Nursie Dear
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Post by Nursie Dear on Oct 14, 2012 12:18:45 GMT -5
Been some time since Ian graced the desert outpost sandwiched between The Great Salt Lake and Wasatch Range. 8 years I believe. Really looking forwards to this show after rave reviews from folks on the east coast. I have been given a chance to meet Ian after the show. A dream of mine for many years to meet the fellow who has penned so many lyrics I have related to these 40 years. I will post my experience and hopefully pics.
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Post by jtul07 on Oct 14, 2012 18:23:48 GMT -5
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Post by Nursie Dear on Oct 15, 2012 12:49:21 GMT -5
I think is it legal to have BEER at this kind of reception in Utah. We may need to show ID and get a wrist band, give a DNA sample, leave a deposit ect...... I am so excited I may act like a bumbling fool. What should I have autograghed? Would it be to much to drop to my knees and kiss Ian's feet. Is it wrong to have a Union Jack signed? Need your feedback on that Pat!!!!
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Nursie Dear
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Post by Nursie Dear on Oct 15, 2012 13:30:21 GMT -5
Tullo7.... Where did you get the SLC show poster?
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Post by jtul07 on Oct 15, 2012 14:06:43 GMT -5
Tull07.... Where did you get the SLC show poster? It was found while googling images for Ian Anderson Salt Lake City 2012.  Here is the link: www.uconcerts.com/calendar/2012/10/22/jethro-tulls-ian-anderson/136You can click on the small image and download the high resolution image for printing. ;D Also, there are no rules for meeting Ian. If you are polite I'm sure he will be too.  I always tell him how much I enjoy the new material because I really do. That is 90% of why I go anyway. |
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Post by Nursie Dear on Oct 15, 2012 14:12:57 GMT -5
How many times have you met Ian?
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Post by jtul07 on Oct 15, 2012 15:56:40 GMT -5
How many times have you met Ian? Since 1995 at the Beacon Theater, I would guess around 6 to 8 times. Only for short moments usually after a show. The nicest was in Richmond in 2010. He walked up street with Shona to the National Theater.  I was very lucky to spend about 10 minutes with him before the soundcheck. He was very nice every time I've met him. |
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Post by Teacher on Oct 15, 2012 19:09:55 GMT -5
How many times have you met Ian? Since 1995 at the Beacon Theater, I would guess around 6 to 8 times. Only for short moments usually after a show. The nicest was in Richmond in 2010. He walked up street with Shona to the National Theater. I was very lucky to spend about 10 minutes with him before the soundcheck. He was very nice every time I've met him.  |
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Post by TM on Oct 18, 2012 8:25:01 GMT -5
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson to answer, ‘Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?’
When the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey was at the height of its climaxing success, Ian Anderson picked up a copy. He only made it through half of the first page before tossing it aside. In a phone interview, the Jethro Tull frontman called the best-selling novel "dreary" and "repetitive." Anderson knows a good story when he sees one. He’s a master storyteller himself, and he and his band will perform one of his greatest stories at Abravanel Hall on Monday: the twilight and dawn of the life of one Gerald Bostock.... read more www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55086413-223/anderson-bostock-brick-thick.html.csp
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Post by TM on Oct 24, 2012 8:34:39 GMT -5
Concert review: Ian Anderson's 'Thick as Brick' I & II Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind" illustrated the idea that questions are often more important than answers. It was a principle that marred an otherwise satisfying concert Monday evening at Abravanel Hall by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, who brought his band to theatrically perform both Jethro Tull's 1972 landmark prog-rock concept album "Thick as a Brick" and his own 2012 follow-up, "Thick as a Brick II." The subtitle of the latter album was "What Ever Happened to Gerald Bostock?" Bostock was a fictional child whose musings were the basis of "Thick as a Brick," and the second album attempted to answer the question, with varying potentialities. Both are rock operas, in some ways similar to The Who's "Tommy," and the stage show Monday featured Gerald Bostock accompanying the musicians, sometimes singing but more often enacting some of the themes that the band was performing. In words, it doesn't seem to make sense, but for the most part it worked, surprisingly. But there is a big problem. Compared to the first album, the second album doesn't have the same free-wheeling and visceral spirit. When you reach the end of the original album, the question of what happened to Gerald sparks your imagination. Disappointingly, on "Thick as a Brick II," Anderson provides his own answers, and the often-plodding music that accompanies those answers aren't as thought-provoking. The first album flows much more easily than the second — which makes the first album superior in its composition — and the second album is chopped off into segments that often bump against one another clumsily. Simply put, tne answers provided weren't as enticing as the questions posed by the first album. The thematic inconsistency mentioned was also severely hampered by a sound mix that made both Anderson and fellow singer Ryan O'Donnell (acting as Gerald) hard to understand, which is an important element when both albums have a narrative that needs to be understood for the music to have its biggest impact. Abravanel Hall's acoustics frequently don't amplify human voices as much as instruments, so throughout the concert you wished that like an opera. there were supertitles projected over the stage. And, frankly, Anderson's voice isn't as acrobatic as it used to be (which happens to most vocalists when they reach their mid-sixties). But in the end, those aspects of the epic-length two-and-one-half-long concert are mere quibbles, with the saving graces being incredible musicianship and inter-play, the invigorating energy of the original album (which comprised the first half of the show, before a 15-minute intermission), and the innate, choreographed theatricality of Anderson and O'Donnell. Used far more in the first half than the second half, O'Donnell's charisma as he portrayed a boyish Gerald scampering around the stage was infectious, and Anderson fed off of that energy as they interacted with one another. While Anderson's British brogue was hard to decipher, his on-stage antics were not. An obvious firm believer that most of communication is not verbal, Anderson used facial expressions, gesticulations, and just good ol' fashioned showmanship to make the night more enjoyable. His playing of the bouzouki and the flute was impeccable, especially when he naturally brought one bent leg off the floor as he played the flute, creating that famous silhouette. The energy of the first half didn't return until the powerful encore, which brought the night to a rousing conclusion, much to the delight of the packed symphony hall. The encore was "Locomotive Breath," off Jethro Tull's famous album "Aqualung," and the bluesy piano intro, followed by the boisterous full band, reminded me of how much I enjoyed the music of the first half, and not so much the music of the second half. It made me wish that sometime before I die, I can see Ian Anderson abandon some concepts and play some unbridled rock and roll. With a flute, of course. www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsburger/55130460-53/album-anderson-half-brick.html.csp
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Post by jtul07 on Oct 24, 2012 9:03:07 GMT -5
Very tough review by Mr. Burger.
I wonder if the last Tull show he might have been to was within the past 20 years?
As with most critics, they try to be critical based on their own perspective.
From a Tull Fan's perspective, going to a show is more about the experience than quibbles.
Interesting that he had no problem elevating the performance of the first set with the encore.
"The answer is blowing in the wind".
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Post by Mttbsh on Oct 24, 2012 23:09:51 GMT -5
I found myself at least in part agreeing with Mr Burger's review. I think Thick as a Brick II is the best work Anderson has done in many years, but it just can't compete with the original, nor should it. The original has that seemingly effortless flow and spring in its step, the riffs and themes all fit together seamlessly. It was a masterpiece reflective of 1972 and where Ian and Tull and the music were at that time, and could never be replicated. The live performance of it 40 years later still seems so much more powerful than it's sequel.
I guess after having heard the album a thousand times, having seen the original tour and many live renditions over the years, it's become part of my DNA. Other than A Change of Horses I've not been able to warm up to TAAB II. If it weren't for TAAB I would probably love TAAB II!
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Post by Misteman 4 on Oct 26, 2012 7:46:26 GMT -5
Last night I had the good fortune to be able to see Ian Anderson outside of Tulsa at the "Hard Rock" Hotel. The hotel casino there did'nt do much for me, but the concert was really good. I have had the good fortune to see Jethro Tull quite a few times between 1974 thru 1999. Last night was the first time I have seen Ian perform without the other members of Tull. Not only was "Thick as a Brick" the original done quite well, but I enjoyed the TAAB2 part of the show almost as much. Ian's voice was sounding better than I've heard in many years, and having another person singing the parts Ian can't quite reach..was a good touch. The energy of Ian and actually all the band members was impressive, they played pretty much non stop for 2 hours. They topped the show off with an encore representive of a snippit of "Aqualung" and then an entire "Locomotive Breath". Everyone I talked to also seemed to agree that the show was better than we expected. It might very well have been the last time I will see Ian Anderson or Jethro Tull perform live. Certainly hope not however Ian has to retire sometime....dose'nt he???
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Post by TM on Oct 26, 2012 7:58:06 GMT -5
I found myself at least in part agreeing with Mr Burger's review. I think Thick as a Brick II is the best work Anderson has done in many years, but it just can't compete with the original, nor should it. The original has that seemingly effortless flow and spring in its step, the riffs and themes all fit together seamlessly. It was a masterpiece reflective of 1972 and where Ian and Tull and the music were at that time, and could never be replicated. The live performance of it 40 years later still seems so much more powerful than it's sequel. I guess after having heard the album a thousand times, having seen the original tour and many live renditions over the years, it's become part of my DNA. Other than A Change of Horses I've not been able to warm up to TAAB II. If it weren't for TAAB I would probably love TAAB II! Hi Matt, The new album certainly isn't continuous music like TAAB was. That's one area where I think TAAB2 could have been improved. But I do think it stood up rather well in concert to the first one. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 15:18:00 GMT -5
I found myself at least in part agreeing with Mr Burger's review. I think Thick as a Brick II is the best work Anderson has done in many years, but it just can't compete with the original, nor should it. The original has that seemingly effortless flow and spring in its step, the riffs and themes all fit together seamlessly. It was a masterpiece reflective of 1972 and where Ian and Tull and the music were at that time, and could never be replicated. The live performance of it 40 years later still seems so much more powerful than it's sequel. I guess after having heard the album a thousand times, having seen the original tour and many live renditions over the years, it's become part of my DNA. Other than A Change of Horses I've not been able to warm up to TAAB II. If it weren't for TAAB I would probably love TAAB II! Hi Matt, The new album certainly isn't continuous music like TAAB was. That's one area where I think TAAB2 could have been improved. But I do think it stood up rather well in concert to the first one. I agree, though that was probably easier to market back when album oriented rock was mainstream. Instrumental passages (more of them) would have been good too. But yes, the album sounds great live from some of the recordings I've heard. Good band. Wish I wasn't in the middle of a move while this tour is happening! |
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Post by Nursie Dear on Jan 25, 2013 15:33:38 GMT -5
What I think the reviewer was really saying was " I didn't bother to buy or listen to the new album so I didn't understand a thing that was going on. God I hope the boss doesn't find out how lazy I was!" TAAB 2 is not an extention of TAAB. AND it's not a Jethro Tull album! It's an Ian Anderson album about modern life. Pathetic review really.
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Post by Nursie Dear on Jan 10, 2014 18:03:00 GMT -5
We need a show in SLC this summer. Maybe Deer Valley again.
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Do they serve beer there? 
