I got to see this show. Loved the Tullivision. John Glascock was an amazing addition. I've seen Jethro Tull 25 times. All over Florida 70s, 80s, 90, 2000s, first was Jai Alai in Miami (Minstrel In The Gallery before release) and last time was in Boca Raton at Mizner.
@Miguel Barahona I believe that Ian Anderson is second only to Frank Zappa in his ability to select the best musicians to back him. Or, more properly, to be the best iteration of Jethro Tull at that time.
+KittycatDot4Eva I wanted to say something like that, but couldn't find the words... There you have it! This isn't a bunch of guys making music. This is music played by natural born musicians! True craftsmanship from the heart. I love them!
DickusCopernicus They can't !!. MUSIC was the goal/process....not fame/money. Ian Anderson is simply a creative genius. Initially like it or not..........it begs several additional listens. Today's music ? I DON"T THINK SO !!
I really like his sharpest sound that he developped around the time of Minstrel and even more how he sounded on Crest Of A Knave. He is not just a rock player, he plays quite well on acoustic/classical guitar and that's what makes him interesting too... I'm not fond of his most recent solo stuff yet, alas.
No idea how a band that put out albums like Aqualung, Thick as a Brick and Minstrel in the Gallery aren't as big as Queen, Rolling Stones or Led Zep. The mind boggles
@@johnroberts3723 Although they did have commercial success in the first half of the 1970s, culminating with Passion Play reaching the top album spot on Billboard. BUT it was a different world, no doubt.
Those that have studied music will realise how complex this piece is ..Just trying to count time is a task what with all the irregular measures thrown in.. And from a drummers point of view ,Barrie Barlowe should be considered one of the finest rock drummers to grace the planet on this performance alone !
I attended this concert, took my little sister because she wanted to see Robin Trower (he was the 2nd bill and played just as the sun set for a great show in itself). This show was awesome for just the music and showmanship, but the unique thing (at the time) was three color TV cameras just off the stage that showed the concert live in real time on a giant screen behind the stage. It was billed as TULLavision, and it was pretty cool, although we were close enough to the stage to watch the musicians without the aid of the screen. The recording we see here is evidently taken by one or more of those cameras. Who knew!?!? Tullavision preserved this performance of Jethro Tull at the peak of their career. I remember that day vividly each time I see this, and the show opener Thick as a Brick is my favorite memory.
@@ianwilkinson4602 Loved the show and his music both then and now. That was the second time (of four shows) that I saw his band live and think he isn't appreciated enough as an artist.
@@smvaeiou I have only seen them once relatively recently after Ian's voice started to fail, it brought me to tears listening to him struggle to be the singer we all know and love. I am 76 now and have always been a fan, how could you not be?, they are that good. I am not a fan of live music because I can hear every note of the studio recordings in my head, so any bum notes or poor vocals ruins the show for me. There has been one exception to this "rule",I went to see Hawkwind in the early 80's and that blew me away. Do you know Ian's solo stuff? a lot of it is excellent and still has the Tull vibe at times.There is a good Christmas album too, with songs like " Jack Frost and the hooded crow"
@@ianwilkinson4602 Trower was magnificent, playing from late afternoon through sundown and well into dusk. Played Bridge of Sighs just as the sun disappeared over the rim of the stadium at sundown.
@@smvaeiou I sat around the 40 yard line. Tullavision was such a relief. I wasn't into Trower post-Procol and remember Trower saying "we're going to slow things down a bit". Not much of a tempo change. I saw the War Child tour indoors and am glad I did because it's one of the best live shows I've ever seen.
True, I loved Jethro Tull music from the moment I first heard it ... but Ian is kind of a weirdo. I think the best thing is to appreciate the art without dwelling on the artist ... most of them are nuts, just like everyone else.
BFTB - I would love to see Ian interviewed when he was drunk. I seriously doubt he does much drinking ... I think he limits his altered states to those induced by very spicy food.
I agree with your description. Still, I would like to see him on a beer bender and hear what he has to say. Like, why the two obvious references to snorting cocaine from him and John Evan in the film for "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles." What was THAT all about??
One of the few bands that sound as good or better live as on their albums - singing, instruments, everything. Woefully underappreciated album and band!
Led Zeppelin sounded like crap live, especially Robert Plant. They were just studio magic, but sloppy on stage, at least Plant and Page were. Overrated.
Karl Taylor He was great also but I guess my main point was he John died. Martin and Barrie thought John was their best progressive bassist, on a video on YT Martin explains how on "Minstrel" how Jefferey had a hard time playing the music !!! And Barriemore Barlow left Tull after Glascock's Heart failure death, he was to saddened by his good friends death and just didn't want to play in Tull without him. Also latter he was Barrie was diagnosed with severe Depression from John's death. I like Both players very much and from Aqualung to Stormwatch there was so much fantastic music ! : D
Prog X You are right they both were great and they played during their Proggiest period I think. I always liked how Ian teased Mr.Glascock live on stage it was good Tull fun ! It is sad he died so young. But we all have their great music. : )
Also from what I see was quite a heart throb. Was pretty damn exotic and Bohemian. If you've heard 'High Time' by Carmen you'll discover he had the most awesome voice. Some comments on other videos have said 'white Naveen Andrews.'!!!!!!! Too young to have died, but London lifestyle partly nailed it. Defo best albums with JG in!!!
Barriemore Barlow is the most underated drummer ever. Technique, feel, creativity. He had it all. Musicians in those days played from their heart not worrying about whether their record would sell. Thats when the real music happens. Thak God I grew up in the 70,s. There will never be anything like it again.
Just want to say Alexander, you're so right on, great musician's, but very rarely heard anymore, don't know what else to say, just happened to be looking at some my old albums and the music from my albums are better now!!! Not just Jethro Tull but but all the others, the past, and hopefully it will come back, and I'm sure it will, but don't know if even these younger kids are playing these song's, they can't compare, to the original sounds and quality of the musician's that perform them!
God bless Ian. He was the fucking first front man to show his full contest to media. Nowadays no-one can. The media rules everything. Listen to words. Listen to Thick is a brick and a Passion Play. God bless Barriemore.
Martin Barre never has received the recognition he deserved. One of the greatest guitarists...ever. Nice to see him and 'old brittledick' ripping it up together. I saw this tour in San Diego as a teen. Ian was flawless....his voice was still strong.
Everything is right here! Tull at their best. Ian's voice rich full and magnificent, Martin killing on guitar, John Evan brilliant keyboards, the late great John Glasscock rocking on the bass, Barrie on drums. My favourite band! Saw them about a year later at the much missed Glasgow Apollo. If you want to hear old Tull stuff done properly check out Martin's band! Music doesn't get much better than this!
Aw, thanks for sharing. You can see how excited he is to be playing in his favorite band. Great bass player. And stage energy, too. Would love to've seen this lineup.
Simply incomparable. Ian Anderson is one of a kind. There is no-one like him. The Mozart of our times. Musical genius. Like all supreme artists, he will probably only get the credit he deserves when he is dead. The legions of Tull fans are in the vanguard of a musical revelation currently withheld from the masses, force-fed on the garbage of computer-driven "pop" music and masters of mediocrity like simple Simon Cowell. Ian Anderson is the embodiment of the principle that Art and Capitalism are mortal enemies.
I have 61 years old and this is one of the greatest bands i´ve ever eard. IAN ANDERSON is the GREATEST story teller and is impossible to forget such an ENORMOUS ARTIST. Each time i ear JETHRO TULL it´s as i was listening my national anthem, it´s like something from the soul mixed with joy of life. I ADORE THIS SOUND.
I truly believe the human race reached its intellectual zenith in the 70s after which it all went downhill.How else can you explain Jethro Tull being a deeply popular act selling out the MSG a million times over with this music.
Exactly! Back in the 70s, when I first read The Lord Of the Rings. I would play Tull and Kansas in the background. Now when I listen to them, I visualize scenes from the books.
What? No, really. I love jethro tull, but howard shore was the right man for the job. His lotr "Soundtrack" is iconic. (Unless you were referring to the lotr Cartoon, wich brought us those unforgettable classics like "where there's a whip, there's a way... :D )
What a great band this line-up was. They were at the height of their powers. Tull released one good album after another throughout the 70's. Astoundingly good as a live band and great players too. Not to mention, they had fun onstage. That Pythonesque English humor. Led by the incomparable Ian Anderson. John Glascock, Martin Barre, Barriemore Barlowe, John Evan and David Palmer. Man, they were good.
No worries this act was never Underated, they blew everybody away and they reigned for years, no other act could play this material as articulate or cleaner of a hotbed of eclectic, eccentric music drawn from the classical era and mid evil times fused with edgy electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute, bass, keyboard, percussion and drums, just brilliant and nobody sounded like them at all. Ian comes across as extremely intelligence just a master who followed his calling and the rest is history, I feel so blessed to watch these videos of all our great musical talents and man did we ever have talent in the 60's & 70's.
I’ve seen The Who, Deep Purple, Yes, Traffic, Uriah Heep, Rush, AC/DC, Santana, Moody Blues, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Black Crowe’s, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Radiohead, and more. Only The Who came close to Tull as a live act. Intense, theatrical, virtuoso musicianship!
@@andrewcbartlett Yeah, it was a pretty funny movie but I ain’t sure that they’re a real band and especially not one that compares favorably with the Prog rock pantheon!
@@andrewcbartlett - Saw Spinal Tap in Philly. Philly's a great rock n roll town. From Thick as a Brick saw Derrick Smalls, Derek Small, & Derek St Holmes from Nugent & Derek St Hubbins. Jeff Beck & A puppet show, opened for Tap, with The Mark Shubb Project. Really good shows
Everything about John Glascock's image and presence blows me away. I love the way he re-wore same clothes, so unpretentious...those boots were amazing. Earthy and exotic without trying. No guys around like that now, mores the pity...
Jimmy Frederico Yeah, we get it alright. I love to hear comments like yours as well. They just don't make music like this anymore. Probably never will.
I've seen Tull 4 times and they never played this. It must be one of their best songs of all time. Martins intro to the middle bit (which he wrote) is spine tingling good.
Me too..Barlow is my inspiration for buying a drum kit. Wish I could afford that expensive as hell Ludwig Vistalite kit !! Great thuddy sound played by an incredibley talented man.
