🔥BSP Rock Bites: Jethro Tulls Martin Barre, On His Audition to the Ian Anderson Fallout! 🌟 

Martin and Ian. Need to play Together again. What a team. 😂

Unfortunately, Jethro Tull was never the same after Barriemore, John Evan, and David Palmer were fired. I did like Broadsword and Crest of the Knave, but never as much as the classic band.

Martin is such a great guitarist. It is a shame he is so shy because he shouldn't be.

Martin is a very modest, and humble man, and one incredible guitar player. I don't supposed there's any point raking over old ground, but I have my own views of who came out of the 'parting of the ways' the better person.

I watched "Jethro Tull" last month in Birmingham. Yet another guitarist who was very good but it isn't Tull anymore, despite what Ian might say or think. Musically they are very good, as always and I will go whenever they play locally as it's a good show but it just isn't the same without Martin!

Martin is a great, creative musician, and he was, next to Ian, the most important member of Jethro Tull.

Someone needs to slap some sense into Ian. Im sure the members of his new band are great, but thers is nothing like vintage. If they are still competent in their skills, Ian,Martin,Barrie or Doane,John Evan and Jeffrey should be putting the band together and give it a proper sendoff. Lets go Ian

I've never seen, heard martin talk so much. Ha missing the real tull.😢

If he has, i haven’t heard it….just simply say what the basic issue(s) were, between him and Ian. I don’t think Ian has said what the problem was. Yes, respect people’s privacy…but i mean how bad could it have been?..but had to bad enough because Martin says the friendship totally dissolved.

You’re stretching that - Tull’s music from 1969 to 2011 was great because they had their own style and sound which was a blend of the instrumentals of the flute and electric guitar plus bass,keyboards, drums. And for 43 years Tull was essentially Ian and Martin and the sound of the music was Martin’s guitar and Ian’s guitar,flute, vocals accompanied by the other musicians in the band throughout. While some of us Tull fans don’t consider Ian’s present band as Jethro Tull ( because Martin is not a member) we have to realize that for the last 25 years Ian has had another group of musicians who have played on his solo albums and and live performances as Ian Anderson plays Jethro Tull and they have been officially are a part of Jethro Tull. I have seen them about 7times and always a great show. They are still producing and performing as Jethro Tull and last October’s show was a great show from a long diehard fan. I am so pleased that Martin is doing what he does and I saw his show in 2016 in a small venue (20 feet from the stage) and it was great! I hope to see him again. Things change and in this case it’s allowed both Ian and Martin to be happy in their musical pursuits

Jethro Tull defeated bingo Jed in a no holds barred cage match.

Martin was a special personality and look in the Tull band. Not to mention, one of the best guitarist in history. But Ian Anderson is Jethro Tull and that will never change !

Ian made a couple of mistakes- first and foremost he sacked the best lineup Tull ever had- Barrie Barlow, John Evans, and David Palmer. It is pretty much a foregone conclusion that Tull’s best work was from Aqualung to Stormwatch ( with a few forgettable albums here and there) Second mistake letting go of Martin in 2012 and lying that he encouraged him to go out on his own. Martin says he was just outed from the band like others before-Andrew Giddings, Diane Perry. It paints Ian as a kind of ruthless task master. BTW I like his latest album Rock Flute , but with yet another group of musicians.

I just wish u would get your lighting setup up properly’ im not trying to be mean but fck dude’ this whole moonface thing is getting abit hard to deal with 😂 I like your videos a lot and u do fantastic job’ but aswell as your interview starts and it’s the bright white light on your face it kind of takes away from the professional style of your interviews’ I’m sure your more than capable of putting your light up higher and direct it in a different way’ anyway bro’ keep up the rad interviews 💪💙✌️🍻👀

Its so unfortunate that Ian killed a great band with the album "A", and by giving the band a one year notice after Stormwatch (gotta rack in them bucks with a tour first! Right?) Ian tried to save things with Broadsword but was not totally successful. I attended that concert, and it was good, but I didn't know about the band changes at the time. Crest of a Knave was the only album I bought after Stormwatch. Barre had a few good moments after Stormwatch but the band direction seemed to be intent on going 80's radio pop, much like Plant did after Pictures at Eleven. Many other bands did the same, none of those albums being classics. Unfortunate indeed.

"The brand is now so diluted" ?? WTF is Martin talking about?

Jethro Tull = Ian Anderson

I'm still salty about them winning over Metallica! There's no flute in heavy metal man! 😂

Martin has no right to say that without him it isn't Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull was a band BEFORE he joined, does he not consider THAT Jethro Tull? Yet, he was a HUGE part of Tull when he was there, but to say that it's not Jethro Tull just because he isn't in the band is kind of arrogant on his part.