Hi Heline. I thought you might be interested in this anecdote. The last time I saw Jethro Tull, Ian was 66. The venue was Red Rocks, Colorado, which is 6450 feet (1970 meters) above sea level. Many musicians find it a challenge, no matter what instrument they play. But a 66 year old flutist who lives at sea level in Scotland...he was especially challenged for about 1 or 2 songs. The oxygen is thin up here! But then he rallied and delivered a great performance. Standing on one leg, running around the stage, fantastic show. But you could see him, at first, consciously adjusting his lungs and throat (as he was over a mile in altitude above his home). That was around 2011 and I think he is still playing and touring. Also, I would love to hear your reaction to the album/song 'Songs From The Wood' (1977). I'm a new subscriber to your channel & am enjoying it!
I have such happy memories of Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses and Storm Watch. I lived in a rough 1880s mountain cabin, at 9500 feet above sea level, 7 miles from Idaho Springs, Colorado (up Ute Creek Canyon road). A friend who worked the gold claim a quarter mile down the mountain from me strung me an illegal power line from his mine, and I put a stereo in my cabin and blasted Jethro Tull to Orion.
I very much enjoy watching your reaction, in real time. I see what looks to be, you feeling the music. Swaying back and forth, nodding your head and smiling. I have loved Ian Anderson's flute play since the early 70's, and it gives me great joy to see someone (a classically trained musician/teacher) get so much joy from an old Rock and Roller from my youth ! ❤
Thank you for taking the time to listen to the artists that many of us grew up with. Ian's use of the flute in Jethro Tull and the violin in the music of Kansas were blaring through my car stereo speakers in the 70s and 80s. Great times (at least those I remember). ;) Just imagine, a guy who picks up the flute and learns to play on his own in front of those fantastic musicians whose families probably mortgaged their houses for lessons to teach them how to play. Also remember for the microphone, Ian's movements when he was younger on stage when he only had the stationary microphone. Rock on!
If you're interested in hearing Ian's later works, I would start with his album released in 2000 "secret language of birds" ~ it's the WHOLE package ~ very poetic, very whimsical storytelling, and beautiful instrumentation, and of course, his flute is in the forefront. Whenever i put it on, I can't help but listen through to its entirety.. it's like he takes you on a journey and makes you forget your troubles for at least an hour and sometime long after! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
I second your suggestion! The album Secret Language of Birds is a favorite of mine also and it does in deed take you on a exotic journey. Heline, please give it a listen. I am so very happy to have accidently run across your channel, your smile makes me smile!😊
Watching someone else get joy from a musician I have loved since childhood brings me joy, much more so from a professional perspective. Keep on exploring music. The flute and its variants are part of music from all over the world. I recently experienced the Slavic fujara, for example. Check it out :)
Ian Anderson is my favorite musician and composer ever! This vídeo is a cuddle for Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull's fans! Muito obrigado, Heline! (thank you so much!)
I imagine Ian is deliberate about the microphone setups. He's the center of attention, so arranges the staging and performance limitations accordingly. Blending in does not a stage show make.
I think the different mics were not a matter of budget, but one of creating the sound Ian likes. Most of the performance is about Ian being the center of attention, but he also takes steps to make sure the final sound is exactly what he wants to convey.
Heline you should send Ian a message. think about the amount of people that would flood your channel if you could play a duo with him.... just a thought.
Send him a message do not wait. I say this because I waited to contact a painter who influenced my work and sadly he had just passed away. I don't like to say it, Ian is not a young man anymore he is getting older.
He"s playing Bachs Bouree with that austonaut lady who is up in the spacestation and he is in his home i gues and it sounds great. I saw the number here on RUclips.
Ian's music has opened a lot of minds regarding the flute to many people who otherwise wouldn't be interested. After all, the reaction videos of you watching Tull are how many of us found you. It's a lot of fun learning about the instrument and hearing what you have to say. Also, your playing is wonderful, so I try to catch each live stream!
New subscriber, just listened to all your Jethro Tull reactions and loved them! Your English is very good and your slight accent is charming. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It made me enjoy Jethro Tull all the more.
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Heline, i want to propose you a song from JT. It is on the Living in the past album and the song is witches promise. The flute and the mellotron are amazing
Besides personal preference, mic'ing the intruments differently allows the listener to differentiate ( ;-)> ) the tonal qualities in the mind's ear...but then again I've been a Tullian since 1969 so Ian's tone is easily separated from other flooters when I lesten to music.
Yes. Check out “In the Grip of Stronger Stuff” for some wooden flute as well. I don’t think there’s a live version of the Whistler. But you should check out the studio version of that too.
I saw that tour and it was pretty darn good. The 2nd half of the show was Jethro Tull songs as they had progressed over the years and were done without lyrics. The Secret Language of Birds isn't too bad either.
This is a setting I had not seen Ian in before so was certainly interesting to see. Thanks for keeping these reacts in the mix. I realize your list is growing fast, but please keep a place in there somewhere for Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues. Several live performances of his available to see just what he is doing. How little he uses his pinkies...
I guess it’s the classic flutist in you that appreciates the smoothness of this performance. What I liked was him in the late 70s as a Jimi Hendrix of the flute. I like it when he put all of himself and more into it. He was much more original. It’s hard to pick up an instrument and have an original sound.
Heline, it’s so much fun to watch you becoming a Tull fan whilst critiquing Ian’s style of play. I love videos of this sort, as Ian is one of few musical heroes of mine. And this is a first! No one has done what you’re doing. I would not at all be surprised to see Ian join you for a session of songs. As you’ll learn, he is a showman, and though happily married, Ian admires pretty females such as yourself. But getting to play flute along with you, it’s a match. He is the pied piper. You’ll get to that song soon enough I’m sure. Would love to see the two of you play it together. 👏🏻
Thanks again for your peaceful presence and charm. This afternoon I get back to work at the ranch which goes from bliss to blistering in the blink of an eye, but tranquility has to be tempered with a tornado just to make sure your paying attention. I wish you the best!
Thank you for introducing me to this new world of music. You to are too beautiful. Your love for the music has inspired me. Love Always Richard in Canada
Again I enjoyed your reaction to Ina Anderson's music. This particular song I had never seen. I have noticed that you smile with your eyes when a specific set of bar/bars of music impresses you. Continue making reviews and I will continue watching.
Heline, I’ve been enjoying your channel since I discovered it a few weeks ago. May I suggest a few jazz flute recordings for “reacts” videos. 1- Frank Wess, “Well You Needn’t” - New York Jazz Quartet/ In Concert in Japan. 2 Joe Farrell- “Spain” - Chick Corea/ Return to Forever, “Light as a Feather” 3 Eric Dolphy, “High Fly” Live in Europe volume 1.
I'm still working through your videos, but if you haven't reviewed "Minstrel in the Gallery" I look forward to your impression of it. As a performer yourself, your perception of the message of the song could be as interesting as your review of the playing itself.
Big Jethro Tull fan here. Love your reactions Heline. I also like the version he did with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. They have versions on You Tube but just audio. Locomotive Breathe is my favorite.
Hello Heline. Just to say that I have enjoyed your comments and analyses of the 'flute aspects' of various songs by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. Also, you have a very positive attitude in both your praise and any criticism. Thanks for posting. 👍
Ian Anderson is a person that comes along every 1000 years !!! I was lucky enough to see Ian and Jethro Tull 23 times. I'm Tull's biggest fan but they don't know it ...LOL ! You need to watch Eurology !
I'm not sure why but to me it's always had an Irish/Scottish feel to it. I'm glad you liked it. It's very chill out relaxing. Are you getting happier with Ian's pinky?!
I've seen Tull twice and a whole lot of other concerts and probably have to say their show in Chicago was my best concert ever. I am a trumpet player, jazz and concert trained, which has nothing to do with this I guess but I felt like pointing it out! I guess it gives me a bit of an apprecition of his talent. He's something, and a showman to boot. Always been a favorite of mine. I heard an interview with Ian and he said he started out on guitar and heard guys like Clapton play and said to himself "I'll never get that good so I decided to try the flute." How unique in rock is a flute! Ian is one of the greats. I like your videos very much. Nice format you have with you in the foreground and the video going next to you. You're interesting to watch with your expressions to the music. And your hands. Your crooked smile is very nice. But it really cracks me up when Ian (mostly in the older vids) goes dangerous with his flute and you get all nervous! Anyway, its a different way for me to enjoy that band. Cool!
Helene, you do realise that people can’t take their eyes off your face while listening to the music. Your reactions are just so natural, innocent and beautiful. In this video particularly your expression is of someone who is totally enraptured and in love, not so much with the musician but the music itself. You have the awe and delight of a child....never lose that🥰
Love listening to so many instruments, Cello, Piano, Violin, Flute of course. It is such a pleasant break from electric guitars, bass and drums. Your channel is fun, and your personality and input done so positively are priceless. Thanks for allowing me to watch and listen!
I find strings are impeccably crisp and smooth and compliment a flute solo very nicely...without masking the flute's crisper note articulations. I saw Ian's leanings to move about as well. Old habits are hard to break, but, he kept it in control! That was quite relaxing.
Wow Heline 😍 I already subscribed to you when you just had 400 Subscribers and now seeing that you have more than 12k subscribers makes me so happy and proud 😍
It isn't the way a musician plays an instrument, it's the music that results from it. This is true for many aspects of society and there is a sense of snobbery against those who don't follow the rules. I like Ian and his music, which I could never compose, never mind play, and I am happy with that.
Being a Jethro Tull fan, I've been watching all your reaction videos and I'll tell you why I love them : you always stop the song when you have something interesting to say or to react to. And we see that you're paying a lot of attention to what you're listening to. As a flute beginner, those videos also gives useful advices, so thank you for that ;)
I think our friend Ian has brought our little Heline out of her shell a bit. It's almost like an awakening from the slumber of orchestral bliss to the exciting world of rock, with just enough familiar classic tone to comfort the heart.
Hi again, just watched this one, I was so expecting you to side with the classically trainee flutists position as being “appropriate”. I think you’re officially a fan now. :)
Hi Heline! Thank you for stopping and sharing this cut with us! Waiting for your Live time. There is one classical music that Jethro Tull perform amazingly, its title is Pavane, by Gabriel Fauré! Best wishes 🎶🎵🎼
Thank you for watching and listening to Ian Anderson and of course Jethro Tull. I love your reactions and comments! Having been lucky enough to have attended a few Jethro Tull concerts, the production is always amazing and each show is an amazing journey! All the best.
on a side note look for videos of Ian Anderson playing with other musicians like violinist Lucia Micarelli for some unexpected and in my opinion, brilliant sounds.
Congrats Heline on the success of your channel! I love your passion and the knowledge you bring to the reactions...and yes this piece had a sweet folksy vibe. Ian is quite a talent and like my favorite guitarist, Trey Anastasio, has love for classical themes
Hemline you have to admit that this is one very good piece of music.. And Ian anderson is a great musician and flautist.. And I love you. If only I could realise that 😍 love 😍
Not weird at all. Ian’s mic allows him to move about the stage during the entire concert. The other guy was a guest who came out for one song and didn’t need to move around.
Clearly she said it is weird compared with a classically played flute - which she would be the first one to admit this is not. And when she said "It makes the difference more than it would otherwise be," I am certain she would acknowledge it is by intent.
The mike setup was probably what each preferred. I think the classical flautist was more comfortable standing still & composed. The real question here is: which one of those flautists would you rather hang out with, have a drink with & listen to some of their stories?
May I suggest either live versions of Eurology. One performed with Ian’s band Jethro Tull and the other performance with a live orchestra. I’d love to hear your opinion. Thanks.
OK , you got a new sub here I love watching you watch Jethro Tull Well not exactly Jethro Tull but Ian Anderson showcased I hope to one day watch you being showcased
Have you explored Roland Kirk yet? I think if you look for his 1972 performance of "Serenade to a Cuckoo" (which Tull reprised on their debut album) that's up on RUclips, you'll be quite amazed!
I have always loved Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull's music and, not being a musician, I have found your reaction videos give me a different and welcome perspective on these performances - a bit of insight - thank you. Also (a bit off topic) you have great T-shirts - I must get my grand-children Totoro shirts like yours!
Glad to see another one of these pop into my inbox so quickly! Pretty tune, but it's never been a favorite. For newer stuff my suggestion would be "Boris Dancing" or "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff". I'd also suggest a newer orchestral version of Bouree' to compare to the early version where he was still a newbie on the flute. I'll also add to suggestions for "The Whistler". "Songs from the Wood", the album "The Whistler" came from, was my first Tull album in 1981 and I love it from cover to cover, but "The Whistler" has always remained a favorite.
@@BBHouseRodent tin whistle actually but yes he used it a lot on that period (actually also on great part of Divinities it isn't s concert flute but a bamboo flute. But it's really similar in technique)
I would love to hear you do a rendition of Carl Nielsen's "Tågen letter" (The Fog is Lifting) which is a favourite. Being Danish I have a soft spot for it. I was learning the recorder as a boy but never became a player. But the flute is just so much more though both are great. :)
Reflecting back to Tull and Ian's concert performances in Frankfurt, Germany during 1970 to 72 time frame: those were crazy and especially violent times of CIA covert operations and in particular, the Vietnam 'Conflict' and so Ian and The Lads music and method was (at times) violent/angry but, more often--a performance of the Absurd, to match and give voice/protest to absurd times.
Jethro Tull is not the only rock group with a flute. There are various rock groups that use a flute. I guess the only group you're getting requests for are Jethro Tull. That would be fun if you reacted to various artists who use the flute
Sammy Beck Yes Jethro Tull is not the only band that uses the flute, but no other prog rock band had performed the flute as Ian Anderson , he is the best and is above the rest the flute players a thousand times , he is not comparable to any of the rest .
Hello, beautiful lady. I really enjoyed sharing this lovely tune with you. The piece is very idillic. I get images of English countryside and trees with flowers and the sound of birds (which the flutes sound like).
It fits right into any Legend of Zelda game as the starting village music. I get the instant urge to start running around cutting grass and smashing pots :)
Hi Heline, Ian did a duo with the late great Gegg Lake, I think it was Father Christmas,it was so beautiful,it was filmed in a famous Church. The vid is on youtube check it out.
Came to channel for Jethro Tull. Stuck around for Heline.
Me too. Heline fan all the way.
Heline, your comments are so insightful but your expressions are priceless.
That's why he's the master he can play anything..............Plus he can sing.
Been a Jethro Tull fan since the mid 70s glad to see you enjoying his music! Thanks!
Isn't it cool to see young talented people discover a musical genius like Ian?
Hi Heline. I thought you might be interested in this anecdote. The last time I saw Jethro Tull, Ian was 66. The venue was Red Rocks, Colorado, which is 6450 feet (1970 meters) above sea level. Many musicians find it a challenge, no matter what instrument they play. But a 66 year old flutist who lives at sea level in Scotland...he was especially challenged for about 1 or 2 songs. The oxygen is thin up here! But then he rallied and delivered a great performance. Standing on one leg, running around the stage, fantastic show. But you could see him, at first, consciously adjusting his lungs and throat (as he was over a mile in altitude above his home). That was around 2011 and I think he is still playing and touring. Also, I would love to hear your reaction to the album/song 'Songs From The Wood' (1977). I'm a new subscriber to your channel & am enjoying it!
Heline, I second the recommendation of "Songs From The Wood"
I have such happy memories of Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses and Storm Watch. I lived in a rough 1880s mountain cabin, at 9500 feet above sea level, 7 miles from Idaho Springs, Colorado (up Ute Creek Canyon road). A friend who worked the gold claim a quarter mile down the mountain from me strung me an illegal power line from his mine, and I put a stereo in my cabin and blasted Jethro Tull to Orion.
I very much enjoy watching your reaction, in real time. I see what looks to be, you feeling the music. Swaying back and forth, nodding your head and smiling.
I have loved Ian Anderson's flute play since the early 70's, and it gives me great joy to see someone (a classically trained musician/teacher) get so much joy from an old Rock and Roller from my youth ! ❤
Thank you for taking the time to listen to the artists that many of us grew up with. Ian's use of the flute in Jethro Tull and the violin in the music of Kansas were blaring through my car stereo speakers in the 70s and 80s. Great times (at least those I remember). ;)
Just imagine, a guy who picks up the flute and learns to play on his own in front of those fantastic musicians whose families probably mortgaged their houses for lessons to teach them how to play. Also remember for the microphone, Ian's movements when he was younger on stage when he only had the stationary microphone. Rock on!
If you're interested in hearing Ian's later works, I would start with his album released in 2000 "secret language of birds" ~ it's the WHOLE package ~ very poetic, very whimsical storytelling, and beautiful instrumentation, and of course, his flute is in the forefront. Whenever i put it on, I can't help but listen through to its entirety.. it's like he takes you on a journey and makes you forget your troubles for at least an hour and sometime long after! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
I second your suggestion! The album Secret Language of Birds is a favorite of mine also and it does in deed take you on a exotic journey. Heline, please give it a listen. I am so very happy to have accidently run across your channel, your smile makes me smile!😊
Or Divinities! Love that one
Heline, you are so beautiful... I am running out of words. Plus, your flute music is great! I could watch you all day!
Gary Bruyere you stole my line,
One can feel her love of the flute and it's music.
Watching someone else get joy from a musician I have loved since childhood brings me joy, much more so from a professional perspective. Keep on exploring music. The flute and its variants are part of music from all over the world. I recently experienced the Slavic fujara, for example. Check it out :)
Even now I get to hear songs that I've never heard before, thanks to you.
Ian Anderson is my favorite musician and composer ever!
This vídeo is a cuddle for Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull's fans!
Muito obrigado, Heline! (thank you so much!)
I imagine Ian is deliberate about the microphone setups. He's the center of attention, so arranges the staging and performance limitations accordingly. Blending in does not a stage show make.
I think the different mics were not a matter of budget, but one of creating the sound Ian likes. Most of the performance is about Ian being the center of attention, but he also takes steps to make sure the final sound is exactly what he wants to convey.
Hadn't heard this one before. Very pretty tune. Ian is a genius in a number of ways. And . . . Heline: I ADORE your commentaries! Thank you.
Heline you should send Ian a message. think about the amount of people that would flood your channel if you could play a duo with him.... just a thought.
Agreed. I bet he already knows of your existence anyhoo....
Haha that would be amazing. I still feel like I need to first get more familiar with his newer material though.
Send him a message do not wait. I say this because I waited to contact a painter who influenced my work and sadly he had just passed away. I don't like to say it, Ian is not a young man anymore he is getting older.
He"s playing Bachs Bouree with that austonaut lady who is up in the spacestation and he is in his home i gues and it sounds great. I saw the number here on RUclips.
@@olafsrensen9578 Wow thank you I will have to try to find that. If you have a link I would love to hear it.
Ian's music has opened a lot of minds regarding the flute to many people who otherwise wouldn't be interested. After all, the reaction videos of you watching Tull are how many of us found you. It's a lot of fun learning about the instrument and hearing what you have to say. Also, your playing is wonderful, so I try to catch each live stream!
New subscriber, just listened to all your Jethro Tull reactions and loved them! Your English is very good and your slight accent is charming. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It made me enjoy Jethro Tull all the more.
Appreciate, Her reaction of Anderson's flute style is honest, humble and simple, without any pretentious or ostentatious.
I hope you enjoyed the video! Stay safe and have a great weekend :)
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Again...very pretty lady!
And he never stood on one leg once!😉
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Heline, i want to propose you a song from JT. It is on the Living in the past album and the song is witches promise. The flute and the mellotron are amazing
I find this very relaxing.
You are such a sweetheart, LOL. It's a pleasure watching your reactions to Ian's playing.
Besides personal preference, mic'ing the intruments differently allows the listener to differentiate ( ;-)> ) the tonal qualities in the mind's ear...but then again I've been a Tullian since 1969 so Ian's tone is easily separated from other flooters when I lesten to music.
I think you'd really enjoy his [1995] "Divinities - Twelve Dances with God" album
I was going to make the same exact comment. Absolutely brilliant instrumental album by Ian. Especially “In A Black Box” and “In Defence of Faiths”
Yes. Check out “In the Grip of Stronger Stuff” for some wooden flute as well.
I don’t think there’s a live version of the Whistler. But you should check out the studio version of that too.
@@infusedrocks Me too.
Yes this is the album that puts icing on his cake.
I saw that tour and it was pretty darn good. The 2nd half of the show was Jethro Tull songs as they had progressed over the years and were done without lyrics. The Secret Language of Birds isn't too bad either.
Love Ian Anderson’s talent for decades. Thanks for sharing a different side.
This is a setting I had not seen Ian in before so was certainly interesting to see. Thanks for keeping these reacts in the mix.
I realize your list is growing fast, but please keep a place in there somewhere for Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues. Several live performances of his available to see just what he is doing. How little he uses his pinkies...
I can't get enough of the Moody Blues' classic 7 albums. Ray was a genius, too bad he didn't write more songs.
Wow
Tears flowing
Beautiful
Thanks for sharing
I guess it’s the classic flutist in you that appreciates the smoothness of this performance. What I liked was him in the late 70s as a Jimi Hendrix of the flute. I like it when he put all of himself and more into it. He was much more original. It’s hard to pick up an instrument and have an original sound.
A simply wonderful piece of music, nuff said. Great channel.
Heline, it’s so much fun to watch you becoming a Tull fan whilst critiquing Ian’s style of play. I love videos of this sort, as Ian is one of few musical heroes of mine. And this is a first! No one has done what you’re doing. I would not at all be surprised to see Ian join you for a session of songs. As you’ll learn, he is a showman, and though happily married, Ian admires pretty females such as yourself. But getting to play flute along with you, it’s a match.
He is the pied piper. You’ll get to that song soon enough I’m sure. Would love to see the two of you play it together. 👏🏻
Thanks again for your peaceful presence and charm. This afternoon I get back to work at the ranch which goes from bliss to blistering in the blink of an eye, but tranquility has to be tempered with a tornado just to make sure your paying attention. I wish you the best!
Thank you for introducing me to this new world of music. You to are too beautiful. Your love for the music has inspired me. Love Always Richard in Canada
I am so glad I found this series after you had a number of reactions I could watch all at once.
Again I enjoyed your reaction to Ina Anderson's music. This particular song I had never seen. I have noticed that you smile with your eyes when a specific set of bar/bars of music impresses you. Continue making reviews and I will continue watching.
It's so much fun to watch you listen to these pieces when you break into a smile and we can see that you enjoy the piece.
The Whistler...Songs from the Wood.
Songs from the Wood is Renaissance rock with flute.
Songs From the Wood.
@@andrewguthrie2 And its hip-hip cousin, Songs from the Hood.
Agreed this whole album is why I love Tull.
@@Panglos LOL Good one and original.
@@Panglos
And the porn version, "Dongs from the Hood".
🥰 yeahe! This was a super pretty piece! (And I need the mention the color of that flute on the left!!! )
Heline, I’ve been enjoying your channel since I discovered it a few weeks ago. May I suggest a few jazz flute recordings for “reacts” videos. 1- Frank Wess, “Well You Needn’t” - New York Jazz Quartet/ In Concert in Japan. 2 Joe Farrell- “Spain” - Chick Corea/ Return to Forever, “Light as a Feather” 3 Eric Dolphy, “High Fly” Live in Europe volume 1.
This is one of my favorite
I'm still working through your videos, but if you haven't reviewed "Minstrel in the Gallery" I look forward to your impression of it. As a performer yourself, your perception of the message of the song could be as interesting as your review of the playing itself.
Big Jethro Tull fan here. Love your reactions Heline. I also like the version he did with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. They have versions on You Tube but just audio. Locomotive Breathe is my favorite.
Hello Heline. Just to say that I have enjoyed your comments and analyses of the 'flute aspects' of various songs by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. Also, you have a very positive attitude in both your praise and any criticism. Thanks for posting. 👍
I love watching your reactions to Ian Anderson
I have loved Jethro Tull for over 40 years. My favourite Rock Flutist is John Hackett.
Ian Anderson is a person that comes along every 1000 years !!! I was lucky enough to see Ian and Jethro Tull 23 times. I'm Tull's biggest fan but they don't know it ...LOL ! You need to watch Eurology !
It would be great to see your reaction to Jethro Tull - My God (Nothing is Easy live at the Isle Of Wight 1970 ). Back to some crazy stuff :)
I'm not sure why but to me it's always had an Irish/Scottish feel to it. I'm glad you liked it. It's very chill out relaxing. Are you getting happier with Ian's pinky?!
I've seen Tull twice and a whole lot of other concerts and probably have to say their show in Chicago was my best concert ever. I am a trumpet player, jazz and concert trained, which has nothing to do with this I guess but I felt like pointing it out! I guess it gives me a bit of an apprecition of his talent. He's something, and a showman to boot. Always been a favorite of mine. I heard an interview with Ian and he said he started out on guitar and heard guys like Clapton play and said to himself "I'll never get that good so I decided to try the flute." How unique in rock is a flute! Ian is one of the greats. I like your videos very much. Nice format you have with you in the foreground and the video going next to you. You're interesting to watch with your expressions to the music. And your hands. Your crooked smile is very nice. But it really cracks me up when Ian (mostly in the older vids) goes dangerous with his flute and you get all nervous! Anyway, its a different way for me to enjoy that band. Cool!
Helene, you do realise that people can’t take their eyes off your face while listening to the music. Your reactions are just so natural, innocent and beautiful. In this video particularly your expression is of someone who is totally enraptured and in love, not so much with the musician but the music itself. You have the awe and delight of a child....never lose that🥰
Love listening to so many instruments, Cello, Piano, Violin, Flute of course. It is such a pleasant break from electric guitars, bass and drums. Your channel is fun, and your personality and input done so positively are priceless. Thanks for allowing me to watch and listen!
I love that Ian took his flute craft seriously enough to continue learning.
I still ❤️ Heline! 🐰🎸🎶🤝✌️
I look forward to these videos! Thanks!!
I find strings are impeccably crisp and smooth and compliment a flute solo very nicely...without masking the flute's crisper note articulations.
I saw Ian's leanings to move about as well. Old habits are hard to break, but, he kept it in control!
That was quite relaxing.
Thank you Heline. Wonderful channel.
Wow Heline 😍 I already subscribed to you when you just had 400 Subscribers and now seeing that you have more than 12k subscribers makes me so happy and proud 😍
Thank you so much!!
Again came for the smile ! 😁😉🇬🇧🙏
You should create a character much like Ian did and take that flute and go rock and roll
I've been waiting for this one.
I don't think I've ever seen Ian stand that still for that long.......ever. Thanks for that, Heline.
It isn't the way a musician plays an instrument, it's the music that results from it. This is true for many aspects of society and there is a sense of snobbery against those who don't follow the rules. I like Ian and his music, which I could never compose, never mind play, and I am happy with that.
Being a Jethro Tull fan, I've been watching all your reaction videos and I'll tell you why I love them : you always stop the song when you have something interesting to say or to react to. And we see that you're paying a lot of attention to what you're listening to.
As a flute beginner, those videos also gives useful advices, so thank you for that ;)
Love all your reaction videos. So informative and interesting.
I'm happy you found this after my heads up about it!
A long time fan of Tull's early work, I'm not familiar with this later composition. Very much enjoyed seeing your enthusiastic reaction.
I think our friend Ian has brought our little Heline out of her shell a bit. It's almost like an awakening from the slumber of orchestral bliss to the exciting world of rock, with just enough familiar classic tone to comfort the heart.
Hi again, just watched this one, I was so expecting you to side with the classically trainee flutists position as being “appropriate”. I think you’re officially a fan now. :)
Gives me goose bumps - Anderson, is very versatile in terms of musical genres. Thanks for posting and your comments.
Hi Heline! Thank you for stopping and sharing this cut with us! Waiting for your Live time. There is one classical music that Jethro Tull perform amazingly, its title is Pavane, by Gabriel Fauré! Best wishes 🎶🎵🎼
Thank you for watching and listening to Ian Anderson and of course Jethro Tull. I love your reactions and comments!
Having been lucky enough to have attended a few Jethro Tull concerts, the production is always amazing and each show is an amazing journey!
All the best.
on a side note look for videos of Ian Anderson playing with other musicians like violinist Lucia Micarelli for some unexpected and in my opinion, brilliant sounds.
Listen to The Marshall Tucker Band, flautist Jerry Eubanks on "Can't You See", "Heard It in a Love Song", "Take The Highway"
Another fine flutist. And they kick ass as well.
Congrats Heline on the success of your channel! I love your passion and the knowledge you bring to the reactions...and yes this piece had a sweet folksy vibe. Ian is quite a talent and like my favorite guitarist, Trey Anastasio, has love for classical themes
I listened to enough Jethro Tull,, and do not get me wrong, as I love the classic Tull, but I just come here to watch you. Your Beautiful!
You made it :D thank you!
There's a songbook for Ian's music: Jethro Tull Anthology Songbook *AND* Flute Solo's by Ian Anderson
Hemline you have to admit that this is one very good piece of music.. And Ian anderson is a great musician and flautist.. And I love you. If only I could realise that 😍 love 😍
Not weird at all. Ian’s mic allows him to move about the stage during the entire concert. The other guy was a guest who came out for one song and didn’t need to move around.
Oh yeah that makes sense.
Clearly she said it is weird compared with a classically played flute - which she would be the first one to admit this is not. And when she said "It makes the difference more than it would otherwise be," I am certain she would acknowledge it is by intent.
Being as much a showman as he is a musician, Ian Anderson needs to move around. It's in his DNA.
Even if only a guest spot a wireless setup these days is so easy. If Andrea wanted a wireless setup they would have done it I am sure.
Came for Ian.... subscribed for you... Great channel
Nice review Helene. I really like this piece, it's a good one to see how Ian plays in his later years.
Greetings que bueno que analisaste Esta hermosa canción
The mike setup was probably what each preferred. I think the classical flautist was more comfortable standing still & composed. The real question here is: which one of those flautists would you rather hang out with, have a drink with & listen to some of their stories?
Yippee !!! You ARE at long last a fan of Tull and Ian Anderson !!!!! PHEW !!!!
Heline, you're such a cutie :)
Love these Jethro Tull videos!
May I suggest either live versions of Eurology. One performed with Ian’s band Jethro Tull and the other performance with a live orchestra. I’d love to hear your opinion. Thanks.
OK , you got a new sub here
I love watching you watch Jethro Tull
Well not exactly Jethro Tull but Ian Anderson showcased
I hope to one day watch you being showcased
Have you explored Roland Kirk yet? I think if you look for his 1972 performance of "Serenade to a Cuckoo" (which Tull reprised on their debut album) that's up on RUclips, you'll be quite amazed!
I have always loved Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull's music and, not being a musician, I have found your reaction videos give me a different and welcome perspective on these performances - a bit of insight - thank you. Also (a bit off topic) you have great T-shirts - I must get my grand-children Totoro shirts like yours!
Glad to see another one of these pop into my inbox so quickly! Pretty tune, but it's never been a favorite. For newer stuff my suggestion would be "Boris Dancing" or "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff". I'd also suggest a newer orchestral version of Bouree' to compare to the early version where he was still a newbie on the flute. I'll also add to suggestions for "The Whistler". "Songs from the Wood", the album "The Whistler" came from, was my first Tull album in 1981 and I love it from cover to cover, but "The Whistler" has always remained a favorite.
I just went to see what RUclips options were available for "The Whistler"... It's not a flute... it's a penny whistle.
@@BBHouseRodent yes but the penny whistle has never sounded finer!
@@goodvibrations2311 Agreed!, but unless Heline dabbles in Penny Whistle on the side I don't expect we will see a "Whistler" reaction video.
@@BBHouseRodent tin whistle actually but yes he used it a lot on that period (actually also on great part of Divinities it isn't s concert flute but a bamboo flute. But it's really similar in technique)
I would love to hear you do a rendition of Carl Nielsen's "Tågen letter" (The Fog is Lifting) which is a favourite. Being Danish I have a soft spot for it. I was learning the recorder as a boy but never became a player. But the flute is just so much more though both are great. :)
Reflecting back to Tull and Ian's concert performances in Frankfurt, Germany during 1970 to 72 time frame: those were crazy and especially violent times of CIA covert operations and in particular, the Vietnam 'Conflict' and so Ian and The Lads music and method was (at times) violent/angry but, more often--a performance of the Absurd, to match and give voice/protest to absurd times.
Jethro Tull is not the only rock group with a flute. There are various rock groups that use a flute. I guess the only group you're getting requests for are Jethro Tull. That would be fun if you reacted to various artists who use the flute
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Yes Jethro Tull is not the only band that uses the flute, but no other prog rock band had performed the flute as Ian Anderson , he is the best and is above the rest the flute players a thousand times , he is not comparable to any of the rest .
Hello, beautiful lady. I really enjoyed sharing this lovely tune with you. The piece is very idillic.
I get images of English countryside and trees with flowers and the sound of birds (which the flutes sound like).
Yes, The Whistler !
It fits right into any Legend of Zelda game as the starting village music. I get the instant urge to start running around cutting grass and smashing pots :)
If you speed it up a little bit it would be perfect for a village theme
I noticed that as well. One Flute has a warmer sound.
Hi Heline, Ian did a duo with the late great Gegg Lake, I think it was Father Christmas,it was so beautiful,it was filmed in a famous Church. The vid is on youtube check it out.
Heline, el tema musical Elegy de Jethro tull, es muy hermoso.
Saludos desde Chile.