The entire album 'Songs from the Wood' is a compositional masterpiece. Always been one of my favorite Tull records. On this track, it amazes me how sometimes the melody is doubled by flute and guitar and then later by bass and guitar and then later by voice and something -- it is just expertly woven together.
Stormwatch is one of my favorite albums. I absolutely love the acoustic “Dun Ringill” which is a place near where Ian lived at one time and reportedly Led Zeppelin also stayed nearby. ✌🏼😎
Thank you so much for your reaction to the songs I requested! There is no way that with such a large catalog of songs, we would all agree which songs are the best. There's a marathon before this one that includes some of the songs mentioned in the comments. Of course it wouldn't make sense to repeat those. Also, the songs had to fit in the alloted time. I also selected songs that are great but haven't received that much attention, in other words underrated. Not possible to please everyone. To me this are hidden gems from one of Rock's greatest bands! Thanks once again! Jose
I made this exact same comment on the first Tull marathon but you've got to put 'Ring Out, Solstice Bells' from Songs From The Wood on your Christmas play list. It's really a song about a pagan celebration but it makes a perfect Christmas song. Very catchy, very celebratory, not metal or Prog, Lex and everyone else will love it.
Es macht mega Spass mit dir diese geniale Musik anzuhören und die Emotionen zu teilen. Jethro Tull war schon immer eine meiner Top Bands. Ich spiele auch selbst akustische Gitarre. Meine Lakewood ist mir mittlerweile ans Herz gewachsen. Seit ein paar Monaten bin ich an diversen Tull Songs dran und komme nicht mehr davon los. Ich liebe es diese Stücke auch zu Singen. Durch die vielen überraschenden Richtungswechsel in den Songs wird es nie langweilig und macht richtig Laune. Im Repertoire habe ich unterdessen Stücke wie Thick as a brick, Wond‘ring aloud again, Look into the sun und Mother goose . Danke dir und alles Gute aus der Schweiz.
Songs From The Wood is one of my favorite Tull albums. Minstrel In The Gallery is another. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day from Warchild is very good.
Martin Barre's guitar on North Sea Oil, lead AND rhythm (where does one start and the other end??) is so (characteristically, of course) quirky, inventive and unique I love just listening to those moments by themselves---and then there is Barrie''s insane drumming...!!
Although self taught, many classically trained flautists are amazed and in awe of Ian’s flute playing. He plays as sweet as anyone and then adds lots of flutter tongue and vocals expertly...... which are both extremely difficult to do ..... according to the flute experts. Not to mention he played incorrectly for over 40 years until his daughter ( who was taking flute lessons ) corrected his blowing technique and taught him the proper way to blow. Now he performs live with different types of flutes as well as the usual concert flutes. Wood, bamboo etc and even early medieval type flutes.
I've been a Tull fan since 1973 when I saw A Passion Play live. I saw the Roots to Branches concert and Ian had hurt his knee the previous week when he'd fallen from a stage in S. America. Tull cares about their fans so rather than cancel the show, he played the show sitting in a wheelchair. Fun fact: The musician playing keyboards on Black Sunday is Eddie Jobson from the band U.K.
I'm 70, I've been listening to Jethro Tull since I was 18. I've listened to their very early stuff and their latest. I would probably say my top period is the 70s through to the mid 80s when Ian had the problem with his voice and his vocals suffered. he music still sounded good though so I kept listening. I would say my top albums (I still think albums and albums, concept or not, should be listened to as a whole) would be "Heavy Horses", "Songs From the Wood" (swapping between #1 & #2) and "Broadsword (and the Beast)" followed by a mass of "Aqualung", "Thick as a Brick", "Minstrel in the Galley", "Stormwatch", "War Child". But I'll take practically anything they've done, except maybe "This Was". Not being a musician and not always understanding the differences in genres I always say their genre is just 'Jethro Tull', folk, rock, jazz, prog, pop and all mixed and likely to change in any particular number. Fun!
Hi again, nice selection of tracks. I love Jethro Tull and have many albums but there are tracks I am not a fan of. There are very few artists that can do no wrong on every track they do. It's a given when you buy a record there will be tracks you eventually skip. The 1st ever song by Jethro Tull I heard was called "Witches Promise" which I bought as a single on 7" vinyl before buying any albums. It is still today my favourite song after all these decades. Byee Jim X
I've seen Tull 4 or 5 times and it was their 2nd longest tenure lineup from what what you heard in Roots to Branches. GREAT musicians! Ian has a knack for getting the best of the best! I've listened to all of their albums and I love all of them. But, if I had to choose a favorite it would be 70 - 80 and Roots to Branches album in there as well! There was no prog rival to them in the 70s when it came to pure talent! They brought along Yes as an opener in their US tours, but they sold out EVERY show and hold records for the first satellite broadcast show from Madison Square Garden (sold out) and set another record for sold out second show in the Garden again the following year! Led Zeppelin never did that! Lol
Great reaction Nick, welcome back to states. Lol at your mispronunciation, ahh...us and our first world problems. Now that you're a Tull aficionado, you can refer to them as Tull like most of us in the know do ; }
I saw Tull three times in the early '90s (some 25 years after they began) and the whole band's energy and showmanship was still in top form. There are no newer bands (who started within the past 10 years, say) today who I could ever see having such longevity.
"Hunting Girl" is so great. Hey, I just want to make sure: you've heard "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play" right? Or "Stand Up"? The song "Living In The Past" would be a great one for the both of you together. But "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play" are epic. Definitely hit "Thick As A Brick", that's 1972, that's a major, major album in the history of prog rock, or ANY rock. And "Stand Up", their second album, is still one of their best, still the source of many of their concert mainstays. (also has their first amazing drummer, Clive Bunker, and their first amazing bass player, Glen Cornick. His bass playing on "Living In The Past" is impeccable.
Unfortunately the Rover you listened to is the 2003 remastered version that has a strings track missing in the chorus. You can listen to the Steven Wilson remix to hear that.
Back in the day, I bought Songs From the Wood on vinyl (it was the new JT album) and took it downstairs. I couldn't believe that music came out of someone's head. Just fantastic stuff.
Tull had been my favorite band most my life until recently when I discovered a local, indie band called Elysian Fields. But I've seen Tull live several times since 1979. My favorite period of Tull was from 1975 to 1980. Thank you!
Hi Nick, great to see you enjoying Tull so much and Hunting Girl what a belter to start with. Songs from the Wood has so many great tracks, Velvet Green & Pibroch ( Cap in hand ) are masterpieces.
Great reaction Nick; yes, there is no other band like Jethro Tull; Ian Anderson is a genious; the music and lyrics on Heavy Horses and Songs From the wood are fantastic; huge Rush and Tull fan here; greetings from México.
While "A" is not my favorite Tull album, Minstrel In the Gallery and Songs From the Wood are my two favs Based on what you tend to enjoy in music, i do think you will love the "A" album as it is a different sound. I saw that tour and it was great. Eddie Jobson is in this lineup and the keys, as well as electric violin at times bring a different sound to the band.
I always enjoy Eddie Jobson anything he does! Agreed… “A“ Is not my favorite Jethro Tull album…from what I understand it was supposed to be an in Anderson solo album… So it makes sense that it would be different. There’s NO era of Jethro Tull that I completely hate. Under wraps is challenging but I still like it.
I was lucky enough to see the tour for the album: “roots to branches“ in Akron Ohio in a venue that was specifically designed for musical performance at the University of Akron. As far as 90s material goes or as far as any era of Jethro Tull‘s music goes, roots to branches is a very strong album! I loved everything in your marathon… But roots to branches holds a very special place for me. I got the album the day it was released. So it was very nice to see you cover that tune in particular. I’m a huge fan of all of the Jethro Tull catalog and have seen the band several times Starting with the “20 years of Tull” tour…. So obviously I was very late to appreciating Jethro Tull… I wish I could’ve seen them back in their heyday. But the musicians in the 90s band version were excellent! … And as far as Ian’s fluteplaying goes… He has progressed into an excellent flautist! But his musical genius goes far beyond the flute…In my opinion…Thanks Nick for another great video!
People always think they won the best “metal” Grammy. But they didn’t. It was the best *Hard Rock*/Metal performance, vocal or instrumental. The fact that they had lumped hard rock and metal into the same category made a huge difference. It was the first year there was a hard rock or metal category at all. The following year hard rock and metal were separated because of the controversy.
Well . . . I wouldn't even say "Crest of the Knave" was a Hard Rock album. The band must've been HEAVILY influenced by "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straights, as even Ian's voice sounds a bit like Mark Knopfler on their album. It was very Progressive Rock though, in Tull's way. I was a HUGE Metallica fan back then, but I loved Tull 1st. Metallica influenced many bands in various Metal genres that were still growing, and "...And Justice for All" was my fave album by them, and they were progressing themselves (even Lars having a bigger kit and more cymbals), until "The Black Album" had them regress (though I can accept it now, but) . . . and that's when they lost me. Tull was almost always consistent with their albums, or taking risks. Many would say the same for Metallica _after_ Master of Puppets or And Justice, but where I saw they could have progressed, other bands picked-up the mantel, and those are the bands I gravitated to. Saying this, I think Metallica was robbed. The Grammy's never knew the genre, and Jethro Tull was "mellow" enough for the idiots to digest it - and NOT pick the "Album" _because_ it was a solid composition of music (which BOTH were). I always thought the category "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Performance" was stupid. Of ALL the genres the Academy praised and highlighted, were on the merits of "Hit Singles", but they got the "Best Album" category. When Jazz, Classical, Fusion, Metal, and Progressive Rock were the musics that created _Albums worth_ of material. That is why WE all have "Deep Cut" faves, other than preview releases or "Hits". Sadly, I think Tull got a bad rap after that fiasco . . . yet, they deserved a "Best Album" in Rock or Progressive Rock years before.
@@mvunit3 Of Tull albums, I’d agree, I wouldn’t really call it hard rock either. But it certainly didn’t fit in rock/pop either. But it was a great album. Yes, Ian had commented on how it sounds a lot like Dire Straits in places. He was going very easy on the vocal chords after his issues following the Underwraps tour. If Tull had been represented in any other year they probably would have lost (and fans would complain they were robbed). But thinking about those who vote at that time, part of the problem is that they probably had very little context about what metal was, or what constituted “good” or “groundbreaking” in that genre. Although not “hard” rock, Crest had the hallmark of progressive music - dynamics. Yes, And Justice has some loud parts and quiet parts, and fast and slower parts, etc. But for many it will lack the nuance, or what they might see as artistry. It would have been interesting to know if Metallica won second place that year. I don’t know if that sort of thing is reported (or even known), but it’s quite possible they weren’t…
@@NewBritainStation - Hey! Thanks for the awesome reply. Well, I guess to "make up for it", Metallica won the Grammy the following year (or year after) for the "Black" album, and Lars made a jokes about the previous :P. About the Academy, I REALLY had this idea that they would eventually "get it" after all these years, and going to the Staples Center and seeing the Grammy's 1st Metal Exhibit called "The Golden Gods of Metal" gave me hope. But talking to the curators (both women and Metalheads, along with their staff), they had told me that most of the "blame" goes to the Metal community themselves. From Producers, Managers, Artists, Photographers, Engineers, etc. and the Bands . . . they just didn't want "Metal" to be popularized in fear of it becoming homogenized, watered-down and becoming stale, another "Flavor of the Weak" :P. They wanted to keep the subgenres aggressive, and piss people off, keeping the attitude in-tact. And I came to an understanding of that. On my 2nd visit, a few weeks later, I met an Academy member who was a Classical composer and conductor who said it was also about the length of shows, as past episodes could be over 3 Hours long, so the "unpopular" categories were awarded on separate days or pre-shows (which is sad). This is what happened to the Category "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" which was started in 1980 and ended in 2011 (checkout the wiki page to see the last bastion of "Music" created by musicians). Also, find the 2 videos of Megadeth, and later Ghost winning Best Metal Performance. You can tell by the "empty seats" in the auditorium, that it was a separate showing, hardly a smattering of applause. To make matters worse, when Megadeth went down the Isle, the house band was playing . . . . "Master of Puppets" by Metallica! Dave and the gang took their award very graciously. Later, Dave Mustaine said "That was the worst version of Master of Puppets I ever heard" 🤣. The Ghost acceptance was a bit odd, and I would assume "mocking" the situation, as if they knew NO ONE knew who they were 😝. To me, that put the nail in the coffin, I gave-up, they really don't care about the genre. And each year its like throwing a dart at a listing of bands of annual releases. Or an Academy members daughters boyfriend knows a roadie who his uncle knows a band that was recommended by his neighbor. It was short of a miracle that "Dream Theater" won the award THIS year/2022 with a GREAT acceptance speech by John Petrucci :). Btw - Those 3 episodes are here on Yt. But I thought this was REALLY cool; "Robbie Robertson" was about to read some stupid _script_ as an introduction to Best Metal Performance, but decided to go off script and delivered THIS . . . ruclips.net/video/C6mkwKK06Do/видео.html I loved his music already, this just gave him even more respect \m/.
I always wanted to get the poster that was inspired by that Grammy "controversy." It was just Ian's forearm straight up with the flute in his fist. And it said "The flute is a heavy, metal instrument."
An interesting collection of Tull songs. Not my first pick from each of these albums, Roots to Branches being the exception. Love it. Two kinds of Tull songs. Good and better.
You should now listen to their two most progressive albums Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973), each consisting of a single suite spread over two sides in which Ian Anderson plays saxophone in addition to his usual flute. You can also try the two longest tracks from the albums Heavy Horses (1978) "No Lullaby" + the title track "Heavy Horses" and Stormwatch (1979) "Dark Ages" + "Flying Dutchman". This might interest you... !
My older brother's favorite band. Since he was older I was the beneficiary of hearing Tull from their beginning when I was just a preteen. Ian inspired my brother to play the flute.
I'm convinced my son picked the flute as his first instrument in middle school because he heard so much Tull around the house, including and especially at Christmas.
Hi Nick, I got some catching up to do with the pre Spain stuff. I got them in my " Watch Later " list. Ok Jethro Tull seems to be next. Looking forward to this. Thankyou. Byee Jim X
Nick, a great marathon from this versatile and most entertaining band live back in the day up until the mid 1980’s when Ian received permanent vocal damage after continuing to do concerts while Ian had laryngitis! The whole Songs From The Wood album is legendary!You are right Nick that some of Tull’s music especially later on like Farm on a Freeway and Budapest have that harder edge along with Steel Monkey!
Greek marathon. Here are my suggestions for another one. From the minstrel in the gallery album... Baker Street Muse Medley". From Jethro Tull live at Tampa stadium 1976... "Thick as a Brick". From roots to branches...." Beside Myself", From the album Crest of a Knave.... " Hot Night in Budapest". This would be one of the best marathons you have ever done Show this list to your friend Who got you to do the other marathons and he will tell you yes do this one. The song from Tampa stadium is a video and you'll get to see how Jethro told performed live in 1976 and it's one of the best live performances of this song It's a good outtake of one of their most popular songs ever. After listening to these 4 songs you will be forever a Jethro Tull fan.. I have seen them in concert 44 times starting In 1972. This band from 1970 through 1980 is the greatest band of all time. The video from Tampa stadium will do a lot to convince you of that, Although in 72 and 73 they were actually the best they ever were. I implore you to play this list If not for everyone at least play it for yourselves.
(GS here...) Great Reaction so far. Strong recommendation #NicknLexRequest for "Steel Monkey" from Crest of a Knave (1987) - in tribute to high steel workers, building the various skyscrapers over the years.
In regards to the "A" album, that was originally supposed to be an Ian Anderson solo album. But Chrysalis Records pressured Ian into releasing it as a Jethro Tull album. And since Ian had--with the exception of Martin Barre--used a different set of musicians to record "A" they became the new Jethro Tull band lineup--with keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson as a guest musician for the album and tour. Drummer Mark Craney and bassist Dave Pegg were the other two new guys.
Sounds like someone's subtly asking for a Kansas marathon suggestion... #nicknlexrequest 22:41. 1. Belexes (1974, "Kansas") 2. Lonely Street (1975, "Song For America") 3. Icarus, Borne on Wings of Steel (1975, "Masque") 4. Miracles Out of Nowhere (1976, "Leftoverture") It's too easy to get into the 30 minute range with the longer epic tracks so I kept to somewhat shorter ones, but really good ones.
In the 70’s they were amongst the best live Acts…don’t believe me… ? watch the live At Isle of Wight… and Tanglewood!! They’re so intricately, tight!! It’s insane!
Nick, you need to react to Gentle Giant. A band similar to Jethro Tull. Renaissance, baroque, intricate contrapuntal vocal harmonies, sudden shifts in dynamics. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden says it is one of his favourite bands.
Thanks for this. Yours are the best Jethro Tull reactions I've found - you seem to get them, and fully appreciate the skill & musical genius of the band. Luckily for us,(and you) there are hundreds of songs for you to react to and enjoy, all as rich and varied - even their "warty old rejects",(paraphrasing Ian) are worth a listen!
The album "A" was shocking to us long time Tull fans. Planned as an Ian Anderson solo album, they ended up just calling it a Jethro Tull album. It was so different from what came before due to its heavy use of electronics and processing. Though I would not consider it poorly done, it was one of my least favorite Tull albums.
I had known Jethro Tull since the mid 70s, but "A" was not a shock for me but a real treat ! I instantly loved the interplay between Eddie Jobson & the Anderson/Barre duo, and the tight rhythm section from Mark Craney/Dave Pegg was a delight. "A" is one of my favorites from Jethro Tull.
@@a.k.1740 To each their own. The album "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" is rated low in their discography but I like it a lot. My personal favorite is the unique double album Living in the Past.
@@rpmfla Yes, to each his own and that's what's good about Jethro Tull because there really is something for everyone. I have a little trouble with "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" (which I listened to a lot, though), because I find a lot of songs quite soft and a little too watered down, and I also finds the arrangements quite overloaded but it is also what makes the particularity of this album. Living in the Past is more of a compilation than a real album. The first album I heard from Jethro Tull was This Was and my favorites are Thick As a Brick, A Passion Play, War Child, Heavy Horses, Stormwatch and A. I still love their albums until the controversial Under Wraps included, but after that, I think the band wasn't so inventive and then Ian lost a lot of his voice.
These are DEEP tracks that the 1st 3 I have been into for years, but that track from "A" was surprising (Roots to Branches too!). I need to get into that album more. Even though I have "Batteries not Included" on a themed playlist ("i R O B OT"), it was quite a shock to learn that "Eddie Jobson" of Frank Zappa, Roxy Music and UK fame on the album, and you can definitely hear it. SOOO many albums and tracks to do a Tull Deep Dive Nick :). And of course, I can't wait for you to discover more *Kansas* . . . my fave next to RUSH, vying for my No. 1 band :D. So much to discover with Kansas, and their various era's. Btw - Martin Barre of Jethro Tull is an outstanding guitarist. Be sure to hear "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)", from _Songs from the Wood._ The "Intro" will be a sensation to the ears. And from that Grammy Award winning "Performance" (the album Crest of the Knave) I'd suggest the track; "Budapest", its like a film in your head. - Thank you Jibaro for the selection!
"They didn't change" you say.... Listen to Under Wraps to hear what most consider their nadir during the very electronic 80's. Roots to Branches was part of them getting back to their "roots." It is as different from the 70's prog heyday as their first blues album This Was to their prog stuff.
Yes Under Wraps should be kept under wraps, in fact Ian himself jokingly said “ Back in ‘84 I think it was we toyed with the world of synthesizers and technology and then decided it was better just to keep Dave”
@@mauriciodelarosa2449 I still think it is more intelligently done than most electric pop of the day. It was just an uncharacteristic departure in sound and style for the band, even though you could hear the beginning of those sounds o Broadsword, and Ian's first solo album is essentially another Under Wraps. Interestingly Martin regards the album very highly, or at least his playing on it. Which... compare to something like Minstrel I have a hard time believing or agreeing with, but what do I know?
@@jamescastelli Actually The Broadsword And The Beast album I do like and I saw them live on tour for that one also it was released prior to Under Wraps.
I actually love the Under Wraps album. I think Martin plays some of his best guitar work on some of those songs. But I also love that quote from Ian about just keeping Dave! The acoustic version of Under Wraps that quote precedes is gorgeous.
I have met flautists who denegrate Ian’s playing, but they were all unemployed musicians. The better flautists I have met or seen interviewed are all impressed and often in awe of his playing. Many people with a hard luck story become bitter and jealous of both talent and success. lol
I like 60-70s Tull more than most everything afterward (a number of bright spot songs in the 80s) but Roots to Branches was a great later effort and the last album of new material I enjoyed.
You need to listen to the whole Roots to Branches and you will see the middle Eastern influence of the music and it’s a totally different Tull album Every song is great
Hi Nick--as a fellow prog rock lover, I suggest you listen to the whole "A" album. It was a change in direction and personnel for Tull. (Eddie Jobson on keyboards, Mark Craney drums, Dave Pegg bass) and it did sound more aggressively progressive (if that makes sense) than their previous and later work. I personally wish Ian and the fellows had continued in this direction, but other Tull fans will disagree strongly with me...
Thanks for continuing the Tull marathon!! Great selections. I love the Heavy Horses album (as can be seen from my Tull ranking: ruclips.net/video/1zwMhfPMCjk/видео.html) The 'A' album really has grown on me over time. 'Stormwatch' is still folky but has some darker, really heavy moments. 'Roots to Branches' easily is their best latter day album. I never considered JT metal (and neither did they themselves), but arguably some of their more epic tracks from the 70s and on 'A' laid the foundation for prog-metal.
Nice selction of songs .... but I personally like the era from Aqualung to Songs from the wood better... fun fact about the pronounciation: somewhere my older brother had picked up the right way to Jethro Tull ... maybe in radio.... but I personally mispronounced Ian Anderson's first name for many years ... I pronounced it like the I of I, you understand ? 😂
Of the hundreds of Tull songs, I personally would rate these 5 as middle of the pack. You've already listened to several of their classics, but there are still some fantastic songs for you to experience.
Ian’s voice is a problem now, but it wasn’t until Aqualung . He is a baritone which gave him a unique sound from This Was to Stand Up and Benifit...... especially a great voice for Stand Up ( you should listen to this mostly old English / Eastern Euro folk album-- with added rock and jazz numbers ). For the next album, Aqualung, he forced his voice into a higher register and was never as good again. Predictably...... he ended up with nodules and was operated on which he now denies. lol
Deberias escuchar el album completo de Roots to Branches (la canción titular que escuchaste es de las mas simplonas). El album en su plenitud es super proggy! Uno de mis temas favoritos es Dangerous Veils, especialmente ese bajo al final es killer! Te lo recomiendo bro. Otro disco que te recomiendo es Broadsword and The Beast de 1982. Es de los mejores discos de los 80. Echale un oido especialmente a Pussy Willow y Seal Driver. Ese ultimo tema es increible!
"Roots to Branches", is great although probably not the best song on the album. There are great songs on this album such as "Beside Myself" And one of my favorites is "Rare and Precious Chain", You gotta listen to some more, But this marathon idea obviously is great. I thought you chose some very good songs But believe me there are some that are way better.
Roots to Branches is the title Track of the "Roots to Branches" record 1995 - maybe the last classical Tull record - Interesting Line up. Not my personal favorit Tracks from these records but all songs I like - Nice to see somthing like Black Sunday in an rection. All people talk about songs from the wood - I love the 2 after that much better... Stormwatch especialy - It´s darker but still got the folk feel in some tracks
Love how he/they never succumbed to the lowest common denominator by become just another pop band. I'll not name names, but between us, we know. Yet Row was a Jedi. Of course. So was Ellie. (Ask Lexi. She know the Hillbillies.) You taught me that there is a lot of catching up to do with post Passion Play Yet Row. Forgive my clownishness. Les progibund ne-er greu ault.
The entire album 'Songs from the Wood' is a compositional masterpiece. Always been one of my favorite Tull records. On this track, it amazes me how sometimes the melody is doubled by flute and guitar and then later by bass and guitar and then later by voice and something -- it is just expertly woven together.
Another Masterpiece, Among so many Jethro Tull’s catalog!
I’m hooked !!
My two favourite Tull albums are Songs From the Wood and Heavy Horses, I love the sound of that period.
Stormwatch is one of my favorite albums. I absolutely love the acoustic “Dun Ringill” which is a place near where Ian lived at one time and reportedly Led Zeppelin also stayed nearby. ✌🏼😎
Beautiful to the point that it literally drove me there in 1985, when I was touring Scotland, walking right in front of Ian's house.
there's a couple of songs from heavy horses that we can't skip: no lullaby, one brown mouse, heavy horses...
Just play the whole thing.😊
Thank you so much for your reaction to the songs I requested!
There is no way that with such a large catalog of songs, we would all agree which songs are the best.
There's a marathon before this one that includes some of the songs mentioned in the comments. Of course it wouldn't make sense to repeat those. Also, the songs had to fit in the alloted time.
I also selected songs that are great but haven't received that much attention, in other words underrated.
Not possible to please everyone.
To me this are hidden gems from one of Rock's greatest bands!
Thanks once again!
Jose
I love that you are diving deeper into Tull and not just the popular songs. Good job
I made this exact same comment on the first Tull marathon but you've got to put 'Ring Out, Solstice Bells' from Songs From The Wood on your Christmas play list. It's really a song about a pagan celebration but it makes a perfect Christmas song. Very catchy, very celebratory, not metal or Prog, Lex and everyone else will love it.
Es macht mega Spass mit dir diese geniale Musik anzuhören und die Emotionen zu teilen. Jethro Tull war schon immer eine meiner Top Bands. Ich spiele auch selbst akustische Gitarre. Meine Lakewood ist mir mittlerweile ans Herz gewachsen. Seit ein paar Monaten bin ich an diversen Tull Songs dran und komme nicht mehr davon los. Ich liebe es diese Stücke auch zu Singen. Durch die vielen überraschenden Richtungswechsel in den Songs wird es nie langweilig und macht richtig Laune. Im Repertoire habe ich unterdessen Stücke wie Thick as a brick, Wond‘ring aloud again, Look into the sun und Mother goose . Danke dir und alles Gute aus der Schweiz.
It's sheer bloody joy to see you enjoying Jethro Tull like this, thank you mate!
Eddie Jobson plays on the album 'A'. Same Eddie Jobson in U.K.
A musical genius Ian Anderson! Benifit & Stand Up my favorite albums. And we just got another Tull Album. Wow!
Tull is in a class of their own. You can not compare them to ANYONE. "Rover" is one of my favorite songs, it's a beautiful tune.
Tull is BADASS. Heavy Horses is amazing. All Jethro Tull rocks. Simple as that. Saw them 3 or 4 times live. Makes me damn lucky!
Songs From The Wood is one of my favorite Tull albums. Minstrel In The Gallery is another. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day from Warchild is very good.
Hi Timithie. Check out Nick's first Tull Marathon, including "Songs ftom the Wood", "Minstrel in the Gallery" (album version) AND "Skating away..."
Martin Barre's guitar on North Sea Oil, lead AND rhythm (where does one start and the other end??) is so (characteristically, of course) quirky, inventive and unique I love just listening to those moments by themselves---and then there is Barrie''s insane drumming...!!
Martin is just an enormous instrumentalist 😁👍
Although self taught, many classically trained flautists are amazed and in awe of Ian’s flute playing.
He plays as sweet as anyone and then adds lots of flutter tongue and vocals expertly...... which are both extremely difficult to do ..... according to the flute experts.
Not to mention he played incorrectly for over 40 years until his daughter ( who was taking flute lessons ) corrected his blowing technique and taught him the proper way to blow.
Now he performs live with different types of flutes as well as the usual concert flutes.
Wood, bamboo etc and even early medieval type flutes.
I've been a Tull fan since 1973 when I saw A Passion Play live. I saw the Roots to Branches concert and Ian had hurt his knee the previous week when he'd fallen from a stage in S. America. Tull cares about their fans so rather than cancel the show, he played the show sitting in a wheelchair. Fun fact: The musician playing keyboards on Black Sunday is Eddie Jobson from the band U.K.
I'm 70, I've been listening to Jethro Tull since I was 18. I've listened to their very early stuff and their latest. I would probably say my top period is the 70s through to the mid 80s when Ian had the problem with his voice and his vocals suffered. he music still sounded good though so I kept listening. I would say my top albums (I still think albums and albums, concept or not, should be listened to as a whole) would be "Heavy Horses", "Songs From the Wood" (swapping between #1 & #2) and "Broadsword (and the Beast)" followed by a mass of "Aqualung", "Thick as a Brick", "Minstrel in the Galley", "Stormwatch", "War Child". But I'll take practically anything they've done, except maybe "This Was". Not being a musician and not always understanding the differences in genres I always say their genre is just 'Jethro Tull', folk, rock, jazz, prog, pop and all mixed and likely to change in any particular number. Fun!
Hi again, nice selection of tracks. I love Jethro Tull and have many albums but there are tracks I am not a fan of. There are very few artists that can do no wrong on every track they do. It's a given when you buy a record there will be tracks you eventually skip. The 1st ever song by Jethro Tull I heard was called "Witches Promise" which I bought as a single on 7" vinyl before buying any albums. It is still today my favourite song after all these decades. Byee Jim X
I've seen Tull 4 or 5 times and it was their 2nd longest tenure lineup from what what you heard in Roots to Branches. GREAT musicians! Ian has a knack for getting the best of the best! I've listened to all of their albums and I love all of them. But, if I had to choose a favorite it would be 70 - 80 and Roots to Branches album in there as well! There was no prog rival to them in the 70s when it came to pure talent! They brought along Yes as an opener in their US tours, but they sold out EVERY show and hold records for the first satellite broadcast show from Madison Square Garden (sold out) and set another record for sold out second show in the Garden again the following year! Led Zeppelin never did that! Lol
Jethro Tull was an Englishman who invented the seed drill a couple of centuries back.
Great reaction Nick, welcome back to states. Lol at your mispronunciation, ahh...us and our first world problems. Now that you're a Tull aficionado, you can refer to them as Tull like most of us in the know do ; }
You nailed it… Hunting Girl is part folk, part progressive rock, part baroque, part renaissance.
Never mind the kinky narrative...
And the best lyrics
I saw Tull three times in the early '90s (some 25 years after they began) and the whole band's energy and showmanship was still in top form. There are no newer bands (who started within the past 10 years, say) today who I could ever see having such longevity.
Hunting Girl, awesome choice Nick from a mighty album.
"Hunting Girl" is so great. Hey, I just want to make sure: you've heard "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play" right? Or "Stand Up"? The song "Living In The Past" would be a great one for the both of you together. But "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play" are epic. Definitely hit "Thick As A Brick", that's 1972, that's a major, major album in the history of prog rock, or ANY rock. And "Stand Up", their second album, is still one of their best, still the source of many of their concert mainstays. (also has their first amazing drummer, Clive Bunker, and their first amazing bass player, Glen Cornick. His bass playing on "Living In The Past" is impeccable.
Unfortunately the Rover you listened to is the 2003 remastered version that has a strings track missing in the chorus. You can listen to the Steven Wilson remix to hear that.
Back in the day, I bought Songs From the Wood on vinyl (it was the new JT album) and took it downstairs. I couldn't believe that music came out of someone's head. Just fantastic stuff.
Tull had been my favorite band most my life until recently when I discovered a local, indie band called Elysian Fields. But I've seen Tull live several times since 1979. My favorite period of Tull was from 1975 to 1980. Thank you!
Hi Nick, great to see you enjoying Tull so much and Hunting Girl what a belter to start with. Songs from the Wood has so many great tracks, Velvet Green & Pibroch ( Cap in hand ) are masterpieces.
I love the Intro to the song, its MADE for headphones :). My fave album too next to "Broadsword & The Beast".
Great reaction Nick; yes, there is no other band like Jethro Tull; Ian Anderson is a genious; the music and lyrics on Heavy Horses and Songs From the wood are fantastic; huge Rush and Tull fan here; greetings from México.
While "A" is not my favorite Tull album, Minstrel In the Gallery and Songs From the Wood are my two favs Based on what you tend to enjoy in music, i do think you will love the "A" album as it is a different sound. I saw that tour and it was great. Eddie Jobson is in this lineup and the keys, as well as electric violin at times bring a different sound to the band.
I always enjoy Eddie Jobson anything he does! Agreed… “A“ Is not my favorite Jethro Tull album…from what I understand it was supposed to be an in Anderson solo album… So it makes sense that it would be different. There’s NO era of Jethro Tull that I completely hate. Under wraps is challenging but I still like it.
I was lucky enough to see the tour for the album: “roots to branches“ in Akron Ohio in a venue that was specifically designed for musical performance at the University of Akron. As far as 90s material goes or as far as any era of Jethro Tull‘s music goes, roots to branches is a very strong album! I loved everything in your marathon… But roots to branches holds a very special place for me. I got the album the day it was released. So it was very nice to see you cover that tune in particular. I’m a huge fan of all of the Jethro Tull catalog and have seen the band several times Starting with the “20 years of Tull” tour…. So obviously I was very late to appreciating Jethro Tull… I wish I could’ve seen them back in their heyday. But the musicians in the 90s band version were excellent! … And as far as Ian’s fluteplaying goes… He has progressed into an excellent flautist! But his musical genius goes far beyond the flute…In my opinion…Thanks Nick for another great video!
This was a great list from Tull. Your next song by them should be A Passion Play! Will BLOW your mind!!!
People always think they won the best “metal” Grammy. But they didn’t. It was the best *Hard Rock*/Metal performance, vocal or instrumental.
The fact that they had lumped hard rock and metal into the same category made a huge difference. It was the first year there was a hard rock or metal category at all. The following year hard rock and metal were separated because of the controversy.
Well . . .
I wouldn't even say "Crest of the Knave" was a Hard Rock album. The band must've been HEAVILY influenced by "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straights, as even Ian's voice sounds a bit like Mark Knopfler on their album. It was very Progressive Rock though, in Tull's way.
I was a HUGE Metallica fan back then, but I loved Tull 1st. Metallica influenced many bands in various Metal genres that were still growing, and "...And Justice for All" was my fave album by them, and they were progressing themselves (even Lars having a bigger kit and more cymbals), until "The Black Album" had them regress (though I can accept it now, but) . . . and that's when they lost me. Tull was almost always consistent with their albums, or taking risks. Many would say the same for Metallica _after_ Master of Puppets or And Justice, but where I saw they could have progressed, other bands picked-up the mantel, and those are the bands I gravitated to.
Saying this, I think Metallica was robbed. The Grammy's never knew the genre, and Jethro Tull was "mellow" enough for the idiots to digest it - and NOT pick the "Album" _because_ it was a solid composition of music (which BOTH were).
I always thought the category "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Performance" was stupid. Of ALL the genres the Academy praised and highlighted, were on the merits of "Hit Singles", but they got the "Best Album" category. When Jazz, Classical, Fusion, Metal, and Progressive Rock were the musics that created _Albums worth_ of material. That is why WE all have "Deep Cut" faves, other than preview releases or "Hits".
Sadly, I think Tull got a bad rap after that fiasco . . . yet, they deserved a "Best Album" in Rock or Progressive Rock years before.
@@mvunit3 Of Tull albums, I’d agree, I wouldn’t really call it hard rock either. But it certainly didn’t fit in rock/pop either. But it was a great album.
Yes, Ian had commented on how it sounds a lot like Dire Straits in places. He was going very easy on the vocal chords after his issues following the Underwraps tour.
If Tull had been represented in any other year they probably would have lost (and fans would complain they were robbed).
But thinking about those who vote at that time, part of the problem is that they probably had very little context about what metal was, or what constituted “good” or “groundbreaking” in that genre. Although not “hard” rock, Crest had the hallmark of progressive music - dynamics. Yes, And Justice has some loud parts and quiet parts, and fast and slower parts, etc. But for many it will lack the nuance, or what they might see as artistry.
It would have been interesting to know if Metallica won second place that year. I don’t know if that sort of thing is reported (or even known), but it’s quite possible they weren’t…
@@NewBritainStation - Hey! Thanks for the awesome reply.
Well, I guess to "make up for it", Metallica won the Grammy the following year (or year after) for the "Black" album, and Lars made a jokes about the previous :P.
About the Academy, I REALLY had this idea that they would eventually "get it" after all these years, and going to the Staples Center and seeing the Grammy's 1st Metal Exhibit called "The Golden Gods of Metal" gave me hope. But talking to the curators (both women and Metalheads, along with their staff), they had told me that most of the "blame" goes to the Metal community themselves.
From Producers, Managers, Artists, Photographers, Engineers, etc. and the Bands . . . they just didn't want "Metal" to be popularized in fear of it becoming homogenized, watered-down and becoming stale, another "Flavor of the Weak" :P. They wanted to keep the subgenres aggressive, and piss people off, keeping the attitude in-tact. And I came to an understanding of that.
On my 2nd visit, a few weeks later, I met an Academy member who was a Classical composer and conductor who said it was also about the length of shows, as past episodes could be over 3 Hours long, so the "unpopular" categories were awarded on separate days or pre-shows (which is sad). This is what happened to the Category "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" which was started in 1980 and ended in 2011 (checkout the wiki page to see the last bastion of "Music" created by musicians).
Also, find the 2 videos of Megadeth, and later Ghost winning Best Metal Performance. You can tell by the "empty seats" in the auditorium, that it was a separate showing, hardly a smattering of applause. To make matters worse, when Megadeth went down the Isle, the house band was playing . . . .
"Master of Puppets" by Metallica! Dave and the gang took their award very graciously. Later, Dave Mustaine said "That was the worst version of Master of Puppets I ever heard" 🤣. The Ghost acceptance was a bit odd, and I would assume "mocking" the situation, as if they knew NO ONE knew who they were 😝.
To me, that put the nail in the coffin, I gave-up, they really don't care about the genre. And each year its like throwing a dart at a listing of bands of annual releases. Or an Academy members daughters boyfriend knows a roadie who his uncle knows a band that was recommended by his neighbor. It was short of a miracle that "Dream Theater" won the award THIS year/2022 with a GREAT acceptance speech by John Petrucci :).
Btw - Those 3 episodes are here on Yt.
But I thought this was REALLY cool; "Robbie Robertson" was about to read some stupid _script_ as an introduction to Best Metal Performance, but decided to go off script and delivered THIS . . .
ruclips.net/video/C6mkwKK06Do/видео.html
I loved his music already, this just gave him even more respect \m/.
I always wanted to get the poster that was inspired by that Grammy "controversy." It was just Ian's forearm straight up with the flute in his fist. And it said "The flute is a heavy, metal instrument."
An interesting collection of Tull songs. Not my first pick from each of these albums, Roots to Branches being the exception. Love it. Two kinds of Tull songs. Good and better.
You should now listen to their two most progressive albums Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973), each consisting of a single suite spread over two sides in which Ian Anderson plays saxophone in addition to his usual flute. You can also try the two longest tracks from the albums Heavy Horses (1978) "No Lullaby" + the title track "Heavy Horses" and Stormwatch (1979) "Dark Ages" + "Flying Dutchman". This might interest you... !
The original Jethro Tull was an English agriculturist (born in the 17th century). Ian Anderson adopted the name for the band.
Todas, todas las canciones escritas por el GENIO DE GENIOS mr. Ian Anderson son FANTÀSTICAS!!
'Hunting girl', also one of Tull's best songs, great tune.
His voice and earthy and mellow.
My favorite era of Tull. 🤪 Ian played bass (really well!) on most of Stormwatch after the untimely death of John Glascock, too.
My older brother's favorite band. Since he was older I was the beneficiary of hearing Tull from their beginning when I was just a preteen. Ian inspired my brother to play the flute.
I'm convinced my son picked the flute as his first instrument in middle school because he heard so much Tull around the house, including and especially at Christmas.
Thanks for this. Tull is truly on a different level.
you will find the most heavy songs from jethro tull in their early works, songs like sweet dream, that was yestrrday., no lullaby
Awesome Tull music, great reaction.
Hi Nick, I got some catching up to do with the pre Spain stuff. I got them in my " Watch Later " list. Ok Jethro Tull seems to be next. Looking forward to this. Thankyou. Byee Jim X
Nick, a great marathon from this versatile and most entertaining band live back in the day up until the mid 1980’s when Ian received permanent vocal damage after continuing to do concerts while Ian had laryngitis! The whole Songs From The Wood album is legendary!You are right Nick that some of Tull’s music especially later on like Farm on a Freeway and Budapest have that harder edge along with Steel Monkey!
Thanks for the deep dive. Don't worry about pronunciation. Most fans just call them Tull.
Greek marathon. Here are my suggestions for another one. From the minstrel in the gallery album... Baker Street Muse Medley". From Jethro Tull live at Tampa stadium 1976... "Thick as a Brick". From roots to branches...." Beside Myself", From the album Crest of a Knave.... " Hot Night in Budapest". This would be one of the best marathons you have ever done Show this list to your friend Who got you to do the other marathons and he will tell you yes do this one. The song from Tampa stadium is a video and you'll get to see how Jethro told performed live in 1976 and it's one of the best live performances of this song It's a good outtake of one of their most popular songs ever. After listening to these 4 songs you will be forever a Jethro Tull fan.. I have seen them in concert 44 times starting In 1972. This band from 1970 through 1980 is the greatest band of all time. The video from Tampa stadium will do a lot to convince you of that, Although in 72 and 73 they were actually the best they ever were. I implore you to play this list If not for everyone at least play it for yourselves.
(GS here...) Great Reaction so far. Strong recommendation #NicknLexRequest for "Steel Monkey" from Crest of a Knave (1987) - in tribute to high steel workers, building the various skyscrapers over the years.
Enjoyed this a lot. Haven't heard most of these songs in many years (maybe some not at all, I'm not all the way through yet).
In regards to the "A" album, that was originally supposed to be an Ian Anderson solo album. But Chrysalis Records pressured Ian into releasing it as a Jethro Tull album. And since Ian had--with the exception of Martin Barre--used a different set of musicians to record "A" they became the new Jethro Tull band lineup--with keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson as a guest musician for the album and tour. Drummer Mark Craney and bassist Dave Pegg were the other two new guys.
Sounds like someone's subtly asking for a Kansas marathon suggestion... #nicknlexrequest 22:41.
1. Belexes (1974, "Kansas")
2. Lonely Street (1975, "Song For America")
3. Icarus, Borne on Wings of Steel (1975, "Masque")
4. Miracles Out of Nowhere (1976, "Leftoverture")
It's too easy to get into the 30 minute range with the longer epic tracks so I kept to somewhat shorter ones, but really good ones.
I 2nd this! *Kansas* & *Rush* vie for my all time fave bands :).
Ian Anderson never took a flute lesson. Totally self taught.
In the 70’s they were amongst the best live Acts…don’t believe me… ?
watch the live At Isle of Wight… and Tanglewood!! They’re so intricately, tight!! It’s insane!
Nice selection of 80s Tull. I love Stormwatch and the nuclear war paranoia of A (fears i hoped were in the past, oh well round we go again)
Black Sunday is the BOMB!
Nick, you need to react to Gentle Giant. A band similar to Jethro Tull. Renaissance, baroque, intricate contrapuntal vocal harmonies, sudden shifts in dynamics. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden says it is one of his favourite bands.
Thanks for this. Yours are the best Jethro Tull reactions I've found - you seem to get them, and fully appreciate the skill & musical genius of the band. Luckily for us,(and you) there are hundreds of songs for you to react to and enjoy, all as rich and varied - even their "warty old rejects",(paraphrasing Ian) are worth a listen!
Although Martin Barre plays most of the guitars, mainly electric, Ian does play Acoustic Guitar besides Flute
The category that Jethro Tull won in 1989 was hard rock metal.
"Rover" is so smooth that almost nobody notices that it opens in 7/4 time...
I'm subscribed and 66. My favorite bands include Rush, Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, Tull, Scorpions, Styx , and Crack the Sky.
Love Tull!
Thanks!
This was a good marathon. Nice song choices.
P.S., have to mention The Sectret Language Of Birds. Great album and title track from Ian Anderson. Better than a couple of Tull's records.
Agree.
I saw them once in 2011 one month before Martin Barre who'd been in the main guitarist since their second album was out of the band.
You are a fine musician Nick
The album "A" was shocking to us long time Tull fans. Planned as an Ian Anderson solo album, they ended up just calling it a Jethro Tull album. It was so different from what came before due to its heavy use of electronics and processing. Though I would not consider it poorly done, it was one of my least favorite Tull albums.
I had known Jethro Tull since the mid 70s, but "A" was not a shock for me but a real treat ! I instantly loved the interplay between Eddie Jobson & the Anderson/Barre duo, and the tight rhythm section from Mark Craney/Dave Pegg was a delight. "A" is one of my favorites from Jethro Tull.
@@a.k.1740 To each their own. The album "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" is rated low in their discography but I like it a lot. My personal favorite is the unique double album Living in the Past.
@@rpmfla Yes, to each his own and that's what's good about Jethro Tull because there really is something for everyone. I have a little trouble with "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" (which I listened to a lot, though), because I find a lot of songs quite soft and a little too watered down, and I also finds the arrangements quite overloaded but it is also what makes the particularity of this album.
Living in the Past is more of a compilation than a real album.
The first album I heard from Jethro Tull was This Was and my favorites are Thick As a Brick, A Passion Play, War Child, Heavy Horses, Stormwatch and A. I still love their albums until the controversial Under Wraps included, but after that, I think the band wasn't so inventive and then Ian lost a lot of his voice.
I can’t believe I almost missed this reaction. Jose great request loved it. Mas mucho mas Jethro Tull! 🙏🏽✌🏽🌎♥️
Ring Solstice Bells is a timely choice from Songs From The Wood.
These are DEEP tracks that the 1st 3 I have been into for years, but that track from "A" was surprising (Roots to Branches too!). I need to get into that album more. Even though I have "Batteries not Included" on a themed playlist ("i R O B OT"), it was quite a shock to learn that "Eddie Jobson" of Frank Zappa, Roxy Music and UK fame on the album, and you can definitely hear it.
SOOO many albums and tracks to do a Tull Deep Dive Nick :).
And of course, I can't wait for you to discover more *Kansas* . . . my fave next to RUSH, vying for my No. 1 band :D. So much to discover with Kansas, and their various era's. Btw - Martin Barre of Jethro Tull is an outstanding guitarist. Be sure to hear "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)", from _Songs from the Wood._ The "Intro" will be a sensation to the ears.
And from that Grammy Award winning "Performance" (the album Crest of the Knave) I'd suggest the track; "Budapest", its like a film in your head.
- Thank you Jibaro for the selection!
"They didn't change" you say.... Listen to Under Wraps to hear what most consider their nadir during the very electronic 80's. Roots to Branches was part of them getting back to their "roots." It is as different from the 70's prog heyday as their first blues album This Was to their prog stuff.
Yes Under Wraps should be kept under wraps, in fact Ian himself jokingly said “ Back in ‘84 I think it was we toyed with the world of synthesizers and technology and then decided it was better just to keep Dave”
@@mauriciodelarosa2449 I still think it is more intelligently done than most electric pop of the day. It was just an uncharacteristic departure in sound and style for the band, even though you could hear the beginning of those sounds o Broadsword, and Ian's first solo album is essentially another Under Wraps. Interestingly Martin regards the album very highly, or at least his playing on it. Which... compare to something like Minstrel I have a hard time believing or agreeing with, but what do I know?
@@jamescastelli Actually The Broadsword And The Beast album I do like and I saw them live on tour for that one also it was released prior to Under Wraps.
I actually love the Under Wraps album. I think Martin plays some of his best guitar work on some of those songs. But I also love that quote from Ian about just keeping Dave! The acoustic version of Under Wraps that quote precedes is gorgeous.
I have met flautists who denegrate Ian’s playing, but they were all unemployed musicians.
The better flautists I have met or seen interviewed are all impressed and often in awe of his playing.
Many people with a hard luck story become bitter and jealous of both talent and success. lol
I recommend you listen to the complete albums of all the songs you played- they’re excellent.
I like 60-70s Tull more than most everything afterward (a number of bright spot songs in the 80s) but Roots to Branches was a great later effort and the last album of new material I enjoyed.
Hi Nick! JT is as good as JP!!! Yes! Tull is some Fun man👋☺️👍
Also with unusual vocals:
Alex Harvey
John Martyn
Richard Thompson
You need to listen to the whole Roots to Branches and you will see the middle Eastern influence of the music and it’s a totally different Tull album Every song is great
Hi Nick--as a fellow prog rock lover, I suggest you listen to the whole "A" album. It was a change in direction and personnel for Tull. (Eddie Jobson on keyboards, Mark Craney drums, Dave Pegg bass) and it did sound more aggressively progressive (if that makes sense) than their previous and later work. I personally wish Ian and the fellows had continued in this direction, but other Tull fans will disagree strongly with me...
Very difficult to play, but shows how orsom great Ian and the sidemen musicvice are.I"m never bord hearing JT .There so many layers in the numbers.
Jethro is a pretty common name in the southern states, but the band named themselves after an inventor from England.
Early Judas Priest? I recommend the 'Sad Wings of Destiny' album. Surprisingly proggy.
Thanks for continuing the Tull marathon!! Great selections. I love the Heavy Horses album (as can be seen from my Tull ranking: ruclips.net/video/1zwMhfPMCjk/видео.html)
The 'A' album really has grown on me over time. 'Stormwatch' is still folky but has some darker, really heavy moments. 'Roots to Branches' easily is their best latter day album.
I never considered JT metal (and neither did they themselves), but arguably some of their more epic tracks from the 70s and on 'A' laid the foundation for prog-metal.
Roots to Branches is one of my three favorite JT albums. It's incredible!
Barrymore Barlow was the only drummer seriously considered to replace John Bonham
Barlow may be my favorite Tull drummer. I mean, Thick as a Brick...
We just call 'em Tull 😉
Time for Bifocals Nick 😊
Nice selction of songs .... but I personally like the era from Aqualung to Songs from the wood better... fun fact about the pronounciation: somewhere my older brother had picked up the right way to Jethro Tull ... maybe in radio.... but I personally mispronounced Ian Anderson's first name for many years ... I pronounced it like the I of I, you understand ? 😂
Of the hundreds of Tull songs, I personally would rate these 5 as middle of the pack. You've already listened to several of their classics, but there are still some fantastic songs for you to experience.
Ian’s voice is a problem now, but it wasn’t until Aqualung .
He is a baritone which gave him a unique sound from This Was to Stand Up and Benifit...... especially a great voice for Stand Up ( you should listen to this mostly old English / Eastern Euro folk album-- with added rock and jazz numbers ).
For the next album, Aqualung, he forced his voice into a higher register and was never as good again.
Predictably...... he ended up with nodules and was operated on which he now denies. lol
Deberias escuchar el album completo de Roots to Branches (la canción titular que escuchaste es de las mas simplonas). El album en su plenitud es super proggy! Uno de mis temas favoritos es Dangerous Veils, especialmente ese bajo al final es killer! Te lo recomiendo bro.
Otro disco que te recomiendo es Broadsword and The Beast de 1982. Es de los mejores discos de los 80. Echale un oido especialmente a Pussy Willow y Seal Driver. Ese ultimo tema es increible!
"Roots to Branches", is great although probably not the best song on the album. There are great songs on this album such as "Beside Myself" And one of my favorites is "Rare and Precious Chain", You gotta listen to some more, But this marathon idea obviously is great. I thought you chose some very good songs But believe me there are some that are way better.
What about Minstrel in the Gallery?
Roots to Branches is the title Track of the "Roots to Branches" record 1995 - maybe the last classical Tull record - Interesting Line up. Not my personal favorit Tracks from these records but all songs I like - Nice to see somthing like Black Sunday in an rection. All people talk about songs from the wood - I love the 2 after that much better... Stormwatch especialy - It´s darker but still got the folk feel in some tracks
True, Roots to Branches is a pretty great album!
@@murdockreviewsyes, maybe a Bit too Long, but for me the Last with real Tull Sound. Especial the Tracks with Dave Peck still in Base.
Pegg, bass
Love how he/they never succumbed to the lowest common denominator by become just another pop band. I'll not name names, but between us, we know. Yet Row was a Jedi. Of course. So was Ellie. (Ask Lexi. She know the Hillbillies.)
You taught me that there is a lot of catching up to do with post Passion Play Yet Row.
Forgive my clownishness. Les progibund ne-er greu ault.
Don't sweat it Nick....Most Americans can't even speak English!
Unlike in German or in Spanish, English pronounces the J as a J, not as a Y. Like the "G" in Gentleman. Sorry to nit-pick 🙂
I believe Ian a nd that band played very technical music. Listen to the later 70s albums.