The New Jethro Tull Appreciation Thread

Talking about influences... why did few bands list Jethro Tull as influnce? I have read about Iron Maiden, Rush, Joe Bonamassa and Blood Ceremony...

With Aqualung, Thick as a Brick and Songs From the Wood (so pioneer and full of stuff to develop in music) I always though that few bands declare Tull as an important group.

the lighthouse keepe wrote: Can't believe there hasn't been any chat on here concerning the Deluxe version of Minstrel in the Gallery.Truly awesome! Once again Steven Wilson has remixed the album and made another good job.It especially stands out on the acoustic parts.Three BBC versions are good,with Aqualung sounding really sharp.The main reason to listen to this though is the Live recording from 1975.Some wonderful renditions of classic Tull,Minstrel in the Gallery being particularly strong!Anybody else heard this yet?

YES! I heard! Its awesome. Minstrel in one of my favorite Tull albums, pure classic. "Baker Street Muse" always help me when I'am a little down... and the live album is amazing!

By the way, I know that Geddy Lee and Alex Liefson are fans of Jethro Tull (I saw much of the guitar sound of Martin in Liefson) but does anyone else see the conections between Neil Peart and Barrie Barlow? Its like what Barlow gestate in TAAB and APP he full explores in Minstrel in the Gallery. And he sounds like Neil Peart - or Neil Peart sounds like him, thats the point.

Anyone else think about that?

^ Oh yeah, I forgot Minstrel.........Barrie is PHENOMENAL............

I'm an 'mid-period-school' Tull fan (well, my first Tull LP's were Aqualung and the 'leatherette' booklet-LP of Living In The Past) way back in 1988.   Tried every album and only hung on to 13 of theirs. The ones I find most memorable :
This Was
Thick As A Brick
A Passion Play
Songs From The Wood
Heavy Horses
'A '
................and to a lesser extent - Aqualung, Stormwatch and Broadsword.
Just amazing mostly, wahtever.........

I like the composer and singer more than the band itself. Outside TAAB, I like songs here and there, but no entire album. 

I totally agree, A Passion Ply is an underated prog masterpiece.

The first concert I ever attended was Tull on the 1973 tour. The 45 minute set they opened with had not yet been released, and seemed bizarre and unlike anything they had ever recorded. Nevertheless, I absorbed it like a sponge. Monty Python was big at the time, so "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" with the accompanying film was humorous and enjoyable. It was the last tour wherein Ian donned the "mad dog Fagin" attire, and Jeffrey was wearing the white suit and Panama hat (which I liked better than the zebra suit with matching bass-he bounds around the stage way too much to call even more attention to himself). But the real joy was to see Martin jumping around the stage while playing. I mean, he really dug the music! Not on any tour I've seen since, nor any clip from before or after, has he been so animated. I think he likes that album the best. Here's a link to a bootleg of that show, along with a very insightful article. Best concert I've ever seen.  Enjoy! 

Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - April 12 2014 at 20:38

I listened to Thick as a Brick finally. It was very good

Warchild was indeed intended to be a double Album with even
more to it. There was the idea of either a movie or a ballet
to go alongside it.

The weak economy Situation the time sadly killed all ambitions.

Some of the song material is from the Chateau D'ysaster sessions
(which would have been the original APP) or inspired from those.

At least "Skating away" is a direct leftover from those sessions.

Kobaek wrote: To pose a discussion point, am I the only one who finds that Broadsword, side 1 in particular, is grossly underrated?  In my ears, songs like Clasp and Fallen on Hard Times hit a great spot between traditional rock instruments and the folkish Tull elements, and the timing and use of different background sounds is excellent as well.

You're not the only one by a longshot but I must admit it is not a favorite of mine, it was Tull at their most Dungeons&Dragons Jr. High School.   Not their worst to be sure but I don't know how well it ages.   I actually think 'Watching Me Watching You' is the best thing on it, and hardly representative of the record.