Yes, I know it is supposed to be two separate tracks, but I decided to save time for me uploading, and you having to switch between videos. Not sure if the picture is from that performance, but he sort of has the 1970s look.
I understand completely. Tull has spoken to me daily since I first heard This Was in early 1969 and was subsequently carried away by Standup, Benefit LITP, Aqualung, APP, Warchild, TMITG... each new album another chapter in my life. I'm not a religious man but I'm very Tullish.
Amen I agree wholeheartedly my dad passed away 1979 it was only 57 years old he loved Jethro Tull we would listen to thick as a brick on Saturdays while we putz around the house I'll never forget it he had a Quadro phonic stereo system
Probably my favorite of theirs, (Sossity). And that's really saying something! It is such a melodic and haunting song, and always gave me a feeling of past life dejavu.
Sossity is the most breathtaking beauty of a song I can think of. It takes me back to the days of white knights in shining armor. Damsels in distress. Ian Anderson, the courtyard minstrel.
I was at Carnegie Hall and don't recall if he performed that medley that night, but it was a common format for Tull in those days to combine those two beauties. Truly their best days were Standup, Benefit and Aqualung, sad they got into becoming a sort of circus act for a time afterward Still those days were great. I saw acoustic tull at the Beacon in NYC 2 nites back and they did 6 #s from those albums (none from Benefit) and were great. Ian's voice has held reasonbley
In 1970 I heard a bit of To Cry You a Song over the PA system of a New Jersey mall, without any indication of the group doing it. Quite fascinated, it took me a while to discover it was Jethro Tull. Benefit was the first Tull album I bought. Been a fan ever since.
Sossity you're a woman what a song that women don't like but is true a living legend by Jethro Tull from way back Ian Anderson was far ahead of his time................
For what it matters, FYI, the pic is from Thick As A Brick in 72 and the Carnagie gig we're listening to is 1970 back when Ian was wearing the ripped up checkered coat and deer boots. Love to here it though, Thanks for posting this BenDrnch!
what happened at 2:16? it sounds like the 2 tracks were sloppily and quickly edited together. is this the complete performance? every other performance of Sossity/Waiting i've heard from 1970 have had a smoother transition. just wondering aloud here.
No flute parts here, presumably because Ian Anderson can’t sing, play guitar, and play flute all at the same time. Presumably the flutes on the studio recordings are overdubbed.. But what’s Martin Barre doing? Martin can play flute. Is he otherwise occupied with a guitar? But I can discern only one guitar-at least on Sossity. Very possibly my aural acuity is at fault. In any case, both these songs sound pretty good in these versions. In particular, I was pleasantly surprised about how well the organ could cover for the strings on Reason. (Remember that in those days synths were still modular, analog, cumbersome, and “monophonic”-scare quotes because the term “monophony” means something different in music theory.)
