Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2010 14:13:01 GMT
My last Tull concert - maybe. Considering the comments about Ian's voice and Jethro Tull's 2010 tour - I thought my 2005 review looked familiar with the angst. ;D Please forgive the disjointed rambling.
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Dear friends, Tull fans & diehards
With a heavy heart and, writing with the belief if you haven't got something nice to say-say nothing-heck is this possible
At the Lucia Micarelli violin concert last night-funny thing my ticket said 'Jethro Tull' Lucia shone wow! with Tull in tow Kashmir blew me away- very good- excellent to be exact and a brief but wonderful Bohemian Rhapsody-all instrumentals- the key word here-instrumental the instrumental performances were well presented-Serenade To a Cuckoo-Bourree & She Is Like A Swallow-Feat, Ian Anderson kicked off the night with Life's A Long Song- well at least one soul yelled turn up the volume-the vocal was hardly there, then into Skating Away-the crowd sang this for the most part-again the vocal was but a whisper-Oh Anderson was belting it out but the voice box was not up to the task!
This was the lowest volume I've ever heard at a concert bar none-the drum-kit volume being the exception Barre's playing was as fluid as ever-the bass player Jonathan Noyce just looked plain bored silly-I believe he thinks this is cool-from comments on one of Tull's DVDs, but this is Tull-jump up man! Andrew Giddings seems to be more involved with what was going on off stage-Oh the best light show of the night was in the crowd -someone promoting a DVD-me thinks??
Ian Anderson's voice was transparently transparent on every song Cross Eyed Mary-Slipstream-Beggar's Farm-Mother Goose-Hymn 43-Up To Me-Budapest-Locomotive Breath-My God-Aqualung
Weathercock-Jack In The Green!
No Brick was played last night- I believe this is the first Tull show since Brick without Brick that I've seen!
Lucia Micarelli played with Tull for a good portion of the show!
Jethro Tull -not loud enough especially the vocal -failing lead vocal
Ian's jokes hit the mark with the audience-he danced across the stage in fine flute form - an instrumental delight-the fans were polite and the one encore Loco/Cheerio-was performed and everyone seemed to be happy leaving the building-so not all was lost! only the vocal!
Was this a bad review or a good review? even I'm confused!
The live Aqualung CD given away at the door to every ticket holder-came in a soft sleeve cover-got two - the first one I opened had a large scratch on the play side
Massey Hall setlist-Oct. 4, 2005
Life Is A Long Song
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
Slipstream
Beggar's Farm
Jack In The Green
Up To Me
Weathercock
Wond'ring Aloud
Theme from 'The Godfather'
Kashmir
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Bouree
20 minute break
Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody
She Is Like The Swallow
Cross Eyed Mary
Serenade To a Cuckoo
Hymn 43
Empty Cafe
My God
Budapest
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Protect & Survive/Cheerio
www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=62383&highlight=
Dear friends, Tull fans & diehards
With a heavy heart and, writing with the belief if you haven't got something nice to say-say nothing-heck is this possible
At the Lucia Micarelli violin concert last night-funny thing my ticket said 'Jethro Tull' Lucia shone wow! with Tull in tow Kashmir blew me away- very good- excellent to be exact and a brief but wonderful Bohemian Rhapsody-all instrumentals- the key word here-instrumental the instrumental performances were well presented-Serenade To a Cuckoo-Bourree & She Is Like A Swallow-Feat, Ian Anderson kicked off the night with Life's A Long Song- well at least one soul yelled turn up the volume-the vocal was hardly there, then into Skating Away-the crowd sang this for the most part-again the vocal was but a whisper-Oh Anderson was belting it out but the voice box was not up to the task!
This was the lowest volume I've ever heard at a concert bar none-the drum-kit volume being the exception Barre's playing was as fluid as ever-the bass player Jonathan Noyce just looked plain bored silly-I believe he thinks this is cool-from comments on one of Tull's DVDs, but this is Tull-jump up man! Andrew Giddings seems to be more involved with what was going on off stage-Oh the best light show of the night was in the crowd -someone promoting a DVD-me thinks??
Ian Anderson's voice was transparently transparent on every song Cross Eyed Mary-Slipstream-Beggar's Farm-Mother Goose-Hymn 43-Up To Me-Budapest-Locomotive Breath-My God-Aqualung
Weathercock-Jack In The Green!
No Brick was played last night- I believe this is the first Tull show since Brick without Brick that I've seen!
Lucia Micarelli played with Tull for a good portion of the show!
Jethro Tull -not loud enough especially the vocal -failing lead vocal
Ian's jokes hit the mark with the audience-he danced across the stage in fine flute form - an instrumental delight-the fans were polite and the one encore Loco/Cheerio-was performed and everyone seemed to be happy leaving the building-so not all was lost! only the vocal!
Was this a bad review or a good review? even I'm confused!
The live Aqualung CD given away at the door to every ticket holder-came in a soft sleeve cover-got two - the first one I opened had a large scratch on the play side
Massey Hall setlist-Oct. 4, 2005
Life Is A Long Song
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
Slipstream
Beggar's Farm
Jack In The Green
Up To Me
Weathercock
Wond'ring Aloud
Theme from 'The Godfather'
Kashmir
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Bouree
20 minute break
Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody
She Is Like The Swallow
Cross Eyed Mary
Serenade To a Cuckoo
Hymn 43
Empty Cafe
My God
Budapest
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Protect & Survive/Cheerio