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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2009 17:57:55 GMT
This may be it for me as Tull returns to the Molson Amphitheatre Toronto. I won't return to the Molson Amphitheatre, IMO an awful music venue...I may not be coming back. A new studio album, less living in the distant past. A concert freed from Aqualung material and maybe I'll reconsider. (all is not likely) www.j-tull.com/tourdates/index.html#usaJune 18 2010 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre 16 Tull concerts for me. *+1 Ian Anderson 1972 June 04 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto 1973 May 30 Maple Leaf Gardens 1975 Feb. 23 Niagara Falls Convention Center 1975 Oct. 07 Maple Leaf Gardens 1977 Mar. 24 Maple Leaf Gardens 1979 Oct. 05 Maple Leaf Gardens 1982 Sept. 23 Maple Leaf Gardens 1984 Oct. 23 Maple Leaf Gardens 1987 Nov. 19 Maple Leaf Gardens 1989 Oct. 26 Copps Coliseum Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1992 Nov. 03 Massey Hall Toronto 1992 Nov. 04 Massey Hall *1995 June 03 Massey Hall (Ian Anderson Divinities) 1996 Aug. 19 Kingswood Music Theatre (Vaughan) Maple, Ontario 2000 July 27 Hamilton Place Hamilton, Canada (Apparently with the same jokes as 1992!) 2002 August 22 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto Support: Saga on stage at 20:00 for ~60 mins, with a 7 min. encore. Tull went on stage at 21:30 for a correspondingly abbreviated ~90 min. set (this was scheduled - Saga didn't overrun). Audience: ~10,000, Tull's biggest Canadian audience in a decade2005 Oct. 04 Massey Hall www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/index.htm
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 20:22:23 GMT
Let's bump this lonely thread & let's see your tour history with Tull ??
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 20:30:28 GMT
4/6/72 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada - Thick as a Brick
"The gimmick I liked best was perhaps the most subtle." "It was during a Jethro Tull concert in the early '70s, when Tull was touring to promote their album Thick As A Brick. The show was late in starting, as always, so the already-ugly crowd turned homicidal when their chants of 'Tull! Tull! Tull! Tull!' were ignored and--worse--some unannounced opening act took centre stage, alone in the spotlight with an acoustic guitar, playing really cheesy folk songs. This weirdly dressed sissy boy strummed and sang as the crowd rioted, surging forward and pelting the poor bastard with their empties and screaming for 'Tull! TULL! TUULLL!!!' louder than ever. 'Oh, you want to hear Jethro Tull,' the folkie said, as if just then clueing into the cause of the mob's mass hysteria. 'I know one of their songs!' He then actually started playing the acoustic guitar intro to 'Thick As A Brick' an act of sacrilege. Just as the crowd was about to pounce and pound into puree this opening act interloper, he finished the quiet acoustic guitar intro riff and--BOOM!--the stage lights up and the rest of Tull kicked in at full force. The band had been onstage all along hidden by darkness. And this folkie fool that the crowd almost killed was, of course, Tull frontman Ian Anderson himself." >>William Burrill<< Toronto Star
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 26, 2013 21:52:18 GMT
4/6/72 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada - Thick as a Brick "The gimmick I liked best was perhaps the most subtle." "And this folkie fool that the crowd almost killed was, of course, Tull frontman Ian Anderson himself." >>William Burrill<< Toronto Star Now that's a great story. Well found Sir Tootull I of course never got close enough to see much until '75 but crowds could be unpredictable. There was one show with Toots and the Maytals that got lots of boos as an opening to The Who I believe.
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Post by tullist on Jun 27, 2013 2:32:13 GMT
Knowing that ummmm...gentleman's, yes, story is a good word, fairly reeked of bull$h1t I do feel compelled to offer a response. Having seen the tour in May and November myself, and knowing Ian as many of us do, the notion of him playing "folk" songs prior to the actual performance is at best laughable and in fact a lie. No need really for me to confirm it on memory alone, but just for the sake of the absolute, have that very show cued up, indeed one of the better sounding ones from that tour. Firstly Ian and folk music, uneasy partners, though I know he does in fact like a good bit of it, Planxty and the Fairports come to mind. Always loved his quote from an early Rockline appearance that I know by heart having heard it many times extending back to a time when I did not have a couple hundred of their live performances as an adjunct listening experience to the normal catalogue. That quote was, "I don't like folk music, it reeks of duffel coats and students." And in that regard I know only too well what he means, believe me, but I will spare you the elaboration. I am sure he, like me, makes several hundred exceptions. And the notion of him breaking very strict ranks and casually playing some folk songs is at best a selective and incorrect memory of an event 40 years plus passed. I have zero doubt, at this point in Tulls trajectory that there were several rock and roll yahoos in the crowd looking to lap up whatever the next big thing was, get down man, and yes for a brief moment that was Jethro Tull. My memory is of all the following tours in the seventies having far more disrespectful crowds, I think both I saw in Chicago too much of the crowd was on potent acid in 72, though not the following years, to be their normal rude selves. Anyway the reaction clearly audible from this Toronto crowd is positively respectful during those opening bars. But I also have zero doubt the stageplay was done precisely the same as in the other cities, re they all took off their overcoats and hats, which were identical to what the stage crew had been wearing, and hung them up at the same time, voila, Jethro Tull. The best I can offer in his defense is he may be combining his memory of this and the 76 or 77 tour where Ian did come out, announce himself as Arnold Stirrup, and that he would like to play a couple Jethro numbers. In fact that was 76 because he did look markedly different than the prior year, re shorter hair and the Flash Gordon outfit, but it was not Thick as a Brick he then played that time, it was Wondring Aloud. And in the audience I had the distinct impression that a number of them still believed it really was not Ian Anderson. And that year I believe the very next thing played was taab which of course removed any doubt.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 27, 2013 9:00:43 GMT
Now you're asking !
A couple - IA announcing (must be a first) the results of a raffle held at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness during the first concert of the 1989 tour and Maartin Allcock's keyboards "breaking down" during the intro to Budapest, much to the amusement of the audience, and having to be topped up with coal to get it working again - at least I think it was coal.
Although I still think the best ever was during a Fairport Convention concert in 1990 that Graham Smith and I went to where the band got completely out of sync with the backing track to "The Wounded Whale" and had to start again. Much mirth from Peggy although red faces all around.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 12:23:32 GMT
cut&paste king is at it again - cut&paste tootull: just a little touch of bull: from 10/13/00 I was at the show, and yes the band came on stage in roadies disguise, under the cover of darkness, this went unnoticed by most of the 16,000 plus on hand. I was in the crazy crowd that night, on the ice floor,(floor covered by boards of course) next to the stage, and yes, you would think Anderson could be recognized, but I had never seen a picture of Ian Anderson, and I had scored free tickets for this show.(Who is Jethro Tull? was my question at the time.) Since this show, I have always called Tull my number one rock band, although I have seen most major rock shows, Pink Floyd is my second choice.(I ramble on) As Ian sang the opening, the crowd was so eager for a blast of LOUD ROCK, they went nuts, some probably realized who it was but the crowds' mob mentality ruled the day, until Tull won them over. This was June 4, 1972 Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. Tull packed a punch at this show that I have never seen matched by any band. Another note: During the day of the show someone was handing out St. Cleve Chronicle promo newspapers. Does anyone remember this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Words get written. Words get twisted. Old meanings move in the drift of time. True disciples carrying that message......... I try but my memory is slim - so volatile but I'm learning. William Burrill is a writer for the Toronto Star, he reported this story, I was at the show, I agree with him. The crowd was impatient, but settled down to a great performance, by a great band. The writer is only referring to the opening minutes of the show. Believe it, or not, it does not matter, >>>for it is living in the past.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tootull
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Post by tullist on Jun 28, 2013 19:23:25 GMT
cut&paste king is at it again - cut&paste tootull: just a little touch of bull: from 10/13/00 I was at the show, and yes the band came on stage in roadies disguise, under the cover of darkness, this went unnoticed by most of the 16,000 plus on hand. I was in the crazy crowd that night, on the ice floor,(floor covered by boards of course) next to the stage, and yes, you would think Anderson could be recognized, but I had never seen a picture of Ian Anderson, and I had scored free tickets for this show.(Who is Jethro Tull? was my question at the time.) Since this show, I have always called Tull my number one rock band, although I have seen most major rock shows, Pink Floyd is my second choice.(I ramble on) As Ian sang the opening, the crowd was so eager for a blast of LOUD ROCK, they went nuts, some probably realized who it was but the crowds' mob mentality ruled the day, until Tull won them over. This was June 4, 1972 Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. Tull packed a punch at this show that I have never seen matched by any band. Another note: During the day of the show someone was handing out St. Cleve Chronicle promo newspapers. Does anyone remember this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Words get written. Words get twisted. Old meanings move in the drift of time. True disciples carrying that message......... I try but my memory is slim - so volatile but I'm learning. William Burrill is a writer for the Toronto Star, he reported this story, I was at the show, I agree with him. The crowd was impatient, but settled down to a great performance, by a great band. The writer is only referring to the opening minutes of the show. Believe it, or not, it does not matter, >>>for it is living in the past.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tootull The specific place I took issue with it was the writer imagining his own opening which is why I bothered to mention Ian's old, but not as, reference to folk music. I don't need to even look to know that was not accurate. Likely he said something about this having been the subject of a recent gramaphone recording, or we'd like to start out with a rather lengthy piece. You are correct. It damn sure does not matter, finally nearly nothing does. But in these decades where Tull is remembered, if at all, is for one of four or five things, snot and panties, codpieces, the grammy, and David Palmer having had a sex change I am likely to rise up and strike when individuals rise up and imagine their own history in major dailies. But as I went to pains to make clear, I have zero doubt that people were going nuts prior to the show as people seem compelled to do in articles of fame be it Jethro Tull in 1972 or the Chicago Blackhawks of this day in Chicago, but the recording I have of it shows a polite smattering of applause at its beginning, and near dead silence afterwards. Believe me I know rude, I'm from America. Play the MSG recording of the show and hear a dude thundering at roughly three times the volume of a quiet interlude, get down!, an ancient relative of PARTAY or whatever the current word is
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 28, 2013 20:12:41 GMT
Right...wasn't the fake folk singer bit simply a few sentences ( hello, I'm Andrew Stirrup...) at the start of SFTW tour...quite obviously Ian who then said he'd start with one of Jethro's and sang 'Wondering Aloud' ? It is funny how writers can mash up info or make stuff up in this day and age and not get busted by someone who does/did pay attention?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 20:23:26 GMT
That quote is from "memories of Maple Leaf Gardens" - I don't remember the opening act - Support: Claire Hamill. Maybe that's the act that the crowd wanted to puree. - no argument left in me over this - ENJOY! Martin Barre - Guitar Solo (1972) - Maple Leaf Garden, Toronto 4 june 1972
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 28, 2013 21:03:39 GMT
I must have listened to that solo...via ubiquitous 'Ticketron' bootleg...a thousand times in about 73,74,75.Thanks for good memories.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 28, 2013 21:04:37 GMT
Ubiquitous? Where do I get this crap?
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Post by jethrobode on Jul 2, 2013 19:25:36 GMT
Love Marty's guitar solo. Quick question, someone on YouTube was offering to sell rare concert footage of Tull (from the TAAB tour in 1972) about 4 or 5 years ago? The film was shot on the stage and very clear. When somebody contacted the guy, he said he was asking $10,000 for the footage. (This was NOT that 8mm amateur stuff shot from the audience.) The guy posted a 10 second clip of Tull onstage. When no one agreed to his offer, he took his post down. I haven't seen anything of him again The footage was shot from ON THE STAGE... not from the audience.The camera was on the left hand side of the stage (when looking out at the audience). Martin Barre was the band member closest to the camera. And he was wearing that almost a like smeared checkered looking suit he wore in the early part of the TAAB tour in 1972. the link is a picture of Martian in what i believe he was wearing in the footage www.tullpress.com/images/martin72.jpg anyways i was wondering if anybody knew how i could get a hold of him i want that footage & if its really good i might have something to trade to him...
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Post by tullfanteddie on Dec 21, 2016 21:26:19 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 maple leaf gardens may have been brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame.and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you.
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 21, 2016 21:52:57 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 Maple Leaf Gardens may have been Brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with Ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you. Welcome Tullfanteddie !!! Sounds like the first show I saw in May of '73 at Greensboro, North Carolina
Ministry of Info... 30/5/73 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada Audience: 19,000. A review says the sound accompanying the 'Hare' film broke down, and Tull briefly played along live, then abandoned it. Does this mean 'The Hare' was performed truly live?
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Post by bunkerfan on Dec 22, 2016 8:14:30 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 maple leaf gardens may have been brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame.and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you. You weren't hallucinating, they really did have a telephone on stage. Welcome to The Jethro Tull Forum tullfanteddie
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 22, 2016 9:41:37 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 maple leaf gardens may have been brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame.and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you. You weren't hallucinating, they really did have a telephone on stage. Welcome to The Jethro Tull Forum tullfanteddieWelcome along to the JT Forum tullfanteddie. Loads to see and read here so dive in and we'll no doubt talk Tull in the very near future. MD
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2016 20:59:04 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 maple leaf gardens may have been brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame.and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you. I was in a floor seat for TaaB. I was in the stands for Brewer & Shipley. APP tour for one toke over is my guess.
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Post by tullfanteddie on Dec 22, 2016 22:28:15 GMT
If my aging and sometimes unreliable memory serves me correctly today I think the opening act in 72 maple leaf gardens may have been brewer and Shipley of one toke over the line sweet Jesus fame.and was I hallucinating or did they repeatedly stop and gather round a telephone on a stool then after the ENCORE it rang with ian answering it and proclaiming to the crowd...it's for you. I was in a floor seat for TaaB. I was in the stands for Brewer & Shipley. APP tour for one toke over is my guess.
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Post by tullfanteddie on Dec 22, 2016 22:31:15 GMT
I was in a floor seat for TaaB. I was in the stands for Brewer & Shipley. APP tour for one toke over is my guess. ah yes a passion play. My memory mixing things up again.
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Post by tullfanteddie on Dec 22, 2016 22:32:37 GMT
ah yes a passion play. My memory mixing things up again. I was in the end seats of MLG high up in the stands.
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