Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Well, they aren't heavy metal, but *if* I were to smoke a pound of
    funny stuff, I'd pick a Tull album to listen too...
    
    I've always like the "hippy-stuff" like Tull, The Dead, Jefferson
    Airship, Moody Bluez etc...  Make me wanna tie-dye a shirt...
    
    ;^)

    Personally, there were only a few Jethro Tull songs that I liked.  I
    especially disliked most of the popular ones (that got lots of airplay)
    and amongst those, disliked the newer popular ones the most (Ex: "Farm
    on the Freeway" was ok the first couple of times I heard it, makes me
    want to puke now).
      
    gh

    Always love Skating Away.  What a great party tune...
    
    jc

    Re. GTI
    
    add to the discography...
    
    Too Old To rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
    Warchild
    "A"
    Songs From The Wood
    
    He's got some good tunes. Definitely tie-die music though :^)
    Kinda reminds me of the high school daze. 
    
    JR

    
    P�rker (Brynn) is a Tull  F A N A T I C.
                               
    Just wait til he sees this.

    
>    I've always like the "hippy-stuff" like Tull, The Dead, Jefferson
>    Airship, Moody Bluez etc...  Make me wanna tie-dye a shirt...
    
	Jeff,

	15 years from now, the (insert current trend)_music notesfile,
will be saying the same about Metallica... only then it will make them 
want to shotgun their jeans and wear spandex longjohns...

			John "Hippy, 2 doors down from Jeff" Kidwell

    Awright... Ya got me on that one John.
    
    I'll shut up now...
    
    ;^)

    
    
                  a few more......
    
           Aqualung
           Thick as a Brick
           Heavy Horses
           Broadsword
           Stand Up
           Minstrel in the Gallery
           
    
                 any fan of "real" music want to add a few more?
    
    
            They have a lot of GREAT compositions, BUT like any band
    or kind of music......I can only take so much at one sitting!!
    
    
                                                        MITZM_BLEATS

    
    More Tull albums, though the best ones have already been listed.
    
    Living in the Past (double, one live LP, one studio)
    Crest of a Knave (the new one, I think it sounds like D*re Str**ts)
    This Was (the first album)
    Under Wraps (not exactly a classic)
    Assorted best ofs (Mu, 25 years boxed set, etc...)
    Passion Play (not a bad one, especially if you like tales of hares
    		  who lose their spectacles)
    
    Ian Anderson also did a "solo" album with Peter John Vittesse playing
    keyboards, called "Walk into Light". PJV also played keyboards with
    Tull on Under Wraps.
    
    They will be playing Hammy-O in September sometime, tickets are
    bloody expensive and selling fast.
    
    Finally, a misprint on the label of their first single (I can't
    remember what it was called) gave the band's name as 
    
    			Jethro Toe!

    
    Well I've not got much to say, most (if not all) of the albums have
    been named.
    
    I've got my Tull Tix for the Hammy - O, (fairly reasonably priced)  
    And I'm looking forward to it.
    
    The last Tull concert I went to (Wembley Arena) was the best concert
    ever, so this should be good.
    
    Brynn (Tull fan who's still got a few albums to get)
    

    
    Tull are great live. I saw them last on the Under Wraps tour at
    Hammersmith, loads of energy, visual jokes and incredible playing.
    
    I think I saw the tickets for this tour advertised at over 11 pounds,
    but that probably includes a booking fee. Even so, as a dedicated
    Marquee maniac I'm more used to paying a fiver to see a band.
    
    Still, Tull are worth it.
    
    Paul the Contractor
    -------------------

    I saw them on the Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, and Passion Play
    tours.  All three go down in my book as some of the best shows
    I have ever seen.
    
    I also agree with the similarity to Dire Straits on the Crest of
    A Knave album.
    
    	joe.

    Being to young to see Tull before the 20th year tour,and missing
    all their BIG years but still love to see them live.By the way AIRPLANE
    was the first track released under "JETHRO TOE"and is worth over
    20 pounds.
    
    
    Ali (whos first tull album older than he is)
    

    Being brought up amoung hippys and bikers and people into rock I
    know quite a few Jethro Tull followers.  Infact Ian Anderson lives
    over the hill from my sis who lives on Skye.
    
    Actually I think his music is weird, interesting and totally 
    listenable.
    
    Aqualung is a masterpiece and probably his best selling album ..
    
    Alright I admit it maybe I am  a wee bit of a hippy in some respects
    but who cares!!!
    
    
                      Rapunzel...........         
    

    How about "Songs From The Wood"? That's one of my favorites, one
    song in particular, "The Whistler". There was also Ian Anderson:
    Walking into light, but that did'nt have much flute at all, if I
    recall. 
           Spaceknight
    

    
    I heardthe new album - Rock Island - at the Fairport Festival at
    the weekend. It's DEAD GOOD. I think it will be relased next week.
    
    Paul
    ----
    

I got the new album yesterday.

It's really good, I've only listened to it once though.

At the moment I would rate Crest of a Knave as being better, but that may change
as I listen to Rock Island more.

Brynn (Who's still got his tix for the 27th of September)
 

    
    I picked up a copy of Rock Island last night and listened to it
    without the benefit of festival atmosphere or Wadworth's Old Timer.
    It's still a great album, the best they've done since Broadsword
    in my opinion.
    
    It was interesting to see that Martin Allcock is now part of the
    band. At this rate Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention are in danger
    of becoming one and the same thing - something that Ian Anderson
    is apparently trying to avoid according to an article in the Guardian.
    
    The same article also says that Anderson claims to write songs partly
    to amuse himself and partly to impress the other members of the
    band...
    
    Paul
    ----
    

    
    Writing the last reply and going on about who's who in the band
    got me thinking - does anyone know what other ex-Tull members have
    gone on to do?
    
    Naturally there is the continuing movement of people between Fairport
    and Tull, also I recently saw Clive Bunker playing with a band called
    Poormouth. Anyone got any news on other ex-Tullies?
    
    Paul
    ----
    

    
    I got the Album (in fact I'm listening to it now on my personal CD
    player). A great Album, and it get's better every time I listen to it.
    However I must admit to liking Crest of a Knave better. But perhaps
    this may change. They are extending their Dire Straits repetoire, or
    is it Dire Straits sounding like JT ????
    
    Paul, I've got the 20 years compilation, in that it has a family tree
    of all of the Jethro Tull's. It mentions all the members by name and
    says a bit about what some of them went on to.
    
    Brynn - (P�rky)
    
    
    BTW Paul where are you located ???
    

    
    Hi Porky
    
    I'm at the Crescent, Basingstoke (UK). Where are you?
    
    I reckon that this album has a less Dire Straits-ish sound to it
    than the last one. Maybe it's because there's more flute work on
    it, and more upbeat tunes than on the last album.
    
    Rock Island is definitely one of those albums where you find more to
    it each time you listen to it.
    
    Paul
    ----
    

    Regarding ex-Tull personnel, John Evan who did keys on every album
    from Benefit up to Warchild, has his own company which does renovations
    on buildings. He left university to join Tull but never returned.
    Apparently he was doing quite well in his studies towards a degree
    in pharmacology.
    
    Has anybody got a listing of bootleg pressings that are available?
    The ones I've managed to find are:
    
    My God  (1971)
    The Forum 1973 (Passion Play,Thick As A Brick)
    Live From Central Park (1980)
    Hand In Glove  (probably 1985)                                    
                  
    A buddy of mine from college also made a recording of Tull in 1971
    doing Aqualung and Benefit. There's also a few videos out. Slipstream
    is the only official one I've seen but there is also the 1985 German
    TV video of Jethro Tull doing a celebration concert of J.S. Bach's
    birthday.
    
    						R.F.
    
    
    
    

    Here's a couple I don't think anybody mentioned yet :
    
    	This Was  (their first, I think)
    	Stand Up
    	Benefit (by far their best IMO)
    	Storm Watch

    "Stand Up" had great artwork.  When you opened it up, a paper
    pop-up of the band members *stood up* inside.  Really innovative
    idea.
    
    I saw Tull 3 times in the early 70's (Benefit/Aqua; Thick; Passion)
    and they will always remain in my memory as some of the best shows
    I have ever seen.  Really well put-together.
    
    joe.

    I saw Tull do the Passion Play in 73 and it is still the most amazing
    thing I've seen in my life PERIOD! Was that version of "Stand Up"
    a British release? My first copy was bought here in Canada about
    1972 and it did not have the pop-up. It looked like the Benefit
    album would have had that since the back cover showed the group
    as cardboard cut-outs.

                                            RF
    

    The version of "Stand Up" was, I'm 99% sure, a US release.  I
    no longer have it in my collection though.  Seems as if it's 
    one of the many that "disappeared" in college.
    
    	joe.

Over here in Britain, there was a documentary about Tull and Mr Anderson. A very
well put together programme called Fish 'n' Sheep 'n' Rock 'n' Roll.

It showed Ian and the bands life, and how he mixes his two loves of Rock Music
with his Salmon and Sheep farming in Skye.

It was very informative and I hope they repeat it soon.


Brynn 

Ps Then New Tull album is Excellent - But then again when did Tull produce an 
album that wasn't ?

    
    Saw JT last night at Hammy-O. Great show, mainly modern stuff with
    a few oldies thrown in - Aqualung and Locomotive Breath of course,
    plus a Mother Goose and a fabulous rendition of Nothing's Easy.
    
    Kissing Willy, with appropriate suggestive back projection, went
    down well :^).
    
    Anyone else see the show? (take it away, Brynn...)
    
    Paul
    ----

          
    Yup I was there of course (27th Sept Actually).
    
    The show was exacly that, not just a concert. The whole band were a set
    of entertainers, it was more like attending a musical with humerous
    interludes. (I liked the bit with the girl in T-shirt and knickers
    stoking the steam piano).
    They took a few light hearted shots at Metallica, such as projecting a
    picture of them with their faces blanked out while singing 'Thick as a
    Brick'. And also introducing Steel Monkey as a song from 'Crest of a
    Knave" - You know the Heavy-Metal Album. There was nothing really bad,
    all just a bit of fun. Even in the programme they had a clue to the
    treasure hunt that involved Metallica fans shooting down you're
    helicopter.
    An excellent concert, that could have been made better (IMO) by
    substituting some of the songs they did do in the 2hr 10 mins with more
    off other albums. Strip cartoon for example. (One of my faves.)
    
    They ran a treasure hunt competition in the programme and offered
    dinner for two with them as a prize. They also wondered if other bands
    took up their lead of competitions what prizes they may offer. They put
    forward these few:
    
    Elton John          - A ticket to Watford football club.
    Michael Jackson     - A trip to the moon (one way only Whacko?)
    Bros                _ Backstage passes to their 20th anniversary concert
    Fairport Convention - Your very own country pub
    The Who             - Personalised hearing aid.
    The Stones          - His and her's travel passes (OAP for him, and
    			  under 16 for her - Sorry Bill)
    Pink Floyd		- Camera with speeds up to 1/2000th of a sec to
    			  successfully freeze the action
    Genesis		- Your very own tax-free Sitka spruce tree
    Paul McCartney	- An invitation to play on his next album
    Jethro Tull		- All weather hair-piece, gauranteed not to flap
    			  while jogging
    Jason Donovan	- Kylie's Knickers (he should be so lucky)
    Yes			- $1,000,000 if you can correctly name the members
    			  of the band
    Metallica		- An invitation to the Grammy Awards
    
    
    Brynn.

    Yahoo! Got my tickets for Tull on Oct. 27 in Montreal. Kinda nice
    to have a preview from you guys. Has anyone seen the 20 Years of
    Jethro Tull video? It's got some really decent footage from '69
    plus interviews with Anderson and many European fans and Chris
    Wright/Terry Ellis who admit that Chrysalis records was formed solely
    because MGM records screwed them on the "Jethro Toe" misprint and
    wouldn't give the band 50 bucks for the session fees.
                                                         
    Rock Island finally available in Canada and is, as usual, a great
    recording. Still, I wish Anderson would let Robin Black do the
    engineering again.
    
                                         Tull Skull
    

    
    I borrowed the "20 Years..." video off my brother a couple of weeks
    ago and, yes, it is rather good. I might even buy it one day, but
    not before I've got hold of the "Slipstream" video, which I think
    is even better.
    
    Paul
    ----

    Ahhhh...Slipstream. It took me five years to find that one. Actually,
    a buddy of mine found it in Las Vegas when he was vacationing there
    and he bought 2 copies (1 Beta, 1 VHS). Have you seen the German
    TV broadcast of Tull doing a celebration of J.S. Bach's 300th birthday?
    It features Eddy Jobson (like Slipstream) and Robin Black is doing the live           
    mix as well. Too bad about Ian's voice though. He never hits a bad
    note but, due to his throat problems, a few get buried.                                    
    
                                              
    A Non-rabbit

    
    
    	This is a piece (and I stress PIECE) of an article that was
	in the June issue of RIP Magazine.  Ian Anderson does go on
    	to say more about the Grammy episode but I don't feel like 
    	typing the entire thing in, so suffice it to say that this
    	isn't exactly his ONLY way of feelings on the Grammy episode
    	in '89.
    
    
    	
    
    	...One such matter, as you might guess, is the 1989 Grammys.
    
    	"The Grammy Awards ceremony is a piece of pure Hollywood
    	show business," he emphasizes, pointedly arching his eyebrows.
    	"What the hell is rock music doing in the context of people
    	who actually come all dressed up to the nines to be seen there?
    	It's just like the Academy Awards -- it's complete Bull$sh!t!
    	And guys like Metallicaeven want to go there and play!"  He
    	shakes his head in disgust at the whole scene.  "A group like
    	Metallica needs a Grammy on the wall like a hole in the head,
    	because that should be the antithesis of what groups like that
    	are about."
    
    	Tigga~~~
    
    

    I never cared for this band while in high school.  Since I've become
    somewhat musically inclined, I appreciate them a whole lot more.  
    
    Funny how things change...
    
    Mike

    
    
    There's a new album just been released. Will post a review if anyone is
    interested.
    
    MDP.

    ..just ordered my tix to the Tull show at the Orpheum in Boston on Oct.
    2nd......they went on  sale at 10am and i got thru at 10:05...the
    ticketmasterwitch tells me that my seats are in the balcony.....i was
    her second call for tickets....someone want to explain this to me?!!?....
    ...i'm p'o'ed...............i wish i had a stick of dynamite....../k.

Well I think that the entire floor is set aside for "friends of the band"
(ie scalpers) as per the usual ticketshafter event.

Tim

    
     Good dart throwing music !!!
    
    
       2|0
       1|9
       1|8
       1|7
       1|6
       1|5
      X @ X
               Dubble cork here !!!
    
    Pete
    

    
    
    	Hi i need a wee bit of help....theres this song that ive
    	got on a tape...i really like it and want to know what
    	album its from and if its still available......
    
    	problem is ive lost the tape and the only thing i can
    	remember from it is something about love being in the
    	gutter and something about a sink???? please think hard!
    	would be very grateful,
    
    	
    		Lu

    
    
      Definately from "Thick As A Brick" 
    
    
                                          "Your sperms' in the gutter'
                                           Your loves' in the sink"
    
                                                                     mike
    

    I think the song's "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day".
    
    |KS|

    
    
     I don't think so.... I don't remember any words from that song that
    contain love or sink. I'll bet its Thick as a Brick. 8^)
    
                                                               mike
    
    

    Yeah I think you're right.

    
    
    
    	well thick as a brick rings a large bell...cheers! album name?
    	(streaching my luck here~)
    
    			Lu

    
    
     Lu, if it is Thick As A Brick, that is the album name. 
                                                             mike
    

    
    
    cheers......i knew there must be a real fan out there somewhere
    that could help me out!
    
    			Lu

    Well, this *is* the heavy metal conference, and there aren't that many
    Tull fans in here...
    
    gh

    Yes. That`s because they`re utter crap.
    
    

    
    
     They CAN'T be all crap, after all the DID win a grammy for best HM
    band! 8^).
    
                  mike
    
    

    
     Hey COOKS ( Atomic mojo ) maybe you dont know good music when you hear
    it...
    
    Tull Skull:Pete
    

    Yes,you`re probably right.
    
    How about that for a controversial statement?
    

    
    	A friend got me an Ian Anderson tour shirt from the Orpheum
    	concert ... nice shirt!!
    
    	He said that Ian was great ... all instrumental set.
    

    	I just heard yesterday from a friend who saw the advance list
    	for the Great Woods Concert Series this summer.
    
    	Jethro Tull / Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    
    	Don't know what month, but this could be a tremendous summer
    	for Arena Rock.
    
    	I was lucky to see ELP at the Orpheum in Boston 3 years ago,
    	they had just released a record then.
    
    	I've never seen Tull perform, if this show happens, it'll be
    	hard to get tickets...