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JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
edited June 2007 in Other Music
Jethro Tull ?

Only one of the best bands around... and still performing

I just missed out on a show because of my stupid finals ...

And what do you think is their best album?
My fave is Aqualung, second choice: Minstrel in the gallery
Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

- Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
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  • IndianSummerIndianSummer Posts: 854
    yes i remember them well.

    my fav is "a little light music"
    I have faced it, A life wasted...

    Take my hand, my child of love
    Come step inside my tears
    Swim the magic ocean,
    I've been crying all these years
  • bookmusebookmuse Posts: 277
    Yes, they were immortalized when they won the grammy for best Heavy Metal album of the year, the first year it was a catagory, as Metallica who just performed, were off on stage right.


    On the other hand, I remeber them before that as well and love Locomotive Breath

    In the shuffling madness Of the locomotive breath, Runs the all-time loser, Headlong to his death...
    "Speak your mind even if your voice shakes" ~ M Kuhn
  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    he hears the silence howling
    and catches angles as they fall
    and the alltime winner
    has got him by the balls..

    YES, I remember them and still like them but you did not miss much. i saw them at our local fair 3-4 years and was not too impressed.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • korbykorby Posts: 298
    o ya. i was stoned and forgot
    its ok
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    I sure DO remember! :)

    I saw them open for Led Zeppelin about ,, oh,,,, 250 years ago, :D , in the 60's, and they blew the Zep away that night!
    Both Zeppelin and Tull used to have plenty of on and off live nights though, so it wasn't like Zeppelin was bad,, just like Tull was great that night. That was actually before Martin Barre joined them as the guitarist,,, and Tony Iommi played with them.
    I love the pre aqualung stuff the best, This Was, Stand Up and Benefit,
    but Aqualung and Thick as a Brick were amazing albums, too.
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
    __________________________________
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    My dad has seen them live about 3 times, one of which was the best concert he ever saw...

    Then again, my dad has seen all bands I love...
    Uriah Heep, Zep, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, The Doors(didn't perform, but my dad drank whiskey with morrisson), The Who, ...

    I was born waaaaaay too late
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • SwitchSwitch Posts: 119
    I have a love for J-Tull Dot Com myself.
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    I only just recently bought The Best Of Jethro Tull! :)

    And it's an awesome double cd. :)
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    Tull rocks. Martin Barre is a really under rated guitarist.
  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,137
    Jamal wrote:
    My dad has seen them live about 3 times, one of which was the best concert he ever saw...

    Then again, my dad has seen all bands I love...
    Uriah Heep, Zep, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, The Doors(didn't perform, but my dad drank whiskey with morrisson), The Who, ...

    I was born waaaaaay too late
    replace Pink Floyd with Bob Dylan and that list describes my dad's musical preferences

    and he liked JT a lot if I'm not mistaken
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    When I was a little girl I was terrified of Ian Scott Anderson. I remember seeing him on MTV talking about sitting on a parkbench and little girls...
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    TrixieCat wrote:
    When I was a little girl I was terrified of Ian Scott Anderson. I remember seeing him on MTV talking about sitting on a parkbench and little girls...
    He seems harmless...lol
    http://www.nndb.com/people/505/000025430/webphotoIA2_crop.jpg
    grimmy
  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    Funny... my brother lives in Israel and told me 5 miutes ago that Tull will be playing there, i think in August...

    Personally i am not a fan and i have actually hated them since the mid 90's when they were given a Grammy award for Best Heavy Metal Band that beat out Metallica's Master of Puppets.... WHAT BULLSHIT....

    i know it is not their fault, but i guess i am still holding a grudge since it is one of my all time favorite albums.
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    markymark550 wrote:
    replace Pink Floyd with Bob Dylan and that list describes my dad's musical preferences

    and he liked JT a lot if I'm not mistaken
    Actually, my dad is also a big fan of Dylan ...

    Greatest thing about this is ... he still has all his vinyls (and a high definition soundsystem)
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    GRIMMY wrote:
    He seems harmless...lol
    http://www.nndb.com/people/505/000025430/webphotoIA2_crop.jpg
    But this is how I saw him as a little girl:
    http://www.collecting-tull.com/TullTree/Ian_Old.jpg
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    TrixieCat wrote:
    But this is how I saw him as a little girl:
    http://www.collecting-tull.com/TullTree/Ian_Old.jpg
    nothing there?
    grimmy
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    GRIMMY wrote:
    nothing there?
    You can't see the picture?
    Have you seen the video of Aqua Lung? Creepy. lol
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    TrixieCat wrote:
    You can't see the picture?
    Have you seen the video of Aqua Lung? Creepy. lol
    Got ya now its a little scary..
    grimmy
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    Meanwhile back in the year one --- when you belonged to no-one ---
    You didnt stand a chance son, if your pants were undone.
    `cause you were bred for humanity and sold to society ---
    One day youll wake up in the present day ---
    A million generations removed from expectations
    Of being who you really want to be.
    Skating away ---
    Skating away ---
    Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.

    So as you push off from the shore,
    Wont you turn your head once more --- and make your peace with everyone?
    For those who choose to stay,
    Will live just one more day ---
    To do the things they should have done.
    And as you cross the wilderness, spinning in your emptiness:
    You feel you have to pray.
    Looking for a sign
    That the universal mind (!) has written you into the passion play.

    Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.

    And as you cross the circle line, the ice-wall creaks behind ---
    Youre a rabbit on the run.
    And the silver splinters fly in the corner of your eye ---
    Shining in the setting sun.
    Well, do you ever get the feeling that the storys
    Too damn real and in the present tense?
    Or that everybodys on the stage, and it seems like
    Youre the only person sitting in the audience?

    Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    yes, lyrically ingenious ...
    with a wooden leg and flute in hand ...

    oh man, gonna go put on an lp right now
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jamal wrote:
    Jethro Tull ?

    Only one of the best bands around... and still performing

    I just missed out on a show because of my stupid finals ...

    And what do you think is their best album?
    My fave is Aqualung, second choice: Minstrel in the gallery


    He lives around the corner from me! Or he used to. That's about as much info. as I can give you on him. I just thought I would share that with you all.
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    He lives around the corner from me! Or he used to. That's about as much info. as I can give you on him. I just thought I would share that with you all.
    What the hell man ... that's incredible

    If I were you, I would've invited 'em over for a bqq and some beers
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jamal wrote:
    What the hell man ... that's incredible

    If I were you, I would've invited 'em over for a bqq and some beers

    I don't think I know any of their songs. I just know my mother in law says he lives near by. I'm going to get insulted now but I think it's funny.

    I wish I lived near Chris Cornell or Eddie Vedder instead!
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jamal wrote:
    What the hell man ... that's incredible

    If I were you, I would've invited 'em over for a bqq and some beers

    Just looked up info. on him and it said he did an interveiw recently on the radio station in the same town that I was born in. (Radio station is awful by the way). He lives in the same county as me. My mother in law met him because she is a politician-but not really interested in pop music.

    I like music dating back to the 50's but have never really listened to them. (Jethro Tull). It says they are very heavily blues orientated so maybe I should check them out for that reason.
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Just looked up info. on him and it said he did an interveiw recently on the radio station in the same town that I was born in. (Radio station is awful by the way). He lives in the same county as me. My mother in law met him because she is a politician-but not really interested in pop music.

    I like music dating back to the 50's but have never really listened to them. (Jethro Tull). It says they are very heavily blues orientated so maybe I shoud check them out for that reason.
    You should check them out even for their lyrics ... AND of course the flute, few rock groups have succesfully ntegrated a flute as a leading instrument :eek:

    Think you arrange a meeting for me? ;):p
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    yeah-I will check them out but it's the flute that puts me off.

    P.S. not because he lives near me. I am not that shallow. It's funny though.
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    Want to switch houses? Belgium's a great place to live ;)
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jamal wrote:
    Want to switch houses? Belgium's a great place to live ;)

    Sure!

    Seriously, I know he lives on a farm near by but that could be anywhere, where I live! I don't think my mother in law would know. She has met lot's of famous people and she never even knows who they are! Funniest thing was that she was Simon Le Bonn's English teacher! Now that's cool! (Simon Le Bonn from Duran Duran. I think that's how you spell his name).
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