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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 3, 2018 1:22:54 GMT
Oh CANADA !!! Jethro Tull Tickets July 3rd LINK Budweiser Stage | previously Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 3, 2018 8:50:25 GMT
So, I get a call from my cousin who informs me he is at the show somewhere in Michigan. He was at a music fest and didn't even know Tull was appearing till he arrived with his family. I had introduced my (much younger) cousin to Tull in 2012 at the Brick show in Nashville. He told me he sent the rest of the family over to the next tent to see Imagine Dragons who apparantly are quite popular. He went next door with his friend to check out Tull. So, I get this call from my cousin telling me he didn't know Ian played harmonica. So much to learn. Anyway, I'm in Georgia and that's all the prodding I need to get a ticket for the St Louis Show (I'm in Georgia, 500 miles). Got some half assed tix, row 32 center on stubhub hoping I can trade up. At the venue, The beautious Fox Theater, I follow a guy into the box office in hopes of selling 1 ticket (I had to buy an extra). At that moment a cashier informs us that tickets are being released and I end up with 10th row dead center! I am a happy lad. Since I have gotten older, I spoil myself! This whole decade i have gotten excellent tickets at the last minute. Anyway, into the beautiful theater where I acquire my usual, a cup of ice for my friend Jack Daniels who fits nicely into my back pocket, and a local beer. All set, I run to the old man's room for a deposit ( ok, too much info) after which I nestle into my seat and get acquainted with my new best friends, all 3 of us alone at the show in our happy place. Over the P.A. a bit too quietly "Life's a Long Song" is playing followed by mostly acoustic Tull songs. Nice touch but just a little louder might have been nice. There is a buzz in the air. Every seat that i can see has a fat old bottom in it! I hear funny comments such as "Do you think it's the original band?" Before the show in casual conversation I informed a couple not to expect the voice to be what it once was. Just wanted to lower expectations a little. They were visibly distraught, don't know if I did the right thing. You might think in this age of youtube that folks might check things out a little before they shell out a couple of hundred dollars on 2 tix. More on this later. I won't get into a blow by blow of the concert. It was WONDERFUL! The first half were I think all from the first 10 years, and most of the second half as well. I started out a bit distraught as the sound was rather garbled but this was rectified quickly. I know it takes a while to get it right. The band and Ian were spot on. The sound was louder than earlier in the decade- Had a good punch, maybe a bit heavy on the bass and low drums to be picky but It WAS GREAT! Ian was prancing, his banter totally charming. The video intros to the songs by Jeffrey who introduced "Cross Eyed Mary" and, of course, "A Song for Jeffrey" and John Evan who introduced "my favorite Tull song, "Heavy Horses". Also a great intro by Tony Iommi who thanked Ian for teaching him a lot. And others, notably Slash. I almost forgot, the crowd. I wish you could've heard the roar after every song! We were into it. It was fun! I'll try to send a short vid later. There were many highlights but i must say I was surprised by Dharma and Solstice Bells. Dharma was great fun and Solstice was crisp as a winter morning. Also, I had bemoaned the fact that "MY God" has been shortened for this tour but I was pleasantly surprised how well the castrated version played. As far as vocals, Ian was the best Ive heard him in years. He had a day off, maybe that helps a lot. Mind you, I don't think he could get a job singing anywhere else, but that's why I warned the couple before the concert. I still wouldn't have anyone else sing those songs as long as Ian is able to stand! And I also told the couple I warned before the concert that there would be much to love about the concert even if the singing was hard to listen to. Hopefully they enjoyed it in that spirit. The band was eating the crowd up! Haven't seen so much smiling from the stage. I think Scott Hammond even smiled a few times! More on that later (I went to the band party after, thanks to a guy who knows a guy!!!!) Get well soon Graham. We love ya buddy! Great review and I really enjoyed your story of the whole experience I saw Scott with the rest of the band (minus Ian) in the restaurant at the Sage Gateshead a couple of years ago and Scott was smiling all the time Maybe he's at his happiest while eating & drinking But when He's behind those drums he turns serious
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 3, 2018 8:51:07 GMT
www.dailytribune.com/arts-and-entertainment/20180702/review-jethro-tull-sounds-50-years-young-at-michigan-lottery-amphitheatreReview: Jethro Tull sounds 50 years young at Michigan Lottery AmphitheatreIan Anderson, center, along with bassist David Goodier, left, and guitarist Florian Opahle, celebrates 50 years of Jethro Tull on Sunday night, July 1, at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (Photo by Ken Settle) By Gary Graff STERLING HEIGHTS -- Ian Anderson made clear to the crowd on Sunday night, July 1, in the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill that it was not at a Jethro Tull show but rather “a concert to celebrate 50 years of Jethro Tull.” A proverbial rose by any other name, in other words. Related: More photos from the showSemantics aside, Sunday’s show -- formally billed as “Ian Anderson Presents 50 Years of Jethro Tull” -- was indeed the celebration he described, a chance for the (overwhelmingly male) batch of die-hards roasting, along with the band, in the early evening sun to do some living in the past over the course of its hour and 45 minutes (plus intermission). The 17-song setlist may have left some key music on the bench (notably “Living in the Past” and “Bungle in the Jungle”), but Anderson and company nevertheless pleased with both enduring favorites and rarely played early material. Related: Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary, 5 Things To KnowIt didn’t start smoothly; An introductory video was nearly invisible in the bright sunshine, and Anderson lambasted promoters for not providing the technology specified in the contract. The screen became more effective as the show went on, showing plenty of vintage Tull footage along with pre-taped song introductions by former band members (Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Mick Abrahams, John Evans) and admirers such as Joe Bonamassa, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris, and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, who actually played one show with Jethro Tull back in 1968. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, nary a mention was made of longtime guitarist Martin Barre, who parted ways acrimoniously with Anderson six years ago and was relegated to the photo montage of ex-members at the end of the show. For longtime Tull fans, the show’s treat was a batch of bluesy material from the group’s first two albums, included seldom-played tracks such as “My Sunday Feeling,” “Love Story” and “Some Day the Sun Won’t Shine for You,” the latter performed by Anderson and guitarist David Goodier as a duo. The quintet stretched out on “Dharma For One” and “Bourree in E Minor,” as Anderson -- spry and energetic at 70 -- recalled glory days with his trademark one-legged poses and fluid flute solos. judiciously lowering the keys of some songs to mitigate the decades of vocal wear and tear. 1971’s “Aqualung” album was showcased with four songs -- including a particularly potent “My God” -- while the group presented excerpts from the “Thick As a Brick” and “A Passion Play” concept albums. “Songs From the Wood” and “Heavy Horses” were also given epic treatments, the latter (along with “Aqualung”) incorporating footage from Anderson’s ambitious 2015 show “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” that featured actor Ryan O’Donnell and Icelandic singer-fiddler Unnur Birna Bjornsdottir. Sunday’s show featured only one non-70s song -- 1987’s politically tinged “Farm on the Freeway” -- but that was just fine with the fans, many of whom sported vintage Tull T-shirts and knew the lyrics to those early blues songs. An extended “Locomotive Breath” brought the show to a muscular close and hammered home a point that Anderson is not too old to rock ‘n’ roll, and Tull’s music, even at 50, is too young to die. Related: Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary, 5 Things To Know
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 3, 2018 14:50:07 GMT
www.lesoleil.com/arts/le-festival-dete/ian-anderson-solide-comme-le-rock-46455cd4c78e573e43b089c32aa91007Ian Anderson, rock solidJune 30, 2018 Updated at 2:53 NORMAND PROVENCHER QUEBEC SUMMER FESTIVAL / Jethro Tull, one of the progressive bands of progressive rock of the 70s, rolls its hump since half a century. If more than thirty musicians have succeeded in the band over the years, its leader, Ian Anderson, is still faithful to the position, his legendary flute never far. On the occasion of his visit to the FEQ, with the show "50 years of Jethro Tull", "The Sun" has spoken with the rocker of 71 years who does not say nostalgic for two cents . At the end of the line, from his home 250 km west of London, there is some concern in Ian Anderson's voice. He apologizes for the delay in the interview, postponed a few times due to the hospitalization of his wife Shona for a severe finger infection. "We have been a bit worried, but it responds well to antibiotics. It should be fine, "he says about the health of his partner of the last 37 years and mother of her two grown children. For the musician, the show must go on , as the saying goes, and it is with great generosity, as a true gentleman, that he lends himself to the game of the interview, on the occasion of an international tour celebrating 50 years of Jethro Tull. From June to September, the group will have visited more than 25 cities in North America, including a visit to the FEQ Thursday and the Montreal International Jazz Festival two days later. "It's weird to celebrate the group's 50th birthday when I feel it was yesterday," says Anderson. This tour is not nostalgic for me. It is rather a way to pay homage to the history and music of the band. "For me," he adds, "a song made 40 years ago, it's like it was 48 hours ago. It is part of both my present and my future. The important thing is to be able to renew oneself. The performance of a song always has elements of improvisation that will help keep it young. " Younger audience Repeatedly in the capital, Anderson retains excellent memories of his stays. "The old town is very romantic. It's very European. The architecture recalls its colonial past with France and England. It's different from us, but at the same time it's not. It's fascinating to discover other things that are very familiar to you. " For his 50th anniversary tour, Ian Anderson is accompanied by Florian Ophale (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums), John O'Hara (piano and accordion) and David Goodier (bass). For his 50th anniversary tour, Ian Anderson is accompanied by Florian Ophale (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums), John O'Hara (piano and accordion) and David Goodier (bass). After all these years of walking in fifty countries, Ian Anderson observed that the fans of the first hour, who are about the same age as him, are still at the rendezvous, but that the public tends to rejuvenate . "In concerts outside, on historic squares or in the middle of nowhere, whether in Italy, Brazil or Spain, I see more and more young people in their twenties who are interested in music rock of the time. " 33 different musicians Although Jethro Tull formally dissolved in 2014, Anderson admits he was misunderstood by the media about what's going on. "It's not a farewell tour for me, but for Jethro Tull's music. Anyway, when it comes to a farewell tour, you're often the last to know it. We probably lost a lot of money for that reason (laughs). "It's like you're going to see a symphony orchestra playing Mozart. You do not expect to see Wolfgang Amadeus on stage to lead the musicians. Same thing for the music of Led Zeppelin or Beatles. They do not have to get back together so their music stays in the hearts of their fans. " Over the decades, Jethro Tull has experienced a lot of upheaval. Thirty-three musicians marched in the group, including Martin Barre, the most stable member of the group after Anderson, left to form his own group. His guitar solo on one of the band's best-known pieces, Aqualung (1971), accompanied on the flute by Anderson, remains for many a piece of anthology.
The show will also be an opportunity for the public to greet, as a surprise virtual guests, some former collaborators of the Jethro Tull adventure. In his tour of the 50 th anniversary, Anderson is accompanied by Florian Ophale (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums), John O'Hara (piano and accordion) and David Goodier (bass). Why not 10 years yet? Jethro Tull's music is inseparable from Anderson's haunting flute. He was the first to introduce this instrument into rock music at the Marquee Club in London. It was Eric Clapton who had inspired him to play, a good idea with hindsight since it allowed his famous solo Bourée . "Eric challenged me to play the flute as well as he played the guitar," he says. That's what caught the attention of the press at the time. Let's say I learned to play it on the stage every night for months. It was a little daring, I admit, but in the end, it became for me the equivalent of the electric guitar. It gave very exciting solos. " In the mid-1970s, Jethro Tull released Too Old to Rock'n Roll, Too Young to Die . At the time, Anderson had strongly denied that the lyrics were autobiographical. While the septuagenarian rockers, Mick Jagger at the head, are more and more numerous to walk the scenes, what is it for the one who never was embarrassed to wear eccentric outfits in spectacle? "It is not finished yet. As long as I stay healthy [he had thrombosis a few years ago], it's safe to think I could still be 10 years old, who knows? Every morning, when I wake up and open my eyes, I'm glad to see everything is ok for me. I'm happy to be able to hit the road for a few days with my guitar and flute. " JETHRO TULL, PIONEER OF AGRICULTURE It is to his first agent that Jethro Tull owes his name. In February 1968, when the group often changed names to be hired in clubs, this artistic representative, a former student of history, proposed for the first time Jethro Tull, named after an English pioneer. agriculture, inventor of the drill. The band played under this term during its first week at the Marquee Club in London. "We were stuck. It was too late to change, "says Ian Anderson. DO YOU WANT TO GO? • Who: Jethro Tull • When: July 5th at 9:20 pm • Where: Francophonie Park • Access: pass • Info: www.infofestival.com
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 4, 2018 7:41:52 GMT
news.israelinfo.co.il/art/73190Enduring and legendary Jethro Tull!In October in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem two-hour concerts will be given by the "indestructible and legendary" band Jethro Tull! When Ian Anderson, in 1963, made a rock band in Blackpool from his school friends, nobody wanted to listen to them. Therefore, the guys decided at each of their speeches every time to change the name, hoping that the owners of the clubs did not remember them in person. The names changed so often that the members of the team simply ran out of imagination, and they asked to come up with another version of the guys from the technical support. One of them, a lover of history, suggested the option "Jethro Tull" in honor of the English agronomist innovator of the 18th century. The only reason that this name was firmly entrenched by the group was the fact that it was under that name that the first director of the club saw him, who more or less liked the performance of the musicians, and he invited them to speak again. In 1976, the band released an album dedicated to a fictional character, an aging rock star - "Too old for rock'n'roll, too young to die . " Hardly Anderson thought about the fact that he himself is waiting for the same long-long "star" fate. Now he is over seventy - and let me introduce the legend of rock with his unchanging flute: Those who were at the concert of Jethro Tull in their last Israeli visit can confirm that the "old people" gave out an excellent program, worked "in full", at full force of their truly unfading talent! So it will be this time. Tickets for the Jethro Tull - 50th Anniversary Tour can be bought at the Cashier Bravo! under the Israelinfo portal
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 4, 2018 7:48:52 GMT
www.jambands.com/reviews/shows/2018/06/23/ian-anderson-celebrates-jethro-tull-s-50th-anniversary-in-laIan Anderson Celebrates Jethro Tull’s 50th Anniversary in LA
Published: 2018/06/23 by Larson Sutton 50 years of Jethro Tull. “How did that happen?” founding singer, songwriter, harmonica player, and flautist extraordinaire Ian Anderson rhetorically asked the Greek’s capacity crowd. Certainly, it happened on the strength of the progressive rock champions’ iconic stable of FM classics, unique instrumentation, and elevated sense of musicianship, represented here by Anderson’s solo band, in as much a comprehensive celebration of five decades of Tull as possible. Sure, an inclusion of longtime guitarist Martin Barre—a former member who’s still actively touring the catalog—would’ve thrilled the die-hards, and, really, an appearance by any of the 36 other musicians that have spent time in the band since 1968 could’ve been special, but that misses the point: This was not a Jethro Tull reunion. This was Ian Anderson honoring the group’s 50th anniversary. It’s not a semantic distinction, though Anderson and Tull have been for years confused or conflated as one and the same. This is Anderson and his solo touring unit dedicating two sets solely to the music he created and performed with Jethro Tull. And, it wasn’t just the music. The entire experience, from pre-show videos tracing the band’s chronology and Tull shirts and paraphernalia dominating the merch stand to taped interludes between songs featuring recollections, well-wishes, and introductions running the gamut of members and admirers- from Clive Bunker and Joe Bonamassa to Tony Iomi and Slash- was a grand thank-you to the influential group. Chief among those and their gratitude is Anderson, himself, who with typical grace and humor prefaced each song with an informing tale or tribute. It cannot be ignored that his instantly recognizable voice has been re-invented as a breathy, behind-the-beat interpretation; one that is less cutting and powerful than of his youth, but affecting still in its honesty. Granted, there was the rapidity of verses in the penultimate “Aqualung” that necessitated some assistance from the video board, but mostly it was Anderson tackling even the trickiest vocal turns with determination. As for the flute, perhaps as much if not more identified with Anderson as his voice, it floated and darted as wistfully and sharply as ever. His trademark playing stance, up on one leg, came early, on the third entry, “A Song for Jeffrey,” after an opening duo of “My Sunday Feeling” and “Love Story.” The jazz, blues, and classical signposts of the budding repertoire were all there on “Dharma for One” and “A New Day Yesterday,” then transitioned to the hybridized style that became their signature on a set-closing “Cross-Eyed Mary.” The second half rippled through the title tracks of their ‘70s album zenith: “Thick as a Brick,” “A Passion Play,” “Songs From the Wood,” “Heavy Horses,” and, of course, the irony of “Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Too Young to Die.” Only “Farm on the Freeway” documented the latter course of the band, when they became an unintended punchline after winning a Heavy Metal Grammy; mostly every song was a favorite of the heyday, with even more left on the cupboard shelf. After the crescendo of the “Locomotive Breath” encore rang out, Anderson and his first-rate band took a final bow, accepting the lasting applause for this evening of celebrating Jethro Tull and all that came before. To answer Anderson’s question, performing these indelible songs with dignity and flair is how 50 years happens.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 4, 2018 10:39:03 GMT
Tull In Toronto Thanks to Jethro Tull for uploading
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 4, 2018 23:08:12 GMT
At least someone got lucky with their camera last night in Toronto
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Post by theothertull on Jul 4, 2018 23:27:34 GMT
Tull In Toronto Thanks to Jethro Tull for uploading Having seen every Tull/Anderson/Barre in and near Toronto since 1972, I am sad to say last night’s show at the Budweiser Stage was probably the worst other than the Massey show in 2005. No Passion Play and others were dropped, replaced by Pass Time and Florien’s Bach piece (is that Tull or Barre?), basically the same show as last year, but half the energy, I know it was hot but still, a lackluster effort at best. If Ian is gonna do nostalgia shows, he needs to get a singer, if he wants to compete on the Geritol Circuit he is gonna need a vocalist who can deliver. David and John help out, but not good enough. If he does come out with new material next year, we’ll revisit, but another best (worst) of is a no go.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 5, 2018 1:25:54 GMT
Sorry to hear APP missing from set. Ouch.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 5, 2018 1:39:13 GMT
Got 50 Years of TULL Eh ? LINK July 5, 2018 Thursday • 9:20 p.m. Admission: Festival pass Location : Parc de la Francophonie Québec , QC
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 5, 2018 7:28:31 GMT
www.journaldequebec.com/2018/07/04/ian-anderson-na-jamais-suivi-de-cours-de-fluteIan Anderson never took a flute lessonThe founder of Jethro Tull was very generous during a meeting Ian Anderson, singer, guitarist and flutist of Jethro Tull, released his favorite instrument and played some tunes in a public interview open to Summer Festival pass holders. Yves Leclerc Wednesday, 4th of July 2018 22:55 Update Wednesday, 4th of July 2018 22:55 "We are the worst festival group. Our music is not easy to approach and I always tell the organizers not to offer us a contract and to save their money. People will come to us and ask themselves what that is. " Generous, playing a few flute tunes and telling a few tasty anecdotes, Ian Anderson, of the Jethro Tull band, inaugurated on Wednesday, this series of four public interviews with artists who will perform at the Quebec City Summer Festival. The singer, flutist and English guitarist answered for 70 minutes the questions of the host Mike Gauthier and some from the thirty fans present in the Dufferin lounge of the Hilton. "When you go to a festival, you want to drink beer, a glass of wine and hear something familiar, even if you do not know much about the band that is featured. That's not what you got when it's Jethro Tull, "he said, laughing. Ian Anderson has even released his flute from his box to perform some excerpts from Living in the Past, Bourrée by Johann Sebastian Bach, the opening of Thick as a Brick and some notes from Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water . Ian Anderson is a very humble musician. He said he dropped the guitar at the age of 18 after playing Eric Clapton. "I thought I might be better off getting something else to make a living. I took a flute, I blew in and nothing happened. I managed, finally, after three months, to leave a first note. It was in December 1967. Then there was a second and another one. I could play rock and blues on an instrument that had nothing to do with rock music. It's my accidental contribution to the world of rock music, "he said. The soul of Jethro Tull admits having never followed lessons on this instrument. He learned everything by himself. "I would not be able to play it in a symphony orchestra. I'm not a traditional flautist and I'm not of this caliber, "said the 70-year-old musician. Ian Anderson has composed most of Jethro Tull's songs on acoustic guitar. "I wrote a lot in the hotel rooms and I did not want to annoy the neighbors with flute sounds," he said, explaining that it took about an hour to write the title Living in the Past . Not easy Funny detail, the musician tells that the symphony orchestras that sometimes interpret the music of Jethro Tull, often have difficulty with the beginning of the classic Thick as a Brick . "It's not something complex for a musician with a classical background, but for some reason I can not explain, it never works very well. I always take a deep breath before, because there is a 50% chance that it will be fair. It is either interpreted too quickly where the tones are not good. It can become nightmarish, "he said. Ian Anderson did not believe that this album, launched in 1972, was for success outside of Great Britain, because of his very British humor. He was number one in the United States. "I guess, somewhere, that the music should not be too bad. It was the age of progressive rock and we had this momentum with us, "he said. The Jethro Tull band is performing Thursday night at 9:20 pm at La Francophonie Park.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 5, 2018 11:33:41 GMT
More Tull in Toronto
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 5, 2018 15:11:15 GMT
Photos from Jethro Tull at the Budweiser Stage in TorontoPhotographer Andrei Chlytchkov will be covering gigs for this site. His first assignment was Jethro Tull at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto on July 3. Five more photos here
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 6, 2018 2:05:04 GMT
JETHRO-TULL-JULY-6 BLUESFEST in OTTAWA LINK RBCBLUESFEST2018! Here are some tips to prepare for the heat: ✔Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day, preferably water - you can find our water stations on the map: ottawabluesfest.ca/map/ ✔Take breaks from dancing and take time to cool down. ✔Seek shade. ✔Limit direct exposure to the sun and wear a sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher. ✔Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and SPF lip balm. ✔Dress in light and loose fitting clothing. ✔Cool the back of your neck with cold water.
Stay safe and enjoy the 'fest!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 6, 2018 6:57:01 GMT
www.lesoleil.com/arts/le-festival-dete/jethro-tull-nostalgiques-retrouvailles-eea60f8c959a69c017ad2af321991bbbFriday, July 6th Jethro Tull: nostalgic reunionNORMAND PROVENCHER The sun CRITIQUE / Magical reunion party for Jethro Tull and his indefectible fans of the capital, Thursday evening, at the Parc de la Francophonie. In a splendid form, at the height of his 71 years, Ian Anderson revisited with his five musicians, under the sign of a happy nostalgia, a repertoire that has gone through five decades. From the outset, on the air of Beggar's Farm , black and white videos, projected in a huge vintage television set, a mixture of current period images and the evolution of the group over the years, remembered that Anderson had seen snow. In spite of the passage of the years, his passion did not age of one iota. Anderson showed that he had not lost anything of his charisma either. More than once, his famous flute, inseparable from the progressive rock minstrel character, has bewitched the crowd. During the timeless Bourée , accompanied on guitar by Florian Ophale, the singer cracked the thousands of baby boomers , stringed tight, who filled the place with the cap. On Too Old to Rock and Roll , Too Young to Die , a wind of nostalgia blew, with a video showing the musician in his crazy years, with abundant hair that contrasts with his bald head today. Really not too old for rock'n roll, sir. And from what we have seen, too young to die too. Halfway through, after a short note from Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, the success of Thick as a Brick literally made hands clapping. Flute in his hands, sometimes on one leg, Anderson had a great time. Throughout the evening, there were brief testimonials from some former members of the group, including Mick Abrahams and John Evans. Surprise guests, like Black Sabbath's Toni Iommi, warmly applauded, also came out to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the formation. At Song for Jeffrey , Dharma For One , Crossed Mary , A New Day Yesterday , Heavy Horses , the troupe brilliantly delivered some of Jethro Tull's extensive repertoire. With the culmination of success, Aqualung , and his first agreements, recognizable among a thousand, received a thunderous applause. The iPhone screens have illuminated the park in time to say it to immortalize this moment of anthology. Despite the generosity of Anderson and his four musicians (Ophale, Scott Hammond, John O'Hara and David Goodier), the festivalgoers did not let them go without a reminder, in this case declined under the rhythmic power of Locomotive Breath no question of forgetting that one either. On the stage, Anderson and his flute had lost none of their energy. The crowd would have taken again and again. If there were happy people in Quebec late Thursday night, they were all at the foot of Complex G and nowhere else.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 7, 2018 2:08:16 GMT
Last night in CANADA !!! Pop / Jazz / Rock Ian Anderson presents: Jethro Tull, 50th Anniversary Tour Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier July 7, 2018 LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 7, 2018 7:12:01 GMT
calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-reviews/bluesfest-review-jethro-tull-on-friday-night/wcm/e5352c0b-141e-4357-83b7-5c44143f6097 Bluesfest Review: Jethro Tull takes a nostalgic trip through the heady, hazy '60sAEDAN HELMER Updated: July 6, 2018 Ian Anderson, a founding member of the 50-year-old Jethro Tull, plays against a psychedelic backdrop of old TV footage on the main stage at RBC Ottawa Bluesfest on Friday night. Julie Oliver/Postmedia RBC Ottawa Bluesfest Friday Ian Anderson presents Jethro Tull / The War on Drugs It was a throwback of three different sorts on Bluesfest’s main stage Friday with Ian Anderson celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jethro Tull, former teenyboppers Hanson marking their 25th year, and The War on Drugs rocking out their vintage heartland vibe. While the venerable prog rockers of Jethro Tull may not be the marquee headliner they were in their hey-day, there were no signs of the long lineups and crowd control headaches festivalgoers endured on the festival’s opening night Thursday with Bryan Adams under the big lights. Instead, the 70-year-old Anderson, no longer a crazy-eyed wild man, now balding and bespectacled, led his fans on a nostalgic trip through the heady, hazy ’60s with a near-chronological reading of the Jethro Tull catalogue. He began, appropriately enough, with My Sunday Feeling, the opening track from Tull’s 1968 debut This Was. “Nice to have you with us to celebrate 50 years of Jethro Tull, and almost 71 years of Ian Anderson, but let’s not talk about that,” he joked after Love Story. The backdrop of old television sets, each one broadcasting concert footage from the band’s psychedelic freak-out peak, set the stage for Anderson to celebrate “not only the repertoire, but the 36 former band members” who plied their trade with the Tull. The first of those to make a cameo on the big screen was Jeffrey Hammond, who left the fold early to become an artist, returning to introduce his favourite song (“Of course,”) A Song for Jeffrey. Former guitarist Mick Abrahams beamed in on the big screen to introduce Some Day the Sun Won’t Shone For You, a bluesy duet Anderson used to perform with Abrahams in their first gigs at London’s swinging Marquee Club. But it was Tull’s surprise second guitarist who drew the biggest cheer from the boomer-heavy crowd. Anderson said his arrangement of Bach’s Bouree in E Minor, which the band performed at the televised Rolling Stones Rock ‘n Roll Circus in 1968, featured the one and only performance by the guitarist, who, following the gig, “Got on the train and went back to Birmingham to join his other band, called Earth. But they changed their name,” Anderson teased as Black Sabbath rocker Tony Iommi appeared onscreen to wish Anderson well. “He inspired me and I owe him a lot,” the legendary guitarist said. The cameos were not restricted to former bandmates, either, as Joe Bonamassa appeared to cue up A New Yesterday, a standout from 1969’s Stand Up, which Bonamassa would later cover on his debut album. Slash dropped in via video, too, to introduce Tull’s biggest hit, the epic Aqualung. Anderson’s gruff vocals reached their peak on the riff-heavy rocker, though his vocals were never the band’s defining trait. His madcap technique of vocalizing the notes as he breathes them through his flute, digging in to the woodwind and flailing with one leg perched, is truly unique and still unparalleled in rock. And, wherever you stand on the merits of prog rock, there can be no denying Jethro Tull is a band with a cinematic scope that always sought out textures outside the regular confines of rock. That description could equally suit The War on Drugs, though on a much different scale, as the Philly indie rockers made a grand return to Ottawa festival stages, warming up the City Stage with their slow-burning vintage rock. Opening with Eyes to the Wind from their breakout 2014 album Lost in the Dream, singer-guitarist Adam Granduciel and his shaggy-haired six-piece had fans captivated in a warm, fuzzy haze, with the song’s acoustic guitars, Hammond organ and harmonica harkening back to Harvest-era Neil Young. The opening strains of Pain, from last year’s Grammy-winning A Deeper Understanding, were ushered in with broad, sweeping brushstrokes of chords, Granduciel’s baritone voice awash in reverb and echoing across the sunbaked Lebreton Flats festival grounds. Granduciel, his wild untamed mane flapping in the evening breeze, paid his own form of tribute to Jethro Tull, dedicating the synth-soaked Strangest Thing to the headliners. With a trip through the solid wall of sound of Burning, the relentless beat of Red Eyes, and the electric piano inflections of Knocked Down, Granduciel joked that he had instructed his keyboardist to dismantle the flute setting on his Mellotron “out of respect” for Anderson. “I mean, what kind of person uses a Mellotron for a flute? The nerve,” he smirked. No need when the real thing is waiting in the wings. ahelmer@postmedia.com Twitter.com/helmera
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 7, 2018 16:21:49 GMT
exclaim.ca/music/article/jethro_tull-rbc_bluesfest_ottawa_on_july_6Jethro Tull RBC Bluesfest, Ottawa ON, July 6Photo: Kamara MorozukBy Matthew Ritchie Published Jul 07, 2018 Most bands don't make it to their 50th anniversary; band members retire, people pass away and fans move on. So, while everyone under the age of 20 at this year's Ottawa Bluesfest had relocated to a nearby stage after the War on Drugs' mid-evening set to see Brockhampton, the area in front of the main stage remained rather sparse (minus the usual swarm of lawn chairs), even minutes before Jethro Tull — the legendary progressive rock act — took the stage. A regular to the city's National Arts Centre, as well as concert halls around the world, Ian Anderson isn't quite the must-see act he once was, having played before the same crowds many times over, and he seems to know it. (As he recently told PopMatters, he was reluctant to go on a 50th anniversary tour, being that he's normally "not given to nostalgia.") Still, the 70-year-old didn't hold back on his return to the nation's capital, appearing limber and agile as he ran onto the stage, flute in hand, while an array of TV screens projected images of him thrice as young on Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test behind him. Supporting their recent three-disc retrospective 50 for 50, Anderson and the modern-day Jethro Tull dug deep into their archives for their current tour, playing tracks mostly from their first ten years. Openers "My Sunday Feeling" and "Love Story" showed off the band's British blues rock and psychedelic beginnings, while later tracks like "Bourrée in E minor" and "My God" helped chart their progression into more experimental, thought-provoking realms. The songs stand on their own, no matter what order they're performed in. But tonight's show — and this tour in general, which seems to sequence the same tracks in order, night after night — wasn't (and isn't) so much about the songs themselves, but the history they represent. At the beginning of the night's set, Anderson took to the mic to mention their current tour is a celebration of the band and the 36 musicians that have joined their ranks over the years. A number of them — including Jeffrey Hammond, who left the group in the mid-'70s to focus on painting — appeared on screen to introduce some of their favourite tunes (in his case, "A Song for Jeffrey"). Their brief appearances, as well as those from some of rock's greats like Slash, Joe Bonamassa, and onetime member Tony Iommi, gave weight to the band's overall legacy. But it also made the evening feel fairly predictable, almost like a pantomime, what with Anderson's well-rehearsed anecdotes and perfectly timed onscreen interactions. In the set's bucolic final quarter, the band were backed up by pre-recorded singers, performing in farmhouse kitchens and open fields, and scenes of country life, as tracks like "Heavy Horses," "Songs From the Wood" and "Farm On the Freeway" whizzed by. (And by the time "Aqualung" rolled around, it wasn't surprising to see the band's singer trading verses with what looked like a canned college-aged version of himself.) Was it cheesy? Hell yes, it was. But Jethro Tull have always seemed more about the spectacle than the moment, and there's something to be said about an artist with such a definitive vision for his band, especially half a century in.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 8, 2018 2:34:59 GMT
Looking forward to July in ITULLIA !!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 8, 2018 7:28:37 GMT
My Sunday Feeling / Love Story / A Song For Jeffrey / Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You / Dharma For One / A New Day Yesterday / Bouree / My God / Cross-Eyed Mary / Thick As A Brick / Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll / Songs From The Wood / Heavy Horses / Farm On The Freeway / Aqualung / Locomotive Breath
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 9, 2018 7:27:53 GMT
charlatan.ca/2018/07/bluesfest-day-2-jethro-tull-brockhampton-and-hanson-bring-variety-to-the-lebreton-flats/BLUESFEST DAY 2: JETHRO TULL, BROCKHAMPTON, AND HANSON BRING VARIETY TO THE LEBRETON FLATSClosing off the main stage was “Ian Anderson Presents: Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour.” As expected from the name of the tour, the show was a reflection of the half-a-century-long career of Anderson and his band. The performance mixed a series of audio-visuals from the upstage screen with Jethro Tull’s live progressive rock music. It featured a series of random video clips to back up songs, but also a brief video shout out from former Jethro Tull members and rock legends, notably Slash from Guns N’ Roses. As the only remaining original Jethro Tull member, Anderson dominated the entire show with his quirky physical gestures and facial expressions. At 70 years old, his voice showed some typical signs of aging, but he powered through, rocking some amazing flute solos almost every single song. Bluesfest gave fans something different for the second night of the festival. Even though there wasn’t really a major headliner like the previous night, fans went in with an open mind, discovered something they liked, and went home feeling good about their experience.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 9, 2018 7:34:04 GMT
www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/08/festival-de-jazz--de-rimouski-a-jethro-tullJazz Festival: From Rimouski to Jethro TullNostalgia is alive and wellIn a Wilfrid-Pelletier room filled to the full, the flutist and co-founder of the Jethro Tull training: Ina Anderson blew the 50 candles of her training. If the original members have withdrawn, the memory is alive. With video appearances of his fellow passengers: Mick Abrahams and John Evans, the evening "took off" on the run. Very fit, Ian Anderson delivered Cross Eyed Mary, A New Day, Yersterday and his great success: Aqualung . It was totally in tone and thank you for this piece of musical history.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 9, 2018 11:26:51 GMT
Quirky physical gestures ? HERE HAVE SOME MORE !!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 11, 2018 7:01:56 GMT
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/36582/20180710/weekend-highlights-from-the-2018-ottawa-bluesfestWeekend highlights from the 2018 Ottawa Bluesfest by Dan Nawrocki (Photojournalist) , in Ottawa, Ontario Jul 10, 2018 — With temperatures once again on the rise across the North Country, and the 2018 edition of the Ottawa Bluesfest officially underway there is no better place to spend a warm summer evening than under the stars in LeBreton Flats enjoying one of the region's hottest festival line-ups. Here are just some of the many highlights thus far. By Friday evening, and the weekend upon us we head straight for the City Stage to catch Philadelphia band The War on Drugs, then over to the Claridge Homes Stage to catch the Soul-Blues sounds of A.J.Croce (son of legendary singer/songwriter Jim Croce) followed up by festival favourites St.Paul & The Broken Bones. The evening's headliner was none other than Ian Anderson, the man credited with introducing the flute to rock music on the City Stage in celebration of Jethro Tull's 50th Anniversary.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 11, 2018 11:17:57 GMT
Father's Day 2018 with Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull at Ste. Michelle Winery LINK I won't be celebrating Father's Day with my daughters today. But not because they dislike me as much as some of the people on the Vancouver is Falling Facebook Group. We celebrated Father's Day last Sunday with a trip to the Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary concert at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery outside of Seattle.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 11, 2018 15:31:29 GMT
I will hope and guess that the amputation of 'APP' and 'WYTTHM and Witches' Promise' were time constraint related and not permanent change to tour that still have many, many dates to go including USA Northeast in Fall.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 12, 2018 1:04:12 GMT
I will hope and guess that the amputation of 'APP' and 'WYTTHM and Witches' Promise' were time constraint related and not permanent change to tour that still have many, many dates to go including USA Northeast in Fall. TRUE !!! Just a temporary situation based on venue requirements and time contraints. I'm looking forward to my APP in a September to remember
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 12, 2018 1:27:08 GMT
Although I prefer a full TULL show ... THIS ROCKS !!! LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 13, 2018 2:22:13 GMT
Danke TOLLWOOD SOLD OUT !!!
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