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Catcher10

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Topic: Jethro Tull rumours.
Posted: August 28 2011 at 02:11

^ but umm who will be left to deliver them to you?

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Posted: August 28 2011 at 01:42

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I think the Tull clock is the real "end of the world" clock.....Tull will then issue a concept album after the world ends.

Sick bro. I'm pre-ordering...like, SIX of those albums.

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Posted: August 28 2011 at 01:12

I think the Tull clock is the real "end of the world" clock.....Tull will then issue a concept album after the world ends.

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Posted: August 28 2011 at 00:55

So..there's a countdown clock on the Tullers website. It goes down in less than 24 hours. When it hits zero...Ian rides around the globe on a seed drill (if this thread is to believed).

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Posted: May 17 2011 at 09:44

^ Aye!

... and Tom, be my guest. (so long as you agree with me :P)

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Posted: May 16 2011 at 15:01

I know it doesn't have anything to do with any of the musical periods it just seems to go better with a guy leading two draft horses through a farmers field than say ,Captain Lockheed and The Starfighters. Get my gist?

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Posted: May 16 2011 at 14:35

^ Good point. May I call you Liz? Wink

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Posted: May 16 2011 at 12:35

^ I don't think usage of the whole name or just Tull has anything to do with the band's different musical periods. It's basically idleness. Why type/say Jethro Tull when people (the connoisseurs) understand what you are referring to by simply saying 'Tull'?
Also, as a fan of the band I have always seen 'Tull' as a more intimate way of addressing the band.

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Posted: May 16 2011 at 09:27

I've found that many people refer to the band as just "Tull". Even the fans aren«'t too crazy about the Jethro part. I think the name was suitable during their folky period especially Heavy Horses,& Songs From The Wood. Very rustic. It also looked good in all the different lettering configurations used on the albums and promotional material. It could look old or futuristic.

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Posted: May 16 2011 at 00:46

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leonalvarado wrote:

Jethro Tull was an English agriculturist that helped bring about the British agricultural revolution by perfecting the horse-drawn seed drill.

According to the story, the name Jethro Tull came to the band when a local booking agent in London who fancied himself as a bit of a historian, gave them the name in order to book them at a nightclub.

http://leonblogaswords.blogspot.com/2011/04/jethro-tull-more-than-farmer-from-past.html

Well that's part of it. When they started playing gigs they would appear at each gig under a different name. Some of the names they went under were Ian Henderson's Bag Of Blues, Candy Coloured Rain and Navy Blue. The reason the name from the hisory buff / booking agent name stuck is because they were invited to play a second gig. This happened to be at the renowned Marquee Club in February 1968. The name stuck. I've seen many interviews with Anderson commenting on this and frequently saying that he didn't mind the Tull part but the Jethro part didn't sit too well because it reminded him of Jethro from the Beverley Hillbillies.

It is a rather strange name. If it weren't because I'm used to it after 40-odd years, I would think it wouldn't be a very good name at all. "Bag Of Blues" has a nice ring to it except that the music has some bluessy tones to it but is not necessarily blues. I do agree with Ian in the sense that TULL by itself sounds better but after so many years I guess it would be strange to make any name changes.

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Posted: May 15 2011 at 12:02

^ You forgot to mention that the reason they kept changing the name of the band was so they would get another booking. It helps make sense of that strategy.

PS thanks for the update.

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Posted: May 15 2011 at 12:00

cstack3 wrote:

Just heard about this on the local radio:

http://www.thechicagotheatre.com/events/jethro-tull-chi.html

No more rumours. Wonder what else they'll be playing? If they come to Montréal I'll definitely go. They always sell out here.

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Posted: May 15 2011 at 11:57

leonalvarado wrote:

Jethro Tull was an English agriculturist that helped bring about the British agricultural revolution by perfecting the horse-drawn seed drill.

http://leonblogaswords.blogspot.com/2011/04/jethro-tull-more-than-farmer-from-past.html

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Posted: May 13 2011 at 19:57

Just heard about this on the local radio:

http://www.thechicagotheatre.com/events/jethro-tull-chi.html

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Posted: May 13 2011 at 18:37

jean-marie wrote:

Hello Slarti ,i suppose you already know who was Jethro Tull , he was the guy who invented the dibble, and in the beginning Ian thought the name is quite silly

Yeah, that would be a good one for a prog trivia contest.

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Posted: May 13 2011 at 17:04

Ludjak wrote:

Yes, a complete Thick as a Brick tour in 2012 and then a complete A Passion Play tour in 2013 (would be quite appropriate too, with all that 'end of the world' talk Clown

On a serious note, I think I'd prefer hearing a new album (or get a DVD release of that Paris concert from 1975).

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Posted: May 13 2011 at 16:51

Yes, a complete Thick as a Brick tour in 2012 and then a complete A Passion Play tour in 2013 (would be quite appropriate too, with all that 'end of the world' talk Clown

On a serious note, I think I'd prefer hearing a new album (or get a DVD release of that Paris concert from 1975).

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Posted: May 13 2011 at 16:01

Jethro Tull was an English agriculturist that helped bring about the British agricultural revolution by perfecting the horse-drawn seed drill.

http://leonblogaswords.blogspot.com/2011/04/jethro-tull-more-than-farmer-from-past.html