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I saw this tour and the follow up which I guess was to promote Passion Play. As Wm. Shakespeare wrote “Much Sound and Fury signifying nothing.” But it was massively entertaining. What sticks with me is Martin Barre’s guitar work, John Evans, Jeffrey Hammond, in the zebra suit, and the stage presence of the entire group. One of the best concerts I ever saw? Probably not, but massively, massively entertaining and so silly. It made the Genesis “Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” performance I saw a year or two later seem pretentious and dull. Or to put it more succinctly, as thick as a brick.

I love Ian Anderson.

This was the concert at Shea Stadium where Ian Anderson was doused with urine from above by a spectator. He pissed into his empty beer cup, then poured it on Ian as he walked onto the stage 🙂

The examining body examined her body

I wish I could have done this interview, because at this time i knew every note Jethro Tull produced. Although, Mark Goodman did a respectable job.

Eddie Trunk got no business speaking on Tull.

The greatest of all is Aqualung. Stand Up and Benefit are all very well, and so is Passion Play and Thick as a Brick, and even The Broadsword and the Beast, when it comes to pop music. But Aqualung is the best ever.

The stage show for Passion Play was spectacular. Ian's guys could not only play complex music but do it while putting on a show. No one else was close to that level of skill in the 1970s. They made you laugh, too, with their oddball, ironic Brit humor! They were sui generis.

An amazing piece of music with wonderful segues between all the parts.

A bit of a comment echo-chamber here.

I was there, as much for Carmen as Tull. Carmen's albums were fab, as they were themselves, so original, talented, great songwriters, and produced by mainman Tony Visconti.

The Genius of Jethro Tull Showcasing their Prestigious Level of Musicianship and Class

I saw Tull in October 1972 on the "Think As A Brick Tour." I am 70 years old and have seen ALL of the Rock greats. That stands to this day as the greatest concert I have ever seen. I met Ian Anderson in the late 90s and told him that and asked him if they filmed any of those shows and sadly they did not. I would give anything for a Hi Def DVD with state of the art sound of one of those shows.

Lovely visuals with the album cover coming to life and the sea.

From one who received a cola spritz from stage left, the tall young upright piano player in almost total darkness began a Concierto. Need I say more?

Decades later it continues to be one of my favorite pieces of music. I saw it live at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. in the early 70’s. It was, despite the absence the quality of then sound systems, quite an extravagant program…

I was at this concert 😎 From Horseheads NY

Great interviewer!

This is a fantastic doc, very clever use of such limited and naturally decaying footage. Hats off, it’s a perfect format for such an odd and essential album. What a treat to discover with a pint of ale after a brutal week of combat in the trenches of the film industry.

Sounds like syd barett of Pink Floyd singing at the end of the video? Ian looks like he is 18 years old and Glenn Cornick looks so different

I saw that tour the rabbits were left over from “passion play tour” I have the Lp still it had a fake newspaper. It was the end of an era. When British bands dominated the radio. I took my daughter to see Tull at the fair in 2000. They did a “thick as a”melody Tull never did a great Lp after. My first concert was the benefit tour with Mick Abram’s on guitar I never missed a tour up to Thick in 73

Earliest, yes, but not the only footage from '68. They appeared in the Stone's Rock and Roll Circus which was filmed in Dec. 1968. If you haven't seen it, it was during the brief period when Tony Iommi was their guitarist.

Nice sync work!❤

Wow!❤

After years and years of not listening to this album.. being a big Jethro Tull fan.. I stuck it on and listened to the entire album about a year ago. No bueno! Of course.. there is no doubt or argument to be made as far as Talent goes because these guys are fantastic musicians, but I just do not find this album appealing. I also was not thrilled with Ians vocal quality on this album, being kind of thin and without a real punch. There's some good moments. The intro is somewhat interesting, but comparing to think as a brick, not even close. For once, I have to fall on the side of Robert Hilburn, music critic from the LA Times and say that Ian Anderson's endeavors on this album was overreaching and in my opinion, almost silly and boring. I remember when I first bought it at about 13 years old or so and I was just hoping this album was a joke and the real album release by Jethro Tull would come out a week later😢.. it is definitely not something I would want to hear in concert for 45 minutes. Thick as a brick on the other hand is still a masterpiece that I love. I just played it for a friend of mine who is now only in his early 30s and he absolutely loved that album upon his first hearing. So it looks like that one stood the test of time😊❤

I was there that night 🎶😉

Great post. This not only arguably my favorite albums ( Ian, artists of your caliber don't have apologize for anything !), being a young teen in Detroit, but this tour was actually the very first concert I went . A friend showed up right before they went bringing " honey oil", an amber cannabis distillete, getting way high. So when they started the pulse then the filmed ballerina rising, you could fell they entire audience freaking out. But the best part of that intro was , at the two hits by the band coming in, on the first a puff of smoke ( old timey 1920's film craft) and the bassist jumps out and through it from behind the amp stack. The second puff( you can see smoke before Ian skips on , that's why !) and Barre pops out, like mystical characters who then move around, eccentrically, like you see on film. One of the best concert openings ever, was a stoned out freshman in high school watching this unfold, and they played their asses off, with soloing interspersed with singing. When they mention not having film ( except for this one clip from Dallas seen years ago) about this tour....

Light the pipe,

Kiel Auditorium, St Louis

I attended the TB2 show in Boston and was pleasantly surprised, although Ian had to share the mic. I've seen a couple Tull shows in recent yrs that he did so, plus his solo act...BUT In the TB2 show, it began with TAAB, and it was EXACTLY like the original studio album. Including "cats are on the upgrade...UPGRADE!". That's nuance baby!

I was at the Boston Garden show...fabulous!

Fish raw nerve.

I took super 8 sound films from Boston Gardens in the 1975-1979 era. The Video was consistent with that time period. It brings back memories of my youth. Any lapses in these old films are filled in with my memories. I was lucky that I got to see Ian and the Tull boys 33 times. I had a few stories over the years, one of them made the Lend me your ear fan book that i enjoyed reading . Thanks for the these memories.

Wow wow and wow

My top 3 albums

He has a point at the beginning. I had Auqalung for a couple of years before i was aware of Ian.

the level of Ian’s genius at this point was immense. There is no one today who could possibly make such an album. JT had recently toured with Gentle Giant before Passion Play, and Giant’s influence can be heard in many sections of Passion Play. John Evan’s keyboard parts dound very much like Kerry Minnear.

Saw Passion Play in Toronto. Best live concert ever. Better than Thick as a Brick tour. Better than Songs From the Woods tour. Best live concert ever.

Jethro Tull toured Australia. I didn't get to see them because I was only 12. My elder brother brought home the Aqualung LP. In the many years since when I run into an Aussie lucky enough to have seen them the universal response is BEST CONCERT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN 👍

Wo habe ich nur meine Zeitmaschine gelassen? Ich will zurück!😁

with what is/was available to work with, ie nothing... great job. I was there. I know.

Tull with Rory Gallagher opening. That would have been a great show.

Großartig, immer wieder danke für deine Arbeit und Liebe zu Tull ! ❤🎸🎶 Grüße aus Berlin

Well, D Palmer sure has as good an ear as ever.

Clearly the most live Passion video I've seen,....thanks Tull Tapes. Very insightful of Ian to realize that foreigners to English had to learn the language AND decipher the meanings of this play. Many Americans and others went...huh?

+TullTapes - very good job. Much appreciated.😊☮🌈

I was at the concert in ft.worth that year and it was the second till concert I saw live and it was as awesome as the previous year TAAB tour ....the film came on in B&white of a ballerina and a heartbeat speeding up ...great show tight ,perfect as always ....one of the tightest bands live .....incredible mix and show ...Anderson s a visual and audible genius a showman trant county like Dallas memorial were great live venues 👍👍👍👍♥️🎭thanks for putting this up for all to see musical genius at the very least ..Martin Barrre most underated ....a sin. Cause he was perfect every show ...better live than many a master of his instrument very melodic flow

That guy was so amazing. Those consecutive moves at the end of thick as a brick twirling a flute violently is amazing.

Is Edit 8 missing? (My abs favorite. Mix from MU) Every other mix has a clear flute at the beginning.

A fav of mine. Still love it at 70!!!!