Man, it's nice to see Barre get some attention. As acclaimed as Jethro Tull is, it's still seemingly underrated. In particular, Barre's ability to arrange guitar parts so they're punchy and don't get mushed up into all the piano and vocal riffing can't be understated. Tull puts on an absolute clinic in arrangement up through War Child.
As a teen I was so in awe of the group, and of Ian Anderson, that any time I met someone new I would wind the subject of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson into conversation. But it's kind of sad to look at how Ian hogged attention and Martin Barre stayed in the background. Introverted genius (Martin) combined with extroverted genius (Ian). Like, was Ian actually friendly with Martin? Was he ever friendly with anybody? Anyway, Martin Barre's guitar was essential to Tull. Any mediocre guitarist wouldn't have been such a great watershed for Ian Anderson in the creation of their music. I had the guitar solo from "Aqualung" memorized and I used to dance playing my air guitar along with it. I just hope Martin Barre got as much love from his own fans and that he wasn't psychologically affected by the shadow Ian Anderson cast at his expense.
Heard an interesting interview with Ian on TH-cam. I’m paraphrasing, but he said that offstage he is extremely introverted, does not have a lot of friends and does not need a lot of friends. I respect Ian for all his work and I feel the exact same way about Martin. Love their music.
Beautifully stated! Barre's Jethro Tull guitar parts expertly propel the arrangements without stepping over the other musicians or the vocals. That's not easy in a band so tight as Tull.
Martin Barre was a quintessential member of Jethro Tull. He, like every member of Tull, enhanced the groove without getting in the way. Power when power suits the arrangement. Nuance when nuance suits the arrangement. Delicacy. Subtlety. Martin Barre has been an essential element of Jethro Tull from the start.
I agree with everyone, Martin is underrated. I just saw him last Friday, at the age of 76 he's still kicking ass!! Love his guitar work in We Used To know.
I've seen Tull many times, seen Ian "solo" 3 times and I've seen The Martin Barre ban twice( great ,great band), Martin is so humble, he and his wife talked to myself and my wife for 20 minutes after a show seeing his band...great guy who is so much better than I think history realizes.
I think that's the whole reason why he is underrated; Martin is a modest bloke! When you are playing behind such folk as Ian, that can really take the spotlight off you, though as said here, he isn't short of a few riffs and solos. At his age, however, he has plenty of stories to tell - there's a few interviews knocking around on YT.
There's a rather in-depth interview out there from I think a couple years before he was parted from Ian Anderson and started touring on his own (with a competent vocalist for Ian's tricky singing and often past members of Jethro Tull backing him), where he talks about talking his parents into getting him his first guitar as a kid, and how he always knew he would have to make his living, one way or another, playing guitar - even if it meant living on the street as a penniless busker - and how lucky he was to have gotten a job with a band that made it big. There are other times he's pointed out that there are many great guitarists who don't ever have the success he has had, and has seemed to have an honest admiration for the musician who has spent a whole career doing bar and wedding gigs and doing the job well without ever seeing the monumental success he has.
Love Jethro Tull. Martin Barre is so underrated that is beyond my comprehension. Thanks for breaking this down, Carl and don't stop, there's people here waiting for more. This channel is a gem.
Arrrggghhh! I was hoping "Teacher" would be here. While not as "crafty"(?) a riff, it was the one that most drew me to Tull, I think. Just something about it... 🙂
Have you done an episode on the Anderson/Barre masterpiece “Minstrel In The Gallery?” If not - would love to see that! The guitar playing by Martin is absolutely stunning on that one…thanks for your awesome channel!
Dude, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Thank you! Jethro Tull is my all time favorite band. I've been listening to them since before I started learning to play guitar. And I've been playing guitar now for over 50 years. Martin Barre is one of my favorite guitarist, if not my absolute favorite! He is so underrated!! And your playing is fantastic! You are nailing all the little nuances that most people miss. As a musician, I know, Jethro Tull's music is difficult to play. So, thank you for this!
Oh as a side note glad you love the Benefit album to. Also my fave Tull album not a bad song on it. Criminally overlooked in my opinion. As a bassist myself love Tulls bassists great bass lines.
Excellent presentation! I'm a big Tull fan and glad Martin Barre is getting some notice! One of my favorite Jethro Tull songs, off Stand Up, is "We used to know" because of Martin's fantastic guitar work. I really enjoyed your lesson and analysis. I hope you will continue with JT guitar riffs part 2!
Fantastic! I also grew up with Tull, so this was gold for me. And I completely agree that both Anderson and Barre are brilliant guitarists that deserve more recognition. Suggestions for more from this period: “For a Thousand Mothers”, “Driving Song”, “Nothing Is Easy”, “Teacher”, “Nothing to Say”, “From Later”.
Carl, you are some kind of player. I almost feel as if I'm listening to Martin and he's my all-time favorite guitarist. You hit just about everyone of my favorite Martin riff's on those first 3 Tull albums. Except for "For A Thousand Mothers" and "Locomotive Breath," you nail them all. I love your Gibson Sunburst and the Marshall amps. I'm a vest man myself, but I wish I had your hair. It's nice to see someone else appreciate Martin's legendary playing. I've always loved that barking sound he gets out of his guitar. By the way, that "Coin A Phrase" is some kind of great song. I love the Tull feel to it. Nice going, Carl, that was really fun to watch. I'll be playing all 3 of those albums tonight in my "Rock Session" sitting outside.
Brilliant playing! Nice to see Tull, especially Martin, get well deserved recognition. Tab for these riffs and solos is difficult or impossible to find. Martin's new band is restoring the energy of older live concerts, sans flute. Pibroch (Cap in Hand) and sections of Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play feature Martin's powerful contributions to these masterpieces.
Great video, Martin Barre is one of my all time favorite guitarists! It's kind of unfortunate that his contributions to Tull tend to be overlooked a lot. My favorite MB riff would probably be "Minstrel in the Gallery", though it's difficult for me to pick just one. By the way, i'd totally recommend seeing him live if anyone has got the chance!
I wasn't a guitarist, I didn't have designs on playing, for some reason I listened to the minstrel in the gallery guitar work endlessly when it came out
The solo in Aqualung was one of the handful of guitar parts that made me decide I had to learn to play the guitar. His vibrato and the phrasing is just immaculate.
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Thank you this expose was very generous of you! Jethro Tull was one of my favorite bands when I was a teenager. I saw them twice at the Montreal forum. The first show was Thick as a brick the second was Passion play. Both shows were fantastic. Ciao
Love your videos, happy upbeat presentation, great riffs, it's all great. Please keep this going, I believe your audience will grow exponentially. Rock on Carl and watch this channel grow. Awesome. Your personality and approach to all this is awesome.
Thank you so much!! Honestly the algorithm doesn’t seem to like my content. I’m not sure why! But I appreciate your support and anything you can do to promote it by word of mouth!
Wonderfull ...loved it! The always creative, never repeating (out of over 20 albums), and often complex riffs and/or dramatic melodies of Ian Anderson & Martin barre are the best. This vid really pulls them out and highlights them perfectly. Thank you so much for doing this!
Great presentation Carl! You are so talented and thank you for breaking it down. I've been an Ian Anderson fan since I was very young. The guitar riff "To Cry You A Song" is excellent! Aqualung is an all time favorite too! My God is a beautiful song. Hymn 43 is another great one! Passion Play is my favorite album, it takes me back to my childhood days.
Wish I could understand half of what you were saying, no background in music, but I love Jethro Tull and Martin Barre's guitar work. It was a joy to listen to you talk about the wonderful music.
Another great job Carl! Jethro Tull was my very first concert, I was 12 and my cousin took me to the Boston Garden and it was life changing! The lead in Aqualung is one of my all time favorites! It’s epic! Please keep them coming and I’m sharing your channel with everyone I know!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I like your delivery and you should link with Beato his channel is more established but its a different focus. Folk love music and why not love it together.
The song Sweet Dream wasn't on the Stand Up album, but on Living In The Past. That quibble aside, I absolutely loved this video. Tull has been one of my favorite bands all my life, and it was very cool to see some of Martin's great guitar work featured this way. Thanks!
This is awesome you're bringing me right back to my day Martin Barr even today continues to mesmerize as do you continue cranking out the tall sounds wonderful
Like you, I grew up with Jethro Tull’s music. I finally met Martin earlier this year at a small gig he was playing with his band in Scotland. Your video has made me appreciate even more what a genius was, and remains to this day. Thank you so much!
We saw Martin Barre Band last summer on Vancouver Island Canada and at 72 (me) I have to say it was one of THE most memorable I’ve seen in a long time. I just never realized how good he is as is the whole band..and he had Clive Bunker with him for the entire Aqualung segment. His energy is amazing for then 75 years of age…talk about memorable riffage.
Thank you Carl another brilliant episode. Martin Barre is one of the all time greats isn't he, very modest humble man and brilliant guitarist. Saw Tull live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in 1978 what a concert, shortly after Heavy Horses was released. Looking forward to more Tull from you, suggestions for some of Martin's riffs, Black Sunday, Minstrel in the Gallery, Hunting Girl, No Lullaby. Keep up the great work Carl, will check out Collinwood Yards, sounds very interesting and right up my street.
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Love it. Like the mixture of the classical and rock and yes you really did a great Jethro Tull tribute on Coin a Phrase. Current favourites are Catharsis and Dark Delusions. Great work maestro.
I remember 'Minstrel in the Gallery' from Abraxas days and how much you loved Martin Barre, but I was so singularly 'Pagey' at that time that I could barely comply. It is so great to see you literally "letting your hair down" in this phase of life! You are helping me more than you know. But at the end of the day, that is what you do...!
One helluva Renaissance Rock festival idea. These guys were a big part of my young life and I'm estatic that you did a lesson on Tull. I'm sure a lot of young people have never heard of them so my hats off to you Carl.
Martin has always been kind of overlooked as a great guitarist. The complexity of the music and the flute took center stage. The guitar in live shows came through a lot more. The solo to Aqualung was one of the best ever. Later albums I noticed the guitar took a bit more to the front. Great video. I just subscribed. Thank you.
Ah just commented on your Ten Years Gone and now this one . . .another of my favourite bands and tracks from my favourite period of Tull. Back in the nineties living just a couple or so of miles from Martin Barre I was able to ask talk to him about his guitar playing. Like several others on here I've always thought that Martin Barre has been underrated. Another great tutorial. I'm old enough to have heard these albums in my teens.
Sweet Dream wasn't part of the songlist on the original LP-album of Stand Up. BTW Stand up was one of my very first LPs back then, and still is one gem in my collection.
Some of my favorite music ever...and you cover it brilliantly 👍man your playin is so great, not to mention your explanation.. This was,Stand up, Benefit and Aqualung 😉...to cry you a song, oh yea!..My God, such a great explanation..love the candles
Thanks Carl! I know when I first found your channel I asked about doing some other artists (like Martin Barre) and I just really need to say thank you!!!!!!
Always great enthusiasm and excitement in your videos Carl. We seem to like a lot of the same music. Thanks for giving Martin this attention he so deserves, he's unquestionably "guitar royalty"! One of the finest! I don't think I've ever heard anyone else ever mention "Quiz Kid" off "Too Old To Rock n Roll"? Love that song.
Carl, excelente es tu interpretacion en guitarra del sonido de Jethro Tull. Para mí es la mejor banda de aquella época. Desde Argentina te felicito por enseñarnos a tocar como Barre.
That little sparkle on the A chord. I love it. you can make a 5 chord in first position using all strings from the A down. there is a similar E chord with sparkle from first position which works well. they really sound great as a slow down stroke strum. G sparkle in first position is a nightmare though.
Thanks Carl. Ironically I have been digging deeper into Tull's catalog from the 70's for the past 2 weeks. Was In the middle of Songs from the Wood and your Vid just popped up on my notifications. Great Job! I love all of these songs
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I dare say that Tull may be just as (if not more) Prog and complicated than Yes or Rush....? It's worth the thought. Some of their stuff is way out there, right Carl?
I like your humility. Your obviously a professional musician but it seems to be a labor of love to help us amateurs. I'll definitely check out your album
I'm not a music critic and love only what I like, but I was a teenager when these 3 fabulous albums came to light and my destiny came across them and they remained in my heart ever since. Thanks to Carl Baldassare for this video, that really makes me happy.
Once again... Another great rendition of Classic Rock Dope from Mister Carl!... I'm glad you did this because you reminded me of songs I've forgotten or haven't heard since I was an impressionable teen in the late 70's early 80's. Absolutely love the tones your gettin'.. And nice to see the "Storied Les Paul" gettin some just due love!. Love that guitar! Martin Barre is totally underrated. I truly believe him. Leslie West and Tony Iommi gave the world the crunchy guitar sound besides maybe Link Wray. I've been thinking of some tunes you might like to cover.. A personal favorite is "Green Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf... I also really love "Black Knight" Early DP. How about Nazareth "Hair of the Dog" And "Midnight Moses and Faith Healer by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. I would also throw in "Snake Bite" And Mick Jones of Foreigner has made some great riffs as well... "Gotta Keep a Runnin' by the Godz (Rock and Roll Machines)... Okay... I''ll shut up now... Awesome sauce , Dudeus!
Man, how do you converse so enthusiastically and naturally to camera! It's like sitting in front of the best uni lecturer you (mostly didn't) ever had. 🙏👏👏👍 And it just hit me, you are the Gandalf of the Guitar ! A total compliment. 🙏💪👏
Excellent presentation!!! I to think benefit is my favorite JT album.. This video shines a light on how brilliant Ian Anderson was as a composer and Martin was as a guitarist… Thank you totally enjoyed it.. MY GOD 😂
I was leaning Jethro Tull on an Acoustic guitar back then, I wasn't an electric guitar player, although you do have to stretch your learning from the acoustic to tackle those power ideas. As you remarked about the guitar playing style of Ian Anderson, it isn't like playing other songs. The picking and upward strumming makes his ability a little more difficult to get sorted, which it is sad to say, very few I have seen can pull off Jethro Tull. I use to pay at universities as a solo playing acoustic guitar, once a friend on bass joined me, he had a great ear, but I pulled off most of the classic Tull acoustic songs till I joined a full rock band as keyboard, and acoustic guitar. The band would never learn a Jethro Tull song, I think they were afraid. Thank you for reminding me of such great Tull songs, and riffs. Most people won't dig in here and try to learn these correct methods. Although I shared this video to my friends on Facebook, 3 or 4 might appreciate it.
Check out Martin Barre's albums "Order of Play" and "50 Years of Jethro Tull". He has rearranged versions of dozens of Jethro Tull Songs, without any flutes :). He is also great to see live.
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Perhaps make a series of short videos with tips on how to play a particular riff, or short theory lesson. Also, make a short video asking this community to help build 'their' community and get the word out to the wider world. We could be 'Jamming at Carl's', or whatever. I am not a fan of Patreon, but I am happy to 'donate', buy a coffee, or some way to pay for what I want when I use it. You do have a lot of competition on TH-cam, but what you do is different and so much fun. Are you familiar with Tim Pierce, Rick Beato, and Paul Davids? Get ideas from them. It would be a sad day if you stopped making your videos.
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Here's another thought, what about mentoring, or taking a subscribers song ideas and doing a video analysis and suggestions on how to make it better. There could be shared royalties or someway for everyone involved to benefit. Get the community involved. 🙂
Love it Carl. First international band I ever saw live was JT in Sydney australia when I was 14 in 1972. Asked a girl to come with me so I could smuggle in my cassette recorder to capture the whole show. Sadly I could only afford cheep cassettes that didn’t last very long. Loudest show I ever went to. Thanks Carl!!!
I'm new to your channel. I own a good chunk of 'Tull CDs. I've never been that much of a fan of "To Cry You a Song." It reminds me of what a friend said about Deep Purple's "Space Trucking": "That guitar riff is so repetitive!"
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Finally, someone giving props to the genius of Martin Barre!
Man, it's nice to see Barre get some attention. As acclaimed as Jethro Tull is, it's still seemingly underrated. In particular, Barre's ability to arrange guitar parts so they're punchy and don't get mushed up into all the piano and vocal riffing can't be understated. Tull puts on an absolute clinic in arrangement up through War Child.
As a teen I was so in awe of the group, and of Ian Anderson, that any time I met someone new I would wind the subject of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson into conversation. But it's kind of sad to look at how Ian hogged attention and Martin Barre stayed in the background. Introverted genius (Martin) combined with extroverted genius (Ian). Like, was Ian actually friendly with Martin? Was he ever friendly with anybody?
Anyway, Martin Barre's guitar was essential to Tull. Any mediocre guitarist wouldn't have been such a great watershed for Ian Anderson in the creation of their music. I had the guitar solo from "Aqualung" memorized and I used to dance playing my air guitar along with it. I just hope Martin Barre got as much love from his own fans and that he wasn't psychologically affected by the shadow Ian Anderson cast at his expense.
Amen brother!
Heard an interesting interview with Ian on TH-cam. I’m paraphrasing, but he said that offstage he is extremely introverted, does not have a lot of friends and does not need a lot of friends. I respect Ian for all his work and I feel the exact same way about Martin. Love their music.
Beautifully stated! Barre's Jethro Tull guitar parts expertly propel the arrangements without stepping over the other musicians or the vocals. That's not easy in a band so tight as Tull.
Martin Barre was a quintessential member of Jethro Tull. He, like every member of Tull, enhanced the groove without getting in the way. Power when power suits the arrangement. Nuance when nuance suits the arrangement. Delicacy. Subtlety. Martin Barre has been an essential element of Jethro Tull from the start.
Martin Barre is so underrated. This is awesome!
Glad you appreciate it!
I agree with everyone, Martin is underrated. I just saw him last Friday, at the age of 76 he's still kicking ass!! Love his guitar work in We Used To know.
I ❤ the riff on 4wd low ratio
Yep. Saw him twice last October, once electric and once acoustic. Both outstanding shows
Nobody EVER underrated Martin!!!
I've seen Tull many times, seen Ian "solo" 3 times and I've seen The Martin Barre ban twice( great ,great band), Martin is so humble, he and his wife talked to myself and my wife for 20 minutes after a show seeing his band...great guy who is so much better than I think history realizes.
He’s a great person I’m told!
I think that's the whole reason why he is underrated; Martin is a modest bloke! When you are playing behind such folk as Ian, that can really take the spotlight off you, though as said here, he isn't short of a few riffs and solos.
At his age, however, he has plenty of stories to tell - there's a few interviews knocking around on YT.
There's a rather in-depth interview out there from I think a couple years before he was parted from Ian Anderson and started touring on his own (with a competent vocalist for Ian's tricky singing and often past members of Jethro Tull backing him), where he talks about talking his parents into getting him his first guitar as a kid, and how he always knew he would have to make his living, one way or another, playing guitar - even if it meant living on the street as a penniless busker - and how lucky he was to have gotten a job with a band that made it big.
There are other times he's pointed out that there are many great guitarists who don't ever have the success he has had, and has seemed to have an honest admiration for the musician who has spent a whole career doing bar and wedding gigs and doing the job well without ever seeing the monumental success he has.
Love Jethro Tull. Martin Barre is so underrated that is beyond my comprehension. Thanks for breaking this down, Carl and don't stop, there's people here waiting for more. This channel is a gem.
Thank you!
Arrrggghhh! I was hoping "Teacher" would be here. While not as "crafty"(?) a riff, it was the one that most drew me to Tull, I think. Just something about it... 🙂
Have you done an episode on the Anderson/Barre masterpiece “Minstrel In The Gallery?” If not - would love to see that! The guitar playing by Martin is absolutely stunning on that one…thanks for your awesome channel!
Yes. I will cover Minstrel one day! It’s an absolute must!
What he said ^^^^^
Yes please ! I love the intro to Minstrel .
Dude, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Thank you! Jethro Tull is my all time favorite band. I've been listening to them since before I started learning to play guitar. And I've been playing guitar now for over 50 years. Martin Barre is one of my favorite guitarist, if not my absolute favorite! He is so underrated!! And your playing is fantastic! You are nailing all the little nuances that most people miss. As a musician, I know, Jethro Tull's music is difficult to play. So, thank you for this!
Oh as a side note glad you love the Benefit album to. Also my fave Tull album not a bad song on it. Criminally overlooked in my opinion. As a bassist myself love Tulls bassists great bass lines.
Excellent presentation! I'm a big Tull fan and glad Martin Barre is getting some notice! One of my favorite Jethro Tull songs, off Stand Up, is "We used to know" because of Martin's fantastic guitar work. I really enjoyed your lesson and analysis. I hope you will continue with JT guitar riffs part 2!
I love carrying the flag for Martin and this band. Truly one of a kind!
The solos on Back Door Angels are some of Barre's best work in my opinion, and that's saying something. You're an awesome player yourself! Amazing!
Thank you so much!
I'd add Cold Wind to Valhalla to that.
Fantastic! I also grew up with Tull, so this was gold for me. And I completely agree that both Anderson and Barre are brilliant guitarists that deserve more recognition. Suggestions for more from this period: “For a Thousand Mothers”, “Driving Song”, “Nothing Is Easy”, “Teacher”, “Nothing to Say”, “From Later”.
Rather disappointed that you missed "For A Thousand Mothers" off this list at least.
Carl, you are some kind of player. I almost feel as if I'm listening to Martin and he's my all-time favorite guitarist. You hit just about everyone of my favorite Martin riff's on those first 3 Tull albums. Except for "For A Thousand Mothers" and "Locomotive Breath," you nail them all. I love your Gibson Sunburst and the Marshall amps. I'm a vest man myself, but I wish I had your hair. It's nice to see someone else appreciate Martin's legendary playing. I've always loved that barking sound he gets out of his guitar. By the way, that "Coin A Phrase" is some kind of great song. I love the Tull feel to it. Nice going, Carl, that was really fun to watch. I'll be playing all 3 of those albums tonight in my "Rock Session" sitting outside.
Thank you so much! I hope you pick up my Collinwood Yards album!
the solo on hymn 43 is one of my favorite Martin Barre solos can't get enough listening to it I think is one of the best solos short and sweet.
Thanks for this. What is amazing is that both Martin Barre and Ian Anderson were only in their early to mid-twenties when these albums came out.
Brilliant playing! Nice to see Tull, especially Martin, get well deserved recognition. Tab for these riffs and solos is difficult or impossible to find. Martin's new band is restoring the energy of older live concerts, sans flute.
Pibroch (Cap in Hand) and sections of Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play feature Martin's powerful contributions to these masterpieces.
Agreed!
"To cry you a song" - one of my favorite JT riffs.
Great video, Martin Barre is one of my all time favorite guitarists! It's kind of unfortunate that his contributions to Tull tend to be overlooked a lot. My favorite MB riff would probably be "Minstrel in the Gallery", though it's difficult for me to pick just one. By the way, i'd totally recommend seeing him live if anyone has got the chance!
Mine too!!!
I wasn't a guitarist, I didn't have designs on playing, for some reason I listened to the minstrel in the gallery guitar work endlessly when it came out
The solo in Aqualung was one of the handful of guitar parts that made me decide I had to learn to play the guitar.
His vibrato and the phrasing is just immaculate.
Check this out…A Groundbreaking Song by Jethro Tull: Aqualung - What you didn’t you know???
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Thank you this expose was very generous of you! Jethro Tull was one of my favorite bands when I was a teenager. I saw them twice at the Montreal forum. The first show was Thick as a brick the second was Passion play. Both shows were fantastic.
Ciao
Great memories! Thank you!
Love your videos, happy upbeat presentation, great riffs, it's all great. Please keep this going, I believe your audience will grow exponentially. Rock on Carl and watch this channel grow. Awesome. Your personality and approach to all this is awesome.
Thank you so much!! Honestly the algorithm doesn’t seem to like my content. I’m not sure why! But I appreciate your support and anything you can do to promote it by word of mouth!
Wonderfull ...loved it! The always creative, never repeating (out of over 20 albums), and often complex riffs and/or dramatic melodies of Ian Anderson & Martin barre are the best. This vid really pulls them out and highlights them perfectly. Thank you so much for doing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great presentation Carl! You are so talented and thank you for breaking it down. I've been an Ian Anderson fan since I was very young. The guitar riff "To Cry You A Song" is excellent! Aqualung is an all time favorite too! My God is a beautiful song. Hymn 43 is another great one! Passion Play is my favorite album, it takes me back to my childhood days.
Mr. Carl B.
I am extremely impressed by everything about you and your playing.
Just pure excellence across the board.
Wish I could understand half of what you were saying, no background in music, but I love Jethro Tull and Martin Barre's guitar work. It was a joy to listen to you talk about the wonderful music.
Martin Barre has an incredible, idiosyncratic sense of rhythm. He and Anderson were a great match in that respect.
This was great - hoping to see Part 2... and beyond!
Another great job Carl! Jethro Tull was my very first concert, I was 12 and my cousin took me to the Boston Garden and it was life changing!
The lead in Aqualung is one of my all time favorites! It’s epic!
Please keep them coming and I’m sharing your channel with everyone I know!
Thank you so much! I really need the support to keep this going…
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I like your delivery and you should link with Beato his channel is more established but its a different focus. Folk love music and why not love it together.
Gosh. I’d love to connect with him, but I don’t know how to reach him and I’m not sure he’d even be interested in connecting with me!
I saw the Aqualung tour in Toledo Ohio 1970 I was twelve and it was my first concert.
Slade was the opening band.
New subscriber here, Carl. Incredible analysis, especially the finer detail. Great band, too. THANK YOU!
“To cry you a song” is so very cool!
My favorite actually. It transports me to a real fond place!
The song Sweet Dream wasn't on the Stand Up album, but on Living In The Past. That quibble aside, I absolutely loved this video. Tull has been one of my favorite bands all my life, and it was very cool to see some of Martin's great guitar work featured this way. Thanks!
Thank you!!! I’m usually good for one miss per episode!
It is included on the Stand Up reissue as a bonus track though!
Most underrated guitar player! You said it, he never plays the same thing twice! AMAZING!
Maaaaannnnn, please, do a part 2, pleaaaaaaseeeeee! Love so much!
Great tribute to Martin and Tull. Appreciate your explanations of nuances, and your passion.
This is awesome you're bringing me right back to my day Martin Barr even today continues to mesmerize as do you continue cranking out the tall sounds wonderful
Like you, I grew up with Jethro Tull’s music. I finally met Martin earlier this year at a small gig he was playing with his band in Scotland. Your video has made me appreciate even more what a genius was, and remains to this day. Thank you so much!
We saw Martin Barre Band last summer on Vancouver Island Canada and at 72 (me) I have to say it was one of THE most memorable I’ve seen in a long time. I just never realized how good he is as is the whole band..and he had Clive Bunker with him for the entire Aqualung segment. His energy is amazing for then 75 years of age…talk about memorable riffage.
Thank you Carl another brilliant episode. Martin Barre is one of the all time greats isn't he, very modest humble man and brilliant guitarist. Saw Tull live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in 1978 what a concert, shortly after Heavy Horses was released. Looking forward to more Tull from you, suggestions for some of Martin's riffs, Black Sunday, Minstrel in the Gallery, Hunting Girl, No Lullaby. Keep up the great work Carl, will check out Collinwood Yards, sounds very interesting and right up my street.
Thank you so much! I hope you like Collinwood Yards!! Use the promo code in the description!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic just placed order. Thanks Carl.
Thank you!!!! Let me know what you think after a couple of listens!!!!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Love it. Like the mixture of the classical and rock and yes you really did a great Jethro Tull tribute on Coin a Phrase. Current favourites are Catharsis and Dark Delusions. Great work maestro.
Thank you so much!!! There’s lots of layers. Hang with it and other pieces will open up to you!
I remember 'Minstrel in the Gallery' from Abraxas days and how much you loved Martin Barre, but I was so singularly 'Pagey' at that time that I could barely comply. It is so great to see you literally "letting your hair down" in this phase of life! You are helping me more than you know. But at the end of the day, that is what you do...!
Thank you my dear beloved brother!!!
Great content, big Jethro Tull fan here much appreciated
One helluva Renaissance Rock festival idea. These guys were a big part of my young life and I'm estatic that you did a lesson on Tull. I'm sure a lot of young people have never heard of them so my hats off to you Carl.
I hope I can inspire some new listeners to their music!
Sir Carl- one of your best episodes to date. Best regards from ATX.
Thank you!
¡Gracias!
Martin has always been kind of overlooked as a great guitarist. The complexity of the music and the flute took center stage. The guitar in live shows came through a lot more. The solo to Aqualung was one of the best ever. Later albums I noticed the guitar took a bit more to the front. Great video. I just subscribed. Thank you.
Thank you!!!
Ah just commented on your Ten Years Gone and now this one . . .another of my favourite bands and tracks from my favourite period of Tull. Back in the nineties living just a couple or so of miles from Martin Barre I was able to ask talk to him about his guitar playing. Like several others on here I've always thought that Martin Barre has been underrated. Another great tutorial. I'm old enough to have heard these albums in my teens.
Thank you for watching! I hope you subscribe!!
Wow! First person to agree with me that Benefit was the high watermark, with Stand Up second.
Yep! My favorite!
Sweet Dream wasn't part of the songlist on the original LP-album of Stand Up. BTW Stand up was one of my very first LPs back then, and still is one gem in my collection.
Top tier quality video, Carl! Love the guitar tone throughout on this one. Makes me want to revisit Tull!
Great stuff Carl!Thankyou for your really informative videos.
Tull! Are you kidding me? So nice to know there’s interest in this music. I loved it back in the day.
Some of my favorite music ever...and you cover it brilliantly 👍man your playin is so great, not to mention your explanation.. This was,Stand up, Benefit and Aqualung 😉...to cry you a song, oh yea!..My God, such a great explanation..love the candles
Martin Barre has so many amazing riffs on his solo albums as well. A true riff master.
Baldy, this is amazing! This could possibly be your best video! Amazing lesson and insight! Thank you, sir!
For 50 years there have been two albums that are ALWAYS with me - especially on road trips 1) Benefit 2) Quadrophenia. Thank you, Carl!
Love both of them!!
That's the best insights to Martin Barre guitar playing,
" barring" a personal lesson from Martin himself.
Love this. Tull one of if not the greatest and both Anderson and Barre so unique. Great job by you for sure.
Thank you! That was a lot of work!!
Finally! Lol. Like many in the audience, I had the vinyl and wore them out. Thanks again.
My pleasure!
Nice to see Martin getting some props. Man, you can tell that you really love playing and it's all done with a smile awesome!
Your expert analysis brings those riffs to life.
Thank you!
I love Barre's guitar...
Thanks Carl! I know when I first found your channel I asked about doing some other artists (like Martin Barre) and I just really need to say thank you!!!!!!
My pleasure!
Always great enthusiasm and excitement in your videos Carl. We seem to like a lot of the same music. Thanks for giving Martin this attention he so deserves, he's unquestionably "guitar royalty"! One of the finest! I don't think I've ever heard anyone else ever mention "Quiz Kid" off "Too Old To Rock n Roll"?
Love that song.
“Sweet Dream” might be a good one for the next video. Thanks, Carl!
Did you see I covered the riff in this video?!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Duh. Sorry. I had to watch the video in a few different sittings and I forgot you had already talked about it. Thanks!
Thanks Carl I have always been a huge Martin Barre fan,seen hm a couple times with his own band.
Me too!
Smokin hot Carl! Loved it. Your attention to detail really highlights Barre’s rhythmic genius.
Glad you liked it!
Man! We seem to have the same taste when it comes to favorites from these albums!!! Great job!
Great very enjoyable thanks
Carl, excelente es tu interpretacion en guitarra del sonido de Jethro Tull. Para mí es la mejor banda de aquella época. Desde Argentina te felicito por enseñarnos a tocar como Barre.
Gracias
Proceda con Tull
Impressive presentation, great teaching style. Thanks
Excellent!
Thank you! Cheers!
Fantastic lesson, as usual. Thanks, Carl!
OK... so I can see what I am doing this weekend. I will never forget the summer of 1970 as my turntable was endlessly cranking out the BENEFIT album
That little sparkle on the A chord. I love it. you can make a 5 chord in first position using all strings from the A down. there is a similar E chord with sparkle from first position which works well. they really sound great as a slow down stroke strum. G sparkle in first position is a nightmare though.
Thanks Carl. Ironically I have been digging deeper into Tull's catalog from the 70's for the past 2 weeks. Was In the middle of Songs from the Wood and your Vid just popped up on my notifications.
Great Job! I love all of these songs
Great minds think alike!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I dare say that Tull may be just as (if not more) Prog and complicated than Yes or Rush....? It's worth the thought. Some of their stuff is way out there, right Carl?
From a musical memory perspective, they were as random as any Prog band.
Super !!! Die beste Band aller Zeiten, klasse die Riffs heraus gearbeitet...
I like your humility. Your obviously a professional musician but it seems to be a labor of love to help us amateurs. I'll definitely check out your album
Amazing! Love the half step demo!
I'm not a music critic and love only what I like, but I was a teenager when these 3 fabulous albums came to light and my destiny came across them and they remained in my heart ever since. Thanks to Carl Baldassare for this video, that really makes me happy.
Great stuff! The beginning of Son's riff is strangely reminiscent of "Smoke on the Water". Two years before "Machine Head" album.
Once again... Another great rendition of Classic Rock Dope from Mister Carl!... I'm glad you did this because you reminded me of songs I've forgotten or haven't heard since I was an impressionable teen in the late 70's early 80's. Absolutely love the tones your gettin'.. And nice to see the "Storied Les Paul" gettin some just due love!. Love that guitar! Martin Barre is totally underrated. I truly believe him. Leslie West and Tony Iommi gave the world the crunchy guitar sound besides maybe Link Wray. I've been thinking of some tunes you might like to cover.. A personal favorite is "Green Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf... I also really love "Black Knight" Early DP. How about Nazareth "Hair of the Dog" And "Midnight Moses and Faith Healer by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. I would also throw in "Snake Bite" And Mick Jones of Foreigner has made some great riffs as well... "Gotta Keep a Runnin' by the Godz (Rock and Roll Machines)... Okay... I''ll shut up now... Awesome sauce , Dudeus!
Very good music memories Nick! Thank you!
Man, how do you converse so enthusiastically and naturally to camera! It's like sitting in front of the best uni lecturer you (mostly didn't) ever had. 🙏👏👏👍 And it just hit me, you are the Gandalf of the Guitar ! A total compliment. 🙏💪👏
Excellent presentation!!! I to think benefit is my favorite JT album..
This video shines a light on how brilliant Ian Anderson was as a composer and Martin was as a guitarist… Thank you totally enjoyed it.. MY GOD 😂
Glad you included To Cry You a Song! ♥️
My favorite track
I was leaning Jethro Tull on an Acoustic guitar back then, I wasn't an electric guitar player, although you do have to stretch your learning from the acoustic to tackle those power ideas.
As you remarked about the guitar playing style of Ian Anderson, it isn't like playing other songs. The picking and upward strumming makes his ability a little more difficult to get sorted, which it is sad to say, very few I have seen can pull off Jethro Tull. I use to pay at universities as a solo playing acoustic guitar, once a friend on bass joined me, he had a great ear, but I pulled off most of the classic Tull acoustic songs till I joined a full rock band as keyboard, and acoustic guitar. The band would never learn a Jethro Tull song, I think they were afraid.
Thank you for reminding me of such great Tull songs, and riffs.
Most people won't dig in here and try to learn these correct methods. Although I shared this video to my friends on Facebook, 3 or 4 might appreciate it.
Thanks !you’re awesome . Love your Tull videos!
I love the way you articulate.
Just discovered your work you show a true passion for Martin Barre my favorite guitarist after Jeff Beck!
Martin is and was an amazing musician. The song My God is an unbelievably epic piece , Tull and that line up was was sooo damn good.
Check out Martin Barre's albums "Order of Play" and "50 Years of Jethro Tull". He has rearranged versions of dozens of Jethro Tull Songs, without any flutes :). He is also great to see live.
I will. I’ve seen him live and love those arrangements!!!
Bringing out all the Tull heads dude - awesome show!
Another amazing masterclass Carl. Perhaps you should add a 'Donate' button. Your lessons are gold,
Thank you very much. I have to look into that because I’m actually losing money putting these out. That’s not sustainable:(
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Perhaps make a series of short videos with tips on how to play a particular riff, or short theory lesson.
Also, make a short video asking this community to help build 'their' community and get the word out to the wider world. We could be 'Jamming at Carl's', or whatever. I am not a fan of Patreon, but I am happy to 'donate', buy a coffee, or some way to pay for what I want when I use it.
You do have a lot of competition on TH-cam, but what you do is different and so much fun. Are you familiar with Tim Pierce, Rick Beato, and Paul Davids? Get ideas from them.
It would be a sad day if you stopped making your videos.
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Here's another thought, what about mentoring, or taking a subscribers song ideas and doing a video analysis and suggestions on how to make it better. There could be shared royalties or someway for everyone involved to benefit. Get the community involved. 🙂
I’m taking this all under advisement.
Knowledgable,classy,Illuminating!!
Benefit is my favorite LP also. It’s a very mysterious Album.
Amazing explanations. Tnhak you so match!
Love it Carl. First international band I ever saw live was JT in Sydney australia when I was 14 in 1972. Asked a girl to come with me so I could smuggle in my cassette recorder to capture the whole show. Sadly I could only afford cheep cassettes that didn’t last very long. Loudest show I ever went to. Thanks Carl!!!
Fantastic!
Am greatly enjoying your performing of Barre and Gary Green's riffs!! Badass stuff!!
Nice ❤
Saw Martin Barre with his band last year at Spire Center up close with Terl Bryant and company.
You've got the coolest clothes! And great guitar videos. Thank you for creating and posting:)
I'm new to your channel. I own a good chunk of 'Tull CDs. I've never been that much of a fan of "To Cry You a Song." It reminds me of what a friend said about Deep Purple's "Space Trucking": "That guitar riff is so repetitive!"
It just speaks to me. There’s something haunting about it and it pulls me in.