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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 26, 2015 2:35:43 GMT
Enter to win 2 tickets to Jethro Tull The Rock Opera Performed by Ian Anderson! TULL LINK Ian Anderson celebrates the life and times of the English Agricultural inventor, Jethro Tull. The show tells the story of the original Jethro Tull's life, reimagined as if in the near future and illustrated with Anderson's best-known songs from the rock band Jethro Tull repertoire.
The performance is in a quasi-operatic structure with virtual guests on video and some additional newly-written songs to round off the elements of the story Insiders can enter-to-win 2 tickets to the Nov. 3 show at the Fox Theatre. You must be a current Insider to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 1, 2015 1:05:15 GMT
Let the ROCK OPERA begin in the 'Windy City' TULL LINK
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2015 15:02:25 GMT
MORE: Ian Anderson brings historic Jethro Tull to life onstageMessage notwithstanding, Anderson conceives of “Jethro Tull — The Rock Opera” as bigger-than-life entertainment made manageable and portable. Interacting with costars who appear on video screens, he said, allows him to tour with exactly who he wants — in particular, singers Ryan O’Donnell and Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir, who had conflicting engagements — and to do so economically.
“Some people think I’m too mean to pay them,” he said, laughing. “But I can assure you they do get paid: not only for their original recordings, but they get paid per show as virtual guests.” Meanwhile, the benefit to audiences in having a theatrical production that can be transported efficiently and mounted reliably, regardless of destination, is substantial.
“It’s a challenge,” Anderson said, “but in this day and age of technology, a challenge that can be met satisfyingly, and successfully brought into the world a theatrical show for people who want to enjoy something more than five guys in T-shirts and jeans, going on playing the fading glory years of time in the past.”
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 2, 2015 12:17:07 GMT
The 'TULL' Marquee @ The Chicago Theatre by Mike Gillett
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 18:29:50 GMT
link-Sound Check: Jethro Tull, the band, meets the man in new show Ian Anderson presents “Jethro Tull By Ian Anderson” Nov. 3 at The Fox Theatre, Detroit. By Gary Graff “Jethro Tull By Ian Anderson” seems an odd — albeit descriptive — title for a show. Anderson, after all, is Tull’s founder, frontman and songwriter. But that’s something he wants people to recognize in this later stage of his, and the band’s career. “I think people have a very, very sort of stunted imagination in regard to that,” Anderson, 68, says by phone from his home in Great Britain. “Jethro Tull is as alive and well as it’s ever been, but forgive me for my conceit and arrogance and pomposity — I would like you to know my name before I did, and a lot of folks around the world don’t. They just know the name Jethro Tull and they don’t know Ian Anderson, the guy who’s been around from the beginning and who produced the records and engineered a lot of them and sung and played a lot of the instruments and things. “So I put my own name in the mix. If I’m doing the Jethro Tull repertoire then it will say Jethro Tull in big letter and Ian Anderson in maybe smaller letters. And if you see something advertised that looks like it’s Jethro Tull, then hopefully it’ll be a concert that has me standing in the middle of the stage playing the flute.” “Jethro Tull By Ian Anderson” takes stock of that career, which began during 1967 and has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. The multimedia piece is a rock opera about the real Jethro Tull, a British agriculturist and inventor whose name was bestowed upon the band by an early manager. It’s caused plenty of confusion over the years — Anderson has lost track of how many times he’s been referred to as Mr. Tull — but he recently decided to do some research into the original Tull’s life, which spawned the idea for the current show. “As I was reading I was just struck with a few things he did or said that I felt, ‘Wow, that’s really uncanny, but that sounds like one of my songs,’” Anderson recalls. “And I thought, ‘I Wonder how many songs I have written over the years that somehow make references that tie into that story,’ and I came up with a number of them that were obvious fits to his story, and a few more that I thought, ‘Well, I can easily bend that to fit, or maybe vary the story line to fit the songs.’” The piece, however, is not strictly an 18th century agrarian history lesson but rather ties in some of Tull’s philosophies to current issues of climate change, global overcrowding and food and water supply issues. “I wanted to reimagine Jethro Tull as a contemporary character, and what would he be doing if he was working on agricultural improvements today,” Anderson explains. To that end he also wrote five new songs and 20 connecting pieces to augment a setlist heavy on Tull (the band) favorites such as “Aqualung,” “Living in the Past,” “Locomotive Breath” and more. The show has already toured in Europe and is coming to North America for a handful of dates, and Anderson plans to keep it on the road well into 2016. And so far he’s happy with how it’s been received. “We have so far not encountered adverse reaction from audiences,” reports Anderson, who plans to film and record the show for future release. “They seem to be amused, regardless of their cultures and backgrounds. It’s sufficiently entertaining on a simple level. Happily it seems to be the right kind of balance between toe-tapping music and thinking person’s music. “It’s not a message of doom and gloom or preaching too much details. It’s essential positive and buoyant; I try to keep it upbeat and fun because essentially it is an optimistic story of the future, the challenges that face us and how they might be overcome.”
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Post by bassackwards on Nov 3, 2015 1:04:57 GMT
Dear Brothers and sisters in Tull. I have made the trek from Georgia to Detroit, allegedly on a photo shoot. Golly Gee, it just so happens that I have come up with front row seats to Jethro Tull the Rock Opera, so tomorrow night I will be in row A near the center on the aisle. I will be the old guy in the hat. The Fox theater in Detroit is a beautiful old theater, a perfect venue for Jethro. I almost made it to the Chicago show but time is just too short. I have heard Ian say they will be in Atlanta next year so hopefully I will see them around the Southeast then. I'll give you a full report and a couple of days.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 3, 2015 2:16:10 GMT
Dear Brothers and sisters in Tull. I have made the trek from Georgia to Detroit, allegedly on a photo shoot. Golly Gee, it just so happens that I have come up with front row seats to Jethro Tull the Rock Opera, so tomorrow night I will be in row A near the center on the aisle. I will be the old guy in the hat. The Fox theater in Detroit is a beautiful old theater, a perfect venue for Jethro. I almost made it to the Chicago show but time is just too short. I have heard Ian say they will be in Atlanta next year so hopefully I will see them around the Southeast then. I'll give you a full report and a couple of days. Salute to Jerry (Bassackwards), Mike Gillett and all Tull Fans @ Detroit's Fox Theatre ! TULL Link 1 TULL Link 2
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Post by bassackwards on Nov 3, 2015 3:35:24 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 3, 2015 9:01:58 GMT
He sure did. "Although the troupe didn’t tackle as many hits as the lengthy list could’ve warranted, this undertaking was nonetheless enthralling and adventurous from start to stop, reinforcing Anderson’s refusal to simply cash in on nostalgia, but rather, stay committed to making meaningful new music propelled by continuously intriguing concepts."
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Post by bassackwards on Nov 3, 2015 13:47:37 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 3, 2015 13:56:24 GMT
Have a great time bassackwards - look forward to reading all about it
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2015 14:36:39 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 3, 2015 16:32:32 GMT
CLEAR SOUND AND GREAT VIDEO !!!! Please, there must be more. Unnur Birna?
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 3, 2015 19:46:46 GMT
Hope you have a great night and I'm looking forward to hearing all about it.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Nov 3, 2015 21:29:10 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 4, 2015 1:56:34 GMT
Nov. 3rd, 2015 The Fox Theatre Marquee Photo by Jared Chimovitz
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 4, 2015 3:44:15 GMT
Saw Tull at that excellent venue in, I think , 91 or 92. Nice place...depressed neighborhood...but i have read and heard it is recovering a little bit....local and imported hipsters making a go of an inner city where you can buy a 3 bedroom house for 35,000 dollars...and not worry about loud neighbors cuz most of the homes are boarded up. I think I'd be tempted if I was 26.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 4, 2015 9:55:17 GMT
www.themorningsun.com/Review: Ian Anderson presents a Tull tale at the Fox TheatreBy Gary Graff POSTED: 11/04/15, 12:03 AM EST www.themorningsun.com/article/MS/20151104/ENTERTAINMENT/151109886Ian Anderson performs "Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera" on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, at Detroit's Fox Theatre (Photo by Jared Chimovitz) DETROIT -- There were two distinct but satisfying ways to take in “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera,” which Tull founder and frontman Ian Anderson brought to town Tuesday night, Nov. 3, at the Fox Theatre. One was to accept it at its highly conceptual face value, as a multi-media biography of the real Jethro Tull, a British agriculturist and inventor, but uploaded into a new context of contemporary issues such as global warming, food production and population control. The other was to simply enjoy it as a characteristically exceptional Tull concert and whose concept meant some choice rarities and lesser-known material -- as well as some solid new songs -- made their way into the two-hour (plus intermission) show. The former was filled with technological dazzle, living up to the theatrical leanings of Tull’s 70s heyday and arguably the most ambition show Anderson has ever staged. The affair was tightly synchronized with an elaborate video production that featured an array of vignettes and virtual duets, primarily with actor Ryan O’Donnell as the young Tull and Icelandic singer-fiddler Unnur Birna Bjornsdottir -- although during “Living In The Past” Anderson played his flute and sang along with the significantly hairier early 70s version of himself on the screen. The set list was also tailored to the story, drawing from the “rural” side of the Tull canon, including “Heavy Horses,” “Farm on the Freeway,” “Songs From the Wood” and “Jack-in-the-Green” -- some with lyrics altered to fit the plot -- as well as short connecting pieces between songs. There were five new tracks, too, of which “And the World Feeds Me,” “The Turnstile Gate” and the rocking “Stick, Twist, Bust” stood well along side the more familiar material. It’s hard to say whether those at the Fox on Tuesday gleaned a great deal if insight into the real Tull’s history and philosophies -- and a bottom-heavy sound mix that obscured many lyrics certainly did not help. Stilted and occasionally preachy? Yes. But entertaining and original? Absolutely. And if you didn’t want to buy into the Tull tale, there was still the music itself, a deep-digging set deftly delivered by Anderson and his four cohorts. There were enough established favorites such as “Aqualung” and a lengthy romp through “Locomotive Breath,” but the real treat for Tull fans was hearing fare such as “Wind-Up,” “With You There To Help Me,” “Back to the Family,” “The Witch’s Promise,” “Weathercock,” “Cheap Day Return” and “A New Day Yesterday” -- material that doesn’t make the cut in more conventional shows. The group played a bit of the instrumental “Bourree” during the encore of “Requiem and Fugue,” and Anderson offered a bit of his one-legged flute playing during “Living in the Past” and “Locomotive Breath.” In that regard the concert may have worked somewhat better than the concept, but either purpose was well-served on Tuesday night. Any way you took it, “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” was a story well worth hearing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 13:18:46 GMT
www.themorningsun.com/Review: Ian Anderson presents a Tull tale at the Fox TheatreBy Gary Graff POSTED: 11/04/15, 12:03 AM EST www.themorningsun.com/article/MS/20151104/ENTERTAINMENT/151109886Ian Anderson performs "Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera" on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, at Detroit's Fox Theatre (Photo by Jared Chimovitz) DETROIT -- There were two distinct but satisfying ways to take in “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera,” which Tull founder and frontman Ian Anderson brought to town Tuesday night, Nov. 3, at the Fox Theatre. One was to accept it at its highly conceptual face value, as a multi-media biography of the real Jethro Tull, a British agriculturist and inventor, but uploaded into a new context of contemporary issues such as global warming, food production and population control. The other was to simply enjoy it as a characteristically exceptional Tull concert and whose concept meant some choice rarities and lesser-known material -- as well as some solid new songs -- made their way into the two-hour (plus intermission) show. The former was filled with technological dazzle, living up to the theatrical leanings of Tull’s 70s heyday and arguably the most ambition show Anderson has ever staged. The affair was tightly synchronized with an elaborate video production that featured an array of vignettes and virtual duets, primarily with actor Ryan O’Donnell as the young Tull and Icelandic singer-fiddler Unnur Birna Bjornsdottir -- although during “Living In The Past” Anderson played his flute and sang along with the significantly hairier early 70s version of himself on the screen. The set list was also tailored to the story, drawing from the “rural” side of the Tull canon, including “Heavy Horses,” “Farm on the Freeway,” “Songs From the Wood” and “Jack-in-the-Green” -- some with lyrics altered to fit the plot -- as well as short connecting pieces between songs. There were five new tracks, too, of which “And the World Feeds Me,” “The Turnstile Gate” and the rocking “Stick, Twist, Bust” stood well along side the more familiar material. It’s hard to say whether those at the Fox on Tuesday gleaned a great deal if insight into the real Tull’s history and philosophies -- and a bottom-heavy sound mix that obscured many lyrics certainly did not help. Stilted and occasionally preachy? Yes. But entertaining and original? Absolutely. And if you didn’t want to buy into the Tull tale, there was still the music itself, a deep-digging set deftly delivered by Anderson and his four cohorts. There were enough established favorites such as “Aqualung” and a lengthy romp through “Locomotive Breath,” but the real treat for Tull fans was hearing fare such as “Wind-Up,” “With You There To Help Me,” “Back to the Family,” “The Witch’s Promise,” “Weathercock,” “Cheap Day Return” and “A New Day Yesterday” -- material that doesn’t make the cut in more conventional shows. The group played a bit of the instrumental “Bourree” during the encore of “Requiem and Fugue,” and Anderson offered a bit of his one-legged flute playing during “Living in the Past” and “Locomotive Breath.” In that regard the concert may have worked somewhat better than the concept, but either purpose was well-served on Tuesday night. Any way you took it, “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” was a story well worth hearing. You guys are getting really quick with these reviews/posts. Congrats = I can retire now that everything Tull is in good hands. LINKED: forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jethro-tull-the-rock-opera-performed-by-ian-anderson.415213/page-4#post-13267209 playing what must be played, what must be sung
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 4, 2015 14:09:11 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 4, 2015 14:14:32 GMT
Retirement is not permitted here... Your posts are extremely important to this Forum... Back to work ! ~
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 4, 2015 17:06:23 GMT
And here's me thinking you were a dog.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 4, 2015 20:01:27 GMT
You guys are getting really quick with these reviews/posts. Congrats = I can retire now that everything Tull is in good hands. I've checked The Forum rule book and retirement isn't an option, in fact it's a bit like Royston Vasey. You'll never leave!
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 4, 2015 23:05:41 GMT
Tull Forum is like the mob...only one way out....don't ask.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 5, 2015 1:20:34 GMT
Fox Theatre November 3rd Review by Mike Gillett Last night's show was amazing. As good as Chicago - if not better. The crowd was amazingly responsive. Standing ovation. I went to hang out at the stage door after, but since it IS Detroit, that part of the block had a ten foot chainlink fence, with locked gates (where the semi and the tour bus I saw in Chicago was kept). So no luck this year. Perhaps, my best bet, would be a "meet and greet" deal, if that is an option at a concert/venue in the future. Not sold-out , but packed nicely.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 5, 2015 2:44:15 GMT
Is Ian Anderson a New England Patriots Fan ? SHMOOZE LINK Time for a good ole Boston TULL Party @ The Wang Theatre TULL Link
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 5, 2015 8:53:00 GMT
And here's me thinking you were a dog. The cat is my close protection officer - he has sharp claws and can out stare a ne'er-do-well at 100 yards.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 5, 2015 8:56:45 GMT
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