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Post by Tommiebaby on Jan 27, 2013 4:54:01 GMT -5
And if you've seen them more than any other band/musician, who comes in 2nd and 3rd place in numbers of concerts? thanks.
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Post by jtul07 on Jan 27, 2013 5:40:40 GMT -5
And if you've seen them more than any other band/musician, who comes in 2nd and 3rd place in numbers of concerts? thanks. 25 times since 1973. I would have gone to many more if lived up North in New Jersey which I believe has the most loyal fans. If anyone wants to add old ticket stubs it can help count them all. thejethrotullboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tales&action=display&thread=28852nd would be Genesis or Iron Maiden. 3 times each.
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Post by manwithbeard on Jan 27, 2013 9:58:25 GMT -5
I know I've seen Tull well over 100 times, beginning in August 1970 at the [glow=red,2,300]Fillmore [/glow][glow=red,2,300]East [/glow]and continuing through last October (OK, I know, it wasn't Tull but it was Ian). I'm going to find a site that lists all of their appearances in the NY/NJ/CT/PA area and see if I can pin them down. I live in northern NJ near NYC and in the old days (70s and 80s) would go to every show in a venue such as MSG, Nassau Coliseum, Philly Spectrum, and on. It was not unusual for Tull to play 4 nights at MSG. Ah, Carnegie Hall was another. Fox Theater in Hackensack-ack, NJ.
Wonder how many stubs I can locate....Mike
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Post by TM on Jan 27, 2013 13:46:28 GMT -5
I've seen Ian/Tull over 40 times since 1978.
No other band comes close to that. I've seen Fairport a half dozen times. Ellis Paul about the same. Bruce a few times....
Usually when I see someone live I no longer have the desire to seen them again.
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Post by Morthoron on Jan 27, 2013 14:27:45 GMT -5
I've seen Tull/Ian perhaps 20 times since 1976. I've also seen Neil Young with Crazy Horse or solo nearly as many (15 times - who keeps count?). After that, it would probably be the Moody Blues (maybe 10 times), Yes and James Taylor (6 or 7 times), Eric Clapton and Santana (5 or 6 times), CSN, ELP, The Allman Brothers/Greg Allman, Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, The Pogues and Pink Floyd (4 times each).
The numbers are estimates. Outrageous drug use in the 70s and early 80s has ravaged my long term memory.
Ummm...what were we talking about again?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 15:10:20 GMT -5
why answer this question if it's so irrelevant?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 15:11:09 GMT -5
On a quick tally up around 90 shows since '71 linked to album releases together with many [if not all] of the one-off's like Clapham Grand, Milton Keynes, Nostell Priory, Princes Trust, BBC Hippodrome and Wembley Stadium supporting Fleetwood Mac as well as IA [and MB and D Palmer] solo shows.
Tull are without doubt the biggest single act I have seen.
Following up close would be The Who, with at least every London and Home counties gigs, plus a few in Birmingham and other places since their The Oval gig in '71.
Other bands in my multiple gig listing would be Roxy Music, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton [every year of his RAH gigs for each format], Kate Bush [including ALL of her UK charity show appearances] and no doubt a few others who have been filed under forgotten
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 15:23:43 GMT -5
On a quick tally up around 90 shows since '71 linked to album releases together with many [if not all] of the one-off's like Clapham Grand, Milton Keynes, Nostell Priory, Princes Trust, BBC Hippodrome and Wembley Stadium supporting Fleetwood Mac as well as IA [and MB and D Palmer] solo shows. Tull are without doubt the biggest single act I have seen. and the knowledge you could share about your live Tull experiences are respected and welcomed.
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Post by jtul07 on Jan 27, 2013 15:45:57 GMT -5
why answer this question if it's so irrelevant? Different topic. Different thread. Only irrelevant to the discussion about Martin's importance to Tull or personal taste. You can always watch videos or play cds of 1972, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77, '78, '79.... and we all do. God bless the internet and all the great videos preserved from 8mm purgatory. Thanks to Board members like yourself.
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Post by Morthoron on Jan 27, 2013 15:50:06 GMT -5
why answer this question if it's so irrelevant? Who exactly are you referring to? If it is meant for me, I'll answer any question the way I damn well feel like. There is a difference between irrelevancy and estimation. I don't have a shrine on which I afix each ticket stub, so I may be off one or two shows.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 16:01:54 GMT -5
why answer this question if it's so irrelevant? Who exactly are you referring to? If it is meant for me, I'll answer any question the way I damn well feel like. There is a difference between irrelevancy and estimation. I don't have a shrine on which I afix each ticket stub, so I may be off one or two shows. I wasn't referring to you at all.
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Post by Mothfairy on Jan 27, 2013 16:16:41 GMT -5
Nine times since 1999. I guess I lose at this thread, haha.
I've seen Black 47 or The Prodigals more, but they're a bit more local, as in NYC
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Post by jtul07 on Jan 27, 2013 16:22:42 GMT -5
Nine times since 1999. I guess I lose at this thread, haha.
I've seen Black 47 or The Prodigals more, but they're a bit more local, as in NYC No one loses on this thread. We all win! I respect your Tullness on every thread.
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Post by Morthoron on Jan 27, 2013 16:34:51 GMT -5
Who exactly are you referring to? If it is meant for me, I'll answer any question the way I damn well feel like. There is a difference between irrelevancy and estimation. I don't have a shrine on which I afix each ticket stub, so I may be off one or two shows. I wasn't referring to you at all. Ah, that's where quoting comes in handy. Seeing as your comment followed mine directly without clarification, I felt it was aimed at me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 16:39:44 GMT -5
No one loses on this thread. Exactly, it's not a competition, I'd love to have seen some of the gigs my brother has seen, he managed to see the Zeppelin O2 gig and Cream's reunion gig at the RAH....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 16:49:43 GMT -5
I wasn't referring to you at all. Ah, that's where quoting comes in handy. Seeing as your comment followed mine directly without clarification, I felt it was aimed at me. My bad, Sorry bout that
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Post by Morthoron on Jan 27, 2013 17:01:38 GMT -5
Ah, that's where quoting comes in handy. Seeing as your comment followed mine directly without clarification, I felt it was aimed at me. My bad, Sorry bout that No problem. As you may have heard, I am a cranky son of a bitch at the best of times. ;D
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Post by Mothfairy on Jan 27, 2013 19:04:17 GMT -5
Nine times since 1999. I guess I lose at this thread, haha.
I've seen Black 47 or The Prodigals more, but they're a bit more local, as in NYC No one loses on this thread. We all win! I respect your Tullness on every thread. Oh thanks! So nice. Quizz, I imagine if it was a competition you might win though. I did have a lot of fun, excitement and a lot of things happen at my nine shows though!
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Post by Teacher on Jan 27, 2013 21:15:48 GMT -5
I've only seen Tull 9 times too. It's a long drive to most concerts. A 3 hour drive is very close one for me. Most are further away. I was lucky to see them in Myrtle Beach once, only an hour and a half away. The Asheville concert this past year was a 6 hour drive, and worth every minute it took to get there. I have never seen any other bands more than once. I hope there are more Tull or "Tull's Ian" concerts in the future. I can't wait to see them again!
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Post by Heathcliffe on Jan 27, 2013 22:05:42 GMT -5
I have seen Tull 3 times. The first in 1977 - Songs from the Wood tour. The second and third time I took my then teenage sons - 1998 and 2005, (from memory). Tull don't tour Australia too often but that makes it incredibly special when they do.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 3:05:52 GMT -5
I think (!) it's at 37 from 1971. Interestingly from 71 to 79 I saw 14 Tull shows. I think seeing the band live tells the story, its all about the performances. Studio recordings can be very carefully constructed things and I learned early on that Tull could throw that all out the window and and play the song in the way makes you see and hear it in a whole different way, the REAL way. Leaving you with a record that is just a bit of a polished souvenir. That is why I have been so interested in "boots" over the years. Making a record takes from weeks to a couple of months of working on and bringing new material to life. The rest of the year the band are touring and working it out live and finding a songs strengths and building on what was recorded. For instance, the songs from Aqualung, in 1971, that were being played on stage every night, were stronger in the following years set of the TAAB show, then they were in 1971 during the Aqualung tour. Also, on stage is where we heard that electric guitar that was low in most every mix on an album! I think everyone has their perception of the band. I'm glad I got to see them when I did. It leaves me believing that what Ian delivers now days is a remnant. It has it's moments but its a remnant. Darin "trying to be not irrelevant" Cody
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Post by Tull50 on Jan 28, 2013 13:47:37 GMT -5
I saw Tull every time they have played in Catalonia since 74, I have also seen in Germany, El Salvador and Brazil can not remember exactly how many times I've seen, if anyone is interested can look at the ministry of information, the times they have played in Catalonia (Barcelona, Badalona, Solsona,Sant Feliu, Girona) and add a few more... As Darin says Tull has changed over the years, I have always preferred Tull live (an example Under Wraps is an album I do not like in study but improves Live), but I disagree on other things ... maybe we are not the same as in the 70's,but I think it has aged with dignity Tull not have the power to the 70-80's but I think Ian has managed to reinvent and today offers a worthy spectacle. As in the 70's? No, different but very Big! Perhaps we are a remnant of what we were?, we have the same energy as when we were 18? I like to think I'm the same but with the experience that gives the age and accept my limitations, No one lives forever, but it is important to age with dignity and I am proud to be a Tull fan, and my nephews can see today the group favorite of his uncle and they say: Big ! I say: Imagine when they were 30 years younger! ;D To me it is not important how many times I have seen but it is important to Have seen in the 70's-80's-90's,-00's until 2012, and hope to see again next February 6, 2013!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 14:50:10 GMT -5
I saw Tull every time they have played in Catalonia since 74, I have also seen in Germany, El Salvador and Brazil can not remember exactly how many times I've seen, if anyone is interested can look at the ministry of information, the times they have played in Catalonia (Barcelona, Badalona, Solsona,Sant Feliu, Girona) and add a few more... As Darin says Tull has changed over the years, I have always preferred Tull live (an example Under Wraps is an album I do not like in study but improves Live), but I disagree on other things ... maybe we are not the same as in the 70's,but I think it has aged with dignity Tull not have the power to the 70-80's but I think Ian has managed to reinvent and today offers a worthy spectacle. As in the 70's? No, different but very Big! Perhaps we are a remnant of what we were?, we have the same energy as when we were 18? I like to think I'm the same but with the experience that gives the age and accept my limitations, No one lives forever, but it is important to age with dignity and I am proud to be a Tull fan, and my nephews can see today the group favorite of his uncle and they say: Big ! I say: Imagine when they were 30 years younger! ;D To me it is not important how many times I have seen but it is important to Have seen in the 70's-80's-90's,-00's until 2012, and hope to see again next February 6, 2013! Remy "Looking ahead" Tull50 I think the question was about, what lead you to be a fan in the first place, what brand of Tull got you hooked? No doubt that the act has changed. We who are of a certain age are all "remnants" of our young selves. I'm not knocking Ian for getting old, anymore than I deny that I am old(er). The things "musically" that attracted me to Tull in 1971 and on through the 70s are now no longer present in the current music that Ian writes BECAUSE there is no input from the band. That was something that happened naturally back then. It was spontaneous. Ian would present a song, such as TAAB and the rest of the members, (old school chums) would run with it. Ian wrote his solo albums including TAAB2 and did not take the input of a "band". He hands out the parts to players that are hired to play it as he wrote it. Hes good at somethings but not everything. So my knock on Ian is really just observation, based on the years I've been watching Tull, not opinion, I'm not making it up to suit my wish that there is still a Tull. There is the Ian Anderson solo "band." I enjoyed the TAAB 2 shows, very much. But, it was note for note from the record, it is playing by rote. Even though the old 70s Tull show was very much the same each night the playing was much more dependent on each player and quite a bit of it changed from night to night.....they were definitely A BAND. By the way: The fact that the older members are not playing with Ian Anderson any longer is not because of age...... I'm not angry about it, it just is. It's good that some people can still come to this music from the 90s on and still be hooked in, it's great. It means that Ian Anderson will still tour and I will have a chance to see him again. If I heard his new music for the first time these days I probably would not be as big a fan. Best wishes to you Darin "the long way around"Cody
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Post by TM on Jan 28, 2013 16:45:54 GMT -5
I think (!) it's at 37 from 1971. Interestingly from 71 to 79 I saw 14 Tull shows. I think seeing the band live tells the story, its all about the performances. Studio recordings can be very carefully constructed things and I learned early on that Tull could throw that all out the window and and play the song in the way makes you see and hear it in a whole different way, the REAL way. Leaving you with a record that is just a bit of a polished souvenir. That is why I have been so interested in "boots" over the years. Making a record takes from weeks to a couple of months of working on and bringing new material to life. The rest of the year the band are touring and working it out live and finding a songs strengths and building on what was recorded. For instance, the songs from Aqualung, in 1971, that were being played on stage every night, were stronger in the following years set of the TAAB show, then they were in 1971 during the Aqualung tour. Also, on stage is where we heard that electric guitar that was low in most every mix on an album! I think everyone has their perception of the band. I'm glad I got to see them when I did. It leaves me believing that what Ian delivers now days is a remnant. It has it's moments but its a remnant. Darin "trying to be not irrelevant" Cody Sorry buddy, but the first winner of our brand new award is going to Tulltapes!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 17:05:24 GMT -5
To answer the possibly irrelevant question I have seen a few of the shows of the 70's and 80's starting with SFTW but have seen just over 20 shows from the 90's to present. I enjoyed those shows very much. Martin was a big reason for that. A handful of those shows though were nearly identical..I would trade them all to see one show from 72-75.
btw The "experience" of witnessing Tull up close and live can't be compared to watching old videos on youtube!
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