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leonalvarado 
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 Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:51 |
I have added a somewhat lengthy chronological history of Jethro Tull on my blog. I'm trying to give a pretty complete picture of the bands that I have done work for. Please take the time to check it out:
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jean-marie
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 11:47 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
Aw, I thought they were going to cover that Fleetwood Mac album. 
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and so what? you love this album? or is it a new joke? i do 
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:35 |
giselle wrote:
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Well, I for one would see them again. |
Well you'd best rustle up Bunker, Abrahams, and Cornick. THAT was Tull. The rest was/is Ian Anderson and friends. |
A matter of opinion. They were certainly the original JT, but not necessarily the 'definitive' JT.
I see that as Martin Barre, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Barriemore Barlow
and John Evan. Or if you want to be pedantic John Evan was a guest
performer along with long time orchestrator and collaborator David
Palmer.
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And for a moment when our world had filled the skies, Magic turned our eyes,
To feast on the treasure set for our strange device
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jean-marie
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:45 |
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being a great Tull fan , i saw the band many times on stage in France as well in the seventies as in the eigties, never been disapointed....but of course i prefer when the band was so much theatralistic, whith a great humour sense
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leonalvarado
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 14:55 |
jean-marie wrote:
being a great Tull fan , i saw the band many times on stage in France as well in the seventies as in the eigties, never been disapointed....but of course i prefer when the band was so much theatralistic, whith a great humour sense |
I know what you mean. One thing I have definitely noticed about Ian is his ability to be a whole performer and not just a musician. He is quite different outside his persona in Jethro Tull. On stage, he has a great ability to make the audience feel comfortable. He has a sharp wit and is exceptionally good with words. Regarding the music, he has always put the quality of his music as a top priority. Albums like "A" and "Under Wraps" didn't work out as well due to many conflicting forces at the time. Things like preassure from the record label, trends in popular music and the invention of MTV. But , even with all that put into play, Ian did a very good job in keeping the Tull sound at least within its own grasp. They never changed the personality in search for a big commercial hit. Tull simply changed enough of itself in order to survive the onslaught of commercialism that took over the airwaves. Bands like Genesis and YES changed completely form what they were once. Tull stayed true to their sound because of Ian.
as far as which incarnation of Jethro Tull was the best one, I think that is in the eye of the beholder. For me, the best music the band did started with "War Child" and ended with "Heavy Horses". Having said that, I like all the work Jethro Tull has done so far. Some albums past "Heavy Horses" are much weaker in my opinion but "Crest of a Knave" was a brilliant album. Who knows? If there is another Tull album coming, it could be a great one.
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giselle
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Posted: May 02 2011 at 06:01 |
Of course it's a matter of opinion, and 'definitive' is in the ear of the listener as well as the figures for the record sales, but that isn't necessarily the same as thing as the 'product' being artistically accurate or valid. As far as I'm concerned, the 'guests' you mention were collaborators/assistants in Ian Anderson's projects, not fully-fledged band members as such. If Ian could have gone to the concerts and played all the instruments himself he would have done. He's a clever and talented guy, but it makes it all too one-dimensional. I heard several of these incarnations 'live'. I stand by my opinion - the original band was the best, and in fact, the only 'band' as such.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 02 2011 at 07:09 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Phideaux
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Posted: May 03 2011 at 14:28 |
giselle wrote:
Well you'd best rustle up Bunker, Abrahams, and Cornick. THAT was Tull. The rest was/is Ian Anderson and friends. |
I feel the same way about The Beatles - anything after Pete Best was just Lennon/McCartney and guests.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: May 03 2011 at 14:45 |
Atavachron wrote:
Isn't everyone?
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Even my dogs are. And they love haggis and they wear kilts.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - May 03 2011 at 14:46
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giselle
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Posted: May 03 2011 at 16:42 |
Phideaux wrote:
giselle wrote:
Well you'd best rustle up Bunker, Abrahams, and Cornick. THAT was Tull. The rest was/is Ian Anderson and friends. |
I feel the same way about The Beatles - anything after Pete Best was just Lennon/McCartney and guests.
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You're quite right; 2 + 2 does equal 22.
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leonalvarado
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Posted: May 03 2011 at 17:08 |
giselle wrote:
Phideaux wrote:
giselle wrote:
Well you'd best rustle up Bunker, Abrahams, and Cornick. THAT was Tull. The rest was/is Ian Anderson and friends. |
I feel the same way about The Beatles - anything after Pete Best was just Lennon/McCartney and guests.
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You're quite right; 2 + 2 does equal 22. |
I don't know that I agree with the Beatles reference. What did Peter Best ever done worth anything? The rest of the band might have treated him poorly but musically the band was better for it.
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 10:08 |
I was just thinking the other day, that none of the Big Six have released a new album since before 2004.
And now two are coming along at once? No chance of there being a 3rd or 4th, at all, is there?
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 10:17 |
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This is just pure guessing but what if the "very famous prog album from the 70's" Steven Wilson is mixing in surround sound is Aqualung? It would fit the Jethro news about something happening in 125 days, and it would make sense to release a deluxe edition of Aqualung in its 40th anniversary (a tour would be nice too, and 'd be even happier if the albums turns out to be TAB, but in 125 days, if my math doesn't fail me, it will still be 2011, and TAB would turn 40 in 2012)
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Sanmartinphase7
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 13:54 |
As a matter of fact I just came upon this:
In Ian's words: “Yeah, that record is the subject of discussions with EMI at the moment because we’re doing some remixing and remastering in 5.1 Sound, a kind of collector’s edition which we’ll release this year to celebrate the anniversary of Aqualung,” Anderson explains. “And then next year is the 40th anniversary of Thick As A Brick, so we’re already looking at the 2012 calendar and beginning to put together tours to regenerate theThick As A Brick material in live performance for the first time since 1972, in its entirety.”
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 14:00 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Aw, I thought they were going to cover that Fleetwood Mac album.
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Tusk?
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giselle
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 15:51 |
leonalvarado wrote:
giselle wrote:
Phideaux wrote:
giselle wrote:
Well you'd best rustle up Bunker, Abrahams, and Cornick. THAT was Tull. The rest was/is Ian Anderson and friends. |
I feel the same way about The Beatles - anything after Pete Best was just Lennon/McCartney and guests.
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You're quite right; 2 + 2 does equal 22. |
I don't know that I agree with the Beatles reference. What did Peter Best ever done worth anything? The rest of the band might have treated him poorly but musically the band was better for it. |
I rest my case.
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leonalvarado
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Posted: May 05 2011 at 20:15 |
Sanmartinphase7 wrote:
As a matter of fact I just came upon this:
In Ian's words: “Yeah, that record is the subject of discussions with EMI at the moment because we’re doing some remixing and remastering in 5.1 Sound, a kind of collector’s edition which we’ll release this year to celebrate the anniversary of Aqualung,” Anderson explains. “And then next year is the 40th anniversary of Thick As A Brick, so we’re already looking at the 2012 calendar and beginning to put together tours to regenerate theThick As A Brick material in live performance for the first time since 1972, in its entirety.”
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The plot thickens. Very interesting.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: May 06 2011 at 13:27 |
Evolver wrote:
You may have the wrong album:
From jtull.com:
"Aqualung 40th Anniversary Tour hits USA/Canada in June, Ian solo dates in Latin America, and more!" |
I would rather see them do TAAB in it's entirety if they could pull it off but I don't even think that they did it back in the seventies at all. Aqualung is just too high up there on the familiarity scale. It was definitely the Tull album that got the most airplay. But then again a few bands are doing this nowadays playing classic albums in their entirety. Black Sabbath did Heaven & Hell ( as Heaven & Hll 0 and Rush is currently on tour doing Moving Pictures. I Guess TAAB would be over the top for many though. How about KC doing Red in it's entirety? Bob would never do that although I've seen them play it live on a few occasions.
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Posted: May 09 2011 at 23:01 |
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As I understand it there is to be a final studio album, one more mega tour and then that's it.
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leonalvarado
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Posted: May 11 2011 at 01:23 |
As we are on the subject, On my latest post on my blog I talk about working with Jethro Tull as well as some examples of the work. I hope that some of you find it somewhat interesting.
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