I’ll never forget you, Martin. Neither will your millions of true fans. We love you, love what you’re doing now and still miss you in Tull, which only exists with you in the band. And that’s the truth of it. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Elitist College Boys doesn’t matter one bit.
Everything the Jethro Tull that included this man did is more than worthy of acknowledgment and there isn't a true Jethro Tull fan alive that wouldn't agree. In my heart mind and soul they are unquestionably "rock Royalty" and deserve to be acknowledged as such! Thanks Martin, Ian, Clive, Glen, Dave, Dave, Jeffrey, Barrymore, and the many other musicians over the years that have made up Jethro Tull at any time for sharing your music, talents and greatness with us all! For any of Jethro Tull, you'll always be in our Hall of Fame!! 👍☮️
The biggest moment in his brilliant career?? Geez. The Grammies have been a joke, with so many bands getting past over. The only reason JT won the grammy in the 80s was because Metallica was too out of mainstream and too heavy for the glammy pop Grammies. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a far worse joke than the Grammies. Deplorable delays and omissions, obscene guest fees for inducted artists. That institution is an absolute disgrace to the music industry. I respect Martin's desire for feedback but don't look towards these money grubbing theatres for acceptance. They are not worthy to acknowledge his greatness.
Barre is a class act, too - just saw him in Bloomington, IL, and when introducing a song off This Was he talked about how amazing his predecessor Mick Abrahams was and pretty much did it as a homage to him.
Nobody deserves more recognition than Martin. I know he is a humble guy and probably doesn't see himself as one of the best, but if I ever had the chance to meet him I would acknowledge him as one of the greatest guitar players in rock history. The guy has meant so much to me over the years and I sincerely hope he knows how much of an impact he has made on not only myself but to his fans all around the world.
DANKE,DEN UNTERSTÜTZE ICH EBENSO.MARTIN BARRE SO EDEL, SO BESCHEIDEN UND DOCH SO BERÜHMT FÜR SEINE ROCKGUITAR DIE ER PHANTASTISCH SPIELT.❤ LONG LIVE MARTIN BARRE THE BEST GUITARPLAYER FROM THE BEST LIVEBAND JETHRO TULL.❤
It's hard to remember a time when winning a Grammy was seen as something big. In the past 20 years, Rock music takes up about 5% of the average Grammy program. And the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has followed suit. Of recent inductees, maybe 10% are actually Rock & Roll.
Sorry Martin, I don't want to disagree but you are one of the best guitarists in the genre. It's not about technical abilities only. Timing, feel, and emotion conveyed through tonal frequencies and tonal sound for a particular song is what its all about, and you've done very well there. I'm truly in awe of some of your work, especially in the middle early days before "A". Minstrel and Black Satin Dancer come to mind immediately. Many others are on par.
met martin 2 times after shows in ny great guy he is up there with the best great stile tull has never gotten the credit they should have to complex for some just listen to passion play
Ian is a boorish (insert C word here) for treating Martin this way. His reasons are laughable and paint him as a callous businessman more than a musician. Mr. Ego put the nail in Jethro Tull's coffin. While Martin may not be a technical guitar virtuoso, he possesses the gift of producing some of the most melodic lead solos ever. To play something brilliant which makes you say "I could have written that" is true genius. Like Bob Dylan's lyrics. Yeah, you could have, but you didn't. Martin and Bob did it.
The rock and roll hall of fame has no credibility at all when they're putting Missy Elliot in there before the band that recorded Aqualung. I mean honestly let's be real. If they were ever inducted it should be everybody. Barrie should be there. Jeffrey Hammond and John Evan. They were the best lineup. But everybody should be there because hey, that's the band. You're not choosing a particular lineup of a band when you put them in the hall of fame.
I agree. I also celebrate and cheerfully lift my hat off to all of those musicians who have declined to be a part of that meaningless circus of vanity. Too many look for more and more superficial validation even when it is obvious how the people _who actually matter absolutely adore_ them. Concerning JT, a Hall of Fame is any room into which these fantastic guys you mention steps into! 🤩
It's such a debacle...r&rhf is a pile of puke . Such bullshit ...I loved when Steve Miller exposed them when he was inducted . What a classless , hapless , bunch of people .
Tull SHOULD be in. Ian's arrogant demeanor probably ticked people off. Although the Hall loves rappers and hates "prog-rock" for some weird reason, so go figure. The hall is a joke and I would never spend a penny there. Martin Barre is a top-10 guitarist of all time and a really great guy.
I've read that Ian had a few back-and-forths with a bunch of rock journalists back in the day, and guess who makes up a big portion of those who vote on the hall of fame? Yup, rock journalists. Doesn't help that the rock establishment pansies like Wenner, Christgau, etc always hated bands like Tull because "they weren't rock and roll enough", ie they didn't trash hotel rooms and didn't have any members die of drug overdoses.
I don’t think it was so much about showing Jethro Tull respect as much as it was sticking their collective fingers up at metal and hard rock. Which they do consistently every year. They finally gave Metallica one only because they couldn’t ignore them anymore due to their size. And you know what. I’m glad my bands aren’t on their pet lists. “We don’t care what you say!”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just wrong I'm more levels than one. There are so many deserving artists who should have been inducted long ago. All of whom had been nominated by the public, but then rejected by the RHOF so-called board of directors. Then there are artists who have been inducted but do not belong there because their style of music is not even Rock and Roll in the first place. I am 69 years old and have been a music fan since I was 4. I started getting attached to some pop and rock music both at the age of 12. It's still baffles me that the Monkees have never been inducted, even though they've been nominated several times throughout the years by the public. If I had the opportunity to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum, I would not even patronize the place.
With all due respect to one of my great heroes - Mr. Barre - The problem not that there is no Jethro Tull. There is no Link Wray & he went in this year. The problem is, there is no credibility associated with Rock Hall. If there were, Jethro Tull would've been there 20 years ago... Induction to the "rock hall" is meaningless. Regarding the Grammy - Again - I'm sorry, but that an hollow award, from corrupt institution, with no clue. Case in point, Jethro Tull has never resembled "heavy metal" in any way shape or form. The win lives in infamy, unfortunately. It leaves bit of a black eye on the history of Jethro Tull & forever is regarded as one of the worst award distinctions. I saw Martin play in my town this year and was fantastic. Your fans truly love you - forget all that superficial nonsense
Jethro Tull isn't a rap act. Why do you think they would be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. LL Cool J and Missy Elliott are inducted. Foriegner/Styx/Boston/Ian Hunter/Peter Frampton/Bad Company/etc are NOT inducted. Does Ian rap?
Ian sure hasn't come across as a very good person over the decades. Treats childhood friends and bandmates horribly and constantly expressing contempt for the "rock audience" who go to the concerts.
80% of rock stars are arseholes. Without Ian there is no Jethro Tull. Bowie treated his bands like crap, is just one example. James brown, Chuck Berry, the guy from the Smiths. and don't forget bands that treat the stars that made them famous, John fogerty, being sued by ccr for sounding like himself. Mark Farner of Grand funk. money and fame go hand in hand with being a knob.
Jethro Tull, along with many many others should not be considered ROCK N ROLL. That in no way is to diminish what they have achieved, Buddy Holly and the Crickets= Rock N Roll. Chuck Berry=Rock N Roll. JT= Electric Elizabethan.
Rock and roll is a broad category to which Jethro Tull definitely belong. Nobody knows what "Electric Elizabethan" is. Jethro Tull are not, however, a heavy metal band. I wouldn't say that they're even hard rock. But they are definitely rock and roll. I would say that it's debatable whether Buddy Holly is rock and roll. He and the Crickets were more rockabilly and pop.
I’ll never forget you, Martin. Neither will your millions of true fans. We love you, love what you’re doing now and still miss you in Tull, which only exists with you in the band. And that’s the truth of it. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Elitist College Boys doesn’t matter one bit.
Everything the Jethro Tull that included this man did is more than worthy of acknowledgment and there isn't a true Jethro Tull fan alive that wouldn't agree. In my heart mind and soul they are unquestionably "rock Royalty" and deserve to be acknowledged as such!
Thanks Martin, Ian, Clive, Glen, Dave, Dave, Jeffrey, Barrymore, and the many other musicians over the years that have made up Jethro Tull at any time for sharing your music, talents and greatness with us all! For any of Jethro Tull, you'll always be in our Hall of Fame!! 👍☮️
One of those Daves is now Dee.
The biggest moment in his brilliant career?? Geez. The Grammies have been a joke, with so many bands getting past over. The only reason JT won the grammy in the 80s was because Metallica was too out of mainstream and too heavy for the glammy pop Grammies. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a far worse joke than the Grammies. Deplorable delays and omissions, obscene guest fees for inducted artists. That institution is an absolute disgrace to the music industry. I respect Martin's desire for feedback but don't look towards these money grubbing theatres for acceptance. They are not worthy to acknowledge his greatness.
@@joeblog2672 very well said 👍
@@crusheverything4449 yes Dave Palmer is now Dee Palmer
Barre is a class act, too - just saw him in Bloomington, IL, and when introducing a song off This Was he talked about how amazing his predecessor Mick Abrahams was and pretty much did it as a homage to him.
What a great great guitarist.!!!!! A rock hero.so humble and nice.
Nobody deserves more recognition than Martin. I know he is a humble guy and probably doesn't see himself as one of the best, but if I ever had the chance to meet him I would acknowledge him as one of the greatest guitar players in rock history. The guy has meant so much to me over the years and I sincerely hope he knows how much of an impact he has made on not only myself but to his fans all around the world.
Martin should get an award for humblest world famous musician.
I'd second that suggestion!
DANKE,DEN UNTERSTÜTZE ICH EBENSO.MARTIN BARRE SO EDEL, SO BESCHEIDEN UND DOCH SO BERÜHMT FÜR SEINE ROCKGUITAR DIE ER PHANTASTISCH SPIELT.❤ LONG LIVE MARTIN BARRE THE BEST GUITARPLAYER FROM THE BEST LIVEBAND JETHRO TULL.❤
Martin is so extraordinarily charming.
If you don't have Jethro Tull somewhere on your music collection you don't have a collection.
Hey Martin, you are one of the best. Yeah nobody's perfect. But you put a smile on my face when you played in Campbell River.
It's hard to remember a time when winning a Grammy was seen as something big. In the past 20 years, Rock music takes up about 5% of the average Grammy program. And the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has followed suit. Of recent inductees, maybe 10% are actually Rock & Roll.
What a wonderful guitarist. I love Martin's interviews because he is humble and funny and has great stories.
What a class act and Martin you ARE great you're an outstanding guitar player and songwriter!
At 70, I still play Jethro Tull guitar riffs and everyone notices them
I just started learning Hymn 43, Teacher and Thick, and mess around with My God. Saw Martin Barre a few weeks ago. Sounded great.
I just saw Martin and his group in Westbury , NY in October . STILL nailing down the music with great musicians . He ALWAYS has MONSTER TONE !
Sorry Martin, I don't want to disagree but you are one of the best guitarists in the genre. It's not about technical abilities only. Timing, feel, and emotion conveyed through tonal frequencies and tonal sound for a particular song is what its all about, and you've done very well there. I'm truly in awe of some of your work, especially in the middle early days before "A". Minstrel and Black Satin Dancer come to mind immediately. Many others are on par.
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It's CRAZY that they're not in the Hall. I actually thought they got in years ago. Shows how much I pay attention to such a thing.
Rock n Roll hall of fame is a crock of Doody
Exactly. There are many deserving artists that should be in the Rock Hall of Fame. And there are also some who should not be there at all. 👍
Martin and Ian as JT should be in HOF
I saw Martin three nights ago in Jacksonville.
met martin 2 times after shows in ny great guy he is up there with the best great stile tull has never gotten the credit they should have to complex for some just listen to passion play
Martin love your playing 😊
Ian is a boorish (insert C word here) for treating Martin this way. His reasons are laughable and paint him as a callous businessman more than a musician. Mr. Ego put the nail in Jethro Tull's coffin. While Martin may not be a technical guitar virtuoso, he possesses the gift of producing some of the most melodic lead solos ever. To play something brilliant which makes you say "I could have written that" is true genius. Like Bob Dylan's lyrics. Yeah, you could have, but you didn't. Martin and Bob did it.
I first heard ian anderson on aqualung LP in the early70's & this guitarist became 1 of my favorite not just electric but acoustic, he's good IB.❤
The rock and roll hall of fame has no credibility at all when they're putting Missy Elliot in there before the band that recorded Aqualung. I mean honestly let's be real. If they were ever inducted it should be everybody. Barrie should be there. Jeffrey Hammond and John Evan. They were the best lineup. But everybody should be there because hey, that's the band. You're not choosing a particular lineup of a band when you put them in the hall of fame.
I agree.
I also celebrate and cheerfully lift my hat off to all of those musicians who have declined to be a part of that meaningless circus of vanity. Too many look for more and more superficial validation even when it is obvious how the people _who actually matter absolutely adore_ them.
Concerning JT, a Hall of Fame is any room into which these fantastic guys you mention steps into! 🤩
It's such a debacle...r&rhf is a pile of puke . Such bullshit ...I loved when Steve Miller exposed them when he was inducted . What a classless , hapless , bunch of people .
Not just Crest of a Knave, everyone
Tull SHOULD be in. Ian's arrogant demeanor probably ticked people off. Although the Hall loves rappers and hates "prog-rock" for some weird reason, so go figure. The hall is a joke and I would never spend a penny there.
Martin Barre is a top-10 guitarist of all time and a really great guy.
I've read that Ian had a few back-and-forths with a bunch of rock journalists back in the day, and guess who makes up a big portion of those who vote on the hall of fame? Yup, rock journalists. Doesn't help that the rock establishment pansies like Wenner, Christgau, etc always hated bands like Tull because "they weren't rock and roll enough", ie they didn't trash hotel rooms and didn't have any members die of drug overdoses.
Part of the eclectic includes rock and roll and there’s a lot of Tull songs that could be considered rock. Like Locomotive Breath and many others
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I don’t think it was so much about showing Jethro Tull respect as much as it was sticking their collective fingers up at metal and hard rock. Which they do consistently every year. They finally gave Metallica one only because they couldn’t ignore them anymore due to their size. And you know what. I’m glad my bands aren’t on their pet lists. “We don’t care what you say!”
Talking about 1989. Fooled me, I thought it was this year. Shows how out of touch I am.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just wrong I'm more levels than one. There are so many deserving artists who should have been inducted long ago. All of whom had been nominated by the public, but then rejected by the RHOF so-called board of directors. Then there are artists who have been inducted but do not belong there because their style of music is not even Rock and Roll in the first place. I am 69 years old and have been a music fan since I was 4. I started getting attached to some pop and rock music both at the age of 12. It's still baffles me that the Monkees have never been inducted, even though they've been nominated several times throughout the years by the public. If I had the opportunity to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum, I would not even patronize the place.
3:37 "not great". WRONG.
In Dallas 30 years ago you played 1 note and the audience knew the song. Ian was surprised. What does that tell you.
With all due respect to one of my great heroes - Mr. Barre - The problem not that there is no Jethro Tull. There is no Link Wray & he went in this year. The problem is, there is no credibility associated with Rock Hall. If there were, Jethro Tull would've been there 20 years ago... Induction to the "rock hall" is meaningless.
Regarding the Grammy - Again - I'm sorry, but that an hollow award, from corrupt institution, with no clue. Case in point, Jethro Tull has never resembled "heavy metal" in any way shape or form. The win lives in infamy, unfortunately. It leaves bit of a black eye on the history of Jethro Tull & forever is regarded as one of the worst award distinctions. I saw Martin play in my town this year and was fantastic. Your fans truly love you - forget all that superficial nonsense
What album was it ?
Wasn't it mentioned in the interview?? Crest of a Knave.
What album are we talking about??
Crest of a Knave. Have you never heard about this Grammy award? It's a very famous story.
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Vou falar na boa pra vcs .....Nada disso existira sem as COMPOSIÇÕES do IAN!!!!+ OK!? SEM XURUMELAS
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Jethro Tull isn't a rap act. Why do you think they would be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. LL Cool J and Missy Elliott are inducted. Foriegner/Styx/Boston/Ian Hunter/Peter Frampton/Bad Company/etc are NOT inducted. Does Ian rap?
The grammys could have dropped a hint to the record company that it would be to their advantage to attend...but hey ho.
Well, when somebody starts The Electric Elizabethan Hall of Fame, Tull will surely be a first ballot inductee. 🙄
One cord
Ian sure hasn't come across as a very good person over the decades. Treats childhood friends and bandmates horribly and constantly expressing contempt for the "rock audience" who go to the concerts.
80% of rock stars are arseholes. Without Ian there is no Jethro Tull. Bowie treated his bands like crap, is just one example. James brown, Chuck Berry, the guy from the Smiths. and don't forget bands that treat the stars that made them famous, John fogerty, being sued by ccr for sounding like himself. Mark Farner of Grand funk. money and fame go hand in hand with being a knob.
Jethro Tull, along with many many others should not be considered ROCK N ROLL. That in no way is to diminish what they have achieved, Buddy Holly and the Crickets= Rock N Roll. Chuck Berry=Rock N Roll. JT= Electric Elizabethan.
Rock and roll is a broad category to which Jethro Tull definitely belong. Nobody knows what "Electric Elizabethan" is.
Jethro Tull are not, however, a heavy metal band. I wouldn't say that they're even hard rock.
But they are definitely rock and roll.
I would say that it's debatable whether Buddy Holly is rock and roll. He and the Crickets were more rockabilly and pop.
But Dolly Parton??? Come on.