Jethro Tull (Official Thread)

[Rocker440]

^^^Cool, LG! Perhaps we can hear you yelling all sorts of crazy things out in between or even during some songs? Do you recall which songs?

I do remember at a few shows a band member, usually the singer, would tell everyone that the show was being recorded. There are many weird people, or perhaps I should rephrase that, some people that do strange things at concerts, that I 've been to, and some were people that I knew at the time! Of course, I was never one of those select few!

[Sox]

Got to say what a great band got a whole cd shelve devoted to them. These are one of my favourite live acts.

[Lord Grendel]

Another Tull fan in the house.

I have seen them 3 times over a 20 year period Sox, I just love this band.

[Sweaty]

Now there is a band, saw Ian play with Heep in London, he was something else. He is very good and the band are out of this world, really good mood music for a rainy and sunny day....

[Craig in Indy]

How did I manage to miss this thread? Tull is one of my all time favorite bands. I first came on board when Aqualung was released, but quickly filled out my collection with its predecessors. And while I liked Thick a lot, I couldn't warm up to A Passion Play at all, and sadly it put me off the rest of the band's output (other than Living in the Past). I do have a copy of Songs from the Wood that I have yet to get around to listening to, though. I've heard it's among the best of the latter-day Tull albums.

All in all, among the material I know, the highlights for me are Stand Up and Benefit, with a definite preference for the former. For some reason I'm especially drawn to the songs that are in 6/8 time - I just love the kind of feel that time signature creates. And while I think all of the remasters are very well done, that one shows the most improvement. Some of the differences are staggering.

Of course, one of the things I miss about the CDs of both albums is the now-absent "trick" album covers. Stand Up of course had the folded illustration in the middle that popped up like a children's book when you opened the gatefold album cover. And Benefit (if memory serves) had little opening windows in it, like an advent calendar. Sadly those two LPs are gone from my collection, but I plan on hanging onto Thick forever, with its newspaper foldout.

Oh, and they were the first rock concert I ever attended, at the Chicago Stadium in 1972, when they were touring in support of Thick. Glen Cornish's (late of Tull) new band Wild Turkey opened for them.

[Sweaty]

I agree, going to see them In April at Sheffield City Hall, should be a topper night

[Craig in Indy]

Originally Posted by Rocker440 A sidenote; when Bursting Out was released on the cd format, two or three songs were omitted (due to time limitations? ).

They did the same thing, at least here in the States, with the initial CD release of Living in the Past. Some record company exec (no doubt) decided they had to keep the 2-LP set to a single CD. Really p*ssed me off.

[Rocker440]

Originally Posted by Craig in Indy They did the same thing, at least here in the States, with the initial CD release of Living in the Past. Some record company exec (no doubt) decided they had to keep the 2-LP set to a single CD. Really p*ssed me off.

Some marketing strategies, what more can be said! Whether the decision was made on an executive or corporate level it may not exactly be a smart choice (unless perhaps to possibly enhance sales to some unique features on or inside of particular album jackets). I've wondered for some time who has the final say when choices of these kinds are made? I can only imagine the numerous discussions between bands, their managers, exec's and the record companies legal advisors talk about album covers, alone. There are many instances of album jacket covers being changed, switched, recalled or modified for whatever purposes with many classic rock bands releases, some specifically done for the US releases and also with different ones for other countries!

Quite a lot of the non US releases, as well as foreign editions are rare and collectable, too. Although there are some exceptions with CD's that I know of as with Jethro Tull - Stand Up. The original album had the pop-up figures of the band and I believe there was a reissued mini-lp CD that also had this feature a few years ago, too.

[Craig in Indy]

Originally Posted by Rocker440 and I believe there was a reissued mini-lp CD that also had this feature a few years ago, too.

If so, I missed it. :

[Sweaty]

I like the reissues but sometimes they just keep reissuing again and again and it is sometimes a rip off. I missed the pop up mini CD of this too

[Lord Grendel]

I agree with you Sweaty. For instance I have owned 5 copies of Aqualung over the years. The regular vinyl album, then a magnificent MFSL vinyl edition, then the regular CD, then the Remastered CD with bonus tracks and an Ian Anderson interview, and finally a Digital copy of the vinyl album released in England a few years ago, done from the original tapes that Ian still has. He has stated that he felt the last release was the closest to the one the band wanted.

[Hepcat]

Originally Posted by Sweaty I like the reissues but sometimes they just keep reissuing again and again and it is sometimes a rip off.

Precisely my concern as well!



Here's a pic of Jethro Tull from the late sixties though:

[electric funeral]

Big fan of JT here. My favourite albums are: Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, Heavy Horses and Songs From the Wood.

[Craig in Indy]

Originally Posted by Hepcat Here's a pic of Jethro Tull from the late sixties though:

Ah yes, Clive Bunker and Glen Cornish - gone but not forgotten.

[Groovy Man]

Another Jethro Tull fan here. 1968-1980 Jethro Tull was probably the most productive rock bands in history, putting out 13 albums in 13 years. I don't think any band could say they did that. I really love the first 4 albums the most.

This Was (1968)
Stand Up (1969)
Benefit (1970)
Aqualung (1971)

Also, I like the albums ''Songs from the Wood'' (1977) and ''Heavy Horses'' (1978)

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