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Jaja Macca 
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 Topic: About Jethro Tull
Posted: December 02 2008 at 21:02 |
Hi, friends.
Despite the resume on Prog Archives, I would like to know your opinion about this wonderful Prog Band.
When and your feelings when you heard them at the first time. Your favorite albuns and music. Favorites members. Worst albums etc.
I think that there will be a lot of good and inteligent answers here.
Thanks.
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Jaja Macca
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 00:52 |
From My Top 6 Prog bands, JT was the last that I knew. But I love them in the present moment that I discovered them.
They have two sides very different but both Great!!! The Electric and The acoustic.
When they put a Heavy electric sound they make it wonderful. Barre and the other musicians make a really good stuff and never exagerate with distorcions. Everithing always in a good taste.
But their acoustic/folk side is marvellous. Anderson and Barre are sensational with their acoustic guitar.
And what a wonderful composer is Mr. Anderson. There are few songs that I deslike in all their records. A special mention to his Flute work. Sometimes I fell myself in the Medieval age 
My favorite album is Aqualung, but I love the trilogy SFTW, HH and STORMWATCH.
The weak albums are UW, RTB and DOT.COm
Jethro Tul is my number 3 on my Top Prog Ranking
Edited by Jaja Macca - December 03 2008 at 00:53
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 01:35 |
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gotta love the Tull
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 02:10 |
^No you don't 
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 07:31 |
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I hate Jethro Tull.
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Sunny In Jeddah
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 10:15 |
I'm actually just now hearing Jethro Tull for the first time
I downloaded their Christmas Album, I'm enjoying it so far
Then again I've always been a fan of good folk music, Nick Drake and that
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 10:31 |
 HughesJB4 wrote:
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..... To Jaja Macca: Do you really think Roots to Branches weak??? I mean it's their proggiest effort since Heavy Horses! A lot of new influences, very diverse. Wounded, Old and Treacherous is one my fave songs from Tull. Here's my fave albums list with my fave song of each: #1 A Passion Play (Both Parts are faves) #2 Thick as a Brick (Part 1) #3 Minstrel in the Gallery (Title track and Baker St. Muse) #4 Songs from the Wood and Roots to Branches(title track and Cup of Wonder, from Roots, Wounded,Old and Treacherous) #5 This Was and Stand Up (Cat's Squirrel and Sweet Dream(bonus)) #6 Aqualung (Hymn 43) #7 'A' (Crossfire) #8 Heavy Horses (Journey Man) #9 Stormwatch (Something's on the Move) #10 Crest of a Knave (Jump Start) The rest of the albums kind of meh, from the list I enjoy all of them. Fave member: John Evans, love his hammond work TAAB and I'm always shocked with his moog playing on APP.
Edited by cacho - December 03 2008 at 10:31
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Sunny In Jeddah
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 10:38 |
Am I the only person who thought Jethro Tull was a person for the longest time?
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Logan
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 10:44 |
 Jethro Tull was a person. He was an English agriculturalist born in 1674. 
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Gentlegiantprog
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 18:23 |
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I absolutely love Jethro Tull.
Every day since the summer I listen to either TAAB or APP in their intirity and 90% of the music I ever listen to is Tull at the minute.
I'm listening to Too Old To Rock N Roll right now, and often fall asleep listening to Quizz Kid.
I also burnt Benefit and Stand Up onto my ps3 so as to listen to Tull over computer games.
Both Orion and Sea Lion are the only songs on my Ipod to go over 100 plays and I only bought one this year.
Also from May to July I used to excesrise to the entire of Bursting out every day or two days and I lost about two stone, so I love them for that as well.
I feel bad though, calling them my favourite band because I don't own Rock Island, Catfish Rising the Christmas album or This Was (becasue I'm a consumerist, collector whore at heart) but the quality of their outout is so high that I cant help myself.
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prog4evr
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Posted: December 13 2008 at 05:11 |
Jaja Macca wrote:
[Jethro Tull:] Your favorite albums and music. Favorites members.... |
Good on ya for asking the same questions about so many great prog bands!  My favorite JT album is 'Song for the Wood' (1977), although parts of 'Minstrel in the Gallery' (1975) are so fine! Have to say Ian Anderson (everything!), Martin Barre (guitars) and Barriemore Barlow (drums) are my favorite members of the band at the time of SFTW. When Eddie Jobson joined in 1980, he would become another one of my favorite JT members...
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Leftoverture
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 09:50 |
Good on ya for asking the same questions about so many great prog bands! My favorite JT album is 'Song for the Wood' (1977), although parts of 'Minstrel in the Gallery' (1975) are so fine! Have to say Ian Anderson (everything!), Martin Barre (guitars) and Barriemore Barlow (drums) are my favorite members of the band at the time of SFTW. When Eddie Jobson joined in 1980, he would become another one of my favorite JT members... [/QUOTE]
was just listening to Minstrel yesterday. my ? is does anyone have the re-issues and are they worth it with the extras? if so which ones are the best? Tull rules!
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himtroy
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:15 |
I've always loved Jethro Tull. My favorite would have to be Thick As a Brick. It's the first thing I ever heard from them, and it's just absolutely beautiful. I also own vinyl of Songs from the Wood, Stormwatch, and Benefit. I like them all, but Benefit is probably my favorite of the three, or maybe songs from the wood. I thought a passion play was great, though not near to Thick as a Brick(obviously you can see where the comparison comes in.)
I've also always thought the first album was great (Song for Jeffrey is just awesome). And even though I like Aqualung, I've always felt it was a weaker album. I don't know if it's the overplaying of the song or what, but I just never liked it that much compared to the others.
My favorites in the band are obviously Ian Anderson, John Evans, and John Glascock (we all miss him a lot, and they were never the same after those few tracks on Stormwatch)
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:18 |
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I still hate Jethro Tull. That`s why I wrote their bio here on PA. Can`t stand them.
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lazland
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:22 |
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I love Tull, but always preferred their folkier moments - hence Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, and Broadsword & The Beast stand out for me, together with the condensed version of Thick as a Brick on the live LP, Bursting Out.
Favourite has to be Anderson, given that he is the soul & inspiration of the band. Favourite moment when he asks whether band member "gave it a good shake" after a pee break on the live album.
Fans should also check out Anderson playing a momentous flute part on Balackmore's Nights' Play Minstrel Play.
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himtroy
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:22 |
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What is it you don't like about them? Not because I have a problem with it, but just because I'm wondering. I know a lot of people that really despise them for some reason
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Chicapah
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:24 |
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Don't make the mistake of judging them by "Locomotive Breath" or "Bungle in the Jungle." It would be just as unfair to judge Genesis by "Illegal Alien" or "Misunderstanding." Jethro Tull's genius lies in epics like "Thick as a Brick" or "Stand Up." There's a reason they are giants of prog rock but one must dig a little deeper than what's served up on classic rock FM radio to find the gold mine.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:27 |
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Look up the word sarcasm. I`M JUST KIDDING MAN! If you read the bio I wrote here in their section it will be become blatantly obvious to you that I love the band and happened to have seen them live more times than I can count. Jees. Can`t we joke around bit here?
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himtroy
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:31 |
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I'm sorry..................................................
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:35 |
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That`s OK. They`re currently recording a new album but I`m not sure of the release date. All the members are involved in separate projects so the have to coordinate their individual schedules.
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