I'm certainly with all the above crowd. Quite a few shows even one in San Diego outside last year that my wife & daughter got tickets to for my birthday. I will certainly see about the new & improved Aqualung recording mentioned above. My favorite vinyl of theirs I have is a Stand Up original pressing as the fidelity is outstanding. Pops, clicks and all. -John
Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull
I've been a serious Tull fan since 1970, owning almost all of their music and much of Ian Anderson's solo material. I've had the privilege of attending 4 of their concerts including a small venue where everyone stood but only about 150 in attendance.
I'm intrigued by the style and subject of the music, not your typical love songs or ballads. The musicality is also some of the best from what is considered a rock band or some would say, progressive rock band. This is especially shown in some of the early "theme" albums like "Thick as a Brick" or "Passion Play".
I will have to say my favorites however are the solo albums by Ian Anderson. The album "Divinities" being my all time favorite. When I want to test the dynamics of a system, Divinities is one I typically use. The quality of the recording to me is second to none. Take a listen to "The Pay of Spain" as an example.
Curious to hear if anyone else shares my enthusiasm for this group/soloist.
Tom
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Stand Up is my favorite , the new SACD is a great recording. Bit of trivia , Ian tells a story of the group , first recording with Martin Barre , was having breakfast in the Manhattan diner , almost broke and did not have enough money to fly back to the U.K. when Joe Cocker turned up and says to them congratulations. Their Stand Up album had gone to #1 in the U.K. and they didn't know. From there it was all good. Also interesting to note that their 1987 album Crest Of The Knave won a grammy for best metal album of the year. I like the album the remaster is a good recording but it never seemed like metal to me so I was surprised. |
bigtwin *1Missed out on the Aqualung tour (too young), but saw the Brick tour in Tuscaloosa in '72. As bigtwin related, but not super clearly, was that Anderson and the band were dressed as roadies, milling around the fully lit stage with the real roadies when, all of a sudden they stepped up to the front and launched into Aqualung (?). "The crowd went crazy...." |
I used to be a huge Tull fan, seeing them 27 times over the years. My first Tull concert was at RI College just before “This Was” first came out. From that time up until “ Minstrel in the Gallery”, was the bulk of my Tull concerts. Saw them years later on their 20th Anniversary tour at Kings Dominion amusement park, Virginia I believe in the late 80’s. My son is a huge Tull fan thanks to me and he took me to their 50 years of Tull tour at one of the Casinos in Connecticut. Martin Barre was no longer with them. During the concert, Ian talked about the revolving door of musicians that made up the group over their 50+ years span. Not once did Ian mention Martin Barre or show any pictures of him during the slide show. He basically wrote him outbof the bands existance. Later, i found out Ian bamboozeled Martin and 2 other members out of the band telling them he was no longer going to tour under the Tull name and only doing solo projects. Ian lied and got newer members to replace Martin and tge 2 other musicians. Martin claims Ian screwed them out of their retirement. This all happened when Ian put out “Homo Erectus” and “Thick as a Brick 2”. For this reason, i am done with Tull and no longer listen to them. |
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