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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 13, 2010 13:38:09 GMT
Glad to read a few good reviews from actual attendees and even some local critics. The You Tube clips were scary and I'm glad to be reminded that a twinkie camera on a phone may not do full justice to a concert.....If they come west, I will certainly go.....but man, that SFTW clip is still ghastly....and I'm still unable to reconcile the pre-tour statements about 'deep catalogue' and 'surprises' and '80% song turnover' with the current setlist...maybe they're jusy warming up on the British crowds and saving the old jewels for Yerevan...where the discerning Armenian fans who have been buying tickets for 40 years deserve a more adventurous bunch of songs....wait, I know, the good setlist will be unveiled in New York....Ian reads the other board and is motivated to impress Tommie, Jeff and Paul....yeah, that's probably it.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 13, 2010 15:31:01 GMT
...maybe they're jusy warming up on the British crowds and saving the old jewels for Yerevan...where the discerning Armenian fans who have been buying tickets for 40 years deserve a more adventurous bunch of songs] i40.images obliterated by tinypic/2iqlrty.gif[/IMG]
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 13, 2010 16:12:51 GMT
Glad to read a few good reviews from actual attendees and even some local critics. The You Tube clips were scary and I'm glad to be reminded that a twinkie camera on a phone may not do full justice to a concert.....If they come west, I will certainly go.....but man, that SFTW clip is still ghastly....and I'm still unable to reconcile the pre-tour statements about 'deep catalogue' and 'surprises' and '80% song turnover' with the current setlist...maybe they're jusy warming up on the British crowds and saving the old jewels for Yerevan...where the discerning Armenian fans who have been buying tickets for 40 years deserve a more adventurous bunch of songs....wait, I know, the good setlist will be unveiled in New York....Ian reads the other board and is motivated to impress Tommie, Jeff and Paul....yeah, that's probably it.
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Post by spenny on Mar 13, 2010 21:50:18 GMT
The fun begins 2 weeks tomorrow in Aberdeen. I have got front row tickets for Aberdeen, Perth and Glasgow. I am going to try and do reviews of all 3 shows. Be interesting to see how they vary.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 13, 2010 23:46:54 GMT
The fun begins 2 weeks tomorrow in Aberdeen. I have got front row tickets for Aberdeen, Perth and Glasgow. I am going to try and do reviews of all 3 shows. Be interesting to see how they vary. Have a great time spenny. I'm gutted as I won't make Glasgow. I live in Norn Ireland and about 3 months ago I tore the cartilage in my knee and the damn thing is getting better so back to work I go - no annual leave - can't throw a sicky so I'm really looking forward to your reports ;D maybe I'll catch them in Armenia.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2010 16:57:45 GMT
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/5064595.Ian_Anderson_not_out_to_make_friends/Gig: Jethro Tull at Fairfield Halls, Croydon March 19, 8pm Tuesday 16th March 2010 By Graham Moody » It may only be March but Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson has a lot of work to do if he is going to make it on to Simon Cowell's Christmas card list this year. The iconic British folk group are currently touring the UK again and will be performing at Fairfield Halls on Friday. Having been at the top of their game for four decades now, Tull have seen the music industry change a great deal and it's safe to say Anderson is not the biggest fan of the current trend for talent show superstars. "When we came through it was good because we didn't have sudden fame, it was a gradual rise," he says. "We had time to learn what we were doing, like touring and travelling and staying in hotels as opposed to the young acts today who find themselves becoming immediate successes. "They are all just basically the same and copy artists that have nothing original to say at all, just spending their time imitating the old styles and long established artists. "They are just rather hollow vessels for the likes of Simon Cowell who are looking for a commercial product. "It's not about people or creativity. "None of them write their own songs, they just want to be imitators. "They are like a ventriloquist dummy with Cowell pulling the strings. "It's rather sad. "It's always been that way but we took a very different route as we knew what would happen. "We avoided the man with the cigar and the big office desk and the big gun. "We decided to go with the new breed, people like Richard Branson who were a different generation who liked music and the idea of building record companies. "They were much more in touch with music but the last 20 years has seen a bit of a return to the ruthless person. "If I was starting out again I would avoid that kind of person." Ranting aside, Tull have enjoyed enormous success with a whole legion of fans all over the world and a back catalogue of songs that would make Cliff Richard jealous. With that amount of songs you could forgive them for getting bored performing the same material over and over again but Anderson revealed that wasn't a problem. "We try to change it by at least 50 to 80 per cent from the last time we played as we want to keep it as different as we can," he says "There are only two or three songs that are set in a Jethro Tull gig but you do find yourself torn between doing the best stuff from your repertoire and people saying - oh they played that last time. "There's always a mixture of music with the tried and tested examples of the old repertoire then the more obscure stuff that the anoraks in the audience might say - oh yes, I know that one." Jethro Tull, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, March 19, 8pm, £25.50. Call 020 8688 9291 or visit fairfield.co.uk.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 16, 2010 18:16:03 GMT
Damn Tootull you beat me to it with this one. My friend Chris Groom was pencilled in to interview IA but was put back by his "Leisure Editor" and didn't get the job. Knowing Chris as I do I reckon he would have made a better job of it and asked better questions. "iconic British folk group" my a**e
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2010 19:10:14 GMT
If we were on Jethro Jeopardy, you'd be saying that a lot. LOL www.jeopardy.com/...and I thought Jethro Tull was a blues band. hehehe
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 16, 2010 19:32:30 GMT
If we were on Jethro Jeopardy, you'd be saying that a lot. LOL www.jeopardy.com/...and I thought Jethro Tull was a blues band. hehehe I don't know what's worse that description or hearing the old cliches ...LITP etcetc. Do they honestly think they're the first to coin them ?
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 16, 2010 20:33:41 GMT
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Post by onewhiteduck on Mar 18, 2010 8:55:11 GMT
Off to Bristol later. A few pints in town and then Colston Hall. Cant think of a better day. I'll post a review as soon as. Am I bored off Tull ..... like f***...... Cheers.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 18, 2010 9:18:24 GMT
Off to Bristol later. A few pints in town and then Colston Hall. Cant think of a better day. I'll post a review as soon as. Am I bored off Tull ..... like f***...... Cheers. You GO DUCK !! ;D and take a pin for the lot in front ( ask Salamander)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2010 21:36:42 GMT
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article7067377.eceFrom The Times March 19, 2010 Jethro Tull at Union Chapel, N1 Ian Anderson and his band may not be fashionable any more, but that’s not going to put them off a folk-rock exploration John Bungey There are two approaches to a live show for the seasoned touring musician: one is the Rolling Stones’ human jukebox routine, bashing out the old hits; the other is the John Coltrane/Miles Davis stance, which is roughly: “I’m a slave to my muse, not you lot, so I’ll play what I like.” The latter path requires a lot of talent and a blithe disregard for the box office to work for long. Ian Anderson and his band plough a middle course, which may explain their continued vitality approximately 35 years after the pop press last deemed them fashionable. If their 40th anniversary tour in 2008 was the nearest they have recently got to a “greatest hits” tour, their current gigs are more “B-sides and rarities”. Rootling near the bottom of his song drawer, Anderson had found March the Mad Scientist, an ancient album bonus track, and the seasonally dislocated Birthday Card at Christmas. Neither quite matched the brio of Life is a Long Song, Songs from the Wood or other more familiar fare. Still, when the soundman masters its boomy acoustic, the Union Chapel is quite the loveliest rock venue in London, with its vaulted heights bathed in pink and gold light and the band emitting a pleasingly woody sound. Mandolin, acoustic guitar and bass, accordion and, of course, flute dominated. The lead guitarist Martin Barre’s crashing blues-rock of old was tamed and the drummer Doane Perry tickled rather than pummelled. As the group investigated its folk- rock side, it was hard to credit that this was the troupe that once beat Metallica to a heavy-metal Grammy. Anderson, as ever, played the genial, self- deprecating host, making jokes about his age and waist size and introducing their Bach-lite Bourée as “cruise-ship cocktail-lounge jazz”. Barre’s sprightly gypsy- jazz solo feature, Empty Café, was so called, Anderson said, because all the attractive women walked out when he walked in. The venerable Barre smiled wanly. There were Eastern influences, too, in more recent material, the perky instrumental Eurology and Tea with the Princess, written about the sitar player Anoushka Shankar while in India — Jethro Tull often stray from the tried-and-tested touring circuit. But as Anderson huffed and mugged through yet another flute solo, the dustier corners of the repertoire did not always yield gems. Surer ground was finally reached with the climactic Aqualung, this time preceded by a clever, folkie Aqualung overture, and then an encore of a similarly reworked Locomotive Breath. The sold-out crowd duly rose to its feet. Ian Anderson once told me that after a couple of hit albums it was easy to keep a band touring successfully. It isn’t, of course, but the wily gents of Tull make it seem so. Tonight, Fairfield Halls, Croydon. Full tour details at jethrotull.com
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 19, 2010 9:16:37 GMT
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Post by onewhiteduck on Mar 19, 2010 10:45:08 GMT
Went to Bristol and had a great evening of top class music. Saori Jo opened and while I am not usually a great fan of warm up acts I really enjoyed a couple of her songs (particularly the last one which I can’t remember the name of.) Tull played superbly as they always do and (I am bored of this subject) Ian’s voice was OK. The rest of the band are as tight as a ducks arse and the sound quality was excellent . The highlight for me was a magical ‘Budapest’ and ‘Tea with the Princess’ was great to hear live.
My only gripe was that O’Hara played the accordion too much and that Songs from the Wood and To Old ……… should be replaced with a few different tracks. That said,Great Show once again. Oh nearly forgot ……….. Martin Barre. Seen him play more times that I can remember and last night just reinforced what a bloody outstanding musician he his 10/10
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 19, 2010 13:35:24 GMT
Went to Bristol and had a great evening of top class music. Saori Jo opened and while I am not usually a great fan of warm up acts I really enjoyed a couple of her songs (particularly the last one which I can’t remember the name of.) Tull played superbly as they always do and (I am bored of this subject) Ian’s voice was OK. The rest of the band are as tight as a ducks arse and the sound quality was excellent . The highlight for me was a magical ‘Budapest’ and ‘Tea with the Princess’ was great to hear live. My only gripe was that O’Hara played the accordion too much and that Songs from the Wood and To Old ……… should be replaced with a few different tracks. That said,Great Show once again. Oh nearly forgot ……….. Martin Barre. Seen him play more times that I can remember and last night just reinforced what a bloody outstanding musician he his 10/10 OneImpressedDuck Thanks for that glad you had a good time got any change from the tenner I gave you?
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Post by mix on Mar 19, 2010 15:10:30 GMT
Sort of good news, will wait till it happens. Mind you, what is he on about recording being very expensive these days? Even if it was, its not like he can't afford it. In fact, its about time Tull recorded in a decent studio. Ian should spend some of his huge wealth on his music. Maybe record at Abbey Road studio 2. Or Mark Knopfler's studio. Now that place sounds amazing. Anyway, hope he does go down the download road. Long overdue. Didn't really appreciate his Michael Jackson comments. I didn't know Ian was an expert on Michael Jackson's health now! He seems to love giving advice. Perhaps he should take some of his own!
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 19, 2010 16:19:33 GMT
..Mind you, what is he on about recording being very expensive these days? Even if it was, its not like he can't afford it.... ;D
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Post by tullist on Mar 19, 2010 18:19:18 GMT
Thanks for grabbing that interview Non Rabbit, I swear I enjoy most of his interviews as much as the music. I look at his comments as regards Michael Jackson, (there is only one MJ and that is Michael Jordan ;D)as good common sense well intended, moreso than some of his onstage comments concerining Michael thru the years, those, the gay jokes, and the potty humor are 3 of the few spots where his wit is sometimes a little off mark to me, depends. Cannot over emphacize how rare were his behaviors as concerns groupies and partying 40 years ago, not that that in itself is necessarily a good thing, but my memories of the appearance of most of those women with the high silver boots look and the heavy mascara was less than engaging, though I don't doubt there had to have been some notable exceptions that might have been close to impossible to resist. On the one hand I hope he has 4 brand new songs, on the other I do hope none of the bits from recent years get forgotten, I believe they all are worthy of recording, in particular the two most recent pieces, particularly if they can get Anoushka Shankar along for the 2 most recent, and I would even welcome my 19th version of Bouree if it has Meena Bhasin. And hideously the one that might merit airplay is if they get Lucia back to do Kashmir, and if the radio played one maybe they might play others? No, probably not.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 22, 2010 0:33:36 GMT
I've been cracking up watching this and I haven't seen it all yet ;D It was done by a group of people called Winkball at the Union Chapel gig and watched after by the band. Just as well they didn't get any of us - or did they www.winkball.com/walls/Entertainment_Reporters/jethro_tull_at_the_u/Click on the pic of the girl first and she explains it then just click on any pic and press play
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Post by tullist on Mar 22, 2010 11:43:57 GMT
Hey now Non Rabbit of the ten or so folks I got to see before their server went down, (I am afraid I might have brought it down, it geeked while I was using it, demanding order I had tried to change the talking head in mid flight, and...)the findings I come to is Ian Anderson knows precisely what he is doing and though all those people, or nearly, were Tull fans, there was not one who seemed likely to be visiting a Tull board. The hard fact is we constitute maybe 5 per cent of the Tull audience, the train spotters or anoraks, thereby I will remain satisfied with the new suits he puts on old friends, to keep himself interested first as he must. Recent versions of Aqualung and Loco I have heard which unfortunately have to be there sounded outstanding, very good voice. Luckily I always love Bouree. Of course I would love to see a show opened with Passion Play or Baker St Muse but I really get why that ain't likely to happen. While he might refer to us as trainspotters or anoraks I really don't think it is that mean spirited, Ian likes cool words, and he is the guy who shows up at most of those conventions since 90, I think at many un announced, so I suspect he does not hate us or hold us in particularly low regard, but we are a sliver of their audience, the vast majority actually do want to hear Aqualung and Locomotive Breath, and I can think of worse fates here in 2010, luckily I still like both songs, particularly re invented. As sweet as most of those folks seemed to be, a little disapointed to not see at least one "character" in the bunch, with respects, and of course men seemed to outnumber women at least 5 to 1, so that aspect has not changed. Blessings to non rabbit and other ladies who "get" this beautiful thing.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 22, 2010 13:39:09 GMT
I know what you mean Why do some of them take it so serious it is entertainment after all - not a compulsory turn out. I wish they had interviewed some them afterwards as well I think only one mentioned when asked what message he had for the band and he said he wanted a new CD - new or replacement - I'm not quite sure. Woman and Tull it's been mentioned before I just don't get it either. I still laugh at what a 17 year old US boy said to me on the Live Chat "Wow I thought it was just biker chicks that liked Tull cause of their boyfriends" ... or maybe it was a middle aged troll winding me up
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Post by Col on Mar 22, 2010 18:20:09 GMT
Those videos are brill haha! Of all the ones I clicked on there was general consensus: "Any messages for the band?" - No "Any songs you particularly want to hear?" - No
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 22, 2010 18:42:53 GMT
Those videos are brill haha! Of all the ones I clicked on there was general consensus: "Any messages for the band?" - No "Any songs you particularly want to hear?" - No ;D ;D cue ? They should have had prompt cards off camera
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Post by onewhiteduck on Mar 25, 2010 16:39:35 GMT
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Hope this works. Its my first and last attempt to use a video camera phone at a concert. I had it the wrong way round so if it works put your computer on its side or stand up ( no pun ) and lean over a bit. Its not very good!!
PS Bristol 18 March
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 25, 2010 17:41:06 GMT
http://images obliterated by tinypic/r/2991ys/5 Hope this works. Its my first and last attempt to use a video camera phone at a concert. I had it the wrong way round so if it works put your computer on its side or stand up ( no pun ) and lean over a bit. Its not very good!! PS Bristol 18 March Very good Duck - I was wanting to see the crowds reaction after what sounded a blinder but you cut it a bit short. Still I'm sure James Cameron made mistakes at first Thanks for that Nonrabbit......with sore neck
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 27, 2010 9:33:44 GMT
I'd like to thank everyone who has posted reviews of the concerts they've attended and also to everyone who has located and posted articles and interviews, both old and new, over the last few weeks. Many thanks.
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Post by spenny on Mar 28, 2010 9:03:49 GMT
Just about ready to leave for Aberdeen which for me is a 160 mile journey. Hope it's going to be worth it!
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2010 9:13:52 GMT
Just about ready to leave for Aberdeen which for me is a 160 mile journey. Hope it's going to be worth it! Safe journey Spenny. Have a good evening
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Post by admin on Mar 28, 2010 9:52:36 GMT
Just about ready to leave for Aberdeen which for me is a 160 mile journey. Hope it's going to be worth it! It will definitely be worth it! Enjoy the show spenny
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