@Branimir9000 This was the second north american leg of the Heavy Horses tour, and the last tour to feature John Glascock on Bass.
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BobbiFreddiec 1 year ago
john evan is the master!!!!
vinnypimentel 1 year ago 2
that's music.....barrie is the master ;-))
batteurfoule 1 year ago
I believe this may have been as an addendum to the Heavy Horses Tour because
Glasscock wasnt able to complete the Storm Watch album and was not on the
Storm watch show that I saw in Atlanta. There was an entirely diffrent stage prop.
jestes100 1 year ago
Jethro Tull, The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977 2DVD set available at Tommygunvideo, check our channel for link and more details
ClassicRockDVD 1 year ago
Stormwatch was my first JT album. Their late 70's albums are my favourite.
Hmm. Nobody else feel "Dot Com" is a stepchild?
SaudiTrooper 1 year ago
Wait, they played DA on the HH tour??
FromBeyond99 1 year ago
Wait, they played DA on the HH tour??
FromBeyond99 1 year ago
@FromBeyond99 yes man, they played it with john glascock in bass guitar!!!
vinnypimentel 1 year ago
accidents could lead to death. Do you know where you will be one second after death? Heaven or Hell? Ever Lied? Stolen? Lusted? Hated someone? Ever taken the Lord's name in vain? If so your on your way to Hell.. But God became a man(Jesus) and took the penalty for your sins on the cross, died, and rose again on the third day defeating death and sin. He commands you to repent (turn away from sin) and put your faith in Him to be saved. Do it today because you might not have tomorrow
dandan688 1 year ago
@dandan688 Very funny Banana Man.
Dchellberg 1 year ago
@dandan688 : In the beginning Man created god:
and in the image of Man created he him.
And Man gave unto god a multitude of names.
That he might be lord over all the earth when it was suited to Man.
And on the seventh millionth day Man rested and did
lean heavily on his god and saw that it was good.
And Man formed Aqualung of the dust of the ground.
And a host of others likened unto his kind. (pt. 1 of 2 XP)
btokin4twenty 1 year ago
@btokin4twenty Not as good as Ian's lyrics.
noc99 1 year ago
@noc99 those r ian andersons words i quoted. =P
btokin4twenty 1 year ago
btokin4twenty 1 year ago
@dandan688 : thats all the bible tull fans need... XP
btokin4twenty 1 year ago
Absolutely classic Jethro Tull. A brilliant line up playing a superb, and poingant song.
MrWotsisname 1 year ago
Hugely under-rated album and still unknown by many...on the other hand, I have it in Half-speed Master vynal.
phyzicsAV 1 year ago
I just got through watching a video of some adolescences idea of the top 100 "classic rock" songs. Mostly all just 80's crap with token seventies and sixties. Not one Tull, or Yes, or Moody Blues, or Rush.
Little does the person who posted it realize. 100 years from now. It's these band's music that people will be playing as we now play the classics of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.
Miatacrosser 1 year ago
My 1st tour of Tull 1976
michaelout 1 year ago
I remember geting this concert on a blue vinyl double for 50 bucks. Where are the lost live albums today?
briandyan 1 year ago
All so very good!!
existentaeinutila 1 year ago
i can remember when i bought bursting out. was blown away but played stormwatch until i wore the grooves off. just saw tull again last week ian and martin were incredible !!! again!!
jtwiin2 1 year ago
Sadly John Glascock was not healthy enough to record the studio version when Stormwatch was done later that year. I did not appreciate his bass work back then, but do now. He and Barrie Barlow were a great rhythm section albeit for an abbreviated time.
MrKarnevil9 1 year ago
Sadly when they recorded the studio version later John was not healthy enough and died soon thereafter. I didn't appreciate his bass work at that time and now many years later appreciate what a great rhythm section he and Barrie Barlow were.
MrKarnevil9 1 year ago
This is by far the most historic Tull video out there. People who know Tull know what I'm talking about. Thank you so much. A rare ensemble. Priceless.
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Dearest Barrimore! My first time seeing or hearing this - What an arrangement!!!! And the whole thing is just unbelievable from the production to the performance , oh My God!!! I've always been a bit irritated over this song being perpetually overlooked, since I think it is one of the best! And Thank You for your beautiful drumming. We loved you and we miss you very much!!!
drj602 1 year ago
@drj602 Cheers, mate! The work was minimal. I loved every minute of it!
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW My first Tull concert was this tour in 1979 at Southern Illinois University. I remember the night like it was yesterday. UK opened and were great. Did you have any interaction with Bill Bruford during that tour? My son is a drummer and is blown away by your work.
Dchellberg 1 year ago
@Dchellberg Of course I know Bill. He is much better at jazz playing that I am.
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Still you have an originality that is sorely missed. It is such a pleasure to see on You Tube so many Tull moments I missed when they first happened. Is there any video that you really enjoyed that I might have missed?
Dchellberg 1 year ago
@Dchellberg The show I saw where UK opened was the Danger Money tour
and Terry Bozzio was the drummer as Bruford and Holdsworth had split. For your ie
there is a very good recording of UK live in Boston before they split playing several
tunes for the Danger Money disc
jestes100 1 year ago
@jestes100 Thanks for the tip.
Dchellberg 1 year ago
@BARRIEMOREBARLOW Hey, Barrie, you and Tull have always been my favorites! That's so cool that you love dark ages as much as I do! I saw you play it back in 1979 at madison square garden,( I think) I remember all the lighters lit as Dark ages played, and you did that MAGNIFICENT drumming, and i will NEVER forget that! Didn't mean to gush like a schoolgirl, but....haha yes, I did! Love you man, you are still one of my biggest inspirations! ( yeah, i play drums..how'd you guess? )
pumpedup1971 3 months ago
@pumpedup1971
That's not really him ya know.
DoctorWho1983 1 month ago
@DoctorWho1983 nonsense, it's clearly him!
oolollololoolol
meowandmeow 1 month ago
@meowandmeow hi, you responded to doctor who saying it is Barrie Barlow.....please, how do you know?
pumpedup1971 1 month ago
@pumpedup1971 It's almost certainly not him, just a fan using his name as a youtube account. I was being a little harsh and was laughing at you
<3
meowandmeow 1 month ago
@meowandmeow that makes sense
pumpedup1971 1 month ago
@DoctorWho1983 well, that's a problem with the internet.. how do you know? and why does meow and meow say it's clearly him?
pumpedup1971 1 month ago
okay so i have never heard this band music before so i thought i would look them up because my friend likes them and holy damn they are so friken good!!!!
HalosGirl54 1 year ago
7:31 MANO CORNUTA!!!..yeahhhhhhh
NEZMARQ 1 year ago
7:31 MANO CORNUTA!!!..yeahhhhhhh
NEZMARQ 1 year ago
TEMAZO..CLÁSICO DEL ROCK PROGRESIVO!!!
NEZMARQ 1 year ago
This is Jethro Tull's finest hour.
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
This is ultra rare
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
Fantastic clip of vintage lte 70's Tull
John Glascock's bass playing is fantastic !!
uncleambient 1 year ago
Has anyone noticed how crazy the synth sounds at the beggining?
Semente200 1 year ago
There's simply no better music on the whole wider world than Tull's.
Stormwatch153 1 year ago
Simply great!!
azazuc 1 year ago
How is this 1979 if Glascock is there, and Ian is wearing his Heavy Horses tour outfit?
TheRealD3NYD 1 year ago
It's hard to believe this was almost twenty years before i was born. But you know, tull's so different to the commercialised crap they put on the radio and the tv today. same as zeppelin, bob dylan and all my other favourites.
I think that all the songs written and all things created to be in fashion at the current time, will always grow old, whereas the songs created for beauty and out of actual passion stay in the sparkling halls of fame and memory for all time.
bray12do 1 year ago 2
One of the greates songs of Tull! I just started smoking pipe when this song newly appeared.
bfehro 1 year ago
I saw Tull in Charlotte NC in 1975.
Absolute Genius.
Liberaljamoke 1 year ago
I always find amusing the wanna-be music critics here on YouTube. Seems to me that unless you have produced music better than that which you criticize, you only prove yourself to be exceedingly ignorant. Musicians are the worst. They seemingly feel the need to bash obvious genius to make up for their own lack of success, or penis size. Must really suck to be you guys. Tull and Zappa are two of God's rare musical gifts to all of us. Lighten up you freeking pricks!
jimistreets 1 year ago
these are the dark ages and most of you are ignorant sheep like zombies who question nothing whilst serving only yoursellves
finefilth 1 year ago
a great band!
adric137 1 year ago
sounds like his nose is blocked... 1979 hmmmm.
wyzrd777 1 year ago
@wyzrd777 - Ian has never partaken of mind altering substances other than alcohol, nicotine (what damaged his voice more than anything else) and hot peppers. His admission.
tomphotery1 1 year ago
A M A Z I N G
vinnypimentel 1 year ago
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Goodness, I haven't heard this version in years! It fascinated me when I first came across it (as I recall, it was part of a BBC documentary featured a number of things including Ian's early days at his place in Scotland, the dance project he was doing at the end of the 70s and plenty of soundbites from the members of the band immediately prior to Stormwatch). Lost my tape of it a while ago so this is a real find for me! Thanks a bunch!
mistie710 1 year ago
Goodness, I haven't heard this version in years! It fascinated me when I first came across it (as I recall, it was part of a BBC documentary featured a number of things including Ian's early days at his place in Scotland, the dance project he was doing at the end of the 70s and plenty of soundbites from the members of the band immediately prior to Stormwatch). Lost my tape of it a while ago so this is a real find for me! Thanks a bunch!
mistie710 1 year ago
non fans of Tull dont realize how smashing a guitar player Martin is.......very difficult music to master the style of Tull....unique to them.....seen them over 25 times live....from 76 at 14 yrs old....to 2005.....loved every show....not the bloody balloons again.....
WrathchildNH 1 year ago
Tull is Bad As Fuck,Led Zep is my Favorite but this these lads fraggin rip,Martin Barre pulls out all the stops,watch Thick as a Brick MSG 78,fUCKIN GOOSE BUMPS PEOPLE,LIVE MUSIC IS BEST,DONT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT,THANKS STEVE,LAKELAND,FLORIDA
zplantpage 1 year ago
I wish he had'nt cut off part of his beard! apart from that, they're still as fantastic nowadays as ever!
Fan666Maiden 1 year ago
one of the greatest Brit rock bands
elephanta2 1 year ago
@elephanta2 Not one !!!!!!The best
Khadicnny 1 year ago
I see. Anyway, their 1st album is already masterpiece. They are really amazing band.
elephanta2 1 year ago
FOLK + PROG = FROG
powerkor 1 year ago 7
@powerkor HOW ABOUT POLKLOG?
noodlesmealey 7 months ago
grandi J T ....tanti,tanti,tanti a tutti.
rignano 2 years ago
Don Airey once remarked that Songs From The Wood was a work of genius. Every note and every word from Tull has been a work of genius, be it Ian's, Martin's or Peter Vettese's writing. This is one of the most underrated and misunderstood bands of all time. All incarnations have been astonishingly good and many rank as the best band of their respective time. Clive, Barrie, Mark, Doane, Glenn, Jeffrey, John G, Peggy and Jon Noyce have collectively formed some of the best rhythm sections of all time
graydohme 2 years ago 38
@graydohme You have hit the nail on the head - Songs of the Wood was and still is the Album. Nice to meet someone else even in hyperspace that appreciates this work. Merry Christmas
MSgtWolf1960 2 years ago 3
Amen.
Domplum 2 years ago
@MSgtWolf1960
i agree songs from the wood is my favorite followed by storm watch then heavy horses .
glablazuu 1 year ago
This tour was the very end of a great run from Tull at it's best. From Aqualung through Stormwatch...this group of individuals including the Jefrey Hammond Hammond stint as well...was probably one of the most powerful rock bands of all time!
boomerbaum 2 years ago 3
I saw the Stormwatch tour. Great Show!Didn't UK open for them? I'm trying to remember, because Eddie Jobson was in UK, and ended up joining Tull for the "A" album & tour.
xfdj59 2 years ago
This is an awesome version. I love Stormwatch,one of Tull's best and darkest. Ian must have been psychic because the lyrics on stormwatch relate to todays events. He knew 30 years in advance. R.I.P J.G one of Tull's most talented bass players.
chuckdd4201 2 years ago 3
I just have to add my voice in regards to the moronic comment made below as well. John Glacock was a brilliant bass player, and I think that the Tull lineup during his tenure in the band was the ultimate musically. Ian did OK covering the bass parts on Stormwatch, but he could never match the feel or technique of JG. The combination of Barrie and John was incredibly powerful, and I say this as someone that has been drumming for 30 years. RIP John, you are sorely missed.
jsa2112 2 years ago 3
@jsa2112 actually,Ian did a great job on the bass...John was clearly a better bass player, but even ( the real ) Barriemore Barlow said in an interview that he and Ian bonded being the rhythm section... Stormwatch was the best album since Minstrel in the gallery, and Songs from the woods was almost perfect, EXCEPT it needed 2-3 HOT guitar solo,drum breakdowns..oh well, we all got opinions
pumpedup1971 1 month ago
And rejoice in the music that Tull has given us over the last 41 years
stefasphyxia94 2 years ago 2
Still more. There is not one person who has passed through the ranks of Jethro Tull who has not deserved to be there. All incarnations have had personnel who have served well. All have been exemplary musicians. Ian would not have it any other way. I have my favourites (John G and Jeffrey) and I'm sure you have yours. But NEVER suggest that someone dying is/was good for anything. Tull was going to continue without John G anyway as the A album shows. Let's remember the good times, huh?
stefasphyxia94 2 years ago
And another thing. Peggy was awesome. both as a player and a person. Jon Noyce was simply brilliant. But!!! The 70's Tull was a rock band, pure and simple. The line-up here was very nearly (if not) the best band in the world at that time. Certainly the best I've EVER seen. John Glascock was Tull's John Entwistle. When all hell was breaking loose it was John G who held everything together. Shame on anyone who would suggest that his passing might be of Benefit to anyone or anything.
stefasphyxia94 2 years ago
Past posts have cast aspersions on John Glascock's playing. His was a unique and vitally important part of the 70's Tull sound and vibe. His combination with Barrie Barlow formed one of the most potent rhythm sections of all time. Don't get me wrong. I loved Jeffrey and Glenn but John Glascock was streets ahead in musicality, phrasing and technique.
stefasphyxia94 2 years ago 2
download it
NCN1970 2 years ago
If JRR Tolkien had a favorite rock band, it would have to be Tull....
Trajan1967 2 years ago 22
@Trajan1967 Nice one! He'd have like Yes too. Loads of magic.
noc99 1 year ago
The most powerfull Jethro Tull line up ever, in my opinion
Semente200 2 years ago 3
Unarguably!
camelandu2 2 years ago
The Stormwatch tour added Dave Pegg on bass, but the lineup was otherwise the same as this video. The Stormwatch tour featured a slight departure for Tull concert blueprints, as the show began with all Stormwatch material. At some point, every song from the album was played live, with the exceptions of North Sea Oil & Warm Sporran.
GrassySound 2 years ago
Haven't perused all 300+ comments, but this was NOT the Stormwatch tour. That album was recorded later in the year, and the tour began after that. Dark Ages was tested in the brief US tour of the Spring of 1979, which is why this version has a different arrangement, musically and lyrically.
GrassySound 2 years ago
THEIR BEST!
vinnypimentel 2 years ago
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GUIDOBRAT 2 years ago
I'm 58 and have seen every tour since 1970, and met Ian on stage at a Rubbing Elbows concert. While I prefer the theatrics and large venue days of the 70s, Ian's writing and performing is so varied it never gets old like so many other groups. Best is when they switch gears in the same tune like Aqualung, My God, and Minstrel. Few groups are as tight and disciplined, and Martin just gets better with age. In Chicago in three weeks to see Ian in concert; wish it was the full TULL lineup
suzycremcheez 2 years ago 2
I saw Ian "solo" a couple of weeks ago here in the UK. Don't worry, you won't be disappointed - it's a full Tull set but allegedly "unplugged". They still whip up a great noise - he has an amazing young German guitarist called Florian who really blew me away. Fantastic rejigged versions of My God, Aqualung and Loco Breath to close (I think those songs been getting a little stale in recent years) - plus Tull are touring next spring!
AK2927 2 years ago
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i think glascock dying was good for tull cos it allowed anderson to show off his musical genuis by playing bass better than glascock on stormwatch
seanseventy 2 years ago
How could Glascock's dying be good for Tull.? They were never quite the same after that line up ended. Ian used the same kind of bass that Glascock used on the rest of the "Stormwatch" tracks in order to replicate his sound. I think Ian's bass lines are rather thin in comparrison to Glascock's. John Glascock made an enormous contribution to Jethro Tull during mid to late 70's, even on Stormwatch.
jgfan79 2 years ago 3
i think u will find the large majority of bass was played by anderson on this album
seanseventy 2 years ago
I know Glascock was only able to complete Orion, Flying Dutchman and Elegy, but thanks to bonus tracks on digital remaster, he also plays on Crossword and Kelpie. We all know Ian is a genius and can play every intrument, I just think JG's bass playing was naturally stronger
jgfan79 2 years ago
I'll second that!
camelandu2 2 years ago
I don't like the callousness of that phrase " I think Glascock dying was good for tull"...pretty insensitive if you ask me (but you didnt, so I'll let it rest) (besides, I think Ian never let anyone impede his musical soarings)--and Glascock was a major part of the Tull sound.
GUIDOBRAT 2 years ago
His dying was good for the band?...you're a goddamned moron pal.go back to your welfare-cheese eatin' wife and spare us your ridiculous comments
mrfingerproductions 2 years ago 2
This line-up was streets ahead of any line-up before or after. John Glascock (one of the finest bass players to ever grace my ears) and Barrie Barlow formed what was arguably the best rhythm section of all time. The addition of David Palmer gave the material a new dynamic and colour. Tull has ruled, still rules and will forever rule!!
graydohme 2 years ago 4
@graydohme
I think Neil Peart and Geddy Lee might have a bit of disagreement here...
ThisIsBilbo 1 year ago
John Glascock was like John Entwistle in the way he made the bass a main featured instrument. A role usually reserved for lead guitarists.
paddyo702 2 years ago
Zappa and Tull share certain cynicism and makes the average listner slightly confused .But compare them like equal geniouses and even mentioning hendrix in the same breath, i dont know... Whats the point? You like them, are you therfor a genious? And what has hendrix do do with anything?
uselname 2 years ago
I wish I could see them, but Tull wouldn't be caught dead in my backwater town.
Babydoll3133 2 years ago
Is it true that John Glascock died due to a heart infection that was caused by a bad tooth??!!
jimistreets 2 years ago 3
yes it is..not long aftert this video..he had already passed when I saw this tour..
Nameez17 2 years ago
The official jethro tull website says more about him. It said he already had a heart defect before the infection. So, I guess his odds were even that much worse. Now that I've seen a few of his LIVE performances, such as and especially; Thick as a Brick Madison Square Garden 1978..... I can appreciate them much more, especially Ian Anderson.
Another great performer they should clone.
Time travel back to that live performance also.
aleon1018 2 years ago
Always have and always will love The Tull!! Without a doubt, the most underrated, underappreciated group in rock history!! Still going strong 40+ years on...
jimistreets 2 years ago 12
Tull and Zappa in my opinion are the most underrated as far as being given a fair chance at musical success through commercial mediums.
its a shame these groups did not achieve what they could, because the so called all mighty dollar was not involved.
Ian was a true musical genius.
Progress is not possible without deviating from the norm.
piffle4now 2 years ago 3
Funny you would mention Frank because he too is a favorite of mine.
If talent and artistic merit truly counted these two would be at the top of the heap!! Although Frank would probably not have liked it!!
The general music public simply cannot grasp what these guys were and are about. Just went ZOOMING over their heads!! In a way, the same applies to Jimi Hendrix as well. He was always popular, but it is only recently that he has been given his due props for being the genius that he was...
jimistreets 2 years ago
@jimistreets
I'm gonna doubt that a bit there, jimi. Yes, they were intelligent-highly so-and musically unique and challenging but let's not overdo it or how far above us mere mortals they soared. There are thoe of us who can appreciate what they did but don't equate lyrical and musical complexity-helped along by phenomenal band members with some sort of rarified life form. At times both Tull and Zappa were more complicated than creative and too clever by half.
ThisIsBilbo 1 year ago
@ThisIsBilbo Hey Bilby! I guess it is safe to assume by your condescendingly arrogant comments that you have done better? I guess that would put you in Zappa's class, in terms of cockiness. The difference being that he actually produced a library of amazing work that it appears to have just flown right over your inflated head. You are also obviously a musician, which explains the pomposity of your attitude. Post something better, then you will have my respect.
jimistreets 1 year ago
It seems like a lot of progrock bands are called underrated. (think of Camel, for example)
A shame.
colouredmirrorball 2 years ago
@piffle4now
well, we forget just how big TUll was in the 70's...they sold out L A Forum 5 NIGHTS in 1975 to break the record (till Zep played 6 in 1977) and sold out the 100,000 seat LA Coliseum in 1976 (lotta Tull fans in LA it seemed!). They were not part of the rock and roll circus, kind of their own island but huge.
ThisIsBilbo 1 year ago
Barry Barlow had to follow Clive Bunker, which is kind of like following Babe Ruth. It shows how great he was, actually broadening JT'S horizons the way he did.
paddyo702 2 years ago 2
love flutes.
dp
davidpaul8 2 years ago
Saw this version of the group in high school. I believe it was the Burstin Out tour. Barriemore Barlow was quite good. Check out "Conundrum" of that album for a sweet solo. Heavy handed, limb independence, plenty of goodies in there...
And, of course, for Martin Barre it's old hat. Isn't he the only original member besides Ian?
Great band!
JonP1961 2 years ago
Martin isn't an original member, Mick Abrahams was the original guitarist but he left after the first album and Martin's been in since then. So almost ;)
BaptizedinFire 2 years ago
Tony Iommi (original Black Sabbath) played with JT in the early days. See Song for Jeffrey.
hillbillyvol 2 years ago
it was for 2 weeks then he got black sabath back together
supercow506 2 years ago
For only two weeks! Sort of like Eric Clapton with Derek and the Dominos? Thank you my rock and roll friend.
hillbillyvol 2 years ago
Masterful snare work
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 2 years ago
This song is a bit early, the dark ages are just starting to happen now ..
themountainviewguy 2 years ago 3
.. you name it!
Flashkarma 2 years ago
he is the best singer ever!
pupi002 2 years ago
This is the Tull assessment of the 70s on literary, artistic,and humanistic grounds. Let us look at now and wonder.
RevDrDark 2 years ago
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Great Video....Check out my youtube page to see a rare collabration between Jethro Tull and Anoushka Shankar.....its a beautiful collection of footages from the India Tour
royce2222 2 years ago
i love jethro tuuuuullllllll.
kaalilulli 2 years ago
I have seen Tull in every version since 1972. Unique, brilliant, genius, a modern day Mozart...better!!
Stand Up IS one of my fav's, We Used to Know is an amazing song, my favorite on that album. Martin's guitar work is superb.
ronniejonsson 2 years ago
de vrais musiciens! cela manque cruellement aujourd'hui...!
darkangelle64 2 years ago
If you have never heard their early music you are really are missing out. Right now I am listening to the albium Stand Up the song,,We Used to Know. The Album came out in 1969. I am still amazed
charleswbruton 2 years ago
tremendo grupo,legends of rock
cesarmalopoet3169 2 years ago
love that chord at 3:55-6..
timmo1782 2 years ago
I have EVERY Tull album and this was in my mind THE best line-up. Mind you I'm only 18 and I too have seen them twice [bravo Glasshouse27, good to know I'm not alone]. I was in a Tull tribute band for all of a month before the others wanted to focus on originals but I want to do Tull again and I want to do this era. I would be "Ian" so if there's anyone out there in the Colorado area that want's to do this with me hit me up.
Cheers,
Mathew "The Minstrel"
Tull1991 2 years ago
aha great story man, i'm only 17 and I as well consider this line-up fad..although, I really like Hammon as a bass guitarists, and so of course, I like the Brick and Passion Play line ups as well.
Wow a Tull tribute band at 18? I wish I could be so lucky :P
MikeAdupont 2 years ago
I wish i grew up then so i could have saw them live. But it is still amazing!!!
Alyssa2122 2 years ago
Don't blame you. fella - I did grow up with them, saw them live 5 times, and Ian Anderson was a total loon ! lol
daftdruid3 2 years ago
You still can! I've seen them twice and am only 18!
Glasshouse27 2 years ago
alyssa, i have seen tull at least 10 times. have met ian anderson a few times by accident walking thru manhatten. we had hotdogs,together at what was nathan's on 43rd street.,in times square. the man is a musical genius. i don't say that because i like the band,but because his music never lets up. no matter what line-up there has been, there has always been a time when tull was the band!!! and, they never copied anyone else!! what songs do you find interesting? any favorites??
eryops56 2 years ago
@eryops56
actually, if you listen to Roy Harper you'll see where Ian got some of his phrasing and acoustic style from...something Glenn Cornick often said.
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