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Post by tullistray on Feb 13, 2009 14:38:56 GMT
www.playbill.com/news/article/126271.html So for at least parts of six months O Hara will have this responsibility. I know Tull have down time this year but I doubt if there is six months of it. While I am not at all displeased w O Hara, there are only 2 Tull keyboardists I am keen on, Evan and the curiously deposed Andy Giddings. To the possibly unlikely extent that he would want the job again, I hope Andy is offered the job if needs be. I am pretty sure that is how Jon and Andy lost the gig, by not going to India a few years ago for those shows listed as Jethro Tull, but really the Ian band if I remember right, maybe it was sort of a combination of the 2 with either Martin and/or Doane also present. BTW I would love to say 3 Tull keyboard players I prefer and include Maart who did a fine job, but he actually is not really a keyboard player. As a player of stringed instruments he is most certainly in the class of Martin or RT. Also if you want a small laugh I recommend visiting Andy's myspace and listening to his piece called I Can Do That. One thing that Andy bring's to the stage which appears to be missing from John's somewhat studious stage demeanor, is the traditional Tull element of humor, which I think shows in this song.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 13, 2009 16:25:06 GMT
Hard to tell from the 'Playbill' blurb if J.O., creditted with 'adapting' the album for the stage, is somehow involved with the performances.
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Post by tullistray on Feb 13, 2009 18:11:21 GMT
Very good point, probably did not read it thoroughly. Though I love the Who, my posting that is probably a knee jerk reaction born of oh, the Who or Led Zeppelin is calling, time to mothball this Tull thing. I am of the opinion, at the very least, that in the case of Led Zeppelin and certainly the Who, their worst material is alot worse than Tull's worst. On the other hand both of their best is pretty hard to top, plus Tull has continued to carve a quiet legacy now stretching to 30 years more material. But, if this should indispose him for any Tull dates, I am in favor of it being re offered to Andy, who, stictly from a listeners standpoint I believe to be the second best Tull keyboardist to JE, and, technically speaking, likely better. I don't want to get to far into technical, because Eddie Jobson, Don Airey and Peter Vittesse may all be technically better, but they all fall short of McCoy Tyner or Duke Ellington or Don Pullen, so that technical stuff only goes so far. Usually in a rock format I think technically brilliant sometimes equates with geekazoid, you know, wowie zowie what does this thing do, or Keith Emerson revolving keyboard or Rick Wakeman in his star studded gown, flat out embarrassing. Don Airey who's credits included Rainbow and I think Ozzy, does not sound like a good Tull fit to me. And there still is no one that can do a somersault across the stage like JE, now that is Tullish.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 13, 2009 18:34:15 GMT
One thing that Andy bring's to the stage which appears to be missing from John's somewhat studious stage demeanor, is the traditional Tull element of humor, which I think shows in this song. Good point. The humour of Dave Pegg/Maartin Allcock in both Tull and Fairport was part of the stage act and, as you say, a traditional Tull element. I have to be honest in that when I first saw Fairport play after MA left the band I thought that something was missing and their music, although well performed, lacked the "bite" that they had previously. The person I was with said something to the effect that they'd become the "The Spinners" which I thought was cruel but made the point.
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Post by TM on Feb 13, 2009 19:10:39 GMT
It doesn't sound like it.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 13, 2009 21:05:51 GMT
Tull borrowed a Who side man for a few minutes...John Bundrick...he recorded a few songs and may have toured a teeny bit...Ian said something to the effect that Rabbit Bundrick was a bit too rowdy for Tull....wonder what the real story is!
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Post by quizzkid on Feb 18, 2009 10:30:57 GMT
I was talking to someone last night who is involved in the Quadrophenia project and was told that John is the "executive" musical director, he won't be appearing at or playing at the shows, he is effectively putting the show together musically, casting and auditioning but someone else will be taking the role of musical director in the touring version of the show.
They also said what a great bloke he is, maybe we ought to try and get a Q & A with him
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