“Skating Away” might be my favorite song of theirs. Certainly my favorite Ian Anderson vocal. Really like the way the song builds with the gradual addition of instruments one by one.
@@smilerpinksome incisive lyrics in that song: "Well, do you ever get the feeling That the story's too damn real And in the present tense? Or that everybody's on the stage And it seems like you're the only Person sitting in the audience?" I love that hesitation between present and tense... creates that sense of ruminating along with the speaker about the absurdity and isolation of life...
This track was so different to anything I'd ever heard at the time . 71 past in January too. It's been on my play list for several years and never tire of listening to it!
Some of my all time favourite music is from a hundred years ago. Check out Sibelius symphonies and tone poems. For a treat listen to Carl Nielsen's Das Unauslöschliche symohony, written during and reflective of World War One.
They seem to be saying, near the end of this video, that they listened to the entire TAAB album some time ago. Maybe I misunderstood them, but that's what it sounded like.
We had so much great music it was easy to take it for granted. Listening to what passes for music nowadays, I feel sorry for young people who miss out on hearing really great musicians and tunes. Grateful for these channels. (And I've got you both beat: just turned 75 and still dancin'!) 😄
I’ll be 71 in July. I’m happy to still be here listening to Jethro Tull. They hold a special place in my heart because Jethro Tull was my first concert. Wow!
I’ve been to about 100 concerts and IMHO, nobody had more stage presence or could command the stage than Ian Anderson. I’ve seen Tull several times and it is sad how Ian’s voice is now shot but he can still play a mean flute.
I saw Tull in the early 70s and your "wild and weird wizard" description is spot on. I can't think of anyone else I've seen who owns the stage like he did.
Great song. I strongly recommend "Songs from the Wood". The title song is amazing, as is the entire album. Been listening to it since it came out in '77 and it's in my top-five all-time list.
So wish someone out there would hit “Reasons for Waiting” off that album, Ian and his flute are “S” tier on this one. Everyone gets so stuck on the radio hits but really some of the best is hiding in the deep cuts! From the album “Benefit”, "Sossity; You're a Woman” is another one that’s overlooked.
Being 58, it isn't often that a comment section makes me feel young. But Jethro Tull has been my favorite band since my teen years. Love to watch reactions to them.
Tull holds a special place in my heart. I'm 70 now and Zep and Floyd are definitely at the top of my list, but my first rock concert was Tull in 71 when I was 16. I saw them every chance I got in the 70s and in the early 2000s Ian Anderson was doing a tour of smaller venues. The show was an acoustic performance of the Aqualung album. Obviously not with the energy of the 70s concerts but a great show.
Bouree, Minstrel in the Gallery, Cold Wind to Valhalla, Skating Away, With You There to Help Me, Teacher, To Cry You a Song, Nothing is Easy. All great tracks.
Seen this band twice , 30 years apart, first time in B'ham, Al, row 12 center stage in '75, second time in Houston,, way in the back in the back row but the venue was acoustically perfect , still can't make up my mind which one was better~!! Anne Marie Calhoun opened the show in Houston in 2005 and just blew everyone away with her set, then she played almost the entire set with Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull had 30 more years of music to choose from in the 2005 show but the energy and showmanship of a young Ian Anderson is hard to beat the first time I got to see them, plus you couldn't hardly blink or you'd miss something, stuff blowing up, smoke, animals dancing around (people dressed like animals), Ian was juggling , he'd disappear in smoke and reappear on the other side of the stage, the way the guy plays that flute is just insane~!!!!
When I was in college, me and my friend would play cards and listen to the entire Aqualung album....every day. The boys gotta hit it. It's wildly good.
I have a deep cut Jethro Tull song for you. The song is: Fat Man. Jethro Tull is a band, for a lot of people, that is like a friend you haven't seen for a while. You catch up a little when you you meet up somewhere, then don't see each other again for a while.
Miss the "traditional" acoustic instruments that were so prevalent back in the 60's and 70's. Love the prominent use of flute in this and use of other woodwind instruments in many other artists' songs of the era.
Living in the Past was released on May 2, 1969. In 1972, a compilation album with that title was put out to collect all their singles that were not on albums.
@@corinevaivoda2754 my favorite group all time! I have seen them live at least 6 times, I suspect it might be a couple more but i can only remember 6 times at the moment.
One of my absolute favorites from Tull! My next favorite is Skating Away (On The Thin Ice of the New Day). Also a little bit of a non-traditional style.
Ian was such a unique artist on the flute. He played the flute parts like a lead guitar. Other bands used the flute, but No one else was doing it like Ian!
You should react to Jethro Tull performing Locomotive Breath live in concert at the old Tampa Stadium (Sombrero) from 1976. I was at that concert and Point Blank and Robin Trower were the opening acts, it was incredible. 🤘✌️
OH YEA, big dude (Andy) was rocking like my older brothers hippie gang & Tull with their guitar & flute combo that was not even imagined before especially the booming sound of their act in concert...living in the past was going like going to one of their holiday week camp ground festival...AHH to be able to go back and live in the past again for a week at least...love your style, Lads....keep on rocking & giddyup a Ding Dong
I remember some songs from this era that were called 'sitters'......songs that didn't stand out but absolutely represented the times. This is a definite sitter.
Hurrah! Thanks for getting back to Tull, a band with so, so many phases! Please try 'We used to know' next if you get the chance, which will be worth it to see your reaction to it's similarity to a very famous song... Also fantastic early 'wah wah' usage!
One of the very first singles I bought and still have. Yet another great song from the Swinging Sixties as it was known here in Great Britain. I am so lucky to have lived through the most exciting and exhilarating decade in music history, much of which still sounds superb to this day. Great reaction guys.
Reminds me of my late older brother, back from college for visit, he mentioned Jethro Tull and this song. #15 in 1972,1973, Great Song, thanks for playing the studio, album version. Lives forever.
Thanks for hitting more Tull! As for where to go next with them, I’d suggest these songs: Minstrel in the Gallery, Journeyman (it’s a deep cut, but deserves notice), and Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll.
You’ve hit quite a bit of Jethro Tull over the past few years and have yet to hear my favorite JT song - “Teacher.” Another band who was doing insanely innovative things instrumentally was Roxy Music. Check out “Ladytron” from their 1972 self-titled debut album! So much cool stuff going on in that song, not the least of which being an OBOE solo!!!
Just to mention another cool aspect of this song . . . the flute breaks get a lot of their "intimate" quality (as you call it) from being in minor, while it switches to major as the breaks build up to the sung parts.
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Dude...Jethro Tull
And Ian Anderson!!!!!!!
'Nuff said. 😊
Big hit in 1969. I was 16. Now 71! And now I’m living in the past!
I am also 71. I’m right there with you!
Same here...I too am 71. Our generation had "the best" music 🎶 🎵 👌 ❤
I’ll be 71 in October ya old dude! Lol
It was a good past.
Been there.
"Now there's revolution, but they don't know what they're fighting." Those words are truer now than they ever were.
Right on.
Yes
Nah, the same bastards are in charge, it's Wall Street and the Pawns (Good band name, bad ideology)
TRUTH!
That's for sure.
"Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of a New Day)" from the War Child album.
Came to Commentsville to say this. Gorgeous little tune.
“Skating Away” might be my favorite song of theirs. Certainly my favorite Ian Anderson vocal. Really like the way the song builds with the gradual addition of instruments one by one.
Meanwhile, back in the year one.
@@smilerpinksome incisive lyrics in that song:
"Well, do you ever get the feeling
That the story's too damn real
And in the present tense?
Or that everybody's on the stage
And it seems like you're the only
Person sitting in the audience?"
I love that hesitation between present and tense... creates that sense of ruminating along with the speaker about the absurdity and isolation of life...
LOVE IT!!!
All the 70+ year olds (me) love this song .. what a past it was ..
✋
Hey, I think I'm old enough too - 66 - and always loved this song.
Not 70, I stole my Dad's album....
This track was so different to anything I'd ever heard at the time . 71 past in January too. It's been on my play list for several years and never tire of listening to it!
I hit the big 70 this summer and still have friends from those days. I can't believe any of us are still alive.
Can’t believe they’ve done this many jethro Tull songs and still have not done “My God”
Or Witches Promise.
Good call on both songs
Yes! ☝
Or Minstrel in the Gallery.
I was 20 in 1972 and believe me, we were not still listening to music from 50 years before.
Some of my all time favourite music is from a hundred years ago.
Check out Sibelius symphonies and tone poems. For a treat listen to Carl Nielsen's Das Unauslöschliche symohony, written during and reflective of World War One.
@@willrichardson519 Or for another reflection on war, Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" written and premiered in a German POW camp during WW2.
Rudy vallee
One of Tull's greatest songs. You've gotta give 'Thick as a Brick' a listen. It's 45 mins long but worth it.
That's best seen as a live video
They seem to be saying, near the end of this video, that they listened to the entire TAAB album some time ago. Maybe I misunderstood them, but that's what it sounded like.
They did the full album on Patreon
@@spicy321 Ok, thanks. I misunderstood what they said.
@@ryokinor6223 it was a great reaction on Patreon approx two years ago. They were blown away.
Must be a day for 71 year olds. I’ll be 72 in August. Love watching A&A discover the music we took for granted at the time.
I'm also 71 and will be 72 in August. Totally agree with you.
We had so much great music it was easy to take it for granted. Listening to what passes for music nowadays, I feel sorry for young people who miss out on hearing really great musicians and tunes. Grateful for these channels. (And I've got you both beat: just turned 75 and still dancin'!) 😄
I’ll be 71 in July. I’m happy to still be here listening to Jethro Tull. They hold a special place in my heart because Jethro Tull was my first concert. Wow!
Will be 72 in September - great to see this music survives!
60 in a week - STILL FEEL THE NOSTALGIA!!! Gosh - we had some GREAT MUSIC!!!
Ian Anderson always reminds me of a wild and weird wizard when he performs. I love it!
Everyone loved it back when Ian was in his prime before he lost his voice!
I’ve been to about 100 concerts and IMHO, nobody had more stage presence or could command the stage than Ian Anderson. I’ve seen Tull several times and it is sad how Ian’s voice is now shot but he can still play a mean flute.
I saw Tull in the early 70s and your "wild and weird wizard" description is spot on. I can't think of anyone else I've seen who owns the stage like he did.
Ian Anderson was and is still a musical genius..
was not still
much prefer Tull's earlier stuff. After Minstrel, not so much.
Great song. I strongly recommend "Songs from the Wood". The title song is amazing, as is the entire album. Been listening to it since it came out in '77 and it's in my top-five all-time list.
Agreed. One of my favorites along with Benefit and Broadsword & the Beast
Hunting Girl is an absolute masterpiece. The musicianship and production quality are jaw dropping.
That & Stormwatch are my 2 favorites
@ScottatHouseonaHill. Excellent suggestion. The track Pibroch (Cap in Hand) blew me away the first time I heard it.
Who would have thought 5/4 time could be so catchy?
Dave Brubeck
@@216trixie😂 nice one!
The guys who wrote the Mission Impossible theme.
@@216trixie 🤣🤣🤣 FACTS!!! ❤❤❤
@@ramonacosta2647 oooooo - good one!!
One of my favorite Tull songs! The bass line is very Brubeck.
Take 5
Not in the rock n roll hall of fame......that baffles me. They are great 👍
No Styx, no Boston, it’s a fugging JOKE
"Witches Promise" is a banger that often gets overlooked.
This is such a hidden gem of a song. Love the understated, but rocking guitar. The bass!!! No one sounds like the Tull. Rock on Garth!!!😉
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Another great song
Jethro Tull won a Best Hard Rock Album Grammy in 1989. Ian Anderson is a rock legend. Martin Barre is a guitarist I've long admired.
All time greatest along with The WHo, YES and Chicago!
Was that Crest Of A Knave? "Farm On The Freeway" was such a great song.
@@scottingram7634 So is the song Budapest!
She couldn't make love but she made good sandwich! I'm your pepsi cola but you can't take me outa the can!
Tull is one of those foundational bands of the 70s, an essential part of the sound of the 70s. Great songwriting, great musicians, great music.
They played this in concert 1972 in Dallas…it was epic. And yes, Ian Anderson stood on one leg while playing the flute.
My vote for the next Tull would be the amazing song "Minstrel in the Gallery". Very progressive and intricate and powerful all at once.
Amazing song indeed
The drums are soooo good.
@@johndef5075 Barrimore Barlowe never got the recognition for being an incredible drummer...true of all the members of the band, though.
I hope they do this one and My God
Minstrel needs to be the full 8 minute version not the 4 minute one put out on a best of.
The "Stand Up" album is one of my fav LP's ever
Mine too. I think their four consecutive albums from “Stand Up” to TAAB is one of the best runs any band ever had.
So wish someone out there would hit “Reasons for Waiting” off that album, Ian and his flute are “S” tier on this one. Everyone gets so stuck on the radio hits but really some of the best is hiding in the deep cuts! From the album “Benefit”, "Sossity; You're a Woman” is another one that’s overlooked.
It still stands up today.
Ian is doing his amazing flute thing again. The PHD of rock n roll front men. And they always have that kinda of medieval sound and vibe. Awesome.
Alright guys, "My God" has to be next TULL reaction...
Hell Yeah! ! !
Being 58, it isn't often that a comment section makes me feel young. But Jethro Tull has been my favorite band since my teen years. Love to watch reactions to them.
I'm 58 in AugustWerd!
"Look Into the Sun" is another fantastic Jethro Tull song.
Anything from Benefit or Stand. I agree, Look into the Sun is fantastic
Tull holds a special place in my heart. I'm 70 now and Zep and Floyd are definitely at the top of my list, but my first rock concert was Tull in 71 when I was 16.
I saw them every chance I got in the 70s and in the early 2000s Ian Anderson was doing a tour of smaller venues. The show was an acoustic performance of the Aqualung album. Obviously not with the energy of the 70s concerts but a great show.
try listening to Tull's" Skating away on the thin ice of the new day".
65 years old here . . . Jethro Tull, all time favorite band for so many reasons. Ian Anderson is a wonderfully unique voice in the world. That's all.
Tull had many, many great songs. It's worth a dive.
This one and "Life Is A Long Song" were both hit singles in the UK that were like a breath of fresh air because of their uniqueness.
A new day yesterday!! Teacher, skating away, love me some Tull!!!
Bouree, Minstrel in the Gallery, Cold Wind to Valhalla, Skating Away, With You There to Help Me, Teacher, To Cry You a Song, Nothing is Easy. All great tracks.
Nice selections!!
Seen this band twice , 30 years apart, first time in B'ham, Al, row 12 center stage in '75, second time in Houston,, way in the back in the back row but the venue was acoustically perfect , still can't make up my mind which one was better~!! Anne Marie Calhoun opened the show in Houston in 2005 and just blew everyone away with her set, then she played almost the entire set with Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull had 30 more years of music to choose from in the 2005 show but the energy and showmanship of a young Ian Anderson is hard to beat the first time I got to see them, plus you couldn't hardly blink or you'd miss something, stuff blowing up, smoke, animals dancing around (people dressed like animals), Ian was juggling , he'd disappear in smoke and reappear on the other side of the stage, the way the guy plays that flute is just insane~!!!!
I love Jethro Tull, I was lucky to see them 4 times
Must do Stand Up, Benefit, Thick as a Brick, and Aqualung albums. Top.tier band
When I was in college, me and my friend would play cards and listen to the entire Aqualung album....every day. The boys gotta hit it. It's wildly good.
They've hit I think 3 or 4 songs from Aqualung but I think you really need to listen to that album cover to cover to get the full affect
An absolute classic........tapping!!!! .....it's called percussion 😊
Ya know dude is a percussionist, right? Tapping.
Claves, I believe.
@@gerardodoherty9178 Andy plays drums, too.
Correct sir👏👏@@gerardodoherty9178
@jnywd8450 Tapping is term and a technique generally used by bass players.
I have a deep cut Jethro Tull song for you. The song is: Fat Man. Jethro Tull is a band, for a lot of people, that is like a friend you haven't seen for a while. You catch up a little when you you meet up somewhere, then don't see each other again for a while.
Brilliant song!!
...I like how it begins as
"soft elevator music " and then progresses into a story....and then a flute driven rocker . More!!
"Flute driven rocker" is a phrase you don't hear every day!
Miss the "traditional" acoustic instruments that were so prevalent back in the 60's and 70's. Love the prominent use of flute in this and use of other woodwind instruments in many other artists' songs of the era.
Yay, more Tull! Always ready for more of the songwriting brilliance that is Ian Anderson. Now, on to the video.
JT was the first Rock T I asked for for Christmas! Got to see them live!!! An experience❤❤❤
Living in the Past was released on May 2, 1969. In 1972, a compilation album with that title was put out to collect all their singles that were not on albums.
74 here. I remember seeing Jethro Tull at Spectrum in Philly (1972). Amazing.. Still love JT
I love Tull when I saw him in concert he has the greatest stage presence you just feel better than anyone there it's magical !!!
Tull is a them, not a him. Him is Ian Anderson.
@gregcorwin8316 yes your right it was a typo but I still think they are great live !!
@@corinevaivoda2754 my favorite group all time! I have seen them live at least 6 times, I suspect it might be a couple more but i can only remember 6 times at the moment.
One of my absolute favorites from Tull! My next favorite is Skating Away (On The Thin Ice of the New Day). Also a little bit of a non-traditional style.
So cool. Nobody ever had a sound quite like this. They could really swing it too: propulsive energy!
Minstrel In The Gallery is epic with some great riffs.
A well worn album of my high school years. Brilliant, boys!
Mike too!
Ian was such a unique artist on the flute. He played the flute parts like a lead guitar. Other bands used the flute, but No one else was doing it like Ian!
You should react to Jethro Tull performing Locomotive Breath live in concert at the old Tampa Stadium (Sombrero) from 1976. I was at that concert and Point Blank and Robin Trower were the opening acts, it was incredible. 🤘✌️
“Minstrel In The Gallery” ❤️
Yes! Underrated album.
Bungle in the Jungle is my fave. I grew up listening to them because of my father.
A bassline intro to die for and SO sophhisticated, classy rock with that flute, superb orchestration and what great drumming to seal it.
Now you HAVE to listen to 'Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of a New Day)'.
@5:35 Surely you have seen Ian perform?? That is exactly how he dances.....like the way we think Pan would....lol
It’s been such a long time since I’ve heard this song… I was a little kid and knew all the lyrics… great memories.
OH YEA, big dude (Andy) was rocking like my older brothers hippie gang & Tull with their guitar & flute combo that was not even imagined before especially the booming sound of their act in concert...living in the past was going like going to one of their holiday week camp ground festival...AHH to be able to go back and live in the past again for a week at least...love your style, Lads....keep on rocking & giddyup a Ding Dong
Yes, finally, you are doing them again. Now you have to do "My God " by them.. Please
They should do the Aqualung album. No filler
I like how this flows. It grabs my attention and keeps it all the way through.
I remember some songs from this era that were called 'sitters'......songs that didn't stand out but absolutely represented the times. This is a definite sitter.
Hurrah! Thanks for getting back to Tull, a band with so, so many phases! Please try 'We used to know' next if you get the chance, which will be worth it to see your reaction to it's similarity to a very famous song... Also fantastic early 'wah wah' usage!
We Used to Know is a great song
"Fire At Midnight". A very underrated Jethro Tull song.
That entire album.
One of the best Tull tunes ever! So happy you guys hit this one!
One of the very first singles I bought and still have. Yet another great song from the Swinging Sixties as it was known here in Great Britain. I am so lucky to have lived through the most exciting and exhilarating decade in music history, much of which still sounds superb to this day. Great reaction guys.
Reminds me of my late older brother, back from college for visit, he mentioned Jethro Tull and this song. #15 in 1972,1973, Great Song, thanks for playing the studio, album version. Lives forever.
Got to see Tull do Passon Play in 1973 in Chicago ~ what a great theatrical performance !!! Tull was an ex·pe·ri·ence !!
Songs from the woods. Title track one of his best.
Thanks for hitting more Tull! As for where to go next with them, I’d suggest these songs: Minstrel in the Gallery, Journeyman (it’s a deep cut, but deserves notice), and Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll.
TULL has a Classic catalog! Lots of great stuff. Super unique band. They did some crazy stuff live. (Stage show)
Mr. Anderson is The Man!
Where else can we live than in the past? The present is too short, the future non-existent.
Infectious tune. From time to time over the last 50 years I’ll find myself doing the back and forth vocals in my head.
You’ve hit quite a bit of Jethro Tull over the past few years and have yet to hear my favorite JT song - “Teacher.” Another band who was doing insanely innovative things instrumentally was Roxy Music. Check out “Ladytron” from their 1972 self-titled debut album! So much cool stuff going on in that song, not the least of which being an OBOE solo!!!
Hi Allison
Every song on Benefit, for that matter. But Teacher is a great sing-a-long rocker, very catchy tune & lyrics.
@@Shadowrider1872 Hi John! Happy Monday! 😎
@@user-pf7jm9go6o most definitely!
Totally spot on, Allison! A double bull's-eye.
I'm not a huge Jethro Tull fan, but I love this song! Nice to hear it again.
One of my favorite bands! I was a college freshman in Spring of 1972 when I went to a “Thick As A Brick” tour concert. One of the best shows ever!
A load of us lads went to Prestatyn Holiday Camp in 1969 and we used to sing this song at the tops of our voices, ive always loved Tulls music.
Just to mention another cool aspect of this song . . . the flute breaks get a lot of their "intimate" quality (as you call it) from being in minor, while it switches to major as the breaks build up to the sung parts.
One of my favorite Tull songs 🎶❤️
This song has a total 60’s vibe! Groovy!
Entire song is in 5/4 time...soooo cool! Little bit of jazz, whole lot of rock'n'roll!!!! 😁
Love singing along to this in the car. Tull, heck yeah!!
I own a VHS of a full concert titled Living in the Past.... Awesome live footage
Where's the rating? It's an A+
1st Tull song I heard. Looked forward to hearing the song on the radio while traveling around town.
one of my favorite tull songs.
Terrific live in the 70’s
My first real concert, LA Forum, 1971, 15 yo. Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, a soundtrack for many of us.
Have always loved this song-I was 16 when it came out-I could never remember the name -so nice to revisit
I always thought of this as some sort of rock jazz fusion. I kinda like it.
More Tull to enjoy: To Cry You a Song & Teacher. ✌👍
That song wasn't nearly long enough.....A+
Listen to Songs from the wood it's my favorite album from Tull you won't be disappointed
The flip side of the single was pretty good too, Driving song…..worth a listen.
Great song. A+ for sure.
The title track from Songs from the Wood is amazing and definitely should be on the list soon!
Number 3 in UK charts in 1969, 67 and I remember.
I've loved this song since the day it came out, it sounded so unique to me at the time
You should listen to the entire Aqualung album, but look for a live performance of "My God".