Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture.
There's proggy Tull. There's folky Tull. There's rocky Tull. There's bluesy Tull. Starting in '69 basically pick a half decade and it's a whole different vibe, still centered around Ian Anderson's vocals and flute and Martin Barre's fantastic guitar.
A top tier Tull tune. JT is a deep rabbit hole. Their sound often changed greatly from album to album. Ian Anderson is the multi-instrumentalist, singer, crazed lead man, band leader, and composer of nearly every note JT recorded. He’s a genius.
Every day you are skating away on the thin ice of the new day. You may think you know what is going to happen but it can all break apart under your feet/skates and plunge you into quite exactly who knows what. They were one of the best bands to see, both musically and for their shows/showmanship.
I think the ultimate 'Tull experience' is listening to Thick as a Brick- all 45 minutes of it- without interruption. It's their number one masterpiece in my opinion.
@@jonathansmith3742 "....make your will and testament, won't you join the local government, take Superman for president, and let Robin save the day...."🎶🎶
I saw them do this live in 1975, switching up their instruments for bells and a concertina. When the line came, “You’re a rabbit on the run,” a 6 foot rabbit came hopping out, across the stage and left. Whole place went nuts….
Love it John. TY. I remember hearing this song as a young teen and obsessed skateboarder. Already being a Tull fan, and living in FL where there was no ice skating, we just applied this song to skating. It was like a super positive street skaters anthem! Oh and I see this tune as a peek forward, sounding a lot like Songs From the Wood and Heavy Horses in their instrumentation.
No two albums the same ... no two songs the same. Ian Anderson is a musical genius and his compositions are as complex as any of the 'classical' composers. Check out "Mouse Police Never Sleep"
There will only be one Ian Anderson. We are so very lucky to hear the magic. Have you listened to Requiem? Oh wow . . . Your mind will melt with happiness.
This song is a great example of just how profound Anderson's use of phrasing & timing was... Clever double entendre also in that line, " did you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real, and in the present......tense?"
I've seen Tull 7 times. Always bring great musicians! You can spend lots of time in their catalog and enjoy lots of fine music. Ian is a great showman and the band was fantastic.
Tull had quite a few songs like this that were just pretty tunes with nice acoustic guitar backing. That's partly why I was always a big fan, they could rock hard or just play soft pretty music, great electric or acoustic guitar songs... just look at the Aqualung album... some good hard driving rock, but also several excellent acoustic guitar based songs like Cheap Day Return, Wondrin' Aloud, Slipstream.
Jethro Tull seldom disappoints (IMO), saw them live and unbelievable...check out Minstrel In The Gallery, My God, Aqualung, A Passion Play, Quizz Kid, The Whistler...
One of my favorite songs. Enjoyed watching your reaction hearing it for the first time. I know, I always think of his music as sort of renaissance. With all the different instruments. ❤
How many rock bands have an accordion and a string quartet on stage? I saw them on the tour for this album. One of the seven times I’ve seen them. Great musicians, great music, great performances.
Here's a song from Ian and the band that no one seems to react to but is well know to fans, check it out, "Reasons For Waiting" (you'll see how versatile they really are).
I grew up on Tull's music. I had forgotten how much I liked this song. It was particularly enjoyable to see a musician's reaction to this. New subscriber here.
Hey man. Great channel and great job. I've been a Tull fan since the beginning. (Yes, I'm an old guitar dude). A great video to check out is 'My God' live at the Isle of White festival. Like Woodstock, but in Britain. Awesome live performance. Great work. Brett. Australia.
Saw Tull in Scotland and then again in Seattle. So much awesome stuff it's hard to know where to start. But let's stay with Jethro Tull's best known material. "Living In the Past" "Aqualung" "Locomotive Breath" "Bungle In the Jungle" "The Teacher" "Rainbow Blues" A couple of JT deep cuts, if you are interested: "Flying Colours" "She Said She Was A Dancer" "The Witch's Promise" Tioraidh an-drasta 🏴✌️😎
It's wonderful to finally see someone who's trying to understand this amazing song! Musically, I think you understand just how new and different this is. As for the meaning of the song, i believe it's an upbeat dirge (if that's possible) that's expressing the angst of living in the moment in a world that's moving faster than is comfortable. There are those who "choose to stay" in the past, in an attempt to make peace, and then there are others who venture off into the unknown, accepting that life is uncertain, and that there's thin ice that is dangerous. What's interesting to me is that the song draws no conclusions about which path is better - it only bemoans the difficulty of the latter path. In any case - great job taking on a musical/conceptual giant!
Pity you didn't hear the lyrics... the lyrics in Progressive Rock are always important, see The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd. I am also surprised that you as a fellow musician didn't hear the bass representing the rabbit.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, Ian said “This was my first song talking about the issue of ecology and, in this specific case, climate change. Back in those days, scientists believed that we were heading towards a period of global cooling, that we could be heading towards a new ice age. And in fact, they realized that in fact, no, we’re heading toward a period of global warming. So my song became kind of redundant. But the idea was sound. And I still have a fondness for it today, because it is talking with optimism about facing the changing world and a changing climate to which we have to adapt, bravely and optimistically. And it feels very apt and appropriate for today”.
BARRIEMORE BARLOW ON THOSE DRUMS, MARTIN BARRE HIS GUITARIST FOREVER!!! 😊 IF YOU START FROM THE BEGINNING WE'RE TALKING 67, OTHERWISE YOU MAY WANNA START WITH THE MULTI PLATINUM EPIC 71 ALBUM ( AQUALUNG ) THE LEADOFF TRACK IS THE TITLE TRACK JOHN 😊
I saw many rock bands from 1974 when I was 10 to 1985 many of them, and some were good or Great some kinda band ones and some really shitty bands, some bands like The Grateful Dead were really great and also horrible , But the best bands I saw that was always great and the beat are Frank Zappa shows, holly Molly He was fucking great, and Jethro Tull- I loved all 5 times I saw them - 1975 -1977and 1978, 1987 and in 2000 at Johns Beach Long Island.
The song speaks to your soul... I did not get/feel this particular vibe: however many, many folks who struggle with depression or thoughts of suicide have indicated it was a comforting inspiration to go on - in part because it's rather uplifting but also describes their sense of being on thin ice all the time. It has many lines that would speak to those inclined to want to give up - like "for those who choose to stay - just one more day..." Your line about him channeling 16th century Bard is bang on. His starting the recording by making a cup of tea is so Ian Anderson, but entirely fitting to the theme of the song. You should check out Heavy Horses, and Acres Wild if you liked this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yC0sYZLqu_o.html (Heavy Horses (2003 Remaster) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J5a3QlZt0Os.html (Acres Wild (2003 Remaster)
As Lyrics start off I imagine God talking to Jesus- •he was born in “back in the year 1” as B/C changed after his birthday &reset calendar to AD about his divine plan for his son back in the day who he knew had to die destined to be crucified to make it work- “Didn’t stand a chance son” he was born in “year 1” as B/C changed reset calendar “you were *Bread/ or Bred* for humanity” •*how did he spell it? Either way it works-no Changes to the play on words -bread /bred? “Sold to society” (30 pieces of silver to Judas who sold him -) then later in song what was that silver reference ? “As the silver ..,Shine into the setting sun? “ If You could read lyrics to us before we hear music in future songs you react to then lyrics may be more clear & heard as written by artist vs our (audience) mis -interpretation. •Thanks for reading lyrics in your vids it makes a difference to me as a songwriter/ musician who cares about the messages in music that make it more meaningful. That’s my take on what song means to me. what’s yours? John? Anyone?
