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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 17, 2018 2:44:23 GMT
Welcome to Hamburg ... Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt LINK TULL Party all weekend with 50 Years of MAGIC SOLD OUT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 19, 2018 1:23:47 GMT
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson 50th Anniversary Tour ROCKS BERLIN LINK Verti Music Hall is ready for 50 Years of TULL
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 20, 2018 2:16:10 GMT
AUSVERKAUFT !!! Mozartsaal Im Rosengarten, Mannheim, Germany LINK Jubiläumskonzert Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson 50th Anniversary
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 20, 2018 3:20:27 GMT
Christmas with Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson plays in church LINK The leader of the historic British band will star in two charity concerts: December 12 in Bologna and 13 in Reggio Emilia by LUCA BORTOLOTTIA rock legend under the arches of a basilica for an unusual Christmas event: in the church to hear one of the historical names of progressive rock. On December 12th Ian Anderson brings his show "Christmas Jethro Tull" to the church of San Salvatore in via Battisti, a charity concert in which the leader of the English band, accompanied to his current group of musicians, will retrace the 50 years of his career musical, as well as some traditional music of the festivities. Not an unprecedented, because Ian Anderson has already performed in Christmas benefits shows in the British cathedrals and even Jethro Tull had a record called "Christmas album" released in 2003, the last on behalf of the band.
The repertoire of the Bolognese evening will remain a surprise until the last, but at least part of the lineup you can guess from the setlist of the usual Christmas concerts of the artist, fishing from English folk, Christmas music, reinterpretations of classics from the repertoire of Jethro Tull.
The choir Faith Gospel Choir directed by Rosanna Bonvento will open the show, whose proceeds will go to the non-profit organization Arad (Association of research and assistance of dementias).
Tickets can be purchased online on Vivaticket or at the ticket office of the Manzoni theater (only the second sector ones are still available, 32 euros).
On December 13, then, Ian Anderson will bring his Christmas show to the Basilica Madonna della Ghiara in Reggio Emilia, while March 30, 2019 will return to Bologna, at the Europauditorium theater, under the name of Jethro Tull, on the tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band .
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 20, 2018 3:52:00 GMT
Jethro Tull, in Bologna and Reggio Emilia the Christmas concerts LINKIan Anderson and partners anticipate the spring tour with two exclusive prenatalizie in two very suggestive locations
Three concerts in England, two in Italy. What Jethro Tull has decided to reserve for our country just before Christmas is a real gift. Of the five Christmas concerts organized by Ian Anderson and partners, two in fact will be held in Emilia Romagna: December 12 in Bologna, the 13 in Reggio Emilia. Already soldout this last date, scheduled at the Basilica of the Ghiara, there are still some coupons available for the concert felsineo to the church of San Salvatore, to be found in the authorized Vivaticket sales points or at the ticket office of the Manzoni theater. A tradition that is renewed that of the Christmas live by the historic British band: the tracklist of the evening will remain a surprise until the last, but surely Anderson will at least partially follow the lineup of his usual Christmas benefits concerts, ranging from English folk , the traditional music of Christmas, and the greatest hits of Jethro Tull. The proceeds from the concert in Bologna, which will be held at the splendid church of San Salvatore, will be donated to the Arad association, engaged in the research and assistance of the various forms of dementia.
The Faith Gospel Choir choir directed by Rosanna Bonvento will open the show.
Il “Jethro Tull Christmas 2018” As anticipated, there are five dates of the Christmas minitour of Anderson and companions, which will open on December 1 in Chester in the city cathedral. After the Italian double, the band will return home to play in the respective central cathedrals of Birmingham (December 17) and Hereford (December 18). "Gathering people of all backgrounds, cultures and faiths in this way is possible, perhaps, only under the auspices of modern Christianity, especially of the Anglican Church. So, if we can help to involve people in these beautiful and historic spaces to savor only a little 'of the spirit of Christmas seems that it will be a precious effort, "this is the message that the frontman of the progressive rock lords wanted to launch from the official site of the group.
A tasty appetizer It is a period of full ferment for the activity of Jethro Tull. After the release, on November 9th, of the very rich box set to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first album released by the group, "This Was", the band will launch in spring on a long celebrative tour of which this Christmas parenthesis is in fact a prologue. At the end of March the pioneers of the progressive will be back in Italy with three dates not to be missed: March 28 at the Teatro Colosseo in Turin, 29 at the Dis_Play in Brescia and the 30 at the EuropAuditorium in Bologna.
Pre-sales are open from last week on the Ticketone circuit. On the Anderson tour will be accompanied by David Goodier on bass, John O'Hara on keyboards, Florian Opahle on guitar, Scott Hammond on drums and a surprise "virtual" guest. Most likely, it will be plundered by "That Was - 50th Anniversary Edition", the collection that contains a deluxe version of that "This Was" including three CDs and three DVDs packed with rarities, new mixes and b-sides, as well as a book with the history of the band and exclusive photos.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 21, 2018 2:57:03 GMT
Last night of the Deutschland 50th Anniversary Tour LINK JETHRO TULL, 21.11.2018, Essen Lichtburg AUSVERKAUFT
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 22, 2018 8:08:00 GMT
www.regioactive.de/Ian Anderson: Photos of the 50th Anniversary Jethro Tull Tour live in MannheimPhoto gallery from 20.11.2018 in Mannheim, Rosengarten Kultur- u. Congress center Photos: Rudi Brand Ian Anderson celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jethro Tull with an extensive tour, which also stops in the almost sold-out Mannheim Rose Garden. Our photographer Rudi Brand was there live. "Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson - 50th Anniversary Tour" offers a musically and conceptually convincing concert in the almost sold out Mannheim Rose Garden. However, Ian Anderson's voice problems can not be overlooked or overlooked. Shortly after 7 pm British time begins the chronological journey through time for the numerous Tullanhänger, which now come annually to enjoy the Ian Anderson concerts on German soil. Jethro Tull have been a big name in the rock circus for 50 years and this evening the Flötenderwisch ™ manages to fill the Mannheim Rose Garden with younger Tullfans. Before it starts, the audience is repeatedly pointed to the strict ban on video and photo, which almost all fans follow. Nearly. But more on that later. As a prelude, "Beggar's Farm" sounds like a video montage in the tube TV from the screen and takes the audience with pictures of the legendary first cast and the legendary Marquee Club in the founding year of 1968. This was & the pure blues at the beginning The fatalistic "This Was" titled debut of the band is then properly celebrated with five more blues soaked pieces. The remix was recently released by Steven Wilson, who creates excellent reissues of the classic Tull albums once a year, keeping the fan base in suspense. Ian Anderson alternates between harmonica and flute and tells the story of Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones' famous TV special featuring Jethro Tull. Guitarist Tony Iommi appeared for the first time on this occasion with Jethro Tull before returning to Birmingham to found Black Sabbath a year later. Clever staging His greeting from the screen is just one example of a series of video clips specially created for the tour, in which former members such as guitarist Mike Abrahams and bassist Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond and celebrity fans announce their favorite songs by Jethro Tull. The cleverly arranged videos create the illusion that the first and current band members play the pieces together. The rare one-off single "Love Story" sounds remarkably psychedelic and the talkin 'blues duet "Some Day The Sun Will not Shine For You" starring Florian Ophale on guitar also makes Anderson a vocal member of the blues harp. A very great, emotional and nostalgic prelude. Stand Up & vocal problems As early as 1969, the band had refined the quaint blues with the grooving "A New Day Yesterday" and the Bach adaptation "Bourrée" and was able to gain a foothold in America. But at least with the first one again - as for years - clear weaknesses in Anderson's singing. This obviously has to make an enormous effort to be able to squeeze out the sounds. Of course, an aging vocalist like Anderson, who always invested a lot of power in his voice and constantly blew the flute at the same time, did not have the same volume as in the 1970s, but the difference is serious. The vocals are occasionally strangely alienated from the instruments and sometimes kept in the background. Overall, it is a difficult tightrope walk, especially with the louder rock songs, but the expressive singing of Anderson was once one of the great strengths of the band. Aqualung & intact habitus Unfortunately, the vocal shortcomings also continued in "My God" of "Aqualung", which in its condensed version with its loud / quiet passages does not reach the size of previous performances. With the cautious church criticism of the song, the band acted in 1971 in bigoted America 1971 violent attacks, what you hardly imagine today. It is still a pleasure to listen to the always eloquent Mastermind on such short anecdotes. With a black-and-white outfit, obligatory sunglasses and a headscarf, the legendary Pied Piper still has the physical power to show off his antics and ticks on the flute, rewarding the audience with applause. Thick as A Brick & A Passion Play After just under an hour, there are still compulsory excerpts from the concept album "Thick As A Brick" from 1972, whose memorable "And you wise man do not know how it feels ..." with Anderson on the acoustic guitar a little break. After that, the "A Passion Play" of 1973, which was as hard to grasp as ever, stormed across the audience. This difficult, progressive phase of the band continues to be a major challenge for many, and the band was then discredited in the music press. Too Old To Rock'n'Roll & help with singing If Anderson was too old for Rock n Roll with his then band cast, then he certainly did not think what would be 40 years later. At any rate, the "Evergreen" is very well received in the auditorium. John O'Hara on the keys and David Goodier on the bass now support their "boss" more vocally and even take over some of his main vocals. A daring undertaking, which works together with the video projections as a concept. Songs From The Wood & Christmas Cheers Also Songs From The Wood ", the furious title song of the first album of the folk rock trilogy 1977-1979, benefits from the polyphonic vocals." Ring Out Solstice Bells ", released as a Christmas single at the end of 1976, can only be performed because Anderson completely completes the vocals Band gives up and focuses on his flute playing. The performance is focused, close to the original, but contains new, rocking impulses. In the background you see the young Anderson as he energetically completed his "last minute" appearance on "Top Of The Pops". A wonderful anachronism. Heavy Horses & Storm Watch The band has almost no phase and also the years 1978-1979 brought highlights in the Tull repertoire. Earlier crowd pleaser John Evans, the band's first keyboard keyboarder, disguised as a sunflower, announces his favorite song "Heavy Horses" and gives some of the shrill humor of the 1970s, as all band members set their own stage accents. Anna Phoebe takes over loudly from the video projection of the vocals in the chorus and plays the violin as once guest Darryl Way on the original recording. The whole performance is based on last year's rock opera projection, but now works better and seems more mature. The rarely played "Past Time With Good Company" touches the 2019 reissue "Stormwatch" record, and as an instrumental and bow to King Henry VIII, it still works beautifully. Crest Of A Knave & the comeback in the 1980s Significantly, "Farm On The Freeway" is the only track in the last 35 years. The massive hit of the 1987 comeback album "Crest Of A Knave" still trudges majestically and flute-driven. Jethro Tull had to make up at that time, because the band with the experimental "Under Warps" 1984 had not only lost parts of their audience, but Anderson for the first time also lost his singing voice on the associated, demanding tour. The effects can still be felt and heard today. Finale with Aqualung & Locomotive Breath Without these two songs since 1971 no Jethro Tull concert is complete. "Aqualung" is announced by Slash and crashes loud over the boards. Anderson brings the classic always calmer tones and Ryan O'Donnell shows as a virtual guest singer again that he could play more than a minor role in the question of vocal reinforcement. Shortly before the end, the Tull-Mastermind spies a cell phone movie, reacts extremely irritated with a threatening gesture, but brings the song but sovereign as always to an end. With the inevitable encore "Locomotive Breath", the audience does not want to get up from the chairs this time, as usual. You clap and yell anyway and Anderson is professional enough to bring the concert to the satisfaction of his fans with his old trademarks at the edge of the stage. Only the hits Ian Anderson does not have to prove anything after 50 years. Whether he's doing this Best Of tour since 1988 to keep his bank account in balance, or whether he's actually still having creative fire in it, will show in 2019 when he wants to release a new studio record. Despite creative brainstorms such as "Thick As A Brick II" 2012 and "Homo Erraticus" 2014, Ian Anderson has been offering similar best-of tours for decades and barely ventures into the setlist. The reason he gives in the current tour program itself. People would not come to the anniversary concert to see the best of the B-sides, but expected the hits. Conclusion & outlook Until the next tour, however, Anderson should urgently work on the vocal question, for example, by integrating a local (and not just on screen) singer. An alpha animal like Ian Anderson, however, makes it difficult to get out of hand, having exchanged dozens of accompanying musicians in 50 years. Musically, however, the current cast is almost beyond any doubt and has what it takes to accompany him for a few more years. In any case, there will still be plenty of reasons to look at this virtuoso, homogenous mix of folk, rock and blues in a concert in 2018. setlist My Sunday Feeling / Love Story / A Song for Jeffrey / Some Day the Sun Will not Shine for You / Dharma for One / A New Day Yesterday / Bourrée in E minor / My God / Thick as a Brick / A Passion Play / Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, Too Young to The / Songs From the Wood / Ring Out, Solstice Bells / Heavy Horses / Farm on the Freeway / Aqualung / Locomotive Breath Photo GalleryTwo of the best:
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 23, 2018 1:01:07 GMT
Jethro Tull 24 great images !!! LINK photos from the concert on 19.11.2018 in the Verti Music Hall
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 23, 2018 1:52:34 GMT
Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson 50th Anniversary Tour LINK ROCKIN' @ Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen in Antwerp Belgium
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 23, 2018 14:29:42 GMT
Essen, Lichtburg 21st Nov. 2018 Pastime with Good Company
Thanks to Michael Weigand for uploading
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 23, 2018 15:52:24 GMT
This is rather fine as well from the same concert Michael Weigand Published on Nov 22, 2018
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 24, 2018 3:29:33 GMT
VERYSHOW Productions présente JETHRO TULL - 50th Anniversary Tour Salle Pleyel Paris France Samedi 24 Novembre 2018 LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 24, 2018 3:49:36 GMT
Ian, Band and TULL Crew don kimono's for day off dinner in Antwerp !!!
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Post by ash on Nov 24, 2018 9:48:42 GMT
A special night in Antwerp for the TULL Crew when Ian treats dinner !!! Lovely shirts guy's
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 25, 2018 0:22:31 GMT
SOLD OUT @ Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam LINK De legendarische classic-rock-band Jethro Tull viert in 2018 hun 50-jarig jubileum in Carré!
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 26, 2018 1:23:14 GMT
MA 26 NOV '18 IAN ANDERSON PRESENTS: LINK JETHRO TULL - 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR (UITVERKOCHT) (SOLD OUT)
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 27, 2018 3:31:45 GMT
William van der Voort Cloakture photography Tilburg Poppodium 013 LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 27, 2018 6:30:21 GMT
lflmagazine.nl/concertrecensies/jethro-tull-in-koninklijk-theater-carreJethro Tull in Royal Theater CarréIt is a remarkable but explicable contrast. At the end of the Jethro Tulls show at the Royal Theater Carré, almost everyone in the room stands up to show respect for the anniversary band. Once outside, however, visitors can only summarize the performance in negative or, at the most, moderate terms. "Outrageous," one of them even judges. That goes a bit far, but from the excellent live reputation that Jethro Tull once had, little was heard tonight. From the blues rock in the early days to prog and folk rock in the seventies to a real Grammy Award for 'Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Recording' in 1989: few bands are as versatile and difficult to categorize as these, while the music always immediately recognizable as Jethro Tull. It's all the more fun when you consider how often frontman Ian Anderson saw musicians coming and going in the past fifty years. The singer and flautist counted them for us: 36 ex-members! According to him, this 50th Anniversary Tour also serves as a tribute to all those alumni, although not once is there really a reflection on perhaps the most important of them: the already rather underestimated guitarist Martin Barre. Apart from that, the band celebrates its 50th anniversary in style: behind the musicians on the stage, several former Jethro Tull members appear on a big screen. Bass player Jeffrey Hammond (or Hammond-Hammond, if you like) for example, who can announce the appropriate song A Song For Jeffrey. Or the first guitarist Mick Abrahams, who played on the debut album This Was (1968), recently reissued in a beautiful box set. And what about 'guitarist number two', as Anderson introduces him? That is Tony Iommi, the 'riffmeister' who sat in Jethro Tull for a gig at The Rolling Stones' Rock And Roll Circus in '68, even before he inspired countless hard rock and metal guitarists as a member of Black Sabbath. Famous faces Iommi also requests the band to select their favorite Jethro Tull song via a video message: Bourée. And so more famous faces come along on the screen. Joe Bonamassa makes a request for his A New Day Yesterday, Iron Maidens Steve Harris asks A Passion Play just after the break, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott likes the wintery Ring Out, Solstice Bells and none other than Slash Aqualung rightly calls 'one of the greatest rock & roll songs ever'. During the songs themselves, images and photos pass by Anderson and co. through the years, with which tonight's show at least visually is a worthy ode to fifty years Jethro Tull. Particularly when halfway through an audio fragment by the late Claude Nobs (founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival) blares through the hall, many doubt undoubtedly back to the Jethro Tull of the past. It is the spoken introduction that you also hear on the double-lp Live: Bursting Out (1978), one of the finest live albums from the seventies. Of course you should not compare recordings from that time with a performance of the same band forty years later, but also in the 21st century Ian Anderson's vocals sounded (much) better than tonight. He seems to be out of breath regularly, which also rattles his timing a lot, and it takes him an effort to save the higher notes. The ever so exciting songs of yore (especially Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die and the excerpt from Thick As A Brick) are almost exhausting during the sung passages to listen to. But he can still play his flute on one leg. What's in a name? Besides the singing, the 71-year-old Anderson and his fine band perform well, especially guitarist Florian Opahle. Those four 'other' musicians only play for at most eleven years with the frontman and therefore had nothing to do with the original recordings of the many classics that are set up tonight. You could therefore see this version of Jethro Tull as a sequel to the solo tours that Anderson undertook earlier this decade, but that does not detract from the nice performances of, among other things, the instrumental Bach adaptation Bourée. During the second half of the show the vocals are also slightly better than before the break, if only because the frontman gets support from his band members (Ring Out, Solstice Bells he leaves completely to them) and some guest vocalists on the screen. When the various current band members are presented once more on the screen after the last song Locomotive Breath and they make a joint bow, people in the chic hall are out of the red seats. A deserved tribute, if only because of the earlier achievements of the fifty-year past. Especially thanks to the video footage of friendly fellow musicians expressing their love for this incomparable band, this evening has something of a beautiful celebration of half a century Jethro Tull, but musically it can hardly survive because of the difficult vocals. Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll? I'm afraid, Ian. Jethro Tull in Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam Seen on Sunday, November 25, 2018 Photos by Ans van Heck
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 27, 2018 12:26:55 GMT
lflmagazine.nl/concertrecensies/jethro-tull-in-koninklijk-theater-carreJethro Tull in Royal Theater CarréWhen the various current band members are presented once more on the screen after the last song Locomotive Breath and they make a joint bow, people in the chic hall are out of the red seats. A deserved tribute, if only because of the earlier achievements of the fifty-year past. Especially thanks to the video footage of friendly fellow musicians expressing their love for this incomparable band, this evening has something of a beautiful celebration of half a century Jethro Tull, but musically it can hardly survive because of the difficult vocals. Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll? I'm afraid, Ian. Jethro Tull in Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam Seen on Sunday, November 25, 2018 Photos by Ans van Heck Love the TULL pics !!! The review is less impressive... When critics wish to downplay what others admire they become more like those who are too OLD to Rock 'N ROLL
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Post by pieter on Nov 27, 2018 18:16:18 GMT
lflmagazine.nl/concertrecensies/jethro-tull-in-koninklijk-theater-carreJethro Tull in Royal Theater CarréWhen the various current band members are presented once more on the screen after the last song Locomotive Breath and they make a joint bow, people in the chic hall are out of the red seats. A deserved tribute, if only because of the earlier achievements of the fifty-year past. Especially thanks to the video footage of friendly fellow musicians expressing their love for this incomparable band, this evening has something of a beautiful celebration of half a century Jethro Tull, but musically it can hardly survive because of the difficult vocals. Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll? I'm afraid, Ian. Jethro Tull in Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam Seen on Sunday, November 25, 2018 Photos by Ans van Heck Love the TULL pics !!! The review is less impressive... When critics wish to downplay what others admire they become more like those who are too OLD to Rock 'N ROLL
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Post by pieter on Nov 27, 2018 18:24:55 GMT
lflmagazine.nl/concertrecensies/jethro-tull-in-koninklijk-theater-carreJethro Tull in Royal Theater CarréWhen the various current band members are presented once more on the screen after the last song Locomotive Breath and they make a joint bow, people in the chic hall are out of the red seats. A deserved tribute, if only because of the earlier achievements of the fifty-year past. Especially thanks to the video footage of friendly fellow musicians expressing their love for this incomparable band, this evening has something of a beautiful celebration of half a century Jethro Tull, but musically it can hardly survive because of the difficult vocals. Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll? I'm afraid, Ian. Jethro Tull in Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam Seen on Sunday, November 25, 2018 Photos by Ans van Heck Love the TULL pics !!! The review is less impressive... When critics wish to downplay what others admire they become more like those who are too OLD to Rock 'N ROLL Well, to be honest, I thought the review was spot on. I was there front row and felt just like that, a beautiful celebration, but with a black lining. Fantastic to see Tull once more. Ian does make a big effort to put on a great show, really nice to hear the music I so love. But yep, The voice. No mention of most of the 35 bandmembers, no credits for Martin, a competent but uninspired band. But I'll always love Tull, will go to any concert of Ian and his current band, to any concert of Martin Barre, because I'll always love Tull.
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Post by bassackwards on Nov 28, 2018 18:56:05 GMT
Love the TULL pics !!! The review is less impressive... When critics wish to downplay what others admire they become more like those who are too OLD to Rock 'N ROLL Well, to be honest, I thought the review was spot on. I was there front row and felt just like that, a beautiful celebration, but with a black lining. Fantastic to see Tull once more. Ian does make a big effort to put on a great show, really nice to hear the music I so love. But yep, The voice. No mention of most of the 35 bandmembers, no credits for Martin, a competent but uninspired band. But I'll always love Tull, will go to any concert of Ian and his current band, to any concert of Martin Barre, because I'll always love Tull. I thought it a well written review myself. A reviewer needs to be objective. He made so many spot on points about the concert being a celebration of the legacy of JT. That is a major reason I love to go to the concerts. But, I go alone usually as I don't want to subject a novice to Ian's voice. To me it would be unfair to them, to Tull's legacy and to myself simply because I know what I am in store for when I go. To be very blunt about it, I have never heard a band with a singer as bad as Ian is now. I don't say that lightly as Ian has been my guy for the last 48 years and will continue to be. It's just the honest, obvious truth. He could not get a job as a singer anywhere IMHO. I STILL LOVE HIM!!!! But my main fear is not that he will not continue touring but that at some point he will not be able to even make an album due to the voice. I can not wish to see him live once or twice a year at the expense of future albums he might not be able to make do to further damage. I just love the music so much. I take some solace in knowing that even if Ian calls it quits in the singing dept. hopefully he will continue to write great music for the band and others.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 28, 2018 23:18:12 GMT
Expectations...We all expect things when we go see a TULL show. Some expect Ian to quit singing or retire. Others want Ian, Martin, Jeffrey, John, Barrie, DP, or anyone they haven't seen since 1980. Others want Ryan O'Donnell to come back and sing EVERYTHING... Others want Ian to pay money to the guy that did artwork for Aqualung or The Eagles for Hotel California.
I try to respect all points of view but sometimes it becomes redundant. Honest.
In 1973 I had no idea what the HELL was happening watching APP in front of my eyes and ears !!! Naturally the CRITICS told the world it made no sense at all... Later it became the ULTIMATE TULL Album IMHO
REALITY TIME... We all get older or we cease to exist. EVERYONE has expectations and life causes changes. Ian's voice has changed and so did everyone that ever tried to sing or play flute, guitar, drums, keyboards. Yes and some are more POPULAR just for being POP STARS...
Ian and Martin don't get along. FINE I have 2 TULLS instead of ONE. Actually every past member included. When I have been able to see TULL LIVE I feel younger every moment. I just turned 16 on September 7th. When the next album comes out in 2019 I'll probably LOVE IT HONEST.
EXPECTATIONS can make you HAPPY or sad... Right now I've never felt as GOOD as I do right now. LONG LIVE IAN, MARTIN and TULL
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 29, 2018 1:43:27 GMT
Jethro Tull, 50 Years On. Should We Care? The Voice never much liked Ian Anderson and crew. Is it time to give the old sod on the park bench a break? by R.C. BAKER SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 LINK Tull will be playing the Beacon tomorrow night. You’ve probably heard tell that, over the years, Ian Anderson has lost the robust range of his youthful singing voice. Maybe those cigarettes he was singing about all the way back on “My Sunday Feeling” took their toll. But if you ask me what I ultimately thought of his performance on Saturday night, wailing away on his flute and harmonica and croaking those familiar songs, I might have to quote Hunter Thompson. Writing about his bias in favor of George McGovern, who was running against Nixon in 1972, the same year Thick as a Brick was released, Thompson said, “So much for Objective Journalism. Don’t bother to look for it here — not under any byline of mine.” So, what can I say — it was a great show.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 29, 2018 10:53:57 GMT
Well, to be honest, I thought the review was spot on. I was there front row and felt just like that, a beautiful celebration, but with a black lining. Fantastic to see Tull once more. Ian does make a big effort to put on a great show, really nice to hear the music I so love. But yep, The voice. No mention of most of the 35 bandmembers, no credits for Martin, a competent but uninspired band. But I'll always love Tull, will go to any concert of Ian and his current band, to any concert of Martin Barre, because I'll always love Tull. I thought it a well written review myself. A reviewer needs to be objective. He made so many spot on points about the concert being a celebration of the legacy of JT. That is a major reason I love to go to the concerts. But, I go alone usually as I don't want to subject a novice to Ian's voice. To me it would be unfair to them, to Tull's legacy and to myself simply because I know what I am in store for when I go. To be very blunt about it, I have never heard a band with a singer as bad as Ian is now. I don't say that lightly as Ian has been my guy for the last 48 years and will continue to be. It's just the honest, obvious truth. He could not get a job as a singer anywhere IMHO. I STILL LOVE HIM!!!! But my main fear is not that he will not continue touring but that at some point he will not be able to even make an album due to the voice. I can not wish to see him live once or twice a year at the expense of future albums he might not be able to make do to further damage. I just love the music so much. I take some solace in knowing that even if Ian calls it quits in the singing dept. hopefully he will continue to write great music for the band and others. You've both made very fair points in regard to Ian's voice problems that will no doubt be debated until Ian finally shuffles off this mortal coil and croaks (so to speak). I must admit I did laugh when I read that he "could not get a job as a singer anywhere" which no doubt is true but, as a musician, songwriter and entertainer there's nobody better IMHO. I've seen and heard Ian many times on stage and have cringed sometimes when he struggles with some of the singing but, I think a lot of it is down to the wrong song being picked for the set list, for instance 'Solstice Bells' which is more difficult so sing than most. Ian's voice was at it's best for me when they did the 'Ian Anderson Plays Acoustic' Tour which I saw in 2006 at the 'Sold Out' Newcastle City Hall. Ian sang pretty much every song perfectly that night and I'll never forget it. The set list was.......... Life Is A Long Song, Skating Away..., Living In The Past, Slipstream, Up To Me, Griminelli's Lament¹, Aurora³, Wond'ring Aloud¹, Mo'z Art¹, Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose¹, She Is Like The Swallow², Bourée (standard version, w. new bass solo)¹ - [Interval] - Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody², Kashmir (incl. Whole Lotta Love)², Cross-Eyed Mary, Hymn 43, Morris Minus, Flying Dutchman (intro)/My God, Budapest¹, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Locomotive Breath¹, Protect And Survive¹, Cheerio
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 7, 2018 7:38:54 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 8, 2018 2:15:15 GMT
Salute to Michele (Chea) who ROCKS in Switzerland with JETHRO TULL 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Tonight in Samsung Hall Zürich LINK 20:00-20:50 Jethro Tull Set 1 21:10-22:00 Jethro Tull Set 2 22:00 pm approx. End We are looking forward to you and wish you a lot of fun with Jethro Tull!
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 9, 2018 2:37:59 GMT
Bob Mazarei is in Switzerland...Aqualung my friend don't you start away uneasy You poor old sod, you see it's only me... Anyone see Jethro Tull back in the day? Update: So I'm coming off the hill from snowboarding. Get a message from John Falkiner...
'Are you working this weekend?'
'No. I have to be at work Monday Morning... Why? What's up? Ski Cervinia?'
'Nope I have an extra ticket to see Jethro Tull in Zürich on Saturday...
You wanna come???' --Holy Shizz right, I wanna come!!!
Double-Update!!!
The show was at the Samsung Arena Zürich. The place is brand new. Seats 8k. Stylish and Swiss-efficient as can be.
Inside early. Brewskis and mellow chill. Age group: 55 to 75. AARP. Everyone polite as could be.
Ian and the band came on. In front of a huge hi-def screen.
It is the 50th Anniversary Tour. So Ian’s awesomely inclusive angle of this whole thing was: Jethro Tull has, from the beginning, been about an eclectic but incredible set of musicians... that passed through the hallows of Jethro Tull.
So his latest incredible itineration of the band...via complete perfect shredding performances of classic Tull... celebrated many of the earlier, well-known members.
It’s the 50th Anniversary Tour... And Ian Anderson and his band, with a bit of pizzaz from the big screen behind...played to us as a history lesson of sorts.
I was floored. The professionalism. The nod to Tull’s Huge 50-year history. And all the band members that were part of it.
How tight they were. Tull is s prog-band when it comes right down to it...
And they are one of the Best...now in 2018.
The show was insane. Highlight for me? German guitarist Florian Ophale from Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.
The whole 2018 Tull UK-based band were outstanding. But for me Florian really played a huge part. The guitarwork was just outstanding. What a huge sound. It was majestic.
Speaking of sound... The live mix, which went from delicate nylon string guitar, and Ian’s flute... to huge thundering power chords, one second to the next at times.
To keep levels correct, dunno. Pretty radical.
Ian asked for us to refrain from phone photos. People were doing it on all sides of us...
But I preferred to leave the phone in my pocket. I liked the way he asked the crowd. It was honest. And I see his point. So I abstained.
What a Great Show!!! I’m still buzzing writing about it...
We are spending the night at Francesca and Rolfie’s place in the Zürich foothills before driving home tomorrow...
—Jethro Tull Forever— Thanks Francesca and Rolf... Thanks Falkiner!!! High Five to Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull !!! Bob Mazarei John Falkiner
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 10, 2018 8:07:58 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 11, 2018 13:12:30 GMT
Thank you Graham !!! Power and Internet are BACK !!!
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