i HEAR you!!! I clicked on this video and checked the volume slider on my taskbar, then I checked the new volume slider on my Chrome screen, still not loud enough. Then I reached over and turned up my Audioengine headphone amp. Then....I opened my Equalizer Extension and made sure it was doing Its part.
I remember the Tull advertising campaign afterwards with the tagline “the flute is a (heavy) metal instrument”. Ian Anderson is undoubtedly the force behind the band but Martin Barre’s guitar playing is utterly unique and perfect for the band. If my memory serves me right, Martin replaced a young Tony Iommi who left Tull to go off and invent Heavy Metal with Black Sabbah bringing us back nicely to where this thread started.
@@sparpant I only think Iommi was on tour with them after their first record because Mick Abrams (can't remember his name) quit. I'm not totally sure, though.
Soundgarden was up for the same Grammy that year. It was embarrassing that Jethro Tull won the first hard rock/heavy metal category against them and Metallica.
I willing watched that particular Grammy's for the fact Metallica was going to be on. When Jethro Tull won I was pissed. I wasn't pissed at Jethro Tull but at whoever made the decision to give it to them.
Bands of the 70s were famous to take every f***ing instrument that was a round. Flutes, violins, harps, church organ, vibraphone, trombone... One of Tull's specials was the flute and in their concert nearly every bandmember played more than one instrument. I saw them in 1978 and suddenly the drummer switched on the marimba and the keyboarder to a kind of steam organ. It was wonderful and unforgettable !
So many band members were classically or traditionally trained, like school band or piano lessons or concert or cultural ceremonial drumming, etc. Kids really made vocations of learning to play a class of instruments (eg all reeded instruments) so the bands could be hugely varied and know lots of different ways to add color to sound. We do lose that a little with kids not getting music in school for a generation.
I nearly fell off my chair laughing with the surprise on your face. He plays the flute with zero politeness. Glad you liked the song. It was one of my favorites growing up.
I agree but I don't think watching them live is as good until you know the music from the albums because that's what catapulted all their songs onto the charts. Only then can you appreciate what they do live.
Ian Anderson is an absolute Legend. His singing, his Flute Playing (self taught) his on stage antics. Have a look at the live version it will amaze you. Still performing live today not bad for 76.
My favorite personal rock and roll experience happened when I was on my second tour in Germany with the US Army Infantry. There was a series of repeated tours called The Monsters of Rock which would have a main headliner and several other bands on stage. I'm a huge Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osborne fan and he was a frequent one on the line up. One of the shows I attended in Nuremberg at the Sportsplatz had Jethro Tull as the headliner. Ian Anderson walked out on stage, stepped up to the mic and lifted his flute and 80,000 mfers went dead silent...and Ian milked the HELL out of that moment. He kept faking us out, drawing in a big breathe, whipping his flute up and then freezing and grinning to himself. The crowd would draw in a collective breath and then blew it out when he smiled. We probably impacted weather patterns across Europe. When he finally cut loose and the band jumped in we lost our freaking MINDS!
Amazing!, you said medieval without ever seeing Ian. He is the epitome of a traveling Minstrel or Bard from old England. No, no one else has the chops to play a flute on a rock stage.
Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues was playing flute as early as 1964. They weren’t as heavy as Tull but most considered the Moodies to be a rock band. Also, Grace Slick played the recorder, a type of flute, on a couple of Jefferson Airplane songs. The “medieval” observation is a good one. Indeed, Tull actually was an agriculture reformer in 17th Century England, I believe. The uploader made the mistake common with many newbies of assuming that Anderson’s name is Jethro Tull.
@@chuckbrown4132 - Yes, but not nearly in as many songs, though, I'd say. I expect most listeners would not think of Gabriel as playing the flute in his songs, but everyone knows that's what Anderson did.
It puts a smile on my face, knowing you are about to react to the first band that I can consciously remember becoming a rock fan to, but the song was Aqualung instead. Jethro Tull puts on one of the greatest and most memorable shows. Storytelling through songs is what makes Ian Anderson a legend in rock.
Ian Anderson's flute is Jethro Tull's trade mark. "Locomotive Breath" is great. I would also recommend, "Aqua Lung" & "Cross Eyed Mary" Some of the live videos of Jethro Tull are insane.
Music in the 60s and 70s was terrific. We listened to such a variety of genres. Soul, rock, pop, blues, country, alternative. You name it, we listened to it!
There is nothing, and I mean nothing on earth like Jethro Tull live. I cannot even begin to explain the wave of feelings and emotions that cascade over you. You have to do the whole album. It's a masterpiece.
I saw Tull perform this in the early 70’s and nearly jumped to the roof! So unique…so awesome! Be sure to watch a video performance. You’ll love them even more!
Me too - it was summer of 1971 and the show started with "My God" I had NO CLUE who they were and only went to the concert in the hopes of seeing a guy I liked LOL. So "My God' starts with Ian on a stool, spotlight on him, strumming a guitar and the singing the haunting opening , background dark... THEN - the lights go on, the band is exposed and the music explodes! I jumped out of my chair!! What an experience - next day I went out and bought the Aqualung album.
OMG. I am a 60's child. I took my kids to their 1st concert which was Jethro Tull 40th anniversary tour. Talk about something to remember. I know my kids do. Their friends are jealous
1st seen Jethro tull when I was 8yrs old at Newcastle City Hall, my mother knew a few of the band, so we had the pleasure of going back stage. Still got a signed coke can off Ian Anderson, when I was 17 at the same venue the band took us out for a meal after the concert. Great memories......51 now, still love the band
Tull released Aqualung in 1971, Black Sabbath pretty much created the genre of heavy metal in the late 60's arguably along with Uriah Heep and Deep purple... so heavy metal was a thing when this track came out.
new musical express classed all our 60s/70s music as alternative or prog rock and created a new "charts" listing for the likes of LedZep Sabbath Hawkwind etc it wasn't until around 1978 that heavy metal became a classification on it's own
@@lesblatnyak5947 Actually there was a rush back then to dub things heavy metal since the name was coined by one of the beat poets and appeared in Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild. Not only was Black Sabbath labelled heavy metal, but so were a lot of bands that do not seem at all heavy metal today like Grand Funk Railroad. It is the odd genre that had a name before it had any music to fit it.
Ian Anderson definitely has a unique voice, which I happen to love. But WATCHING him perform live is another experience entirely. He is such a theatrical performer who so loves what he's doing. It really is a joy to behold.
This song was my first exposure to Jethro Tull, and it blew my mind. Ian Anderson made playing flute cool and taught us all how to play air-flute. On stage, Ian is also a consummate showman in concert. The entire Aqualung album is a masterpiece which you should check out. The Marshal Tucker Band (Southern Rock) also used a flute in a number of songs.
In 1975 I saw Jethro Tull live with Robin Trower and Johnny & Edgar Winter. Tull had the giant "Tullavision" tv screen behind the band. Awesome show! Seriously mate, like others have said you can't go wrong with almost any song on this album! Keep on rockin' Molly Boy!
There's over an hour of the Tullavision tour on YT when they played Tampa Stadium in July '76. I drove 1,400 miles to be there. Just search Jethro Tull Tampa '76
Very cool! That's where I saw them too. At the old Tampa Stadium. I was sitting pretty far from the stage but the huge Tullavision screen behind the band gave a near front row view. Great concert!!!
@@averycausey3995 🥳 Did you happen to notice a fan up front center about 30ft from the barrier? The guy was standing a foot above everyone else because he had a plastic milk crate. He beat off people for hours and never shared. We were all the way back, 10 rows from the top just where we found a perfect breeze. I was watching him bc I brought my camera with a rented 300mm zoom lense and wanted to get up front for pictures. GF held our spot & I told her to keep an eye on him, I was going to take pictures from there. I lit up a joint of my regular stuff and started the journey towards him. When I finally worked right next to his left side, I lit up a joint of my very best Columbian Gold. (The real thing) I passed it to the people around me, then bumped him & offered him a hit. It was awkward for him bc he had to bend down to hide while hitting. When I saw he liked it, I said he could have the joint if I could shoot the rest of my film from his milk crate. He protected me from people while I shot the best photos of my life. The Tullavision was zoomed to just Ian's bug eyes for the background and I'm zoomed into him in front of it. Got to get those slides digitized. It's my all time best concert of over 70.
@@OhAncientOne Sorry my friend but I couldn't see anything but a sea of people. I was sitting so far back that I could just barely see the band themselves on-stage. The Tullavision screen made all the difference for viewing the show. And it was a great show, easy top 5 of live concerts that I have seen.
All the Tull fans just waiting, waiting, waiting and grooving, then focusing intently as they know the solo is coming up lol. Great reaction. Iconic for the surprise to new ears. It’s so AGGRESSIVE. You never heard it done that way.
They were so effing revolutionary at the time. I was so fortunate to see them perform live several times back in the day, he played the flute standing on one leg. Incredible.
I am 68 and have never known what it's like to experience the tragedies of war but this song brings tears to my eyes pretty much every time I hear it. Loved your reaction
I was at their very first performance in the United States at Fillmore East. The audience was as shocked as you. Loved your reaction. His flute solos were electrifying.
This was my uncle's favorite band and he turned me on to them when I was just a little kid. I got to see them once, as a young adult, shortly after he passed away, and it was incredible. Ian's stage antics were so much fun, and I'll never forget the visual of him standing on one leg and jamming on his flute!
The live version of this will twist you even more. Ian Anderson looks like an insane person and wields that flute like a sword! The minstrel album is a full story straight through all the tracks. Have a sit and listen to it deeply at some point. It’s wonderful and spent weeks straight in the cassette deck of my car in the early 90s.
Tull, is a genre all its own. No labels here. Great reaction! P.S. if you wanna be blown away, watch their performance of "My God", from the Isle of Wight.
I had been requesting Jethro Tull. I’m so sorry I missed this video when you first did it (life happens) but THAT was the reaction I was waiting for!! So glad you enjoyed it.
This is truly 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Jethro Tull needs live reactions! They’re crazy!! Your reaction is priceless!! I could listen to this a hundred times on repeat just for the instrumentation!
Every Tull song is different. The musicianship is first class and the varied instrumentation is amazing. A class band up there with the very best and so underrated.
Its best to watch their videos when they are live. Ian is so worth watching. Aqualong and Cross-eyed Mary are some other excellent choices. Glad you found Jethro!
One of the best Live bands I've ever seen! The iconic image that remains from such an experience is that of Ian Anderson, standing on one foot, playing his flute. ;-]
Trivia time! Crossed Eyed Mary is on the album Aqualung, which was covered by Iron Maiden and was the B side to the their single The Trooper. Bet you didn't know Iron Maiden were fans. Edit: I know you're doing Locomotive Breath but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
He's the only one who can replace a guitar with a flute and do a solo!!! I've seen him in concert a few times and he's crazy in a great way!!! I was just waiting for that flute solo and I got the reaction from you I expected!! Total bewilderment and surprise!
Welcome to the unique musical world of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull - it's a hell of a rabbit hole to explore for sure. Terrific reaction as always, mate - cheers from Canada!
Kid. All I can say is we had some incredible music, musicians, bands and variety of incredible stuff to listen to and explore. To hear all these things new? Amazing.
I just love watching you listen to the music of our days, 70s, 80s, and 90s! Love your reaction and finding how great our music really was! You get it! 🥰♥️😁
Jethro Tull is FULL of flute. If you want to hear Jethro Tull do Medieval sounding music, listen to their albums, "Minstrel In The Gallery", and "Songs From The Wood".
That is some major talent on the flute. I played flute (very badly) in school - so I can appreciate the incredible skill Ian Anderson has. Have listened to all Jethro Tulll's albums and there is such diversity and creativity among them. Very cool you are open to all bands that are recommended to you. I saw Jethro play live a number of years ago and his facial expressions are priceless.
This is the first song I learned to play on the guitar, it's 4 chords on an acoustic guitar. My big brother taught me when I was 7 and I was hooked on JT even at that young age! Much love ❤
Laughing my ass off at your flute solo reaction. Did you hear all the vocalizations and guttural vocal stuff he was doing at rapid speed while he was also just totally going off on the flute? It's so cool. And not to mention that it's lyrically brilliant and it really captures the feeling of an out-of-control locomotive that cannot be stopped, it just keeps going and going. It's a huge fan favorite. But this is from his iconic album, Aqualung. And what got me into it, and so many of us into it, is the title track. A huge hit and the whole album is like this incredible story that goes down all these different lanes. It's got all these different musical textures but it all ties together, and yeah it does sometimes sound a little bit medieval. Anyway, Aqualung, the song, I think you would find very interesting.
Whoever suggested this to you missed a trick if they did not recommend viewing a live version. You've just gotta choose a live performance for your next Jethro Tull reaction.
Jethro Tull is one of my favorite bands. I played flute in band and high school and thought it was kind of a nerdy instrument until my dad gave me all the Jethro Tull albums and told me to listen to this guy play the flute. I loved the instrument ever since then.
Go find a tune with a bagpipe solo in the middle of a rock and roll song!!!!!! Hint Bon Scott is singing and playing the bagpipes!!!!! After all it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!!!! 🎸 So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
yeah, Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson. one of the all time greats. Minstrel in the Gallery, Thick as a Brick, Reasons for Waiting, Fat Man, Dunn Ringill, North Sea Oil, Velvet Green, ... the list of great JT songs is very, very long. :) make sure you check out a couple of live recordings.
I don't always listen to Locomotive Breath, but when I do, so do my neighbors! Ian Anderson on that flute, man!!!!
i HEAR you!!! I clicked on this video and checked the volume slider on my taskbar, then I checked the new volume slider on my Chrome screen, still not loud enough. Then I reached over and turned up my Audioengine headphone amp. Then....I opened my Equalizer Extension and made sure it was doing Its part.
Up to 11
@@AttackChefDennis Ha RightON!!!
I'm like that when I crank up Blue Oyster Cult.
IKR? Great for long summer drive. Peace
And all is old people were just waiting for the flute😂 your reaction did not disappoint 😂 thanks for playing this.... Jethro Tull is classic!
No doubt, great reaction.
I would like to make wallpaper from screenshots of the expressions on every reactor's face when the flute kicks in!
Absolutely
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I cracked up when I saw his reaction! lol
Welcome to Jethro Tull, bruv!!! 🔥
Want more flute?
Hit CROSS EYED MARY next.
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Yes! Great suggestion 👍🏼👍🏼
One of their best😊
Good call.
Witch’s Promise, bruv!
Not only more flute than you can handle, but there’s a WITCH involved.
How about the live 1970 footage of My Sunday Feeling - the flute shocked him, so that's what I would have recommended as a next step.
Watch them Live, You'll be More Impressed...
Yes them live is way better than the studio version
Yeah, flute solo live FTW.
This absolutely. Ian is a maniac on stage.
I saw them open for Led Zeppelin, Tull blew them away
Came here to say same!
METALLICA lost a Grammy to Jethro Tull for best METAL Band. Nobody was more surprised than Jethro Tull.- TRUE STORY.
It wasn't just for Best Metal - it was a joint category Best Metal/Hard Rock (even so I would not put Tull in Hard Rock category either :D )
I remember the Tull advertising campaign afterwards with the tagline “the flute is a (heavy) metal instrument”. Ian Anderson is undoubtedly the force behind the band but Martin Barre’s guitar playing is utterly unique and perfect for the band. If my memory serves me right, Martin replaced a young Tony Iommi who left Tull to go off and invent Heavy Metal with Black Sabbah bringing us back nicely to where this thread started.
@@sparpant I only think Iommi was on tour with them after their first record because Mick Abrams (can't remember his name) quit. I'm not totally sure, though.
Soundgarden was up for the same Grammy that year. It was embarrassing that Jethro Tull won the first hard rock/heavy metal category against them and Metallica.
I willing watched that particular Grammy's for the fact Metallica was going to be on. When Jethro Tull won I was pissed. I wasn't pissed at Jethro Tull but at whoever made the decision to give it to them.
Bands of the 70s were famous to take every f***ing instrument that was a round. Flutes, violins, harps, church organ, vibraphone, trombone...
One of Tull's specials was the flute and in their concert nearly every bandmember played more than one instrument. I saw them in 1978 and suddenly the drummer switched on the marimba and the keyboarder to a kind of steam organ.
It was wonderful and unforgettable !
bands of he 70's and 60's had to provide something DIFFERENT in order to gain enough attention to Radio Disc Jockeys so their songs would be broadcast
Yep.. Queen & Brian May playing ukulele, banjo and harp... lol
So many band members were classically or traditionally trained, like school band or piano lessons or concert or cultural ceremonial drumming, etc. Kids really made vocations of learning to play a class of instruments (eg all reeded instruments) so the bands could be hugely varied and know lots of different ways to add color to sound. We do lose that a little with kids not getting music in school for a generation.
Remember cowbell in don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult?
@@NChant101
Cowbells are very common in a good drumset. Even Rammstein use it on the beginning of their song "Sonne".
The flute; their signature sound. Who doesn’t like Jethro Tull?! Nothin better than music from the 70’s. Nobody could put 70’s musicians in a box.
I nearly fell off my chair laughing with the surprise on your face. He plays the flute with zero politeness. Glad you liked the song. It was one of my favorites growing up.
Ian Anderson, the lead singer, is probably the maddest person I've ever seen on stage.
You gotta watch them live! Locomotive Breath, My God, Thick as A Brick.
I agree but I don't think watching them live is as good until you know the music from the albums because that's what catapulted all their songs onto the charts. Only then can you appreciate what they do live.
Ian Anderson is an absolute Legend.
His singing, his Flute Playing (self taught) his on stage antics.
Have a look at the live version it will amaze you.
Still performing live today not bad for 76.
Absolutely. Sad his voice is now somewhat shot.
My favorite personal rock and roll experience happened when I was on my second tour in Germany with the US Army Infantry. There was a series of repeated tours called The Monsters of Rock which would have a main headliner and several other bands on stage. I'm a huge Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osborne fan and he was a frequent one on the line up. One of the shows I attended in Nuremberg at the Sportsplatz had Jethro Tull as the headliner. Ian Anderson walked out on stage, stepped up to the mic and lifted his flute and 80,000 mfers went dead silent...and Ian milked the HELL out of that moment. He kept faking us out, drawing in a big breathe, whipping his flute up and then freezing and grinning to himself. The crowd would draw in a collective breath and then blew it out when he smiled. We probably impacted weather patterns across Europe. When he finally cut loose and the band jumped in we lost our freaking MINDS!
Thank you for your service to our country and me!
That look on your face when the flute solo kicked in was awesome!
Another example of why the 60s and 70s produced the most amazing and innovated music in ages.
Tull is one of the band's you NEED to see live to appreciate.
Saw them on Halloween night in the 70s! Excellent 👍😎
I swear England is an endless font of talent. The sheer number of creative minds born on that little island is staggering.
Well when your in out of the rain for 80% of your life crazy shit happens!!! It also produced Jack the Ripper!!!
England is not an island, it has borders with Scotland and Wales.
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@@truther4life That's how we built such a big empire too, we just wanted to go where the weather was better.
Especially over a brief period of time. It's terms of sheer greatness and lasting influence, it rivals The Renaissance.
This whole album is worth a listen. All killer. Hymn #43 is a banger.
Hymn 43 is one of my all time favorites!
Incredible song! It kills me how infrequently it has been mentioned over the years.
True and beautiful tracks like "Wondring Aloud" show their versatility.
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It's crazy how the lead singer goes straight from playing a mean flute solo back to singing like he never lost breath 🔥
Amazing!, you said medieval without ever seeing Ian. He is the epitome of a traveling Minstrel or Bard from old England. No, no one else has the chops to play a flute on a rock stage.
Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues was playing flute as early as 1964. They weren’t as heavy as Tull but most considered the Moodies to be a rock band. Also, Grace Slick played the recorder, a type of flute, on a couple of Jefferson Airplane songs.
The “medieval” observation is a good one. Indeed, Tull actually was an agriculture reformer in 17th Century England, I believe. The uploader made the mistake common with many newbies of assuming that Anderson’s name is Jethro Tull.
Peter Gabriel in Genesis played flute.
@@chuckbrown4132 - Yes, but not nearly in as many songs, though, I'd say.
I expect most listeners would not think of Gabriel as playing the flute in his songs, but everyone knows that's what Anderson did.
Ann Wilson of Heart.
Try "Canned Heat" if you want some awesome "rock flute". :)
One of the best prog bands ever! The flute solo on My God is even better!
100%
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It puts a smile on my face, knowing you are about to react to the first band that I can consciously remember becoming a rock fan to, but the song was Aqualung instead. Jethro Tull puts on one of the greatest and most memorable shows. Storytelling through songs is what makes Ian Anderson a legend in rock.
Saw Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep in concert back in the day
Flute solos with Jethro Tull and Moody Blues are epic!
Welcome to Jethro Tull and all the great 70's music, the best era.
Ian Anderson's flute is Jethro Tull's trade mark. "Locomotive Breath" is great. I would also recommend, "Aqua Lung" & "Cross Eyed Mary" Some of the live videos of Jethro Tull are insane.
Your reaction to his flute playing is hilarious!! 😂
Music in the 60s and 70s was terrific. We listened to such a variety of genres. Soul, rock, pop, blues, country, alternative. You name it, we listened to it!
There is nothing, and I mean nothing on earth like Jethro Tull live. I cannot even begin to explain the wave of feelings and emotions that cascade over you.
You have to do the whole album. It's a masterpiece.
I saw Tull perform this in the early 70’s and nearly jumped to the roof! So unique…so awesome! Be sure to watch a video performance. You’ll love them even more!
Me too - it was summer of 1971 and the show started with "My God" I had NO CLUE who they were and only went to the concert in the hopes of seeing a guy I liked LOL. So "My God' starts with Ian on a stool, spotlight on him, strumming a guitar and the singing the haunting opening , background dark... THEN - the lights go on, the band is exposed and the music explodes! I jumped out of my chair!! What an experience - next day I went out and bought the Aqualung album.
@@yoursoulknows6444 Time of our lives wasn’t it. 😀
@@richardhooser5096 sure was bud, sure was...
I love love love Jethro Tull. Watch it live, it is FIRE.
So funny. Probably the best pure wtf reaction yet. Jethro Tull the only band where you are waiting for the flute drop!
Once you get the camera, this whole album should be done. So much awesomeness. Not a bad track. If not, make sure you do Aqualung soon.
And "My God"
Every one of Tull's musicians are top notch. One of the tightest bands all time to see live
OMG! OMG! OMG! Add Rush and Pink Floyd to Jethro Tull, and you have my 3 all-time favorite bands... so awesome that you're reacting to this song.
It's like I'm reading my own comment here.🤩
The holy trinity of progressive rock!
@kyleanspach3457 What about Yes? Where do they fit in?
@@brettkenschaft4239 Yes, Genesis, Tool... all great progressive bands that probably deserve sainthood, but the Trinity is the Trinity.
@@kyleanspach3457 imo king crimson and yes are much better prog bands
OMG. I am a 60's child. I took my kids to their 1st concert which was Jethro Tull 40th anniversary tour. Talk about something to remember. I know my kids do. Their friends are jealous
I love the flutter tongue he uses in his flute playing. I took flute lessons in elementary school so this really appealed to me.
1st seen Jethro tull when I was 8yrs old at Newcastle City Hall, my mother knew a few of the band, so we had the pleasure of going back stage. Still got a signed coke can off Ian Anderson, when I was 17 at the same venue the band took us out for a meal after the concert. Great memories......51 now, still love the band
There was no such thing as Heavy Metal when this song was popular.
Tull released Aqualung in 1971, Black Sabbath pretty much created the genre of heavy metal in the late 60's arguably along with Uriah Heep and Deep purple... so heavy metal was a thing when this track came out.
The flute is a heavy, metal instrument :P
Not even Black Sabbath was thought of as heavy metal
new musical express classed all our 60s/70s music as alternative or prog rock and created a new "charts" listing for the likes of LedZep Sabbath Hawkwind etc it wasn't until around 1978 that heavy metal became a classification on it's own
@@lesblatnyak5947 Actually there was a rush back then to dub things heavy metal since the name was coined by one of the beat poets and appeared in Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild. Not only was Black Sabbath labelled heavy metal, but so were a lot of bands that do not seem at all heavy metal today like Grand Funk Railroad. It is the odd genre that had a name before it had any music to fit it.
Best reaction to a flute solo 😂😂😂😂
Jethro Tull are the goat 🎶
Ian Anderson definitely has a unique voice, which I happen to love. But WATCHING him perform live is another experience entirely. He is such a theatrical performer who so loves what he's doing. It really is a joy to behold.
When my daughter started to play the flute I had her listen to Jethro Tull.
You need to watch them in concert!!
This song was my first exposure to Jethro Tull, and it blew my mind. Ian Anderson made playing flute cool and taught us all how to play air-flute. On stage, Ian is also a consummate showman in concert. The entire Aqualung album is a masterpiece which you should check out. The Marshal Tucker Band (Southern Rock) also used a flute in a number of songs.
“ Skating Away” is my favorite and also “ Living in the Past”.
Yes, I love "Living in the Past" as well. The flute is so good in that one!
In 1975 I saw Jethro Tull live with Robin Trower and Johnny & Edgar Winter. Tull had the giant "Tullavision" tv screen behind the band. Awesome show!
Seriously mate, like others have said you can't go wrong with almost any song on this album!
Keep on rockin' Molly Boy!
There's over an hour of the Tullavision tour on YT when they played Tampa Stadium in July '76.
I drove 1,400 miles to be there.
Just search Jethro Tull Tampa '76
Very cool! That's where I saw them too. At the old Tampa Stadium. I was sitting pretty far from the stage but the huge Tullavision screen behind the band gave a near front row view. Great concert!!!
@@averycausey3995 🥳
Did you happen to notice a fan up front center
about 30ft from the barrier?
The guy was standing a foot above everyone else because he had a plastic milk crate.
He beat off people for hours and never shared.
We were all the way back, 10 rows from the top just where we found a perfect breeze.
I was watching him bc I brought my camera with a rented 300mm zoom lense and wanted to get up front for pictures. GF held our spot & I told her to keep an eye on him, I was going to take pictures from there. I lit up a joint of my regular stuff and started the journey towards him.
When I finally worked right next to his left side,
I lit up a joint of my very best Columbian Gold.
(The real thing) I passed it to the people around me, then bumped him & offered him a hit.
It was awkward for him bc he had to bend down to hide while hitting. When I saw he liked it,
I said he could have the joint if I could shoot the rest of my film from his milk crate.
He protected me from people while I shot the best photos of my life.
The Tullavision was zoomed to just Ian's bug eyes for the background and I'm zoomed into him in front of it. Got to get those slides digitized.
It's my all time best concert of over 70.
@@OhAncientOne Sorry my friend but I couldn't see anything but a sea of people. I was sitting so far back that I could just barely see the band themselves on-stage. The Tullavision screen made all the difference for viewing the show. And it was a great show, easy top 5 of live concerts that I have seen.
I LOVE watching Jethro Tull first reactions when the flute kicks in! My favorite group ever!
All the Tull fans just waiting, waiting, waiting and grooving, then focusing intently as they know the solo is coming up lol. Great reaction. Iconic for the surprise to new ears. It’s so AGGRESSIVE. You never heard it done that way.
They were so effing revolutionary at the time. I was so fortunate to see them perform live several times back in the day, he played the flute standing on one leg. Incredible.
I am 68 and have never known what it's like to experience the tragedies of war but this song brings tears to my eyes pretty much every time I hear it. Loved your reaction
Yes. A bloody flute solo.
I was at their very first performance in the United States at Fillmore East. The audience was as shocked as you. Loved your reaction. His flute solos were electrifying.
I didn't drive to the Tull gig...I flewt. (I'll get my coat)
I knew it was his first time listening…when he said “a flute solo?!” 😂👍💞
This was my uncle's favorite band and he turned me on to them when I was just a little kid. I got to see them once, as a young adult, shortly after he passed away, and it was incredible. Ian's stage antics were so much fun, and I'll never forget the visual of him standing on one leg and jamming on his flute!
I'm 73 and this reminds me of my college years. Saw them live twice. Freaking amazing!!
5:00 That face when you’re about to say something and the flute solo comes in.😂
It's so rad to see Ian Anderson perform the flute live... great band live
The live version of this will twist you even more. Ian Anderson looks like an insane person and wields that flute like a sword! The minstrel album is a full story straight through all the tracks. Have a sit and listen to it deeply at some point. It’s wonderful and spent weeks straight in the cassette deck of my car in the early 90s.
You can only truely appreciate Jethro Tull live! Each and every musician is crazy good! ❤❤❤❤
Tull, is a genre all its own. No labels here.
Great reaction! P.S. if you wanna be blown away, watch their performance of "My God", from the Isle of Wight.
It will probably melt his brain!! What a fantastic performance!!
I had been requesting Jethro Tull. I’m so sorry I missed this video when you first did it (life happens) but THAT was the reaction I was waiting for!! So glad you enjoyed it.
This is truly 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Jethro Tull needs live reactions! They’re crazy!! Your reaction is priceless!! I could listen to this a hundred times on repeat just for the instrumentation!
Every Tull song is different. The musicianship is first class and the varied instrumentation is amazing. A class band up there with the very best and so underrated.
Nice one! Aqualung next!
I’d be Happy with that or Cross Eyed Mary🤘
@@brianjohnston5221 Heavy Horses for me please.
Its best to watch their videos when they are live. Ian is so worth watching. Aqualong and Cross-eyed Mary are some other excellent choices. Glad you found Jethro!
One of the best Live bands I've ever seen!
The iconic image that remains from such an experience is that of Ian Anderson, standing on one foot, playing his flute. ;-]
The look on your face when the flute came in! Priceless!
Trivia time! Crossed Eyed Mary is on the album Aqualung, which was covered by Iron Maiden and was the B side to the their single The Trooper.
Bet you didn't know Iron Maiden were fans.
Edit: I know you're doing Locomotive Breath but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Need to listen to more of Jethro Tull. Locomotive Breath is actually one I crank up very LOUD. JT are a very well rounded band musically and lyrically
Jethro Tull is very GOOD.... OLD SCHOOL REEL TO REEL TYPE OF MUSIC 🎶🎵🎸♥️
So glad you've got to Jethro Tull. One of my faves and soooo good. Not one song disappoints.
Excited for this one!
He's the only one who can replace a guitar with a flute and do a solo!!! I've seen him in concert a few times and he's crazy in a great way!!! I was just waiting for that flute solo and I got the reaction from you I expected!! Total bewilderment and surprise!
One of my favourite bands when I was in high school (the '70s)! ✌️
I absolutely LOVE how the flute just flat out stopped you COLD!
I need to watch jethro tull live.
His stage presence is something to see, and adds to why he was so awsome
Welcome to the unique musical world of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull - it's a hell of a rabbit hole to explore for sure. Terrific reaction as always, mate - cheers from Canada!
Seen him wheeled out on a wheel chair on stage, only to fly out of it and start playing the flute.. Fantastic time to be alive.
Kid. All I can say is we had some incredible music, musicians, bands and variety of incredible stuff to listen to and explore. To hear all these things new? Amazing.
And yes, definitely Medieval flavor absolutely incredible and unique. He's known for the flute
The look on your face when you heard the flute… absolutely priceless! Now watch them live 😍
If you don’t enjoy Jethro Tull, you are thick as a brick!
I just love watching you listen to the music of our days, 70s, 80s, and 90s! Love your reaction and finding how great our music really was! You get it! 🥰♥️😁
Aqualung and Bungle in the Jungle (killer lyrics)! Saw Jethro Tull in the early 1970s. What an experience.
I love when Ian throws in a “Yeah!” in the middle of his flute solo!
Jethro Tull is FULL of flute. If you want to hear Jethro Tull do Medieval sounding music, listen to their albums, "Minstrel In The Gallery", and "Songs From The Wood".
That is some major talent on the flute. I played flute (very badly) in school - so I can appreciate the incredible skill Ian Anderson has. Have listened to all Jethro Tulll's albums and there is such diversity and creativity among them. Very cool you are open to all bands that are recommended to you.
I saw Jethro play live a number of years ago and his facial expressions are priceless.
Ive always said the crue cud use a good pan fluting, aye? Gonna be fookn good day ☘️🇺🇲
This is the first song I learned to play on the guitar, it's 4 chords on an acoustic guitar. My big brother taught me when I was 7 and I was hooked on JT even at that young age! Much love ❤
Origins of the name Jethro Tull. 1800s professors name
Laughing my ass off at your flute solo reaction. Did you hear all the vocalizations and guttural vocal stuff he was doing at rapid speed while he was also just totally going off on the flute? It's so cool. And not to mention that it's lyrically brilliant and it really captures the feeling of an out-of-control locomotive that cannot be stopped, it just keeps going and going. It's a huge fan favorite.
But this is from his iconic album, Aqualung. And what got me into it, and so many of us into it, is the title track. A huge hit and the whole album is like this incredible story that goes down all these different lanes. It's got all these different musical textures but it all ties together, and yeah it does sometimes sound a little bit medieval.
Anyway, Aqualung, the song, I think you would find very interesting.
Whoever suggested this to you missed a trick if they did not recommend viewing a live version. You've just gotta choose a live performance for your next Jethro Tull reaction.
love that you embrace unique music, MBoy!!! that was a lot of fun!
Jethro Tull is one of my favorite bands. I played flute in band and high school and thought it was kind of a nerdy instrument until my dad gave me all the Jethro Tull albums and told me to listen to this guy play the flute. I loved the instrument ever since then.
Fun fact. Ian Anderson makes a great cameo appearance with Honeymoon Suite on All Along You Knew. You should check that one out
Always loved going to their concerts. To experience that energy in person was sheer madness!
Go find a tune with a bagpipe solo in the middle of a rock and roll song!!!!!! Hint Bon Scott is singing and playing the bagpipes!!!!! After all it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!!!! 🎸 So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
My favorite Jethro Tull song! THANK YOU!
yeah, Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson. one of the all time greats.
Minstrel in the Gallery, Thick as a Brick, Reasons for Waiting, Fat Man, Dunn Ringill, North Sea Oil, Velvet Green, ... the list of great JT songs is very, very long. :)
make sure you check out a couple of live recordings.
Ha ha ha you made me chuckle out loud he is one of the best flute players of all time. I'm so glad you are enjoying Jethro Tull 🏵️
I dont say this very often but if you want to hear this song in all its glory check out a live performance