Jethro Tull (Official Thread)

[Rocker440]

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Found the details: Jethro Tull - The Ultimate Set

You realise I've got to find a copy of The Ultimate Set for myself now :mad

Wow, Jeffrey you sure are spot on! I think it's fair to say that shortly you'll truly have the Ultimate Jethro Tull collection!

Back from the pub Some picture discs.

I very much like and dig those JT picture disks! Broadsword and The Beast is an excellent album and I have quite a few favorites on that one! Rock Island is terrific! I have many fond memories of that album and tour!

 

[LG]

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I love those Picture Discs Jeffrey, especially Broadsword & The Beast.

 

[Hepcat]

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Jeffrey:

Did you name yourself after "A Song for Jeffery" from "This Was"?

 

[jeffrey]

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Jeffrey:
Did you name yourself after "A Song for Jeffery" from "This Was"?

Sure did Just seemed appropriate at the time

 

[jeffrey]

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Rock Island is terrific! I have many fond memories of that album and tour!

Some Tull fans don't rate Rock Island that much but I reckon it's a great album - up with the best. The tour, at least here in the UK, was fantastic and I've got some great memories of it. It was a superb line-up imo and, with Maartin Allcock in the band, had one of the all time great multi-instrumentalists. Although he had to learn to play the keyboards when he joined Tull, his playing was not over the top and fitted the music perfectly. It was a sad day when he left Tull and, one has to say, it was a sad day when he left Fairport as well as the musicianship and "energy" he gave them has not been repeated with the subsequent line-up imo.

 

[Rocker440]

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Sure did Just seemed appropriate at the time

Here, I thought JT named that song after you!

Some Tull fans don't rate Rock Island that much but I reckon it's a great album - up with the best. The tour, at least here in the UK, was fantastic and I've got some great memories of it. It was a superb line-up imo and, with Maartin Allcock in the band, had one of the all time great multi-instrumentalists. Although he had to learn to play the keyboards when he joined Tull, his playing was not over the top and fitted the music perfectly. It was a sad day when he left Tull and, one has to say, it was a sad day when he left Fairport as well as the musicianship and "energy" he gave them has not been repeated with the subsequent line-up imo.

Perhaps some fans might not, but I would and do disagree. There are many excellent songs on Rock Island, and with different, cool styles. Although there were a song or two with some (mostly at that time) current topics of particular subjects, the songs were done with tact and taste. I very much liked the chemistry of the band, which was much more evident, and appreciated within their live show! The show that I attended was fantastic, and with seats pretty close to the front of the stage! Now that I think about that, those seats were the closest (about 20 rows close) that I've been to the front of the stage at all concerts that I've been to and enjoyed! The eardrums might not do to well for a few days afterwards, but that's cool!

 

[Sox]

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I got this DVD a few years ago and can strongly recommend it.



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[jeffrey]

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Perhaps some fans might not, but I would and do disagree. There are many excellent songs on Rock Island, and with different, cool styles. Although there were a song or two with some (mostly at that time) current topics of particular subjects, the songs were done with tact and taste. I very much liked the chemistry of the band, which was much more evident, and appreciated within their live show! The show that I attended was fantastic, and with seats pretty close to the front of the stage! Now that I think about that, those seats were the closest (about 20 rows close) that I've been to the front of the stage at all concerts that I've been to and enjoyed! The eardrums might not do to well for a few days afterwards, but that's cool!

100% agree with you. An excellent tour and album.

 

[Sox]

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I went along with Sweaty to see Tull on the Rock Island tour at the N.E.C. They were on cracking form, Ian did the acoustic intro to "My God" and then the band ripped it up, we were blown away ... with the whole gig.

 

[jeffrey]

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I got this DVD a few years ago and can strongly recommend it.

Ditto here. Other legit video/dvd offerings are now quite plentiful after years of very few. These include

A very interesting video is the TV broadcast from 1987 called "Fish 'n' Sheep 'n' Rock 'n' Roll". It's on youtube if anyone is interested and contains footage of the Milton Keynes Bowl gig from '86 + Ian Anderson's fishing and farming interests from that time. It was originally broadcast on UK tv and is an overlooked piece from Tull's history imo.