16 years old laying on the floor at a new friends house, stoned, seeing the album cover to Thick as a Brick. He put it on the record player and I was lost into the most wonderful blend of rock and classical music. I was able to see them live when they came near to where I live. Played the full track of Thick as a Brick live. I been a fan ever since.
Back around 1972 we charted a bus with about 40 of our closest friends and traveled to Bangor Maine to see Jethro Tull. Bus and concert ticket was about $15. They started with Thick as a Brick and as soon as they finished, Ian said "And now for our next tune". To this day, I can still recall every word of Thick as a Brick, Aqualung, Benefit, Minstrel in the Gallery, Passion Play....
I was 17, very same experience, feb 1972, only different towns: Italy, from Naples to Rome..... opening act Gentle Giant! And next morning straight to school with Ian's music in my head!
Saw them headline with the Eagles as openers in Edmonton in 1972. After the Eagles were done, some of the roadies were milling around the stage in their coveralls finalizing things for Tull on stage, when suddenly all the lights went out for about 15 seconds and then the spotlights hit and Acqualung started. Those roadies in coveralls were Tull, now in their stage clothes. What a way to open their set and what a great memory seeing them.
Outstanding! Reminds me of the Stormwatch tour when the lights came on the stage was like a pop up card and became the deck of a three masted sailing ship! Incredible!
My brother told me about that, he saw them on that tour. I was 11, and already a fan of them, did't get to go because I was too young. Didn't get to see them until 82, or 83, in New Orleans. Did get to meet Martin Barre about 4 years ago, though, really nice guy.
So many years later when they did Thick as a Brick 1 and 2, they did a similar pre-show skit - a bunch of guys appearing to mill about the stage while most of the audience was oblivious, but as their antics became more silly, people started to notice and become amused, till they grabbed instruments and bagan playing.
Tull always cared enough to give their fans their money's worth. Saw them at The Tower in the 90's in Philadelphia and Ian poured champagne for everyone in the front rows. They then put on a great show!
I didn't even know who they were 1st time I saw them. Living in Albuquerque we didn't get all the huge tours, but there was a venue called Civic Auditorium and no matter who was playing I went. Tickets were $5. I saw many great acts. It's a beautiful day, and this band 4_5 times, Stand up thru Thick as a brick. The worst fight I ever had with my Mother was over this band. I had not missed them for 5 years and Passion Play tour was on its way. My Mom had planned a vacation to Disneyland and insisted I accompany the family. I was not a happy Mouse after! I fought hard to miss Micky and to see Passion Play but I lost the fight. I was an Ahat the entire trip. I wrecked the trip for myom and entire family I am embarrassed to admit. But it was Jethro Tull!!!😂❤🌠❤️❤️🌅😎
Great!! Ian Anderson was a genius but had all the time he had excellent musicians!! Martin Barre, John Evan, Clive Bunker, and Glenn Cornick here they excel!!!!!
As to the composer claim, I'm not so sure. When I listen to members' solo-albums since Martin left, I gained the impression that my favourite Tull LPs (70s) do have more Barre in it.
To get to say , I saw them live in Houston in concert, during the early and mid 70s, mind blowing . They were so original and did an amazing show. So full of life and energy! I'm 71 now. Those were the days!
It’s weird after listening to them AC/DC, all of the heavy metal, but I even like Vivaldi and stuff because this music opened up my eyes, my poor grandkids😂❤
UBEDLJIVO NAJORIGINALNIJI I ZATO VREME MALO ZVUNO NEISPEGLAN TEHNICKI NORMALNO NEPRIPREMLJEN ALI EMOTIVNO ENERGETSKI SA PUNO NABOJA!!!! THE BEST SVIRKA!!!!❤❤
Ian was so kind while meeting my friend, guitarist in a Tull tribute in San Diego, who was dying in a wheelchair from ALS. He LOVED Tull, and treasured the picture of you together! You are a true gentlemen Ian, thank you from me and his family!
I was fortunate to grow up just miles from Tanglewood. Exposed to some of the best from all genres' of music. which shaped my love for all styles of music.
I grew up just miles from Tanglewood too. I saw Loggins & Messina in August 1975. I wish I'd seen many more concerts there, but I travelled a great deal of the time.
"Oh my goodness gracious" (as my dear departed mother used to say) that is an incredible performance. I have been a fan since 1969 while stationed in the army in Germany. Ian never disappoints!
Saw Tull a couple of times in the 70s. Either in Portland or Tacoma. My roommate was so taken that he learned how to play the flute so he could play Bouree whilst standing on one leg. My balance was bad. I had to stick with playing it on guitar. I don't do that very well, but this has inspired me. After I'm done with this concert, I think I'll pull my guitar out of its case...
I saw them on their 1st tour with Deep Purple. Yep.... I learned the Flute too! Haaaa! For the rest of my life I saw Tull and so, so many others. The Flute was a great gift
@@craigfazekas3923 Ah, someone who knows his real name! I learned just how unreal a drummer Barlow is watching that video of his 1977 Tull drum solo. He was playing a bunch of the same concepts Bozzio was with Zappa at the same time. And who doesn't love Clive? He powered my favorite version of Tull.
I saw Jethro Tull when I 15/16 years old. It was like watching a play. Totally unique and wonderful. I'm 62 now and that's still the best concert I've ever seen! One of a kind.
We all love Jethro Tull game Beatles fans and fans of Neil Young crazy horse call The Beatles Pink Floyd. But Ian Anderson was more than special. Unteal
God Bless Bill Graham for bringing Rock shows to Tanglewood, with the "Fillmore at Tanglewood" concert series in 1970, incl. The Who, Tull, Santana, Chicago (must see!!), Miles Davis, etc. Graham always had the best sound & video for the time. Became a JT fan when "Stand Up" first came out in '69 (their second, and first with Martin Barre), then I went back and bought "This Was". Was a dedicated JT fan continuing to buy their albums up through "Songs From The Wood" and all are still on my reg playlist today. This particular Tull line-up, with Ian Anderson: Lead vocalist, acoustic guitar, and flute, Glenn Cornick: Bass, Clive Bunker: Drums, Martin Barre: Guitars, and John Evan: Keyboards, is IMO the best line-up JT / Anderson ever put forth. Brilliant concert and drum solo by Clive on "Dharma For One", even better than his "Isle of Wight" Dharma solo in my humble opinion.👍👏🏻
Jethro Tull was made up of so many wonderful elements, personnel, songs, the ability to convey a place, a Time, and a hell of a lot of work thanks Ian, Martin and everyone else❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This show is almost like the set they Played in Seattle but in a different order. For me it was the first date that I took my soon to b wife to. RIP my love our 5 kids are still beautiful thanks to you. Thank you Steve.
I started following Jethro Tull in October, 1971 with Aqualung. I didn't see the band live until Feb 1975 with War Child. A great band through the decades!
One of my first albums was war child and sheer heart attack . I saw J/T , also in Feb 1975 , at the Philly spectrum jr yr high school . IA and the band were amazing !
Saw Tull the first time in Portland at the old Memorial Coliseum in 1976 on the night I got my first driver’s license. But I’d known every lyric to every song and could speak them to you for two years before then. I last saw them in Portland 20 years later, in a small theater. A large club really. I figured we’d see a shell of the former band play their greatest hits. What we got was the best, most powerful Tull concert I’ve seen, despite Ian’s voice being terribly thin by then. My mind was blown that night! To my admittedly sloshed memory, their whole first set was basically the “This Was” album! I don’t remember anything all night that wasn’t from one of the first four albums! OMG! What was happening? What Was This? Forget “English Folk Prog Rock” or whatever. That band morphed back 30 years and became that hungry, up and coming sixties blues rock club band I’d always lamented missing! I may be wrong on some of what was played, but I’m not on it being a loud as fuck, blues-rock tour de force! I’ve got witnesses! It was heavy. Nobody was sitting down! That place was shaking like nothing else I ever saw there!
The way Ian Anderson vocalized and used his breath while he played, occupying a space where he simultaneously played and sang in such a distinctive way, still blows my mind after all these years.
He clearly listened to Rahsaan Roland Kirk in the sixties, and saw him in England. Kirk was wonderful vocalizing while playing flute, and he even played mouth and nose flutes simultaneously while doing it! Was lucky to see RRK 3x in '70s in NYC, but missed seeing Tull until '80s. The flute and drum solos are outstanding in this 1970 concert. Clive brought Ginger Baker's Toad to mind...
The power of Jethro Tull live performances at it's best. On their way to even more sophisticated music, but the energy of live performances was a train that never slowed down...
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 WAITING FOR THE CD i HAD ORDERED TRANSMISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE BBC SESSIONS... JUST WISH i HAD A F'n STEREO 😂 WELL AT LEAST THERE'S MY BOOM BOX A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH TWO SPEAKERS MADE IN CHINA 😮..... Weed Me
Everything about this concert is SO cool! The threads, the musicianship of all the players, even the fuck-ups and electrical problems because electric music was still very new. Ian Anderson was and is one of my favorite performers!
Always my favorite. I also loved hearing the late, great, Jon Lord from Deep Purple. I liked him best several years later doing his own tours. Best Hammond/Leslie/piano player of them all as far as I'm concerned.
Jethro Tull is probably the most underrated rock band of all time. Until you live Jethro Tull and it flows through your veins you won't understand how unbelievably sick this bad is. And trust me it won't take long for it to start flowing, it's undescribable. Ian Anderson is a God, not just a Rock God. He's out of this world talented. There's certain people that are special special: John Lennon, David Bowie, Rodger Waters, Ian Anderson
I saw 1st 6 Jethro Tull shows after release of 6 great LPs . Tull's 1st 6 LPs rate with any group . Santa monica Civic's Stand UP tour was among the best . Tull blew the roof
Absolutely awesome, what intensity and explosive dynamics! And to think The Who followed, also at the height of their powers, during which Townshend gave Tull his props. Definitely a top time machine concert stop.
My rirst concert was the Songs from the Wood tour. More concerts than fingers over the years. Ian/ Jethro have always been a favorite. I'm still Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day, because Nothing is Easy and I am Thick as a Brick.
Awesome live band , always were with Martin, Glen, Barlow, Ian and all the others to this day. My first was San Diego 1971. Changed my perspective on music and opened my mind through the years…Aqua, Minstrel, Passion, Woods and on👣
It was great to be around then, but be happy where you are. At least you can be around now and watch it online and not have the aches and pains! Music is timeless. Age isn't.
hey bud there was some great bands in the 90"s-Live, stone temple, soundgarten, nirvana, pearl jam,plus Ozzy and some great metal bands,-and guns and roses sometimes Im jealous of your ERA!@@drvee1983
My favorite band since forever. My grandmother took me to K-Mart to buy my first album... Stand Up--I wanted Thick As a Brick, but they didn't have it! I played the grooves off that record.
Cumpli 62.... desde los 12años ...los escucho ...por mis hermanos mayores ...hoy ...los escucho ...abrazo grande querido Ian....y gracias tremenda banda ..para mi entre las 5..mas grandes ...desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️♥️
I saw Jethro Tull in the Wollman Rink in NYC in 1970 ( in either June or July). Even then Ian Anderson was a great performer, singing lead solo and playing multiple instruments.
The first time I saw Tull was when I was a kid skipping school. I took bus and subway to get to the East Village and look around. This incredibly intense blues music came soaring out of the open door of the Electric Circus on Bleecker. In the afternoon. It was Jethro Tull rehearsing for their first gig at the Fillmore around the corner. They were doing Cat Squirrel. Mick Abrahams was the guitarist. Abosolutely incredible. It convinced me to become a blues guitarist. Mick. It took me a while for me to appreciate Stand Up.
Parabéns Clive Bunker, seus solos foram inspiração e instrução para muitos bateristas. Aqui uma oportunidade para Portinoy, Phillips, Mangini e outros bateristas desenvolverem solos dinâmicos e musicais.
I had gotten my first Tull record in '68, I think, when I was stationed in Okinawa. When Aqualung came out, I had that sucker almost worn out in about 6 months. The only man that had the end of his flute knawed off.
I've been a fan ever since I heard "Teacher" on FM Underground radio in 1971. I saw them in Chicago, the following year for the Thick As A Brick tour. It is still in my Top 5 concerts of all time. Seen them numerous time since then, and always brings back fond memories.
Jethro Tull en sus inicios y siguen siendo GRANDES MÙSICOS. Saludos desde la CDMX, uno de sus muchos fans!!.....DICHOSA TODA ESA GENTE QUE FUE A ESE CONCIERTO!!
This is so good back when you go to yr ears rang for 3 days Martin barre is such a great guitar player still going strong this is so good his speakers are begging for mercy nice work
Saw Tull in' 69 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as a quartet, they had yet to add John Evan. Saw the next seven visits to SoCal. Loved their live sound.
I think this fellow did better than Carl Palmer. Carl is the only one left from ELP. Greg Lake is perhaps my all time favorite vocalist. So many great musicians have passed away in the last few years. I'm close myself....
been listening to Jethro tull since I was 14.im now 65 and still listening to them. one of my favorite band of all time
Pretty much the same here. Now 64, started listening around age 12 (I had older siblings with records).
Bravo!!!...
67 and I still love it 2024 😎✍🏼
71 and so sad I never saw them live!
👍1958👍
Probably didn't see Jethro Tull till 79,80 I was 17 I didn't know or realize what I was witnessing then. Pure Gold. Ian Anderson is not of this world
16 years old laying on the floor at a new friends house, stoned, seeing the album cover to Thick as a Brick. He put it on the record player and I was lost into the most wonderful blend of rock and classical music. I was able to see them live when they came near to where I live. Played the full track of Thick as a Brick live. I been a fan ever since.
Nothing like them!
First live rock concert JT , gen admin , San Diego ‘71…..life changing for an impressionable young guitarist👐🏽
My sister bought the Aqualung album. True love since then.❤ She went to all the great rock concerts at that time. 🥹
Back around 1972 we charted a bus with about 40 of our closest friends and traveled to Bangor Maine to see Jethro Tull. Bus and concert ticket was about $15. They started with Thick as a Brick and as soon as they finished, Ian said "And now for our next tune". To this day, I can still recall every word of Thick as a Brick, Aqualung, Benefit, Minstrel in the Gallery, Passion Play....
I was 17, very same experience, feb 1972, only different towns: Italy, from Naples to Rome..... opening act Gentle Giant! And next morning straight to school with Ian's music in my head!
@@gennaroesposito871 Yes! Gentle Giant opened for Tull in Bangor
got to see his legendary live shows , a rare generational talent , unmatched lyrics, musical genius
The Solo ist Magic. The Band ist Great a in Teamplaying .Bodyworking ,Mimic,Gestic Marvolous
To all of us who was a teenager around this time ... we were so freaking lucky .
No shit!😂😂❤❤
Thank God, It ain't swifty shit!🎼🎵🎵🎵🎶
I was 12 yrs old and still listen to their music.
agreed
@@TerryMawgan I was 15. Amazing times we lived in.
This concert, one day before my 16th bday. 😀
Bad Ass!!! Ian Anderson is one of the best musicians that has ever lived. No Doubt. Wow!!! Just An Amazing Performance. ✌❤🎼🎶🎶🎶
Saw them headline with the Eagles as openers in Edmonton in 1972. After the Eagles were done, some of the roadies were milling around the stage in their coveralls finalizing things for Tull on stage, when suddenly all the lights went out for about 15 seconds and then the spotlights hit and Acqualung started. Those roadies in coveralls were Tull, now in their stage clothes. What a way to open their set and what a great memory seeing them.
Outstanding! Reminds me of the Stormwatch tour when the lights came on the stage was like a pop up card and became the deck of a three masted sailing ship! Incredible!
The drama was grand... we had 7 of us 8n the front row in Auckland
My brother told me about that, he saw them on that tour.
I was 11, and already a fan of them, did't get to go because I was too young.
Didn't get to see them until 82, or 83, in New Orleans.
Did get to meet Martin Barre about 4 years ago, though, really nice guy.
So many years later when they did Thick as a Brick 1 and 2, they did a similar pre-show skit - a bunch of guys appearing to mill about the stage while most of the audience was oblivious, but as their antics became more silly, people started to notice and become amused, till they grabbed instruments and bagan playing.
Tull always cared enough to give their fans their money's worth.
Saw them at The Tower in the 90's in Philadelphia and Ian poured champagne for everyone in the front rows. They then put on a great show!
This is good music. I was lucky enough to get to see them twice in the late 60's and early 70s. I was only 15
Damn all you lucky bas☆ards!
Twice too... Brick was a blast
I didn't even know who they were 1st time I saw them. Living in Albuquerque we didn't get all the huge tours, but there was a venue called Civic Auditorium and no matter who was playing I went. Tickets were $5. I saw many great acts. It's a beautiful day, and this band 4_5 times, Stand up thru Thick as a brick.
The worst fight I ever had with my Mother was over this band. I had not missed them for 5 years and Passion Play tour was on its way. My Mom had planned a vacation to Disneyland and insisted I accompany the family. I was not a happy Mouse after! I fought hard to miss Micky and to see Passion Play but I lost the fight. I was an Ahat the entire trip. I wrecked the trip for myom and entire family I am embarrassed to admit. But it was Jethro Tull!!!😂❤🌠❤️❤️🌅😎
No one has ever come close to the sound of Jethro Tull. Absolutely amazing and One of a kind forever!!
THANK YOU MR. IAN!! OUR generation still love your genius!
Great!! Ian Anderson was a genius but had all the time he had excellent musicians!! Martin Barre, John Evan, Clive Bunker, and Glenn Cornick here they excel!!!!!
Thank you for recognizing that. Great musicians surrounded him
I N I M I T A B I L I ♻️♻️♻️
Fripp too, and Peter Gabriel, as well and...
Fabulous! Indeed THIS WAS Jethro Tull!!!
Five of the very best rock musicians of all time right there! There is no better composer or performer than Ian Anderson!!
Agreed 👍
This michigan boy caught them LIVE in Des Moines Iowa early 70s while a college student. The best LIVE band Europe has ever produced.
As to the composer claim, I'm not so sure. When I listen to members' solo-albums since Martin left, I gained the impression that my favourite Tull LPs (70s) do have more Barre in it.
Thank you very good composer
To get to say , I saw them live in Houston in concert, during the early and mid 70s, mind blowing . They were so original and did an amazing show. So full of life and energy!
I'm 71 now. Those were the days!
Saw Tull in 71 . l was 16 and it was my first ever gig . Great band .The early albums were classics
❤ ça vraiment l'engagement que j'ai pas écouter c'est fantastique...
It’s weird after listening to them AC/DC, all of the heavy metal, but I even like Vivaldi and stuff because this music opened up my eyes, my poor grandkids😂❤
UBEDLJIVO NAJORIGINALNIJI I ZATO VREME MALO ZVUNO NEISPEGLAN TEHNICKI NORMALNO NEPRIPREMLJEN ALI EMOTIVNO ENERGETSKI SA PUNO NABOJA!!!! THE BEST SVIRKA!!!!❤❤
Amazing band!!Ian Anderson is a musical genius.❤❤❤
STILL the most underrated band EVER ... early Tull ( this was-stand up-benefit ) were incredible
You have a good ear and good taste. That was a helluva trifecta.
Take me there 🙏😂
I will toss in Aqualung of course also.
@@DoubleD-kg1xh... only reason l didn't was cause it was so different from the first three
Omg. I am 67 now and been to ther concerts in -70. Still playing ther records.
Ian was so kind while meeting my friend, guitarist in a Tull tribute in San Diego, who was dying in a wheelchair from ALS.
He LOVED Tull, and treasured the picture of you together! You are a true gentlemen Ian, thank you from me and his family!
Easy to tell he is a real special person not like many of the fakes.
I was fortunate to grow up just miles from Tanglewood. Exposed to some of the best from all genres' of music. which shaped my love for all styles of music.
I grew up just miles from Tanglewood too. I saw Loggins & Messina in August 1975. I wish I'd seen many more concerts there, but I travelled a great deal of the time.
The only Tanglewood I went to concerts to was in Massachusetts. Yes?
Yes. That's the one...near Stockbridge & New Lenox @@michaelbirke6050
Indeed , you are. A drool bucket worth of legendary masters & pioneers Copeland(?) Van Cliburn,Mingus, Bill Evans, Dylan, Baez to name a scant few.
"Oh my goodness gracious" (as my dear departed mother used to say) that is an incredible performance. I have been a fan since 1969 while stationed in the army in Germany. Ian never disappoints!
66 here! Good musicians and their music NEVER DIES! ❤
It's SO good. Takes me right back to the raw heart and soul of it all....
67 here! Aqualung album was our introduction to Tull when it first came out and we were hooked. Cheers to all Tull fans!
Randall, we were lucky and in my opinion the best band ever to perform!!
Tull is simply the best! Saw them 7 times throughout the 70's and early 80's.
Saw Tull a couple of times in the 70s. Either in Portland or Tacoma. My roommate was so taken that he learned how to play the flute so he could play Bouree whilst standing on one leg. My balance was bad. I had to stick with playing it on guitar. I don't do that very well, but this has inspired me. After I'm done with this concert, I think I'll pull my guitar out of its case...
😅
Amen. Do it
I saw them on their 1st tour with Deep Purple. Yep.... I learned the Flute too! Haaaa! For the rest of my life I saw Tull and so, so many others. The Flute was a great gift
Clive Bunker is one of my favorite Drummers of all time...
Agreed !! Even his replacement, Barrie Barlow, was no slouch either....
🚬😎👍
@@craigfazekas3923 Ah, someone who knows his real name! I learned just how unreal a drummer Barlow is watching that video of his 1977 Tull drum solo.
He was playing a bunch of the same concepts Bozzio was with Zappa at the same time. And who doesn't love Clive? He powered my favorite version of Tull.
Clive was a great drummer but Barriemore Barlow was Tulls best drummer ever.
Phenomenal proformance! I think the best I've ever seen. I missed seeing this particular video until tonight.
The Three B's
Bonham, Baker, Bunker
Anderson's absolutely unique, with his sardonic and sarcastic voice and his energy- a performance genius.
I saw Jethro Tull when I 15/16 years old. It was like watching a play. Totally unique and wonderful. I'm 62 now and that's still the best concert I've ever seen! One of a kind.
Wow! They had that raw energy that comes with youth and naivety to the world. What a magical time that must've been.
Well said!
We all love Jethro Tull game Beatles fans and fans of Neil Young crazy horse call The Beatles Pink Floyd. But Ian Anderson was more than special. Unteal
God Bless Bill Graham for bringing Rock shows to Tanglewood, with the "Fillmore at Tanglewood" concert series in 1970, incl. The Who, Tull, Santana, Chicago (must see!!), Miles Davis, etc. Graham always had the best sound & video for the time. Became a JT fan when "Stand Up" first came out in '69 (their second, and first with Martin Barre), then I went back and bought "This Was". Was a dedicated JT fan continuing to buy their albums up through "Songs From The Wood" and all are still on my reg playlist today. This particular Tull line-up, with Ian Anderson: Lead vocalist, acoustic guitar, and flute, Glenn Cornick: Bass, Clive Bunker: Drums, Martin Barre: Guitars, and John Evan: Keyboards, is IMO the best line-up JT / Anderson ever put forth. Brilliant concert and drum solo by Clive on "Dharma For One", even better than his "Isle of Wight" Dharma solo in my humble opinion.👍👏🏻
Great band back then… I was fortunate to see them a number of times…. Always a great show
One is a number
How many times did you see Tull?
@@kevinsantascott3688 Five times.. My first was a the Newport Jazz in 69…
Jethro Tull was made up of so many wonderful elements, personnel, songs, the ability to convey a place, a Time, and a hell of a lot of work thanks Ian, Martin and everyone else❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Damals und Heute noch der absolute,,Wahnsinn " waren gestern in München zum Konzert Konzert .War wie immer geil.🤩👍
This show is almost like the set they Played in Seattle but in a different order. For me it was the first date that I took my soon to b wife to. RIP my love our 5 kids are still beautiful thanks to you. Thank you Steve.
Been my all-time favorite since about 1970...seen them well over forty times...
I started following Jethro Tull in October, 1971 with Aqualung.
I didn't see the band live until Feb 1975 with War Child. A great band through the decades!
One of my first albums was war child and sheer heart attack . I saw J/T , also in Feb 1975 , at the Philly spectrum jr yr high school . IA and the band were amazing !
Glenn Cornick was a terribly underrated bass player. Jethro Tull was my first love in music and the fire still burns
Dito❤
Saw Tull the first time in Portland at the old Memorial Coliseum in 1976 on the night I got my first driver’s license. But I’d known every lyric to every song and could speak them to you for two years before then. I last saw them in Portland 20 years later, in a small theater. A large club really. I figured we’d see a shell of the former band play their greatest hits. What we got was the best, most powerful Tull concert I’ve seen, despite Ian’s voice being terribly thin by then. My mind was blown that night! To my admittedly sloshed memory, their whole first set was basically the “This Was” album! I don’t remember anything all night that wasn’t from one of the first four albums! OMG! What was happening? What Was This? Forget “English Folk Prog Rock” or whatever. That band morphed back 30 years and became that hungry, up and coming sixties blues rock club band I’d always lamented missing! I may be wrong on some of what was played, but I’m not on it being a loud as fuck, blues-rock tour de force! I’ve got witnesses! It was heavy. Nobody was sitting down! That place was shaking like nothing else I ever saw there!
The way Ian Anderson vocalized and used his breath while he played, occupying a space where he simultaneously played and sang in such a distinctive way, still blows my mind after all these years.
He clearly listened to Rahsaan Roland Kirk in the sixties, and saw him in England. Kirk was wonderful vocalizing while playing flute, and he even played mouth and nose flutes simultaneously while doing it! Was lucky to see RRK 3x in '70s in NYC, but missed seeing Tull until '80s.
The flute and drum solos are outstanding in this 1970 concert. Clive brought Ginger Baker's Toad to mind...
When music was an art, not an industry. 👊👊❤️
"It's a floor wax _and_ a dessert topping!"
Les seuls de cette époque que j'écoute encore en boucle avec Led Zeppelin. Des monstres sacrés.❤❤❤❤❤
Ian and his band during his most maniac, artistic, and make the audience scream phase. Loved watching this.
The power of Jethro Tull live performances at it's best. On their way to even more sophisticated music, but the energy of live performances was a train that never slowed down...
Yeah, like a locomotive train, no way to slow down, no way to slow down, no way to slow down..........
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
WAITING FOR THE
CD i HAD ORDERED
TRANSMISSIONS
IMPOSSIBLE BBC
SESSIONS... JUST
WISH i HAD A F'n
STEREO 😂 WELL
AT LEAST THERE'S
MY BOOM BOX A
PIECE OF PLASTIC
WITH TWO SPEAKERS
MADE IN CHINA 😮.....
Weed Me
For me, this was the pinnacle of Jethro Tull.
Me too.
Pretty much. The further IA went up his own wazoo, the less interesting they became.
@@heftosprod Exactly.
Yes/ though Glascock and Barriemore were stellar in their own right/ the tandem of Cornick and Bunker was unmatched !!!###
@@heftosprod and his curse was losing his voice and hair. Karma for 1.
I was fortunate to see Tull thrice: following Benefit, Aqualung, and Thick as a Brick, all in LA. A very impactful band!
And they played them all.
Jethro Tull is what I grew up with and I'll be 67 come the 28th of March
Jesteśmy równo latkami pozdrawiam 🇵🇱✌️
4 way hit of sunshine and Tull, what could go wrong.love Jethro Tull 1972
Everything about this concert is SO cool! The threads, the musicianship of all the players, even the fuck-ups and electrical problems because electric music was still very new. Ian Anderson was and is one of my favorite performers!
Always my favorite. I also loved hearing the late, great, Jon Lord from Deep Purple. I liked him best several years later doing his own tours. Best Hammond/Leslie/piano player of them all as far as I'm concerned.
You know those special moments? Thank you TULL AND BAND , FOR ALL YOUR WORK, MOOD MUSIC , SOUL MUSIC, MAN- you guys ROCKED MY HEAD!
Saw The Martin Barre Band two nights ago. He plays so good now! I also got to meet him. Nice guy!
Jethro Tull is probably the most underrated rock band of all time. Until you live Jethro Tull and it flows through your veins you won't understand how unbelievably sick this bad is. And trust me it won't take long for it to start flowing, it's undescribable. Ian Anderson is a God, not just a Rock God. He's out of this world talented. There's certain people that are special special: John Lennon, David Bowie, Rodger Waters, Ian Anderson
I saw 1st 6 Jethro Tull shows after release of 6 great LPs . Tull's 1st 6 LPs rate with any group . Santa monica Civic's Stand UP tour was among the best . Tull blew the roof
A lifetime Tull follower here. Ah, those were the days when musicians tuned their instruments by ear!
And they didn’t need autotune for their vocals
Absolutely awesome, what intensity and explosive dynamics! And to think The Who followed, also at the height of their powers, during which Townshend gave Tull his props. Definitely a top time machine concert stop.
My rirst concert was the Songs from the Wood tour. More concerts than fingers over the years. Ian/ Jethro have always been a favorite. I'm still Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day, because Nothing is Easy and I am Thick as a Brick.
Even myself, I have appreciated Jethro Tull's musical abilities.
Let's listen...🎉
Awesome live band , always were with Martin, Glen, Barlow, Ian and all the others to this day. My first was San Diego 1971. Changed my perspective on music and opened my mind through the years…Aqua, Minstrel, Passion, Woods and on👣
Saw them twice at Fillmore East, amazing, both performances late shows !! Those were the days.
Martin barre grande guitarrista
Am 61 de ani, o viață de Jethro ❤❤❤❤
I was born in 1982. How I wish I was there. Wouldn't mind being older!
It was great to be around then, but be happy where you are. At least you can be around now and watch it online and not have the aches and pains! Music is timeless. Age isn't.
hey bud there was some great bands in the 90"s-Live, stone temple, soundgarten, nirvana, pearl jam,plus Ozzy and some great metal bands,-and guns and roses sometimes Im jealous of your ERA!@@drvee1983
My favorite band since forever. My grandmother took me to K-Mart to buy my first album... Stand Up--I wanted Thick As a Brick, but they didn't have it! I played the grooves off that record.
Yep! I bought records from a lot of places that are long gone, Korvette’s Two Guys and K mart as well.
Cumpli 62.... desde los 12años ...los escucho ...por mis hermanos mayores ...hoy ...los escucho ...abrazo grande querido Ian....y gracias tremenda banda ..para mi entre las 5..mas grandes ...desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️♥️
I saw Jethro Tull in the Wollman Rink in NYC in 1970 ( in either June or July). Even then Ian Anderson was a great performer, singing lead solo and playing multiple instruments.
Jethro Tull ROCKS!!! these guys are just awesome
The first time I saw Tull was when I was a kid skipping school. I took bus and subway to get to the East Village and look around. This incredibly intense blues music came soaring out of the open door of the Electric Circus on Bleecker. In the afternoon. It was Jethro Tull rehearsing for their first gig at the Fillmore around the corner. They were doing Cat Squirrel. Mick Abrahams was the guitarist. Abosolutely incredible. It convinced me to become a blues guitarist. Mick.
It took me a while for me to appreciate Stand Up.
Only time I saw them was in Rochester NY. Broadsword tour. Incredible performance. Three acts. Three sets. Mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing
I love that album. I can imagine how great the live proformance must have been!
Parabéns Clive Bunker, seus solos foram inspiração e instrução para muitos bateristas. Aqui uma oportunidade para Portinoy, Phillips, Mangini e outros bateristas desenvolverem solos dinâmicos e musicais.
What a show... Fantastic TULL!!!!
The sound is GREAT and interpretation wonderful.
bom demais , quantas lembranças do passado ! great !!! 🎼🎵🎶🎙
There is nothing negative to say about the tull. Grow up.
If you hate Tull…you hate puppies
YOUNGERS !!!
Hand Jobs
A one man army of musical inspiratión.
Who knew rock n roll needed flute.,,,
I had gotten my first Tull record in '68, I think, when I was stationed in Okinawa. When Aqualung came out, I had that sucker almost worn out in about 6 months. The only man that had the end of his flute knawed off.
Man, they're just on fire here... and a split bill with The Who? Oh to have been on the scene going to shows during this era...
If I had a time machine, this would be one of my first and most frequent stops.
I was 17 and at this show. By this time I’d been to about 25 concerts. What a time I had.
I've been a fan ever since I heard "Teacher" on FM Underground radio in 1971. I saw them in Chicago, the following year for the Thick As A Brick tour. It is still in my Top 5 concerts of all time. Seen them numerous time since then, and always brings back fond memories.
Yep. Great Memories!
Nothing is Easy was was jaw dropping.
Outstanding performance of one of the all time best JT songs.
Fantastic energy.. Cheers boys !!
Danke you tube. Ihr seid die beste Seite der welt für mich.danke, danke, tausendmal danke für diese trouvaillen. Mfg willy from switzerland.
My favourite Jethro Tull's line up. Amazing performance. Thank you for uploading this video.
With Glaskok et Barlow best band
Les phénomènes comme ça n'arrivent qu'une fois dans une existence !!!
Clive Bunker and Barriemore Barlow, my two favorites drummers in rock, THE BEST!!
For sure!
Jethro Tull en sus inicios y siguen siendo GRANDES MÙSICOS. Saludos desde la CDMX, uno de sus muchos fans!!.....DICHOSA TODA ESA GENTE QUE FUE A ESE CONCIERTO!!
Great band yeah is Jethro Tull 👍👍👍
Eu adoro Jethro Tull, uma banda fantástica. Todos são músicos extraordinários e as canções são maravilhosas.
This is fantastic,seen Tull multiple times, always great,aloha
This is so good back when you go to yr ears rang for 3 days Martin barre is such a great guitar player still going strong this is so good his speakers are begging for mercy nice work
Best to you and Sherry, Joey!❤❤🎉
Saw Tull in' 69 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as a quartet, they had yet to add John Evan. Saw the next seven visits to SoCal. Loved their live sound.
Bravo, Jethro Tull! (From Karakalpakstan) 💙🧡💚
This was a three act show, the opening act was It’s a Beautiful Day, then Jethro Tull and the headliners were…..The Who
What a fucking gig!!!!
@@heftosprod The Who’s performance is incredible, all of Tommy and some newer songs they said would be on their next album, but never were
Best listened with a good pair of headphones.
I too am using headphones, I have seen Tull twice❤
For me, this would sound better through a pair of tri-amped double 18" front loaded horn cabinets. My summertime project..
Amazing. Why Clive Bunker is rarely mentioned as one of the greatest drummers I'll never know.
As a drummer myself couldn’t agree more!
@@stevebuckley5004 : Right! I hear his influences clearly: Buddy Rich, Carl Palmer, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, and all the jazz greats.
I think this fellow did better than Carl Palmer. Carl is the only one left from ELP. Greg Lake is perhaps my all time favorite vocalist. So many great musicians have passed away in the last few years. I'm close myself....
@@arthurhunt642 : yes, very sad.
Seen 'em back-to-back two nights at Rang Bhavan in '94....magical shows......
I turned in 1970 and was already a fan of Tull
Maybe it was the Warfield or the Cow Palace, I was tripping! Thank you Sirs, a tip of the hat and bow 🎉 ❤
C'est magnifique et magique à la fois. Merci à l'auteur de cette publication!
I was at this concert. My first one and I was 12. I never thought I’d see this portion of it again. Thank you so much for sharing it.
🎤🎸🎹🥁🙂🎼🎶🐾👍
You’re quite welcome!
When Tull was Tull
The best 👍🏻