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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 14, 2011 16:09:43 GMT
A far as I know this is the first video to appear on youtube of Ian's latest tour.
Thanks to nalearoom for uploading
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 14, 2011 19:45:59 GMT
rather good, I must say, especially the flute sections One of many highlights of the set, imo, that and A Change Of Horses. And also including Natalie Holt's "Nightingale". Her performance of this song accompanied by Ian & John at the Union Chapel was, in my estimation, magnificent. There must now be a CDs worth of music featuring the various guests over the years.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 15, 2011 18:45:45 GMT
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Post by tullist on Sept 16, 2011 7:37:45 GMT
Maybe I have low expectations or something but I would estimate that was awfully damn good. Good to see Ian so full of life, in that aspect zero has changed.
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Post by harrowman on Sept 16, 2011 13:24:22 GMT
It was that damn good. To see IA in such form was an absolute treat and made me realise just how lucky we all are to be able to see him whether it be as JT or as seems more likely with his own band
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 16, 2011 14:50:33 GMT
and sometimes when we sit confabulating the demise of the band we forget the entertainment factor that is still happening all these years later. Amen
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 16, 2011 16:01:12 GMT
Maybe I have low expectations or something but I would estimate that was awfully damn good. Good to see Ian so full of life, in that aspect zero has changed. Yes it was good. During the interval and also after the show, I was pleasently surprised at how many folks attending were heaping praise on the evenings performance, especially so at the Beck Theatre. A couple of doubters at the Union Chapel who were in a complete minority compared with the delight and positive reactions of the vast majority.
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Post by ash on Sept 16, 2011 17:08:29 GMT
Same thing at The Stables but I didn't hear any bad comments A really good atmosphere all round that night...If only you could bottle it
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Post by pat on Sept 19, 2011 16:41:30 GMT
Dear fellow Tull fans, As a real fan of Jethro Tull music since 1970 and the band's appearance on Top of the Pops miming Witches Promise, I suppose it was always inevitable that sooner or later I would do this forum. Eighty or so Tull live shows across the UK and Europe starting with A Passion Play in June 1973 as well as several IA 'solo' gigs, Fairport, Wild Turkey and Mick Abrahams shows, a full collection of Tull records/cds etc as well as the A NEW DAY fanzine, posters,scrapbooks etc etc might make me a tad biased but the years have, I hope with fingers crossed, helped to make me fairly objectively critical. Then of course there's that little business of running a band called Cold Flame which sometimes finds itself performing Tull tribute shows...but more of that in another post sometime soon. Meanwhile.... Having spent the last couple of years monitoring Tull activities on this forum, last night's concert at Buxton Opera House has finally persuaded me to join the ranks and contribute to what is after all an opportunity to discuss all things Tull and celebrate the unique talents of Mr.Anderson and co. With the passing of years, one could be forgiven for thinking that Ian Anderson's ability to woo the crowd could be somewhat diminishing. My fears alongside friends who also attended last night's concert in Buxton quickly evaporated however. Anderson really was on top form and whatever he now lacks in vocal range is compensated by his sheer professionalism , superb musicianship, unbounding energy and attention to detail. Ian has still got it make no mistake and the standing ovation given by the packed Opera House was richly deserved. Credit must also go to the two other guys Florian Opale and John O'Hara. It is no secret that I have considered John a weak link in the Tull line up since Andy G departed.Not so last night...he was terrific as was the German wonderboy. Yes it is fair to say that Florian is not Martin Barre but to be fair Martin, like Ian, is unique.The set resembled earlier shows on this tour with Just trying to be left out due to Ian's voice struggling with the piece. No matter. You can always tell whether it has been a top gig when you start thinking about where the next date is on the tour...taxi for Gateshead...yes please !!!!!!!!!! Come on Ian get that next studio album out soon the new tracks sound great. And finally my thanks to all who use this site to discuss Jethro Tull and related topics. Thanks especially to those guys who have and/or continue to run the forum. Well done. For everyone who contributes many more check out the site and the fact that the forum still exists after several years proves its validity. Be seeing you..Pat. Attachments:
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 19, 2011 16:55:22 GMT
Very happy to read your refreshingly positive review of recent concert and altogether realistic and appreciative attitude re: Tull today. Give me about six months to bulk up a bit and I'm gonna track you down and kick your butt for getting too close to my girlfriend*. Looking forward to reading more of your posts and maybe a Cold Flame gig somewhere, someday.
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My first Tull show was July 73 and my current total estimate is probably in the 75-90 range. Very likely we've shared a concert or three in the eastern hemisphere, something we can research together while you're in the hospital recovering from aforementioned buttkicking.
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 19, 2011 17:30:25 GMT
Huge Welcome to the Forum Pat All that you said about seeing Ian in concert sums it up perfectly the fact that he is so enthusiastic and doesn't just churn out the oldies in a methodical way is astounding after all these years. He might not be ticking off the list that some of the fans would like him to do but so what !! as long as he's doing what he wants to do I will be there to see him with an open mind and will still be talking and writing about him for the long distant future. Welcome aboard and really look forward to your input and maybe see you over in N Ireland sometime or the next time I'm over in Merrie England - probably Crorpredy. nonrabbit Patti
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 19, 2011 17:39:09 GMT
Dear fellow Tull fans, As a real fan of Jethro Tull music since 1970 and the band's appearance on Top of the Pops miming Witches Promise, I suppose it was always inevitable that sooner or later I would do this forum. Eighty or so Tull live shows across the UK and Europe starting with A Passion Play in June 1973 as well as several IA 'solo' gigs, Fairport, Wild Turkey and Mick Abrahams shows, a full collection of Tull records/cds etc as well as the A NEW DAY fanzine, posters,scrapbooks etc etc might make me a tad biased but the years have, I hope with fingers crossed, helped to make me fairly objectively critical. Then of course there's that little business of running a band called Cold Flame which sometimes finds itself performing Tull tribute shows...but more of that in another post sometime soon. Meanwhile.... Having spent the last couple of years monitoring Tull activities on this forum, last night's concert at Buxton Opera House has finally persuaded me to join the ranks and contribute to what is after all an opportunity to discuss all things Tull and celebrate the unique talents of Mr.Anderson and co. With the passing of years, one could be forgiven for thinking that Ian Anderson's ability to woo the crowd could be somewhat diminishing. My fears alongside friends who also attended last night's concert in Buxton quickly evaporated however. Anderson really was on top form and whatever he now lacks in vocal range is compensated by his sheer professionalism , superb musicianship, unbounding energy and attention to detail. Ian has still got it make no mistake and the standing ovation given by the packed Opera House was richly deserved. Credit must also go to the two other guys Florian Opale and John O'Hara. It is no secret that I have considered John a weak link in the Tull line up since Andy G departed.Not so last night...he was terrific as was the German wonderboy. Yes it is fair to say that Florian is not Martin Barre but to be fair Martin, like Ian, is unique.The set resembled earlier shows on this tour with Just trying to be left out due to Ian's voice struggling with the piece. No matter. You can always tell whether it has been a top gig when you start thinking about where the next date is on the tour...taxi for Gateshead...yes please !!!!!!!!!! Come on Ian get that next studio album out soon the new tracks sound great. And finally my thanks to all who use this site to discuss Jethro Tull and related topics. Thanks especially to those guys who have and/or continue to run the forum. Well done. For everyone who contributes many more check out the site and the fact that the forum still exists after several years proves its validity. Be seeing you..Pat. Pat - welcome along to the Forum. Dates of up and coming Cold Flame concerts are always welcome, also is a peek through your scrapbooks to add some items to our growing memorabilia section. See, you've got yourself a part time job already Your thoughts on the Buxton concert broadly echo mine - I too was impressed by John O'Hara and his many talents and while Flo is not a Martin Barre clone he is an exceptional guitarist. Look forward to reading your thoughts on Tull Cheers MD
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Post by adriang on Sept 19, 2011 21:54:34 GMT
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Post by adriang on Sept 19, 2011 23:55:16 GMT
And some videos too:
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 20, 2011 7:20:43 GMT
Thanks for posting the videos and the link for the images adriang - much appreciated.
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 20, 2011 7:33:20 GMT
Fantastic amount of really good pics thanks so much Adrian for posting. What a beautiful place! The old travelling minstrel must be impressed with some of the places they're playing in
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2011 9:40:58 GMT
What a great night at The Sage Gateshead. The setlist was a perfect balance for me with 'Budapest' just about edging the top song ahead of 'Change of Horses' but only just. I was very impressed with John o Hara he really proved what a fine musician he is playing not only keyboards, the squeeze box and various percussion instruments but also the breathalyser (a little keyboard with a tube sticking out). I thought Florian played well, I enjoyed his solo pieces very much. But, of course Ian stole the show with his great energy and superb flute and guitar playing. Ian's voice was the best I've heard in ages and if this is the type of gig that Ian is planning for the future, then that's ok by me. Bring it on.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2011 9:56:23 GMT
Ian announced last night that he'll be performing a Christmas show at Newcastle Cathedral 2012. Happy days.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2011 10:06:36 GMT
Perhaps the only downside to last night's gig was the over zealous lady usher who spent most of the night stopping people from taking photo's. I did manage however to capture 3.58 of Mother Goose before i got the dreaded tap on the shoulder and the waving finger. Hope you enjoy it even though it's cut short.
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Post by snaffler on Sept 20, 2011 10:09:23 GMT
yes last night at the Sage was brilliant. IA superb, playing, really funny, self deprecating humour as ever. what an unbelievably tight set too! IA seemed to be really enjoying playing in such a small hall, which has such fantastic acoustics. my faves strangely enough a were the new songs, change of horses, hare in the wine cup and adrift and dumbfounded. But also Budapest was so perfectly executed too. driving down to york tonight to see it all again!
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2011 11:53:14 GMT
yes last night at the Sage was brilliant. IA superb, playing, really funny, self deprecating humour as ever. what an unbelievably tight set too! IA seemed to be really enjoying playing in such a small hall, which has such fantastic acoustics. my faves strangely enough a were the new songs, change of horses, hare in the wine cup and adrift and dumbfounded. But also Budapest was so perfectly executed too. driving down to york tonight to see it all again! Pleased you enjoyed it snaffler. I thought the hall was a perfect setting for an acoustic night. I agree with you on the new songs, I was blown away by 'Change of Horses' and 'Adrift and Dumbfounded'. 'Hare in The Wine Cup' is growing on me slowly. Hope you have a good concert at York.
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Post by hawkmoth on Sept 20, 2011 12:46:04 GMT
Went to the Sage also last night with a very open mind on the whole theme.
Some really good stuff 'Set a side' one of me faves along with 'Wondering Again','Up the Pool'. 'Hare who lost his specs' a real surpise. Ian was on top form again throughout cracking jokes at every opportunity.
Must admit tho as the concert went on i started getting a bit bored,as a trio is very restricting, even tho they all played very well especially John, i think a 5 piece band with bass and drums would have been much more interesting. I did expect to see James Duncan or another and David Goodier as part of this when i bought the tickets for this show some 6 months ago.
I thought Budapest was going great but to be honest the shredd type guitar outro killed the song personally for me. I thought the Van Halen impressions on 'Tocata' were 'tacky' also.
Yes FO is a very accomplished guitarist ,fine on acoustic but for me hes not for Tull on the Electric Guitar. Yes theres only one MB but Tulls Electric music deserves more sublety,tone and feel than i heard last night. Sorry to be a pain but ive decided TAAB 2012 not for me after all and it pains me to see what i consider the end of Tull now after being a diehard fan for 37 years. Looking forward and more excited to seeing what Martin does from now.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 20, 2011 15:58:14 GMT
Perhaps the only downside to last night's gig was the over zealous lady usher who spent most of the night stopping people from taking photo's. I did manage however to capture 3.58 of Mother Goose before i got the dreaded tap on the shoulder and the waving finger. Hope you enjoy it even though it's cut short. Looks like she got you in a head lock and slammed you to the floor beween the seats in Mick McManus fashion by the way the video stops Volunteer ushers - don't you just love 'em Good video none the less - thanks for posting
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 20, 2011 16:12:29 GMT
Did anyone see Michael (the pipe) Vieth - German Tull fan of many years standing - at any of the UK shows ? He usually gets to many concerts over here but he seemed to be mising this year.
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 20, 2011 16:26:37 GMT
Perhaps the only downside to last night's gig was the over zealous lady usher who spent most of the night stopping people from taking photo's. I did manage however to capture 3.58 of Mother Goose before i got the dreaded tap on the shoulder and the waving finger. Hope you enjoy it even though it's cut short. Looks like she got you in a head lock and slammed you to the floor beween the seats in Mick McManus fashion by the way the video stops Volunteer ushers - don't you just love 'em Good video none the less - thanks for posting I was enjoying that until Bertha the Bouncer got you by the goolies I like the accordian in Mother Goose it adds to the carnivalesque/fairground feel.
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Post by tullist on Sept 20, 2011 16:40:39 GMT
Very pleased, though hardly surprised to read the positive responses. Unfortunately as of yet only the first show has turned up in download land, rarely the best show of a tour. Having said that with what must be about 90 Tull or Ian performances under me, the next one that I leave less than thoroughly entertained will be the first. But yes, some of his solo shows, maybe even a few Tull shows I have found myself getting a little bored at points, but these days that is in part because I already know and have heard the shows via the net before actually seeing it, and just maybe, cause I ain't that young myself anymore. But as regards the Martin and Florian discussions, I think most of us agree Florian is a marvelous player, I do not expect or want him to be Martin. There is no replacing Martin, nor has he been replaced. But you just watch, those TAAB shows will be full blown marvelous, for me in some respects likely better than the original, which still is the best show I have seen from anyone. But rarely entered into the discussion I do believe there is a Martin 1A and that is Maart, Maartin Alcock. During his tenure with Tull he was mostly playing an instrument that he does not actually play! But that little trio thing he did with Dave and Doane was one of many highlights on the 89 tour. Although his time with Ian I know was not altogether happy, which, without hearing from both parties is pretty much all I need to know. I know either I asked him, or somebody asked him in networld whether he would do a Tull songbook, I think he already has done one for Sandy, RT and Fairport, and he said absolutely if IA asked him. Never was the influence of Jethro Tull more evident than during Maart's tenure with the Fairport. And I know he is bound to have his hands currently in various pies, he pretty much always does, I also am pretty sure, though not certain, that if the IA bell rang he would answer it, and not just because of maybe a slightly higher salary than normal, not even sure if that is true. I wish I could recall the precise verbage RT used when assessing one of Maart's Cropredy performances, but I recall it had something to do with relieving Maart of his fingers, high praise indeed. And as to that cat picture, what a masterpiece, thanks for sharing. I would so love to take a properly attired cat to a Tull show in the front row, maybe with little booties, a tartan sash, the right pipe and monocle. Or even just to take a cat at all, lord knows one deserves to see one by now, even if its just to run panic stricken thru the aisles. Absolutely a few belong on stage. But that pic is why I still consider them the funniest beasties on the planet, even including us and dogs. They do know how to seize the moment.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2011 17:02:22 GMT
Just to give you all a feel of the closeness of Hall 2 at The Sage, here's a photo I managed to take. Sorry it's not very good, I'm blaming the low light. And one of The Sage Foyer..........
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 20, 2011 18:03:43 GMT
rushonrock.comThe Sage Gateshead, September 19 2011
It’s a measure of Ian Anderson’s under-the-radar popularity that the Jethro Tull frontman’s gig at the Sage had sold out months before the venue’s brochure advertising the event had even been printed.
While Anderson could have easily sold out environs of the cavernous Hall 1, he was content to play in the intimate surroundings of Hall 2, which was an ideal choice for an evening of acoustic music and song. The spritely and impish Anderson, sporting a bandana and a black waistcoat over a white T-shirt, didn’t take long to establish his trademark motif – the first bout of flute playing whilst standing on one leg occurred during the opening number, the instrumental Boris Dancing. A couple of songs from Tull’s seminal Aqualung album followed in the shape of the whimsical Mother Goose and the less whimsical Up To Me.
This tour has a decidedly stripped down feel, featuring the main man himself plus young, baby-faced German guitarist Florian Ophale on acoustic guitar, complementing Anderson’s own acoustic guitar work, and John O’Hara on keyboards, including piano acordian.
Added rhythm is provided by Anderson occassionally playing a tambourine with his foot and by John O’Hara, similarly operating a hi-hat with his foot, and now and again bashing a cymbal or a lone bongo.
Between songs Anderson the raconteur took centre stage, regaling the audience with this trademark witty banter. On noticing that punters were seated behind the stage on the upper levels of the venue, he stated that the last time he encountered such an arrangement was at Shea Stadium where a ‘container of warm piss’ cascaded from the upper level onto the stage. Thankfully there was no repeat of such behaviour last night!
Anderson’s vocals are never going to sound as they did in his 1970s heyday, but the acoustic nature of the show means he doesn’t have to extend his voice to the levels he has to do when on a full Jethro Tull tour, so this format is ideally tailored for him. Of course Tull have always had an extensive acoustic repertoire that augments their distinctive classic rock sound anyway – confirmed by presence of the likes of Wond’ring Again in the set.
After Ophale showcased some impressive flamenco playing, the first set concluded with a burst of Bach – ‘the merlot of classical composers’ according to Anderson, in that his name his easy to pronounce – in the shape of Bouree, where Anderson’s stunning flute playing took centre stage.
The second set included a bizarre sight of O’hara on ‘breathaliser’, as Anderson put it – in reality a tiny hand-held keyboard powered by blowing into a tube, which added texture to Up The Pool, Anderson’s love letter to his former home town of Blackpool.
The bizarreness continued as Anderson narrated the surreal tale The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles, complete with faux northern accent, before the music got back in full swing with the splendid Poet And The Painter section from Tull’s Thick As A Brick.
Highlight of the set was a subperb version of Budapest, with Ophale strapping on a Les Paul for the second half of the song and sounding as if he would have beaten Tull’s own Martin Barre into second place in a Martin Barre soundalike contest.
Proceedings were brought to a close by Aqualung and Locomotive Breath, featuring new song structures and arrangements for these acoustic reinterpretations, which breathed new life into two perennial fan favourites.
Needless to say Anderson’s flute playing and showmanship during these numbers was outstanding, with the distinctive flutter-tounging, singing and humming flute style that he originated, well to the fore, combined with a impressive display of high kicking, skipping and bounding around the stage that belied his advancing years.
It’s this sort of musical reinvention of familiar material, allied to his charismatic stage presence, that always makes Anderson worth catching live.
Martyn Jackson
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 20, 2011 19:14:26 GMT
Thats a brilliant view from the Foyer - does Newcastle have a nickname for the bridge? Glasgow's latest is called the Squinty Bridge not what the architects had in mind I'm sure. Bernie have you got any good bridges in San Fran?
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 21, 2011 7:07:36 GMT
Thats a brilliant view from the Foyer - does Newcastle have a nickname for the bridge? Glasgow's latest is called the Squinty Bridge not what the architects had in mind I'm sure. Bernie have you got any good bridges in San Fran? The bridge is called 'The Blinking Eye' 'cause when it moves to let boats under it looks like (you've guessed it) A Blinking Eye. Sorry can't resist posting another of my snaps from Mon. night under the careful eye of Mick McManus.
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