mando63
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Don't wanna be a fat man
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Post by mando63 on Sept 15, 2008 14:11:59 GMT
Are Tull predominately a man's band? I like to hear other's opinions. I used to know one avid female fan, but otherwise it would seem that a lot of their fans are male. Perhaps Col could let us know the split on this forum.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 15, 2008 14:33:21 GMT
Are Tull predominately a man's band? I like to hear other's opinions. I used to know one avid female fan, but otherwise it would seem that a lot of their fans are male. Perhaps Col could let us know the split on this forum. Met a few lady Tullies in my time and the fairer sex are here and represented on this forum. Don't know what the overall ratio is but I reckon it could be 1/3 female, 2/3 male?
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 15, 2008 15:32:25 GMT
Hello mando63 and Welcome Interesting question and not the first time I've heard it mentioned. It came up in the 'official' Tull Forum when I was there too. It asks a BIG question too about whether there is such a thing as any type of music appealing to just one sex more than another. But of course taking the diplomatic approach - for the time being ;)LOL (awaiting more input here !!) - Tull provides such a contrast that there's something there for everyone
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Post by silkenmist on Sept 15, 2008 18:45:01 GMT
Hello mando63 and Welcome Interesting question and not the first time I've heard it mentioned. It came up in the 'official' Tull Forum when I was there too. It asks a BIG question too about whether there is such a thing as any type of music appealing to just one sex more than another. But of course taking the diplomatic approach - for the time being ;)LOL (awaiting more input here !!) - Tull provides such a contrast that there's something there for everyone Good Afternoon: Wayyyyy back in the early 70's was when I was first introduced to the sound of this elicit band and their electric frontman, Ian. I became so excited from the sound of the flute that I was instantly hooked. I never imagined the impact that the sound of the flute coupled with Ian's voice could ever have on me. I found Ian as well as Tull to be mezmerizing, to say the least. I will always love Tull and always be a fan, no matter what. Silken...
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Post by bluehare on Sept 15, 2008 20:06:49 GMT
I grew up in a pretty rural area of California. People like Ian and Janis Joplin with all their hair scared kids like me! So I'd heard of Jethro Tull, but I only knew one song, and wouldn't have bought one of their albums because my backward opinion of them at that time was that they were probably a bunch of long-haired druggies that only bikers went to see. Years later I heard a music video from another room in my house, and went in to see who was playing - and especially who was playing that flute (my sister played the flute in band, but never like that...)! The video was from the 80's and I don't remember what it was. But I know that I had a laugh at myself, and also could have kicked myself - for being so silly all those years earlier for never giving them a chance. Had I been listening to them the whole time, I wouldn't have missed out on their earlier concerts. Judging from what I've seen at concerts, and also what gender the majority of posters are on the various sites around the net, I would tend to believe they're more of a guy's band. I know I have a very difficult time getting many of my girl friends to listen to them. My sister warmed up to them pretty easily because of her experience with the flute. But I have a daughter who plays the flute as well, and she says most of their music is too "hard" for her. The other daughter is somewhere in the middle of the two extremes. I agree that it is a personal taste thing. But I do feel more men gravitate to them than women.....based on my personal experience.
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Post by admin on Sept 15, 2008 20:21:14 GMT
if you'd have asked me before I started this forum I'd have said they were indeed probably a man band but judging by the amount of Tull ladies here I would now say definitely not!
Of our top 30 posters 18 are chaps, 6 are ladies and 5 prefer not to say! No idea if that constitutes a representative cross section of Tull fans though!
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 16, 2008 8:20:41 GMT
Aaaaaah this thread is torturing me in the nicest possible way I am writing a 2000 word thesis on women in a male dominated music business for another thread Eh - Bet you can't wait? Ok I'll keep it simple 'Why Do I like Tull' by a woman Blown away then and now by; a rocky/loud Loco and Lung etc etc mixed with a large dose of blues/jazz/etherial/folky/flutey sounds PLUS beautiful gentle lyrics as in Wond'ring Aloud, Fires at Midnight, Seal Driver (joking ;D) etc etc all played by excellant musicians and a drop dead sexy Scottish frontman!! BUT then that's probably what the blokes like as well AHHHHHHHHHHHH ;D
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 16, 2008 9:04:25 GMT
Cold shower for you then nonrabbit
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Post by Tull50 on Dec 26, 2016 1:36:05 GMT
After a family dinner and before going to sleep I could not avoid a quickly look at the forum. As you know my youtube channel is almost exclusively dedicated to Jethro Tull Live (99,9% of 477 videos) and these are the statistics of the last month and this year 2016. Translated from catalan to english: Subscribers: about 10,000 Home: ManDona: WomenTemps de visualització: View Time Visualitzacións: Views Edat del espectador: Age of viewer Anys: Years old Last 28 days Year: 2016 until todayStatistics are very clear
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 26, 2016 3:19:37 GMT
Aaaaaah this thread is torturing me in the nicest possible way I am writing a 2000 word thesis on women in a male dominated music business for another thread Eh - Bet you can't wait? Ok I'll keep it simple 'Why Do I like Tull' by a woman Blown away then and now by; a rocky/loud Loco and Lung etc etc mixed with a large dose of blues/jazz/etherial/folky/flutey sounds PLUS beautiful gentle lyrics as in Wond'ring Aloud, Fires at Midnight, Seal Driver (joking ;D) etc etc all played by excellant musicians and a drop dead sexy Scottish frontman!!BUT then that's probably what the blokes like as well AHHHHHHHHHHHH ;D This proves my point about TULL Chicks... It's always the 'smart ones' that dig the kind of music we all like... with spandex and a cod piece
For years I have seen more 'Ladies' at TULL gigs which means 'Disco' is finally DEAD except for Techno. Why else would a guy playing a flute on one leg, decide to stroke it like he's having a 4 hour musical erection? Certainly most guys felt it was just a 'gimmick' and now we see the reason why. TULL Viagra WORKS !!!
Anyone other than Ian Anderson has to be very careful not to raise too many eyebrows when they perform. Ian has a blank check which he's carried for years and still does.
He can do anything onstage for TULL Chicks! Cold shower for you then nonrabbit
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 26, 2016 8:43:08 GMT
After a family dinner and before going to sleep I could not avoid a quickly look at the forum. As you know my youtube channel is almost exclusively dedicated to Jethro Tull Live (99,9% of 477 videos) and these are the statistics of the last month and this year 2016. Some very interesting statistics Remy - well deserved Sir
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 26, 2016 8:56:47 GMT
if you'd have asked me before I started this forum I'd have said they were indeed probably a man band but judging by the amount of Tull ladies here I would now say definitely not! Of our top 30 posters 18 are chaps, 6 are ladies and 5 prefer not to say! No idea if that constitutes a representative cross section of Tull fans though! The above was from Col Hills when he was admin of the Forum and his views are still valid. My own view now is that after a fair few years of following Tull, and other acts it has to be said, it makes absolutely no difference to me whether you're male, female, Chinese, Latvian, Polish, Nigerian, Argentinian et al or what religion you are, it's the music that counts and whether it appeals personally to you. I've met music lovers from all parts of the world in my time, each had their own favourites, opinions etc but to me it all comes down to the fact that music is a language. If I was stranded on a desert island with someone who didn't speak English but we had a quantity of CDs and equipment to play them we, we'd get on fine and share our individual musical tastes with each other.
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Post by Equus on Dec 26, 2016 9:08:06 GMT
if you'd have asked me before I started this forum I'd have said they were indeed probably a man band but judging by the amount of Tull ladies here I would now say definitely not! Of our top 30 posters 18 are chaps, 6 are ladies and 5 prefer not to say! No idea if that constitutes a representative cross section of Tull fans though! The above was from Col Hills when he was admin of the Forum and his views are still valid. My own view now is that after a fair few years of following Tull, and other acts it has to be said, it makes absolutely no difference to me whether you're male, female, Chinese, Latvian, Polish, Nigerian, Argentinian et al or what religion you are, it's the music that counts and whether it appeals personally to you. I've met music lovers from all parts of the world in my time, each had their own favourites, opinions etc but to me it all comes down to the fact that music is a language. If I was stranded on a desert island with someone who didn't speak English but we had a quantity of CDs and equipment to play them we, we'd get on fine and share our individual musical tastes with each other. As long as he's not a cannibal...
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 26, 2016 9:24:15 GMT
The above was from Col Hills when he was admin of the Forum and his views are still valid. My own view now is that after a fair few years of following Tull, and other acts it has to be said, it makes absolutely no difference to me whether you're male, female, Chinese, Latvian, Polish, Nigerian, Argentinian et al or what religion you are, it's the music that counts and whether it appeals personally to you. I've met music lovers from all parts of the world in my time, each had their own favourites, opinions etc but to me it all comes down to the fact that music is a language. If I was stranded on a desert island with someone who didn't speak English but we had a quantity of CDs and equipment to play them we, we'd get on fine and share our individual musical tastes with each other. As long as he's not a cannibal... So true but I would be able to sing "Locomotive Breath" just before I was made into a rather tasty curry
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 26, 2016 9:51:57 GMT
If I'm being honest it's a personal bug of mine to categorise music or any kind of creative pursuit by means of gender or by any other difference.
Col has it summed up well.
In my findings as well and I may have mentioned it before, it tends to be males around my age that say things like "Tull are predominately a male band" as there is still a hang up of gender issues from the 70's - in general.
Remy's excellent statistics ( and worth remembering in the future for other reasons of an educational finding into Tull statistics) do show that more males were listening to Tull at a specific time but it's not a definitive conclusion that Tull is a male orientated band.
I'm sorry but even as I type that last sentence I'm getting angry. We're talking music, lyrics, melody, instruments all that interpreted by a particular musician/s that you prefer listening too - it's not a gender issue, it's a choice of interpretation from your ears to your senses.
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Post by Equus on Dec 26, 2016 11:35:38 GMT
As long as he's not a cannibal... So true but I would be able to sing "Locomotive Breath" just before I was made into a rather tasty curry ... So true...
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Post by Equus on Dec 26, 2016 15:25:59 GMT
All great bands have their fair share of Groupies! ...Danish jokes... you know... am I in trouble now?
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 26, 2016 18:23:58 GMT
All great bands have their fair share of Groupies! One of the more embarrassing of Tull photoshoots but I suppose if the agency wanted this done then at that time, 1974, they had to do it, more's the pity.
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Post by Equus on Dec 26, 2016 20:43:01 GMT
All great bands have their fair share of Groupies! One of the more embarrassing of Tull photoshoots but I suppose if the agency wanted this done then at that time, 1974, they had to do it, more's the pity. I don't think that it's that embarrassing... Innocent fun maybe..? I'm more like a little puzzled... Who arranged this, and was the dresses especially made for this occasion... Did Ian know about this... and how do you get five beautiful women to do something like that... That is the question... or maybe it's not...
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 27, 2016 9:55:15 GMT
One of the more embarrassing of Tull photoshoots but I suppose if the agency wanted this done then at that time, 1974, they had to do it, more's the pity. I don't think that is that embarrassing... Innocent fun maybe..? I'm more like a little puzzled... Who arranged this, and was the dresses especially made for this occasion... Did Ian know about this... and how do you get five beautiful women to do something like that... That is the question... or maybe it's not... The so called dresses would have been purchased at any "joke shop" at the time and was probably arranged by Tull's agent at the time. Pans People used to "dance" on Top Of The Pops on BBC TV but were very amateurish and, in the word of one critic at the time, rubbish - have to agree with that. An old friend of mine used to work at the BBC making sets for TOTP/Dr Who etc and went out with one of them for a short time but wasn't that impressed as they were always off doing low key public engagements as they were very much Z list celebrities at the time. They were certainly of their time and much the same as Hot Gossip and, from an earlier era, The Tiller Girls at the London Palladium.
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 27, 2016 16:38:08 GMT
Are Tull a man's band: Empirical evidence: yes. case by case reality: no
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