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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 10, 2011 14:19:11 GMT
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Post by hawkmoth on Dec 15, 2011 23:32:59 GMT
Love Trick of memory. Steal is awesome as is Morris Minus I think Martin should rerecord the vocal tracks with a better singer,he does ok but in fair Martin's singing doesnt match his guitar playing!!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 20, 2012 9:01:46 GMT
Uploaded by PlymouthMusicZone on May 3, 2011
"Music legend Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull fame) visited Plymouth Music Zone in January 2011 to give a masterclass to a lucky few PMZ participants. Here, he performs a song called 'Bug', which is actually the nickname he gives his wife!"
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 3, 2012 18:23:00 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 26, 2012 17:20:18 GMT
Sleeve notes: If you were to read through the various "best guitarist" polls over the last couple of decades, Martin Barre is not a name you will come across too often.But were you to ask the guitarists who do top poll, they will very often cite Martin as one of their favourite guitarists! It's not easy being the guitar player with Jethro Tull. For the last 25 years they have been one of the busiest and most successful rock bands in the world playing to millions of people all over the world even now and selling 40 million albums in the process, but to the general public Jethro Tull is a man, the flamboyant "one legged" manic flautist lan Anderson. But as many Tull fans will testify, Tull is a band, and since 1969 Martin has been an essential ingredient in the extraordinary musical tapestry that the band weave. To quote Ian Anderson himself: "Without Martin Barre, Jethro Tull could not exist". From the legendary guitar solo in "Aqualung", recorded in one lake as Jimmy Page looked on, to the blistering guitar work that helped Tull to a Grammy 1988 for "Best Hard Rock Album" (Crest Of A Knave), everybody has heard his work, even if they don't know his name. Martin has recorded several pieces over the years in his home studio, but this first solo album became a serious proposition recently after Martin had assembled a "fun" band to play a few gigs for charily. Although they were playing a set of Rock and blues covers it was immediately obvious to all concerned that a mighty combo had been put together. The perfect vehicre for a long awaited Martin Barre album. Martin augmented the original band with legendary sax man Mel Collins, Maart Allcock and Ric Sanders from Fairport Convention and Tull colleague Andy Giddings on keyboords to record this wonderfully varied sets of his own compositions and the resulting album has been well worth the wait. An astounding mix of rock, blues, R&B and jazz, and a nod towards his Tull roots with even a hint of English Tudor music for which Martin also plays the flute....albeit on two legs! All played with the deft touch and feel that only enormous talent and experience can deliver. It is one of those all too rare albums that brings you something new every time you play it. An album to cherish. Play it and enjoy it, and it will no longer require a Trick Of Memory to remember the name: Martin Barre on guitar - nobody does it better!David Rees February 1994
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2013 16:31:33 GMT
Promo flyer
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Post by tommie on Apr 2, 2013 19:12:11 GMT
I agree with how excellent he is. The problem w/ Martin, I think, is that he never struck out of Ian's shadow. He never forged his own identity outside of "Tull's guitarist", which I think is just his personality, but I do blame him for that. Even when he DOES do solo stuff he always seems to drag along other Tull memeber (eg Noyce, Giddings, Perry.....and even Tull's frequent opener...Willy Porter. ) He shoulda expanded and played w/ non-Tull-related folks, imho
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Post by tommie on Apr 2, 2013 19:18:39 GMT
Then, again, Ian is the same way. Every solo thingee he's done always seemed to bring along other Tull members (eg Vetesse on WIL, Giddings on Div, Giddings, Barre, etc on SLOB).It's as if they're afraid of reputable OUTSIDE musicians. Even when Ian did his "Divinities" tour, there was Noyce, Giddings,etc and at his "R Elbows" gigs too.
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Post by tommie on Apr 2, 2013 19:26:41 GMT
I would have LOVED to haved read the folllowing in 1980 in the trade papers:
"JETHRO TULL leader, Ian Anderson, is currently in the studio working on his first solo album. Anderson has assembledy a noteworth group of musicians for this endevour, including "Black Sabbath" guitarist Tony Iommi, former Roxy Music-UK keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson, "Fairport Convention" bassist David Pegg and LA session drumeer , Mark Craney. The album is tentatively entitled "A" (presumably for Anderson.) A tour willfollow with the same band.....................no Martin
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Post by tommie on Apr 2, 2013 19:31:09 GMT
There's a great you tube video of a Fela Kuti show where Jack Bruce joins Kuti's african musicians on piano, and melds right in . Then Ian comes out w/ his flute and tries to improvise w/ them and just gets lost and out of place. He leaves in the mid and stands on the side, liting up a fag. It's pretty embarrassing to watch. I think when he's not totally in control and programmed, he just cant hack it w/ other quality musicians in an improv setting
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Post by tullist on Apr 2, 2013 20:33:42 GMT
honest to god Tommie, I do, for years, make effort to steer clear of the perverse web you weave but every once in awhile I just cannot shut up. Firstly, Fela Kuti and improvised and avant garde musics are all things I am well versed in. Let me start by saying Fela Kuti is a no talent, no playing mf who is an African POP musician, in no wise to be confused with a master, improvising or avant garde musician. believe me son if you want to hear the list of who is, just ask, and know this as well, tony f**king iommi ain't one of them. additionally, here is the link to which this uh, $h1t stirrer, excuse me, tommie, refers. btw tommie, get your head out of black sabbath records, or side 2 of minstrel in the gallery or whenever this imagined time of when "tull was happening", (as if you would know)or the undoubtebly highly engaging radiohead, (man you must be like au courant or some $h1t) and learn the simple 21st century art of sharing a link, it ain't hard. youtu.be/J1wPMdb50mcnow then, lets look at the commentary underneath, including direct quotes from Ian as relates to this uh, session, as well as the commentary from other people underneath. but the likes of "tommie" knows better, because he, and of course everyone, knows, not sure how, but they know ian is an asshole. maybe he is, to the extent he will get right up in the face of a loudmouth yahoo, all too often, both in concert and here on the net, coming from the usa. i don't really care to hear how big a tull fan you are or were, it interests me not. basic decency however does, and you, PAL, maintain your Tull troll status. Saw where you offered to take Ian out if he ever smacked you like you all so clearly saw and passed judgement on. might not be a good idea if you ever took that tack with Ian or ME. Careful where you tread.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 3, 2013 1:33:58 GMT
Never saw this before... Cool Jazz with Ian and the Gang. That's what I like about it. Everyone contributes in free form. Looks like everyone is smiling and having fun too. ;D 1983 Smooth Jazz
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 2:00:27 GMT
tullist, thanks . you're sweet.
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 2:16:32 GMT
Oh.........and watching Ian stop trying to improv with those guys, and instead stand next to Jack Bruce doing his "FLUTE AS PENIS/MAKE BELIEVE GUITAR PLAYING" schtick is downright embarrassing. Watch the whole thing, dad.
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 2:18:56 GMT
6:09 to 6:16 and after BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 2:26:09 GMT
and 7:52 to 7:58,etc. Jack Bruce is laughing AT him, prob thinking, "hmmm 'he's not playing with us, but pretending the flute is his penis' 'no wonder musicians OUTSIDE of Tull and the music world dont like him.........what an A-hole'!"
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 3, 2013 4:09:41 GMT
Fela is a well known con artist...worked his cool African magic on tons of suckers...notably McCartney and Ginger Baker...made various white devils spit up money for him to have studio and self promoting cult-like political party...but was really a Politician to the bones...got run out of all kinds of places for investing the money in whores and other people's wives.
True..if you want improvisation you might not shop in the Tull bin...but, so what. We should go out to lunch some time Tommie...but you'd probably get our asses kicked by demanding Taco Bell food at the McDonalds.
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 5:14:37 GMT
Look at me, fellas! My flute is a penis! haha....I'm 8 years old
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 3, 2013 7:00:00 GMT
Oh.........and watching Ian stop trying to improv with those guys, and instead stand next to Jack Bruce doing his "FLUTE AS PENIS/MAKE BELIEVE GUITAR PLAYING" schtick is downright embarrassing. Watch the whole thing, dad. Oh Tommie Tommie you've never quite grasped Ian and the Brit sense of humour yet have you? Just because he's not hollering and a' hooping, screaming like a banshee and has a deadpan expression when he's *rseing about does not mean he's taking it seriously - nor are the others. I would recommend a thorough and serious study of the Brit humour maybe starting with the obvious ones - Benny Hill etc and then progressing on to Blackadder, Alan Partridge and the Brit version of the Office for a detailed study in humourous subtlety. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 3, 2013 14:42:52 GMT
Oh.........and watching Ian stop trying to improv with those guys, and instead stand next to Jack Bruce doing his "FLUTE AS PENIS/MAKE BELIEVE GUITAR PLAYING" schtick is downright embarrassing. Watch the whole thing, dad. Well son, you may not have liked Ian and his guitar flute. However, with so many musicians onstage playing everything else, I'm sure no one was offended. Just go with the Flo... ;D
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Post by tommie on Apr 3, 2013 21:02:30 GMT
thanks, guys for understanding. Ian riles me up sometimes. feel better now.
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Post by Tull50 on Apr 4, 2013 20:39:11 GMT
honest to god Tommie, I do, for years, make effort to steer clear of the perverse web you weave but every once in awhile I just cannot shut up. Firstly, Fela Kuti and improvised and avant garde musics are all things I am well versed in. Let me start by saying Fela Kuti is a no talent, no playing mf who is an African POP musician, in no wise to be confused with a master, improvising or avant garde musician. believe me son if you want to hear the list of who is, just ask, and know this as well, tony f**king iommi ain't one of them. additionally, here is the link to which this uh, 7777 stirrer, excuse me, tommie, refers. btw tommie, get your head out of black sabbath records, or side 2 of minstrel in the gallery or whenever this imagined time of when "tull was happening", (as if you would know)or the undoubtebly highly engaging radiohead, (man you must be like au courant or some 7777) and learn the simple 21st century art of sharing a link, it ain't hard. youtu.be/J1wPMdb50mcnow then, lets look at the commentary underneath, including direct quotes from Ian as relates to this uh, session, as well as the commentary from other people underneath. but the likes of "tommie" knows better, because he, and of course everyone, knows, not sure how, but they know ian is an asshole. maybe he is, to the extent he will get right up in the face of a loudmouth yahoo, all too often, both in concert and here on the net, coming from the usa. i don't really care to hear how big a tull fan you are or were, it interests me not. basic decency however does, and you, PAL, maintain your Tull troll status. Saw where you offered to take Ian out if he ever smacked you like you all so clearly saw and passed judgement on. might not be a good idea if you ever took that tack with Ian or ME. Careful where you tread. tullist I agree. Well guys, maybe this clarifies something, Ian was drinking a beer and smoking when notified to play alongside Fela Kuti, maybe that's why and because no one had warned before that this would happen, Ian takes this collaboration as a joke, I think even asked who is Fela Kuti? I wonder why Martin does not do anything like this in his solo records... ;D
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Post by tullist on Apr 4, 2013 21:40:01 GMT
Well thanks Remy, I never like myself after allowing myself to reach such depths, and considered removing the post for hours after I had written it. When I respond to a post like that, it is rarely merely in reference to that individual post, but to a confluence of posts, with this individual as a prime but not sole target. For instance today, his using some sort of "hood" language, an area I am versed in and know folks who grew up in that environment, oh yeah, word up, I can say these folks hold a very low opinion indeed of white boys who co opt their language and wear it like some down with the homey's badge. Gave me a very clear vision of wanting to drop this guy off at 75th and Cottage Grove in Chicago at 2 am on a Saturday night so he can show these folk just how down with the homey's he is. Twit. With a capitol T who needs to be taught some manners he was not taught at home. But my regret in writing it was not in calling out this....Tommie, it was to apologize to Fela Kuti, who truly I do not dislike. I have had a couple boot live cd's of his, one from Glastonbury in 94 I think, that are in no ways bad. He just represents something, which as a bitter Tull fan, I do have problems with, in that he was someone in that time of "world" music, (as if it had just been invented)that the music of Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel were bringing front and center around that time, and I felt it to be overpraised. Having said that I doubt any continent on this planet has brought more potent music to the table than Africa, albeit some of it from its descendants dispersed somewhere around the globe, often the USA. And also having said that, and given the situation of a music he was uninformed about specific to Fela Kuti, and with apparently no prior rehearsal, I would mark Ians contribution as very good indeed. So again, it was not that post in specific, more a case of would someone shut that guy up, or at least rattle his teeth good with a nice body check into the boards.
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Post by tommie on Apr 4, 2013 21:43:11 GMT
Jack Bruce was notifoed at the last minute, too, and he just chimed in with his piano playing. He didnt stop and pretend the piano keys were his genitalia. just sayin
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Post by tommie on Apr 4, 2013 21:45:27 GMT
Jack Bruce was notifoed at the last minute, too, and he just chimed in with his piano playing. He didnt stop and pretend the piano keys were his genitalia. just sayin (P.S. I Love You, Tullist....really)
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Post by tullist on Apr 4, 2013 21:51:58 GMT
Yeah you're "just sayin" and you "word up." And doubtless Jack was dealin just like Monk himself on the keyboards. You can love me all you want but you maintain your moron status until shown over a period of time...otherwise. Humility. Familiarize yourself with it.
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Post by Tull50 on Apr 4, 2013 22:48:55 GMT
I think a post is enough to say this tommie, it seems need a post for one line, also a single publication is sufficient, if you forget something, you can use the modify option. Really for not speaking English there are some words that sounds for me very strong, I think are unnecessary If you are a true fan Tull, know that normally Ian does not accept collaborations without no rehearsal with the musicians the day before at least. I understand that to Fela Kuti can be a great advertising opportunity to play with great musicians, but they should have been warned in advance I do not go to assess the quality of Fela Kuti, at least not in those years
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