Jethro Tull-Toronto 2005 review

[tootull]

www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=62383&highlight=
My last Tull concert - maybe. Considering the comments about Ian's voice and Jethro Tull's 2010 tour - I thought my 2005 review looked familiar with the angst. ;D Please forgive the disjointed rambling.

Dear friends, Tull fans & diehards

With a heavy heart and, writing with the belief if you haven't got something nice to say-say nothing-heck is this possible

At the Lucia Micarelli violin concert last night-funny thing my ticket said 'Jethro Tull' Lucia shone wow! with Tull in tow Kashmir blew me away- very good- excellent to be exact and a brief but wonderful Bohemian Rhapsody-all instrumentals- the key word here-instrumental the instrumental performances were well presented-Serenade To a Cuckoo-Bourree & She Is Like A Swallow-Feat, Ian Anderson kicked off the night with Life's A Long Song- well at least one soul yelled turn up the volume-the vocal was hardly there, then into Skating Away-the crowd sang this for the most part-again the vocal was but a whisper-Oh Anderson was belting it out but the voice box was not up to the task!
This was the lowest volume I've ever heard at a concert bar none-the drum-kit volume being the exception Barre's playing was as fluid as ever-the bass player Jonathan Noyce just looked plain bored silly-I believe he thinks this is cool-from comments on one of Tull's DVDs, but this is Tull-jump up man! Andrew Giddings seems to be more involved with what was going on off stage-Oh the best light show of the night was in the crowd -someone promoting a DVD-me thinks??

Ian Anderson's voice was transparently transparent on every song Cross Eyed Mary-Slipstream-Beggar's Farm-Mother Goose-Hymn 43-Up To Me-Budapest-Locomotive Breath-My God-Aqualung
Weathercock-Jack In The Green!

No Brick was played last night- I believe this is the first Tull show since Brick without Brick that I've seen!

Lucia Micarelli played with Tull for a good portion of the show!

Jethro Tull -not loud enough especially the vocal -failing lead vocal

Ian's jokes hit the mark with the audience-he danced across the stage in fine flute form - an instrumental delight-the fans were polite and the one encore Loco/Cheerio-was performed and everyone seemed to be happy leaving the building-so not all was lost! only the vocal!

Was this a bad review or a good review? even I'm confused!

The live Aqualung CD given away at the door to every ticket holder-came in a soft sleeve cover-got two - the first one I opened had a large scratch on the play side

Massey Hall setlist-Oct. 4, 2005

Life Is A Long Song
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
Slipstream
Beggar's Farm
Jack In The Green
Up To Me
Weathercock
Wond'ring Aloud
Theme from 'The Godfather'
Kashmir
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Bouree

20 minute break

Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody
She Is Like The Swallow
Cross Eyed Mary
Serenade To a Cuckoo
Hymn 43
Empty Cafe
My God
Budapest
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Protect & Survive/Cheerio

[Nonfatman]

I saw the Lucia tour two nights in a row at Carnegie Hall, and as so often is the case, one night was bad and the next night was good. The first night everything was turned down far too low, you could barely hear Martin's guitar, but the second night they made adjustments and the volume was turned up.

I'm looking at that set list though, and I have to say it is really pretty good. For one thing, as Tullist Ray has pointed out, it was much longer than the ordinary Tull concert...with 24 songs, even though several were covers and a couple were Lucia songs that is still pretty good. And, unlike the current shows, there actually were some rare gems, Up to Me, Hymn 43, Weathercock, Slipstream, Beggar's Farm so it really was a nice set list. I can forgive faltering vocals with a set of that length and that variety.

I still would have preferred that they had not done the Zeppelin and Queen covers, or even the Lucia songs, because it was a Jethro Tull show. My feeling at the time was that I enjoyed the second night very much, because of the better sound with increased volume, but that I would have enjoyed it even more if it were all Tull material. I love the idea of a female violinist with Tull, as long as every note emanting from her instrument is from a Jethro Tull, or at least an IA, song.

Jeff

[LJG]

tootull... you based in Toronto?

I'm here as well. Did not buy a ticket for this summer. You going? I'm not even sure I'll be in town but am starting to rethink...

[tootull]

Apr 12, 2010 19:11:37 GMT -5 LJG said:

tootull... you based in Toronto?

I'm here as well. Did not buy a ticket for this summer. You going? I'm not even sure I'll be in town but am starting to rethink...

Hello ljg,

I've been to most Tull Toronto area concerts since Brick, but I'm finished with Tull live. 21st century Tull concerts have been too sad for me, and for me this is not Tull. Jethro Tull Live At Montreux 2003 DVD is enough ummm recent enough Tull for me.

Honestly, sometimes I feel like changing my user name. ;D

cheers!

JohnN

[LJG]

No worries. I do understand. I certainly haven't been seeing them as long as most on this board... but my last Toronto Tull show was one of the Massey shows back in 92... and that could be a good enough "toronto" memory for me.

[tootull]

The Molson Canadian Amphitheatre is a poor venue IMO. Last time Ian's voice was lost to the breeze.
Slight story: I was there for two nights at Massey Hall in '92. A guy sitting beside me on the second night (1992) asked me; when had Ian lost his voice. The poor guy had his camera confiscated by security and they destroyed his film containing his holiday pictures of the tall ships. My wife managed to hide her camera when we spotted security watching our row.

cheers! I might be convinced to return to Massey Hall.