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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 14:10:52 GMT
www.neonfiller.com/wordpress/?p=10145Ian Anderson – Leicester De Montfort Hall (May, 11, 2014) Posted on 14 May 2014 by John Haylock Way back in the mists of time during the late Sixties and early Seventies there were many a long haired bedraggled rock band that strode the patchouli scented stages of the world. Audiences of young men in flares and tie-dye vests (it was principally young men) would get very excited by convoluted time signatures, weird lyrics, and five hour long guitar solos (I should know, I was one of them). One of the more individual of these bands was Jethro Tull, led by the hugely bearded and extremely animated Ian Anderson, who not only played the flute, but did it standing on one leg (we were easily impressed in those days ). Combine this with concept albums, a song about tramps and then throw cheap drugs and Watneys Red Barrel into the equation and you had a lethal combination of blues-prog that really took off. The Tull were huge back in the day, they were big in Europe but massive in the States. Anderson has since disbanded the original band, and for tonight’s show he has injected new blood into the line up, he has a new album to promote, and you are going to have to listen to it in its entirety, you want the hits? Sorry son you’re going to have to wait until after the interval. The new album ‘Homo Erraticus’ you won’t be surprised to hear is a concept album…it ambitiously (or foolishly, YOU decide!) attempts to document significant historical events of these Isles over the last 6,000 years. It’s preposterously silly but typically grandiose and the show is unorthodox to say the least and at times it is more like musical theatre, with role playing, the use of many visually intriguing backdrops combined with exaggerated onstage mannerisms. It is quite heavy going at times, the music is complex and with much lyrical whimsy, taking in such diverse iconic reference points as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, holiday camps, invasions by Romans, Saxons and Vikings, the flooding of Doggerland, the British Empire and Queen Victoria, it is all very entertaining but a little short on memorable tunes. Although ‘The Turnpike Inn’ and ‘The Browning of the Land’ were both contenders for best new song of the night. Memorable tunes spotted in abundance after the interval when its time to revisit the past and most appropriately they kick off with the beautiful ‘Living in the Past’ from 1969, swiftly followed by ‘Sweet Dream’ and a tremendous version of ‘Teacher’. An hour goes by all too quickly as the band faithfully recreate ‘Too old to rock n roll’, eagerly received ‘Songs from the wood’ and of course they finish with two of their most popular numbers, the riff happy ‘Aqualung’ and equally boisterous ‘Locomotive breath’. Plenty of creative fire left in his belly even after all these years, Anderson remains an intelligent, thoughtful rogue, treasure him, ‘Homo Cleverclogginess’ personified. Words by John Haylock, pictures by Arthur Hughes www.neonfiller.com/wordpress/
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Post by earsoftin on May 14, 2014 15:23:01 GMT
Tull used to have a wild abandon about them in their playing, both in studio and live. Again, in my opinion, this devil may care style of playing diminished through the 90's; call it age, attrition, whatever, but I attribute it to the loss of the above mentioned players who were the defacto best.
That's a fair point, but let me set it against this comment from Ian in the HE programme about Locomotive Breath: "But the understated, pulsating rhythm was what it was supposed to be about, it was designed to have that controlled pulse of a locomotive making its way along a track, not out of control but unstoppable. And that's the point; it's not about being loud, or over-the-top. There has been a tendency in the past when the band has played it live on stage for it to become a bit too brash and too unconstrained, as the drummer smells blood. Sometimes less is more if you are trying to create that feeling of power and excitement." Those are my italics, but I think it suggests that we should not be too harsh on individual players. Indeed, I thought Scott Hammond was excellent on this tour and the last. I also remember a fantastic attack by Doane on Locomotive Breath at Sheffield a few years ago - it was brilliant but I suspect not what Ian was looking for! I think what you are seeing is Ian having complete control and the players doing what they are told (and doing it extremely well). That must inevitably take some of the energy out of it. I have said before that I found John O'Hara's stage presence a little stiff, but I thought he was pretty good on this tour. So if blame is to be attached, I think it is on Ian. I was never fortunate enough to see Barrie (although I note that he now says he was too busy a drummer!) I suppose we invest a good deal in bands at formative stages and perhaps we don't want to grow with them. I'm just so pleased that we get new and challenging material - but I worry that declining audiences might mean that this sort of tour won't be feasible in the future. There must be a breakeven point where you can't take this sort of show into smaller halls.
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Post by nonrabbit on May 14, 2014 16:03:57 GMT
I never thought of Tull as a guitar lead band.
I think he has experimented over his long and continuing career with different sounds and different musicians so there has been a wide and varied collection of sounds that's had widely different reactions from the fans who have dropped in at the various different sounds... phew
Have to agree with earsoftin especially on the point of 'stiff' performances on stage.
I've nagged since my last concert about the lack of response from a 'stiff' audience but I was also willing the band (apart from Ian) to be a bit more enthusiastic looking and participate with the audience more.
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Post by atomicsynth on May 14, 2014 17:38:52 GMT
That's a fair point, but let me set it against this comment from Ian in the HE programme about Locomotive Breath: "But the understated, pulsating rhythm was what it was supposed to be about, it was designed to have that controlled pulse of a locomotive making its way along a track, not out of control but unstoppable. And that's the point; it's not about being loud, or over-the-top. There has been a tendency in the past when the band has played it live on stage for it to become a bit too brash and too unconstrained, as the drummer smells blood. Sometimes less is more if you are trying to create that feeling of power and excitement." Those are my italics, but I think it suggests that we should not be too harsh on individual players. Indeed, I thought Scott Hammond was excellent on this tour and the last. I also remember a fantastic attack by Doane on Locomotive Breath at Sheffield a few years ago - it was brilliant but I suspect not what Ian was looking for! I think what you are seeing is Ian having complete control and the players doing what they are told (and doing it extremely well). That must inevitably take some of the energy out of it. I have said before that I found John O'Hara's stage presence a little stiff, but I thought he was pretty good on this tour. So if blame is to be attached, I think it is on Ian. I was never fortunate enough to see Barrie (although I note that he now says he was too busy a drummer!) I suppose we invest a good deal in bands at formative stages and perhaps we don't want to grow with them. I'm just so pleased that we get new and challenging material - but I worry that declining audiences might mean that this sort of tour won't be feasible in the future. There must be a breakeven point where you can't take this sort of show into smaller halls. Thanks for replying. I think you are correct about the complete control aspect. If such is the case, which has sounded to me like it is from Tabb2 to now, it is not as much to my liking compared to earlier times as previously expressed. To me, Barlow was perfect. Doane was great, though later music saw Tull, as you aptly noted, being less loud and that affects drummers in how they subsequently play. It also theoretically explains the diminished tone in Barre's guitar over these years when the Hi-Watt stack was retired in favor of small boutique amps. Just as the bass no longer was going through Ampeg SVT's. Ian clearly wanted on stage volume down along the time when he went to in ear monitoring instead of front wedges. These aspects most certainly would change drastically a band's sound. And yes, regarding O'Hara, there is no cavorting ala Giddings nor the fun John Evan antics, but when you say stiff, my first thought is the technique is what's stiff. I think he is a better accordian player per say than a keyboardist, but I have to concede he may well be playing chained, under IA control of his part. Some of the keyboard textures such as the low vox drones on Erraticus are cheezy. I don't think that's O'Hara's fault either. I am sorry you never saw Barlow and I would concurrently assume Evan as they were amazing, just amazing. Of course you have them on the "great recordings". Barlow, so many great moments such as those fills on Minstrel In The Gallery and Passion Play. Barlow had a way of driving the band that has not been matched.Thanks again for your kind reply.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 14, 2014 18:29:28 GMT
Just had a look and the Sage in Newcastle still has more than 200 seats left out of a total of around 1600. I remember there being lots of seats available on the TAAB2 concert in the City Hall there a few years back. I was lucky enough to see the same concert in Buenos Aires last year and the 3000+ concert was sold out well in advance. My view is that (despite what IA says about Tull and IA concerts being the same thing essentially) more people will attend a Jethro Tull concert. I would expect a Tull concert in say the City Hall to be much better attended. Other reasons for low attendances - hard times for many folk financially just now, IA's weak vocals (heard lots of folk comment on this after concerts). I also remember folk moaning about the TAAB2 concert about the fact he did not play any hits and there was no encore in the earlier concerts. I guess us hard Tull fans liked the chance to hear TAAB2 but many attendees just want to hear the songs they know. I am giving the concert a miss this time as I am just not keen on HE and I am working away in Europe. I just don't have the motivation to attend this time - must be getting too old to rock.. Or at least sing along in Latin. This is very strange. I checked just over a week ago at The Sage website to see how many seats where sold and level 1 & 2 were 'sold out'. I've just checked again after reading this post and there's seats available in all 3 levels. I'm confused.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 15, 2014 15:38:17 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on May 16, 2014 11:56:52 GMT
www.bristol247.com/Review: Ian Anderson at Colston Hall, Bristol The band, most of whom seem to hail from Bristol, are as well-drilled as you’d expect of their demanding taskmaster By Robin Askew Thursday May 15, 2014 Many old-school progressive rock bands seem to exist in their own little bubble, seemingly unaware of the evolving musical world around them. Ian Anderson MBE is made of cannier stuff. This hasn’t always paid off. Moonlighting from Jethro Tull back in 1983, he unleashed the awful ‘Walk Into Light’, which was awash with state-of-the-art ’80s keyboard sounds that now sound horribly dated. Today, the musical landscape is very different. There’s a new generation to whom ‘prog’ is not a term that comes laden with ideological baggage, and its convergence with metal has won the genre a new, younger audience. So, with Tull on hiatus, the venerable unipedal flautist has taken the opportunity to return to his roots with a fiendishly complex concept album, ‘Homo Erraticus’, which he labels ‘folk-prog-metal’, on the pioneering Kscope label – home to such modern innovators as Steven Wilson, Anathema and Amplifier. Result: his biggest selling solo album ever and an unexpected top 20 hit. The plan tonight was to play the whole thing in full, followed by a selection of Tull favourites. It’s a bold move, given the density of the material and an ambitious multi-media presentation that includes projections, spoken word passages and much raiding of the dressing-up box. But, after about 15 minutes, the house lights go up. A couple of songs later, the band leave the stage owing to what Anderson describes as a “medical emergency”. What those of us in the stalls don’t know is that some poor fella on the balcony has had a cardiac arrest and medics are struggling to save his life. After 20 desperate minutes, they manage to get his heart started again and he’s carted off to the BRI. Clearly, his health is the priority here, and the audience are totally understanding, but the incident does lend the rest of the evening a rather strange atmosphere. Despite the somewhat disjointed and necessarily truncated performance, ‘Pax Britannica’, ‘The Engineer’ (possibly the only song written about Brunel and the Great Western Railway) and ‘The Browning of the Green’ (Ian takes a deft swipe at overpopulation, or “imbecile fecundity”, and then spoils things by coming over all UKIP about benefits culture) prove to be the most immediately digestible. Then it’s straight on to the classics – aptly kicking off with ‘Living In the Past’ – which are greeted with tumultuous applause and a few sighs of relief. ‘With You By My Side’ from the recently remixed ‘Benefit’ album is a rare treat, as is the revived ‘Sweet Dream’, which Anderson dismisses self-deprecatingly as an attempt to write a commercial hit. Throughout this section, he plays in front of a video projection of his younger, wild-eyed, hairier self performing the same songs. The band, most of whom seem to hail from Bristol, are as well-drilled as you’d expect of their demanding taskmaster, with guitarist Florian Ophale ably filling the difficult role of Anderson’s conspicuously absent veteran Tull collaborator Martin Barre. Cunningly, Anderson is also joined for the first time by an additional vocalist. Young Ryan O’Donnell has a remarkably similar voice and reaches with ease the notes that now cause his boss to struggle. This opens up the intriguing possibility of an eventual passing of the flame, permitting a Tull franchise to continue to tour while Ian retires to his Wiltshire mansion to spend more time with his money. [ 10 points if you find the song title error ]
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Post by JTull 007 on May 16, 2014 13:46:50 GMT
www.bristol247.com/Review: Ian Anderson at Colston Hall, Bristol The band, most of whom seem to hail from Bristol, are as well-drilled as you’d expect of their demanding taskmaster By Robin Askew Thursday May 15, 2014 ‘With You By My Side’ from the recently remixed ‘Benefit’ album is a rare treat [10 points if you find the song title error ]
"With You There to Help Me"
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 14:18:06 GMT
www.bristol247.com/Review: Ian Anderson at Colston Hall, Bristol The band, most of whom seem to hail from Bristol, are as well-drilled as you’d expect of their demanding taskmaster By Robin Askew Thursday May 15, 2014 ‘With You By My Side’ from the recently remixed ‘Benefit’ album is a rare treat [10 points if you find the song title error ]
"With You There to Help Me" I'm on your side...in days of peace
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 14:57:35 GMT
getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/05/gig-review-ian-anderson-regent-theatre-ipswich-10-may-2014/Gig review: IAN ANDERSON – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, 10 May 2014 Posted on May 15, 2014 by yiannis Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson has been confusing and entertaining Rock fans around the globe since he first formed the short lived The Blades back in 1963. While his latest ‘solo’ effort “Homo Erraticus” has attracted a variety of diverging reactions from fans and music media alike, his power to offer first class entertainment has never been in question and that is why, at the tender age of sixty six, he is still in position to undertake large scale tours and perform in venues as large as Ipswich’s Regent Theatre. Instead of seeing the customary support act opening the show, the venue played some short videos on a screen from a variety of Folk Rock bands. By 19:30 the venue was almost full, people were in their comfortable seats and, after the lights were dimmed, we were presented with an amusing video, featuring the band’s members, providing a clever introduction to the theme of Anderson’s latest album. Actually, one of the things I enjoyed most about the first half of the show were the short narrations and amateur theatrics from each and every member of the band as well as one Ryan O’Donnell – a fairly talented singer/actor whose additional vocals helped Anderson throughout the show. From the fifteen songs that were performed in the first “Act”, the ones that really stood out were the opening “Doggerland”, “The Turnpike Inn”, which found Anderson’s flute competing with John O’ Hara’s accordion, as well as “After These Wars” – a four minute melody-driven song which enabled Bavarian maestro Florian Ophale to prove his impressive skills on the six string. Following a twenty minute break, Anderson & Co returned to the stage for the second part of the show which was based on a number of Jethro Tull classics and kicked off the proceedings with an impressive version of “Living In The Past”. It was after the performance of that classic that I realised what important ingredient had been missing from the performance of “Homo Erraticus” – the participation of, and interaction with, the crowd. Sadly, this would cause a number of problems for the remaining hour. After a killer version of “Bouree”, a song that was graced by a stunning bass guitar solo by David Goodier, a fan in the front rows went out of his way to annoy Ian Anderson with comments during and after his song presentations – a situation which seemed to really annoy the Prog God. Then, during the performance of “Sweet Dream” two fans at the back of the venue decided to have a loud argument, making enough noise to spoil it for the rest of us. Undeterred, Anderson and company continued their trip back in time, performing a number of top quality and highly energized songs, such as “Too Old To Rock’n’Roll: Too Young To Die”, “Songs From The Wood” and “My God” and left the stage following a much anticipated rendition of the all-time classic “Aqualung”. The crowd’s insistence for an encore was satisfied with the performance of the massive “Locomotive Breath”, following which the band members took their last bows, waved at the fans and made their leave. I have read many reviews about some of the earlier shows of the tour were people were complaining about a number of things such as “Anderson cannot hit the high notes anymore” or “What is Ryan O’Donnell doing on stage singing the Jethro Tull part?” and, frankly, I am baffled by them. Let’s face it: Ian Anderson is no spring chicken and the possibility of having an original incarnation of Jethro Tull on stage these days is more difficult than achieving world peace, I would wager! As long as Ian Anderson continues to release enjoyable albums like “Homo Erraticus” and presents them on stage with the assistance of a group of well-seasoned musicians such as the ones here tonight then I, for one, will be always be more than happy to support him in his quest. A thoroughly entertaining and massively enjoyable show taking place in a very welcoming city – what more can one ask? Ian Anderson Set List 1st half – “Homo Erraticus” album: 1. “Doggerland” 2. “Heavy Metals” 3. “Enter The Uninvited” 4. “Puer Ferox Adventus” 5.“Meliora Sequamur” 6.“The Turnpike Inn” 7. “The Engineer” 8. “The Pax Britannica” 9. “Tripudium Ad Bellum” 10. “After These Wars” 11. “New Blood, Old Veins” 12.“In For A Pound” 13. “The Browning Of The Green” 14. “Per Errationes Ad Astra” 15. “Cold Dead Reckoning” Ian Anderson Set List 2nd half – Jethro Tull classics: “Living In The Past”/“Bouree”/“With You There To Help Me”/“Sweet Dream”/“Teacher” “A Passion Play Extract – Critique Oblique”/“Too Old To Rock’n’Roll: Too Young To Die” “Songs From The Wood”/“Farm On The Freeway”/“My God”/“Aqualung” Encore “Locomotive Breath”
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 15:02:10 GMT
With you there to help me...catch it while you can Ian Anderson Grand Opera House, York 2015
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Post by JTull 007 on May 16, 2014 15:36:33 GMT
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www.yorkmix.com/things-to-do/reviews/review-jethro-tulls-ian-anderson-in-concert/Review: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson in Concert- by Nick Love on May 16, 2014 (Combining new material and classics of old… Ian Anderson and band) Review: Ian Anderson In Concert Venue: Grand Opera House, York, May 15, 2014 Ian Anderson returned to York last night to showcase his latest solo album Homo Erraticus. Many people won’t realise that the iconic rock flautist who played to a packed Grand Opera house has sold over 60 million records and was part of a band that in the Seventies was one of the biggest on the planet – sharing the stage with the likes of the Stones and Led Zeppelin. Anderson first played in York with Jethro Tull on March 8, 1972 when they played their brand of bluesy folk rock to a crowd of students in the University Central Hall. In circumstances stranger than fiction, there was a tepee on stage in which the members of the band made costume changes and during the gig Anderson took a phone call – which was a request for the owner of a horse to move it from out of the foyer as it was causing an obstruction! The only horse action in York yesterday was at the Dante Festival on the Knavesmire, whilst at the Grand Opera House “Tullophiles” enjoyed an accomplished evening of music which included a complete rendition of the solo album and a host of Jethro Tull favourites after the interval. When I interviewed Anderson a couple of months ago about the solo album he hinted that Jethro Tull as a band had run its course. So anyone turning up expecting to hear the unique sound of Martin Barre on lead guitar may well have been disappointed had it not been for the virtuosity of Florian Opahle. No one can recreate the unique Barre-Tull sound but Opahle shone through as a highly accomplished and technically proficient and versatile axeman. His colleagues were equally adept and the band as a whole was tighter than the proverbial Yorkshireman’s purse-strings. Anderson demonstrated that age had not withered his flute playing with several soaring solos that weaved their magic like days of old It is however somewhat sorrowful that the once gloriously unique voice that propelled Tull to stardom in a bygone age has exited stage left and Anderson is now accompanied by in effect a backing singer, Ryan O’Donnell, who takes the higher registers, but who wanders the stage incongruously. This wasn’t helped by some ineffectual mixing which didn’t bring O’Donnell’s vocals to the fore on several notable occasions. The crowd though were willing to overlook these glitches and enjoy the overall performance of the band which was energetic and skilful. The first half was applauded better than you would expect for any new album – where you assume that quite a few people will not have heard it, but given that this is the best work for quite a while from Anderson this was understandable. The real affection was forthcoming in the second half though, as the greatest hits flowed forth mainly in chronological order from 1969 onwards. Classics such as Living In The Past, Too Old To Rock And Roll and Aqualung were dispatched with aplomb as Anderson demonstrated that age had not withered his flute playing with several soaring solos that weaved their magic like days of old. As the encore Locomotive Breath chugged along to its denouement, there was a sense that Ian Anderson still loves playing live as much as ever and still has much to give. Who are we to deny this genuine rock godfather that chance in the coming years?
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Post by bunkerfan on May 16, 2014 16:00:29 GMT
Just time to say thanks for your post Jim. On my way to The Sage in 30 minutes. Yippee!!!
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Post by TangoTull on May 16, 2014 17:49:51 GMT
Grand Opera House, yesterday
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Post by snaffler on May 16, 2014 22:20:43 GMT
Just time to say thanks for your post Jim. On my way to The Sage in 30 minutes. Yippee!!! Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 17, 2014 1:17:17 GMT
Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha. Wow! A rowdy night indeed. Tell us more...
Image by Mikey Downs at Sage Gateshead Hall 1
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Post by bunkerfan on May 17, 2014 6:45:28 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years.
The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus".
The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night.
All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking!
Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull.
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Post by steelmonkey on May 17, 2014 8:39:43 GMT
Sounds like you got a really good one ! I'm gonna have to calculate days till my turn in September...but not yet...triple figures too depressing.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 17, 2014 8:39:58 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Thanks John for the review. Seems Critique Oblique has gone down really well with fans which is marvellous news. Cup Final today as well, and your holiday tomorrow - not a bad life retirement is it ? Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha. There seem to be more muppets along to these show - your seat leaper and the guy tearing up the ticket in front of the band at Salisbury. Must be a new breed of fan ?
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Post by snaffler on May 17, 2014 8:51:08 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Thanks John for the review. Seems Critique Oblique has gone down really well with fans which is marvellous news. Cup Final today as well, and your holiday tomorrow - not a bad life retirement is it ? Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha. There seem to be more muppets along to these show - your seat leaper and the guy tearing up the ticket in front of the band at Salisbury. Must be a new breed of fan ? Haha maybe!! This guy was an idiot. I was sat in the box opposite and saw right along the rows, hilarious, esp as IA was almost directly above it playing the flute....!! But fully endorse what Bunkerfan said. The whole show was enfused with new vitality. The old songs were so fresh and alive. Just brilliant, like hearing the Tull of the late 70s again!!
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Post by spenny on May 17, 2014 8:52:52 GMT
I am going to the Edinburgh gig on Sunday then Perth on Monday. Listened to the new album about 40 times and am excited to see the live show twice.
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Post by ash on May 17, 2014 9:42:56 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Great, sounds just like me after the Oxford Concert! Plus not long before Shepherds Bush
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Post by bunkerfan on May 17, 2014 13:16:20 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Great, sounds just like me after the Oxford Concert! Plus not long before Shepherds Bush I'm sure you'll enjoy Shepherds Bush just as much as Oxford or even more. This is a tour that I'd love to see again. Six numbers tonight and I'll join you.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 17, 2014 13:28:11 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Thanks John for the review. Seems Critique Oblique has gone down really well with fans which is marvellous news. Cup Final today as well, and your holiday tomorrow - not a bad life retirement is it ? Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha. There seem to be more muppets along to these show - your seat leaper and the guy tearing up the ticket in front of the band at Salisbury. Must be a new breed of fan ? Yes, this retirement lark is great but who's idea was it to switch the cup final kick-off time to 5pm?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 13:45:08 GMT
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning or the cat that got the cream after witnessing the best Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull concert I've been to for years. The first half's performance of Homo Erraticus was a faultless display of musical genius. I've never heard the band play so well. Whether it was the acoustics of this fantastic Hall at The Sage or the fact that the band are just so good I'm not sure, all I will say is the sound was perfect. My favourite songs from this set were "Doggerland", "After These Wars" and the best one for me "Puer Ferox Adventus". The second half "The Best Of Jethro Tull" really brought the crowd to life at the start with a stunning performance of "Living in The Past" followed by many of Jethro Tull's greatest songs but I will single out "With You There To Help Me", "Critique Oblique" and "Sweet Dream" as my personal favourites on the night. All in all a great performance where Ian's voice was as good as I've heard in ages and with Ryan assistance on vocals all the songs were sang really well. I was also in awe of the musical talent of the band but I'm going to single out Scott for a dazzling drumming performance, his timing and his ability to play some of the most difficult and complex songs was breathtaking! Call it The Ian Anderson Band if you like but what I saw and heard was Jethro Tull. Nice to read, John. You're happy, we're all happy. The main man Ian Anderson is Jethro Tull I thought it was a belated happy birthday party for you.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 13:50:18 GMT
Just back from the Sage Gateshead. A really superb show. Great setlist and wonderfully tight playing as per. Really funny incident at start of show where some muppett tried to get along the second row to a seat which clearly wasnt his! He ended up half falling into the front row and then turned round and stuck two fingers up at some poor people would he'd been a right pain in the arse to!! Nearly a fight. Haha. Thanks for the report. FIGHT at an Ian Anderson show, must have thought it was a Jethro Tull free-for-all!
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Post by pondus on May 17, 2014 14:18:59 GMT
"With you there to help me"...WTF?! With a song with that title and Ryan there, you should expect a killer version...oh but no. This is Ian Anderson in charge after all...."let's not get it right, even though I easily could...". Why Ian is not singing lead on this, is beyond me. Ryan should NOT sing the lead and in the highest key, but take the low harmony. Ian has way more prescense as a singer for the chorus. I know he could still do it. He did this one super on the montreaux jazzfestival 2003 dvd....so why this $h1tty arrangement? Ryan doesn't come through as a good lead singer on this one , and the chorus never lifts the song as it should...What a waste of oppurtunity. The way Ryan also "out of the blue" suddenly sings a line in "My god" is also just silly and confusing. Not to mention that SFTW probably could have been sung superb with a smarter arrangement. Ian sucks mighty wildcat balls when he tries to sing the lower harmonies with other singers. This is my impressions from recent youtube clips, but also from having heard him live in recent years.
There are reasons to belive that he doesn't realise how important the vocals are for his own music, his voice is mixed annoyingly low on some of the HE songs. Why did he let that pass? May be he doesn't like his own voice? He has probably ended up believing that the f&%"g flute is the most important part of the whole. I don't know. Ian sometimes, I suspect, is his own worst enemy as far as the quality of the music goes. I mean, let that flute rest a bit.... The flute is just a little part of why I like his music....Ok, he does what he wants, obviously. I still admire his work, but I just got a bit pissed as a fan hearing how he have wasted some possibly fantastic redentions of classic tull, by stupid vocal arrangements. Excuse any poor english language and grammar, but I am besides being dissapointed in Ian, just a Norwegian who wants to tell Ian how he should do it! God damn! ;-) I must get in touch with Shona....he probably listens to her.....
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Post by maddogfagin on May 17, 2014 14:35:40 GMT
Yes, this retirement lark is great but who's idea was it to switch the cup final kick-off time to 5pm? Sky. Scottish Cup Final at 3pm, English Cup Final at 5pm.
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Post by nonrabbit on May 17, 2014 16:03:27 GMT
I am going to the Edinburgh gig on Sunday then Perth on Monday. Listened to the new album about 40 times and am excited to see the live show twice. Hello Spenny This is the concert that I had intended to go too - the Edinburgh one. Have a great time and don't forget to take notes and report back
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