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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 18, 2016 16:58:41 GMT
Leslie West, the original Fat Man.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Mar 18, 2016 23:31:15 GMT
I have the Sea of Fire DVD, there is a moment when he takes a punters mobile phone........... I love Leslie when he is melodic, the track Nantucket Sleighride is an example of Leslie at his best. Very unique........not many can say that......and Corky Laing is awesome
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Post by Essan on Mar 27, 2016 12:31:25 GMT
Just watching Martin live at the San Javier Jazz Festival in 2015 and I had forgotten just how brilliant he is! He was never this good in the latter days with Tull, was he? Was Ian supressing his creativity?
I think both have gone on to do better things apart than they were doing together. So maybe the split wasnt such a bad thing?
Just gutted now that, unless I can change my holiday plans, I will miss him down the road at Throckmorton in May ....
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 27, 2016 12:44:32 GMT
Just watching Martin live at the San Javier Jazz Festival in 2015 and I had forgotten just how brilliant he is! He was never this good in the latter days with Tull, was he? Was Ian supressing his creativity? I think both have gone on to do better things apart than they were doing together. So maybe the split wasnt such a bad thing? Just gutted now that, unless I can change my holiday plans, I will miss him down the road at Throckmorton in May .... I've always been under the impression that both Ian and Martin needed a sabbatical not necessarily from each other but just as individual,creative people do. I will look forward to seeing them together again at some point be it a one off gig or more. Going by past comments - Martin is blazing. If you do get to go (and if you don't there's always next time) be sure to let us know how it went.
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Post by Essan on Mar 27, 2016 13:01:46 GMT
If Roger Waters can rejoin Pink Floyd for a one off, then I am sure one day Martin and Ian will be on stage together again. And that will be worth seeing! I agree, they needed time apart.
Atm wondering whether I can justify £40 (and a change of holiday plans) to see Martin (not fussed about the rest of the lineup at Throckmorton) so may be a case of waiting for a normal gig.
btw the San Javier concert is brilliant!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 15:47:01 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 1, 2016 16:11:43 GMT
Wait...a day in the middle of a tour when Ian announced 'I'm out of Tull'? Is THAT what happened? And this is the first we hear of it? very odd revelation at this late date and tons of other speculation and explainations of how Tull w/Barre sputtered out.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 1, 2016 18:42:33 GMT
Wait...a day in the middle of a tour when Ian announced 'I'm out of Tull'? Is THAT what happened? And this is the first we hear of it? very odd revelation at this late date and tons of other speculation and explainations of how Tull w/Barre sputtered out. “I didn’t split from Jethro Tull. “What happened was in the middle of an American tour, Jethro Tull was just three musicians Ian Anderson, myself, and the drummer Doane Perry and other musicians would play with us. Ian had a meeting in a room and he said that he didn’t want to be a part of Jethro Tull anymore,” Martin told us.
“From that day Jethro Tull didn’t exist anymore it’s nothing we had planned on and Ian wanted a solo career. I hadn’t anything to fall back on and when your back is against the wall, you have to think quickly about what you’re going to do.
I knew I wanted to carry on and had a passion about playing guitar. I really worked very hard to put a band together, writing material for CDs and it was a really good thing because it really got me back into gear. The timing was great because I am playing to a lot of people in America."
I'm just as surprised to read this as well. The interesting part is how he did not consider David Goodier or John O'Hara members of TULL either. I rejoice in Martin's U.S. Tour and hopefully will see him later this year... but why WHINE now ? Maybe he misspoke or just kept it a secret all these 5 years... But why now?
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 1, 2016 20:08:23 GMT
Right? So many mysterious scenarios...and now this?
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 2, 2016 0:11:03 GMT
Right? So many mysterious scenarios...and now this? I understand Martin feeling 'Let Go'... There are times when we all feel surprised by things. But when you have new opportunities to make things better, why live in the past? It gets to be annoying when the story keeps changing and no one really cares unless they feel like carrying a grudge around. Write a book or write some new music... Let's ROCK !
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2016 9:06:59 GMT
Right? So many mysterious scenarios...and now this? I understand Martin feeling 'Let Go'... There are times when we all feel surprised by things. But when you have new opportunities to make things better, why live in the past? It gets to be annoying when the story keeps changing and no one really cares unless they feel like carrying a grudge around. Write a book or write some new music... Let's ROCK ! Yeah write the book - a great idea
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Post by Equus on Apr 2, 2016 10:06:55 GMT
Right? So many mysterious scenarios...and now this? I understand Martin feeling 'Let Go'... There are times when we all feel surprised by things. But when you have new opportunities to make things better, why live in the past? It gets to be annoying when the story keeps changing and no one really cares unless they feel like carrying a grudge around. Write a book or write some new music... Let's ROCK ! Why live in the past?? Are you serious, Jim??? Oh, we won't give in let's go living in the past... (just kidding...)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2016 22:03:50 GMT
Music Box:Frontman and flutist Ian Anderson still tours with Jethro Tull, the progressive rock band he founded back in the late '60s. Guitarist Martin Barre joined the band for Tull's second album, Stand Up (he was actually the band's sixth guitarist, taking the place of Tony Iommi, who went on to form Black Sabbath). Barre comes to Rams Head On Stage April 11, with his own band to perform an evening of Jethro Tull songs and some of his own originals (7:30pm). If you remember the golden age of Jethro Tull (Benefit, Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, Living in the Past) you probably still have Barre's progressive, pre-metal guitar parts in your memory banks. I didn't know whether I should take it as a compliment when a former girlfriend revealed that the personal ringtone she set on her cell phone for me was "Aqualung." (You remember, "Sitting on a park bench!") Barre's guitar playing is as synonymous with the Jethro Tull sound as Anderson's one-legged flute riffs and vocal prowess. Barre recorded and toured with Tull for over 40 years. Bruce Eder of allmusic.com suggests, "(Barre's) playing has provided much of the energy that allows the band to soar on record and in concert." -Michael Buckley
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2016 15:50:53 GMT
Martin Barre’s 5 Essential Guitar Albums Features / 1 day ago / by Joe Bosso Cream – Disraeli Gears (1967) Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix (1997) Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin – The Guitar Trio (1996) The Brazilian Guitar Quartet – Bach: Four Suites for Orchestra Arranged for Guitar Quartet (2000) Robben Ford – Talk to Your Daughter (1988)
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 24, 2016 8:58:23 GMT
www.poconorecord.com/ Weekend briefsPosted Apr. 21, 2016 at 8:09 PM Robin Trower to rock the Peak Robin Trower will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Trower began his recording career in the mid-1960s in the Southend rhythm and blues band the Paramounts. In 1967, he joined Procol Harum. Though not on the band's hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” Trower completed five albums and many tours with the group before breaking away for a solo career in 1971. Trower's been a Fender Stratocaster endorsee ever since Jethro Tull's Martin Barre let him try one before an early 1970s gig, and now has his own signature model. Tickets are $32. For information, call 866-605-7325 or visit pennspeak.com. www.poconorecord.com/article/20160421/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/160429893
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Post by nonrabbit on May 29, 2016 13:19:43 GMT
i64.images obliterated by tinypic/29pyq9x.jpg[/IMG] "We couldn't find a name on this little amplifier, but it was used on Cross Eyed Mary from the album Aqualung - and hasn't been plugged in for nearly 40 years!" Apologies if this has been posted earlier worth another read. Interview with Musicrader Jan 4th 2016 " A brand-new solo album celebrating half a century in the business seemed like the perfect excuse to chew the fat with Jethro Tull’s legendary guitarist - and reminisce about the guitars and amps that helped him cut classic albums." www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/martin-barre-talks-joining-jethro-tull-and-his-guitar-collection-632761
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 21, 2016 16:22:34 GMT
Back on the road again for my third USA tour!
Check out all my latest gig dates on www.martinbarre.com/ - hope to see you on my travels?
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 31, 2016 7:46:44 GMT
concertblogger.com/2016/08/martin-barre-back-to-steel/Martin Barre Comes “Back To Steel” Our Attention“Five years removed from Jethro Tull and I haven’t heard from anyone. The demise of Jethro Tull was orchestrated by Ian; the ball was always in his court,” says long time Tull guitarist Martin Barre as he readies to launch the next leg of a tour in support of his latest release, “Back To Steel.” “I’m having too much fun with my band now and the more I’m with them; the happier I am. I’ve got some big things coming and I can’t give it away just yet but I’ll announce them soon.” “The ball,” so to speak, is now firmly in the court and the hands of Barre and from the looks of things,he doesn’t plan on dropping or handing it off any time soon. “I like where I’m at now,” stated a seemingly at ease Barre. “I can’t say it enough; I am very happy with my band. I could never turn my back on them. We are four piece and we play just great music. That has always been my focus, our focus from the beginning. Going on the road and performing, playing the Tull songs mixed with my material and me having the say as to where we go and where we perform is refreshing. On this tour, we are not playing huge venues and that’s how I’ve designed it; I’m building things slowly. I’m very particular about where we go and what we play on stage.” Speaking from England a day prior to the tour kicking off, Barre spoke with confidence as he discussed the first go around of the journey. “The audiences have been inspiring. The first portion of the tour, nobody knew what to expect but then after; so many people have come to me saying the same. They’ll say, “We didn’t know what to expect but this was fantastic”and that’s a great feeling.” One of the reasons for the success of the product on stage, is Barre’s willingness to change and do so at times on a nightly basis. Intertwining classic Tull material with his own; Barre keeps his past as prevalent as his present. “I change my show pretty much all of the time. New tour means new songs and there will be a few surprises; I don’t want people to know what is coming from one song to the next and I don’t wish to be predictable. I may play my flute, which is something that I rarely do. I own five flutes, I’ve been playing since I was a young boy. I played it a lot in a blues band; until I met Ian and then I no longer had a need (laughs).” Along with the tour comes the new album and “Back To Steel” is a new look with an old twist. This twelve track disc features two remakes of the Tull tunes, “Slow Marching Band” and his version of “Skating Away” as it’s titled on this CD. “The record came out last year and it’s gotten great reviews,” he explained with a combination of relief and satisfaction. “It has done me an awful lot of good to have a CD of my original material. People are now getting to know me as a songwriter and it’s been fantastic. People are thinking of me as a a writer and it has been wonderful.” Barre is making a stop in New Jersey on September 7 at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge located at 400 Rahway Avenue, where he’ll perform an outdoor 7:30 p.m. show. “This is about a 10 week tour of North America and we’ll be stopping in New York, New Jersey, Boston and many others; then we go back over to Europe. We are very much ready and looking forward to getting started.” To discover more about the Woodbridge show please visit www.woodbridgeartsnj.org/. To find out more about Martin Barre and the current tour; please go to www.martinbarre.com.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 1, 2016 7:42:44 GMT
www.vindy.com/news/2016/sep/01/jethro-tulls-martin-barre-gets-back-to-b/Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre gets back to basics with album, tourPublished: Thu, September 1, 2016 @ 12:05 a.m. By GUY D’ASTOLFO On first listen to Martin Barre’s new solo album, “Back to Steel,” it’s immediately obvious that his role in shaping the sound of Jethro Tull was massive. Barre was the band’s original guitarist in 1969 and remained with the act until just a few years ago. His intense style is one of the most recognizable of the prog-rock era, and it still dominates. Barre remains closely linked to Jethro Tull, which otherwise had an ever-revolving lineup of players surrounding its frontman and star, Ian Anderson. His new solo album distances himself from those days, while at the same time providing a link. And while Barre is marking his 50th year in the music business, he isn’t living in the past. On his current tour — which comes to Bojangles Blues and Brews on Saturday — he is playing equal parts solo material, selected covers and reworked Tull classics. In a phone interview from a tour stop in Ames, Iowa, last week, Barre talked about what concert-goers should expect at Saturday’s show. “It’s one-third Jethro Tull tracks that haven’t gotten played in the last 30 years,” he said. “We make them more guitar-driven and energetic. It’s a good selection of the ones I enjoy, like “Teacher,” “To Cry You a Song” and “Minstrel in the Gallery,” but tougher versions. “Then it’s a third off my own albums, particularly the new one. Then we do some covers, blues songs. We rewrite them and they’re fun to play. We deconstruct the songs and rebuild them in a heavier way.” As the title of his new album might indicate, Barre finds himself starting at square one in reintroducing himself to American audiences on this U.S. jaunt. “You’ve got to go back to basics to let people know what you’re doing,” he said. “It’s common perception that if someone from a big-name band goes solo, it’s typically a holiday, getting drunk and playing blues. But from me, people don’t know what to expect. It’s a slow conversion process. You got to spread the word. That’s why I like smaller places. I like people to be able to get close and have a dynamic, energized night of music. When they talk about it, they’ll say, ‘you missed a good show’.” The United States has always been special for the British-born Barre. “I’ve gotten so many messages from American fans asking when I would get here to play,” he said. “My heart and soul lies in the U.S.A. When Jethro Tull did its first U.S. tour in ’69, it was a big turning point. America has always been big for us. I like playing here, and I like American fans. American audiences have always been very receptive.” While a Jethro Tull reunion doesn’t appear to be in the cards any time soon, the question of when the band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame increasingly arises. It’s a glaring omission, but Barre isn’t stressing over it. “When it happens, it will happen,” he said. “There’s nothing we can do about it. Deep Purple and Chicago just got inducted, huge bands both. “And then there’s the question of which version [of Jethro Tull] do you induct? There’s been so many members. “But I’d love to see it happen, and I would be very proud if it does.”
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 15, 2016 7:48:07 GMT
www.forbes.com/SEP 14, 2016 @ 07:23 PM Roger Daltrey, Jorma Kaukonen, Yardbirds And Jethro Tull Speak Out On Rock HistoryJim Clash , CONTRIBUTOR I write about culture and adventure sports. While compiling a new book about chats I’ve had with rockers from the 1960s and 1970s, some fascinating quotes have surfaced. In Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, we heard from John Densmore, Butch Trucks, Jack Bruce, Ian Anderson, Art Garfunkel, Grace Slick, Johnny Rivers, Jack Casady, Ginger Baker and Stu Cook. Here, in Part 4, we feature more colorful quotes from iconic rockers. www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2016/09/14/roger-daltrey-jorma-kaukonen-yardbirds-and-jethro-tull-speak-out-on-rock-history/#4d4e3a414dfdJethro Tull’s Martin Barre on the hit album Aqualung:
“It was quite stressful and wasn’t fun to do. Ian [Anderson] never thought people would even like the song Aqualung, and now his biggest regret is he didn’t play flute on it [laughs]. With our first albums, we were riding the crest of a wave. Stand Up was a departure from the blues when everybody was playing the blues. We went in an opposite direction and, when it was successful, it was good for us. Benefit then came easy – we were full of confidence and using the same people. But Aqualung was much harder to record – we had problems in the studio technically, and there was pressure for us to come up with another big album. It was all about selling a lot of records and doing big tours. But all that tension worked, and audiences picked up on it. It was them that made it an iconic album.”
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 17, 2016 9:06:54 GMT
www.wvbr.com/WVBR 93.5 FM ITHACA WVBR's own Jacob Kruger had the pleasure of speaking with Martin Barre, from Jethro Tull on September 7, 2016. Here is a snippet of their chat over the phone. Text to come soon! Podcast here www.wvbr.com/podcasts/7
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 17, 2016 15:10:56 GMT
www.wvbr.com/WVBR 93.5 FM ITHACAWVBR's own Jacob Kruger had the pleasure of speaking with Martin Barre, from Jethro Tull on September 7, 2016. Here is a snippet of their chat over the phone. Text to come soon! Podcast here www.wvbr.com/podcasts/7 Thank you Graham !
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 22, 2016 8:40:55 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 22, 2016 18:14:49 GMT
I hope Martin isn't forced to garage sale to pay for tours of small venues.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 30, 2016 8:21:12 GMT
www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-flashback-wilmettes-northern-prairie-music-2016-09-29-story.htmlFrom the community: Flashback: Wilmette's Northern Prairie Music's Prime Era as Guitar Legends' Source for Custom GuitarsAn early enthusiastic supporter of Wilmette's Northern Prairie Music custom guitars in the 1970s, Martin Barre at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on June 20 2010. Image by Raymond Britt. (Posted by Raymond Britt, Community Contributor) Community Contributor Raymond Britt September 29, 2016 In the eary 1970s, Wilmette's Northern Prairie Music store, located on Green Bay Road, quietly became one of the hottest manufacturers of custom made electric guitars for classic rock stars, like Jethro Tull's Martin Barre. You may recognize that name: Barre's guitar solo on the Tull song Aqualung is constantly rated among the greatest solos of all time. And the man with the legendary solo became a regular visitor the Northern Prairie store, to find increasingly impressive new custom instruments. By 1972, Jol Dantzig and Paul Hamer went the next steps, making plans to set up a new store in Wilmette, and also creating the first of many prized Hamer Guitars. For many musicians passing through the Chicago area, Northern Prairie Music became a mandatory place to visit. In a recent conversations with, Martin Barre, a member of Jethro Tull for 45 years, he enthusiastically shared stories of touring Chicago arenas in the 1970s-- 4 times in 1972 -- and visiting Jol, Paul, James Walker and John Montgomery, the store owners. For literally decades to come, the Hamer team supplied Barre with exceptional guitars, which were played for years on popular songs, sounded amazing on new records, and featured exceptional lone liver on tour, And at the same time, close friendships developed, and remain to this day. Martin's coming to Chicago soon, touring for the first time with his new solo band. His long-time fans will cheer the new music, and his longtime friends from 40+ years ago in Wilmette, will undoubtedly treasure the opportunity to see Martin Barre play Jethro Tull songs, once again. This time, they might sound even better.
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 30, 2016 15:55:16 GMT
Today was Martin Barre day on my bike ride to work. Listened loud and close ( with a teeny eye and ear on traffic) to 'Away' and 'Order'. Funny impression, despite all we have learned and theorized about Ian/Martin split...and the obvious realities: Ian as businesslike and unemotional, perhaps the ultimate Sabra ( A cactus found in Israel: very prickly and dangerous on the outside but soft and sweet in the hidden core) and Martin as the injured and aggrieved victim after decades of loyalty and service....I can't help hearing many of the cuts as love letters from musician to composer...I mean, seriously, Martin gives such life and respect and re-examination and attention to songs like Moths, Brown Mouse, Home, Fires at Midnight.....he will go down in history as a complete affcianado and champion of Ian Anderson's work. He doesn't HAVE to play those songs....I mean, there are obvious Tull songs that are just right for his band's use: Minstrel, Cry you a Song, new day yesterday....but many of the deeper catalog cuts he shares with us are pure, pure, pure Tull...alternate, longer, deeper versions. Ian and Martin really need to snap out of their poses and work together again.
I took to Ryan right away...dunno why I felt his voice and affect were perfect as Ian helper, whether trading lines on newer stuff or taking over swaths of older songs. It took much longer for me to accept Dan Crisp as singer of Tull songs...but I do...I now offically do.....I have come to like and appreciate his versions very much. He ( and Martin, I guess) should sleep better a night, now that I have spoken.
Jury still out on the Icelandic woman...loved the video of 'One White Duck' from a few years back...need to see the opera live to assess her as authorized Tull voice.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 18, 2016 8:33:26 GMT
Posted on Martin's facebook page to celebrate his birthday. Question: does anyone know the make or type of guitar he's playing ?
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 18, 2016 15:44:29 GMT
Posted on Martin's facebook page to celebrate his birthday. Question: does anyone know the make or type of guitar he's playing ? Yes of course, it is a 1962 Fenton Weill Dualtone. Thanks rockislander Similar to this I expect - never knew that Henry Weill and Jim Burns were previously business partners. www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery2/fentonweill.html
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 27, 2016 18:56:50 GMT
Another photo of the youthful Martin. I think the guitar is a Gibson?
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 28, 2016 9:04:09 GMT
Another photo of the youthful Martin. I think the guitar is a Gibson? Looks similar to the one below but with a Bigsby tremolo fitted. Not sure of the model type but someone will know
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