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- I'm a flutist and this is my first time watching and listening to Jethro Tull perform Thick as a Brick live at Madison Square Garden 1978. I'm really getting interested in his style and can't wait to see more! As a flutist, I'm only including the flute parts as on the video, even though I listened to the whole video.
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Hi! My name is Heline and I am a Finnish flute player. I make flute covers, improvise and play classical music. I also create informational videos about flute playing and some other instruments I play (Akai Pro EWI5000, ocarina, dizi).
the mistake we flutists tend to make about Ian Anderson is to compare him to anything we do...he is simply using the flute to express himself in a unique style
Very true and well stated!
This is common with all "trained" professional tasks, especially in the arts. A true artist doesn't abide by rules or convention. These are the ones who make history instead of just watching it go by.
True, and all instruments are included. That is the way to a virtuoso. Some talents are so unique they must be contrary to the masses to excel. I enjoy the perspective of someone who can make a flute sound the way Ian does with unorthodox style. Truly one of a kind
Harpo Marx never knew how to play harp in the classical style and he was self-taught but he was the king of the instrument. All teachers were amazed by him and wanted to be his pupils and not to teach him. If something sounds good I don't care how you did it.
I believe he could be just as intense playing spoons. Beast mode, before there was beast mode.
Jethro tull, the sort of band that gets your dad shouting up the stairs to turn the music up!.
At my parents house it was always turn it up as I liked the same music as them. Which was great as I love bands like this 💙
That does happen here at my house...
That would be me shouting "Turn it Up!"
yes
LMFAO!! May be the most under rated comment of the decade.
Your concern for the flute was adorable.
Don't worry. It's a rock and roll flute and chose that lifestyle.
Peace
Yeah,some drugs were taken, some things were fingered, some things were put in some holes... its nothing the flute wants to talk about , but it was the 70s.
@@txaggievet But between you and the flute, the flutter tongues were a particular hit.
I remember reading somewhere long ago that he had a flute specially designed to be treated hard.
A heavy, metal instrument indeed
@@txaggievet Ian Anderson (and the whole band) actually never did drugs (I mean as a practice). He talked about that in some interview. They could drink but no drugs.
It's 1978 folks, they sounded better than 90% of bands today. Just pure, raw musicianship ,and couple of amplifiers.
they are all amazing artists!
Agree 100%, Brother!
You got that right! Saw Tull live in 76 ..unbelievable
better than 99% of bands today. IMO
99.9%
Her: I feel bad for the flute.
Flute: More fun than any flute has ever had on stage.
I had the priveledge of seeing Jethro Tull perform back in the days were you could (and we did) stand directly beneath him while Ian Anderson played. That's how I first took in Aqualung, small venue in Orlando, right beneath the stage looking up.Not a thing you forget. An AMAZING performer.
Except that one time at band camp
And if he did happen to destroy his flute, he had 10 more waiting offstage to replace it...he's a ROCK STAR for God's sake!!!!
@@vinceyoung5912 LOL
Right?
Ian Anderson was self taught and was later schooled by his own daughter who was classically trained. He did some amazing things because he was never told that he couldn’t or shouldn’t. He put on quite a show.
HELL YEAH!
Thumbs up.... till the highest heaven.
The flute is having way more fun that its classically played friends.
Underrated comment
I am onboard with that. I mean, c'mon, Ian has been handling the flute for decades. Methinks both he and the flute, shall be just fine. But, this lady was nice and she did appreciate the great tune, that is Thick as a Brick.
Piano: "Hold my beer..."
Most travelled flute in existence I would imagine!
Lol fr, she said she was scared for the flute but that flute is jamming harder than 99.9% of all flutes
He uses the flute to its full potential. Ian gets sounds from a flute that many trained players don't even know are there
To hear a classically trained player say, "that's new....I never knew..." is thrilling when critiquing Ian Anderson.
I wonder how many of his nuances she picks up and uses in the future?
Well, he's too old for rock 'n' roll, but too young to die.
😎well done😍
Ian Anderson was a modern day bard and jester.
How he played the flute was imaginary and Ian was one of a kind. Thick as a Brick is a Treasure.
He’s still play. Saw him in 2018 or 19.
Nah... no bard nor jest, my man...what are you talking about?!?
He is a musician!
@@ricardoguarilha8192 Hence Bard.....a musician/storyteller
The master is still alive! 09/2022.
Hey what the hell, don't scare me like that! Use your tenses correctly my dude!
Ian Anderson taught himself the flute only because as he said, years ago, EVERYONE else was playing the guitar at the time and he wanted to be different, ALL HAIL IAN ANDERSON!!!!.
In an interview in an 'extra' segment at the end of one Tull album I used to have (I forget which) he said he originally intended to play guitar but after hearing Clapton he decided he could never top that, so he chose the flute as something he thought he could excel in.
These two are light year's apart......In fact, little Missy strange brew is weirder than Ian Anderson and that says a lot.
@@stevethorpe Yes, the flute was a good choice as he could still dance about and sing. Ian's showmanship would have been stifled greatly behind a guitar or keyboard.
Kids today. Its a shame she doesn't realize what a true artist is. The best Musicians didn't go to school. They learned how to play to feed themselves.
He can actually play guitar very well which is another 6 strings to his bow lol.
The only man to ever enter and win a battle of the bands wielding a flute drawn from the scabbard at his side. Ian Anderson gives a perfect demonstration here that the only limitations on an instrument are the ones that you place on it.
Ian is the closest thing we have to a medievil bard.
Einar Selvik, please look him up
@@user-xq4st9ie7r cool, I will. Is he a master bard? So I just checked him/them out. Is that the band name? I love their sound. I can't understand what they are saying but the story translates.
Me thinks thou speakest true good fellow! I vouchsafe for sooth methinks ye makest none but a veritous testament as to the manifold virtues of the Good Bard! Huzzah!Huzzah!
I've modeled a D&D bard after him. best character ever!
Don Cowboy chaotic good?
Don't worry, I spoke to the flute. It's in therapy now, and doing well, but it doesn't want to talk about that period of time.
Hahaha :D I'm glad to hear that!
You might want to check out Peter Gabriel with Genesis. Another rock flutist and a lot gentler to his instrument.
@@HelineFay Puppy seems really concerned, too.
@@avlisk I felt sorry for Jimi's guitar too.
@@MyNameIsBucket In my opinion, Gabriel was that good on flute.. Kinda boring and the Flute didn't fit in with Phil Collins style of music.
Heline's suprise "Huh. I never tried that before." Is a beautiful moment for any musician.
Personally, it's what makes me love prog musicians over classical, i know not to make a bundle of all, but when you compare a self-taught prog musician to a modern classical oriented and school-taught musician, it's kind of obvious the first will try more stuff and get way more creative with his instrument rather than just(emphasis on "just") getting a perfect sound)
I to loved that moment! I really enjoy watching her watch him
Bob Johnson I’ll take “things my wife will never say” for $500 Bob
@@iota-09 Two different schools of thought. Creative is a subjective word. You can get real creative with classical techniques. This is a preference and not a measure of creativity.
Gee! Wow! Wait,she's 30ish and hasn't learned EVERYTHING there is to know about the flute?! SMH🤔🤨😲🤬🤬🤬
Heline's facial expressions are priceless. Ian Anderson is a true artist and unique in the rock era like Hendrix on Guitar, Entwhistle on Bass, Manzarek on Keyboards or Bonham on drums. You hear them play a song you've never heard before and you recognize their genius. This music is timeless.
Those are perfect examples. And here, who knew that a flute could keep up with electric basses and guitars and drum kits.
Imagine a band with all of those guys in it 😳
Its entwistle (he hated when ppl misspelt his name) also why not wakeman or emerson on keyboards then that would be a hell of a supergroup
Ian anderson is way more than a musician he's a SHOWMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE and may never be topped by another
I would put Keith Emerson on Keyboards
After 50+ years, I still can't get enough of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull.
I only got 40 years under my belt listening to him. I met him once and it was amazing, but I feel you. I still listen to him every day and songs from the woods is my favorite album. Yes I said album
Ian is like a ninja with his flute don't worry sweetie he won't scratch it
They're Awesome, mate
im with ya bro !! feel the same way. and not revered nearly enough for mine!
One the the first bands I can remember rocking out to as a kid. Listening to aqualung and songs from the wood on cassette in my dad's old cord ranger lol. The good ol days
He's a musical genius. I've been a fan for 50 years. I've seen him in concert and never once was a flute harmed in any way. lol
The only way a flute is harmed is when he's not playing it.
That's what I said, I added 'the tambourine though...'
Exactly! You can`t compare swimming in the sea with swimming in a pool :)))
Me too!😉
Jethro Tull was the only reason my Dad supported the idea of me taking flute in 7th grade band. He agreed with Mom though that when the band director wanted to switch me to piccolo, there was only so much high-pitched squeaking they could take (I ended the year 2nd chair for the combined band on flute, not bad for 1st year band, but my band director could tell my hands are midget-sized and I'd do better on the smaller instrument).
Ian Anderson has admitted that he truly did not know the standard fingering technique for many notes, and that he learned that fact when his own kid took band. So he hadn't seen "cheat fingerings" for people with a problematic pinky -- he figured them out on his own.
My band teacher did end up teaching me a few of the "cheats" on certain notes that really made my midget hands have issues, but he didn't let me use them in performances and may have been trying to get me to use them to practice knowing I could get the same note multiple ways -- especially if he had me already picked out for piccolo, I could see that being something he'd want me to know.
Either way, Tull rocks, Ian wasn't *just* using cheat fingerings cuz of the pinky (though he might have found the pure note far faster), my nickel allergy made me not play that flute after that year cuz the mouthpiece could only stand so much clear nail polish on it, and my family elected to homeschool me the next two years (other reasons) so no piccolo for me. ;)
Heline, Ian Anderson decided to make flute his primary virtuoso instrument of choice at a time when other guitar players such as Clapton and Page had already emerged as leaders. He (by his own admission) decided that he could not compete with them on guitar and introduced flute as a strong competitor to electric guitar as a lead instrument. Not only was this an incredibly bold aspiration and that at a time when electric guitar reigned supreme. The electric guitar has survived in part due to various players over time introducing new techniques and extracting the wonderful sounds of a truly polyphonic instrument. I respectfully suggest Ian Anderson has accomplshed the same with the flute. In my view, as in the case of the guitar, there is no "wrong technique" especially as it relates to accomplished musicians. Each style and genre of music demands its own style and technique. Sadly Ian will stop playing one day and the question is "Who will take up the challenge to teach young players learning flute to play like Ian Anderson?". I seriously doubt that in my lifetime I will experience flute playing that combines rock, jazz, folk, classical styles in such a unique manner that only Ian has been able to do.
Bravo
Extremely well put Prithvi! He is also an extremely talented writer, arranger and producer!
Well stated and so very true.
I can't "Like" this comment enough! Thank you!
I've been attempting this, and with a host of effects. Lots of fun! Now I need a band that actually knows dynamics that doesn't drown me out!
He has complete control of his instrument at all times. Keep in mind he Is the frontman for this ensemble!
"Thick as a Brick" isn't just a song...it's an experience. It's about as close as rock music gets to classical. Listen to the album.
Live was a life changing event.
The live show with bands like Jethro Tull (and Gentle Giant, etc) is worlds above the records or CDs. The performances were experiences to be witnessed. Though there are other less animated videos like ELP doing their warmup in the snow at Montreal’s Olympic stadium that drew me in, with no lighting and no theatrics, just a cold daylight film. That one in particular was shown on the local tv station’s news program.
You're so cute. :) thanks for the review.
_"Locomotive Breath"_ and _"Aqualung"_ are also two notable commercial hits.
@Michael Persico The Nice were around when Jethro Tull started. ELP came later
Ian is self-taught. Don't worry about the flute, it's an extension of his body.
Love or hate Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson was truly an original. Totally unique songwriter, too
Was?
@@MrScaramanga16 This Was.
Ian Anderson is still very much alive.
Still is
Second concert I ever attended. W. Germany 1970 or 1971...too long ago for me to remember exactly. Yeah, I’m old.
"I feel bad for the flute"
That flute is expressing passion and dynamism that other flute never get to participate in.
Don't feel bad for the flute. Ian Anderson stated in an interview, that he doesn't use expensive, open hole flutes. He actually uses cheap, student line flutes. Why?? "Because, I'm so rough on them." Remember, when he hits the stage, he's not a flautist, sitting in an orchestra pit... he is an entertainer, where visuals, and energy come with the territory.
@M 40 , reminds me of a comment regarding The Who's My Generation. Something about Keith Moon blowing up drum kits at the end of the song . . . .
Should we direct her to Pete Townsend or Richie Blackmore destroying their guitars on stage?
@M 40 Ian Anderson made the flute cool !!
and yet his flute sounds good where hers sounds like a cheap plastic toy the way she screws it up...what a hack!
@@philtripe There is no call to insult her. She appreciates Ian's talent and skill, even if it's not strict and proper classical playing. She only played her flute to demonstrate a few things he does... she wasn't trying to show off.
The look on your face when you're trying out his technique is just beautiful. The pure joy of discovery.
Heline's face is so expressive, and yes it's the joy of discovery.
Helene is not hopeless after all!
Heline - An interesting and informative analysis. I have known a few flautists over the years that despise his playing. Others are amazed. I did notice you cringing as he twirled it around like a marching band baton twirler. this was from 1978, but i saw him play this 6 years earlier before the album was even released in the US. In that show, he made mention his flute was solid silver and it was shined to a mirror finish. At one point in Thick as a Brick he twirled it around and threw it at least 30 feet into the air with a multi color spotlight following it. The effect was like a disco ball. He was singing at the mic, reached behind his back to catch it, swung it around and started his flute interlude. He never even looked to see where it was.
Amazing show.
Wow! I saw Tull several times in the 90s and Ian at least once but I don't remember exactly what he did with his flute besides play it. My friends and I always go to concerts sober, I just have a poor memory.
Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
@@edwardjamyangmacarchick1847 I was not buzzed going to the concert either, but there was enough 2nd hand dope fumes that I did get buzzed by the end of the show.
At the very end they played Locomotive Breath. From my distance Anderson and keys player John Evan looked a lot alike. The piano started out with that blues jam and Anderson (I thought) was pacing back and forth clapping hard. The guitar went into a really heavy vamp and then hit that sustained chord. The guy who was pacing looked up and ran to the organ and Anderson got up from the piano and grabbed his flute and the mic and started singing. They had traded jackets before the song. Blew everyone's mind.
Now that's amazing. Throwing a flute so high to catch it behind his back.
WOW! That bit about throwing his flute high up in the air and catching it like that is just totally badass. 😲
@@BertGrink Indeed it was. Seriously impressed this high school dude.
Our twirlers and drum majorette did that but always kept an eye on their batons. And they never caught behind their back.
Showmanship is often not musicianship. His musicianship and what he brought to the table of music is a dish never dreamed of until he arrived.
Absolutely!
Ian Anderson: the only RocknRoll frontman who could endure a three-hour concert standing on one leg.
@IVAN KRAWEC True, but the show I saw he did a 20 minute solo on one leg.
You gotta watch what you say on this thing. People will apparently pull out timers and replay entire concerts to prove you wrong. It's not that hes the best pogo leg flutist but maybe the only... I better do some more research before I make unsubstantiated claims!
When I think of Jethro Tull I think of them getting a Grammy instead of Metallica. Them Metallica winning the next year and thanking Jethro Tull for not having a new album.
You forgot to mention the adverts Tull took out - " the flute is a heavy metal instrument"
Gentlemen, i love your comments so much))))
I was a Metallica fan at that time and had never heard of Jethro Tull. I started listening to them and so did my friends and we became bigger Tull fans than Metallica fans, we saw Tull and Ian solo in the Nineties and had zero interest in seeing Metallica live LOL.
Same . Remember when he said who the hell is jetro tull. I guess he found out.
I remember that well. All the other guys in my high school were crazy over Metallica. I preferred Tull for their amazing and unique sound, even though they weren't as popular with late eighties teens
Ian Anderson is in a league all of his own. Always has been, always will be.
his playing is sloppy, his tropes are tired and his technique is entry level. His ideas are appropriated, trite, and banal. You want to hear a real flautist?
Search ERIC DOLPHY. However, Dolpy's genius just might fly over your head.
@ yet he's famous and your not
Ian is like the Jimi Hendrix of the Flute... He's a Legend
I am with you there.
@jason nordstrom You got that right.
This song, this band, this man... it brings tears to my eyes when I hear Thick As A Brick... the arrangement, the progression, the build, it blows my mind!!
Ian Anderson genius - flutist - composer - lyricist - singer - showman - yes he can do it all.
nrich you left out guitarist, pianist, mandolinist, etc.
I named my son after Ian Anderson
@@rhythmstyx1945 And also gentleman farmer. He runs a farm in England. He doesn't just own it and have someone else take care of it. He runs it
onus gumboot yes and also salmon farms in Scotland I believe
@@rhythmstyx1945 don't forget complete madman. 😜
Jethro Tull live was completely unreal and the opposite of what I expected - I was surprised by his energy on stage and the many surprises & suspense on display - definitely one of the most memorable live performances I can remember.
The band is Jethro Tull. The flutist / lead singer is Ian Anderson.
Someday this girl will break out of her Classical Cocoon and start a flute punk band...
@IVAN KRAWEC I bet you can bring race into any conversation, can't you? You must be a joy to be around.
@IVAN KRAWEC Sorry to burst your deluded bubble Ivan but to be a real pedant, the Classical period lasted from 1730 to 1820. Post Baroque and pre Romantic. Although I understand that after Ozzy Osbourne learned how to spell Adagio, he tried to convince Tony Iommi that Black Sabbath should rewrite Paranoid to include an adagio just before Ozzy screams, "FINISHED WITH MY WOMAN 'CAUSE SHE COULDN'T HELP ME WITH MY MIND..." Classic....
DaYum slow down Ivan - SH!'s funny as F*
@IVAN KRAWEC no bubble here, Slick. Not sure what being white really has to do with it either. I've studied music for 35 years and forgot more than you'll ever know.
She can
This album was a Rock Opera and not just a series of songs. Epic Jethro Tull work from the period.
Actually they were mocking concept albums....and did one of the best of them ! lol
Another Rock Opera soon followed: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.
Have it on 8track really good and still enjoy it today.
Which album?
I can say “Thick As A Brick” was written as one 45-minute song. It is an impressive piece of music.
Rock and Roll circus orchestra. It was a great band to catch in the 70s.
I just HAVE to say this: Heline's reactions are so adorable!
Also, as a lifelong fan of Jethro Tull i am very happy that she has decided to explore them further. They are, in my opinion, one of the greatest rock bands ever.
Definitely one of the best live acts😍 Aery wouldn't surprise me but i dont know...i was born in 73.🙁
👋thanks for your post😍
The Band is underrated.
I think we can all agree, NOBODY in the history of music past present or future will EVER rock out as hard as Ian Anderson. He lives for the stage!
Apparently this wonderful girl is in danger of becoming a progressive rock fan!
This comment makes me want flute covers of progressive rock songs.
As anyone should.
@@schutz85 send them to this sweet young girl! She is so kind to try to change lan.
We can only pray.
She'd be one of the very few then...
I enjoy watching you analyzing his work. You find, as an instructor and classically artist, somethings to be critical of his technic, but then you get blown away by his performance. Welcome to the experience of listening to Jehtro Tull.
I'm imagining this sweet teacher trying all his techniques off camera...I love her!!
Would love to see a trained classical Flutist and Mr. Anderson in a session
His daughter took up the flute at school and it was whilst watching her play that he realised his self taught fingering was wrong compared to the way his daughter was being taught. As a result he re-learnt the flute using this correct technique which is a brave thing to do given how long he has been playing. It maybe worth your checking out a more recent performance with orchestra to compare. He is one of the best showmen out there. To take the flute and use it as he does in a rock n roll band was groundbreaking.
Flood & Fidler He IS the best showman out there. I used to see Tull in concert whenever they were in town. His antics never ceased to amaze me. So much energy. He gives everything to the audience. In my opinion, he was the greatest entertainer of my time.
All true from beginning to end.
I wonder if his flat 'fingering' with his right hand was a way to make his deformed pinky reach to it's key? 'Cause I noted that sometimes. when he isn't using the pinky, his right hand fingers are placed more correctly.
@@14jackon I had the same thought. I believe you're right.
So sweet: "He's better at it than I am..."
That's just really sweet.
such commentings on JT give me so much pleasure since they remind me my own feelings when first I discovered Tull ❤
when you go Tull you never go back!
I think you are the first person to ever utter the sentence “I’m terrified for the flute”!
Nah. This one time, at band camp...
I didn't even notice that. Psst: nobody tell her about Jimmy Hendricks or Keith Moon.
Watching Ian Anderson twirl his flute like a baton gives her palpitations. Keith Emerson says, "hold my beer!"
You don't think she'd appreciate him flipping his keyboards over onstage?
Seeing Ian twirl his flute was my favorite part of the concerts I saw in the 1970s. Unfortunately, when the flute was physically connected to a microphone in the 1980s, the twirling had to cease.
Keith Emerson would have inserted SAS style daggers into it!
Don't forget to also mention ELP's Carl Palmer and drum kit revolving upside down. Also see Jimi Hendrix, and The Who's Pete Townsend and Keith Moon with their stage antics. It was another world and a different time for sure. What you don't see is the Vietnam War and the ever present presumed imminent threat of Soviet nuclear attack looming over us in the background. It had a special way of making us want to squeeze every drop of life out of every second. Anyone else remember that feeling? Thanks Heline for allowing us to relive these fond musical memories again through your pristine senses. Be well.
...it's called showmanship. He's the epitome of a frontman. Ian Anderson isn't about to just stand there. Just look at his band. It would be unfitting. Looking forward to more reactions. Always nice to experience Jethro Tull for the first time through someone else. Keep em coming.
He still can't stand still to this day. I've seen videos from the last year or two and he's still at all his antics.
Ian Anderson has always treated his flute playing the same way a lead guitarist plays their instrument. As you can hear in the video, there are moments he actually accompanies the guitarist note for note. This is the point of the attraction of Jethro Tull's sound.
Yep yep yep.
The one time I saw Tull was with a crappy new -- and appropriately short-lived -- configuration of the band dominated by the new, likewise crappy album, featuring sound problems in that crappy house... but damn... Ian and Martin, at minimum. They all delivered the legendary level of craftsmanship and showmanship, regardless. Really, Anderson, if nothing else, has been consistent for many decades, in ways other long-running, iconic band leaders haven't been -- including with the crappy albums. Anderson is relentless. It's his job.
First rock concert I ever saw was Tull just after release of AQUALUNG. Absolutely fantastic! What a show! First half was from STAND UP and BENEFIT, second half was AQUALUNG straight through after introducing pianist. INCREDIBLE!
Saw Tull do Thick as a Brick live in 1972. What a show!
I saw it then too! It was fantastic! The band came on stage and played TaaB straight through.
me too
His flute is just part of the show. He is such an amazing artist that he got hard core rock and rollers listening to the flute and enjoying every minute of it. :).
You have to remember in rock, swagger, and showmanship are almost as important as the sound in a live concert. You may notice he likes to stand on one leg when playing. That was a crowd pleaser.
Still is!
Funny that he had such contempt for the people who paid tickets to see him ... they are ignorant. The stuff he did was funny, but I was always grossed out by him making a dick out of his flute and jacking it ... that was pretty revolting ... and then we wondered why people didn't take Tull seriously?
justgivemethetruth a lot of his lyrics have vulgar humor too, personally I don’t love it but don’t hate it. Certainly in some songs it helps to set the mood.
@ just give me some truth Tull was the bawdy bard . Like an Elisabethan traveling show. Lot's of double entendres and fart jokes in Shakespeare. Vaudeville if you will.Prissy prudes may feel offended. That wasn't contempt I felt as an audience member more like blessed to be there. Just give me a break oh lofty seeker. Like Lennon says in the song " I'm sick and tired of narrow minded..."etc.
He's amazing! totally self taught and a multi millionaire out of it! So I'd say he has earned the right to play whichever way he chooses pinky or not! and he wrote all the music and most of the solos are improvised as well to a degree so WOW! i'd say!!
Online i see mentions of his "deformed pinkie" -- not sure if this is true, but i would think that Heline might check that out. I would not think he is avoiding the use of his pinkie out of a lack of expertise. One commentator compared it to Jerry Garcia's missing finger.
Nobody EVER rocked out on a flute like Ian 👍. Rumor has it Ian's flute once burst into flames 🔥. Heline, it's not about the flute, IT'S ABOUT IAN !
After nearly 50 years since I first heard this that flute solo still sends shivers up my spine!
That is the whole point of music for me. It has to move me in a way that technical perfection never will. Soul and feeling come from within and cannot be taught.
And me,once I heard this album,that ws it hooked for life
@@portcullis5622 I knew I should never have forked over good dough to that#@$%^$#!&%$!!" soul and feeling correspondence course! I want my money back!
Thank you for this! Really great to hear your insights. He developed his strident style to make the flute hold up in the context of a rock band. The greatest front man in rock! I’ve been a fan since 1970 and never tire of watching these videos of this gorgeous man in action. He was absolutely born to be on the stage. ♥️♥️♥️
I remember a concert where Ian stood on a monitor in the middle of a song playing flute like a devil
and in the middle of the interval he threw the flute far into the air as he jumped down a few meters back on stage and the flute dropped into his hands and continued playing perfectly, I was shocked and had to laugh a bit of delight
Wow. May I ask where?
@@chrisroberts6043 It may have been in the New Haven Coliseum in the 70's. If not, he did something really similar there.
@@15Ironworker I think he does it at every show. I saw him in 87' (I think? Crest of a Knave tour) at the Providence Civic Center (now Dunkin Donuts Center) and he threw it up in the air twice, before he even played a note. The 2nd time it went almost to the ceiling, he caught it, and immediately started playing it in one smooth motion. Needless to say. The crowd, including myself, went frickin NUTS!!!
I've been to hundreds of shows, and his sticks out in my memory more then most. Just an amazing, and unique, showman. ✌️
What i loved most about ian's flute playing was that he never played the songs the same way twice!
"Terrified for the Flute" Well, you were right, my wife and I were at a show he was spinning the flute and it came apart, one part flying into the audience,security immediately pushed through the crowd and by a miracle got it back.
Their show I went to, he was swinging it around like a marching band drum major swinging their mace.
@Jim lastname Well Mr. lastname (if that really is your last name), thank you for the apology.
@M 40 Maybe... but he's a class act and never pulled those kind of strings.
People play the flute. Ian Anderson speaks flute.
Nahhh, he IS the flute.
What an answer!!! 😜✌🏼😀
One legged flute
@@molliemyers-delzompo3396 Exactly what I wanted to say.
Ian Anderson was not just a flute player, he had a voice that harkened back to the troubadours and to madrigal singing, his guitar was clear and crystalline, he could walk over to the keyboard and make music, a dancer's strength and grace, and those lyrics....It's difficult to listen to the newer stuff because his voice blew out. And for me, a big part of it was his voice. I would start in the 70s first, when he was singing best. They actually started as more of a blues band and developed their unique style from there. Go with the studio album versions, they are classic Tull!
Oh ya, the Tull "sound" as we know it started to show on Stand Up. I have This Was and it's very bluesy, good album but they obviously evolved and wanted to stand out musically. There's a world of difference between those two albums.
This performance is already showing hints of the "nasal" tinny voice that was to come from Ian Anderson. I saw him in the 70's at the Capital Centre (It's on here at youtube), and again in the mid eighties at Merriweather Post Pavilion. By then his voice was largely gone, and apparently sound engineers could not compensate. All that said, I am a big fan, and enjoyed both shows.
The BENEFIT ALBUM was where I jumped on board, went backwards, caught up, still on board to this day!! Great,great stuff many years. Seen THICK AS A BRICK, many more too.
@@rickleblanc8900 The difference is Martin Barre. Of course Martin toed the line, while Abrahams butted heads with Anderson, so it's a bit of a chicken vs. the egg thing.
The Jethro Tull song "Pied Piper" sounds a lot like a madrigal song, or at least some other form of folk music from England.
I like all of his songs. Can't even pic a favorite. I find them all immensely enjoyable.
Jethro Tull was music for real musicians back in the day. Simply brilliant!
Tull belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a tragedy that they aren't.
Yes. My sense is that they probably don’t care, but it would mean a lot to their many fans. It’s really shameful they have inducted some of the people they have, and ignored one of the greatest rock bands ( and one of the best songwriters) ever!
you do realise that - just like God - there really is no "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" outside of the mind of a group of marketing executives and the idiots who buy into that shit ??
Andi, you're probably right. That's why I don't think Ian and company really care about their exclusion.
At least they beat Metallica in 1989 for the Grammy.
It's a tragedy?? Man, wtf?
Did you see the list of inductees? Careful! It may be embarrassing to see some of the names.
The "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" is completely insignificant to the history of rock and roll itself.
It has no relevance at all. Just a stupid list created by the music industry tycoons.
Remember all is fair in rock and roll. Ian puts a lot of theatrics into his concerts. Playing flute to thousands of rock fans is a feat in itself and he keeps the entertainment factor high. The flute as a baton was one of my favorite things when seeing them live. I used to play the flute as well and was frustrated that I could never get those sounds.
I would recommend listening to some of the early albums as well. They are a fantastic mix of musical genres.
Dear Heline...No Flutes were Harmed, and some might say, Never Played Better. A Flute Doc signed off on this Performance. Bravo!
"Thick as a Brick" is one song that covers a whole album, so when played live it is USUALLY just segments of the song.
That show was the whole album though, with some other stuff thrown in. Brilliant. It's available on DVD.
@@richbryce5006 Saw them, prob, a dozen times. NEVER saw them do the whole album.
Saw them do it live when it first came out and they did the whole 44 minutes. But yeah probably not for much longer after that
Like Robert Brown, I got to see JT play "Thick as a Brick" live in Detroit within a few months after its release. They played the entire album without taking any breaks. When they finished, Ian stepped up to the mike and said, "Now, for our 2nd song..." Everybody laughed and clapped, knowing they weren't really finished. They continued to play for another 30-45 minutes! Awesome show!
you should listen to the studio album of Thick as a Brick. It's a real masterpiece of prog rock.
Although this is true, its not that flute heavy for like 45 or 48 minutes of music.
If she wants to get the reel feel. I know you are rite sir...
Mindless and utter musical drivel and nonsense..This album is a joke!..and don't dare come back at me with, "Well, it it was so bad why did so many people like it?..Oh Idk, why did so many people like Justin Beiber? Madonna? Grand Funk Railroad? Brittany Spears? etc., etc..Just listen to this garbage!
@@stevedamico5793 you are Mr Negativity, and I suspect you just don't like rock. Jethro Tull is one of the finest prog rock bands to have ever played with huge dynamic range, musicality, originality and virtuosity. They are also able to mix styles of folk music, hard rock, classical and jazz throughout their extensive repertoire of songs. Don't criticize things that you don't understand.
@@jeffberwick And the witty poetic social commentary in the lyrics alone is outstanding. It's a classic album.
I went to 20 or more of the concerts I am 65 and still can't get enough listening to him
Oh how much I LOVE Ian Anderson! I’m a self taught flautist! I taught myself from watching Ian Anderson and figuring it out myself!
He doesn’t need to do it perfectly that’s the point, to break the rules, to push the boundaries!! I wouldn’t of fallen in love with the amazing instrument that the flute is without Ian Anderson.
(You should check out Bouree)
Love how real talent only talks positive and encouraging about other players, never needing to put someone down to make themselves look better, smarter,i like your style.
Like TwoSetViolin?
Earlier in his career Ian Anderson modelled himself after classical wandering troubadours and jongleurs. It really showed on stage when he's always doing something to entertain, even when the limelight is on another band-member he's prancing and dancing to their playing. He played the part even down to his costume, as he usually dressed either in full regalia or as a filthy hobo.
Ian Anderson, a true showman in his heyday. He and John Evans were so extrovert on stage. He always took the piss out of Martin Barre when introducing him to the audience. He once introduced him as Martin "Trousersnake" Barre. One of my favourite bands and I have been a fan since 1972.
@KoenigZwert Czeslaw I love Jackson C. Frank. The song "Marlene" is particularly haunting, as is the story behind it. The guy had so much bad luck in his life, he never really caught a break.
I saw them in 1975 they were dressed as animals, Anderson was a Zebra. It was fantastic.
He was the first person I ever heard play a flute like this, and in a rock band! Trust me (as I am over 60) that this was very innovative for the time!
This simply is a " virtuose " playing flute, there is no analisys, reverence and admiration to this wonderful artist!!
Ian has always been a tremendously dynamic performer and Jethro Tull ... I'll just say ... the guys have never been boring. It makes my heart glad to know someone has been newly turned on to this tight band of gifted musicians. 💜
"Play the flute and sing at the same time? I can do that standing on one leg!" - Ian Anderson, probably.
I saw Jethro Tull live at the State Theatre Sydney in 1996. Ian Anderson was in a wheel char after taking a tumble off the stage in Peru. He was also nearly 20 years older than in the video. Still full of energy with all the moves of a Paralympic basketballer while playing his flute. The man is a genius.
Figuring it out for himself is why it sounds so terrific.
When I began figuring out all the flute parts in Jethro Tull's catalog, I remember my mother warning me:"If I ever catch you throwing that flute or waving it like a baton, I will take it back and sell it!" My parents had seen Jethro Tull a couple times by then, and although I was a lifelong fan, I had never seen a live performance so I wasn't sure what she was on about. When i finally did see Ian Anderson's theatrics on stage I remember feeling sorry for that flute! 🤣
I play and teach the flute too. Ian Anderson was a pioneer/Roland Kirk devotee. And a showman. Jethro Tull was a premiere prog band. Beyond that IA was and still is a creative force. He can do what he wants with his flutes. Playing the dots isn't the apex of musical achievement. He was mostly self-taught and good for him.
"I'm terrified for the flute" - that's priceless! 😂 I'm thinking the flute is having a great ol' time and ecstatic that it's probably the only flute in history that's been played with so much originality, energy and fun.
"Thick as a Brick" is a brilliant album, one of my if I was stuck on an island picks.
I never imagined that a Jethro Tull concert could double as some sort of flute horror movie.
I am guessing that a lot of kids I went to high school with back in the '70s decided to take up the flute after hearing a Jethro Tull song on the radio.
Or thought flutes would make cool bongs.
I was one.
Me definitely.
She is absolutely the best critic I've ever seen. So fresh and so humble. A breath of fresh air, when struggling for the next note.
Flutter-tongue is also used in shakuhachi. It's an advanced technique, so when my sensei introduced it to me, he was astonished that I could do it easily. I explained to him it's like the pronunciation of the Spanish word for "dog" (perro) as opposed to the word for "but" (pero). The first has a trilled R sound while the second is flapped, and many students of Spanish can attest to what a pain it is to pronounce the word for "dog" without making it sound like "but". He seemed a bit disgruntled that a mid-level student such as myself should pick it up so quickly, but that's life.
I'm pretty sure people have already said this here, but let me summarize it my way :):
Ian Anderson is a self taught performer, was somehow inspired by Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the very beginning. He picked up flute in 1967, less than a year before the first Tull record, "This Was" was released. And he developed quite quickly, there is a 1969 documentary called "Swing In" which you may find on youtube if you want to have a look at the beginnings. There is a nice rendition of J.S.Bach's Bouree there (with 2 flutes), which was one of their hits back then.
Tull had their heyday in the late 70ties, and that's when your video comes from. What you see here is a live performance, where the stage antics were surely more important than any correctness of playing. But you may want to dive into their studio work from that period, "Heavy Horses", or "Minstrel In The Gallery", there's much more than a flute there: the drum parts are outstanding, as well as string quartet arrangements which bring the whole thing quite close to classical music.
Anyway, moving to the 80ties Ian started having serious voice problems, which continue to this day. Then comes something around 1993, and that story of his daughter, who have picked up flute lessons and pointed out, that her father is doing the whole thing wrong. That's when Ian decided to relearn it all from scratch. There is a nice live record from just before that called "A Little Light Music", where much of the vocal parts are played on flute, and that's the last one of his "old style" (there's also a cool live clip of Living In The Past from Brussels here on youtube, that comes from that exact period). Soon after that he recorded a sort of classical album called "Divinities", where his style is clearly different. My guts tell me you may like both albums. Anyway, so come the next 25 years of Jethro Tull ;)
Ian decided to perform Thick As A Brick in a whole around 2012, and there is a live performance from Iceland that documents that. It might be interesting for you to see how the things have changed over all these years.
I saw him in Colorado that tour May have been 2011 thru 2012 but omg his energy and style was that of the 1976 tour I saw in Boston. Yikes I was amazed
Him twirling flute and waving it, is an extension of his arms, much like a drummer and drum sticks.
Amazing musicianship from the entire group. Still gives me chills.
Saw them several times in my home state at Red Rocks. Greatest shows I've ever been to! They're incredibly talented and always put on a great performance.
I saw his last at Redrocks in 2011 I think he was easily in his early 60s he wowed a crowd of younger generation and his energy was like a 20 something. Still jumping twirling and doing it for 3 hours straight. Omg 😱
"Oh, it keeps going." Yes, this is Thick as a Brick, it keeps going for 45 minutes, hang on for the ride.
Just found her new love for flute music. :) He learned the flute in 11 months and now he's recording albums with it. I'd say, he's done a great job.
Ok, I know I'm late to this party, but loving how you're reacting to one of greatest rock bands of all time. This album is an absolute classic!! Almost 50 years old!!
I was so interested in your comments "Use the pinky, use the pinky, use the pinky!" I took one piano lesson when I was 8 years old. Never touched it again until I was in my 20s. Figured it out on my own, adapting from only having learned how to play C major scale. Once when I was playing with a pro, he noticed my weird fingering and asked about it. "Am I doing it wrong?! Do I need to change?!?" He just laughed and said, "Hey, it's totally working for you! Don't change a thing!"
It's clearly working for Ian! So glad to see you are enjoying his playing and learning from such an accomplished musician!
3:46 that moment you discover sweep picking for the flute...
I was in grade 13 when this album came out. If you listened to Yethro :-) Tull you were a pariah and a nerd, of which I was both. You needed to see Tull live when he would throw the flute high up in the air like a spinning baton. Awesome show. Nice work.
A pariah and nerd? Not in my crowd. We smoked a lotta dope while listening to Tull.
@@gerritfridericksohn4627 Same here, but there is a difference between your crowd and the school. Our school was Tull hostile.
"Yetro." fixed it ;)
"I'm going to listen to the whole song..." "...oh it's continuing?" ...yeah, it's like 40+ minutes!
The live version she's listening only lasts 12 minutes.
Drumming is fantastic on this, stands out even among all these great players.
Songs From the Wood - especially “The Whistler” is epic.
Songs From the Wood is my favorite Tull album. I read Ian recorded a lot of it on his own at the home studio. He wasn't sure how the rest of the band would take it!
It's my favorite, too. Not many rock stars celebrating Beltane and Solstice in their music, that's for sure.
Pibroche takes a while to build to it, but has one of my favorite solos.
Love that album!!!
Oh fuck...you... kindly. Heline's got me wanting to hunker down with these live shows I haven't seen, but then you go and bring up one of my old favorite albums I haven't listened to in a billion years.
WELP... It's not like I'm in a hurry. (Note the date.)
" -- To make you feel better than you could know
better than you could
JOIN THE CHORUS IF YOU CAAAAN....."
ah fuck
;D
I really enjoy your reactions.
I have been a fan of Ian Anderson's for a few decades now.
Yes, he was a bit brash in his younger years (and still is to a lesser extent).
Oh. Just to be clear. Ian Anderson is in the group Jethro Tull.
Had to include that because many years ago I had an 8-track playing in my van while driving my folks around.
Mom said "That sounds like Ian Anderson!"
I said "Yes, Mom, that's Jethro Tull." (Songs From the Wood, I believe)
"No! That definitely sounds like Ian Anderson!"
It became very difficult to drive, I was laughing so hard, trying to get her to understand that Jethro Tull was a group... Ian's bread and butter so that he could fund his forays into classical music. (By the way, they started out as a blue band...)
Mom always shocked me a bit when I was in my teens and twenties.... we had very similar tastes in music. Although I was in my twenties when I discovered why my albums were never in the same order I left them in....😂
I was so very fortunate to have a mother with wonderfully eclectic taste in music. When we were driving home to Texas from Minnesota we discovered Jethro Tull was playing in Lawrence Kansas - My Mother made a special detour so we could go to the concert.
Your reactions are riotous! And the comments are just as much fun as the video.
I saw Tull in Ithaca New York... at one point the band took a well deserved break and Ian Anderson never left the stage .He did an amazing solo that I believe lasted 20 minutes or more.
I really don't mind if you sit this one out!
Imagine if Ian had a teacher! He could have taught high school or something and we would never have had Jethro Tull.