Jethro Tull - Sheffield City Hall April 1st

I saw just a week before that at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 24th March. The set list was pretty much the same. The highlights for me were the new instrumental tracks (Change of horses, tea with a princess) and the traditional crow pleasers Aqualung and Locomotive breath. Shame they don't do Thick As A Brick anymore, they did it the time before when I saw them at the Moseley Folk Festival.

I can understand your comments about his vocal performance (which was not so bad to be honest here...) but I was so amazed by the rest of the show - musicianship, instruments, stage performance and sheer energy.

I could not have any complaints after this !

One small note only - all sitting down during a rock concert is something that can only happen in the UK (correct me if I am wrong...). I dont know if it had to do with the average age of the audience... Strange to see places like the City Hall (perfect sound I have to admit) to host rock concerts...

Is that an early pic of Mr. Anderson?

Have they played APP bits after '75?
Btw, nice avi, Max!

Blacksword wrote: Yep! The Madison Square Gardens DVD is truly Tull at their best!

Hehe! Then you haven't seen Isle of Wigh ('70)t or Tanglewood ('70) or  Tampa ('76) or my ultimate favourite - Golders Green Hippodrome (77).
At MSG Ian was already old... and fat. Brilliant show nonetheless. Pitty John Glascock was very ill at the time and didn't make it to the concert.

Having first seen Tull on the 'Broadsword' tour back in 1982 & on several occasions since then, I can say that Anderson's voice has been on something of a downward spiral since the early 1990s; sometimes you catch him on a good(ish) night (for example the Cropredy Festival 2/3 years back), but so often, it's weak & out of tune, which is a shame - on the plus side, his sheer stage presence & flute playing are always perfection, so I can forgive the vocal flutters...

If you want to see the man at the height of his powers, check out the Madison Square Gardens DVD - truly top notch

...that notwithstanding, it sounds like JT as a band were on fine form as always at Sheffield; shame I couldn't get tickets for St Albans (sold out in about 3 seconds flat )

Blacksword wrote: Lizzy wrote: Blacksword wrote: Lizzy wrote: So glad you finally got to see them. And that's a very nice looking setlist.Such a crime that Ian is no longer able to sing. But this has been the case since '82.Anyway, I pray I'll get to see them at least one more time. The first time I heard Tull was a radio broadcast of their Milton Keynes show, supporting Marillion. I remember tinking at the time, that Andersons voice was pretty rough. I think he even apologised to the crowd for it, but the music stood up, and caught my attention immediately. The combination of flute and rock guitar wasn't something I'd heard before. I was fairly new to prog rock, back then.. At that time I thing he was either before or recovering from a throat surgery. But he himself admitted that he didn't have the best vocals one could find on the market, but what I truly love is the beauty of his vocal timbre, not the range. You can hear that for example in The Chequered Flag. Agree. His voice is perhaps the most important conponant of the Tull sound...and the flute of course!

I was privileged enough to see that show, and, yes, he was recovering from surgery, hence the fact that the majority of the set was instrumental. It didn't detract from the quality though.

Blacksword wrote: Lizzy wrote: So glad you finally got to see them. And that's a very nice looking setlist.Such a crime that Ian is no longer able to sing. But this has been the case since '82.Anyway, I pray I'll get to see them at least one more time. The first time I heard Tull was a radio broadcast of their Milton Keynes show, supporting Marillion. I remember tinking at the time, that Andersons voice was pretty rough. I think he even apologised to the crowd for it, but the music stood up, and caught my attention immediately. The combination of flute and rock guitar wasn't something I'd heard before. I was fairly new to prog rock, back then..

At that time I thing he was either before or recovering from a throat surgery. But he himself admitted that he didn't have the best vocals one could find on the market, but what I truly love is the beauty of his vocal timbre, not the range. You can hear that for example in The Chequered Flag.

harmonium.ro wrote: Both my memory and attention are apparently leaving me, probably an age thing

But of course. You can ask the 80 year looking Martin for his Zimmer frame. Not necessarily good for the memory, but there are other practical uses for it.

harmonium.ro wrote: Lizzy wrote: So glad you finally got to see them. And that's a very nice looking setlist. Such a crime that Ian is no longer able to sing. But this has been the case since '82. Anyway, I pray I'll get to see them at least one more time. Wait a minute, you mean you didn't go see them in Sibiu in 2008?

2007, mon ami! Looking at the poster as I type.:D And if you read carefully, I said one MOAR time.