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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 24, 2016 10:29:27 GMT
www.glidemagazine.com/174099/ian-anderson-brings-jethro-tull-rock-opera-santa-barbaras-arlington-theatre-show-review/IAN ANDERSON BRINGS JETHRO TULL-THE ROCK OPERA TO SANTA BARBARA’S ARLINGTON THEATRE (SHOW REVIEW)October 24, 2016 by L. Paul Mannin Concert Reviews On a beautiful balmy evening in Santa Barbara, Ian Anderson brought his new multimedia musical project to the elegant Arlington Theatre. Not to be confused with the hard rock band formed in 1968, one of the first to combine jazz, blues and classical music, this presentation featured Anderson’s latest touring band playing a performance piece based on the life of the real 17th century Jethro Tull. Anderson wrote five new songs and combined them with songs from the immense Jethro Tull catalog for the October 19th concert. The evening began with concert goers arriving early to take advantage of the historic theater’s four new full service bars. Many lounged on the expansive outdoor patio, with balmy Santa Ana winds heating the October night, making it feel more like Palm Springs than the usually temperate coastal Santa Barbara. Inside a near full house patrons began to take their seats in the cavernous theater built to resemble a Spanish courtyard. Artificial stars twinkled on the ceiling as the first act of the two act performance began with a video presentation. The 19 song performance was envisioned as biographical interpration based loosely on the life of the 17th century inventor Jethro Tull, from which Anderson’s original band derived it’s name. Tull was an English agricultural pioneer from Berkshire, England, who was a principal player in the British Agricultural Revolution. He invented a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, paving the way for commercial farming techniques. The band Jethro Tull was formed in the very same town, Berkshire, way back in 1967 Anderson wrote five new songs for the production including, “Prosperous Pasture,” “Fruits of Frankenfield”, “And The World Feeds Me,” ”Stick, Twist Bust,” and “The Turnstile Gate.” These songs were combined with 14 classic Jethro Tull songs that more or less fit the story line. Unlike in recent tours with his new band, this show featured a large video screen with several singers performing an interactive concert with the band. The group appeared about five minutes into the show, playing more or less in synch with the singers on the screen. The formidable band features Scott Hammond on drums, Florian Opahle playing a mean electric guitar, David Goodier playing an impressive but overpowering bass, and John O’Hare on keyboards. Shortly afterwards the svengali of pied pipers, Ian Anderson himself triumphantly took the stage. In the late 70’s the wild haired flute and guitar playing madmen was one of the most famous English pop stars in the world. It was apparent form the onset that many in the adulate crowd remembered those glory days in vivid detail. The playful singer still moves about like the young wild eyed performer of his youth and his musical performance remains magical, but it was apparent to all in the audience that the 69 year old singer was struggling to perform his vocals. The ambitious performance was a good idea in theory but suffered from muddled vocals hard to decipher, as the sound engineer struggled to get the right mix between the live music and the recorded vocals. It wasn’t until near the end of the second act when most of the on screen vocals had finished, that the band was turned up to true rock show levels. The performance, nevertheless was a fascinating one, with Anderson reaching back to the bands earliest blues drenched classics, like “A New Day Yesterday” from the classic blues drenched 1969 Jethro Tull album Stand Up. Many music critics have compared that iconic rock song to early Black Sabbath. In fact, guitarist Tony Iommi had a brief stint in the band at about the same time before returning to his band Earth, later to become Black Sabbath. That song and many other on the set list actually predated the band’s more well-known material like “Aqualung.” But the signature song from that album along with “Locomotive Breath” and “Living In The Past” were actually the only songs to get to stoic crowd to their feet. All in all the evening was a fascinating performance of nearly forty years of the music of Jethro Tull, all be it a rather sedate one.
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 24, 2016 15:58:43 GMT
Either Salamander/Susan works very fast and got divorced and remarried in 24 hours...or i need to apologize for assigning her husband the wrong name while bragging about the closeness and consistency of Tull friends ! Whoops. I have a feeling she didn't trade in mates overnight....sorry .
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 25, 2016 2:50:37 GMT
Special Thanks to Sir Remy(TULL50) for this cool TULL banner The West Coast TULL Tour continues @ LINK
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 25, 2016 15:21:23 GMT
Could you PLEASE all join me tonight in Santa Rosa? PLEEEEEEEZ ?
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 25, 2016 15:58:49 GMT
Could you PLEASE all join me tonight in Santa Rosa? PLEEEEEEEZ ? I'll be with you in spirit Bernie. Enjoy the show.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 26, 2016 1:17:19 GMT
Could you PLEASE all join me tonight in Santa Rosa? PLEEEEEEEZ ? I'll be with you in spirit Bernie. Enjoy the show. Rockin' with Bernie and Ian !!! What a dream come true
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 26, 2016 8:10:44 GMT
Could you PLEASE all join me tonight in Santa Rosa? PLEEEEEEEZ ? "I'm leaving on a jet plane . . . ."
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 26, 2016 15:29:53 GMT
Last night I focussed on Ian and the band rather than the opera business behind them. Ian is still working very hard...playing flute or guitar,, directing, dancing and singing for most of two hours and investing each and every song, especially the new ones, with total Tull magic. A very good tour. All 5 of the new songs are great and stand up....lyrically and musically, well beyond the opera context. Ian has embraced his past in a very comprehensive and comfortable manner ( minus the codpiece) and his lyrics, new and adapted for this year, are playgrounds for real Tull fans as he connects dots, loops back and forth and has no inhibitions in dipping into his own artistic treasure chest to paint new pictures. When he comes to the front of the stage, playing flute and mugging to the front rows...he truly sends the years skittering away...to quote some long ago review.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 26, 2016 16:08:34 GMT
Last night I focussed on Ian and the band rather than the opera business behind them. Ian is still working very hard...playing flute or guitar,, directing, dancing and singing for most of two hours and investing each and every song, especially the new ones, with total Tull magic. A very good tour. All 5 of the new songs are great and stand up....lyrically and musically, well beyond the opera context. Ian has embraced his past in a very comprehensive and comfortable manner ( minus the codpiece) and his lyrics, new and adapted for this year, are playgrounds for real Tull fans as he connects dots, loops back and forth and has no inhibitions in dipping into his own artistic treasure chest to paint new pictures. When he comes to the front of the stage, playing flute and mugging to the front rows...he truly sends the years skittering away...to quote some long ago review. Great review Bernie. You've made my day! But I'm left wondering when I'm going to see Ian again.
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Post by stevep on Oct 26, 2016 20:21:14 GMT
Not sure exactly where you are located Bunkerfan. If you are anywhere near Newcastle though, I just wanted to make sure you were aware that Martin Barre is on at the Cluny on 19th January. Should be a good evening....
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 27, 2016 0:21:47 GMT
True West welcomes Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson LINK Portland'5 Keller Auditorium on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8pm
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 27, 2016 6:59:51 GMT
Not sure exactly where you are located Bunkerfan. If you are anywhere near Newcastle though, I just wanted to make sure you were aware that Martin Barre is on at the Cluny on 19th January. Should be a good evening.... Thanks for that Steve. I live about 45 minutes drive from the Toon.
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Post by stevep on Oct 27, 2016 8:30:36 GMT
No problem, I live in Durham City so will go up and see MB in January. No idea if Ian Anderson has any plans for the UK next year so this concert should give us a Tull boost.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 27, 2016 8:48:46 GMT
No problem, I live in Durham City so will go up and see MB in January. No idea if Ian Anderson has any plans for the UK next year so this concert should give us a Tull boost. So . . . if the both of you get to the gig in January we expect not only a review of the concert but pictures of the meet up as well
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 27, 2016 14:33:08 GMT
Not sure exactly where you are located Bunkerfan. If you are anywhere near Newcastle though, I just wanted to make sure you were aware that Martin Barre is on at the Cluny on 19th January. Should be a good evening....
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Post by stevep on Oct 27, 2016 17:25:10 GMT
More than happy to provide a report from the concert in January and also copy any photos I can take....
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 28, 2016 3:26:02 GMT
Salute to Rockislander and all TULL Fans in Seattle! The ROCK OPERA is HERE @ The Moore Theatre TONIGHT LINK
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 28, 2016 10:51:36 GMT
JETHRO TULL: THE ROCK OPERA. Ian Anderson in Portland, Oregon at the Keller.
Thanks to mrtrips99 for uploading
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 28, 2016 19:08:47 GMT
JETHRO TULL: THE ROCK OPERA. Ian Anderson in Portland, Oregon at the Keller.
Thanks to mrtrips99 for uploading FAR OUT Mr. Trips 99 Great find Sir John ! Love the sound and camera angles when Flo goes into his solo riffs @ the 3:42 mark
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 29, 2016 2:51:22 GMT
Last night of the 2016 U.S. TOUR... CRANK IT UP !!! JETHRO TULL : IAN ANDERSON LINK 1 LINK 2
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 31, 2016 1:25:36 GMT
SOLD OUT Show @ Northern Quest Casino last night !!! 15 Images by Gary Peterson LINK Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson at Northern Quest Casino and Resort. 37 years ago at the Providence Civic Center this guy was rocking on a pirate ship themed stage in swash buckling clothes dancing like a whirling dervish. Some things never change.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 1, 2016 13:46:00 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 2, 2016 9:04:06 GMT
martineztribune.com/2016/10/24/jethro-tull-the-rock-opera-impresses/“Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” ImpressesDaniel Gluskoter 9 days ago Arts and Entertainment BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” is neither a greatest hits set or a likely threat to shatter any of the box office records of “Hamilton”. Exactly what it is will always be subjective, but to be certain it is a unique and well crafted presentation of one man’s interpretation of history and how he inadvertently attached himself to another man’s legacy. Scottish-born Ian Anderson has been the face and voice of Jethro Tull since 1968. One of the most revered progressive rock acts to ever grace a stage, he always had a curiosity about the origin of the name of his band which was christened upon them by a booking agent that was a history enthusiast. Finally, a few years ago he was inspired enough to really dig into the story of Tull, and the more he learned the more he concluded that he and his music and the man whose identity the band had effectively stolen, an 18th century English agriculturalist, shared a number of similarities. Anderson, 69, and the band Jethro Tull are an inexcusable omission from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, unfortunately slighted by the lack of corporate backing in a flawed system in spite of being one of the most creative bands of the Rock era. Much of that has to do with the distinctiveness that Anderson’s flute playing brings to the band’s sound. Allegedly he ditched his original ambition to play electric guitar because he feared he could never be as good as Eric Clapton. God only knows how many others have felt the same way about themselves, but it drove him to concentrate on the flute. Ironically, Anderson reports that he has had no formal musical training of any sort and actually credits his daughter with teaching him how to play the flute properly after taking lessons herself over halfway into his career in the early ’90’s. Taking the stage bespectacled and looking fit wearing a black bandana and toting his trusty flute, Anderson and his backing band proceeded to present a series of songs featuring unique interactive duets with a virtual reality video screen of significant production expense as the backdrop. Displaying striking visual images ranging from wildflowers to elephants and giraffes frolicking about during an “Inconvenient Truth” style video, it also highlighted fears about global warming concerns such as shrinking bodies of water along with factories blowing smoke, and crowded freeways caused by population growth. The first set, or Act One in this case, opened with “Heavy Horses” and “Wind Up” before an explosive version of “Aqualung” provided the audience with it’s first true taste of one of Tull’s signature hits. While many fans might not have been familiar with a number of the songs in the current setlist, there were no real lulls or lack of quality compositions. Digging deep into his catalog, many hits were missing, but Anderson, an environmentalist his entire life, has certainly earned the creative license to indulge his concept of choice and he did so while showing that his voice is still quite amazing after all these years in spite of any reports to the contrary. Icelandic born singer-violinist Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir was compelling as a recurring virtual duet partner as a young Susannah Tull, Jethro’s wife, and keyboardist John O’Hara also stood out on a number of occasions. But it was Anderson’s animated stage presence and his flute infused majesty that stole the day. Often displaying precision balance with his trademark one-legged stance while soloing on his flute and also showcasing his harmonica talents, he continues to impress. O’Hara’s unmistakable classic keyboard intro to an extended nine minute version of “Locomotive Breath” signaled the beginning of the end of Act Two, but any remaining questions about the bands artistry, and many about their heritage, had been answered in an enjoyable and entertaining manner. The five new songs written specially for the production included “Prosperous Pasture,” “Fruits Of Frankenfield,” “And The World Feeds Me,” “Stick, Twist, Bust,” and “The Turnstile Gate.” One can only hope that at some point these new songs, and the opera’s soundtrack as a whole, will be released as an album to further add to the Tull legacy.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 3, 2016 1:28:29 GMT
Review from The Moore Theatre by Daniel Hanson 10/28/16 Seattle Note: Authentic TULL shirt purchased on October 24, 1978 Sports Arena Toledo, Ohio
I was EXTREMELY impressed with this show! The musicians in this group are all top notch -- well, we already knew that -- but they were really on last night, tight as heck, audio engineering some of the best I've ever heard.
During Set 1, there were some true favorites in the lineup -- With You There to Help Me, Back to the Family, and Wind Up -- three songs that had such a profound impact on my life, plus Songs from the Wood, and Heavy Horses from the glorious era of Tull's heyday.
The 2nd half also featured more Cornick-era songs, and I'm sure Glenn was smiling down from heaven if he heard David Goodier on the bass on With You There to Help Me, Witch's Promise, Living in the Past, and Bouree. Other heyday era songs were Jack in the Green, Heavy Horses, Slipstream, and of course Locomotive Breath at the end. Tull fans will understand this, but those songs packed so much meaning during the old formative years; they still mean a heck of a lot now.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 3, 2016 9:00:57 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 8, 2016 10:30:40 GMT
08.11.2016 BERLIN Jethro Tull - performed by Ian AndersonLinkIn November 2016 the stage spectacle "Jethro Tull - performed by Ian Anderson" will be shown for the first time in Germany. This is a multimedia production, similar to a theater. Music and text presents the legendary Prog / Folkrockformation live. A high-tech biochemist who wants to solve the nutrition problem of a rapidly growing world population by cloning plants is told. The principal person is (Henry) Jethro (William) Tull. According to the English pioneer of agricultural sciences (1674-1741) the British band called themselves. His story, transmitted in the near future, is musically illustrated by Tull songs. "To 85 per cent, we play classics from our catalog (from" Living In The Past "and" Witch's Promise "to" Aqualung "," Locomotive Breath "to" Songs From The Wood "or" Heavy Horses " But in arrangements as the songs were originally recorded, "Ian Anderson reveals. "There are five new compositions for this." The composer / acoustic guitarist / vocalist, who performed in the previous year's 50th jubilee of his group, has a proven track record: bassist David Goodier, keyboardist John O'Hara, vocalist Ryan O'Donnell, drummer Scott Hammond and the German guitarist Florian Opahle. Among them are the project Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir (vocals, violin), and Greig Robinson (bass). Tickets for the entertaining two-hour show, which received numerous positive reviews during the long World Tour, cost 50 to 65 euros (plus fees). They are available in advance. Source: Hammerl Communication
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 13, 2016 3:10:19 GMT
Salute to Michele (Chea) and all TULL Fans LINK Rockin' @ Music Theater Basel in Switzerland tonight !!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 14, 2016 9:10:16 GMT
www.radiosaw.de/veranstaltung/magdeburg/jethro-tull-performed-ian-andersonPhoto: Martin WebbJethro Tull - Performed By Ian AndersonMany classics in multimedial music theater productionIn November 2016 the stage spectacle "Jethro Tull - performed by Ian Anderson" will be shown for the first time in Germany. This is a multimedia production, similar to a theater. Music and text presents the legendary Prog / Folkrockformation live. A high-tech biochemist who wants to solve the nutrition problem of a rapidly growing world population by cloning plants is told. The main character is (Henry) Jethro (William) Tull. According to the English pioneer of agricultural sciences (1674-1741) the British band called themselves. His story, transmitted in the near future, is musically illustrated by Tull songs. "To 85 per cent, we play classics from our catalog (from" Living In The Past "and" Witch's Promise "to" Aqualung "," Locomotive Breath "to" Songs From The Wood "or" Heavy Horses ") - But in arrangements such as the songs were originally recorded, "IAN ANDERSON reveals. "There are five new compositions." The concept is performed by the flute / acoustic guitarist / vocalist in the previous year's 50th jubilee, with bassist David Goodier, keyboardist John O'Hara, vocalist Ryan O'Donnell, drummer Scott Hammond and German guitarist Florian Opahle. Among them are the project Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir (vocals, violin), and Greig Robinson (bass). The fans expect an entertaining two-hour show, which has received countless positive reviews during the long world tour.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 14, 2016 18:32:04 GMT
Last night in Switzerland !!! Crank it UP LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 15, 2016 4:02:07 GMT
13th November 2016 - Jethro Tull at the Musical Theater Basel LINKThe musical theater is well filled when it was dark and a rather long video intro started. The Z7 as the organizer has committed this evening a British rock icon, Jethro Tull "The Rock Opera" with Ian Anderson. Ian Anderson and his band started slightly delayed, but shortly after 20:30 the Briton went from zero to one hundred! With a varied program, good voice and lots of video support, Jethro Tull knew the fans. This was a great evening in a great location.
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