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Post by TM on Mar 30, 2010 12:35:04 GMT -5
I’ve never liked rock musicPublished on 30 Mar 2010 He’s the flute-toting, leotard-wearing Pied Piper of prog rock, but flautist turned fish farmer Ian Anderson, lead singer with Jethro Tull, has a guilty confession... “I’m not a fan of rock music, I never had been,” he admits. “It’s a bit noisy, to be honest. “Acoustic instruments speak more clearly to me and that’s really what I prefer to play on stage – although I have some noisy friends!” And thankfully, for rock fans at least, Ian and his ‘noisy friends’ are heading back to Glasgow tonight to play the Pavilion Theatre. Jethro Tull are undoubtedly one of rock’s heavyweight acts, despite the fact they have released albums with strong folk, blues and classical undertones. But still, ‘Tull are followed avidly by a core of veteran hard rock enthusiasts – a support often lamented by vocalist Anderson. He explains: “A lot of our shows in the US, for instance, are filled with drunks and head bangers looking for a heavy metal concert, but our music is a lot more varied than that. “There will always be people shouting out at our gigs, thinking they’re at a football game. It’s something I resent – I think it’s really rude.” The enigmatic Anderson became one of the biggest rock stars of his generation through playing a very unlikely rock instrument – the flute. And as the band celebrate their 42nd year together, their mix of woodwind and rock is still finding new fans. “I think the eclectic nature of our music explains why we have been together so long,” says Anderson. “If you look at someone like Status Quo, who have been around as long as we have, they tend to have a more predictable or generic sound. “We’ve always been quite different; I have always preferred the ‘restless soul’ type approach to creating music. “It’s one of our greatest strengths as a band but equally, if I was a record company, I would say it was a big weakness because we are not as easy to market as the likes of Status Quo.” Mind you, that hasn’t stopped the band shifting more than 60 million albums over the last four decades. They have also influenced countless young musicians, although Anderson insists a full-time career is simply not viable in today’s fast moving music market. He says: “If I could give any new musician any advice it would be to do it for fun because it’s not realistic for a young band to think they can make a career out of music anymore. “It’s very difficult for young bands to have a one-year career, let alone a 42-year career these days. “I remember when I first started, you knew that if you were able to bring a good few hundred people to a gig, then in a few months – you would get a record deal.” Today’s situation has been exacerbated by the impact of the digital age, encouraging a huge demographic of music-lovers to turn to free downloads rather than fork out for CDs. And with the music industry haemorrhaging money, Anderson feels labouring to produce a new Jethro Tull album would be a wasteful endeavour. “It’s a pretty sad tale,” he says. “You can record an album relatively cheap but the cost of marketing is just as high as it always was and getting an album into the Top 40 is unlikely because of unpaid downloads. “People have gotten used to not paying for music, and I don’t see that changing while we’re in a full-time recession. “That’s why I prefer to write new songs and play them live. “I’m sure there will be a Jethro Tull release in the future but it won’t be a conventional CD.” All the more reason to catch them in live action. www.eveningtimes.co.uk/features/i-ve-never-liked-rock-music-1.1017147
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Post by Tommiebaby on Mar 30, 2010 13:39:03 GMT -5
"That's why I prefer to write new songs...." Yeah right.
'All the more reason to stay way from this....."
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Post by TM on Mar 30, 2010 13:55:23 GMT -5
It is quite comical. When did he originally write these songs anyway 2 years ago?
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Post by Dan on Mar 30, 2010 14:20:26 GMT -5
Great. He never misses a chance to chop the US.
“A lot of our shows in the US, for instance, are filled with drunks and head bangers ......“There will always be people shouting out at our gigs, thinking they’re at a football game."
Didn't Ian just call someone out in the UK , reminding them that they are not at afootball game?
His act is growing very thin with me and I can't imagine a scenario where I would go and see them anymore.
Dan
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2010 15:37:28 GMT -5
What kills me are the number of times that Ian has mentioned the band Status Quo during an interview. How about mentioning Lemmy once in a while.
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Post by Tullite on Mar 30, 2010 15:46:45 GMT -5
hes out of touch with his fan base, i am sure most of us would prefer a " real " cd to unpaid downloads ? hes been watching gael and james to much !! and why release dvd s of there shows if thats the case ? theres loads of unpaid for dvds on on you tube etc so hes really contradicting himself exscuses , exscuses . why doesent he do a poll on his " official website ? " hes probably forgotten how to use it !!.
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Post by TM on Mar 30, 2010 16:11:49 GMT -5
Tired of his excuses which seem to change as the years go by.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2010 20:31:14 GMT -5
WTF
“A lot of our shows in the US, for instance, are filled with drunks and head bangers looking for a heavy metal concert, but our music is a lot more varied than that.
“There will always be people shouting out at our gigs, thinking they’re at a football game. It’s something I resent – I think it’s really rude.”
I ve been going to see Ian and or Jethro Tull for 35 years in the states and there have been a handful of rude ignorant fans, but that is every where MR Anderson is getting a little FULL of himself
That’s why I prefer to write new songs and play them live.... 1 or 2 every 7 or so years
.I’m sure there will be a Jethro Tull release in the future but it won’t be a conventional CD thats the biggest crock of BULL SHIT that came out Mr Anderson lips in a long time.
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Post by Tullist on Mar 30, 2010 21:36:17 GMT -5
Up until missing one or two in the last 3 years I have seen every Tull tour since the spring of 72 and I know precisely what Ian is talking about. This behavior, particularly as seen by a British non football fan as Ian, is more than a small culture shock, and per usual I find his verbage to be spot the fuck on. Now the Brick tours, spring and fall, I believe the crowd was so dosed and the show so profound, (speaking for myself I don't think I would have found my way out of this world he had created if he had not taken us to the end, the November show in particular) but pretty nearly all of the remainder of the seventies shows were beset, at least in Chicago and Milwaukee by some distinctly loutish behavior as "classic rock" or perceptions thereof, re play fucking Aqualung man,nearly always engenders, I was at the show in 78 which some of you may have heard off a boot when some guy in the balcony nearly nailed, or did nail, not sure, Barrie with some object from which that boot cd draws its title, I do forget what the title was, but Ian was calling him Jimmy or some suitable American name and inviting him down to the stage, which, frankly, may have been a mistake cuz some of those Chicago louts are also pretty dangerous and welcome violence readily. I also recall that in those days one of the Tull crew would come out with their pre show announcement of something to the effect of flying missiles and projectiles will not be appreciated. Amen, keep it at the Skynnrd concert. (Man) I also recall at the UW show in Columbus in 84 when Ian had that bit where he brought out champagne to the audience, some heavy metal looking guy in a leather jacket rudely burrowed his way past people to get his, knocking most of the tray onto Ian, which doubtless an element of his audience would find great humor in, looked like he had pissed his pants, will always love Ian's simple retort when he returned to the stage spoken in his classic thinly veiled anger , "Remember next time its Ladies first."
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Post by Nonfatman on Apr 1, 2010 12:35:39 GMT -5
Great. He never misses a chance to chop the US. “A lot of our shows in the US, for instance, are filled with drunks and head bangers ......“There will always be people shouting out at our gigs, thinking they’re at a football game." Didn't Ian just call someone out in the UK , reminding them that they are not at afootball game? His act is growing very thin with me and I can't imagine a scenario where I would go and see them anymore. Dan I agree, Dan. I'm really getting sick and tired of his anti-Americanism, which has manifested itself in numerous statements he has made over the years. Like his recent complaints about having to go through airport security here. Ohh, the poor, poor boy, my heart bleeds for him. Recently he stated that his American visa is expiring, and that he might not go to the trouble of getting it renewed, so this might be the last American tour. Good, I'll save my money. Fuck him with his croaking voice, same old rehearsed jokes and boring-ass set lists year after year. And his blatant false advertising and misrepresentation about what this tour was supposed to be, as well as whether there will or will not be a new album. Frankly I don't give a shit anymore. He used to be a great artist, the best in my opinion and truly incomparable. But those days are long gone. I still love his music and lyrics, and always will. My mixed feelings about him as a person do not affect my admiration for his art. I will still actively participate in discussions about Jethro Tull on this board and elsewhere. But I find his disdain for American fans and for this country in general -- as reflected by many of the statements he has made over the years -- to be despicable. He would never have achieved such great success without the U.S. fan base. And this statement is just an outrageous lie: “A lot of our shows in the US, for instance, are filled with drunks and head bangers looking for a heavy metal concert" Dan, we've both been to a lot of shows. When was the last time you were ever at a show that was "filled with drunks and headbangers"? In fact the opposite is true. Audiences here are quite respectful, despite his absolutely shitty voice, and he was treated to a heroes welcome at the solo acoustic shows last year. The shows were populated by people who came to hear the acoustic stuff, not by drunken louts who were demanding a heavy metal show. In fact, I have never seen that in all the years I have been attending Tull shows, and I've seen a lot of freakin' shows dating back to 1977. Jeff
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 14:37:03 GMT -5
Jeff, I could not say it better, I did happen to hear a a copy of there show in York on the 25th his skill as musician cannot be question (his voice can on some nights, be we drunk Americans still came and supported him). I really piss me off after lining his pockets with (AMERICAN DOLLARS) that he has trashed America ever since he had voice trouble...hmmmm. but we still supported him....Martin never complained (American wife aside) I have seen Tull or IA over 80 times in 35 years and I think this June will be the last I am sick of him throwing this country under. He made millions of this country and and to throw the 95%of LOYAL fans under the bus maybe he needs to LIVE IN THE PAST
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Post by LJG on Apr 1, 2010 15:31:38 GMT -5
Then you can come see him play in Canada... he still seems to like it here. (Ok... that was a little joke not intended as a jibe at the US... I've spent more than a few years down south myself)
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Post by Tullist on Apr 1, 2010 16:50:01 GMT -5
Yeah I must say that other than that event I recalled from 84, all the bad behavior I can recall was prior to that, nor do I remember having heard signifgant elements of rowdiness etc on any of the live boots since then, not that I am questioning his personal perceptions or their value. They have always been a bit different as an organization, seems back in the seventies they had interminably long delays between the support act and Tull, often seeming like they were waiting for total silence, quite a trick to expect out of a young US audience back then. I do also hold however that these quirks in Ians character are in large part what makes him such a special performer, or what once was a special performer at whatever point one chooses the cut off date, 15 years ago, 30 years ago, 5 years ago. As u may have noticed he remains just that to me right to this day. And I suspect/know his love for America is likely the deepest of any country he visits, I don't expect or even want others to agree, just my supposition, certainly his early influences outside of what he has referred to as a "folk memory" re an 82 quote off a Broadsword interview where he says, "I hate folk music, it reeks of duffel coats and students", I love that, and he goes on to say how they try to burn Dave Peggs Fairport t shirts, I can dig what he means, but it is plainly evident to me that he does not hate folk music, anyway that folk influence was largely of the British Isles or Celtic, but his other influences as a young man were clearly American re the blues and jazz. In some respects I would say don't take the old boy too seriously. I must mark myself as one who agreed with him re the flag controversy, at level one it may mark me a traitor of some sort, but I love my country like most do, I just feel after a point that flag business or what team are u on is part of that element in man that sees us, the world that is, to have been at war or wars in all but what I think is 18 years of recorded history. Btw I know I have heard a few outburst on my many Tull boots, outbursts from the audience, that were really pretty funny, I have one from Italy, I think in the eighties where a literal riot erupts in the early part of the show, so, sometimes it ain't just us its those cultured folks too.
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Post by Nonfatman on Apr 1, 2010 17:16:40 GMT -5
I appreciate your viewpoint, Ray, your spirited defense of Ian is always welcome here. I don't agree with everything you wrote, but you do raise some good points, like "don't take everything he says so seriously."
You're right, we shouldn't, because lately he's been talking out of his ass a lot. In the most recent interviews he has given, he has made a jackass out of himself, sorry to say. It's like senility is setting in early.
Jeff
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 19:19:53 GMT -5
Try singing this to the classic John Lennon song Imagine. Imagine you are a pampered rock star for well over 40 years. You've never learned how to drive. You've probably never gone food shopping. You've never made a bank deposit. People are always kissing your ass. Kissing your ass.
Not really sure if that goes with the song, but you get my drift. If any of us had Ian's life, we would probably also live is some weird Elvis-like world where we have no ability to make sense of anything.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 23:26:35 GMT -5
Its funny I did not think I would ever trash Ian Anderson, I also thought until very recently he was one of us. But how time I guess changed, I gave him a pass on his remarks a few years backs that got him in a little hot water and some radio stations stopped playing Tull albums for awhile. This is the last straw, its a dilemma I want to support Martin and Doane but but right now I got really could give 2 shits abouts about Ian, The reason I did I dont really have an opinion on John O Hare and David Goodier is because they are just fine musicians but really only have a small roll in this debate. I find it so ignorant on Ian part to throw bullshit comments like that around. I remember spending a lot of money to buy concert ticket, programs, 45's more albums because I wore the out then I had to have an original pressing in pristine , never played, never opened. and yes I still have them all. I remember getting Goldmine magazine and sending away to places far and near buying what ever I could afford, and sometimes what I couldn't, a\Thats why I have 12; copy March The Mad Scientist?Ring Out Solstice Bells...not a lot floating around.. I do have a treasure chest full a rarities that I sent a ton money for because I respected Mr Anderson. Now I could give to shits about him. I meet him twice, the first time he said to I told him how much I admired his music and how long I had been been following the him and the band, and he said to you poor person, your poor ears, I told I enjoyed every bit song and every performance this was in 1in 1987 ...how right is now my poor ears listening to his bull shit.
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Post by Tullist on Apr 2, 2010 15:31:50 GMT -5
Its funny I did not think I would ever trash Ian Anderson, I also thought until very recently he was one of us. But how time I guess changed, I gave him a pass on his remarks a few years backs that got him in a little hot water and some radio stations stopped playing Tull albums for awhile. This is the last straw, its a dilemma I want to support Martin and Doane but but right now I got really could give 2 shits abouts about Ian, The reason I did I dont really have an opinion on John O Hare and David Goodier is because they are just fine musicians but really only have a small roll in this debate. I find it so ignorant on Ian part to throw bullshit comments like that around. I remember spending a lot of money to buy concert ticket, programs, 45's more albums because I wore the out then I had to have an original pressing in pristine , never played, never opened. and yes I still have them all. I remember getting Goldmine magazine and sending away to places far and near buying what ever I could afford, and sometimes what I couldn't, a\Thats why I have 12; copy March The Mad Scientist?Ring Out Solstice Bells...not a lot floating around.. I do have a treasure chest full a rarities that I sent a ton money for because I respected Mr Anderson. Now I could give to shits about him. I meet him twice, the first time he said to I told him how much I admired his music and how long I had been been following the him and the band, and he said to you poor person, your poor ears, I told I enjoyed every bit song and every performance this was in 1in 1987 ...how right is now my poor ears listening to his bull shit. I think part of the "trick" with dealing with IA face to face, I have had that, what I still must call a high honor twice, luckily on Skye where there was not the minor hysteria of a Tull event surrounding it is to deal with him as another man, I really believe he does not like any of the star trappings at all,(save for the ability to live a highly comfortable life, but lets not forget in all those years when they were truly famous he kept his residency in Britain where he was taxed unmercifully, alot of his wealth has come from careful money management and in some part from his very successful job creating experience on Strathaird, where I suspect he was taxed at a more reasonable rate, additionally he could have sold that beautiful track of Skye to any old Joe, but sold it to John Muir trust who would give it the care it deserves) I cannot overemphacize the loving terms I heard both his farm manager and average joes on Skye speak of him in, none of whom seemed to know much about Tull other than that he was a star performer of some kind. But yeah, I would have been pissed to if he tossed me some flippant shit, as I have often heard him do on radio call in shows, on the other hand I have to say alot of those times his thinly veiled rude responses to some of these ardent fans was very funny. Like the year on one of those Westwood One shows when he had the shtick about being a doctor you could confide in, or his response to one southern US guy who wanted to tell him how big Tull were in Korea, moderately rude but also very funny. It also helps to be a girl, he is always much nicer to them, and I sort of get that too.
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Post by tulleroo on May 30, 2010 22:56:13 GMT -5
Shit, I'd love to see what you guys write on a I hate Tull forum if this is what you write on a fan page. You yanks are just spolit with your Tull tours every year, Ian is probably sick of the lot of you. No wonder he's off to Eastern europe and other obscure places. You should try being a Tull fan in Australia and only seeing Ian and the boys every 4-5 years and no radio airplay at all. I think you all take Ian too seriously and miss his north of England humour completely. Lighten up!
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Post by Cousin Jack on May 31, 2010 5:56:23 GMT -5
Shit, I'd love to see what you guys write on a I hate Tull forum if this is what you write on a fan page. You yanks are just spolit with your Tull tours every year, Ian is probably sick of the lot of you. No wonder he's off to Eastern europe and other obscure places. You should try being a Tull fan in Australia and only seeing Ian and the boys every 4-5 years and no radio airplay at all. I think you all take Ian too seriously and miss his north of England humour completely. Lighten up! I agree I think over the years Ian's humour has been taken all out of proportion especially in US AND I reckon he does it intentionally to wind up
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2010 6:11:28 GMT -5
Shit, I'd love to see what you guys write on a I hate Tull forum if this is what you write on a fan page. You yanks are just spolit with your Tull tours every year, Ian is probably sick of the lot of you. No wonder he's off to Eastern europe and other obscure places. You should try being a Tull fan in Australia and only seeing Ian and the boys every 4-5 years and no radio airplay at all. I think you all take Ian too seriously and miss his north of England humour completely. Lighten up! Tulleroo, Thing is whether he is joking or not, anyone can express any view on this board as they see fit. So all fans can get a chance to air their views one way or t'other. Everyone can have an opinion, no matter how diverse, obtuse or even long-winded, we welcome them all. For my personal two-pennorth, I think if he is doing it intentionally, then maybe he needs to think about the drunks, anoraks, trainspotters, headbangers and general boring gits like me who simply want to sit down and enjoy a show without grief; who dig deep into their pockets at times to see him, which, in turn, must allow him to fund some of the shows that he can do out in the far reaches of the back of beyond that he seems to prefer to a lot of other places. Maybe he does those gigs not because he is sick of US fans, maybe they simply result in less critical assessments of the vocals/setlists/group changes etc and there's a holiday with Shona thrown in as well! . This isn't a 'I hate Tull/Ian forum' but it does open up some stimulating topics for chatting about amongst fans of differing views, one of its founding principles i seem to believe. All the best and I hope that they get around to 'Aus' again soon; We'll look forward to a review from that quarter.
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Post by Nonfatman on May 31, 2010 8:19:46 GMT -5
Shit, I'd love to see what you guys write on a I hate Tull forum if this is what you write on a fan page. You yanks are just spolit with your Tull tours every year, Ian is probably sick of the lot of you. No wonder he's off to Eastern europe and other obscure places. You should try being a Tull fan in Australia and only seeing Ian and the boys every 4-5 years and no radio airplay at all. I think you all take Ian too seriously and miss his north of England humour completely. Lighten up! Hi, Dave, thanks for posting. I want you to know that there is a tremendous amount of praise for Ian here, not only for his art, but also for the way he donates to many charitible causes, helps budding musicians and is sometimes, though not always, quite gracious with the fans. We even have a thread here entitled 'Ian the Good.' But lately he has been doing a hell of a lot of America bashing, and I am not just talking about his criticism of supposedly unruly, drunken American fans, which you attribute to his sense of humor, and maybe you are right about that. What bothers me much more is his contant bashing of this country's policies. Just look at this excerpt from a recent interview: www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=5522Ian was asked the following question: " I know that you did a five- city tour of India and that during that time there was a terrorist attack on Mumbai. You performed a benefit concert to raise money for the victims. Did that experience intensify your feelings about the culture?" As he is often prone to do, he gave a long-winded pontificating reply -- too lengthy to reprint here -- that had nothing to do with what was asked. Instead, he used it as another opportunity to bash America, to launch yet another anti-Bush, anti-Blair screed, and to make idiotic comparsions between the deliberate terrorist attack in Mumbai and the civilian casualties caused by American and British bombings of Nazi Germany during WWII, which he referred to as "a Holocaust." Frankly, I found his comparison obscene on several different levels. I greatly admire the work of Ian Anderson, and I do believe he is a musical and songwriting genius, but at the same time I have some mixed feelings about him, based upon some of the things I have seen him do, and some of the things he has said in interviews, and I disagree with his views. Those mixed feelings do not affect my feelings about his work, and I am able to separate the two. Jeff
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Post by Mix on May 31, 2010 12:18:19 GMT -5
Shit, I'd love to see what you guys write on a I hate Tull forum if this is what you write on a fan page. You yanks are just spolit with your Tull tours every year, Ian is probably sick of the lot of you. No wonder he's off to Eastern europe and other obscure places. You should try being a Tull fan in Australia and only seeing Ian and the boys every 4-5 years and no radio airplay at all. I think you all take Ian too seriously and miss his north of England humour completely. Lighten up! Hi, Dave, thanks for posting. I want you to know that there is a tremendous amount of praise for Ian here, not only for his art, but also for the way he donates to many charitible causes, helps budding musicians and is sometimes, though not always, quite gracious with the fans. We even have a thread here entitled 'Ian the Good.' But lately he has been doing a hell of a lot of America bashing, and I am not just talking about his criticism of supposedly unruly, drunken American fans, which you attribute to his sense of humor, and maybe you are right about that. What bothers me much more is his contant bashing of this country's policies. Just look at this excerpt from a recent interview: www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=5522Ian was asked the following question: " I know that you did a five- city tour of India and that during that time there was a terrorist attack on Mumbai. You performed a benefit concert to raise money for the victims. Did that experience intensify your feelings about the culture?" As he is often prone to do, he gave a long-winded pontificating reply -- too lengthy to reprint here -- that had nothing to do with what was asked. Instead, he used it as another opportunity to bash America, to launch yet another anti-Bush, anti-Blair screed, and to make idiotic comparsions between the deliberate terrorist attack in Mumbai and the civilian casualties caused by American and British bombings of Nazi Germany during WWII, which he referred to as "a Holocaust." Frankly, I found his comparison obscene on several different levels. I greatly admire the work of Ian Anderson, and I do believe he is a musical and songwriting genius, but at the same time I have some mixed feelings about him, based upon some of the things I have seen him do, and some of the things he has said in interviews, and I disagree with his views. Those mixed feelings do not affect my feelings about his work, and I am able to separate the two. Jeff I think we see here a cultural difference between the USA and the UK and indeed Europe as a whole. The British people are still very unhappy that it was taken into a war based on false evidence. The Blair/Bush party was a dark chapter and Ian Anderson is just expressing what most British people think. The Iraq war was a big mistake and most folks this side of the pond don't want to let it go. My concern is you taking criticisms of Bush and his foreign policy as attacks on your country. I'm saddened that you are not feeling shame for what your leaders did in the same way the British people feel shame for what Blair did.
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Post by Cousin Jack on May 31, 2010 16:35:34 GMT -5
I'm actually quite pleased as well that a musician is able to express his opinions without a bevy of marketing people trying to shut him up for the greater good of the product. I'm just suprised at the Anderson negativity. Has this been going on with US fans for a while?
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Post by Bluehare on May 31, 2010 18:47:29 GMT -5
I'm actually quite pleased as well that a musician is able to express his opinions without a bevy of marketing people trying to shut him up for the greater good of the product. I'm just suprised at the Anderson negativity. Has this been going on with US fans for a while? As a fan from the US, cousinjack, I can tell you I rarely bag on Ian....as some here can tell you. I don't know him personally. If I did, it might be way easier for me to make a judgement as to whether or not he's perennially cranky, prone to dislike the US, penny pinching/money hungry, jaded, or the opposite of those things. I have read many of his interviews over the years. At times they seem contradictory. Couldn't that simply be a condition of whether or not he's having a bad day? I don't know him. So, just for me, personally, I try not to pass comment in a negative way about him. That may get me into hot water with people, but since on fan sites we have a right to bash...we should also have a right not to bash. I met Ian twice during this past concert tour in the US. Both times he was cordial, and the last time, he was quite charming...very relaxed and cheery. I can only base my comments on my own dealings with him. And in those, I have only seen a polite Ian.
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Post by Dan on May 31, 2010 20:28:23 GMT -5
I'm actually quite pleased as well that a musician is able to express his opinions without a bevy of marketing people trying to shut him up for the greater good of the product. I'm just suprised at the Anderson negativity. Has this been going on with US fans for a while? Ian has been pissing and moaning about US audiences since the Thick As A Brick Tour in '72. Ian , admittedly, said 'you haven't made it until , you've made it in the US.' And also said that the financial support of countries like the USA , allows them to tour more obscure regions. So, hypocritically, he considers the US a necessary evil. There is almost nothing I would like to hear less than any liberal minded artist preaching about politics while I'm there for entertainment. My advice to Mr. A. would be to let his US passport expire , never release another recording (his decision) and let 'Old Glory' slap him on the ass on the way out the door.
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