Tull Fan Central: JT Appreciation Thread.

Gully Foyle wrote: but...for some reason as i have been bingeing on tull recently, it struck me that the key element to their sound might just be the one guy i never thought about - John Evan.  He is masterful, and so many songs actually rely on him as the engine that makes it all move, or as the texture that knits it all together.  something to consider, in any event.

Speaking about John Evan... does anyone know were we can see interviews with him? I saw him at the documentary of JT of... 2008? It was a shame that he was unavaible to talk about A Passion Play in the box set...

I love to escape from Ian Anderson views of JT music. The comments of Martin Barre and Barrie Barlow are always great...

Toaster Mantis wrote: Gully Foyle wrote: GKR we have much in common - politically as well I surmise. What do you think on this: Ian is probably a vicious Tory b*****d, but i try not to think about it. I don't think Ian's political views are easy enough to categorize to line up with any particular political party. Most of his political activism these days revolve around treatment for deep vein thrombosis and of wildlife conservation which could be as much of a Green Party as a "High Tory" thing. You're sure you're not getting him confused with Rick Wakeman?

OOOHHH!!! NOW I understand Gully comment. Sorry, I didnt know what "Tory" means!!!

Well, yes, there is a great chunk of conservadorism in Anderson's poetry, sometimes. "Working joe, working john" is about how everyone is the same and have their own problems... almost the opposite of "Working all day" from Gentle Giant, that shows class differences. But I never saw Ian speaking about his political ideals directly.

Wildlife and deep vein trombosis are important things but they did not show exactly a political position of someone. You can do what Ian's doing and be a great Marxist... or Tory.

Interesting discussion of Ian Anderson's political views. I don't think he's ever been as politically inclined as Frank Zappa, whose loyalties were to the libertarian right if I remember correctly, or the Henry Cow folks whom I think were/are Maoists or something similar. It's a while ago that I read any interviews with IA, he seems to be more informed by a general disillusionment with modern civilization than any "higher-case" ideology.

Going by the UK politics I'd wager he probably voted for the Green Party last time around, that sector of the Tories I mentioned has been somewhat sidelined after Margaret Thatcher took the helm even if it's got its representatives like Prince Charles for instance, or Roger Scruton if we're gonna look to the academic world.

I remember reading so in an interview, but I'm not really sure since I'm only fleetingly familiar with the group.

Wait a second, wasn't this supposed to be a Jethro Tull thread? I don't know if the fansite Cup of Wonder has been linked here yet in this thread, but it's full of in-depth analysis of their lyrics. I remember the site making quite a few political interpretations of some of the metaphorical layers in Thick as a Brick.

Anderson's lyrics are usually too cryptic to derive clear political stances from. Like I say, he's not Frank Zappa, for better or for worse...

^ Wow, a good one!

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Jethro Tull: Rock Opera are confirmed in my town!!!

I climbing the walls in joy!

GKR wrote: Jethro Tull: Rock Opera are confirmed in my town!!! I climbing the walls in joy!

Wonderful! But is it based on an album or songs by Jethro Tull, or is it about Jethro Tull the band?

Hey Steve. I am a huge fan of JT . I didn't note to this section of forums and I didn't read all of 8 pages. Are you guys discuss about J-Tull Dot com or not ?