Does anyone else here think Jethro Tull is awesome?

-42- · 06-18-2012, 10:30 AM

I bought my dad a CD copy of Stand Up last year for Christmas or something like that, and yesterday I put it on while I was cooking some bacon. Suddenly I see why these dudes were so influential.

Zugster · 06-18-2012, 10:34 AM

Yes they were awesome and ground breaking at the time. I saw them do a show in 1973.

TheKindred · 06-18-2012, 11:19 AM

How can you not love the sizzling sounds of Jazz Flute!!!

celticelk · 06-18-2012, 11:24 AM

I certainly have a soft spot for some vintage Tull, though I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan.

Lagtastic · 06-18-2012, 11:28 AM

Oh hell yes. Great stuff. I caught Bouree on the radio yesterday, always makes me happy.

Bungle!

nickgray · 06-18-2012, 11:45 AM

mcd · 06-18-2012, 01:00 PM

man step dad loves the Tull, and i have to admit i do too, saw them back in 00 and it was one of the coolest concerts ever!

SenorDingDong · 06-18-2012, 01:00 PM

I am about as big a Tull fan as there is

wizbit81 · 06-18-2012, 01:19 PM

Tull rule. Beastie is excellent, Aqualung is a great album. That whole proggy period in the UK and the US produced some epic material. Billy Cobham anyone??

leftyguitarjoe · 06-18-2012, 03:45 PM

How can you NOT think Jethro Tull is awesome?!?!?!

I have Aqualung on vinyl. Original pressing. My dad bought it the week it came out. Its glorious hearing it how it sounded when it came out.

ilyti · 06-19-2012, 12:03 AM

Ian Anderson is on tour with Thick as a Brick 1 and 2. And he's not coming anywhere near my city.

So what did everyone think of Thick as a Brick 2? For those who haven't heard it, it's awesome.

sleightest · 06-19-2012, 01:07 AM

Ill admit I havent heard much but their hits but I love what Ive heard. \m/ very unique style.

shadowlife · 06-19-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sleightest

very unique style.

Exactly how i think of them. Can't say i'm a huge fan, but who else sounds like these guys?

Demiurge · 06-19-2012, 08:30 PM

Just picked-up Thick as a Brick on vinyl with the full newspaper sleeve. They sure don't make album art like they used to...

broj15 · 06-19-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Demiurge

Just picked-up Thick as a Brick on vinyl with the full newspaper sleeve. They sure don't make album like they used to...

In case you missed it "thick as a brick part 2" was released a few weeks ago and is absolutely amazing.

Demiurge · 06-19-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by broj15

In case you missed it "thick as a brick part 2" was released a few weeks ago and is absolutely amazing.

Yeah, I meant to type "album art"... but the new one is good.

decypher · 06-19-2012, 09:57 PM

Great band, love their older stuff like "Minstrel in the Gallery" just as much as the synth-heavy 80s and the straight rock 90s, got to see them in Cologne on their "Catfish Rising" tour in 1991 (I think), absolutely amazing live performance.

One of my favorite songs (not really very typical for their usual style, it's more like their "Rage for Order"-phase

)

dooredge · 06-20-2012, 09:19 AM

If I'm in the mood to stand around on one foot and play the flute, then yes, I'm all about Jethro Tull.

technomancer · 06-20-2012, 10:03 AM

Tull is indeed awesome

2ManyShoes · 06-20-2012, 10:28 AM

HUUUUUUUUGE Tull fan here.

"Skating Away" is one of the few absolutely perfect songs ever recorded, IMO. "Thick as a Brick" is a masterpiece, as are "Aqualung" and "Living in the Past."

Just about everything up to "Stormwatch" rules (and even that album--the beginning of an apparently permanent slide, IMO--has "Dun Ringill," another monster tune).

I can honestly say that Tull got me into rock music way back when, and that they occupy a special place in my musical pantheon.

Jakke · 06-20-2012, 10:34 AM

Science has proven that Jethro Tull contains 90% awesomium and 10% jazzy rippage on flute, what is there not to love?

TonyFlyingSquirrel · 06-20-2012, 10:42 AM

The last record I sought out was "Roots to Branches" and I really enjoyed it.

I just can't afford to purchase all the music I want, so I go in spurts.

Splinterhead · 06-20-2012, 11:41 AM

I'm a big Tull fan! When I was growing up in the 80s (yeah I'm that old), while everybody was shredding to the hair metal, spandex of doom type bands I was geeking it out on JT, Yes and Zeppelin. I like JT specifically for their great, imaginative arrangements and Ian Anderson's great take on life through his lyrics. JT was never a drug induced band Anderson's never been a druggie which is pretty amazing considering his borderline apoplectic behavior on stage.

The Buttmonkey · 06-20-2012, 12:08 PM

What little songs I've heard and own by Jethro Tull I looove. Let's see...that's Aqualung, Locomotive Breath and Teacher. hahaha...

Vision · 06-20-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKindred

How can you not love the sizzling sounds of Jazz Flute!!!

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06-18-2012, 10:30 AM	#1
-42- Nothing to see here Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cental Coast, CA Posts: 2,273 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Does anyone else here think Jethro Tull is awesome? I bought my dad a CD copy of Stand Up last year for Christmas or something like that, and yesterday I put it on while I was cooking some bacon. Suddenly I see why these dudes were so influential.

06-18-2012, 10:34 AM	#2
Zugster the green machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago, U.S. Posts: 905 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes they were awesome and ground breaking at the time. I saw them do a show in 1973. ...this rig requires something with a little more kick... plutonium!

06-18-2012, 11:19 AM	#3
TheKindred ๏̯͡๏﴿ _██_ (ಠ_ృ) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 372 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	How can you not love the sizzling sounds of Jazz Flute!!! I wish my tinitus was at 440Hz so I could save money on tuners. -7 Dying Trees

06-18-2012, 11:24 AM	#4
celticelk Rogue intellectual Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,680 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I certainly have a soft spot for some vintage Tull, though I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan. "There's only one real freedom in music: freedom from the tyranny of trying to sound good." -Kenny Werner "Whatever technique you have on your instrument at any given time is always good enough to say something. If you can't find the thing to say, that's what you've got to work on." -David Torn "Don't be afraid to let go of the things you know. Defy your weaker, safer self. Create. Make music." -Sonny Sharrock "Do your thing. Follow your heart." -David Fiuczynski

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06-18-2012, 11:28 AM	#5
Lagtastic Five Align Join Date: May 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 831 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh hell yes. Great stuff. I caught Bouree on the radio yesterday, always makes me happy. Bungle! Accept the consequence of risk

06-18-2012, 11:45 AM	#6
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06-18-2012, 01:00 PM	#7
mcd stuff and thangs Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: hawaii usa Posts: 914 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	man step dad loves the Tull, and i have to admit i do too, saw them back in 00 and it was one of the coolest concerts ever!

06-18-2012, 01:00 PM	#8
SenorDingDong Smeller of Smells Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol,CT Posts: 3,667 Thanked: 124 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I am about as big a Tull fan as there is Tumblr: http://jwgriebel.tumblr.com/ My art blog. ".... Heaven. I haven’t gotten Earth sorted out yet." - Clive Barker - Imajica

06-18-2012, 01:19 PM	#9
wizbit81 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 158 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Tull rule. Beastie is excellent, Aqualung is a great album. That whole proggy period in the UK and the US produced some epic material. Billy Cobham anyone?? 2ManyShoes likes this.

06-18-2012, 03:45 PM	#10
leftyguitarjoe Correct-handed Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 2,225 Thanked: 183 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	How can you NOT think Jethro Tull is awesome?!?!?! I have Aqualung on vinyl. Original pressing. My dad bought it the week it came out. Its glorious hearing it how it sounded when it came out. "Yeah, sometimes when you're cool, you spontaneously combust into a fireball of awesomeness" - RenegadeDave

06-19-2012, 12:03 AM	#11
ilyti Lazy Ryebread Viking Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,580 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ian Anderson is on tour with Thick as a Brick 1 and 2. And he's not coming anywhere near my city. So what did everyone think of Thick as a Brick 2? For those who haven't heard it, it's awesome.

06-19-2012, 01:07 AM	#12
sleightest SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 244 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ill admit I havent heard much but their hits but I love what Ive heard. \m/ very unique style.

06-19-2012, 08:30 PM	#14
Demiurge Intrepid Jackass Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 2,312 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just picked-up Thick as a Brick on vinyl with the full newspaper sleeve. They sure don't make album art like they used to... "I like Christian rock. It's very positive. It's not like those real musicians who think they're so cool and hip." -George Costanza

06-20-2012, 10:03 AM	#19
technomancer Gearus Pimptasticus • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 23,091 Thanked: 173 Feedback Score: 34 reviews	Tull is indeed awesome Incoming It's a surprise

06-20-2012, 10:34 AM	#21
Jakke Alex Jones plz Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: In a van... DOWN' BY THE RIVER! Posts: 3,434 Thanked: 90 $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Jakke is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Science has proven that Jethro Tull contains 90% awesomium and 10% jazzy rippage on flute, what is there not to love? ilyti and Bigfan like this. Member of the Injustice League with Pooluke41, -42 and BrainArt I am Dr. Disappointinator, after an accident with a radioactive school teacher I now possess the ability to instantly crush all hopes and desires of any individual at any given time Emotions are for women, and gay children Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it But the way those atoms are put together -Carl Sagan

06-19-2012, 09:57 PM	#17
decypher SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 404 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Great band, love their older stuff like "Minstrel in the Gallery" just as much as the synth-heavy 80s and the straight rock 90s, got to see them in Cologne on their "Catfish Rising" tour in 1991 (I think), absolutely amazing live performance. One of my favorite songs (not really very typical for their usual style, it's more like their "Rage for Order"-phase )

06-20-2012, 09:19 AM	#18
dooredge Leatherneck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ostrander, OH Posts: 678 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 19 reviews	If I'm in the mood to stand around on one foot and play the flute, then yes, I'm all about Jethro Tull.

06-20-2012, 10:28 AM	#20
2ManyShoes 10th Degree GearSlut Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kansas City Posts: 266 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	HUUUUUUUUGE Tull fan here. "Skating Away" is one of the few absolutely perfect songs ever recorded, IMO. "Thick as a Brick" is a masterpiece, as are "Aqualung" and "Living in the Past." Just about everything up to "Stormwatch" rules (and even that album--the beginning of an apparently permanent slide, IMO--has "Dun Ringill," another monster tune). I can honestly say that Tull got me into rock music way back when, and that they occupy a special place in my musical pantheon. "Grondar, untie Mr. Paslo." "But he's told us nothing!" "There's a customer!"

06-20-2012, 10:42 AM	#22
TonyFlyingSquirrel Cherokee Warrior Join Date: May 2006 Location: Federal Way, Washington Posts: 1,861 Thanked: 61 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	The last record I sought out was "Roots to Branches" and I really enjoyed it. I just can't afford to purchase all the music I want, so I go in spurts. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TONYFLYINGSQUIRRELMUSIC http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=268162 Seven Strings to rule them all, Seven Strings to find them, Seven Strings to bring them all and in the music bind them.

06-20-2012, 11:41 AM	#23
Splinterhead Sojourner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,093 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm a big Tull fan! When I was growing up in the 80s (yeah I'm that old), while everybody was shredding to the hair metal, spandex of doom type bands I was geeking it out on JT, Yes and Zeppelin. I like JT specifically for their great, imaginative arrangements and Ian Anderson's great take on life through his lyrics. JT was never a drug induced band Anderson's never been a druggie which is pretty amazing considering his borderline apoplectic behavior on stage. Facebook Progressive Metal - Jazz Fusion on SoundCloud Betcha CAN Play This! Greg Rapaport.com

06-20-2012, 12:08 PM	#24
The Buttmonkey SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Woolsey, GA Posts: 249 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What little songs I've heard and own by Jethro Tull I looove. Let's see...that's Aqualung, Locomotive Breath and Teacher. hahaha...

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