Jethro Tull rumours.

I thought this was a rumours of a tour thread. . Even if they're doing Aqualung I guess I would go see them because they would have to play some additional material in order to make a full show. It doesn't matter what the lineup is Anderson has always selected his band with Prudence. There, we're back on topic.

Edited by Vibrationbaby - May 13 2011 at 09:55

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

 What i read was about the seeds dibble ,probably a bad translation from a guy as good as me with english language 

Whatever you want to call it

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 ).

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.

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.

^ 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.

Edited by hobocamp - May 15 2011 at 12:04

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.

^ Good point. May I call you Liz?  

Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - May 16 2011 at 14:35