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Post by prestonplatform on Oct 23, 2009 20:27:43 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 24, 2009 7:31:11 GMT
Very interesting posts on the site and a good find Preston. May investigate the site in detail this weekend. Thanks for posting.
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Post by prestonplatform on Oct 24, 2009 23:31:27 GMT
I thought I would contribute to the massive Tull discussion going on at prog ears by posting the ramblings below see the link below for the whole thread www.progressiveears.com/default.asp?bhcp=1Stand Up begins to see the emergence of Ians great skill but also brings the talent of Glenn Cornick to the fore. His playing on Benefit is particularly good. Live another story though, perhaps, as shown on the Isle of Wight CD.( but i thought he was brilliant when I saw him with Wild Turkey in 74 and in 2006) Never the less Tull has never arguably given great scope to its bass players on record and so Glenns contribution to these two CDs is worth mentioning. IMO JHH was a great addition visually to the band after Glenn's 'departure. However, my favourite bass players for Tull was John Glascock ..live he was great , but on his Tull recordings the bass is rarely given a chance to shine. Strangely one of the most prominent bass recordings of Tull is perhaps Stormwatch where Ian played much of the bass and turned up the bass in the mix. My favourite bass contribution to Tull apart from Glenn's Benefit has to be the session playing of Steve Bailey in Roots to Branches . Dave Peggs contribution in A is also pretty cool. Although I never really enjoyed his live playing. But of course none of these players hold a candle up to the premier league of bass players such as Jaco , Victor Wooten ,Michael Manring, Jonas Hellberg et al. What might Tull have been if Ian had utilised in his music and had given some degree of artistic freedom to a real bass shredder such as the players mentioned above. Imagine Thick as a Brick with one of the above on board. ( It really might have become ....... but probably may not have altered much, as Ian's compositions are so crafted by him that all players make up his intentional end product) Its just something to ponder ....
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 25, 2009 10:04:26 GMT
What might Tull have been if Ian had utilised in his music and had given some degree of artistic freedom to a real bass shredder such as the players mentioned above. Imagine Thick as a Brick with one of the above on board. ( It really might have become ....... but probably may not have altered much, as Ian's compositions are so crafted by him that all players make up his intentional end product) Its just something to ponder .... There's a good few interesting points raised in this however I''m pondering this one just now; How much of an creative input have past members contributed to Jethro Tull over the years and what kind of history would we have if Ian's stamp had not been so strong?
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