I first discovered Tull via a musician friend of mine. He bought over a double play tape (horrible things which usually end up chewed and discarded in some waste paper bin, or even worse completely gumming up your car stereo!) of MU and Repeat. I was completely blown away at the first hearing and have been hooked ever since! I was so inspired by Ian's flute playing that I started playing the recorder, and then the flute. About 10 years after that I joined a tribute band called The Dayglo Pirates which culminated in playing on the same stage with Ian and the band.
I first discovered Tull via a musician friend of mine. He bought over a double play tape (horrible things which usually end up chewed and discarded in some waste paper bin, or even worse completely gumming up your car stereo!) of MU and Repeat. I was completely blown away at the first hearing and have been hooked ever since! I was so inspired by Ian's flute playing that I started playing the recorder, and then the flute. About 10 years after that I joined a tribute band called The Dayglo Pirates which culminated in playing on the same stage with Ian and the band.
That had to be a pretty nerve wracking experience I'd bet!
Being 16 and musically naive, I wanted to impress a girl who was 17. I heard "Living in the Past" on a local AM rock station during 1973. Gee, how cool was that? By accident I saw an announcement at the local record store for Tull on May 20th. I would have to pay $5.00 per ticket and drive 90 minutes to Greensboro,N.C. My mother insisted on driving us to the show while she visited her friend in town. After hearing the first band play "It Never Rains in Southern California" I was totally disappointed. After a short break, the dot began pulsing for the intro, I had hope that things would improve. The film began with the Dead Ballerina as the dot brought her to life. The band hit the stage as the ballerina crashed through a mirror with 2 columns of smoke erupting on stage. This was like the most incredible performance ever witnessed by either of us. Eventually I realized how much I had to learn about Rock 'n Roll since Tull was giving everyone a lesson. I even believed Jethro was playing the flute for awhile. After the show I couldn't cash in with the girl due to my Mother diving us home. We eventually broke up when she dissaproved of me drinking alcohol. I guess it wasn't meant to be. My collection of Tull began with 8 track tapes which allowed me to hear "A Passion Play" from start to finish without flipping over the album. When I was cruising in my car, it was the best way to enjoy it. Gas was around 30 cents a gallon so I could drive a long way. If I had not been there, I'm not sure how long it would be before listening to that album. It was way over everyone's head at the time and especially radio stations. The best Tull was yet to come since I was totally hooked from the live performance. Maybe it was meant to be that way.
hi jeff,im back been away 2 long, due 2 family illness. My first encounter with tull was at the sunbury jazz festival oh in 1968 i think it was. Didnt like what they played ( this was mostley ) and still dont llike it, and then there was mr anderson, what 43 years ago and still hooked on tull music, and thats the secret music no other band can copy there l never be another band like them,but we all no that dont we
I was flipping hamburgers at an A&W in Metamora,Illinois was 16-17 years old(1969-1970) looked out the front window and saw these 4 guys wearing clothes that stuck out like a sore thumb and told my co-worker that they weren't from central Illinois. Afew minutes later the waitress came into the kitchen and said that these guys were from London,England and had we heard of the band Jethro Tull I told her I knew of 1 album that was out 'This Was'. (So I and my co-worker got to cook hamburgers and french fries for the band.) The waitress also told us that they were playing in Germantown Hills that night with the band Mountain. Went to the show that was held in a large tent(tickets were $3.00 to $5.00,if that much). I stood within arms reach of Ian,Martin,Glen&Clive during their performance(as there was no seating).
The second time I saw Jethro Tull I was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg,North Carolina. It was April 19,1972 at Cumberland County Auditorium in Fayetteville,North Carolina. Captain Beefheart was performing and something caught my eye. Looked at the top of this stairway and saw this beautiful woman standing there stark ass naked. Pointed this out to a fellow paratrooper Uke and said 'the life of a rock-star'.
When Tull came on stage Ian walked up to the microphone and said 'we are going to play a little bit of our next album coming out'. 45 minutes later they had just played 'Thick As A Brick' in its entirety. About halfway through TAAB I was starting to wonder if they were ever going to stop playing TAAB. From this date in time I've been a die hard Jethro Tull fanatic, having seen either Jethro Tull or Ian Anderson solo tours 42 times ,the last 2 shows Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison(Denver),Colorado(June 8, 2011) and Comerica Theatre Phoenix,Arizona(June 10, 2011).
I was flipping hamburgers at an A&W in Metamora,Illinois was 16-17 years old(1969-1970) looked out the front window and saw these 4 guys wearing clothes that stuck out like a sore thumb and told my co-worker that they weren't from central Illinois. Afew minutes later the waitress came into the kitchen and said that these guys were from London,England and had we heard of the band Jethro Tull I told her I knew of 1 album that was out 'This Was'. (So I and my co-worker got to cook hamburgers and french fries for the band.) The waitress also told us that they were playing in Germantown Hills that night with the band Mountain. Went to the show that was held in a large tent(tickets were $3.00 to $5.00,if that much). I stood within arms reach of Ian,Martin,Glen&Clive during their performance(as there was no seating).
The second time I saw Jethro Tull I was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg,North Carolina. It was April 19,1972 at Cumberland County Auditorium in Fayetteville,North Carolina. Captain Beefheart was performing and something caught my eye. Looked at the top of this stairway and saw this beautiful woman standing there stark ass naked. Pointed this out to a fellow paratrooper Uke and said 'the life of a rock-star'.
When Tull came on stage Ian walked up to the microphone and said 'we are going to play a little bit of our next album coming out'. 45 minutes later they had just played 'Thick As A Brick' in its entirety. About halfway through TAAB I was starting to wonder if they were ever going to stop playing TAAB. From this date in time I've been a die hard Jethro Tull fanatic, having seen either Jethro Tull or Ian Anderson solo tours 42 times ,the last 2 shows Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison(Denver),Colorado(June 8, 2011) and Comerica Theatre Phoenix,Arizona(June 10, 2011).
That's a great story, Roger, serving burgers and fries to the band at one show, seeing a stark naked women at another, and then getting to hear the entire Brick played at another show, before the album even came out. It doesn't get any better than that!
Welcome to The Jethro Tull Board, you may be the most longstanding fan we've got here since you go all the way back to 1969, which I think was Tull's first USA tour. I know you asked a question for Ian.....we're still going through all the questions that we received, collating them, organizing them, calculating the votes, etc., but we will send them off to Ian at some point, hopefully soon.
hi jeff,im back been away 2 long, due 2 family illness. My first encounter with tull was at the sunbury jazz festival oh in 1968 i think it was. Didnt like what they played ( this was mostley ) and still dont llike it, and then there was mr anderson, what 43 years ago and still hooked on tull music, and thats the secret music no other band can copy there l never be another band like them,but we all no that dont we
Hey, Gary, welcome back, and I hope your family member has recovered from his or her illnesses.
I didn't know you go way back to that Sunbury show. Wasn't that one of the first shows they ever played? Cool that you were there and have remained a fan all these years.
Are you going to any of the solo shows in October, down south?
yeah, the sage in gateshead in september, and yes apart from the marquee club it was they biggest gig at the time, but the following they had at that gig was amazing,a friend of mines uncle was a roadie for ten years after and a friend of john gee so we got free tickets i hadnt heard of tull at the time but the following they had was amazing. I didnt like that jazzy stuff they played.but bought this was anyway. And the rest as they say is history. It would be interesting.to know if there were any other board members at sunbury, or am i the oldest survior lol
ps jeff thanks for your thougts, the family member is my ex and our good friend miss tull, shes going thro a bad time health wise at the moment but there is now lite at the end of the tunnel, i no she reads her facebook and tull board pages every nite and i know all u tullies out there will wish her a speady recovery, thanks
ps jeff thanks for your thougts, the family member is my ex and our good friend miss tull, shes going thro a bad time health wise at the moment but there is now lite at the end of the tunnel, i no she reads her facebook and tull board pages every nite and i know all u tullies out there will wish her a speady recovery, thanks
I'm glad Liz is getting better. I didn't know she was even sick. In fact, just about a week or two ago I was talking to her on FB.
Re: Discovering Tull « Reply #73 on Feb 13, 2012, 8:01pm »
This will be my first post on this board and it's appropriate that it should be about how I discovered Tull. I've been mostly into hard rock/metal all my life and had only heard of Jethro Tull when they were mentioned by musicians in interviews and such. The first time I ever actually heard a Tull song was in the compilation album Harley Davidson: Road Songs Vol. 2 where Locomotive Breath was included among many more "vehicle-themed" songs. I was blown away by how rocking it was and the flute solo just floored me. Later I bought The Very Best of Jethro Tull around the time it came out (around 2001) and was at first disappointed that the rest of the songs were as rocking as Locomotive Breath with the exception of Aqualung. Even so, as I listened more I was surprised at the incredible variety of song styles - rock, folk, electronic (Steel Monkey), classical and just plain unclassifiable! I was first mostly impressed with folky stuff like The Witch's Promise and so my first stuiod album purchase was Songs From the Wood, after that Bursting Out since I love live albums and from there I have been steadily buying the studio albums in their remastered editions. I now have about half of Tull's extensive discography but I'm in no hurry to have all of it since I want to give myself time to truly let each album sink in before going on to the next one.
This will be my first post on this board and it's appropriate that it should be about how I discovered Tull. I've been mostly into hard rock/metal all my life and had only heard of Jethro Tull when they were mentioned by musicians in interviews and such. The first time I ever actually heard a Tull song was in the compilation album Harley Davidson: Road Songs Vol. 2 where Locomotive Breath was included among many more "vehicle-themed" songs. I was blown away by how rocking it was and the flute solo just floored me. Later I bought The Very Best of Jethro Tull around the time it came out (around 2001) and was at first disappointed that the rest of the songs were as rocking as Locomotive Breath with the exception of Aqualung. Even so, as I listened more I was surprised at the incredible variety of song styles - rock, folk, electronic (Steel Monkey), classical and just plain unclassifiable! I was first mostly impressed with folky stuff like The Witch's Promise and so my first stuiod album purchase was Songs From the Wood, after that Bursting Out since I love live albums and from there I have been steadily buying the studio albums in their remastered editions. I now have about half of Tull's extensive discography but I'm in no hurry to have all of it since I want to give myself time to truly let each album sink in before going on to the next one.
Ahoy, there "rockislander" ..... I'm glad you've discovered land here at The Jethro Tull Board, instead of being stranded out there on some small, deserted island in Tull no-man's land!
I love your Tull discovery story, and the fact that it is still unfolding. It reminds me of years ago, when I was a 15 year old, just discovering Tull and gradually collecting the entire catalogue, being blown away by each and every one. I'd love to hear your first impressions of each "new" Tull album that you digest, and you are lucky to be about to experience your first truly new release from Ian, the forthcoming Thick as a Brick 2.
You got a first name? If so, we'd like to know (if it's okay with you, if not that's okay too), as we do try to be on a first name basis if possible.
Check your private message box, there is a welcoming message with some basic info for you, and we'll chat again soon!
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Re: Discovering Tull « Reply #75 on Feb 15, 2012, 3:37pm »
I was aware of Tull from an early age going back to when Bungle was a U.S. radio hit when I was 5 years old. I remember it on Top 40 AM radio! Then Aqualung was popular among boys in grade school, as well as the A Tour video being in early MTV rotation. My senior year in High school was '86-'87, and around that time I was exploring my own musical tastes (I hated '80's music in favor of '60s and '70's) and bought M.U. on CD in early '87, followed by Crest when it came out. Then Tull came to New Haven in '87, and although not a big fan, as an 18 year old college freshman I thought it would be cool to go and I caught Tull Fever!
Re: Discovering Tull « Reply #77 on Mar 4, 2012, 11:52am »
before discovering Tull when I was about 15..I listened to Alice Cooper alot, loved the album "killer" with "halo of flies" etc. however the music lyrically was shallow and i knew it. One day whilst no one was watching a kangaroo ran close by...and loudly proclaimed..."you must go in search of more intelligent music"!!..soooo at a party while smoking alot of what we called "thai-stick" a friend put on the album "Thick as a Brick" and after finding out I had never heard of Tull then proceeded to play "Aqualung" and an album that had just been released and that was "WarChild". This was in 1974 and I had just started high school and was in the process of making NEW friends. So soon after I started buying the remaining Tull albums I had not yet heard. I loved them all excepte "This Was" and I still have never much warmed up to that one. The only other Tull album I didn't much care for was "Catfish Rising".
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Re: Discovering Tull « Reply #78 on Mar 4, 2012, 2:16pm »
When I was 12 my then 20 year old brother stuck phones on my head and made me listen to TAAB. It HURT my brain but I loved it! 18 months later I found myself buying War Child at the local department store. That's what really hooked me.
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Re: Discovering Tull « Reply #79 on Mar 4, 2012, 6:58pm »
At the age of 15 (seems the age many of us discovered Tulll) it was early 1971 and my buddy's very cool older sister was playing Tommy and the James Gang and Aqualung on her amazing stereo system that one could hear all the way down at the beach 4 blocks away. The first song I heard was My God, and a few months later that was Tull's opening piece when I saw them at the Seattle Center Coliseum, my first real rock concert. I remember Ian kicking his stool across the stage and Jeffrey (in oversized sunglasses) and Martin diving out in an explosion of rock guitar.I was completely gobsmacked.
The following year I was even more amazed by the TAAB concert, to this day my favorite concert by any band. I again saw Tull at the Coliseum for A Passion Play, WarChild, Minstrel, Songs from the Wood, I looked forward every year to seeing what Tull would do next.
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