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You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby mudshark » 08 May 2021, 23:35

I joined Mojo4Music playground way back when. I am a Doyen, I was told, but I don't know what that means. And I don't think I care because I never bothered to look up the meaning. The very first thread I started was about Jethro Tull (hereinafter called JT). It was simple: what is that band about? This got back into my mind after watching 2 documentaries about the band and its music. It may be Alzeimer, alcohol or just a bad memory, but I don't remember how the, undoubtedly entertaining, discussion panned out. So, I still don't know. Started as a blues band with a flute, got very folky for 2 albums, then hit the prog train (my favourite ever JT album is A Passion Play, also for sentimental reasons), but after War Child it's been nothing but rubbish. Minstrel in the Gallery: yikes!. Crest of a Knave: barf. A: WTF??!!??. Why have they not stayed a fringe band like Fairport Convention, Man or Caravan? The band, or its lead singer, became a superstar! Is it just on account of the songs Aqualung and Locomotive Breath? That people go to their concerts and just wait for those 2 songs while suffering through Living In the Past and Life's a Long Song?? Is it because Ian Anderson, with all his arrogance and hoity-toity crap, is an amazing frontman? I don't know. As mentioned, I love A Passion Play, and Living In The Past is one of the best 'best of' albums I know. But this band of scoundrels is not worth superstarshipdom. Not even close, in my book. So: why, for God's sakes, why?

PS Ian Anderson is a right cunt. Nothing to do with his music. Met him, dined with him (many years ago). He's arrogant, condescending, arrogant, financially-orientated, arrogant, and of course an amazing conservationist. Maybe a tad arrogant, though.
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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby Tom Waits For No One » 08 May 2021, 23:49

mudshark wrote:Met him, dined with him (many years ago).


What did you, and indeed, he have ?
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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby mudshark » 08 May 2021, 23:58

It was in Kuala Lumpur. It was late 90's. My company sponsored the event. Chinese restaurant. I imagine: fish, prawn, fish-eye curry, buddha-jump-over-the wall soup, Honeydew sago for desert. No pork for sure,
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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby Walk In My Shadow » 09 May 2021, 08:37

mudshark wrote:PS Ian Anderson is a right cunt. Nothing to do with his music. He's arrogant, condescending, arrogant, financially-orientated, arrogant, and of course an amazing conservationist. Maybe a tad arrogant, though.



You just described Paul Rodgers. Free remains my all time favourite band and Rodgers still is the greatest singer but, oh boy, he's all of the above.
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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby C » 09 May 2021, 11:30

Living in the Past is ruined by the live side - whatever were they thinking?

A Passion Play is indeed a corker of an album

Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, The Broadsword & The Beast - rubbish? I think not

Many would disagree with your view on Minstrel in the Gallery Erik!

Anyway, nice post, nice story and nice subjective views

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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby Matt Wilson » 09 May 2021, 17:03

C wrote:Living in the Past is ruined by the live side - whatever were they thinking?

A Passion Play is indeed a corker of an album

Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, The Broadsword & The Beast - rubbish? I think not

Many would disagree with your view on Minstrel in the Gallery Erik!

Anyway, nice post, nice story and nice subjective views

As my old grandmother used to say: it wouldn't be for us all to be the same....




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Yes to all of the above.

Arrogance in rock stars is unfortunately par for the course. Trust the art, not the artist, and all that...

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Postby Mike Boom » 09 May 2021, 19:14

C wrote:Living in the Past is ruined by the live side - whatever were they thinking?


I absolutely love it. Especially now that you can get the rest of the concert and it puts By Kind Permission Of and Dharma for One in the right perspective. I love John Evan's piano.

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Postby C » 09 May 2021, 19:17

Mike Boom wrote:I love John Evan's piano.


I agree. So do I.

But to my ears the aforementioned track is a bit rambling and somewhat of a dog's breakfast

I saw him perform it live. A little tedious

What did my old grandmother say again.....?




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Re: You might have heard this before: Jethro Tull

Postby Mike Boom » 09 May 2021, 19:52

C wrote:
Mike Boom wrote:I love John Evan's piano.


I agree. So do I.

But to my ears the aforementioned track is a bit rambling and somewhat of a dog's breakfast

I saw him perform it live. A little tedious

What did my old grandmother say again.....?

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Well yeah its a piano solo and a drum solo, but I always found it kinda cool because it was the first live Tull I had heard.


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