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Post by onewhiteduck on Nov 5, 2015 10:27:45 GMT
Hasn't the US got some great looking theatre venues - love to see Tull in one of those, bit bored of Colston Hall after what 15/20 Tull gigs there.
There again I have been fortunate to see the greatest band ever so many times.
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Following the sun chasing the milky moon investment morning, return in the afternoon. - keep singing that line. Love the song.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 6, 2015 2:07:25 GMT
Let's Rock in a Theatre fit for a King ... TULL LINK JETHRO TULL - The Rock Opera Performed by Ian Anderson Fri. November 6, 2015
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Jethro Tull: The band, the man… and the rock operaNovember 6, 2015 By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR On Jethro Tull’s website (JethroTull.com), there is message directed toward reporters interested in interviewing the band. The web page is labeled “All Too Frequently Asked Questions.” And leading that list is: “How did you get the name Jethro Tull?” For fans of the band, it’s a poorly kept secret that there is no one in the band actually called Jethro Tull. Sometimes the clueless will mistake lead singer Ian Anderson as the band’s namesake “Jethro Tull.” But those in the know know band’s name was lifted from a historic figure—an 18th century agrarian. As Anderson explained it in a phone interview from the Southwest of the U.K., the band’s name is a bit of “identity theft.” Explaining this time around how the band got its name, Anderson said, the band had been tapped for a residency at the renowned Marquee Club back in the group’s infancy in the 1960s. At the time, the group needed a name, so—with the help of their agent, who was a bit of a scholar— they “purloined” one from the history books. Anderson said the group really didn’t know much about Jethro Tull when they took his name as their own. It wasn’t until later they did a little research and found out who Jethro Tull was. Then the band just forged ahead with the name, periodically swatting about questions about its name… noting that it’s all been explained plenty of times before. However, decades later, Anderson said he had some spare time as he was being driven through Europe. Blessed with an internet connection in his vehicle, Anderson said he did some web surfing. In time, he just decided to do a little digging about the band’s namesake. “There was not a huge amount of detail,” said Anderson of Jethro Tull, the man. “What there was—elements of his life—struck a chord.” And as Anderson read up on the original Tull, he began to realize there were many songs recorded by his band that reverbated with the story of Jethro Tull the man. For instance, “Farm on the Freeway,” from “Crest of the Knave,” (which is about the disappearance of farm life in the U.K.) and “Heavy Horses,” from the album of the same name, which spoke about how large horses such as the Clydesdale were losing their place as work animals on a farm. Anderson said he began to assign different songs from the band’s catalogue to appropriate places to illustrate the Tull’s life. And he began writing new music to fill things in where the catalogue could not. In time, Anderson pulled together “Jethro Tull, The Rock Opera,” which comes to Foxwoods Resort Casino on Nov. 8. (Anderson will be accompanied by David Goodier on bass, John O’Hara on keyboards, Florian Opahle on guitar, and Scott Hammond on drums. “It’s a glorious opportunity to present, yet again, the best of Jethro Tull put into the context of a story about a real person set in a near future,” said Anderson. Anderson said he calls the work a rock opera with some chagrin. “It’s such a cheesy term.” But, he said the piece does work as an opera in the traditional sense because there is a through story line with a connecting narrative to hold it all together. Rather than cast Jethro Tull as a historic figure, and risk the piece becoming a musical “Downton Abbey,” complete with period costumes, Anderson said he decided to make Tull a man of the present day. Anderson said he pondered Tull’s place in the world, circa 2015. Anderson figured Tull would be a biochemist, working on GMO (genetically modified organisms) and cloning. Tull also would be working to increase productivity of agriculture to help to feed the world. Additionally, given his background, Anderson said Tull would be someone concerned about the potential of global warming. And in the course of the interview, Anderson made it clear that the character Tull’s interests also were the interests of Anderson the musician. “The subject is something rather unusual in the context of rock music,” said Anderson of Tull’s concern about climate change. As for the production of “Jethro Tull, The Rock Opera,” Anderson said it will be a multimedia affair. There are no actors on stage accompanying the musicians on tour with Anderson. Instead, he explained, the characters will be played by virtual guests, who are prerecorded and projected on screens at the appropriate moment. There also will be illustrated videos to provide context to the story. The music, said Anderson, will be played live. Although this is labeled a rock opera, Anderson said he has no expectations of it becoming a stage production like The Who’s “Tommy (which he notes is more concept album rather than rock opera since there are no connective elements to tell the story on that album). For “Jethro Tull ,The Rock Musical” to move to a Broadway or West End stage, he said there would need to be more appeal to the piece than simply the music of Jethro Tull. Anderson also said fans should not expect a DVD of the production any time soon. He said it’s just not financially feasible these days. There was a time when DVDs sold well. In 2000, a DVD might sell 100,000 copies and be considered a success. These days, he said, DVD sales tend to plateau at 2000 copies. And beyond “Jethro Tull, The Rock Opera,” fans shouldn’t worry that Anderson or his band, Jethro Tull, will be disappearing any time soon. “I’m like an old bear dancing,” said Anderson. “People love me… I’m doing my tricks. As long as I’m having fun, there’s no need to stop me.” “Jethro Tull, The Rock Opera” performed by Ian Anderson comes to Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Grand Theater on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $60. For more information, go to Foxwoods.com or JethroTull.com Comments? Email mchaiken@BristolObserver.com.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 7, 2015 3:12:48 GMT
Salute to Metta (Teacher) & Ron (Rredmond) @ KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS JETHRO TULL - THE ROCK OPERA - PERFORMED BY IAN ANDERSON IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRE PRESENTS BRE Link SOLD OUT !
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 7, 2015 4:02:19 GMT
Very looking forward to Ron and Metta reviews. Wishing then a great night
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 7, 2015 8:28:01 GMT
"Wind Up" and "Aqualung" from The Kings Theatre Brooklyn. Thanks to DREAMTIMENYC for uploading
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Post by ash on Nov 7, 2015 10:24:24 GMT
"Wind Up" and "Aqualung" from The Kings Theatre Brooklyn. Thanks to DREAMTIMENYC for uploading Loads of Oxford footage in that one
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 7, 2015 12:29:20 GMT
Special thanks to Paul Durso for this marquee New York City Royalty - Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 8, 2015 2:05:25 GMT
Time to roll the dice and crank up the TULL TULL Link 1 TULL Link 2 Ian Anderson brings “Jethro Tull” rock opera to Foxwoods Sunday
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 9, 2015 15:36:40 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 10, 2015 2:59:41 GMT
The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY TULL Link
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 10, 2015 11:43:41 GMT
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Post by onewhiteduck on Nov 10, 2015 12:48:08 GMT
The reviewer dosn't do a lot of reviewing.
Basically lists the songs played, gets a musician's name wrong and reckons he lays a lot of mandolin.
I hate Tuesday's
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Review: 'Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera' Philadelphia, PAA.D. Amorosi, For The Inquirer Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 3:01 AM Despite recently retiring the Jethro Tull brand, British baritone singer-flutist Ian Anderson has conjured his onetime band's namesake - an 18th-century English inventor-agriculturalist who modernized farming - for something new, pretentious, yet weirdly winning, in Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera. Playing Saturday at the Academy of Music, this wasn't a reunion of Anderson's progressive-blues band, wasn't a theater piece, and wasn't some historically based lesson plan on tilling and seeding the land. The overall text of the new program - meant to flesh out Tull hits and original Opera Anderson bits - concentrated itself in an imagined present-day dialogue: What if the real-life Jethro Tull were working now? This might not seem like every rock fan's fantasy of a weekend excursion. There were Spinal Tap-ish moments like the horror rock-ist "Fruits of Frankenfield." Then again, Anderson aficionados have forever watched their longtime hero wear codpieces and tell long, literarily lyrical, interrelated stories, such as those that fill conceptual LPs like Minstrel in the Gallery. What's one more night with plant-based rock songs and flutes? Backed by a screen loaded with fast-moving landscapes and GMO-related graphics, Anderson and his quartet (highest marks to thick-as-a-brick organist John O'Hara) interacted with filmed singer-characters portraying young Tull and a damsel of the woods, who turned into a woman in a pantsuit (is this what the city does to a lass?) in the opera's second act. That interaction was surprisingly seamless, even when Anderson duetted with Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir on the sweeping ballad "With You There to Help Me" or (with Ryan O'Donnell) crunching, dramatic Tull classics like "Aqualung." On hits such as that, the sensuously breezy-blue "Living in the Past," and the hard syncopated "Locomotive Breath," Anderson's rich baritone cracked when approaching breathier moments and highest-highs. Luckily, he didn't hide the stress, but rather pointed upward as though to signify the familiar sound audiences might've expected; or he just hit the flute and crafted lilting curlicues of tooty jazz. The pixieish "Songs From the Woods" found its voice, literally and figuratively, in the backing of his band's boyish vocal chorale. In other cases, Anderson doubled down on the deeper end of his voice for the familiar ground-dragging grumble of "Jack-in-the-Green" and its acoustic strum. Either way, when Anderson's voice warmed - whether it was the through-the-glen groovy "Requiem and Fugue" or the barbed "Farm on the Freeway" - his vocals were as saucy and rounded as his flute's flighty low tones.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 10, 2015 15:23:31 GMT
The reviewer dosn't do a lot of reviewing. Basically lists the songs played, gets a musician's name wrong and reckons he lays a lot of mandolin. I hate Tuesday's OWD Only Tuesday's - how about Thursday's ?
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 10, 2015 15:41:18 GMT
The reviewer dosn't do a lot of reviewing. Basically lists the songs played, gets a musician's name wrong and reckons he plays a lot of mandolin. I hate Tuesday's OWD "The band included bassist David Goodier"A common mistake although David was on the virtual screen in character. When Ian plays his acoustic guitar it occasionally sounds like a mando... Where's BIG RIFF ?
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 13, 2015 1:23:44 GMT
Some reviews are negative but anyone that would leave a show after 5 songs is not a TULL Fan.
Review 4 for Ian Anderson 4 / 5 Ian Anderson Never Disappoints Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY - Fri, Nov 6, 2015 Posted 11/09/2015 by 1FaithfulFan First saw Ian and the 'original' Tull band in 1970 at the Fillmore East in NY. Saw the act numerous times thereafter over the years, performing many of the first decade of albums live. Ian Anderson is prolific, prodigious, inspiring and and so extremely talented. This band is very competent at performing older Tull classics and this show was a treat.
Favorite moment: Ian Anderson performing Bouree' on the flute was a very moving moment. It never fades and his Flute prowess is remarkable.
Review 5 for Ian Anderson 5 / 5 Jethro Tull - no way to slow down! Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY - Fri, Nov 6, 2015 Posted 11/09/2015 by NYGYPSY Magical performance in a beautifully restored theater. This multimedia production was richly melodic and thoroughly enjoyable. Ian Anderson's flute is mystical, light and transcends time.
Favorite moment: Living in the Past, Locomotive Breath
Review 6 for Ian Anderson 5 / 5 vintage music Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY - Fri, Nov 6, 2015 Posted 11/09/2015 by SandyVictim I completely enjoyed the show. The sound was terrific. The band was musically tight. The set list included songs Ian had not played in quite a while. I know some people will complain about the use of taped vocals in the video presentation but I care about the sound. If you like the music of Jethro Tull this was a show not to be missed.
Favorite moment: Wind up
Review 9 for Ian Anderson 1 / 5 Pathetic Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre - Boston, MA - Thu, Nov 5, 2015 Posted 11/09/2015 by NotOnTheBandwagon This was the worst musical event I've ever attended. It wasn't a musical experience, it was a big-screen TV visual experience (and a bad one at that). Some of the "musicians" were fake-playing their instruments, and only after we left (very early) did we understand who the singing boy and singing girl was on the big screen (Ian's children - because Ian's voice is not what it used to be? Come on!). What a farce. And to have spent $100/ticket!
I guess the joke is on me and Ian and his producers are laughing all the way to the bank. I'm just surprised that others haven't exposed this tour for the pathetic spectacle that it really is. Wish I had know in advance, I wouldn't have bought the tickets, or I would have sold them to some other unsuspecting consumer. Beware.
Favorite moment: When I chose to leave after the 5th song (I should have left after the third song).
Review 10 for Ian Anderson 5 / 5 Awesome!!! Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY - Fri, Nov 6, 2015Posted 11/09/2015by Poach13 Yes - his voice cannot at 75 be the same, but it didn't matter..... All the passion, skill, experience was on display.
Favorite moment: Living in the Past
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 14, 2015 8:57:25 GMT
Concert Review: Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera At The Capitol TheatreSuzanne RothbergSuzanne Rothberg 11/12/2015 5:11pm EST www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2015/11/12/concert-review-jethro-tull-the-rock-opIan Anderson and his band, Jethro Tull brought their rock opera ensemble to the Capitol Theatre on November 10. Anderson is a phenomenal flutist and the rest of the band rocked the house complete with a virtual reality backdrop with computer video imagery that told the story behind Jethro Tull and his adventures in England. The woman that played Jethro Tull’s love interest Suzie has a beautiful voice as well as the rest of the virtual cast. The current band lineup is David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums). The performance is quasi-operatic structure complete with the key elements and songs and newly-written material that tells the tale behind the symbolic rock opera. Some of the material I am not familiar with like 'Heavy Horses', 'Farm On The Freeway', 'Wind-Up', 'A New Day Yesterday,' 'The Witch’s Promise,' and 'Songs From The Wood'. But I immediately recognized 'Aqualung', 'Living In The Past', and of course, 'Locomotive Breath.' I had excellent seats in the fourth row smack in the center and could see the band very close-up! The house was packed and not one empty seat! The security was rather tight and the audience was not allowed to walk in the aisles during the performance or around the theatre, and it was strange that no photography was permitted except with press like myself who had a pass. The staff at the Capitol usually are very lenient and don’t really care if fans take photos, but it was the request of the band that didn’t permit it except press. I took some photos on the sidelines but they didn’t turn out very well so I won’t post them here! It’s an interesting concept how the rock opera was put together with the virtual guests and the backdrop. I felt like I was a watching a movie and it was a little distracting and took away from the music. The concept of the music with the video backdrop still worked very well and made the music come to life and seem more operatic. I couldn’t really make out the words to some of the songs except for the familiar ones, but it was still a terrific performance! The Capitol Theatre was a perfect venue for it! If you have a chance to see Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera, catch it while it’s still on tour
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 19, 2015 3:34:33 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 19, 2015 10:36:34 GMT
Jethro Tull, historia viva del rockACTUALIZADO 19.11.2015 - 01:00 www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/2157875/jethro/tull/historia/viva/rock.htmlPALACIO DE CONGRESOS Ian Anderson, líder, compositor y flautista de Jethro Tull realizará en directo un repaso por todos los temas más representativos de la legendaria banda junto con la inclusión de composiciones de su trayectoria en solitario. Superados ya los 67 años, Anderson no entiende de retiros, sino de continuar haciendo lo que más le gusta es memoria viva de la historia de la música al frente de un grupo que estuvo en activo cuatro décadas por el que pasaron hasta una treintena de músicos hasta su disolución en 2011. Vendió más de 60 millones de copias de sus más de treinta álbumes publicados y a buen seguro que hará las delicias de sus fieles seguidores.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 20, 2015 3:44:04 GMT
Salute to Remy (TULL50) and all TULLIANOS Rockin' at in beautiful Barcelona, Catalonia TULL LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 20, 2015 10:44:13 GMT
www.diariocritico.com/The 10 best songs of Jethro TullBy Sergio Ariza Lazarus Thursday November 19, 2015, 16: 59h Durante los próximos cuatro días, 20, 21, 22 y 23 de noviembre, Ian Anderson estará en nuestro país presentando el espectáculo 'Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera'. Será en Barcelona, Murcia, Granada y Madrid respectivamente. Aprovechando la ocasión vamos a repasar la carrera de la mítica banda a través de sus diez mejores canciones. During the next four days, 20, 21, 22 and 23 November, Ian Anderson will be in our country presenting the show 'Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera'. It will be in Barcelona, Murcia, Granada and Madrid respectively. Taking this opportunity, we will review the career of the legendary band through their top ten songs. www.diariocritico.com/noticia/489902/musica/las-10-mejores-canciones-de-jethro-tull.html
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