Always nice to hear some early Tull. And this is the chord progression (different key) some people say the Eagles copied when they wrote Hotel California. It may not have been intentional; but it is obvious.
While being interviewed by Songfacts in 2009, band leader Ian Anderson was asked if there was any connection between ‘Hotel California’ and Jethro Tull’s ‘We Used To Know’ from their 1969 album Stand Up. Anderson confirmed the connection and even remembered sharing the stage with the Eagles for a short time. “It was a piece of music that we were playing around the time… I believe it was late ’71, maybe early ’72, when we were on tour, and we had a support band who had been signed up for the tour, and subsequently, before the tour began, had a hit single,” Anderson remembered. “The song, I believe, called ‘Take It Easy.’ And they were indeed the Eagles.”
Both songs are very close in structure, but not enough for copyright infringement. Knowing the history of the Eagles (Laurel Canyon) I totally believe Ian in his interview. The Eagles were a band that had "help" to make it big.
@@meyou-dv8ns That can be true with many songs and artists, but the question is whether Eagles were, or were not, inspired by this actual track. Only they can answer that. One thing's for sure. Martin's solo kills theirs.
@@meyou-dv8ns However, The Eagles did open for Tull who performed that tune many times whilst on tour that is quite evident. So claiming that others used the same chord progression ( name ?) only means to me you are an Eagles fan lol.
That's "Sir Martin" Barre one of the most overlooked guitarists of the era. Glenn Cornick is buried on the island where I live. I feel like placing flowers on his grave someday.
Place some down for me Andy! Physically & musically he was such a funky fellow....gone too soon. You forgot the "Lancelot" for Martin.....lol! Cheers from the frozen north
My very first intro to JT, while perusing items in a SunsetStrip headshop while tripping on acid. I left the store with the lp under my arm, just daze after its initial release! 2 yrs later saw them in concert at the LongBeachArena, the first of 3 Tull concerts I attended in the '70s. Thanx for the memories Lee!!!
They turned out to be my favorite band where I own every Lp and attended concerts from Warchild to Roots to Branches tours. This was the only Tull Lp y dad owned when I was 14, surprisingly. I didn’t know he liked them. So now at 65 I still enjoy Ian and all the band mates throughout the years.
In late 1969 I saw Jethro Tull in concert. The Stand Up album had just been released three months before I saw them. I didn’t know who they were but went on the recommendation of a friend. It was mind blowing. I walked out of the concert in a daze.
I have seen Tull well over 30 times and have every Album EP etc.... and this is still my favourite song of theirs. Martin is awesome on this song especially for '69.
@@L33Reacts If no one has warned you yet - a number of the tracks on Warchild bleed from one song into the next without a pause - so you may want to allow some extra time to record/react when you hit those tracks.
My first and favorite Tull album!Best of all early Tull,do More Tracks! you would've enjoyed the vinyl album cover opened up and Cover art figures Stand-up,being a card board cut-out!
This entire album is great, but I love this song in particular. There's nothing fancy or sophisticated here, but there is an undeniable energy that builds throughout and is almost wild and savage. At the same time the lyrics are unusually wistful and contemplative, which contrasts with the feel of the song. Plus, the rare "wah" effect on Barre's guitar - so satisfying!
my brother came home from college with this album and King crimson and Traffic which kind of changed my thoughts on rock and roll. Before I was an AM pop listener mostly.
The debut JT album is good, but this is the first in a string of excellent JT albums. Every track is worth your time. Clive Bunker on drums in this era.
I’m so happy you did this one. It may be my favorite song. The guitar solo is simply fantastic. Next Tull song you should do is Bouree - studio version. Drum, bass and flute are terrific.
Thanks Lee, this is a magnificent song from one of Tull's best albums both musically and lyrically. The lyrics convey good lessons for living a happy and successful life: "I think about the bad old days we used to know" = remember your roots, be happy for what you have been blessed with. "We ran the race, the race was won by running slowly" = work hard, persevere. "Could be soon we'll cease to sound., slowly upstairs, faster down" = life is shorter than you think, time speeds up as you age. "The bad old days they came and went, giving way to fruitful years" = have a positive outlook and be productive in whatever you choose to do. "Saving up the birds in hand, while in the bush others land" = save for the future. And, "Each to his own way I'll take mine, best of luck with what you find" = Follow your own path, respect the paths others have chosen. It boggles the mind that these words were written by a 21 year old Anderson.
Superb Jethro Tull album. ( 1969 a top year for music of all kinds) One of my favourite tracks too. I am lucky to have seen them several times in my life, starting in the 60's & a few years ago Ian Anderson with others. Each time they were Exceptional.
Other tracks to enjoy, Nothing is Easy and New day Yesterday. Also interesting to listen to Joe Bonamassa's version of New day Yesterday. Tull's first album is called "This was". It was the only album with Mick Abrahams playing guitar.
I think in one of the bbc radio edits from a song of that album the announcer says something like "Jethro Tull sounds like (a famous flute player of that time) plays over Cream, but not really".. which i found somewhat accurate and funny 😅 Best era for music on this planet.❤
A truly great artist can survive for over decades if it can change with the times and yet keep it's integrity and wanderlust for the muse that is Music. I think they did a good job. 👍
Anyone else here remember 'Nice enough to Eat" the Island Records sampler that launched progressive Rock? Included this song and 21st Century Schizoid Man and many others.
Great choice, and this album was also my first introduction to Tull. If you feel like a sublime gear change check out "Reasons For Waiting" from the same album. One of Ian Anderson's most beautiful ballads and my personal favorite from Stand Up.
Great album introducing Martin… fantastic arraignments and bashing the new Tull “Sound” in your ear holes. BUT- Martin Barre really shines throughout the next album Benefit.
It really didn't take long for Martin to get adjusted to his new bandmates. Good lord! Glen Cornick was really underrated on bass. He could really pull the fat strings. What an amazing group of musicians honed their chops with Tull.
Great song. Stand Up is one of my favorite albums by ANY band. Absolutely fantastic. If you ever listen to the whole thing, do the bonus tracks version.
Agree with shack below about that Eagles link. I believe Ian Anderson has been asked whether he regarded it as 'stolen'... said he wasn't concerned about it.
Very bluesy and unpretentious in those early days! Songs like Teacher, Living in The Past, and Dr. Bogenbroom are worth reacting to as well as Dharma For One!
Early Tull is soo good. Yes, this chord progression starts off the same as Hotel Californai, but it's what I think of as a standard progression. I'm a guitar player, and when you pick up your guitar and start playing progressions off the top of your head this is an 'obvious' one to do. In my personal opinion they didn't steal this from Ian, they were just using the same type of progression for the verses. You can find something similar in other songs. Sometimes instead of going downwards in the progression (here, Em B D A C G..., sometimes for the progression there's a major in place of the minor, maybe some 7th chords) you can start down lower and go up higher (e.g. Hey Joe goes C G D A E). If you search hard enough you'll find many songs using this type of progression, probably even going back hundreds of years.
This is the song which Eagles was accused to have stolen to make Hotel California - but not by Jethro Tull. Actually Eagles unconsciously heard the song when they were working in different part of the same studio. We use to know is older than Hotel California.
hotel california is a cover of this song. both great song, but THIS is about 20 times better. warning: Tull peaked 1975 (minstrel) and everything after that is weak recycling. but until 75, Tull was best band in the Solar System
Leigh, try "A Thousand Mothers" the closer from this album...you think Clive is proto-metal on "We Used To Know"......on "A Thousand Mothers" Clive is beyond belief!
This album reached #1 on the British charts .
Every song on this album is outstanding. ❤😊
Deserved it too!
One of Tull's all-time best!
This album truly defined the Tull sound.
My favorite track from my favorite Tull album!
Always nice to hear some early Tull. And this is the chord progression (different key) some people say the Eagles copied when they wrote Hotel California. It may not have been intentional; but it is obvious.
While being interviewed by Songfacts in 2009, band leader Ian Anderson was asked if there was any connection between ‘Hotel California’ and Jethro Tull’s ‘We Used To Know’ from their 1969 album Stand Up. Anderson confirmed the connection and even remembered sharing the stage with the Eagles for a short time. “It was a piece of music that we were playing around the time… I believe it was late ’71, maybe early ’72, when we were on tour, and we had a support band who had been signed up for the tour, and subsequently, before the tour began, had a hit single,” Anderson remembered. “The song, I believe, called ‘Take It Easy.’ And they were indeed the Eagles.”
Both songs are very close in structure, but not enough for copyright infringement. Knowing the history of the Eagles (Laurel Canyon) I totally believe Ian in his interview. The Eagles were a band that had "help" to make it big.
Tull was NOT the first to play this chord progression
@@meyou-dv8ns That can be true with many songs and artists, but the question is whether Eagles were, or were not, inspired by this actual track. Only they can answer that. One thing's for sure. Martin's solo kills theirs.
Anderson showed no interest in any legal action against any members of The Eagles .
@@meyou-dv8ns However, The Eagles did open for Tull who performed that tune many times whilst on tour that is quite evident. So claiming that others used the same chord progression ( name ?) only means to me you are an Eagles fan lol.
That's "Sir Martin" Barre one of the most overlooked guitarists of the era.
Glenn Cornick is buried on the island where I live. I feel like placing flowers on his grave someday.
Place some down for me Andy! Physically & musically he was such a funky fellow....gone too soon.
You forgot the "Lancelot" for Martin.....lol!
Cheers from the frozen north
@@CharCanuck14 I did forget "Lancelot" LOL!
@@CharCanuck14 Just got finished spinning Living In The Past,..that bass line!
R.I.P. Glenn and Aloha. Such a great bassist no one ever mentions.
This is one of my favorite Tull songs, let me rephrase that, this is one of my favorite Tull albums🤟🎶
My very first intro to JT, while perusing items in a SunsetStrip headshop while tripping on acid. I left the store with the lp under my arm, just daze after its initial release! 2 yrs later saw them in concert at the LongBeachArena, the first of 3 Tull concerts I attended in the '70s.
Thanx for the memories Lee!!!
One of my all time favourite guitar solos ever.
They turned out to be my favorite band where I own every Lp and attended concerts from Warchild to Roots to Branches tours. This was the only Tull Lp y dad owned when I was 14, surprisingly. I didn’t know he liked them. So now at 65 I still enjoy Ian and all the band mates throughout the years.
Love the Benefit album also.
Great stuff, had these 2 albums on both sides of an audio tape in my car, played it to death!
The Teacher !
In late 1969 I saw Jethro Tull in concert. The Stand Up album had just been released three months before I saw them. I didn’t know who they were but went on the recommendation of a friend. It was mind blowing. I walked out of the concert in a daze.
I have seen Tull well over 30 times and have every Album EP etc.... and this is still my favourite song of theirs. Martin is awesome on this song especially for '69.
This song is nuts! They went all out for it. Especially Martin and Clive.
Great choice! Clive on fire throughout this album.
I'm gonna have to come back after warchild and listen to the rest of it
@@L33Reacts If no one has warned you yet - a number of the tracks on Warchild bleed from one song into the next without a pause - so you may want to allow some extra time to record/react when you hit those tracks.
Great song, great album. Every song is good on this album.
My first and favorite Tull album!Best of all early Tull,do More Tracks! you would've enjoyed the vinyl album cover opened up and Cover art figures Stand-up,being a card board cut-out!
This entire album is great, but I love this song in particular. There's nothing fancy or sophisticated here, but there is an undeniable energy that builds throughout and is almost wild and savage. At the same time the lyrics are unusually wistful and contemplative, which contrasts with the feel of the song. Plus, the rare "wah" effect on Barre's guitar - so satisfying!
my brother came home from college with this album and King crimson and Traffic which kind of changed my thoughts on rock and roll. Before I was an AM pop listener mostly.
Love this album!
In my hometown this september, ticket is bought.
☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥always on my Jethro Tull playlist!
The song that gave birth to Hotel California, one of my favorite Tull songs.
The debut JT album is good, but this is the first in a string of excellent JT albums. Every track is worth your time. Clive Bunker on drums in this era.
I’m so happy you did this one. It may be my favorite song. The guitar solo is simply fantastic. Next Tull song you should do is Bouree - studio version. Drum, bass and flute are terrific.
Thanks Lee, this is a magnificent song from one of Tull's best albums both musically and lyrically. The lyrics convey good lessons for living a happy and successful life: "I think about the bad old days we used to know" = remember your roots, be happy for what you have been blessed with. "We ran the race, the race was won by running slowly" = work hard, persevere. "Could be soon we'll cease to sound., slowly upstairs, faster down" = life is shorter than you think, time speeds up as you age. "The bad old days they came and went, giving way to fruitful years" = have a positive outlook and be productive in whatever you choose to do. "Saving up the birds in hand, while in the bush others land" = save for the future. And, "Each to his own way I'll take mine, best of luck with what you find" = Follow your own path, respect the paths others have chosen. It boggles the mind that these words were written by a 21 year old Anderson.
1969 was a special year. Many firsts from fast cars to great music.
My favourite Tull album. I'm a big Prog fan, and this is before they found their Prog mojo, so maybe an unusual choice?
Superb Jethro Tull album. ( 1969 a top year for music of all kinds) One of my favourite tracks too. I am lucky to have seen them several times in my life, starting in the 60's & a few years ago Ian Anderson with others. Each time they were Exceptional.
What an excellent LP!
Other tracks to enjoy, Nothing is Easy and New day Yesterday. Also interesting to listen to Joe Bonamassa's version of New day Yesterday. Tull's first album is called "This was". It was the only album with Mick Abrahams playing guitar.
I think in one of the bbc radio edits from a song of that album the announcer says something like "Jethro Tull sounds like (a famous flute player of that time) plays over Cream, but not really".. which i found somewhat accurate and funny 😅
Best era for music on this planet.❤
Clive Bunker is one of the great rock drummer of the era, but too many people forget about how great he was.
A truly great artist can survive for over decades if it can change with the times and yet keep it's integrity and wanderlust for the muse that is Music.
I think they did a good job.
👍
First 3 albums the best,drummer kills ot
Anyone else here remember 'Nice enough to Eat" the Island Records sampler that launched progressive Rock? Included this song and 21st Century Schizoid Man and many others.
This album was more of a bluesy sound. You get to hear the future of Jethro Tull.
Ladies and gentlemen…..Jethro Tull !!
Great choice, and this album was also my first introduction to Tull. If you feel like a sublime gear change check out "Reasons For Waiting" from the same album. One of Ian Anderson's most beautiful ballads and my personal favorite from Stand Up.
I can't wait to hear this, my favorite song. It's a goodie.
Hotel California nicked the chord progression from this song.
Great album introducing Martin… fantastic arraignments and bashing the new Tull “Sound” in your ear holes. BUT- Martin Barre really shines throughout the next album Benefit.
It really didn't take long for Martin to get adjusted to his new bandmates. Good lord!
Glen Cornick was really underrated on bass. He could really pull the fat strings.
What an amazing group of musicians honed their chops with Tull.
Martin "wa wa" Lancelot Barre
Great song. Stand Up is one of my favorite albums by ANY band. Absolutely fantastic. If you ever listen to the whole thing, do the bonus tracks version.
Great video. Been on steady rotation since 69. Saw Martin two years ago. Still shredding!
Maybe the best 6/8 track of Tull😀👍
And think, they have a current new album out, even today.
2 gems for you “Reasons for Waiting” and “With you there to help me”
Agree with shack below about that Eagles link. I believe Ian Anderson has been asked whether he regarded it as 'stolen'... said he wasn't concerned about it.
"Stand Up" originally had a popup in the fold of the album - you open it to read the notes and they stand up!
Loved this album - played it over and over when I was a kid
I was a big fan of Tull's "Benefit" album...then came "Aqualung."
Very bluesy and unpretentious in those early days! Songs like Teacher, Living in The Past, and Dr. Bogenbroom are worth reacting to as well as Dharma For One!
Early Tull is soo good. Yes, this chord progression starts off the same as Hotel Californai, but it's what I think of as a standard progression. I'm a guitar player, and when you pick up your guitar and start playing progressions off the top of your head this is an 'obvious' one to do. In my personal opinion they didn't steal this from Ian, they were just using the same type of progression for the verses. You can find something similar in other songs. Sometimes instead of going downwards in the progression (here, Em B D A C G..., sometimes for the progression there's a major in place of the minor, maybe some 7th chords) you can start down lower and go up higher (e.g. Hey Joe goes C G D A E). If you search hard enough you'll find many songs using this type of progression, probably even going back hundreds of years.
more precisely "we used to know" was recorded in 1969 ("stand up" album) and "hotel california" in 1976. who is who?
@@calfaiate9102 Yes, Tull's song was recorded earlier, which is why some people say The Eagles 'stole' the song, since that came out later on.
Don't you think there's also a lot of similarities in the guitar solos, not just the chords?
Great album, my intro to Jethro Tull back in 1969. Try A New Day Yesterday for a banger from it. Early Tull is Awesome! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
you should try their album benefit
This is the song which Eagles was accused to have stolen to make Hotel California - but not by Jethro Tull. Actually Eagles unconsciously heard the song when they were working in different part of the same studio. We use to know is older than Hotel California.
You gotta check out Santana, maybe Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Black Magic Women!
hotel california is a cover of this song. both great song, but THIS is about 20 times better. warning: Tull peaked 1975 (minstrel) and everything after that is weak recycling. but until 75, Tull was best band in the Solar System
Early Tull is the only Tull that i really like.
Supposedly this was the basis for Hotel California ripped off purposely or subliminally after a tour when Eagles opened for Tull .
Their first hit was Living in the Past
Not on this album, but, try "Reasons for waiting" and "Witch's Promise", definitely worth it.
"Reasons for waiting" is on the album. 🙂
A lot of these old songs sound better remastered.
Leigh, try "A Thousand Mothers" the closer from this album...you think Clive is proto-metal on "We Used To Know"......on "A Thousand Mothers" Clive is beyond belief!
Early Tull my favorite. Complex and innovative and still edgy. Later things passed TAAB got a bit pretentious.
More Stand Up and Benefit.
The Eagles most popular song ripped off Jethro Tull- exactly the same progression
Metal? lol
@meyou-dv8ns I don't know where they get that from. Back in the day, even Tony Iommi called Black Sabbath "hard rock".