Women and Tull

[Nonfatman]

Quizz's drawings of Tull women got me to thinking of just how prominently women are featured in Tull's songs, and also what a myth it is that Jethro Tull is "guy's music" as is sometimes said. So many of the songs are about women in one way or another, there are so many colorful female characters in the songs, and of course there are legions of fanatical female fans.

Not only that, I was thinking back about how there have been so many women who have been interwoven in my Tull experiences over the years, starting from when I first discovered them at "the girl next door's" house (as previously told here) and continuing through with the loss of my virginity with a girl named Julia (which did not even occur to me as a good story idea until now, because I have not thought about her for such a long time), and straight on through to sharing Jethro Tull with numerous dates, girlfriends, female acquaintances, my best friend's Russian wife, a female clown named Marsha the Musical Moose (yes, that's right), as well as my sister, mother, grandmother and more recently my wife!

Something about women and Tull; they just seem to go together, I guess! Has it been the same way for any of you guys out there?

Jeff

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Haha, well it does make sense. Jethro Tull is a very male band, and thus they represent a certain side of masculinity, but they represent the side of masculinity that is rather pure and good, instead of threatening or stupid.

I've converted many people into big time Tull fans. Both men and women. My mother didn't like Tull for the longest time, but nowadays she really loves them. My girlfriend didn't know about Tull until I introduced them to her, now she likes them as well.

[Mothfairy]

Nov 4, 2009 17:53:14 GMT -5 @kaibailey said:

Haha, well it does make sense. Jethro Tull is a very male band, and thus they represent a certain side of masculinity, but they represent the side of masculinity that is rather pure and good, instead of threatening or stupid.

I love this.

[Nonfatman]

Nov 4, 2009 17:53:14 GMT -5 @kaibailey said:

Haha, well it does make sense. Jethro Tull is a very male band, and thus they represent a certain side of masculinity, but they represent the side of masculinity that is rather pure and good, instead of threatening or stupid.

I've converted many people into big time Tull fans. Both men and women. My mother didn't like Tull for the longest time, but nowadays she really loves them. My girlfriend didn't know about Tull until I introduced them to her, now she likes them as well.

Yes, terrific observation about Tull representing the pure and good side of masculinity. Very well put, KB. It reminds me of an article or review I read a long time ago, which was discussing the appeal of Tull to young men, and the writer opined that it had something with the "purity" of the flute, representing a young man's search for truth and honesty. Or something similar to that.

Oh, by the way, I started a thread on Tull conversion stories in the Tull Tales department, for people to describe any successes they have had in "converting" friends or relative to Tull. I have a few of my own which I intended to tell, but have not yet gotten around to it. You mentioned you've had some success in that regard as well, so feel free to tell those stories!

Jeff

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Thank you kindly, Mothfairy

And yes, I can definitely see Tull appealing to young men in that sense. Completely. They have been a key part in my attempt to understand my surroundings, and everything that effects me in the world, and I have gotten a lot out of it.