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Post by bambooflute on Jun 19, 2014 23:41:13 GMT
The music of Jethro Tull has always seemed to exist apart from everything else in "popular" music. Its very uniqueness is what appeals to me, and there is so much variety and scope. That is not to say that IA has been immune to outside influences (such as the proliferation of keyboards in the early 1980s), but the results are (almost) always unique.
And, in my day-to-day life, when people I know hear the music, their reactions range from dismay and confusion to outright disgust! It does seem like JT music inhabits its own sphere.
So...since this music (or aspects of it) mean so much to people like you and me, I've always wondered: what is it that makes a Tull fan? Speaking for myself, it almost makes sense, since I definitely march to my own drummer and have always had quirky tastes in everything. But the other fans I have met seem so diverse - as diverse as the music itself. The common denominator is the music. What is it about a person that makes them a Tull fan?
It's a question that's fun to ponder, but is it impossible to answer?
-David
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Post by lucas on Jun 19, 2014 23:55:11 GMT
For me it's the unique style that can be heard in different forms of music, from the most complex progressive rock to the most simples blues song. I think that sums it up for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 10:59:05 GMT
Hmmm What makes me a Tull fan......? Aside from dissecting Ian's music. I'd probably have to imagine being 15 years old and why I was drawn in in the first place. Now days I'm sure it's mainly just feeding the addiction, and I say that with a certain amount of humor, but to be honest aren't all hobbies a bit of an addiction? Collecting this and that, stamps, trains, lizards. In this case though at some point a lot of the people here got a big charge of electricity from seeing Tull that kick started an interest in they and others that played music that fronted a bit more theatrics than your usual rock band. If it wasn't in the seventies it was maybe a different kind of charge but a charge all the same. I know that my interest in Tull led me to many other kinds of music including an interest in playing flute and a variety of other instruments. So for me it broadened my horizons in a lot of ways. Ian has had one of the most unique visions for a rock band to ever come out of the sixties and seventies crop of British Rock (the second wave as they called it).
I think the fact that he writes some great songs is almost secondary to the fact that Ian is a great actor. I mean that in the great stage and vaudevillian sense. He conceives a character, a story teller of sorts, and then goes about bringing him to life on stage and his music is the vehicle for the stories he relays. Probably why over the years, Ian, off stage was so incongruent with the Ian onstage. Meaning that he the wild man that he was on stage was a thought out, acted character. Nothing like he was in real life. Nowadays the onstage and offstage Ians are a little closer together, (which is probably why some folks are so dispirited and or angry, they want the bigger illusion, feeling they are not getting the same bang for their buck) but the act, for me, is still a good one. During the proctologist bit during the TAAB shows, I could feel the great old wit and bombast coming through and the charge over all (the whole show) in the way the song (TAAB 2) was presented, was renewed. Perhaps at a lower voltage, but still. It was more than just the great music for me .......it's the delivery, that's the draw. (And I guess......….maybe I'm a little I'm addicted) Darin
I guess that kind of answers the "why am I here" question.
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Post by Quizz Kid on Jun 20, 2014 21:57:53 GMT
Someone who appreciates something a little off the wall every now and then and can live with the fact that it might not work, but will stick with the band. Someone who is tolerant enough of the band to stick with them through the lean years thinking that something will come around the ocrner soon, even if it was ten years...Someone who can listen to another fan or a non-fan have a contrary opinion and yet still promote the positives. Someone who contributes positively to the legacy of the band.
For me, it's a lifetime spent appreciating the work of a group of various musicians who has pretty much provided the soundtrack to my life alnog with some of the best shows anyone could wish to see.
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Post by progrockdeepcuts on Jun 20, 2014 23:38:54 GMT
Someone with exceedingly good taste in music! But seriously - I think you have to really love music as an art form to appreciate any progressive rock. Tull's synthesis of multiple styles in such a seamless way make for music that is definitely not for everyone, but for someone with the patience to sit down and actually *listen* to the music (as opposed to hearing it as you do other things). I think Tull's music needs to be absorbed, sometimes many times, and listened to with a discerning ear for detail to fully appreciate. It's music with substance, not wallpaper in your life - and although it is not the most demanding music, I think it requires more attention than your average rock music.
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Post by Duncman78 on Jun 25, 2014 14:11:41 GMT
I think I can safely say that I was a big lover of Tull music from the age of 4, despite not knowing all of their work until 15 years later and then seening them until some 16 years later, so I think I could confidently say that I was a fan at the age of 4. Regrettably, I've not collected any memorabilia: didn't purchase tour programs (apart from HE (got Taab1&2 tour, but that was free)), which I really, really am kicking myself; I used to cut out the pics from ANDmags and stick them on my wall, so not got many complete copies of those anymore; old tour T'shirts were reluctantly binned if really worn and faded, instead of keeping them to eventually make a quilt or something.. Anyway.....lost where I was going to...... can't remember (2 pint llunch break ) So the early years of my life (4-15) with only a few recordings to listen too (A, Broadsword, Underwraps, Crest, MITG, Benefit, APP, LITP), I have to say the appeal was the songs and the way they were arranged, played and sung,....maybe album covers had a small part to play, but not that much too (perhaps). From such an early age it sounded different and was mind-blowingly great. When I got to see them perform.......on the 20year vid (which I must convert to dvd actually so my son can watch it) I was totally hooked with the stage presence of MadSqGard and imagination when it came to song videos....whilst not a proper vid, The Whistler always stood out - double images of IA singing to each other or staring right at you in the face raising eyebrows etc. I like a lot of music, classical, jazz, blues, funk, punk, pop, rock, alternative, indie, ..... maybe it's because JT/IA incorporated many styles, but for me, I think it's basically because it's the best and most consistent (despite being mostly different to most bands) music ever. Waffle over....more beer needed :-)
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Post by silkenmist on Jul 20, 2014 22:54:21 GMT
The emotion that I experience when I listen to something that Ian/Tull has done from the 70's, 80's and some 90's is so deep that it sends shivers down my spine not to mention it takes the breath right out of my body. I could never quite explain this to the lay person who is not a fan, but those of you who are from my generation know that same feeling. It's one of the most exciting emotions I ever get to experience from listening to the vocals and instrumentals from the entire band.
Young Ian Beaubont (sorry if I spelled your name wrong Ian), posted the vocals of Ian signing, in its entirety, "A Passion Play," with no backup music, although as I was listening and singing the words out loud, I realized Ian 's voice is something that if we could bottle it, oh well...you know where I am going with this one. I enjoyed this so much knowing all the words to A Passion Play and literally listening to Ian singing it with no back up music. Every hesitation, every verse, was on que that I am in awe. The shivers that went up and down my spine was just indescribable.
I managed to save this and will listen to it over and over again.
Silken...
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Post by progrockdeepcuts on Jul 21, 2014 5:54:13 GMT
Young Ian Beaubont (sorry if I spelled your name wrong Ian), posted the vocals of Ian signing, in its entirety, "A Passion Play," with no backup music, although as I was listening and singing the words out loud, I realized Ian 's voice is something that if we could bottle it, oh well...you know where I am going with this one. . Silken... That's Beabout, but that's okay, I've had worse. Once I was referred to as 'Dan Bevbont' (but that was mostly due to my poor penmanship). Anyway, good to know someone reads my Facebook posts! :-) It's only fair that I also give credit where it is due and tell you that I got that link from this forum.
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Post by Tulltapes on Jul 21, 2014 19:17:09 GMT
The emotion that I experience when I listen to something that Ian/Tull has done from the 70's, 80's and some 90's is so deep that it sends shivers down my spine not to mention it takes the breath right out of my body. I could never quite explain this to the lay person who is not a fan, but those of you who are from my generation know that same feeling. It's one of the most exciting emotions I ever get to experience from listening to the vocals and instrumentals from the entire band. Young Ian Beaubont (sorry if I spelled your name wrong Ian), posted the vocals of Ian signing, in its entirety, "A Passion Play," with no backup music, although as I was listening and singing the words out loud, I realized Ian 's voice is something that if we could bottle it, oh well...you know where I am going with this one. I enjoyed this so much knowing all the words to A Passion Play and literally listening to Ian singing it with no back up music. Every hesitation, every verse, was on que that I am in awe. The shivers that went up and down my spine was just indescribable. I managed to save this and will listen to it over and over again. Silken... Welcome Back Silken! Yes the isolated tracks are fun! Hearing every little nuance makes you appreciate even more how great Ian's voice was!
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Post by Tulltapes on Jul 21, 2014 23:16:21 GMT
Young Ian Beaubont (sorry if I spelled your name wrong Ian), posted the vocals of Ian signing, in its entirety, "A Passion Play," with no backup music, although as I was listening and singing the words out loud, I realized Ian 's voice is something that if we could bottle it, oh well...you know where I am going with this one. . Silken... That's Beabout, but that's okay, I've had worse. Once I was referred to as 'Dan Bevbont' (but that was mostly due to my poor penmanship). Anyway, good to know someone reads my Facebook posts! :-) It's only fair that I also give credit where it is due and tell you that I got that link from this forum. Be about.. just put these 2 words together. Or listen to Ian Anderson say it
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Post by progrockdeepcuts on Jul 22, 2014 1:02:19 GMT
That never gets old.
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