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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 16, 2010 22:03:58 GMT -5
Ian sounded decent last night, his voice has done pretty well for the most part, but the do play a lot more instrumental pieces. I am getting tired of King Henrys Madrigal, another in its place would be fine with me. Under Wraps 2 or Papparazi come to mind or something new would be nice. Procol Harum were great as well last night it was nice to see both bands on the same bill. I watched Martin most of the night to see how his finger was and it was fine...because he cranked. I would give the the show a solid 7.5 Thanks, Charlie. Here is a review from the Boston Herald: news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1262091Based on the comment, it sounds like the Holmdel venue in New Jersey has a much better sound system than the Boston venue, and indeed the sound and acoustics at Holmdel were excellent. Jeff |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2010 9:14:39 GMT -5
i think a lot of the reporters or music critic really don't know sh....t . he probably has seen tull 1 or 2 times but that being said we all know Ian struggles at times with certain songs. I think in all fairness to IA he did do a good job with what the set list was. The sound system was great for Procol Harum it had issue during the Tull set it dropped out on the left side a couple of times ( I was 6 row on left side in front of the speaker) I just wish they would change the set list, I am getting sick of some the same songs tour after tour..King Henry comes to mind..replace it with some other instrumental...
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Post by TM on Jun 17, 2010 12:28:40 GMT -5
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Post by Preston Platform on Jun 17, 2010 16:03:27 GMT -5
There is an interesting and somewhat critical discussion of Tulls current US tour going on at prog ears link below. Sometimes I prefer to read what Non die hard Tull fans think. Overall the views expressed are a sad indictment on what Tull have become www.progressiveears.com/default.asp?bhcp=1I feel so frustrated with Ians views about sharing his new music in studio performed versions. Live Tull can still produce, as shown by some reviews here and my recent experience of Tull at Liverpool. However for every good show there appear to be two or three below par ones. This state of affairs just cannot be sustainable as more and more of the potential audience become alienated and frustrated with the show presented |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2010 21:22:57 GMT -5
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Post by TM on Jun 18, 2010 16:46:16 GMT -5
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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 21, 2010 0:39:25 GMT -5
Word is in that the final show of the tour last night in Chicago was excellent. Budapest was dropped from the set, with Farm on the Freeway and Thick as a Brick added.
I am hoping that Jethro Tull will play those three shows in Israel, August 6, 7, and 8th. Despite what the webmaster said, there now appears to be some hope, as the August 6th show was apparently just announced for the amphitheater in Binyamina.
One thing I know, if Tull does these shows, they will feel the love like never before.
Jeff
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Post by Tullist on Jun 21, 2010 1:37:25 GMT -5
Surprise for me, had presumed I would miss this tour, but a freebie popped up about 4 hours before the show, beautiful venue, beautiful night.
It would be easier to say I have seen 4 Tull tours that were special, 72, 5, 6 and 92. Tonight was more of the usual head to toe quality, standouts of Nothing is Easy, Bouree, TAAB, Hare in the Winecup, tossup between My God and A Change of Horses for the gold star. Ian looking and sounding highly vibrant, one of those nearly mistake free nights, I think once when he went for a sftw note it did not come out, I am sure the detractors would have had their handy finger pointers out for that. Also Ian's assessment of parts of the character of American audiences regularly rang true, had to change the place I was standing on at least 7 occasions as audience members regarded the music often as a mere annoyance to be talked over. i thought about hanging around for aqua and loco which i do still love, and talking very loudly thru both. Possibly the highlight of the evening, and I am not much of a Procol fan, but they did have one of those moments in history with Salty Dog, where perfection was reached, and Gary Brooker's voice would seem to be completely intact for another beautiful reading of this piece. Hard to top perfection, but throughout a woman behind me was talking loudly and reading her Ravinia manual for upcoming events, and laughing about Tull as a curiosity, something to be endured until the Rhianna tour. Procol's lovely reading of Whiter Shade of Pale had these other 2 55 yo women squeeze ahead of me, wax ecstatically about what a great song it was, listened for about 30 seconds, then jabbered thru the balance. Then there was a handful of look at me guys, the one shouting Jethro real Sox Park style about every 5 minutes, Joey Testosterone. O I am sure it happens to an extent in other countries, but I know on my many boots from the UK and the north and east of Europe you can often here people talking in whispered tones, not agitated jabber.
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Post by Dan on Jun 21, 2010 7:02:52 GMT -5
An article from the Highland Park Illionois Newspaper.
Not a review from last night but at least there is a glimpse of Ian finishing songs and less touring for next year.
Jethro Tull bringing classics to Ravinia
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June 18, 2010
By ROBERT LOERZEL Contributor
The legendary British rock band Jethro Tull plays Sunday evening at the Ravinia Festival. Lead singer, songwriter and flutist Ian Anderson talked about his career in a phone call earlier this week.
Q: What can the audience expect to hear when Jethro Tull plays at Ravinia?
A: They're going to see an old guy onstage, trying to have fun. On a summer tour of the U.S.A., it's a mixture of classic Jethro Tull repertoire that people are familiar with from classic rock radio, along with perhaps some lesser-known Jethro Tull pieces and a couple of new songs that we throw in there for the people who have seen us about 70 times in the past.
It's not a particularly adventurous performance, really, but that's not what people come to summer shows for. If they want a more adventurous performance, then they should come and see me on my solo tours later in the year when I introduce more varied and eclectic material.
Q: Guitarist Martin Barre has been the other constant in Jethro Tull since 1968. What's your collaborative relationship like with him?
A: It's one based on having a fair amount of distance between us as individuals, as musicians -- geographic, too. For the most part, our home residences are hundreds rather than tens of miles apart.
And we don't see each other, really, until we're onstage for a sound check and doing a show. We have very different interests and always have. So we have quite separate lives. And that's probably a good thing.
There are relationships in other bands that are so intense that they lead to the kind of marital breakdowns that we hear about so often.
In the case of Martin and me, we have a comfortable distance that makes playing together a pleasure and something we look forward to doing.
Q: Some people think Jethro Tull is your name. Do people call you Jethro or are they smart enough to know?
A: No, they don't. There are people who think of me as Jethro Tull, but they're not people who tend to own our records or come to concerts.
Jethro Tull is the name of a dead guy who invented a seed drill back in the 18th century. And he's in the history books. But I didn't know that when our agent gave us the name Jethro Tull. Otherwise, I would have protested loudly and sought something more original. I thought he made it up and it sounded -- cute, I suppose is the word.
It was only some time after that I realized we were named after a dead guy. So it wasn't the best name choice from a career point of view.
Q: How did you develop your style of playing flute?
A: The style in which I developed my flute playing -- from a standing start at the age of 20, without a flute lesson or even a book on how to play the flute -- was based on my guitar playing. I found myself really just trying to translate the things that I would have played on guitar into flute music.
I couldn't get a clean, clear sound on the flute because I didn't have any lessons to show me how to do it. So I tended to reinforce the notes I played by scat singing the notes into the flute as I played it.
Q: Have you learned more of the traditional ways of playing the flute?
A: Around 1990, I started to ... try to improve. (Laughs.) So first of all, I acquired better-quality instruments, as opposed to the rock-bottom student-range instruments that I used to play and get through at the rate of two or three a year. So I invested in an intermediate level of flute and acquired a flute-fingering chart -- which I had faxed to me from a music store in England to a hotel in Bombay, where I happened to be at the time.
I realized it was going to be quite a big effort, to relearn the wrong fingering that I'd used over the years. Probably about half of the notes on the instrument I was fingering incorrectly -- and therefore not cleanly and not tunefully. I had to relearn a lot of stuff, including relearning a lot of music that I'd played for years and years and years.
It was over a period of six months or so that I gradually made that switch. It took a bit of discipline to do that, but I'm glad I did it. It then opened up the prospect of playing in a lot more varied ways, and developing different tones and qualities of playing that had eluded me.
Q: Jethro Tull blended influences from blues, folk and jazz. Were those just genres you enjoyed listening to?
A: My own background as a music listener (began) when I was about 8, listening to big-band jazz -- American music essentially of the wartime era, which my father had a few records of. And then at school, Scottish folk music and church music.
At the age of about 9, my brother, who had emigrated temporarily to Canada, sent me a record of Bill Haley and the Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" -- which was really, pretty truly horrible. The only thing that was good for me about it was it gave me a way of tying together some elements of the big-band jazz with elements of the repetitive, rhythmic nature of early rock 'n' roll. And of course, Elvis Presley came along around that time, when I was 8 or 9 years old.
Post-puberty, my interest in other forms of music -- in jazz and classical music -- developed along with a more serious interest in black American blues. By the time I was a performing musician in my late teens, blues was probably at the core of what I played. But it was acoustic blues rather than electric blues.
I really wasn't moved by the Beatles or the other pop groups of the day. Like everybody, I had to greatly respect and admire the Beatles' creativity around the time of "Sgt. Pepper" -- and the first Pink Floyd album, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn," which was a big creative leap forward for British music. But my musical influences were somewhere a little more to the left of center, with more acoustic and folky instruments.
Q: What projects do you have on the horizon?
A: We have quite a lot of music that's been recorded or part-recorded over the past couple of years, which I have to try to find the time to get around to finishing. So I already earmarked next year for doing far fewer concerts.
Yesterday, I got a couple of e-mails from an organizer in India who's putting together a flute festival. Projects of that sort interest me, because it's an opportunity to bring together elements of western music and Indian music.
It's a healthy deviation from the rather predictable norm of western rock music. Frankly, if that's all I did with my life, I think I would go stir-crazy. I need to stretch out a little bit.
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Post by Dan on Jun 21, 2010 8:26:06 GMT -5
June 20th Review:
Examiner Bio The old rockers Jethro Tull at Ravinia
June 21, 1:51 AMChicago Live Music ExaminerRoger
The lights went out and the band took their place on the stage. There was no opening introduction and it wasn’t necessary. The packed house cheered and waited for the band to start. When the stage lights came up, the band immediately jumped in with “Nothing is Easy,” and the crowd went wild. Everyone in the place was grinning from ear to ear as Jethro Tull started up their show. It was a fantastic night for music.
Now with over forty years as a successful touring band, performing shows in five different decades, this bluesy progressive rock band has impressed the hell out of millions. Sunday night at Ravinia was no exception what so ever. Five men took the stage with a job to do; to entertain the audience and that is exactly what they did.
The up scaled outdoor theater was a great setting for Tull to perform some of their great hits as “Thick as a Brick,” and “Aqualung” that everyone would expect to hear in their concert. They also dug down deep and pulled out some “B” side material that impressed the true fans. One of the big surprises of the evening was “Farm on the Freeway.” It was a very nice piece from the album Crest of the Knave.
Ian Anderson throughout the show played tough flute pieces as he danced around the stage. He performed his signature step for brief moments, standing on one leg, kicking through the air with his unique version of an Irish jig. His playing as a flautist has changed over the years from his beginning comical days into a highly sophisticated musician. His runs have become fluent as they flow so wonderfully within every piece of music. He kept the crowd’s attention as he hammed it up on stage doing his best to gain the award of entertainer of the year. Most of the fans that attended would gladly present him with a trophy.
Martin “Lancelot” Barre is still one of the most under-rated guitarists to ever pick up a six string. His ability during the entire show was mighty powerful from every note that he played. His solo capabilities are far past what most other guitar players can do and he has the ability to play rhythms that most musicians can only dream about. The intricate display on stage was superb and scary that someone could become so much a part of his musical instrument. For the guitarist who has influenced so many players over the years, hats off to you.
Doane Perry kept the meter going during the concert never missing a beat. This rock band would not be the same without this man behind the drum kit. His triumphant displays come across so effortlessly showing his talent within everything that he plays. His precise engagement with percussion instruments is a delight to see and hear. His drum fills at this show were so amazing, in sync, and to the point. The dynamic range of Doane is unbelievable for the fan and by your average four-four timing drummer. His elevated playing skills have far passed what other drummers have done in Tull and live he has been doing it for over twenty-five years.
John O’Hara had a solid keyboard performance during the show on each and every song. One of most important parts of Jethro Tull music had become their keyboard player even though they didn’t even have one when they first started out. They have gone through so many keyboardists over the years and this guy had to duplicate what so many competent musicians have done before him. He pulled off everything without even appearing to sweat. His musical knowledge was apparent as he pulled off the classical runs during the opening to “Locomotive Breathe” and the middle jam in “Thick as a Brick.” He proved that he is more than capable of doing his job as a member of this band and he fits in well.
David Goodier provided the low tones that were felt deep down within your body and soul. Approximately a half dozen bass players have taken the stage with this band since 1968 and none of the previous ones may be in the same league. The master of the low end showed his skills during “Bouree” as he displayed sweet bass parts. His quick and finesse like attack kept everyone supplied with the most pristine bass lines within a live setting that anyone could possibly ever imagine. He was sporting a monster of a six string bass that sounded as good as it looked.
The night consisted of songs being played such as “Beggar’s Farm” and “A New Day Yesterday.” The sound mix of the group, as always, was just a clear and perfect presentation of music. For the awesome display the band played their fingers to the bone. Ian came out with the balloons on his head during “Locomotive Breathe.” Their final song played and Tull put on another tremendous show that could go down in the record books. Ian and the rest of the band said, “Bye – bye! Bye – bye!” One of the balloons popped as the fans grabbed for a piece of the souvenir and two small children got the other one to take home. The lights came up and “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong played through the theater giving everyone their walking music.
Ravinia was an excellent setting for this concert to take place. Jethro Tull had a beautiful setting to display their music. The band as always played some of the most difficult music done by any band that ever existed. They came, they played, and they conquered their fans. They brewed the songs of love and hatred as the crowd hummed along and kept on going. It was truly a magical evening.
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Post by Dan on Jun 21, 2010 16:06:35 GMT -5
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Post by anesthetize on Jun 21, 2010 18:56:31 GMT -5
Hope Ian adds a Toronto date! I know Tull were just here, but I'd love to hear some of Ian's solo stuff live too. Ahh I feel so greedy  |
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Post by TM on Jun 21, 2010 19:04:34 GMT -5
I guess it's safe to assume that Ian just doesn't enjoy being home.  |
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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 21, 2010 22:05:23 GMT -5
It seems that we have been hearing that bit about 'taking time off from touring to finish recording new material' each year for the past several years. We are like Charlie Brown constantly getting the football pulled away by Lucy at the last moment!
Jeff
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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 21, 2010 23:01:43 GMT -5
An article from the Highland Park Illionois Newspaper. Q: How did you develop your style of playing flute? A: The style in which I developed my flute playing -- from a standing start at the age of 20, without a flute lesson or even a book on how to play the flute -- was based on my guitar playing. I found myself really just trying to translate the things that I would have played on guitar into flute music. I couldn't get a clean, clear sound on the flute because I didn't have any lessons to show me how to do it. So I tended to reinforce the notes I played by scat singing the notes into the flute as I played it. [/color][/quote] Why is it that he never credits Roland Kirk, or if he does he always downplays Kirk as an influence. We have explored this in the Flutist of the Week thread -- got to revive that one soon -- when Kirk was our featured flutist. Ian was about 15 in 1962 when Kirk was rising to fame, and must have heard him quite a bit. The videos that I posted in the thread make it quite clear that Roland Kirk was a tremendous influence on Ian's flute-playing, so why doesn't he say so? Does anyone know anything about Roland and Ian's relationship? Then certainly knew each other, and appeared on the same bill at the Newport Jazz Festival. I have read somewhere that Kirk did not like Ian, but I also read the opposite somewhere else. Jeff |
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Post by Mothfairy on Jun 27, 2010 19:07:20 GMT -5
Cheer up, Holly, because we have just learned that Ian is touring the Northeast again in October with his solo band, so hopefully you will get to see that one. This is just a garden variety 'greatest hits' tour, which you've seen before anyway. We hope you get your computer up and running again soon, so you can rejoin us full-time. The last time that happened to my computer we were going to call this computer tech guy that we use, who we really don't like because he is a creepy guy, so instead I said, WTF, let me try using the system recovery discs myself. I thought it was just going to fuck things up even more, but it didn't, it actually worked! Luckily, we had everything backed up on an external hard drive, so we restored all our files and photos after we used the recovery discs. Maybe that can work for you too? Jeff I couldn't find my disc and everything else was just being stupid...we had a couple people offer to try to help fix my computer but you know, it really was so old and outdated. We cashed out hubby's retirement and ta-da, a laptop! A laptop. Seriously. My first one. Welcome to the 90's Mothfairy and family!  Jeff, true, about what you said about the show. True. Well. Actually, I think I'm only at about 8 or 9 times. That is not my fault though, most of that is due to being born the year of the A album. But anyway, that does sound good! I like Tull/IA in fall a lot better anyway! I just have to be careful I don't get pregnant, haha...a little joke...but anyway...so glad to be back here on the board! |
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Post by tootull on Jun 28, 2010 9:08:25 GMT -5
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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 30, 2010 17:32:54 GMT -5
Cheer up, Holly, because we have just learned that Ian is touring the Northeast again in October with his solo band, so hopefully you will get to see that one. This is just a garden variety 'greatest hits' tour, which you've seen before anyway. We hope you get your computer up and running again soon, so you can rejoin us full-time. The last time that happened to my computer we were going to call this computer tech guy that we use, who we really don't like because he is a creepy guy, so instead I said, WTF, let me try using the system recovery discs myself. I thought it was just going to fuck things up even more, but it didn't, it actually worked! Luckily, we had everything backed up on an external hard drive, so we restored all our files and photos after we used the recovery discs. Maybe that can work for you too? Jeff I couldn't find my disc and everything else was just being stupid...we had a couple people offer to try to help fix my computer but you know, it really was so old and outdated. We cashed out hubby's retirement and ta-da, a laptop! A laptop. Seriously. My first one. Welcome to the 90's Mothfairy and family! Jeff, true, about what you said about the show. True. Well. Actually, I think I'm only at about 8 or 9 times. That is not my fault though, most of that is due to being born the year of the A album. But anyway, that does sound good! I like Tull/IA in fall a lot better anyway! I just have to be careful I don't get pregnant, haha...a little joke...but anyway...so glad to be back here on the board! Congrats on the new laptop, Holly, and welcome back to the board! We missed you around here these last few weeks. Jeff |
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Post by TM on Jun 30, 2010 20:31:39 GMT -5
Cheer up, Holly, because we have just learned that Ian is touring the Northeast again in October with his solo band, so hopefully you will get to see that one. This is just a garden variety 'greatest hits' tour, which you've seen before anyway. We hope you get your computer up and running again soon, so you can rejoin us full-time. The last time that happened to my computer we were going to call this computer tech guy that we use, who we really don't like because he is a creepy guy, so instead I said, WTF, let me try using the system recovery discs myself. I thought it was just going to fuck things up even more, but it didn't, it actually worked! Luckily, we had everything backed up on an external hard drive, so we restored all our files and photos after we used the recovery discs. Maybe that can work for you too? Jeff I couldn't find my disc and everything else was just being stupid...we had a couple people offer to try to help fix my computer but you know, it really was so old and outdated. We cashed out hubby's retirement and ta-da, a laptop! A laptop. Seriously. My first one. Welcome to the 90's Mothfairy and family! Jeff, true, about what you said about the show. True. Well. Actually, I think I'm only at about 8 or 9 times. That is not my fault though, most of that is due to being born the year of the A album. But anyway, that does sound good! I like Tull/IA in fall a lot better anyway! I just have to be careful I don't get pregnant, haha...a little joke...but anyway...so glad to be back here on the board! Oh, you were gone? I hadn't noticed.   |
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Post by tootull on Jul 15, 2010 8:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by Mothfairy on Jul 21, 2010 14:42:45 GMT -5
Jeff you're so sweet!
TM, hardy har! Hey, love your signature pic, explain....is that from bike week or what?
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Post by Mothfairy on Jul 21, 2010 14:47:42 GMT -5
WTF, I jinxed myself.
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Post by Nonfatman on Jul 21, 2010 15:09:34 GMT -5
Hi, Holls, thanks and congrats on your new little bun in the over! Pink or blue? Or don't know yet or don't want to know? I think surprises are nice. Anyway, so are you now back with us for good? I hope so, because this place is definitely more fun with you around! Jeff |
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Post by Mothfairy on Jul 23, 2010 22:18:04 GMT -5
Thanks Jeff even though most days I have nothing intellectual to contribute, haha...
nope, it's too soon to know, but sheesh, I can't believe I'm already doing this all over again...3rd time in like 3 years...
But yeah, I was hoping to kick it and have a drink and relax possibly at an IA show...and it's funny...I have mentioned how I became pregnant in Oct 2006 after seeing Tull at Foxwood's. Again in August 2008 after seeing Tull at Mohegan. I was possibly going to go in June of this year but didn't. But pregnant anyway. Blue commented on that and I told her that I must have willed myself to the show and that's how that happened.....
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