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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 6, 2016 14:58:55 GMT
www.elmoremagazine.com/LIVE SHOW REVIEWS Martin BarreRockwood Music Hall / New York, NY Live Show Reviews | January 5th, 2016 Click on this link to view slide showPhotos By Arnie Goodman A mainstay in the Jethro Tull band from their second album in 1969 through 2014 when the band broke up, Martin was the man that played all the those great guitar licks on all those classic Jethro Tull songs: “Locomotive Breath,” “Aqualung,” “Minstrel In The Gallery,” “Fat Man,” “Thick As A Brick,” “Crossed Eyed Mary,” Stand Up” and so many more. This evening at Rockwood Music Hall marked the first time Barre appeared live on his own in New York City, and you could tell that the crowd was thrilled, decked out in classic Jethro Tull t-shirts. Martin got a standing ovation as he walked up on stage, and the audience chanted his name after almost every song. Barre’s band was a four piece, with Dan Crisp on vocals and guitar, George Lindsay on Drums and Alan Thompson on bass. Man, they delivered the music. Martin presented the classic Jethro Tull songs with tremendous energy, and didn’t disappoint even one fan. Bottom line? Martin Barre is must see. – Arnie Goodman
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 6, 2016 15:34:17 GMT
13 excellent images by Arnie Goodman Thanks for this LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 7, 2016 16:48:45 GMT
Readers pick their favorite music of 2015Readers 9:29 a.m. EST January 7, 2016 www.pressconnects.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/07/readers-pick-favorite-music/78280820/Photo: Photo by Cindy FreedDan Harendza, GreeneThe Martin Barre Band at The Dublin Double Celtic Pub (Dec. 11) was, in my mind, one of the best small venue shows ever to come to the Triple Cities area. Along with Ian Anderson’s flute, acoustic guitar and vocals, Martin’s guitar was the other signature sound of Jethro Tull, especially evident in their most famous song “Aqualung.” That night, Martin played with the energy of one many years younger, along with his outstanding band. Showcasing songs from 2014’s excellent “Order of Play,” they covered many early Tull classics, including “A New Day Yesterday,” “Teacher” and the encore, “Locomotive Breath,” adding their own personal touch to each one. A unique version of the blues standard “Crossroads” found Martin playing mandolin, with Dan Crisp on lead guitar and vocals, which were strong, clean and clear all night long. (Thanks for the great work on the soundboard, guys.) Also included in the setlist were a few new songs from the recently released “Back to Steel,” including a heavier twist to the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” A generous meet-and-greet followed the show, with plenty of opportunity for autographs, photos and conversation with all the band members. It was hard to believe the place wasn’t packed with standing room only, considering such a great guitarist from one of the renowned bands of the classic rock era played this small venue in Endicott — possibly because many identify Jethro Tull with the band’s frontman, Ian Anderson, which is understandable. But there was a special guitarist in that band as well, and I wish many more had been there to experience an incredible show!
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 26, 2016 4:39:21 GMT
DOUGLAS HARR'S MEDIA BLOG MB LINK CRUISE TO THE EDGE OF TIME Martin BarreThis long time Jethro Tull guitarist led his crack band of blues-rockers through a roots-oriented show on Saturday’s pre-cruise concert, focusing on new songs from his latest solo album, the excellent return to form Back To Steel.
A follow-up Monday morning gig featured more Tull classics including a very condensed version of a Tull epic they called “Thin As A Brick” after which Martin expressed the desire to carry on indefinitely, threatening to play the 1973 opus A Passion Play backwards! On the new album and in concert, vocalist and second guitarist Dan Crisp shines, bringing his own style to the new tracks, and the older Tull songs.
It’s refreshing to hear cuts like “To Cry You A Song” and “Minstrel In The Gallery” interpreted anew and sung once more with passion and punch. Clearly, all members of the band, which included skilled drummer George Lindsay and veteran bassist Alan Thomson were in fine form. Martin looked happy and relaxed, joking that it was the first gig they played on coffee, and announcing, “Thank you for choosing us over porridge…were going to be the best breakfast you ever had!” Truer words…
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 26, 2016 8:50:30 GMT
A follow-up Monday morning gig featured more Tull classics including a very condensed version of a Tull epic they called “Thin As A Brick” after which Martin expressed the desire to carry on indefinitely, threatening to play the 1973 opus A Passion Play backwards! Love it. A songs especially for post Christmas diets
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 27, 2016 2:56:09 GMT
Time for Martin Barre review and photos by John A. Wilcox Martin Barre - The Outer Space, Hamden, CT 12/20/15 MB Link Time for Martin Barre. Joining Barre were vocalist/guitarist Dan Crisp; bassist/vocalist Alan Thomson; drummer George Lindsay. This was a vicious band. A dangerous sonic piledriver of utter destruction. First up was To Cry You A Song. Killer. Minstrel In The Gallery. A fist to your head. Steal Your Heart Away. Fear-inducing. These were players on a mission. No modern concessions. This could've been a double bill with 1971-era Humble Pie. See the show, get home & recuperate. Next was the title cut of Barre's latest solo work: Back To Steel.
A funny story served to introduce a rocking take of Eleanor Rigby. A section of Thick As A Brick showed me why Barre chose well when he gave Crisp the vocal slot. He fits the material, yet is his own man. He also pens a damned good song as Love Is Why You Came Here proved. The crowd was getting rowdier by the moment. Local news reported earthquakes, but it was really Lindsay on the drums.
Sweet Dream had that crunch riff we all love. 2 cool covers followed: Govt Mule's Thorazine Shuffle and Porcupine Tree's Blackest Eyes. Both well anchored by Thomson & Lindsay. I swear to you - this band just knocked me out! A story about cheese somehow took us to Moment Of Madness - oddly enough, it made sense. Bad Man was packed with evil guitar. This evening had some of Martin Barre's most inspired & ferocious playing ever. A Song For Jeffrey cracked the plaster & Barre pulled out an electric mandolin for the old blues standard Cross Road Blues.
A blazing Rock Me Baby was a standout. I cannot fail to mention that Crisp was a superb guitarist in his own right - often playing twin lead parts with Barre. Fantastic. Teacher and Fat Man led to a cracking set closer with A New Day Yesterday. Lindsay was absolutely unreal. Everyone was, as the Brits say, gobsmacked! I was so very pleased to get Still Loving You Tonight as the first encore. Crisp and Barre handled it on their own. Lindsay and Thomson rejoined them for a massive Locomotive Breaththat took no prisoners. This wasn't just a show. This was a warning. Rock & rollers beware: Martin Barre & his band are coming to your town. Lock up the kids. Trouble's ahead!
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Post by JTull 007 on May 12, 2016 12:46:22 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 7, 2016 12:01:36 GMT
Just found this today from a show in Paks, Hungary on July 4th, 2015 Video by Tamás Rausch "To Cry You A Song"
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 7, 2016 18:28:17 GMT
No fair...I saw that and thought MB and Co were adding 'Budapest' to their setlsist.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 8, 2016 1:59:37 GMT
No fair...I saw that and thought MB and Co were adding 'Budapest' to their setlist. Just in a Geographical way
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 2, 2017 17:52:49 GMT
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE FOR ROCKFANS LINK Guitar virtuoso Martin Barre shines in the Heimathaus Twist Gm Twist. What the former Jethro-Tull guitarist Martin Barre and his band presented at the sold-out Heimathaus on Thursday evening is likely to be one of the highlights of the entire Twister concert series.
Already in 2014 it was the concert highlight of the year in the Heimathaus Twist: The performance of Martin "Lancelot" Barre, the former "Kapellmeister" of the legendary band Jethro Tull around the flutist Ian Anderson. The fans were almost out of the house and it was then in unison: "You can not beat that". But, Martin can do that!
This man does not have any star signs. Martin Barre has achieved in his life everything that one can only dream of as a musician. He has always been on the stage right next to Ian Anderson, and always a little in the shadow of the Jethro-Tull frontman, for decades in the world's great arenas.
Modest and sympathetic On his own tour, he has now become the undisputed star and still a modest, sympathetic person. What the 68-year-old Barre still has on it, the concert-goers in the Heimathaus delight, and thus the gig becomes a festival for all connoisseurs of the Artrock genre.
But also the line-up of the Martin Barre band can be heard and was again enhanced by the wonderful background artist Alex Hart and Becca Langfort compared to the previous year's concert. The second lead guitarist, Alan Thompson, singer Dan Crisp, is the second lead guitarist to be a brilliant partner of Barre, especially with the two-voice guitar reins, and drummer George Lindsay with his powerful and dynamic timing.
Excellent mixture "The concert will be played for many years," said an enthusiastic fan. About 60 percent of the songs are Jethro Tull classics, the rocky passages from the masterpiece "Thick As A Brick", mother of all the conceptuals of the Progrock story. But also Martin's new compositions do not need to hide behind the complex arrangements (almost all Tull pieces): an excellent mixture of artrock, blues and folk. The Martin Barre Bandpresents the most glorious Tull songs of past days like "Teacher", "Fat Man", "A New Day Yesterday" or "Minstrel In The Gallery". Other classics such as "Sweet Dream" or "Skating Away" have been put on a whole new look.
Cover versions - such as "Crossroads", or the rocky version of the Beatles hit "Eleanor Rigby" - were on the varied setlist. There would remain so much to review, on this unique concert evening and especially on the multi-faceted guitar playing of the master, which would however beyond the frame. Of course, the band received raging applause and frenetic admissions. And how did the band thank them? Of course with the Tull-Megahit "Locomotive Breath".
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 2, 2017 19:10:47 GMT
'Kappelmeister', the german term for the concertmaster or first chair violinist of an orchestra...is a perfect description of Martin's role in Tull...I wonder if that came from google translate or smart journalist...probably the latter.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 9, 2017 1:05:02 GMT
TULL-O-WEEN 2015 Bluesgarage Isernhagen
Videos by Oskar52
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