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    Posted: April 03 2010 at 11:34
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Hello, me again. Average audience - age 50 to 55. Unfortunately, I fall into that bracket. Mostly ageing male hippies, again like me. Some took their "chicks" along. Mine was quite bored at times, kept asking which one was Jethro Tull! She needs some serious education, man!    


I had to explain that to a woman in her early 60's, at work, the day of the gig. I said 'I'm going to see Jethro Tull tonight' to whcih she replied 'Oh yes, I remember him; the guy with the flute? He was quite good wasn't he'

I said 'No' HE was a sixteenth century farmer who invented the seed drill, THEY are quite good!'
I have to explain this to people all the timeConfused. I've seen Tull on numerous occasions and they're one band that have never dissappointed. As for the voice the way Anderson dealt with it whenhe played at Place Des Arts here in MontrÉal a few years back was to move away from the mike as soon as he felt his voice was going to let him down. But he did it in such a way that it lent effect to what he was singing. It happened three times. Brilliant. Hope to catch them again before he can't tour anymore. One of the very few bands that will get me out to a show these days.
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You wise men dont know how it feels..!!!!
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

^^^ How did I ever scrape through that History O level!
 
The mind boggles, as you are quite clearly... thick as a brick ! LOL
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^^^ How did I ever scrape through that History O level!
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Originally posted by dick-dicky dick-dicky wrote:

Oh Blacksword, what can I say? There is alot of ignorance about. It's enough to make you weep!!
 
There is indeed - Jethro Tull was actually born in the 17th century. Wink
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Oh Blacksword, what can I say? There is alot of ignorance about. It's enough to make you weep!!
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Originally posted by dick-dicky dick-dicky wrote:

Hello, me again. Average audience - age 50 to 55. Unfortunately, I fall into that bracket. Mostly ageing male hippies, again like me. Some took their "chicks" along. Mine was quite bored at times, kept asking which one was Jethro Tull! She needs some serious education, man!    


I had to explain that to a woman in her early 60's, at work, the day of the gig. I said 'I'm going to see Jethro Tull tonight' to whcih she replied 'Oh yes, I remember him; the guy with the flute? He was quite good wasn't he'

I said 'No' HE was a sixteenth century farmer who invented the seed drill, THEY are quite good!'

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Hello, me again. Average audience - age 50 to 55. Unfortunately, I fall into that bracket. Mostly ageing male hippies, again like me. Some took their "chicks" along. Mine was quite bored at times, kept asking which one was Jethro Tull! She needs some serious education, man!    
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Ah yes the support!  Was overlong and a bit over amplified when I was Tull in Northampton. One or two members of the audience got a little impatient, shouting "get off " at one point. I did'nt, far too polite!   
I too enjoyed the newer materia,l though the band really hit their stride towards the end with Budapest, Aqualung and Locomotive Breath. Martin Barre was on great form and the banter between Ian Anderson,  other band members and the audience was funny. It was just a pity about the vocalist's voice at times.
One point, did anyone who saw them later on in the tour see any programmes for sale? I was told quite curtly at the sales stand that there wasn't any. This is sad really because Tull programmes have always been a good read.   
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Points: 69 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2010 at 12:36

Just add this aside to my earlier thoughts on the Jethro Tull gig, Glasgow (30/3/10).

Living In The Past ?!
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^^^ Oh yes, I felt very young at 41!!
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Just been to see them at Perth the other night.   That's a long tour they're nearing the end of and I also felt Ian Anderson was struggling with the voice on occasion
 
The support act was interesting but maybe a bit long - enjoyed the song where JTull members joined in.  As for themain set, i thought it took time to get going and gell.     As a longstanding fan, I actually enjoyed the new world music material (E. Europe, indian) better than some of the older stuff - quite compelling
 
However they did their stride toward the end with long takes of Budapest, Aqualung then Locomotive Breath to finish on a high.
 
it was a privilege to see this lineup in action. Real professional showman Andersn and ultimately didn;t disappoint - though that's not to overlook some shortcomings.
 
Average age of audience mid 50s?
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He was struggling, not just with the higher notes, but with holding any notes for any length of time. The most patchy performance was 'Songs from the Wood'

Tull are clearly past their best. You only have to watch the Live at Madison Sq Gardens DVD, to see that, but I think that to generally sound as good as they do, after 40 years or so, is quite an achievement. I think Martin Barres lead guitar work was still excellent.
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I saw them them on the first night of the tour in Northampton and even though they were musically excellent, I was concerned about Ian Andersons vocals. He did have some difficulties at times. Maybe he was having a bad a night or was it a sign of advancing age?
Still, it did put me mind of other bands who are reaching their sell by date or (dare I say it) passed it! Emerson, Lake & Palmer this summer should be interesting.  
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Thanks! It did occur to me on the night, that you may be there....obviously not.

Oh well, maybe next time. They're still well worth seeing.
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Rats - I heard they were playing there (10 mins walk from my house!), but didn't find out when...
 
Last time I saw Tull was at the Hexagon in the 1990s, and they were excellent then - good review, Andy - you really made me annoyed at missing it!
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Points: 65289 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2010 at 14:42
one of the most satisfying live acts--  see them while you can, whenever you can, as they won't be around forever.
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2010 at 12:21
I saw the Oxford gig. As you mentioned, Saori Jo was excellent; set list I remember was pretty similar to yours with a fair bit of range, though there were three or four songs off Stand Up (Bouree... in fact, all of those... as a highlight, I think), Aqualung/Locomotive Breath to finish proceedings and another new one - Water-Carrier. Anderson was a consummate showman, vulnerable voice compensated for by the quality of his flutework. The two newer pieces were the ones that, while nice, didn't really do much for me, and I agree that Songs From The Wood didn't really match up to the album take.

To be fair, my friend who wasn't familiar with Tull liked the two new pieces more than a lot of the classic stuff.


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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2010 at 11:54
Hi Raff. Having not seen them before, I cant really compare to past performences, but I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. It wasn't the most rock 'n' roll gig I'd ever been too. Just excellent music, played very well.
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Thanks for the review, Andy, and also for the encouraging picture you paint. JT will be coming here in June (it would be the fourth time for me, and the first for Micky), and I was wondering if they were still worth seeing live. The last time I saw them (Rome, 2006), I was somewhat underwhelmed, and decided to skip them when they came next, in 2008. Now I believe we'll definitely goSmile!
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