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Post by rredmond on Aug 9, 2013 13:07:12 GMT
Mayhap sales weren't good? Anyone know? --Ron--
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Post by Tull50 on Aug 9, 2013 15:30:25 GMT
I'll admit I do find this a rather perplexing post on Martin's web site I shall be finishing sales of the double C.D., as advertised, at the end of July 2013
There will be no further copies of this album made.
I thank you all for supporting me and hope you will enjoy my new C.D. "Away with Words"
www.martinbarre.com/index.cfm/shopSo those of you who haven't bought a copy yet I'd jump in now. It would be interesting to know just how many he sold. Strange, so maybe the Summer Competition takes extra value jethrotull.proboards.com/thread/2420/summer-competition-2013
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 9, 2013 16:48:59 GMT
I'll admit I do find this a rather perplexing post on Martin's web site I shall be finishing sales of the double C.D., as advertised, at the end of July 2013
There will be no further copies of this album made.
I thank you all for supporting me and hope you will enjoy my new C.D. "Away with Words"
www.martinbarre.com/index.cfm/shopSo those of you who haven't bought a copy yet I'd jump in now. It would be interesting to know just how many he sold. Strange, so maybe the Summer Competition takes extra value jethrotull.proboards.com/thread/2420/summer-competition-2013Six days to go, and counting
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 12, 2013 10:30:17 GMT
Elvis made me hungry for more!www.thisisexeter.co.uk/MARTIN Barre, long-serving guitarist with rock giants Jethro Tull, will be bringing his band down to Devon later this year. The Martin Barre Band will showcase their eclectic mix of rock, blues and classic Jethro Tull at the Public Hall in Budleigh Salterton on Sunday, November 10. Here he shares his musical taste. 1. What was the first record/CD you bought? The first record I actually bought was All Shook Up by Elvis. I couldn't believe what a great voice he had when I first heard him and the sound was like nothing being produced in England at that time. It made me hungry for more US music. 2. Who was your first musical crush? I guess this would be the guitarist from Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders, a brummie band who released quite a few singles but no albums, and who later went on to form the nucleus of the Moody Blues. The guitarist had a greasy rock 'n' roll hairstyle, permanently had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while playing a gorgeous red Gibson and was surrounded by admiring girls! I knew then what I wanted to do for a living. 3. What's the best gig you have enjoyed? Touring with Jethro Tull, the big concerts like Shea Stadium and Madison Square Gardens were always a bit of an anti-climax. They were always very impersonal although the sound equipment had come on in leaps and bounds since the Beatles had played those same places some years earlier. So I would have to say my favourite gig would be my solo show from last year, intimate and all about the music! 4. What is your guilty music pleasure/cheesiest CD? Well you might be surprised to hear my guilty pleasure would be Classic FM and anything by Elgar – the heavier the better (be careful who you tell because this kind of admission isn't good for one's street cred)! 5. Who are you listening to now in the car or on your iPod? If I can be excused a moment of narcissism I am actually listening to my new album of classic crossover instrumentals. I am really proud of it and I can't wait for it to be released this month. 6. What is your favourite karaoke song/song to sing in the shower? My karaoke choice would be the 'Boys of Summer' by Don Henley. It is, in my opinion, the best 'radio song' of all time and conjures up a baking hot summer day on the beach; obviously, I hasten to add, not in the UK. Tickets for The Martin Barre Band when they play in East Devon in November are available from the Box Office on 07891 663044.
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hangout.altsounds.com/news/160996-martin-barre-releases-cd-arrangements-tull-music.htmlMartin Barre Releases CD of new arrangements of Tull Music with new material Away With Words out on 30th September News ⋅ Nuno Saque Ferreira ⋅ August 12th, 2013 ⋅ 204 Views Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre has announced the release of his fourth solo album AWAY WITH WORDS, through RSK’s new label, Edifying Records on 30th September. The record will feature new arrangements of Tull material together with some brand new compositions by Barre. With the seminal prog outfit still on indefinite hiatus, Martin Barre brings back to life some of Jethro Tull’s classics but also less known gems, with the invaluable help of engineer James Bragg. The track list features Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home and Fire at Midnight amongst others. “Re-arranging and representing the Tull songs featured on this album became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These lesser known songs have always been amongst my favourite pieces of music and reworking them brought back many good memories” – he confides enthusiastically. Talking about his new compositions included in the album, he says “I have written the rest of the music, hopefully with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion. Bringing together the many acoustic instruments was a delight for me, but of course the electric guitar couldn’t be totally left out of the picture!” He goes on to say “This album is a fusion of my writing blended together with Ian (Anderson’s) in a continual movement of music.” On Away With Words, multi-talented Barre plays Acoustic/Classic/Electric Guitars, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Bass, Flute & Bass Clarinet, with Dan Crisp taking care of vocals. Completing the line up are Frank Mead on Blackwood Flute, Whistles, Bodhran and Blues Harp, Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums & percussion. Track listing: 1. First Light/Moths 2. It's My Round 3. One Brown Mouse/Fatcat 4. All Bars Hold 5. Air: Lament Of the Spalpeen/Martin's Jig/Hymn 6. Pussy Willow 7. Snapshot/Paparazzi 8. Long Ago/Home 9. Fire At Midnight/From The Ashes 10. Protect & Survive 11. Spare A Thought/From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser 12. Sundown Martin Barre started his music career in the early 60s playing saxophone. He audition for Jethro Tull in 1969 and was handpicked by Ian Anderson to take on guitar duties from Mick Abrahams. Today he’s the longest standing member after Anderson himself, having appeared on all of their albums apart from their first. Barre is also a talented flautist, both live and on record, with Jethro Tull and solo. The quality and uniqueness of his work and a series of high profile collaborations contributed to make him one of the world’s most rated rock musicians, with his signature ‘Aqualung’ solo voted as one of the top guitar solos of all times (Guitar Player Magazine). The album release will be followed by a European tour, UK dates as follows: 9th August Oxfordshire - Fairport Cropredy Festival 28th September Devon - Tavistock Wharf 3rd October Brighton - The Komedia 4th October London - The Borderline 5th October Banbury - The Mill 6th October Hebden Bridge - Trades Club 8th October Sheffield - The Greystones 10th October Wolverhampton - The Robin 11th October Bristol - The Tunnels 12th October Falmouth* - Blues In The Bay Festival 14th October Milton Keynes - The Stables Tickets are £17.50 (subject to booking fee) except for Falmouth*; Details can be found at www.martinbarre.comMartin Barre Confirms Fourth Solo Album Martin Kielty at 11:05am August 12 2013 www.progrockmag.com/news/martin-barre-confirms-fourth-solo-album/Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre will release his fourth solo album, Away With Words, on September 30, he’s confirmed – and it’s to include new compositions alongside reworkings of some lesser-known Tull tracks. The launch is to be supported by a European tour including 10 UK dates. He recorded guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bass, flute and bass clarinet on the record, alongside Dan Crisp on vocals; Frank Mead on flute, whistles, bodhran and blues harp; Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums and percussion. Barre says: “Re-arranging the Tull songs became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These tracks have always been amongst my favourites and reworking them brought back many good memories. “I’ve written the rest of the music, hopefully, with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion. This album is a fusion of my writing blended with Ian Anderson’s, in a continual movement of music.” The future of Tull is still undecided, with Anderson having recently said a new album is in the works, but he hasn’t decided whether it will be a solo outing.
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Post by tullist on Aug 12, 2013 15:51:25 GMT
Elvis made me hungry for more!www.thisisexeter.co.uk/MARTIN Barre, long-serving guitarist with rock giants Jethro Tull, will be bringing his band down to Devon later this year. The Martin Barre Band will showcase their eclectic mix of rock, blues and classic Jethro Tull at the Public Hall in Budleigh Salterton on Sunday, November 10. Here he shares his musical taste. 1. What was the first record/CD you bought? The first record I actually bought was All Shook Up by Elvis. I couldn't believe what a great voice he had when I first heard him and the sound was like nothing being produced in England at that time. It made me hungry for more US music. 2. Who was your first musical crush? I guess this would be the guitarist from Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders, a brummie band who released quite a few singles but no albums, and who later went on to form the nucleus of the Moody Blues. The guitarist had a greasy rock 'n' roll hairstyle, permanently had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while playing a gorgeous red Gibson and was surrounded by admiring girls! I knew then what I wanted to do for a living. 3. What's the best gig you have enjoyed? Touring with Jethro Tull, the big concerts like Shea Stadium and Madison Square Gardens were always a bit of an anti-climax. They were always very impersonal although the sound equipment had come on in leaps and bounds since the Beatles had played those same places some years earlier. So I would have to say my favourite gig would be my solo show from last year, intimate and all about the music! 4. What is your guilty music pleasure/cheesiest CD? Well you might be surprised to hear my guilty pleasure would be Classic FM and anything by Elgar – the heavier the better (be careful who you tell because this kind of admission isn't good for one's street cred)! 5. Who are you listening to now in the car or on your iPod? If I can be excused a moment of narcissism I am actually listening to my new album of classic crossover instrumentals. I am really proud of it and I can't wait for it to be released this month. 6. What is your favourite karaoke song/song to sing in the shower? My karaoke choice would be the 'Boys of Summer' by Don Henley. It is, in my opinion, the best 'radio song' of all time and conjures up a baking hot summer day on the beach; obviously, I hasten to add, not in the UK. Tickets for The Martin Barre Band when they play in East Devon in November are available from the Box Office on 07891 663044. Martin, ya'll got some seriously lame ass taste in music. With all the great classical composers...freaking Elgar? And Don Henley for the best radio song of all time. I think I know the one, the one with a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac right. Of course you are nearly outdone with the list Ian Anderson came up with. Largely impressive until one gets to the nods for Meatloaf and Foreigner I think it was. I don't care what the excuse was. They suck.
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Post by Tull50 on Aug 12, 2013 20:06:13 GMT
hangout.altsounds.com/news/160996-martin-barre-releases-cd-arrangements-tull-music.htmlMartin Barre Releases CD of new arrangements of Tull Music with new material Away With Words out on 30th September News ⋅ Nuno Saque Ferreira ⋅ August 12th, 2013 ⋅ 204 Views Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre has announced the release of his fourth solo album AWAY WITH WORDS, through RSK’s new label, Edifying Records on 30th September. The record will feature new arrangements of Tull material together with some brand new compositions by Barre. With the seminal prog outfit still on indefinite hiatus, Martin Barre brings back to life some of Jethro Tull’s classics but also less known gems, with the invaluable help of engineer James Bragg. The track list features Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home and Fire at Midnight amongst others. “Re-arranging and representing the Tull songs featured on this album became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These lesser known songs have always been amongst my favourite pieces of music and reworking them brought back many good memories” – he confides enthusiastically. Talking about his new compositions included in the album, he says “I have written the rest of the music, hopefully with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion. Bringing together the many acoustic instruments was a delight for me, but of course the electric guitar couldn’t be totally left out of the picture!” He goes on to say “This album is a fusion of my writing blended together with Ian (Anderson’s) in a continual movement of music.” On Away With Words, multi-talented Barre plays Acoustic/Classic/Electric Guitars, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Bass, Flute & Bass Clarinet, with Dan Crisp taking care of vocals. Completing the line up are Frank Mead on Blackwood Flute, Whistles, Bodhran and Blues Harp, Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums & percussion. Track listing: 1. First Light/Moths 2. It's My Round 3. One Brown Mouse/Fatcat 4. All Bars Hold 5. Air: Lament Of the Spalpeen/Martin's Jig/Hymn 6. Pussy Willow 7. Snapshot/Paparazzi 8. Long Ago/Home 9. Fire At Midnight/From The Ashes 10. Protect & Survive 11. Spare A Thought/From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser 12. Sundown Martin Barre started his music career in the early 60s playing saxophone. He audition for Jethro Tull in 1969 and was handpicked by Ian Anderson to take on guitar duties from Mick Abrahams. Today he’s the longest standing member after Anderson himself, having appeared on all of their albums apart from their first. Barre is also a talented flautist, both live and on record, with Jethro Tull and solo. The quality and uniqueness of his work and a series of high profile collaborations contributed to make him one of the world’s most rated rock musicians, with his signature ‘Aqualung’ solo voted as one of the top guitar solos of all times (Guitar Player Magazine). The album release will be followed by a European tour, UK dates as follows: 9th August Oxfordshire - Fairport Cropredy Festival 28th September Devon - Tavistock Wharf 3rd October Brighton - The Komedia 4th October London - The Borderline 5th October Banbury - The Mill 6th October Hebden Bridge - Trades Club 8th October Sheffield - The Greystones 10th October Wolverhampton - The Robin 11th October Bristol - The Tunnels 12th October Falmouth* - Blues In The Bay Festival 14th October Milton Keynes - The Stables Tickets are £17.50 (subject to booking fee) except for Falmouth*; Details can be found at www.martinbarre.comMartin Barre Confirms Fourth Solo Album Martin Kielty at 11:05am August 12 2013 www.progrockmag.com/news/martin-barre-confirms-fourth-solo-album/Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre will release his fourth solo album, Away With Words, on September 30, he’s confirmed – and it’s to include new compositions alongside reworkings of some lesser-known Tull tracks. The launch is to be supported by a European tour including 10 UK dates. He recorded guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bass, flute and bass clarinet on the record, alongside Dan Crisp on vocals; Frank Mead on flute, whistles, bodhran and blues harp; Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums and percussion. Barre says: “Re-arranging the Tull songs became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These tracks have always been amongst my favourites and reworking them brought back many good memories. “I’ve written the rest of the music, hopefully, with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion. This album is a fusion of my writing blended with Ian Anderson’s, in a continual movement of music.” The future of Tull is still undecided, with Anderson having recently said a new album is in the works, but he hasn’t decided whether it will be a solo outing. Thanks for posting this, I was looking for since the last convention, when Martin allowed us to hear the album for 1st time, a world exclusive in his own words, the list of songs and the cover art coincides. Well-done!
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 12, 2013 22:08:25 GMT
Ray's right, you know...I don't knoe Elgar from Fred Munster but i do know that Meatloaf, Foreigner and Don Henly are crap...and why the pan-Tull fascination with Toto and their pathetic guitar guy? Talk about SUCK.
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Post by tullist on Aug 13, 2013 0:08:32 GMT
Ray's right, you know...I don't knoe Elgar from Fred Munster but i do know that Meatloaf, Foreigner and Don Henly are crap...and why the pan-Tull fascination with Toto and their pathetic guitar guy? Talk about SUCK. That's funny Bernie. Actually you might be surprised as Tull used to use Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance near or at the show close, I want to say in the mid seventies. And sort of or even alot like their interpretation of Beethoven's 9th it was pretty cool. But he does pop up from time to time on our local classical WFMT, and I find him to be a dial turner. He has been known to be dear to the English so I suppose tread lightly. My own tastes in classical music tend to turn toward small ensemble and ancient instrument stuff, often that Academy of St Martins in the Field, a beautiful building in London. The longtime conductor, Sir Neville Marriner I imagine alot of people have at least heard of, last I knew he was alive. And a smattering of alot of the predictable ones, but often not Beethoven, at least his orchestral stuff, or Mozart. Bach, Schumann, Chopin, Haydn, Handel, Brahms are all people I know I have enjoyed at one time or another. That one from the the Mozart movie, Salieri I have sometimes enjoyed too. Almost always classical guitar and pretty much any of the other stringed instruments, say lutes when you get into the ancient stuff. But really my exposure since 15 is held to the classical music equivalent of classic rock radio, I actually know jack$h1t. While alot of my favorites, or at least many of them, are on classic rock radio I would be signifigantly less informed if that was all I knew of the music. And I won't even start on jazz which has had so much of my time, heart, and ears since I was 15 and got Coltraned.
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Post by tullist on Aug 13, 2013 6:19:25 GMT
Well folks, from what I have read over on the Talk Awhile Forum, it sounds like Martin's band did a job of seriously underwhelming at Cropredy. The upside is that he apparently was close to brilliant in the closing set with the Fairports. I am pretty sure whoever that guy was who added so much to the clips I saw, I think from Manchester earlier this year, the guy who seemed to be from a trad background and played the wind instruments, was not in evidence, likely has a career of his own. Amongst the opinions offered, and these from people who are for the most part fans of the band, was that the sound was thin, and that he lacked confidence as a front man. I saw more than one describe him as the disapointment of the festival. I must admit even more galling to me, though I am not doubting its accuracy, are the accolades Alice Cooper, arguably the most unlikely guest in the over 30 year history of Cropredy, has been marked by many as not only the best thing of the Festival, and by some of the annual crowd, as the best in the history of the Festival. While I do not doubt he excels at what he does the less I know of him the better. I admit I only know his hits but I don't like them even an itty bitty bit. I could elaborate as to what I perceive his "contribution" to music to have been, but I know people bore easily. He owns a less than esteemed place in my perceptions also occupied by Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and Rush. I simply do not want to know, keep that thing away from me. I need no further proof that I am but a white suburban man rather than this visage of some cat named Nate that I sometimes try to occupy, and from those suburbs I believe is where these sorts of entities have their roots. They are an abhorrence. The end.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 13, 2013 8:57:31 GMT
Ray's right, you know...I don't knoe Elgar from Fred Munster but i do know that Meatloaf, Foreigner and Don Henly are crap...and why the pan-Tull fascination with Toto and their pathetic guitar guy? Talk about SUCK. Have to agree about meatloaf - pap. As for the other 2 you mention, Foreigner - sort of so so and bordering on the "switch off the radio while I have a chance" and Mr Henley's opus to summer and his lady is bearable depending on my mood at the time. Mind you, I do believe there were some of the elite US session people playing on that track.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 13, 2013 9:06:47 GMT
Well folks, from what I have read over on the Talk Awhile Forum, it sounds like Martin's band did a job of seriously underwhelming at Cropredy. The upside is that he apparently was close to brilliant in the closing set with the Fairports. I am pretty sure whoever that guy was who added so much to the clips I saw, I think from Manchester earlier this year, the guy who seemed to be from a trad background and played the wind instruments, was not in evidence, likely has a career of his own. Amongst the opinions offered, and these from people who are for the most part fans of the band, was that the sound was thin, and that he lacked confidence as a front man. I saw more than one describe him as the disapointment of the festival. I must admit even more galling to me, though I am not doubting its accuracy, are the accolades Alice Cooper, arguably the most unlikely guest in the over 30 year history of Cropredy, has been marked by many as not only the best thing of the Festival, and by some of the annual crowd, as the best in the history of the Festival. While I do not doubt he excels at what he does the less I know of him the better. I admit I only know his hits but I don't like them even an itty bitty bit. I could elaborate as to what I perceive his "contribution" to music to have been, but I know people bore easily. He owns a less than esteemed place in my perceptions also occupied by Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and Rush. I simply do not want to know, keep that thing away from me. I need no further proof that I am but a white suburban man rather than this visage of some cat named Nate that I sometimes try to occupy, and from those suburbs I believe is where these sorts of entities have their roots. They are an abhorrence. The end. www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=41043.0Martin seems to have gone down well when he played with the Fairport lads on the Saturday. One poster, "the hooded claw" sumed it up I think everyone agrees he [Martin Barre] sounded great with the lads. Wish they would bite the bullet and get that bit of "oomph" back into the sound.So . . . Martin Barre for Fairport ?
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 13, 2013 13:47:10 GMT
Does anyone recall whether Jonathan Noyce was playing bass at the Cropredy Festival for Martin? I noticed his name on the album credits for "Away With Words". I wonder if that relationship will continue? One poster, "the hooded claw" summed it up So . . . Martin Barre for Fairport ? What is "The Hooded Claw" reference? Jack Frost?
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Post by tullist on Aug 13, 2013 14:45:00 GMT
Does anyone recall whether Jonathan Noyce was playing bass at the Cropredy Festival for Martin? I noticed his name on the album credits for "Away With Words". I wonder if that relationship will continue? One poster, "the hooded claw" summed it up So . . . Martin Barre for Fairport ? What is "The Hooded Claw" reference? Jack Frost? There was a way dodgy video up on you tube just look for Martin Barre/Cropredy Jim. Maybe there is something of better quality up there by now, though its only going to get so good if the sound was as has been previously stated. As to Jon Noyce I am pretty certain I would have noticed him had it been him so I will say no. I will also say that I would mark him as the most undervalued ex member of Tull. Definitely got too much stick for not doing the Jeffrey or Glenn Cornick or even the Glascock or Peggy. But he did the job well. Probably only a few others in the running, for instance I would not mark Andy Giddings as undervalued, just second best to Evans, and very possibly better player, just not remotely as visual. Definitely prefer Giddings to John O Hara who I find stiff when its things that remotely are supposed to look like improv or the blues. As to Andy's solo record and what I have heard of it, if you like new age, go for it. I imagine I would have to put Mark Craney and certainly Dave Mattacks in that race too. Would love to put Maart in there but, he was not really a keyboard player, but in that tiny segment of the show where he had a go with Peggy, likely among the best non Tull music bits in their career.
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Post by tullist on Aug 13, 2013 14:53:14 GMT
Ray's right, you know...I don't knoe Elgar from Fred Munster but i do know that Meatloaf, Foreigner and Don Henly are crap...and why the pan-Tull fascination with Toto and their pathetic guitar guy? Talk about SUCK. Have to agree about meatloaf - pap. As for the other 2 you mention, Foreigner - sort of so so and bordering on the "switch off the radio while I have a chance" and Mr Henley's opus to summer and his lady is bearable depending on my mood at the time. Mind you, I do believe there were some of the elite US session people playing on that track. Yeah it actually is an ok tune but when Martin intones about best ever....everyone is entitled to their opinion and he is damn lucky he met Ian Anderson back in 68. However as to top session players, they do see that dollar sign you know, just cause they are on it does not mean they like it.Its a good paying gig donchaknow. And I imagine I am not the only Deadhead who takes a tiny umbrage with the "Saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac, made me realize you can never go back." Or something like that. Love what Bernie's friend, David Gans, host of the long running Deadhead hour did with that line. Dude is the master of the tape splice. In the opening segment of some of the show, and it does presume a familiarity with the Grateful Dead song China Cat Sunflower that line suddenly reads saw a Deadhead sticker on a CHINACAT. Lawd yes. And the inference that the Grateful Dead is something of the past is born out by the very existence of the internet which owes a heavy debt to the Grateful Dead, to put it mildly an ongoing very living reality. I realize Henley probably had more important business to address with cocaine. Not even certain I care for the title to Martin's album, sounds like a subtle dig at Ian. Mister were it not for Ian Anderson playing guitar would be something you would be doing for a hobby after slogging it out at whatever job like the rest of us. And no I do not need to hear the damn Penny Peeps record. Though some of Tull's early names were no better.
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 13, 2013 15:06:37 GMT
There was a way dodgy video up on you tube just look for Martin Barre/Cropredy Jim. Maybe there is something of better quality up there by now, though its only going to get so good if the sound was as has been previously stated. I guess Jonathan Noyce was busy somewhere else. Wow! Pat O'May is back.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 13, 2013 15:22:13 GMT
Does anyone recall whether Jonathan Noyce was playing bass at the Cropredy Festival for Martin? I noticed his name on the album credits for "Away With Words". I wonder if that relationship will continue? One poster, "the hooded claw" summed it up So . . . Martin Barre for Fairport ? What is "The Hooded Claw" reference? Jack Frost? Maybe a raven ? So Jon Noyce wasn't at Cropredy then.
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 13, 2013 16:30:35 GMT
I would put Alice Cooper a solid half-step above crap like grand funk and ted nugent just beacuse i think he has a bit of a brain...he loses points for golf but gains them for having a top guitar duo in his bands(s) for awhile...the both under-rated Steve hunter and Dick wagner...they were the guitarists who duelled on 'Sweet Jane' for 18 minutes or so and sounded as good as the Allmans, Derrick and the dominoes etc. Who knows what aspect of his schtick impressed the cropredy crowd...maybe cause they weren't 'The Saw Doctors' ( still the worst ever in my book.)
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 14, 2013 8:29:50 GMT
I would put Alice Cooper a solid half-step above crap like grand funk and ted nugent just beacuse i think he has a bit of a brain...he loses points for golf but gains them for having a top guitar duo in his bands(s) for awhile...the both under-rated Steve hunter and Dick wagner...they were the guitarists who duelled on 'Sweet Jane' for 18 minutes or so and sounded as good as the Allmans, Derrick and the dominoes etc. Who knows what aspect of his schtick impressed the cropredy crowd...maybe cause they weren't 'The Saw Doctors' ( still the worst ever in my book.) I wonder when Kiss will get the invite to Cropredy ?
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 14, 2013 15:19:24 GMT
Maybe they can talk the 'Saw Doctors' into performing with Kiss make-up ?
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 14, 2013 17:38:01 GMT
Maybe they can talk the 'Saw Doctors' into performing with Kiss make-up ? They can be on as a warm up act, followed by "Tull On Ice" - arranged and produced by Rick Wakeman When Rick Wakeman did one of his theatrical shows many moons ago at Hampton Court in Surrey, Jon Noyce was his bass player.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 15, 2013 12:52:38 GMT
Fairport Convention, Tom Robinson and Martin Barre performing Tom's song "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 21:36:59 GMT
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Away With Words Posted on August 14, 2013 by admin webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:f3FKJOGZ5VcJ:getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/08/album-review-martin-barre-away-with-words/+jethro+tull&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=caEdifying Records [Release date 30.09.13] Perhaps the most constant revolving door of rock is that of Jethro Tull, and all the more intriguing for the recent ‘loss’ of Martin Lancelot Barre. For several centuries, it seems, Ian Anderson’s right hand man, and for me as much a part of the Tull look and sound as that famed greatcoat, cocked leg, and flute. Evidently both musicians needed breathing space but it is somewhat ironic that during the recent ‘Thick As A Brick’ shows, blink and you could have sworn it was Martin and his dulcet guitar tones on stage. But as time goes on, and there’s talk of the next Tull studio album, it seems that Barre isn’t being factored in to the plans. Enter ‘Away With Words’ and Martin’s own plan for the foreseeable future. For some time he has been gigging as ‘Martin Barre’s New Day’ focussing on “early” Jethro Tull and whilst this will be welcome to many, others may merely wish to see him in his own right and with his own tunes. Already he has released a handful of solo albums, somewhat low-key perhaps and always in the shadow of his early master. Whilst those solo albums gave us at times erratic glimpses of Martin Barre’s guitar greatness, the new offering will instantly appeal to those who like Tull’s more acoustic persuasion. The addition of his own flute work (for example on the Celtic-flavoured ‘Lament Of The Spalpeen/Hymn’) gives these songs a slightly eery and possibly somewhat ironic flavour too. Martin has revisited some less visited Tull tunes (‘Moths’, ‘One Brown Mouse’, ‘Pussy Willow’, ‘Paparazzi’, ‘Protect And Survive’, ‘Fire At Midnight’, ‘Home’,'From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser’) and added songs in keeping with their spirit, mostly within the same track. Of the Barre originals ‘It’s My Round’ could have been recorded on lute, an attractive Old English sounding ballad that might be better suited to the Deutsche Grammophon Archiv label whilst ‘All Bars Hold’ is effective in its simplicity but barely one minute in length. ‘Long Ago’ (partnered with ‘Home’ from 1979′s ‘Stormwatch’ ) is a similarly attractive piece and thankfully longer. The album is acoustic-led with the electric guitar only deployed for contrast on the multi-layered choruses and, I have to say, very politely too. Even on the album closer ‘Sundown’. To some this may be a disappointment. One of the highlights of many a Tull gig over the years has been Martin Barre’s solo spot. I’ve said previously these frequently stops-out performances should be brought together or even re-recorded for posterity and wider enjoyment. But for the moment ‘Away With Words’ further evidences Barre’s latter-day transition to a fully-rounded, if hopefully not too embittered, performer in his own right. **** Review by David Randall David Randall presents ‘Assume The Position’ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio every Sunday at 22:00 GMT.
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Post by futureshock on Aug 16, 2013 3:10:41 GMT
Martin Barre band looking and sounding very in the groove!
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 16, 2013 8:51:47 GMT
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Away With Words Posted on August 14, 2013 by admin webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:f3FKJOGZ5VcJ:getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/08/album-review-martin-barre-away-with-words/+jethro+tull&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=caEdifying Records [Release date 30.09.13] Perhaps the most constant revolving door of rock is that of Jethro Tull, and all the more intriguing for the recent ‘loss’ of Martin Lancelot Barre. For several centuries, it seems, Ian Anderson’s right hand man, and for me as much a part of the Tull look and sound as that famed greatcoat, cocked leg, and flute. Evidently both musicians needed breathing space but it is somewhat ironic that during the recent ‘Thick As A Brick’ shows, blink and you could have sworn it was Martin and his dulcet guitar tones on stage. But as time goes on, and there’s talk of the next Tull studio album, it seems that Barre isn’t being factored in to the plans. Enter ‘Away With Words’ and Martin’s own plan for the foreseeable future. For some time he has been gigging as ‘Martin Barre’s New Day’ focussing on “early” Jethro Tull and whilst this will be welcome to many, others may merely wish to see him in his own right and with his own tunes. Already he has released a handful of solo albums, somewhat low-key perhaps and always in the shadow of his early master. Whilst those solo albums gave us at times erratic glimpses of Martin Barre’s guitar greatness, the new offering will instantly appeal to those who like Tull’s more acoustic persuasion. The addition of his own flute work (for example on the Celtic-flavoured ‘Lament Of The Spalpeen/Hymn’) gives these songs a slightly eery and possibly somewhat ironic flavour too. Martin has revisited some less visited Tull tunes (‘Moths’, ‘One Brown Mouse’, ‘Pussy Willow’, ‘Paparazzi’, ‘Protect And Survive’, ‘Fire At Midnight’, ‘Home’,'From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser’) and added songs in keeping with their spirit, mostly within the same track. Of the Barre originals ‘It’s My Round’ could have been recorded on lute, an attractive Old English sounding ballad that might be better suited to the Deutsche Grammophon Archiv label whilst ‘All Bars Hold’ is effective in its simplicity but barely one minute in length. ‘Long Ago’ (partnered with ‘Home’ from 1979′s ‘Stormwatch’ ) is a similarly attractive piece and thankfully longer. The album is acoustic-led with the electric guitar only deployed for contrast on the multi-layered choruses and, I have to say, very politely too. Even on the album closer ‘Sundown’. To some this may be a disappointment. One of the highlights of many a Tull gig over the years has been Martin Barre’s solo spot. I’ve said previously these frequently stops-out performances should be brought together or even re-recorded for posterity and wider enjoyment. But for the moment ‘Away With Words’ further evidences Barre’s latter-day transition to a fully-rounded, if hopefully not too embittered, performer in his own right. **** Review by David Randall David Randall presents ‘Assume The Position’ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio every Sunday at 22:00 GMT. Thanks for posting TT - on the ball as usual. Cheers Bro.
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Post by snaffler on Aug 16, 2013 10:29:28 GMT
Fairport Convention, Tom Robinson and Martin Barre performing Tom's song "2-4-6-8 Motorway" Published by apusskidu
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Post by snaffler on Aug 16, 2013 10:34:44 GMT
thanks for the clips from cropredy. the only one which i thought was any good was the one with tom robinson. the rest are very lukewarm in my opinion, the singer has no delivery, power and the songs sound so dull. its all so monochrome.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 16, 2013 10:54:35 GMT
thanks for the clips from cropredy. the only one which i thought was any good was the one with tom robinson. the rest are very lukewarm in my opinion, the singer has no delivery, power and the songs sound so dull. its all so monochrome. Yes but with a reservation that the MB Band is most probably better suited to a club or small to medium size venue than a large outside festival. Tom Robinson on the other hand has the experience of years as a front man in such situations whereas Martin's band members have the experience of the more intimate venues.
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Post by Tull50 on Aug 16, 2013 18:41:32 GMT
thanks for the clips from cropredy. the only one which i thought was any good was the one with tom robinson. the rest are very lukewarm in my opinion, the singer has no delivery, power and the songs sound so dull. its all so monochrome. Yes but with a reservation that the MB Band is most probably better suited to a club or small to medium size venue than a large outside festival. Tom Robinson on the other hand has the experience of years as a front man in such situations whereas Martin's band members have the experience of the more intimate venues. I agree with MD and I would like to add that sound better live than on youtube
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Post by jt68 on Aug 16, 2013 22:07:32 GMT
Does anyone recall whether Jonathan Noyce was playing bass at the Cropredy Festival for Martin? I noticed his name on the album credits for "Away With Words". I wonder if that relationship will continue? What is "The Hooded Claw" reference? Jack Frost? Maybe a raven ? So Jon Noyce wasn't at Cropredy then. The Bass player at Cropredy was Alan Bray, who has played in singer Dan Crisp's band and toured with Martin a few years ago. I hope Noyce is on the UK tour, but it seems uncertain.
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