When I saw Jethro Tull preform this live he said, "This piece was written around 300 years ago, around the time I was born." I will never forget that concert. I play the flute because of him.
Found in college around 1970. Still have the albums I saved, got disc so I can listen to Tull while driving today. Locomotive Breath still makes me speed!!!!!
I discovered Tull recently. They're definitely original. One of those bands that you can instantly tell from any other band. It sounds to me like music Henry VIII would like if he were a rocker. Medieval Rock & Roll.
Hope you can hear as much of them as possible. Definitely original and great musicians/performers. Unlike any others then or since. Best to you from old hippie/heavy rocker.@Temulon
The 70's were truly a magical era for music. Bands like Jethro Tull, ELP and Yes brought classical music to the ears of kids who never heard it before. Ian Anderson is a gem who has never been duplicated. He can play the flute like a lover, and attack with it, like it is a deadly weapon. I tell my kids to see these giants of rock before they are gone. The music industry no longer cares about breaking new sounds and taking chances. That's who so much music today sounds the same.
As regards classical music back in the 70s, there were more teenagers listening to it then than in later decades! The music industry you talked about, which country? I get the impression you have not expanded your music sphere beyond your own country!!! If so, you need to get out more!
@MarkRectorLazyRRanch ELP is short for Emerson, Lake and Palmer! Notably, one of the best English prog rock bands from the 70s and I will go as far to say better the ELO
I was about 21 when this came out. Listened to it over and over. Found it transcribed for classical guitar and learned it. But always coming back, transfixed, to Jethro Tull. Over forty years later, it still captures and holds me.
I love Ian Anderson, I'm myself a classical trained flute player and I tell you with his playing he would never get a Conservatory Diploma but his style is so entertaining making him a true gem. @@devilsatan2973
I was introduced to Tull as 15 year old Black kid on the southside of Chicago. I was blown away by the unique music of Tull which I found inside of my new discovery of rock music. I have been a Jethro Tull/ Ian Anderson fan ever since.
In 1977 or 1978 5 kids in my high school performed this song at the variety show. I have had the tune in my head since then and i hum it all the time My husband recently bought me a new tablet and there is a program on it that identifies music by singing or humming a song. I just tried humming the song and it was identified for me. So i came to RU-vid and checked the song. Oh the memories it brought back. I have always loved Jethro Tull. My favorites are Pavane, Thick As A Brick, Songs from the wood, Aqualung, Life is a Song, and Bungle in the jungle.
bouree is a generic term for a type of dance, there were lots of bourees. But The thing with Bach which makes him unique I feel is that timing is everything,its that which gives the unique ''feel'' and you just cant mistake him for any other composer. If you err one nano second on the timing you have lost what Bach was all about.. I HATED playing Bach for that very reason and was VERY unsuccessful in each and every piece because it never allowed for expression or individuality.....and here is Jethro doing just that...........and hats off!..................but its lost Bach's soul in so doing.....and put in a little of his own. Which do I prefer? Well as a lover of Jethro Tull................I still prefer Bach.
I agree and so memorable too. I was VERY fortunate to see him 4 times at my very young age , first time was 9/8/69 at Anaheim. I feel blessed in that regard.
I'm learning to play flute starting last year at 60 years old and if I can ever play this piece half as well as Ian Anderson, my life will be complete Bravissimo!
@@angelaglover6540 I’m 70 and my daughter left her flute here after she ran away to college and got married. I’m going to have it cleaned, oiled, and adjusted. Then I’m going to learn Happy Birthday and I really want to learn the rudimentary form of Bourree. From there, who knows.
@@justicegusting2476 Good for you. I am not 67! I still can't play Bouree, well parts I could but not really like him. Good luck. I suggest getting a good teacher. I have a good one who doesn't mind an old lady. He said I have progressed further than any of his adult students.
I always put on Jethro when I'm feeling whimsical and a full moon approaches , Jethro never fails to make my steps lighter and my mood more mischievous . Tonight the fire will be lit and we'll dance wild as the wind !
@@johnevans388,, or just Tull. They've been my favourite band since around 1970 when I first heard Witches Promise. Saw Tull live in Sydney in 1996 when Ian Anderson was in a wheel chair after a tumble off the stage in Lima Peru.
Flutter tonguing works on the trumpet too, not to mention mammalian life forms. Living and working in New York City warps a man. Not in a bad way, in a good way. Been there done that. New Yorkers will understand this. If you're a New Yorker from 1975 on leave a comment. If not furggetaboutit.
This is one of the best pieces of music, a perfect compilation of Classical music by J.S. Bach and rock/ jazz modification (not improvement) by such a clever man I. Anderson. Great and beautiful.
Jethro Tull as a whole playing this piece is fantastic, and Ian Anderson's flute playing makes anything they play unique. There are those who try to copy his style, but they'll never REALLY be Sir Ian. ♥️
I always loved Jethro Tull. I got to thinking about them yesterday when I was reading that they are from Blackpool. I never realized how awesome they were in concert. Made me appreciate them even more. Fantastic memories of fantastic music.
Was lucky enough to see the band live many times. Once sat behind the stage and had a great view of the back of Ian Anderson balanced on one leg playing the flute. Great band. Every member added a unique touch.
I saw you performing live in Madrid, Spain, somewhere around 1977. Memorable. I was very close to the stage. Impressive. Seems like ages ago, but your music has passed the test of time, with honors. Bravo
*@Brigitte,* if you like to listen to the flute, check this movement _Scherzo_ from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn. You will love the intricacy of the piece, and the genius of the composer. *With the whole orchestra:* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hHTV3GFyHfM.html *Then this great duo:* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hxjMKNCvbEE.html I was told by a German friend that the people had to hide all the work of Mendelssohn from the Nazi back in the 1930s for of destruction, because the composer was of Jewish descent (converted to Christianity). If the story is true then bless those who preserved his work.
Jorge Martín what ever he does I would say it works . He has his own style and can not be compared to James Galway or the likes who also has his own style and is less entertaining. You don't have to play the flute to enjoy the playing of others either
Each and every time I hear this song I like it more and more. Ian and the band are just freaking awesome musicians. I think they are better musicians now than in theirgolden years of the late sixties and early seventies. They just ROCK, don't they?
Ian was a unique talent. He gave us something timeless, that cannot be duplicated by anyone ever. Jethro Tull is my all time favorite musical experience.
@@Andrew-fs6wd Or it is a reference to something that happened in the past. Ian was a unique talent in the world of music when he arrived on the scene. That is what I am talking about. Please stop with the semantics lessons.
Elton John said in an interview some time back that there were three great bands that came out of England. Now I am not sure of the time frame in which he referred but he mentioned The Beatles...The Rolling Stones & The Dave Clsrk Five. I can't argue with that selection BUT...there so many more. The Who...The Hollies...The Kinks...& of course JETHRO TULL who in my opinion were one of the greatest bands that ever came out of England.
Yes, he's a wonderful flute player. If you like flute, you could listen to Roland Kirk and Harold McNair. Kirk is jazz not rock but he makes a flute talk, and Anderson obviously listened to him when he was younger. Kirk was a blind, black American who rocked before rock was a thing.
If you care for this kind of music, think about Canned Heat with Poppa John Creach on the electric flute. Poppa John was about 60 years older than the rest of the band ... but he could rock out with the best. Or, oh, who was it that played electric flute on a couple early Elton John albums? Little help here please.
After dreaming and waking up with this in my heart and mind, I only know growing up with Jethro Tull albums being played over and over by my parents as a child. I know the songs and relate them to another time long ago, but their music is timeless.
Both my kids loved this music as babies. In their 40's now, they both have decent music tastes. I still remember them in their jumpy seat, ("Johnny jumpup?) It clamped onto a sturdy doorway, suspended with a sturdy spring. They'd start and stop jumping as the songs played, laughing and cooing. Good times 😊 Hope you have a great day!
One of my idols. I play flute, saxes and Clarinets. I told my 4th grade band director flute and heavy metal mix she laughed me off 30 years later playing flute in the bars as a rock musician I would love to jam with Jethro learning his flutter
Ian has been the first to join classic and rock music and additionally he's done it at master level. Just great music. And great fun to listen him entertaining the crowd.
The "Stand Up" album was one of their best! Still love it today. The first time I heard it it was on 8-tract tape in 1970. The tape format came and went but the music lives on.
Have loved Ian Anderson since the 70's- such incredible performers! My daughter's first concert was seeing Ian in a small venue almost 20 years ago. He inspired her to play flute. Can't wait to see JT again this fall!
One of the bands those of us playing gigs admired as they’re the real deal, classically trained, able to do a rare mix of classical, jazz and rock & roll
I fucking love the Bouree by these guys! Love it! I was a vivid hard rocker some 45 years ago when someone made me listen to this piece by Jethro Tull. At first I couldn't stand it. Couldn't believe anyone can listen to such "soft" crap. But they made me listen to it several times, and it... grew on me. This is my favorite ever since. Had no clue it was Bach till today! Thank you Jethro Tull. Thank you !!!!!!!!!!
Great artist Jan, there is little to say. I am still happy to listen to this immortal music today. One day it will be said that the magic flute really existed, thanks Jan
Thank you so much,, many years of joy... much love , never thought of my special music as cocktail lounge jazz... Lol.. Wish you all well and hope you and yours are safe and well...x
this live amazing performance has stroke up many questions in my mind , one of them is how did he make a barouque melody sound like a jazz one , what an astonishing musician he is
فعلا هذا الفنان عبقري، تصوروا اننا نستمع له تقريبا منذ نصف قرن، مبدع كبير. شكرا على هذا الفيديو الذي إستمعت له عدة مرات، موسيقى منبعثة من اعماق وجدان الانسان ، هذا الفن لا يموت.
I can still smell the cocaine and taste the mushrooms from those wondrous years.. Crazily talented musicians were everywhere you look and these guys are an OUTSTANDING chapter of that book. There is some crazy energy that emerges between and around these guys when they do their thing. Anyone who’s ever seen them live knows EXACTLY what I’m talking about..
.. fantásticos músicos e época que tive o privilégio de ouvir e viver no meu tempo de menino. Obrigado a tantos grupos que me ajudaram a crescer e ser quem sou.
+Edi Gabrieli non spacchiamo il capello in 4 , è una canzone ( pardon emozione ) ....senza che nessuno canta , bellissimo pezzo grande Bach che l'ha scritta , grandi Jetro tul e PFM che l'hanno interpretata
He is so perfekt, great musician. See Jethro Tull live in Frankfurt am Main Germany, he flew with his flute on the ceiling of the hall and play! This was great and the whole concert was fantastic (early 80s) Greetings from Germany
A walking wonder that Man... I can't understand how he still manages this - even if it's half-crazy as the original recording in Stand-Up, it's still so beautiful and engaging and musically should-stirring. Mr Anderson, a word for you here. I was hardly a 7 year-old when you recorded this thing. At 14 I found about Jethro-Tull and listened and collected most everything you ever published. Then you got to Israel for performances - of which I missed none. I'm 55 now, and I tell you --- Man, you've done MORE THAN ENOUGH. If you wish to retire and rest - be ABSOLUTELY SURE, you (and your pals in Jethro-Tull) earned this rightfully. Really - only do this if you really love to, and can do without too much suffering. Your career, and music, and addicted fans like myself - will carry on this thing forever. Cheers, and thanks again. and again. and again.
