Ian Anderson and the Beatles

One final question that we always ask: what is your favourite Beatles album?

Wow, you got me there because I was never really a Beatles fan. I suppose it would be Sgt Pepper’s, because of the landmark it represented in pop music and rather like in the same year, Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. They were the life-changing musical moments for a generation and although I wasn’t a Beatles fan, I guess I learnt something from Sgt. Pepper’s in terms of variety, of the rather surreal nature of it, that was quite laudable. George Martin was a friend of mine (I didn’t know the Beatles at all) and his role in all of that is very important. I like to think ofSgt. Pepper’s as the album that could not have been made with another producer, it had to be George. He was Beatles no.5, he was actually probably Beatles no.3! He was a very special guy and helped to bring together those very opposite personalities and musical backgrounds.

http://indeflagration.fr/in-english/ian-anderson-jethro-tull-interview/

"Revield a revelation"..

I have always preferred the Beatles over the Stones, more than a bit.

Not a massive surprise as early Tull was more blues-based and the Stones were a blues band. Surprisingly not everyone likes the Beatles.

I heard a Zappa interview where he was asked about the Beatles & he said they were "OK"( implying they were not great in his tone) Frank said he was much more of a Stones fan.

Edited by Argo2112 - August 22 2018 at 08:15

someone_else wrote: I have always preferred the Beatles over the Stones, more than a bit. Favourite Beatles albums: Revolver > Sgt. Pepper's > The Beatles = Abbey Road The only Stones album I have heard in its entirety was Their Satanic Majesties Request, which is pretty good but behind these four Beatles albums.

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was never a big fan of either but at least the Stones had stones

Edited by kenethlevine - August 22 2018 at 12:54

silverpot wrote: AZF wrote: And as a Beatles fan this now explains why I can only listen to some and not complete pieces by Jethro Tull! Ditto. :-) That interview is rather entertaining, though maybe in the wrong way. Ian comes across as a complete bore, self centered and pompeous, and he talks and talks and talks... while Rick sinks deeper and deeper into his armchair and seems to have a problem staying awake. :-D It's such a complete opposite to the other two available interviews, the ones with the two charming and humourus gentlemen, Jon Lord and Brian May.

the interviee with Iommi is also good.

Hercules wrote: I was a teenager in the 60s and never liked either The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. I've never owned an album by either of them. My taste in 60s non-prog rock was Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds and Cream. Later, I got into Rory Gallagher. I would rate Cosmo's Factory way ahead of anything by The Beatles and The Stones

My earliest musical non-prog passions were The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Creedence (sometime was my favourite band), the Yardbirds, Cream, John Mayal Bluesbraikers, Derek & the Dominos, the Doors, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Taste, J.J. Cale, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Free, Faces, the Sweet, Dr. Feelgood, Nazareth, Led Zeppelin & Deep Purple. Still love those all.

Edited by Mortte - August 23 2018 at 06:55

Hercules wrote: I was a teenager in the 60s and never liked either The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. I've never owned an album by either of them. My taste in 60s non-prog rock was Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds and Cream. Later, I got into Rory Gallagher. I would rate Cosmo's Factory way ahead of anything by The Beatles and The Stones

I was a teenager in the sixties and loved  the Beatles and the Stones. Ironic, isn't it?