Ian Anderson who is the lead singer is brilliant. Jethro Tull is part Prog Rock/ Medieval Minstrel band. A great deal of their songs are about the human condition. Yes, their music is like a rock opera and their performances are always like this. Please check out Locomotive Breath. I won't spoil the surprise but their is another musical aspect that Ian Anderson is famous for that wasn't in this song. 😉 Good Morning from Canada 🇨🇦
Probably worth checking out the live performance of Jethro Tull's 'Thick as a Brick' from their iconic Madison Square Garden NY performance from 1978: lots of Ian Anderson's impressive eccentric stage presence but also includes his manic and amazing flute playing skills!
As another guy commented , react to Thick As A Brick , live in madison square ,and you will see this band in full action , and the bands characteristic , the flute
Aqualung is a homeless man and the perception is that he's dirty, with "greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes", and "eyeing little girls with bad intent". But then the lyrics shift to a sympathetic view of the "poor old sod", whose "back is hurting bad", and who should not be afraid of the singer, because, "my friend, it's only me." He's called Aqualung because his lungs have the "rattley" sound of a deep sea diver. The song goes back to the start with the usual perception of the homeless ... sitting on a park bench. Lead singer and songwriter, Ian Anderson is a musical genius. As others have suggested, you need to see "Thick As A Brick" live at Madison Square Garden.
You have an incredible eye, Harri. You had been watching him sing this song for about fifteen seconds and you called him out for his theatrics, long before you had any idea of how theatrical he can be! Ian Anderson has to be one of the most amazing live performers in rock and roll history!
I was bartending in Columbia South Carolina in 1976 and Ian Anderson' and the Jethro Tull band were all sitting at a table (they were playing at a college and were staying at the hotel ! )well I was off duty and there was a band playing and I felt like dancing so I walked over to their table and asked one of the girls if she wanted to dance! so we did ! Well they all left to go to their rooms and I was back on duty ,and one of the waitresses said "did you know who you danced with well It was Ian Anderson's Wife! Lol I did not know who the band was at the time ! Love your show and Great reaction!
Probably my favorite band. Saw them many times live. Ian Anderson is definitely a performer. As others have suggested, Thick as a Brick live in Madison Square Garden in 1978 would be a great version to react to.
Jethro Tull was one of the premier live arena rockNroll touring acts of the 1970's and 80's - and exists even to this day as a vehicle for Ian Anderson. "Aqualung" has been a hard rocking radio/satellite/streaming staple since its release and is considered a hard rock classic - it was JT's first hit in the US. The period shown here is JT's 3rd major incarnation with IA as its only constant member and lead guitar Martin Barre having been with JT since 1968. JT from the Aqualung album 1971 thru Stormwatch 1979 is widely considered JT's "best" or classic years. You might consider reacting to some of JT's material from this period - no one else was doing anything like Jethro Tull and IA has to be counted as one of the greatest front men of the "live rock era."
Martin Barre's guitar solo here is ranked at about #25 greatest ever. Who in the world other than Ian would have the imagination to punctuate it with "dee dee, dee-dee"?
Its 2 views of a homeless guy-the rock version is the typical way society looks at homeless people. The acoustic part is the sympathetic view of watching a lonely homeless man - "picking up pieces of his broken luck". Other references include "salvation alamode with a cup of tea", talking about the salvation army. You might already know, but a "dog end" is British slang for a cigarette butt and "goes down to the barque? to warm his feet" is slang for a public restroom. Ian Anderson is the most eccentric lead man in rock. Try their "Locomotive Breath" live. I think you will like it.
JETHRO TULL, "AQUALUNG". SAW THEM IN 1997. ONE THE BEST CONCERTS I'VE EVER SEEN... "CROSS EYED MARY", "THICK AS A BRICK", "TEACHER".... LEAD SINGER, AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR/FLUTIST MR. IAN ANDERSON...
As usual i feel the studio version is superior. Do check out " Cross Eyed Mary " and " Locomotive Breath " ( studio of course ) from the aqualung album. to hear rock and roll flute. One live performance i DO like is Tull's " Thick as a Brick " at madison square garden.
I hope you listen to any Tull album and give your reviews. There are so many. I suggest you listen to THICK AS A BRICK in its entirety-side one and side two as it is one song 43 minutes long. Then watch the Madison Square Garden ‘78 performance of Thick
Saw this band a couple of times, the first time our seats were in the middle of the front row and the memory of Ian Anderson's eyes seemingly staring straight through me as he stood foot resting on a slave speaker while he played will be with me forever. Funny start to the concert as well as we watched patiently as these dudes in trench-coats wandered the stage twiddling knobs and plugging things in as the minutes ticked past starting time, our 'muddled' thoughts thinking ok enough roadie work when all of sudden they took their coats off and started playing, yes they were the band.
Aqualong means TB. Best song ever, giving humanity to a homeless person. Best of luck man for your channel ;-) Edit: should have used the original recorded song ;-)
It was a nice performance, however hearing this song while he’s playing the flute instead of the guitar is mind blowing. Seeing them live in concert several times was quite memorable….
Ian Anderson.....”performance art”.....reminds me of the vocalist and founder of The Talking Heads....same eccentric behavior and high energy on stage. This is about a homeless man with tuberculosis (coughing up bits of his lungs) and how he is perceived by the rest of society (the wealthy man)....it has a social message. Cross-eyed Mary is a follow-up song to this one.
The song is about the same homeless man from two points of view. The more rock sections represent the world's view of the man as some dirty old man and drunk, while the softer acoustic parts are from a more empathetic perspective seeing him as a down-on-his-luck man who is near death from freezing. Basically it contrasts the worldy unsympathetic view of the poor and homeless with a more compassionate view of people in desperate straits.
Wacky? Eccentric? How about: brilliant, different, knows how to "own" a song, sensational writer, flautist and performer. fine guitarist and keys... I hold Tull with Zep, Floyd, Kinks, Who and Supertramp... at the top!
He is all those things too..and you probably forget me say how good he is and how i couldnt keep my eyes of him.But he is wacky and eccentric too..And hes done that on purpose..He holds his audience
Follow up with "Cross-eyed Mary" it mentions Aqualung. This song is about how homeless are perceived, or possibly how one homeless man was. Watching little girls at school or the park. Did he have tuberculosis?
Wacky is not the word I would use to describe Ian's stage performances . Charismatic , and the greatest rock front man ever is how I would describe him .
It's about the days in the life of a hobo....sitting on a park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent.....then going off the salvation army for a cup of tea during a bad winter's day....do you still remember December's foggy freeze when the ice that clings onto your beard was screaming agony and you snatch your rattling last breath with deep-sea driver sounds (Aqualung) his nickname
SO IT'S AN OVERALL VIEW AND PICTURE OF HOW WE TREAT THE HOMELESS HARRI :( AQUALUNG IS AN OLD MAN THAT HAS LOTSAAAA TROUBLE BREATHING! :( SO IAN'S WIFE ( JENNY ) TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES OUT THERE AND THEN IAN PRETTY MUCH PUT THEM TO A SONG AND WHATTAAAAA CLASSIC THIS TURNED OUT TO BE! :) TULL IS IN MY TOP 5 OF ALL TIME AND I SEE YOU DID THESE BACK IN JAN. SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE, GLAD YOU LIKE THE BAND AND OF COURSE THAT CRAZY FELLOW IAN!
You ain't seen nothing yet, brother! Now you should meet "Cross Eyed Mary", then just go ahead and hear the rest of the Aqualung album. It's a masterpiece! You will be ready to graduate to "Thick As A Brick" then........
I can find no reaction to Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle on youtube. Would love to see you be the one to do it first. 😃 It's a fantastic tune, highly suggest it, preferably studio version with lyrics.
wanna meet another wackiest man in rock? watch FOCUS : HOCUSPOCUS Live 1973 (must be the the 1973 live-version with the short gladys knight intro - you ain´t seen or heard NOTHING like this before)
Great performance, but trying too hard to be flashy. Studio version is much better in my opinion. Should be checked out to truly understand Jethro Tull.
@@HarriBestReactions Oh, he's not faking it. I was referring to the musicians and the way they're playing. The original is much more raw and pure, in my opinion. I also like Ian Anderson's antics and voice when he was younger - more of a freak.
Meet the wackiest man in rock! - Meet Frank Zappa, wackiest lyrics of rock. Frank Zappa suggestions: Inca Roads - Montana - or Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Suite, all (studio version).
Ian Anderson who is the lead singer is brilliant. Jethro Tull is part Prog Rock/ Medieval Minstrel band. A great deal of their songs are about the human condition. Yes, their music is like a rock opera and their performances are always like this. Please check out Locomotive Breath. I won't spoil the surprise but their is another musical aspect that Ian Anderson is famous for that wasn't in this song. 😉 Good Morning from Canada 🇨🇦
Yes, and the surprise is amazing.
I'm also a fellow Canadian and I couldn't have said it better.
Spot on analysis.
Probably worth checking out the live performance of Jethro Tull's 'Thick as a Brick' from their iconic Madison Square Garden NY performance from 1978: lots of Ian Anderson's impressive eccentric stage presence but also includes his manic and amazing flute playing skills!
Definitely a great performance.
YES!! Best live
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As another guy commented , react to Thick As A Brick , live in madison square ,and you will see this band in full action , and the bands characteristic , the flute
Aqualung is a homeless man and the perception is that he's dirty, with "greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes", and "eyeing little girls with bad intent". But then the lyrics shift to a sympathetic view of the "poor old sod", whose "back is hurting bad", and who should not be afraid of the singer, because, "my friend, it's only me." He's called Aqualung because his lungs have the "rattley" sound of a deep sea diver. The song goes back to the start with the usual perception of the homeless ... sitting on a park bench.
Lead singer and songwriter, Ian Anderson is a musical genius. As others have suggested, you need to see "Thick As A Brick" live at Madison Square Garden.
Thanks for pointing that out. There are many Aqualungs around
Love the breakdown! ❤✌
Thank you so much for that accurate analysis.
Nevertheless, Ian's at his best on one leg playing the flute.
You have an incredible eye, Harri. You had been watching him sing this song for about fifteen seconds and you called him out for his theatrics, long before you had any idea of how theatrical he can be! Ian Anderson has to be one of the most amazing live performers in rock and roll history!
I agree.
You just witnessed brilliance!! Seeing him perform live is beyond amazing!! Eccentricity at it’s best!! Right on!! ☮️❤️👏👏Keep on trucking!
I was bartending in Columbia South Carolina in 1976 and Ian Anderson' and the Jethro Tull band were all sitting at a table (they were playing at a college and were staying at the hotel ! )well I was off duty and there was a band playing and I felt like dancing so I walked over to their table and asked one of the girls if she wanted to dance! so we did ! Well they all left to go to their rooms and I was back on duty ,and one of the waitresses said "did you know who you danced with well It was Ian Anderson's Wife! Lol I did not know who the band was at the time ! Love your show and Great reaction!
I loved that story.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love Thank You ,they were fun days!
Probably my favorite band. Saw them many times live. Ian Anderson is definitely a performer. As others have suggested, Thick as a Brick live in Madison Square Garden in 1978 would be a great version to react to.
One of my favourite live versions of this song!
The ending credits to roller girls a&e tv show tulls skating away song was perfect
Jethro Tull was one of the premier live arena rockNroll touring acts of the 1970's and 80's - and exists even to this day as a vehicle for Ian Anderson. "Aqualung" has been a hard rocking radio/satellite/streaming staple since its release and is considered a hard rock classic - it was JT's first hit in the US. The period shown here is JT's 3rd major incarnation with IA as its only constant member and lead guitar Martin Barre having been with JT since 1968. JT from the Aqualung album 1971 thru Stormwatch 1979 is widely considered JT's "best" or classic years. You might consider reacting to some of JT's material from this period - no one else was doing anything like Jethro Tull and IA has to be counted as one of the greatest front men of the "live rock era."
Martin Barre's guitar solo here is ranked at about #25 greatest ever. Who in the world other than Ian would have the imagination to punctuate it with "dee dee, dee-dee"?
The solo here is great. The solo on the studio version is sublime.
This solo should be in the top 5 or even # 1
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This guitar solo is one of my favourites :D
simple! when you go Tull you never go back! ❤
Its 2 views of a homeless guy-the rock version is the typical way society looks at homeless people. The acoustic part is the sympathetic view of watching a lonely homeless man - "picking up pieces of his broken luck". Other references include "salvation alamode with a cup of tea", talking about the salvation army. You might already know, but a "dog end" is British slang for a cigarette butt and "goes down to the barque? to warm his feet" is slang for a public restroom. Ian Anderson is the most eccentric lead man in rock. Try their "Locomotive Breath" live. I think you will like it.
... "goes down to the bog"
@@richardthresh3587 thanks 😉
JETHRO TULL, "AQUALUNG". SAW THEM IN 1997. ONE THE BEST CONCERTS I'VE EVER SEEN... "CROSS EYED MARY", "THICK AS A BRICK", "TEACHER".... LEAD SINGER, AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR/FLUTIST MR. IAN ANDERSON...
I agree, but there is no need to YELL.
NO ONE IS YELLING, SO GO TROLL SOMEONE WHO GIVES A CRAP WHAT YOU THINK!!!
@@byronmitchell3784 OK, so you don't know what trolling or yelling is. Let us try to be civil.
As usual i feel the studio version is superior. Do check out " Cross Eyed Mary " and " Locomotive Breath " ( studio of course ) from the aqualung album. to hear rock and roll flute.
One live performance i DO like is Tull's " Thick as a Brick " at madison square garden.
I hope you listen to any Tull album and give your reviews. There are so many. I suggest you listen to THICK AS A BRICK in its entirety-side one and side two as it is one song 43 minutes long. Then watch the Madison Square Garden ‘78 performance of Thick
Saw this band a couple of times, the first time our seats were in the middle of the front row and the memory of Ian Anderson's eyes seemingly staring straight through me as he stood foot resting on a slave speaker while he played will be with me forever. Funny start to the concert as well as we watched patiently as these dudes in trench-coats wandered the stage twiddling knobs and plugging things in as the minutes ticked past starting time, our 'muddled' thoughts thinking ok enough roadie work when all of sudden they took their coats off and started playing, yes they were the band.
Hahahha the band pulled a fast one on you
Aqualong means TB. Best song ever, giving humanity to a homeless person. Best of luck man for your channel ;-)
Edit: should have used the original recorded song ;-)
Right 'Cuz I can See👀 how a First x JT Listener would Get Lost, in what seemed 2B a Closing Song, that's stretched + ramped up‼️😳👌💥💕
It was a nice performance, however hearing this song while he’s playing the flute instead of the guitar is mind blowing. Seeing them live in concert several times was quite memorable….
Ian Anderson.....”performance art”.....reminds me of the vocalist and founder of The Talking Heads....same eccentric behavior and high energy on stage. This is about a homeless man with tuberculosis (coughing up bits of his lungs) and how he is perceived by the rest of society (the wealthy man)....it has a social message. Cross-eyed Mary is a follow-up song to this one.
IMHO....the GOAT front man in rock/prog. Sorry, Freddie is a vey close second. Talent wise, I give Ian Anderson the nod.
THE MAN, a real apeman!
Listen to the studio version, it's tighter, more precise.
And one of the most talented and one of the smartest....
BTW....he rocks the flute like no other!
Yes he does
More genius Tull please! Great reaction!
It's 2 different perspectives of the same homeless person that is dying. When the flowers bloom like madness in the spring the man has passed on.
The song is about the same homeless man from two points of view. The more rock sections represent the world's view of the man as some dirty old man and drunk, while the softer acoustic parts are from a more empathetic perspective seeing him as a down-on-his-luck man who is near death from freezing. Basically it contrasts the worldy unsympathetic view of the poor and homeless with a more compassionate view of people in desperate straits.
Love Jethro Tull Enjoy !
all of the below - see the live version of 'my God' from the same album.
Brilliant eccentric.
Wacky? Eccentric? How about: brilliant, different, knows how to "own" a song, sensational writer, flautist and performer. fine guitarist and keys... I hold Tull with Zep, Floyd, Kinks, Who and Supertramp... at the top!
He is all those things too..and you probably forget me say how good he is and how i couldnt keep my eyes of him.But he is wacky and eccentric too..And hes done that on purpose..He holds his audience
Follow up with "Cross-eyed Mary" it mentions Aqualung. This song is about how homeless are perceived, or possibly how one homeless man was. Watching little girls at school or the park. Did he have tuberculosis?
More Jethro Tull , thanx.Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹😁👍
More to come! Ciao 😀
One word: Masterful.
They have at least 50 songs that are better by a mile. That is just the most famous one because the radio stations latched on to it back then.
Wacky is not the word I would use to describe Ian's stage performances . Charismatic , and the greatest rock front man ever is how I would describe him .
Agreed. At best a distasteful headline grabber, at worst...missing Anderson's essence.
He seems wacky . 🤣😂
I honestly think that you can safely say that . Genius artists usually are. ✌❤
Yeppers
That was a great video of this song.
It's about the days in the life of a hobo....sitting on a park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent.....then going off the salvation army for a cup of tea during a bad winter's day....do you still remember December's foggy freeze when the ice that clings onto your beard was screaming agony and you snatch your rattling last breath with deep-sea driver sounds (Aqualung) his nickname
that's fairly tame for him. check out the live version of locomotive breath
My favorite Jethro Tull album is “Benefit” Ian Anderson is a genius. Live is the way to go.
This is greatness.
Thank you Harry. Next up I hope is BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE. Or GREEN VELVET by JT
This reminds me of "Hocus Pocus" by FOCUS. They're crazy too.
Epic. You found it finally No equal.
Good description....most definitely eccentric for show only. He is still recording music to this day. Check him out.
Ian Anderson is a wacky bloke -- and an absolute goddamn genius.
SO IT'S AN OVERALL VIEW AND PICTURE OF HOW WE TREAT THE HOMELESS HARRI :( AQUALUNG IS AN OLD MAN THAT HAS LOTSAAAA TROUBLE BREATHING! :( SO IAN'S WIFE ( JENNY ) TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES OUT THERE AND THEN IAN PRETTY MUCH PUT THEM TO A SONG AND WHATTAAAAA CLASSIC THIS TURNED OUT TO BE! :) TULL IS IN MY TOP 5 OF ALL TIME AND I SEE YOU DID THESE BACK IN JAN. SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE, GLAD YOU LIKE THE BAND AND OF COURSE THAT CRAZY FELLOW IAN!
Check out Locomotive Breath....the studio version.
You ain't seen nothing yet, brother! Now you should meet "Cross Eyed Mary", then just go ahead and hear the rest of the Aqualung album. It's a masterpiece! You will be ready to graduate to "Thick As A Brick" then........
Mary wont be happy about this 😀🤣
This performance made me think of Robin Williams in the movie The Fisher King
How many of you "fans" have met Anderson?
The theme in a wider context usually associated with Ian is that he is speaking about the human race.
I can find no reaction to Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle on youtube. Would love to see you be the one to do it first. 😃
It's a fantastic tune, highly suggest it, preferably studio version with lyrics.
saw them live in germany in the 80's
Wackiest ? Well no that would be Frank Zappa. Don't you eat that yellow snow!
Yes, if you eat that yellow snow, you will not only have (Stink Foot) but also (stink breath). LOL
Bungle in the Jungle. Locomotive Breath
wanna meet another wackiest man in rock? watch FOCUS : HOCUSPOCUS Live 1973 (must be the the 1973 live-version with the short gladys knight intro - you ain´t seen or heard NOTHING like this before)
You didn't show the big finish!
Great performance, but trying too hard to be flashy. Studio version is much better in my opinion. Should be checked out to truly understand Jethro Tull.
But ive been told hes always like that and not faking it
@@HarriBestReactions Oh, he's not faking it. I was referring to the musicians and the way they're playing. The original is much more raw and pure, in my opinion. I also like Ian Anderson's antics and voice when he was younger - more of a freak.
Them brits, eh. The earlier performances will blow you away.
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Ian was being like Karate Elvis on crack.
You stopped it before the end!
from one interesting guy (Ian) to another (you) Thanks.
My pleasure!
Meet the wackiest man in rock! - Meet Frank Zappa, wackiest lyrics of rock.
Frank Zappa suggestions: Inca Roads - Montana - or Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Suite, all (studio version).
No, to see the wackiest watch Hocus Pocus, by Focus.
Many rock icons could not carry Ian's luggage.....just saying
Love Ian and the hideous Martin Barre
Bist du ein WARMER ?
It’s about a homeless guy.
Thus is folk music.
Not rock.