Posted on 02/12/2010 10:38:40 PM PST by pissant
ethro Tull has announced an eight-city North American run in June. The band will kick off their dates on June 4th at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater and wrap things up on June 20th in Highland Park, Illinois at the Martin Theatre At Ravinia. Along the way, Tull will play a two-night Canadian stop on June 18th in Toronto, and June 19th in Windsor, Ontario.
Frontman Ian Anderson says that above all else Tull's shows make for a great night out: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "It's a party atmosphere; people are relaxed. You know, they want to hear the old hits, they want to hear the, you know, new stuff, they just want to have fun. And for us, it's a good opportunity to play them the whole, the whole Jethro Tull history. In a two-hour show, we try and cover all the ground, from the old stuff through to the new songs. And, and we have a lot of fun. You just wouldn't want to shake hands with us afterwards, 'cause we're like bars of soap -- we're so wet with sweat and sticky."
Jethro Tull tour dates (subject to change):
June 4 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheater
June 6 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand At Foxwoods
June 11 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
June 12 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre
June 13 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
June 15 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
June 18 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
June 19 - Windsor, ON - Caesars Windsor "The Colosseum"
June 20 - Highland Park, IL - Martin Theatre At Ravinia
(Excerpt) Read more at therockradio.com ...
I didn't like it at first either, but it grew on me. And grew, and grew, and grew ... became more and more intersting musically. In retrospect I eventually came to realize that it's a pretty sophisticated, even symphonic, tune. All of JT's music has lots of classical influence in its structure. And yet like you, I really didn't like it AT ALL at first, and just loved the rest of their stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW95LSgAsPs
One of their earlier tunes and an interesting performance.
He is a wealthy businessman with a salmon farm ad a few other things. He blasted Bush not long ago.
Some of their best stuff was the early albums which were very jazzy.
Wondering Again - outstanding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mxuJiOEaQ
Very restrained and tasteful Martin Barre sunburst Les Paul guitar work and as usual excellent piano work by John Evan.
Saw them at Princeton in the early 70’s. I thought they were over the hill then....
From widipedia:
“Anderson insists he has never done drugs, and never enjoyed being around people who were doing drugs.”
and
“Anderson is a successful businessman away from the music industry, and he has owned several salmon farms. His Strathaird concern[7], based on his estate on the Isle of Skye was worth £10.7 million in the late 1990s, when parts of it began to be sold off. He currently owns a group of companies which reported a gross profit of £1.8 million in 2004, when the Sunday Herald newspaper reported:
He and his wife Shona, the sole shareholders and directors, shared a £500,000 dividend and emoluments, excluding pension contributions, of £850,954. A modest pre-tax loss of £5,806 was booked for the year but the balance sheet shows shareholders’ funds stand at £3.2m. Income included a payment of £209,517 following one of the rock group’s regular checks on its flow of royalties.”
I saw them in Houston in 1978. I wonder if Ian Anderson still plays the flute standing on one leg.
Don’t miss the after party at Shady Hills Rest Home..Free Geritol shots.
‘Aqualung’ is a timeless classic. We just played that over and over when it came out.
Jethro Too Old....
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Actually, they had a bunch of "hits", though their biggest was probably 'Teacher' from the 'Benefit' album.
Very nice! Thanks for the link!
Feh.
No wonder Ian Anderson's music is so interesting. It's because he's interesting, a person with a lot of dimension and depth in how he sees things and lives life. So much of rock is like Springsteen -- predictable, monotonous, shallow, and limited in dimension. I know, I'm a snob when it comes to music. I admit it. So much of rock, like Springsteen, is on the level of Dick and Jane books as far as complexity. I am a lot more impressed with music that's more on the level of a Michael Crichton or John Steinbeck novel. Jethro Tull's music is interesting and engaging.
“Over the hill”? I think with thee it’s a case of pearls before swine.
... for someone too young for solid food. ;^)
“Meanwhile back in the year one”, comes to mind.
It doesn't have anything to do with the age of the teacher who wrote the math problem or the generation of students for which it was created. It's the same with music. Crappy, boring, primary music transcends eras and ages. So does music involving more complex harmonies and rhythms, whether it's Zulu tribal music (immensely complex) or Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
Like I said, I'm a music snob.
Who’s the swine...?
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