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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 30, 2017 22:07:09 GMT
Super concert Professional, pragmatic, Beautiful friendly farewell
Mainz 29.09.2017 video by Francis Tallava
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 1, 2017 18:59:07 GMT
Rockin' with TULL in Deutschland !!! Danke Klaus Koesling
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 2, 2017 0:48:27 GMT
October Fest in South America 2017 by Leonardo Patricio
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 2, 2017 7:54:45 GMT
www.noz.de/lokales/osnabrueck/artikel/959621/ian-anderson-praesentiert-jethro-tull-in-der-osnabrueck-halle01.10.2017, 16:56 Ian Anderson presents Jethro Tull in the Osnabrück HallBy Matthias Liedtke Osnabrück. Ian Anderson's current Jethro Tull version presented a cross-section through 50 years of band history in the not quite sold-out Osnabrück-Halle. Ian Anderson's current Jethro-Tull version in the not quite sold-out Osnabrück-Halle presented a cross-section through 50 years of band history. The five musicians were surpassed by a large screen in the background, which also featured film recordings of historical concert performances, which were strikingly synchronized with the music being played. Over this medium guest musicians were also introduced. For example, the Icelandic singer Unnur Birna Björnsdottir reportedly came out of her kitchen to accompany the multi-layer mini-pop opera "Heavy Horses" with voice and folk violin. Multimedial social criticism In tribute to Jethro Tull, the English pioneer of the agricultural sciences and the namesake of the band, pictures of the history of agriculture were also fed repeatedly. Critical notes on genetically modified food in the form of "Fruits of Frankenfield" or on overpopulation and traffic collapse in the form of "Farm on a Freeway" were also illustrated. Just like the new, capitalist-critical piece "Banker Gets, Banker Wins", which emerged as a commentary on the financial crisis in 2012 and is on the second part of "Thick As A Brick", the conceptal book, 40 years earlier a milestone of the progressive Rock. The heterogeneous title piece was presented in the Osnabrück-Halle as an impressive sound and picture collage. Only for the Tull-adaptation of Bach's Bouree the multimedia-spectacle paused a short break. Here was the projection of a red curtain with the logo of the flute man, who used to play his instrument in the typical fluttering manner. His German guitarist, Florian Opahle, was later able to make a great deal of brooks of Toccata and Fuge. Pull force without tuning force "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll Too Young To Die", the 70-year-old Scotsman with his age. At "Aqualung" actor and singer Ryan O'Donnell took over the vocal parts via video. That was a good thing, because Ian Anderson could indeed use a breath regulator, whose thinly-aired, short-winded voice had passed the decades without a trace. On the flute, however, he still remains in his element and master of his subject. And so the classic "Locomotive Breath" ended up without the full force of voice and took the enthusiastic audience after two hours of multimedially prepared rock history with a rapid ending journey over mountains and bridges and through tunnels, meadows and forests.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 2, 2017 8:07:43 GMT
Living in the Past / Nothing Is Easy / Heavy Horses / Thick as a Brick / Banker Bets, Banker Wins / Bourée / Farm on the Freeway / Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die / Songs From the Wood / Sweet Dream / Pastime With Good Company / Fruits of Frankenfield / Dharma for One / A New Day Yesterday / Toccata and Fugue in D Minor / My God / Aqualung / Locomotive Breath
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 3, 2017 17:17:36 GMT
Are we going to be force fed the same train POV video for Locomotive Breath until Tull is over? I'm bored with it and know every bridge, siding and crossing by heart. I know the answer to my question: YES.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 4, 2017 2:15:18 GMT
FCNY is giving away two VIP tickets to see JETHRO TULL by Ian Anderson, plus a $500 travel voucher! This is your chance to meet Ian Anderson (musician)! To enter, share a Jethro Tull-inspired video or photo on Facebook and Instagram, tagging the Flute Center of New York and using the hashtags #BoureeAllDay and #FluteCenterofNewYork. Winner will be announced on October 14.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 6, 2017 7:41:44 GMT
www.supertransado.com.br/site/artigos/noticia/ian-anderson-apresenta-em-porto-alegre-a-turne-the-best-of-jethro-tull-by-ian-andersonIAN ANDERSON PRESENTS IN PORTO ALEGRE THE TOUR "THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL BY IAN ANDERSON"OCTOBER 05, 2017 AUTHOR / SOURCE: JÉSSICA BARCELLOS / AGÊNCIA GYPSY With the world tour The Best of Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson , the band led by the multifaceted singer will perform in South America through Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. With shows that delight audiences everywhere, Jethro Tull returns to the country to play songs from his legacy, rich in variety and depth of expression, mixing rock, folk, jazz and classical music. With the realization of Opus Promotions and Ake Music , the tour will pass through Porto Alegre on Monday, the 9th, at the Araújo Vianna Auditorium . On stage, Ian Anderson (flute, vocals and guitar) will be joined by David Goodier (bass and vocals), John O'Hara (piano, accordion and voice), Florian Opahle (guitar) and Scott Hammond (drums). THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL BY IAN ANDERSON Monday, October 9, 2017 - 9:00 p.m. Location: Auditorio Araújo Vianna Address: Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 685 Farroupilha - Porto Alegre / RS
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 11, 2017 0:54:28 GMT
Due to unexpected loss of internet service ... LINK The BEST OF JETHRO TULL @ Auditório Araújo Vianna ROCTOBER 9th, 2017 Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 11, 2017 1:33:25 GMT
ROCKTOBER in São Paulo Brazil !!! LINK Ian Anderson returns to Brazil with the BEST of Jethro Tull
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 11, 2017 2:08:49 GMT
BEST of JETHRO TULL by IAN ANDERSON KM de Vantagens Hall - BH Also known as Chevrolet Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil !!! LINK Salute to Gilton Antunes for this awesome ticket
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 11, 2017 6:19:24 GMT
I wondered where you were Thankfully my internet's working today. Thanks to samuelwitt2 for uploading.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 12, 2017 2:37:21 GMT
JETHRO TULL PERFORMED BY IAN ANDERSON - PORTO ALEGRE, 9 DE OUTUBRO DE 2017 By Márcio Grings The story of Jethro Tull by his main protagonist LINK About to celebrate 50 years of history, learn how Ian Anderson's show was in Porto Alegre.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 13, 2017 1:43:15 GMT
FRIDAY the 13th @ Teatro Gran Rivadavia Buenos Aires THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL by IAN ANDERSON 13 DE OCTUBRE LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 14, 2017 14:52:06 GMT
FRIDAY THE 13TH OMG !!! video by Fabrizio Pedrotti
Image by Lucas de Ciria
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 14, 2017 16:35:27 GMT
Tull is so beloved in Argentina. I have NEVER met an Argentinian of my generation that didn't have a special place in their hearts and musical memories for Tull's glory years. The people in that country just know that Tull is a category of it's own.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 14, 2017 17:55:24 GMT
Last night in Buenos Aires... THE BEST of TULL by Ian Anderson LINK Image by Sibila Herrera
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 15, 2017 14:27:54 GMT
IAN Anderson en Rosario con lo mejor de Jethro Tull Teatro Fundación Astengo, Mitre 754, Rosario, Argentina LINK 1 LINK 2 Salute to Charlie Negro on flute for this ticket !!!
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 17, 2017 1:01:27 GMT
Salute to Hector Costa, Sandra Garcia Iroldi & all TULL Fans @ "Best of Jethro Tull" by Ian Anderson este martes en el Teatro de Verano "Best of Jethro Tull" by Ian Anderson this Tuesday at the Summer Theater LINK 1 Teatro de Verano Ramón Collazo 17 de Octubre 21:00 LINK 2
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 17, 2017 8:06:25 GMT
whiplash.net/materias/shows/271465-iananderson.htmlIan Anderson: Loading Jethro Tull's LegacyReview - Ian Anderson (Teatro Bradesco, São Paulo, 10/10/2017) By Daniel Takata Gomes One of the latest Whiplash videos on YouTube tries to ask some musicians which band they listen to and who nobody knows. After watching the video, I found myself thinking about the unknown band of my choice. After thinking a little, I figured it was Jethro Tull . The Whiplash reader may question the choice. Unknown band? But, in general, Jethro Tull is an illustrious band unknown here. Time and the music market do not help. Today, fewer people know the band than they did 15 years ago. How many people who work or study with you know the existence of the whole? Fortunately, Ian Anderson , the band's eternal leader, does not seem to care much about it. And at age 70, he keeps going back and forth often. The last time had been in 2015, and this is his eighth time in Brazil. The Jethro Tull ended its activities in 2012, but Anderson is the face and the soul of the band. He knows that very well. So much so that the name of the tour is "The Best of Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson". Of the 18 songs in the setlist, 15 were recorded by Jethro. Keyboardist John O'Hara and bassist David Goodier were part of the British team's last formation. Guitarist Florian Opahle and drummer Scott Hammond complete the formation of Anderson's band. The Bradesco Theater in Sao Paulo was crowded, even with the heavy competition of the Brazil vs. Chile match, for the World Cup qualifiers, taking place at the Allianz Parque stadium, located next to the Bourbon Mall, where the theater is located. At 9:10 p.m., the band entered the stage, with Anderson wielding his characteristic transverse flute and splicing the classics Living in the Past and Nothing is Easy. He explained that the two songs are from 1969, and that now they would play Heavy Horses, "a brand new song from 1978", bursting with laughter. Thick as a Brick elicited standing applause from the audience, although Anderson's voice is clearly more and more compromised: it does not even come close to the highest notes it once reached, the lack of breath harms (much) the phrasing and the out of tune come in a larger than acceptable number. But that's not news to anyone who follows his career in recent years. Who was there was to see the legend in action. Incidentally, the lack of voice was fully compensated with a performance worthy of one of the biggest frontmen in the history of music. In terms of charisma and involvement with the audience, it is no exaggeration to say that Anderson has always been on the same footing as Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger. And that has not changed. The man does not stop for a minute, continues to play his flute under one leg, runs from one side to another and sets the audience on fire all the time. The first set was closed with two other classics, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die and Songs From the Wood, before a break of about 20 minutes. The beginning of the second set, with songs less known, was less intense. But the temperature returned to rise with A New Day Yesterday, a beautiful arrangement of guitar for the Tocata and Fuga in Ré Minor of Bach, My God and the indispensable Aqualung, sung by all. To close, the firecracker Locomotive Breath. Despite the limitations imposed by the age to the leader of the Jethro Tull , nobody can say that it did not attend a great spectacle in the Bradesco Theater. Watch him wield his flute balancing on one leg, one of the most iconic images of rock, was already worth the ticket. And we were presented with a series of classics that are part of the history of music and that few artists can boast of having similar. We always think that when such an artist appears here, it may be the last opportunity to see him. But Anderson has no retirement plans. If it depends on the reception you had in São Paulo and its vigor, you will soon return to the country for the ninth time. And for the tenth, eleventh, twelfth ... Setlist: 1. Living in the Past 2. Nothing Is Easy 3. Heavy Horses 4. Thick as a Brick 5. Banker Bets, Banker Wins 6. Bourrée 7. Farm on the Freeway 8. Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die 9. Songs From the Wood Interval 10. Sweet Dream 11. Pastime With Good Company 12. Fruits of Frankenfield 13. Dharma for One 14. The New Day Yesterday 15. Tocata and Fuga in Ré Minor 16. My God 17. Aqualung Bis: 18. Locomotive Breath
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 17, 2017 8:11:46 GMT
www.otempo.com.br/divers%C3%A3o/magazine/aos-70-ian-anderson-contagia-seus-s%C3%BAditos-em-bh-1.1530510At 70, Ian Anderson infects his 'subjects' in BHJethro Tull's leader played one classic after another at Km de Vantage Hall PUBLISHED ON 11/10/17 - 23h03 THIAGO PRATA A seventy-year-old gentleman, childlike, and the soul of a goblin. Ian Anderson remains a master of the flute, a true rock dancer on stage and an excellent frontman, owner of a charisma that continues to infect his subjects, such as those who applauded him effusively on Wednesday night at Km Hall Advantages, in Belo Horizonte. The voice, unfortunately, no longer has that energy of the 60s and 70s. It has been eroded over time. But he got the help of the fans present on the spot to check closely the presentation of the leader of Jethro Tull who delivered one classic after another. Km de Vantagens received a good audience - even if it was not enough to fill the spot - and it vibrated, hummed and thrilled with sounds like "Living in the Past", "Nothing is Easy" and "Heavy Horses". But it was in the fourth song of the show that came the first commotion. "Thick as a Brick" yelled out screams, tears, smiles from end to end and a euphoria that took over. Its about 44 minutes had to be edited to less than ten. Nothing that would take away the brightness of that anthem of progressive rock history and that, even after 45 years, it follows timeless. The band that accompanies Ian has extreme competence. David Goodier (bass), John O'Gata (plan), Floriam Opahle (guitar) and Scott Hammond (drums) squandered feeling and weight in the right measure. Ian, besides the flute, also showed his competence in the guitar. The show continued through the night.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 17, 2017 8:29:12 GMT
Ian Anderson: Flawless show in São Paulo with Tull classicsReview - Ian Anderson (Teatro Bradesco, São Paulo, 10/10/2017) By Diego Camara Ian Anderson's connection with Bradesco Theater has been long. It's already the third straight show he does in the house, with his "classudo" touch, he would even say elitist to the average rock audience, with his entire audience seated. But it sets the tone of the show that is Ian Anderson , his magic flute, his eccentric performance and his music that unites traditional folk elements and classical music to rock - and even say, at times, a pre-Heavy Metal . Check below the main details of the presentation, with the images of Fernando Yokota. [More images HERE ] The show was in one day complex. Well in Brazil game day, right next to the stadium where the game would play. So, when it was getting close to show time to begin (9pm) there were still a lot of people in line to get into Bradesco Theater. Fortunately, this did not really delay the show's timeline, which began 10 minutes late when the band took the stage to open "Living in the Past" and was followed by Ian Anderson , who raised the audience and caught him at first. The sound was great, and this was reflected in the performance of the songs. Opahle's solo was in the measure, and Anderson's flute sounded magical, as it deserves. The show started with everything. Embedded the previous vein "Nothing is Easy", also beautiful and in measure. Anderson showed everything he had in his repertoire, both in music and performance. He made his classic moves, danced like crazy on stage and ran from one side to the other, approaching the edges of the stage and playing for the audience. The band used visual a lot. As in previous performances, the big screen at the back of the Bradesco Theater stage was very well used to bring the audiovisual aspect to the Anderson show. Overall it was all very good, great taste, living up to Tull's career. Some performances, however, were closely linked to the screen, with the "special participation" of vocalists on the big screen, as in the last show performed in 2015. In "Heavy Horses", the performance fell far short of the classical performance of this song, "Stolen" by the screen, or by the changes in the lyrics that have left it farfetched and confused, taking the best of this song: its simple and captivating lyrics, which transports people to work in the field, without frills. Between one song and another, Anderson was still struggling to comment on the compositions. He praised progressive rock, bands like YES and EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, that would have been important precursors for him to be based on the composition of "Thick as a Brick". He played a short version of the epic, with something around 10 minutes, but it enchanted the public once again with a rather crude and realistic performance of the music, in another brilliant performance of the members of his support band, with a special highlight for the keyboardist John O'Hara and guitarist Florian Opahle. He then broadened the album with a performance of "Banker Bets" from the solo album continuation of the epic. Then came another highlight of the show: the unmissable version of Tull for Bach's "Bourrée". The song sounded beautiful on Anderson's flutes and totally true to Tull's soul, with a touch of class in the band's performance. The band's first album, "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" - the face of a 70-year-old rocker, as Anderson himself said - and the classic and mystical " Songs from the Wood, "which made the audience happily sing the chorus along with Anderson. After a 15-minute break, the show continued in style. They returned with "Sweet Dream", a rarity that is seeing the stages on this tour. They then released Henry VIII's "Pastime With Good Company," in close enough surrender to that of Tull in the remastered version of "Stormwatch." The beautiful flutes , in a beautiful duel with the guitars of Opahle, which made an exciting solo and worthy of the song. Really magical! The show also had space for the death of Clive Bunker, for which Ian dedicated the song "Dharma for One", commenting on the taste that the drummer had for the solo in this song. The public was devastated for a moment, and then Ian revealed that Clive was doing very well, at least the last time he saw him. The song is another very good surprise on the setlist, and Hammond did a great job on the sticks, in honor of the "nostalgic" Bunker. The sequence that followed is those of leaving any fan crazy. beginning with "A New Day Yesterday". For one of the band's greatest and most successful hits, we saw that Ian did not lose his breath at any point. The guy, after 70 years of age, continues to command extremely well. His voice has changed, his body has changed, but his energy on stage remains the same: whether on his flute, in the duels he hangs with the members of his band or as a dance for the public. Closing the show, came two more great songs from the legendary "Aqualung". First the intimate intro of "My God," with Ian's strings and O'Hara's keyboard sounding perfect. This song, of sombre air, was extremely well transmitted by the band. Then, coupled with the success "Aqualung". This one does not even need comments. The steady sound of the guitars was conveyed with brilliance and excellence, driving the audience crazy. Powerful, almost in a heavy metal version , this song is a sample of the work of excellence of the band in the 70's. The bis, in the end, was the already beaten - and always awaited for the end of the show - "Locomotive Breath. The piano solo has already made the audience scream with pleasure. Many people saw this music standing up, not holding onto the chairs. Many people singing together and extremely excited, approaching the stage through the hallways. An excellent show final for a show worthy of the career of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull . Ian Anderson is: Ian Anderson - Vocal, flute and other instruments Florian Opahle - Guitar David Goodier - Bass John O'Hara - Keyboard Scott Hammond - Drums Setlist: First Set: 1. Living in the Past (Jethro Tull music) 2. Nothing Is Easy (Jethro Tull music) 3. Heavy Horses (music Jethro Tull) 4. Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull music) 5. Banker Bets, Banker Wins 6. Bourrée in E minor (cover by Johann Sebastian Bach) 7. Farm on the Freeway (music by Jethro Tull) 8. Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die Jethro Tull) 9. Songs From the Wood (music by Jethro Tull) Second Set: 10. Sweet Dream (music by Jethro Tull) 11. Pastime With Good Company (cover of King Henry VIII of England) 12. Fruits of Frankenfield 13. Dharma for One (music by Jethro Tull) 14. A New Day Yesterday (song by Jethro Tull) 15. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (cover by Johann Sebastian Bach) 16. My God (music by Jethro Tull) 17. Aqualung (music by Jethro Tull) Bis: 18. Locomotive Breath (music by Jethro Tull)
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 18, 2017 1:51:40 GMT
Last night in South America... INCREDIBLE JOURNEY !!! Salute to Leonardo Patricio and all TULL Fans @ LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 18, 2017 8:00:22 GMT
www.lacapital.com.ar/escenario/ian-anderson-sedujo-los-clasicos-jethro-tull-n1489265.html[ Otra buena traducción de Google] Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Ian Anderson seduced with the classics of Jethro TullThe flautista presented a repertoire with the best of the band of the 70 and merged classical music, folk and progressive rock on Sunday at Astengo by Pedro Robledo Ian Anderson reviewed the story of Jethro Tull combining nostalgia and interpretive quality on Sunday at the Astengo Foundation Auditorium. Before a very good amount of spectators, Anderson and his band realized a historical route that the fanatics received with admiration and euphoria. The atmosphere before the show, with sounds of birds and airs of the field already predisposed to the enjoyment and endowed the scene of calm and serenity. The repertoire, which had 18 songs, was divided into two parts. "Living In The Past" and "Nothing Is Easy" were the first songs in sonar, two classics of the foundational era of progressive rock of which Jethro Tull is considered fundamental actor. The band sounded powerful, respecting the aesthetic idea known, with a remarkable technical work that allowed to him to touch and to move permanently by the stage, in addition to sustaining his typical way to touch the flute traversa supported in a single leg. After saluting the rosarino public, the musician announced "Heavy Horses", a country-like song that he shared vocally with the musicians. In "Thick As A Brick," he switched from the acoustic format to the electric, rehearsed a ritual dance and made it end the audience who proved to be knowledgeable of Jethro's work. In "Banker Bets", where the guitarist Florian Opahle stood out, Anderson launched a critical discourse on the money and imposed sounds of the present rock. In addition, the admirer of Bach and Mozart, approached in some sections of its history to the baroque and medieval aesthetics crossing them with the rock. From that idea, he rescued "Bouree" (Bach), receiving an ovation at the end where he improvised a scat simultaneously with the touch of traverse. He reunited the crudity of hard rock with the balm of the rock ballad in "Farm On The Freeway", showing the contrast city, another constant of his speech. The last of the first part of the show were "Too Old To Rock" N Roll "and" Songs From The Wood ", installed in the style folk rock. With showmanship and showmanship, he faced the second part of the show with "Sweet Dream" and returned to mixing classical and rock music with "Pastime With Good Company". He completed the stretch with the dark "Fruits of Frankenfield". In "Dharma For One", of 1967, the lights pointed to the drummer Scott Hammond that had its turn for the brightness. Also from the late 60's, he rescued "A New Day Yesterday" and added some harmonica chords. In one of the final moments, Anderson vehemently introduced the guitarist and called attention to him. In "Aqualung", the album released in 1971, Jethro Tull touches on Anderson's religious and personal issues, with "My God" and "Aqualung", two tracks from this album, managed to stir and got the fans out. Technical effects brought the latest images reflecting situations of poverty, another of Anderson's concerns. For the expected bis, it chose "Locomotive Breath", one that could not miss, also of "Aqualung" and, in spite of the intense claims, no longer returned. With "The best of Jethro Tull", in this fantastic concert, Anderson demonstrated the ability to bring together the entire rhythmic range offered by universal music from the 70's until today.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 18, 2017 10:39:48 GMT
By: Red Rock 17 Photos: Thiago Almeida for RR LINK Ian Anderson brought to São Paulo the world tour "The Best of Jethro Tull"
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Post by rredmond on Oct 18, 2017 17:54:04 GMT
Is "flautista" a for real word?? Sounds like he should be making coffee while playing Bouree.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 19, 2017 8:11:06 GMT
ladiaria.com.uy/articulo/2017/10/no-hay-forma-de-frenarlo/Ian Anderson, on Tuesday, at the Summer Theater. Photo: Bernardo Da Rosa There is no way to stop it19 • oct. • 2017 | Write: Ramiro Sanchiz Photo: en Cultura First you have to get rid of the elephant in the room. Yes, it is true that Ian Anderson can no longer sing: not in a lot of senses that can be given to the verb, although of course you can stand in front of the microphone and offer a recognizable voice, so be the Anderson of old age, that is coming sounding like it can from two thousand and so far up here (still managed relatively well on the excellent live album and DVD Living with the Past , 2002). But it is a sure bet that all the fans of his work know it, and that's why there are no surprises when it comes to listening to it live. Or, in any case, surprises come on the other side, more grateful. The voice is fragile, the air is exhausted immediately and it is even touching to see him shake his shoulders and head when he must reach a slightly sharper note; all that sometimes causes severe rhythmic problems and, when there are other voices playing at the same time, things are not well resolved. But after a couple of songs (which leads to accustomed ears to what was already known before the recital began) no longer matters: there is Ian Anderson, and has not lost even a fraction of the stage presence he had in the 70s, at the top of his power and that of his band, Jethro Tull. He is there talking between songs with his English academic voice invited to a documentary of the BBC, with his poses of minstrel and troubadour, with his humor that manages to work to the marvels by but we know in advance all the jokes ; and of course with his virtuosity in the flute, for which he never lacks the air, rather on the contrary: he sings more and sings better when he uses his classic techniques of polyphony in his instrument. In fact, seeing Anderson live, and in particular with this training, sometimes gets hit by the contrast between the fragility of his voice (and that stubborn thing in continuing to sing, in continuing to strive for something that he can not no longer do) and the power of his band. Because of that there is no doubt: David Goodier (bass), Scott Hammond (drums), John O'Hara (keyboards) and Florian Ophale (guitar) play . Throughout the show the level does not ease: there are crushing moments, others of more delicate beauty, others of technical exhibition (but never brought from the hairs or superfluous) and, above all, good hard rock and good rock and roll. 44 and 5 It is not at all easy to trace the story of Anderson and Jethro Tull in recent times. From 1968 (the year that This Was , their first album) to 2003 ( The Jethro Tull Christmas Album , the last studio to date), 29 musicians have gone through the band, broadly covering six bands different that, also in general lines (excuse the schematic), respond to appreciable stylistic changes, but after the departure of guitarist Martin Barre in 2012, the thing was complicated a little more. To begin with, if there was something easy to see that made "Jethro Tull" - as a band - different from "Ian Anderson" - as a soloist - it was Barre's presence: those six (or perhaps more) as a guitarist between 1969 and the year of his estrangement, so there is no doubt that his guitar style was essential to the group's sound. It's true that Anderson has cultivated a solo career (with six studio albums: Walk into Light -1982-, Divinities -1995-, The Secret Language of Birds -2000-, Rupi's Dance- 2003-, Thick as a Brick 2 -2012 - and Homo Erraticus -2014-) without neglecting his work in Jethro Tull, but the key to what was to belong to the band and what to his own records was always open to speculation. In any case, after the departure of Barre, the disc Thick as a Brick 2, which serves as a sequel to the band's masterpiece (which saw the light in 1972), was not proposed as an album by Jethro Tull but as one by Ian Anderson. It seemed easy, then, to understand why in 2014 the group would be officially dissolved: without Barre there was no more Jethro Tull but "just" Anderson with a support band. But it was not so simple, since this band would include two musicians (O'Hara and Goodier) from the last formation of Jethro Tull, to which would be added Ophale (who began to play with Anderson in 2003 and accompanied it from then) and Hammond (who joined Anderson's solo band in 2010, but also unofficially replaced drummer Doane Perry in some Jethro Tull recitals that year and the next). In September of this year it was announced that Jethro Tull will return to the stage in 2018, for a tour that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of his first studio album (and probably will record a new one); that yes, in principle will be the same musicians that now accompany to Anderson like soloist. One day in October, towards the beginning of the night Anderson had already played twice in Uruguay; the first as a soloist in 2005 with his Ian Anderson Plays project Orchestral Jethro Tull (to be picked up on a 2005 live album), and the second in 2007, leading Jethro Tull (which included Barre on guitar Doane Perry on drums and Anna Phoebe on violin, as well as Goodier and O'Hara). In both cases what sounded was, first of all, Jethro Tull material, and the same happened in the recital of Tuesday the 17 in the Theater of Summer, presented like an Anderson soloist versioning classics of the repertoire of Jethro Tull. In that sense, the selection was impeccable, and the only thing that would point out to him is what other songs could have been included ("Budapest", "A Song for Jeffrey", "Minstrel in the Gallery", "Steel Monkey", et cetera) since all the chosen ones are, undoubtedly, inescapable. Most belong to the repertoire of the 70s or late 60s, with the only exceptions of an impressive "Farm on the Freeway" (originally from the album Crest of a Knave , 1987), the very good "Banker Bets, Banker Wins "(From Thick as a Brick 2 )," Fruits of Frankenfield "(a song about transgenic vegetables taken from the Jethro Tull project - The Rock Opera, which revisits the band's songs and proposes new ones, precisely on Jethro Tull, the English farmer of the eighteenth century whose name took the group, after using several others, by decision of someone in the agency that got them live presentations) and two "new" instrumental numbers, one of them an arrangement of a composition by Henry VIII (titled "Pastime With Good Company") and the other a long single guitar by Ophale, which versions or adapts the famous tocata and fugue in D minor BWV 565, attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. That is to say that taking out the song of 1987, the other three do not belong to Jethro Tull but to the solo work of Anderson. Do we keep complicating the thing or is it simply that the title of the tour, Best of Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson ("Jethro Tull's Best by Ian Anderson") is a little cheater? Well, what does it matter? In part because "Banker Bets, Banker Wins" and "Fruits of Frankenfield" were the moments in which the artist's voice sounded better, as they were songs composed on this side of their loss of vocal power and therefore " adjusted "to what you can achieve more comfortably. In addition, those who do not end up feeling comfortable with the brittle performancevocal - although there are times when the enjoyment of songs also happens to celebrate that Anderson reaches certain notes, as if the whole audience was encouraging him to achieve it - certainly enjoy especially the instrumental. In fact, the first five songs ("Living in the Past" and "Nothing is Easy", both of 1969, followed by Heavy Horses, 1978, a short version of "Thick as a Brick", 1972, and then "Banker Bets, Banker Wins") had moments of undeniable brilliance. In "Heavy Horses" Anderson sang duet with Goodier and O'Hara, and also with Icelandic violinist Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir, whose performance is recorded in advance and appears on the giant screen behind the stage; the contribution of Björnsdóttir is beautiful, but when it is followed by Anderson's voice the effect is a bit disconcerting, and that sounded a bit strange to one of the most emblematic and accomplished songs of the band. However, it was from the classic "Bourée" [sic], from the albumStand Up , which is a jazz-rock version of the fifth movement of the suite in my minor for lute, BWV 996, of Bach, that things happened to a more intense level. It followed "Farm on the Freeway" in a version of such instrumental force that made the studio original pale, then a very lively "Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, Too Young to Die" (from the 1976 album of the same name) finally a somewhat unfocused or disengaged "Songs from the Wood" (of the homonymous album of 1977). The second half sounded more solid and consistent: he started with the heavy "Sweet Dream" (1969 single) and continued with "Pastime with Good Company" (" Henry's Cover "), "Fruits of Frankenfield" grotesque and extremely enjoyable), "Dharma for One" (an entirely instrumental version, centered on a drum solo, of the song with the same title that first appeared on the album Living in the Past , 1972), an excellent "A New Day Yesterday" (from Stand Up ), the mentioned version of the tocata and fugue in re minor and, finally, three songs taken from Aqualung (1971), arguably the most famous album of the band: "My God" (with an excellent performance by Anderson on acoustic guitar), "Aqualung" (with vocalist Ryan O'Donnell as a guest from the big screen) like bis, "Locomotive Breath". The night was memorable: two hours of music, talent, good humor and so many classics from one of the most important bands of the 70s. To close this note, then, it is inevitable to remember the title of that 1976 song (and a verse of another of 1972). Because if anything Ian Anderson proved - with his charisma, his virtuosity and his stubborn determination to continue singing - was that he is not too old for rock and roll if he is still too young to die. And that, to paraphrase the lyrics of "Thick as a Brick", many wise men still do not know how it feels.
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Post by argentull on Oct 19, 2017 12:05:49 GMT
Went last night to the Arenba Maipu gig. Same setlist as in the last shows. Musically, the band sounds fine, but oh poor Ian´s voice cannot afford any more singing. Still, I don´t know I will be watch IA perform live again anytime soon, so I went mostly for the nostalgia thing...
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 19, 2017 14:17:01 GMT
Went last night to the Arenba Maipu gig. Same setlist as in the last shows. Musically, the band sounds fine, but oh poor Ian´s voice cannot afford any more singing. Still, I don´t know I will be watch IA perform live again anytime soon, so I went mostly for the nostalgia thing... Difficult to argue with you on this. Whereas it would be better for IA to perform less and have more time off between concerts, I would think that financially it's not really an option. Things seemed better, in hindsight, when Ryan was in the band so should Ian try to tempt him back and importantly would he want to come back as he now seems to be branching out in his career as a musician and actor.
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 19, 2017 16:17:24 GMT
Very insightful and accurate review from Uruguay (and Argentine)...the summary: It's still Ian Anderson! Oh how I wish he would bring back Ryan. That was such an elegant, magical solution to the voice problem(s).
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