@larsman , my big regret is not going with my buddies to Pink Floyd at the Cow Palace. To the others that started adding other bands , thanks. I played some Wishbone Ash the other day. I also like Peter Green’s stuff. The first time I saw Deep Purple , Rory Gallagher opened followed by Fleetwood Mac. I had tickets to see Savoy Brown but it was canceled and they ended. At 67 I’m a few years too young for The Glory Days of British Rock. FWIT about 7-8 years ago I started talking to some stranger at Starbucks in Fresno. His name was Louie and he was of small build and had a Vietnam Army hat on. Upon introductions I offered my gratitude for his service and “ Welcome Home “. Then I asked what he did there. He got tense and said “ I was an Engineer “. I told him I had a close friend that was a tunnel rat too, and that I understood his pain. We started talking about music per his Segway and he told me he had founded Sound Stage in SF. We talked music for 3 hours as he was right it the middle of the SF music scene.
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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Loved early Tull. Saw them in 1970 Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas Tx. At the time it was the symphony hall. (the Beatles had played there too). I remember a band called Clouds opened. They had a piece where the bass player held the bass horizontally from a stand to his hand and he fingered the strings while the drummer stood and played bass with drumsticks. I had heard Stand Up and they played most of Benefit. My girlfriend bought the $3:50 tickets and I was a fan after that night. |
@buellrider97 - I was an 'amateur' (only because nobody was paying me for it) concert photographer in the Bay Area through the 70's, and I've got some awesome photos of Pink Floyd at the Cow Palace on the '75 'Wish You Were Here' tour; they were also doing early versions of the songs on 'Animals'. I've got lots of excellent photos of many artists from prog thru punk, but alas, nothing worthwhile from Jethro Tull except for historic value. |
Like everybody here, I have been a JT fan. My first concert was TAAB. I lost track at about 15 concerts. I loved the early albums, but my interest started to wane around the time of Heavy Horses. For later albums, I really like Roots to Branches. The last concert I saw was TAAB2 at The Beacon, IIRC. The other patrons were my age or older and many looked like they could have been the model for the cover of Aqualung. I’m really disappointed how poorly Aqualung recordings sound. It’s my favorite album of theirs and it stands out how bad it sounds. |
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