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Post by tootull on Oct 18, 2014 15:01:22 GMT
Can you imagine what that gig would have been like if Ian had access to today's technologies of sound, lighting and visual media. We were blown away by the dynamics of the band then, the music was enough, but they were approaching the heights of their creativity, and were a band who would have gone with the best technology around. It could have been really spectacular. Couldn't it? I get your point -but- it was really spectacular. I've been to a few really spectacular Pink Floyd concerts-Tull still rules here though.
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Post by tootull on Oct 18, 2014 13:37:27 GMT
Captured by the Tull magic - I thought they were the ultimate hippies. My magic Tull moment was my first time watching the band. I received a free ticket from a friend of mine (a trick of magic ). I'll never forget the first time Ian Anderson appeared on stage. That's why I'm still here today posting about this amazing band. It's MAGIC! www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/72b.htmThe magic act; 4/6/72 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada Flute-topia or The First Half Support: Claire Hamill. Thick As A Brick Pt.1/ Flute Solo (incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée (fragment))/ Thick As A Brick Pt.1 contd./ News & Weather/ Thick As A Brick Pt.2/ Drum Solo/ '218 Babies'/ Thick As A Brick Pt.2 contd., Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up/Guitar Solo/Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise)
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Post by tootull on Oct 10, 2014 12:43:49 GMT
Look how we balance the world on the tips of our noses, like SeaLions with a ball at the carnival. and I'm just upset that I'm not the ringleader Had to laugh. Damn, me too. no matter what is said... There is no reason, no rhyme, no right to leave the circus `til we've said good-night.
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Post by tootull on Oct 8, 2014 18:37:02 GMT
WOW! "You have taken a lifelong passion of mine and soiled it" - I believe this is the goal of some. Don't let it bring you down.
Words get written. Words get twisted.
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Post by tootull on Sept 26, 2014 20:08:36 GMT
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Post by tootull on Sept 26, 2014 19:37:11 GMT
www.burningshed.com/store/jethrotull/product/444/6151/Tracks Disc One 1. WarChild 2. Queen and Country 3. Ladies 4. Back-door Angels 5. SeaLion 6. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day 7. Bungle in the Jungle 8. Only Solitaire 9. The Third Hoorah 10. Two Fingers Disc Two - The Second Act: Associated Recordings 1. Paradise Steakhouse 2. Saturation 3. Good Godmother* 4. SeaLion II 5. Quartet 6. WarChild II* 7. Tomorrow Was Today* 8. Glory Row 9. March, The Mad Scientist 10. Rainbow Blues 11. Pan Dance WarChild Orchestral Recordings 12. The Orchestral WarChild Theme* 13. The Third Hoorah (Orchestral Version)* 14. Mime Sequence* 15. Field Dance (Conway Hall Version)* 16. Waltz Of The Angels (Conway Hall Version) 17. The Beach (Part I) (Morgan Master Recording)* 18. The Beach (Part II) (Morgan Master Recording)* 19. Waltz Of The Angels (Morgan Demo Recording)* 20. The Beach (Morgan Demo Recording)* 21. Field Dance (Morgan Demo Recording)* * Previously Unreleased DVD 1 (Audio & Video) Contains: * WarChild remixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and 96/24 PCM stereo. * A flat transfer from the original 1974 LP master at 96/24 PCM stereo. * A flat transfer of the original 1974 Quad LP (with additionally Glory Row & March, The Mad Scientist) at 5.1 (4.0) DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound. * Video clips of a Montreux photosession and press conference on 11th January 1974 and The Third Hoorah promo footage with remixed stereo audio. DVD 2 (Audio) Contains: * An additional eleven group recordings from the WarChild sessions and later, including 3 previously unreleased tracks, and 4 orchestral recordings from the WarChild sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and 96/24 PCM stereo. * Six additional orchestral recordings (five previously unreleased) mixed by Robin Black in 1974, now in 96/24 PCM stereo.
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Post by tootull on Sept 25, 2014 14:57:18 GMT
jethrotull.com/war-child-40th-anniversary-theatre-edition-coming-in-november/War Child 40th Anniversary Theatre Edition – Coming in November! The Band’s Ambitious 1974 Album Expanded With Unreleased Tracks And Orchestral Pieces Along With Rare Video Footage 2CD/2DVD, 1CD, Digital Download: November 24th Limited Edition Vinyl : January 13th In 1974, Jethro Tull announced plans for WarChild, a multi-faceted project that was to encompass a feature-length film, a soundtrack album, as well a new album from the band. In October of that year, Tull released a 10-song album that would climb to #2 in the U.S. and the top 15 in the U.K., but the film and accompanying soundtrack were shelved. To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of this ambitious experiment, Parlophone will revisit WarChild with several releases. WARCHILD: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION will be available as a limited edition 2-CD/2-DVD set on November 24th. Highlights from the set include: - Original album and bonus tracks (three previously unreleased), remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson - 10 orchestral pieces (nine previously unreleased) written for the film’s soundtrack, 4 of which are remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson - Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 96/24, and the quadrophonic version (with 2 bonus tracks) in 4.0. - “The Third Hoorah” promo footage, and footage from a January 1974 photo session/press conference where the WarChild project was announced. - An 80-page booklet featuring an extensive article on the preparation and recording of the album, a film script synopsis, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs. In addition a new stereo remix of WarChild will also be released on single CD and digitally on November 17th. Originally released in 1974, WarChild features one of the group’s most prolific lineups and includes Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond and Barrie Barlow. Unlike its predecessors – Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play – which featured 40-odd minutes of continuous music, WarChild marked a return to songs of a more conventional length, including the FM-radio staple, “Bungle In The Jungle.” The new Theatre Edition unearths a trio of unreleased recordings: “Tomorrow Was Today,” “Good Godmother,” and a different arrangement of “WarChild” recorded after the version on the final album. Fans intrigued by the appearance of “WarChild Waltz” on the 2002 reissue of WarChild will finally get the chance to hear the rest of the mostly orchestral music the band recorded for the soundtrack album. About 30 minutes was recorded during sessions in 1973 and 1974. Soon after, the music was consigned to the archives for 40 years – until now.
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Post by tootull on Sept 10, 2014 18:31:25 GMT
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Post by tootull on Aug 29, 2014 20:32:34 GMT
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Post by tootull on Aug 29, 2014 20:19:01 GMT
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Post by tootull on Aug 29, 2014 20:11:29 GMT
From Tull Management Glenn Cornick: musician. April 23rd 1947 – August 29th 2014. "It is with great sadness that we learned today of the passing of Glenn Cornick, bass player with Jethro Tull from the band’s inception 1968 until 1970. Of course, he had also played with the John Evan Band for the year during 1967 and so his contribution to the geographical transition from Blackpool to London and into the professional music scene was considerable.
Glenn was a man of great bonhomie and ready to befriend anyone – especially fellow musicians. Always cheerful, he brought to the early stage performances of Tull a lively bravado both as a personality and a musician.
His background in the beat groups of the North of England and his broad knowledge of music were always helpful in establishing the arrangements of the early Tull.
During the many years since then, Glenn continued to play in various bands and was a frequent guest at Tull fan conventions where he would join in with gusto to rekindle the musical moments of the early repertoire.
We will miss him hugely and our condolences go to his wife Bridgette and children.
Glenn Cornick: musician. April 23rd 1947 – August 29th 2014.
Ian Anderson 19.30 August 29th 2014"jethrotull.com/glenn-cornick-290814/RIP - very sad
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Post by tootull on Aug 5, 2014 20:27:22 GMT
Thanks for the scans/pics, guys. Yeah, pretty hard to distance yourself from the real Jethro Tull when you sign Tull, eh.
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Post by tootull on Jul 28, 2014 13:30:54 GMT
expressmilwaukee.com/article-23704-jethro-tull-a-passion-play-an-extended-performance-%2528chrysalis%2529.htmlSunday, July 27, 2014 Jethro Tull: A Passion Play: An Extended Performance (Chrysalis) By David Luhrssen Among the score or more of wildly creative rock bands to emerge from Britain in the late ‘60s, Jethro Tull was among the most diverse in direction. Early albums included blues and proto-heavy metal, jazz, British folk and the brain-searing distortions of psychedelia. And then, in the early ‘70s, Tull began to Think Big with sprawling concept albums. The lavish four-disc reissue of A Passion Play (1973) includes an extensive 80-page book with comments from band members. Even composer-front man Ian Anderson is willing to concede that some of his opus on the afterlife fell a bit short. I sort of knew that at age 14, when I purchased the original gatefold LP and poured over its contents as if it was a canonical text: even then, I felt that the parts didn’t entirely hold together. And yet, all is not lost with A Passion Play. Some sections still sound like a good example of progressive rock, some of the lyrics are clever and meaningful—but then, there are segments that sag or refuse to flow. The second disc is comprised of previously unreleased material from the first stab at conceiving A Passion Play and includes some interesting tracks, including an early attempt at one of Tull’s best songs, “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day.” The Dolby digital remixes on discs three and four are of interest only to ardent audiophiles. A Passion Play’s place in the chronicle of Jethro Tull? Let’s just say that most fans were relieved when Anderson returned to writing succinct songs on Tull’s next album, War Child (1974). Here's your I.D. (Ideal for identifying one and all.) Invest your life in the memory bank ours the interest and we thank you.
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Post by tootull on Jul 27, 2014 15:08:11 GMT
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Post by tootull on Jul 27, 2014 15:07:32 GMT
Jethro Tull | A Passion Play: An Extended Performance (Chrysalis) Written by Marc Farr Wednesday, 23 July 2014 22:29 With 30 tracks, this is a long listen, but the musical journey is a good one. 40th Anniversary Edition 2014 is a year of many a musical anniversary; included in that list is Jethro Tull. On July 23, 1973, the band released their most ambitious project to date, A Passion Play. The album went to number one on the U.S. charts, while only reaching number 13 in the U.K., the band's home. A Passion Play was the second concept album for the band. The first, the previously released Thick as a Brick, was more of a spoof of the whole concept album idea. However, with A Passion Play, the band took the idea much more seriously, and made the album the story of a man's challenges with the afterlife. Upon initial release, the critics seriously panned the album. The bad press even resulted in then-manager Terry Ellis announcing to the press that Jethro Tull would cease all live performances, which was untrue. By the time the lies were cleared up, most critics had jumped on the bad-press bandwagon. For An Extended Performance, the entire album has been given a new stereo remix courtesy of Steven Wilson. Sporting four discs in total, the package includes the album, as well as the Chateau D’Herouville sessions presented in their entirity. The DVDs contain the intro and outros used on the 1973 tour for the album, as well as the video clips for “The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles.” DVD 2 hosts The Chateau Sessions presented in 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Digital AC3. With 30 tracks, this is a long listen, but the musical journey is a good one. The album starts with “Lifebeats/Prelude,” working into “The Silver Cord,” a song depicting one entering the afterlife. Act 2 consists of a melody of songettes, including “Re-Assuring Tune,” “Memory Bank,” and “Critique Oblique,” songs about finding dissatisfaction with both Heaven and Hell. With the new stereo 5.1 mix, the production is crisp and clean. Combining awesome tempo changes and Ian Anderson’s virtuoso fluting, this is an amazing album. Musically tight and theater-elegant, it truly shows the high level of talent that makes Jethro Tull who they are. An 80-page booklet sets this package off quite nicely, topping off reproductions of the original Linwell Theatre programme, an extensive article by Martin Webb about the making of the album, interviews with the band from 1973, and much, much more. This collection is stunning, a collection-topper for all Jethro Tull fans. Of special note: While later released on War Child, hit single “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day” is also included here, as it was on the initial release of the album. A | Marc Farr Share it... www.playbackstl.com/music-reviews/13383-jethro-tull--a-passion-play-an-extended-performance-chrysalis
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Post by tootull on Jul 27, 2014 15:07:12 GMT
Jethro Tull, ‘A Passion Play: An Extended Performance’ – Album Review by Ryan Reed July 26, 2014 12:09 PM With Jethro Tull‘s 1972 opus ‘Thick as a Brick,’ band mastermind Ian Anderson aimed to subvert the bloated prog-rock excess of his peers while also paying tribute to their epic sweep. And he succeeded. With its absurd lyrical concept, inter-connected musical themes and instrumental bombast, ‘Brick’ celebrated the genre’s complexity while also lampooning its straight-faced one-upsmanship. Released during the height of the prog boom, the album brought Tull an even broader fanbase, topping the American charts. But at what cost? Half-parody or not, ‘Brick’ was the band’s crowning achievement — and it left Anderson in a tough spot: figuring out how to top it. Attempting to avoid England’s insanely high tax rates, Anderson and company fled to Switzerland — and later the Chateau d’Herouville studio in France, where they started work on another ambitious song cycle. But after facing an array of difficulties (from food poisoning to technical glitches), a dismayed Tull whisked back to London. With only 17 days remaining until the start of their American tour, Anderson re-worked bits of the old material (dubbed “Chateau D’Isaster”) for what would become ‘A Passion Play’ — another ambitious prog-rock set based around one lengthy suite split into 20-minute halves. (And, to the dismay of many Tull die-hards, a fanciful, Monty Python-esque palette-cleanser called ‘The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles.’) Premiered in full on-stage, ‘A Passion Play’ earned hostile reviews, with critics blasting its compositional density (Anderson’s fluttering soprano sax being a prime target) and abstract lyrical concept (based around a theme of death and afterlife judgment). Tull fans remain firmly split into two distinct camps — it’s either the band’s clear masterpiece or their obvious “D’Isaster.” The truth, as usual, isn’t so simple. While never reaching the seamless heights of ‘Thick as a Brick,’ ‘A Passion Play’ remains an essential follow-up — and thanks to this new ‘Extended Performance’ reissue, that fact becomes even clearer. With a more direct remix (and spacious 5.1 mix), Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson (who previously offered a face-lift to ‘Aqualung’ and is currently trudging through the entire King Crimson back catalog) puts the band’s extraordinary interplay in sharper focus. Barring a few stray sax overdubs, Wilson keeps the arrangements firmly in-tact, but his version lets the songs breathe a bit more — removing some of the reverb from Anderson’s expressive voice, punching up Barrie Barlow’s propulsive drum kit and Martin Barre‘s subtle guitar shadings. The album’s mighty first side rivals the majesty of ‘Thick as a Brick’ note-for-note — from the haunting classical theme of ‘The Silver Cord’ to the bluesy attack of the ‘Best Friends’ to the eerie pummel of ‘Critique Oblique.’ It’s a winding journey from start to finish, brimming with John Evan’s brilliant organ work and Anderson’s agile singing. But, unlike ‘Brick,’ ‘A Passion Play’ recycles some of the same musical motifs on its long-winded second side, causing it to lose focus. The true selling point on this reissue is Wilson’s exquisite mix of the “Chateau D’Isaster” tapes. While most of the material has been previously released on various box sets (with the lovely ‘Skating Away’ reworked for 1974′s ‘War Child’), the hour-long set feels at its most cohesive here. In the insightful liner notes (which also include band interviews and journalist essays), Wilson says his goal was to “be more faithful to what actually happened in the studio in 1972,” freeing the material from the anachronistic reverb (and overdubbed Anderson flute parts) that made previous versions feel inauthentic. The best moments here – the explosive ‘No Rehearsal,’ the quirky ‘Law of the Bungle’ — feel more genuine to their time period. This ‘Extended Performance’ probably won’t sway the album’s fiercest critics. But at least it re-opens the conversation, offering a clearer window into a work of a flawed genius. ultimateclassicrock.com/jethro-tull-passion-play-an-extended-performance-review/
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Post by tootull on Jul 27, 2014 15:06:56 GMT
Google translate: www.stern.de/kultur/musik/phoenix-aus-der-asche-jethro-tulls-passion-play-2126105.htmlPhoenix from the ashes: Jethro Tull's "Passion Play" July 23, 2014, 18:18 Clock dpa-starline Berlin - The loyalty of the Jethro Tull fans to their English prog rock heroes of the first hour usually knows no boundaries. Only when it comes to the album "A Passion Play" (1973) - the seventh work of the band, while the sixth studio album - loyalty is put to a severe test. This disc is so mysterious and complex as their vertrakte genesis after a fiasco in the studio Château d'Hérouville in southern France. Almost all the critics of that time fell upon the work and in response to the bad reviews said the offended front-man Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull that would withdraw for an indefinite period from the music business. What was going on? Well, despite the scolding reached "A Passion Play" topped the American charts. Anderson and the band did a few months later on and now it's about time to take on this work again under the microscope. "A Passion Play" is namely back into the local record store shelves and indeed in opulent revamp. The so-called Extended Performance Edition is a beautiful 2CD/2DVD-Paket, bound like a book. It contains the original album and the material of the recordings from France that were reshuffled by the renowned sound engineer and prog rock lovers Steven Wilson. Thanks to the excellent sound quality, the difficult double album actually rises like a phoenix from the ashes. The thick booklet provides great photos and plenty of background information on the chaotic sessions in Château d'Hérouville where once Elton John his album "Honky Chateau" recorded and Pink Floyd grossed the film music for "Obscured By Clouds". The establishment got Jethro Tull in no way good: The technology on strike and to make matters worse, the band members were suffering under a bad food poisoning, which was probably a consequence of catering. The Tull material of approximately one hour length from France was finally discarded, and the band has created "A Passion Play" from scratch. The album became a 45-minute prog-rock monument with intricate rhythms and equally complicated texts. At that time gave fellow Yes and King Crimson similar indigestible food, which has long enjoyed cult status. On the Tull album is the way to the old story of good versus evil, God against the devil. Bright and friendly, however, are the songs from the so-called "Chateau Disaster Tapes" - especially "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day". The pretty catchy song later appeared on the follow-up album "Warchild".
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Post by tootull on Jul 27, 2014 14:26:47 GMT
Review of the APP - Extended Play package by Micheal Heatley in the [latest] August edition of Record Collector Thanks for this. Cheers!
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Post by tootull on Jul 14, 2014 18:50:19 GMT
Hi Pat, Searching back 40+ in the memory banks - it's amazing to remember back then at all Toronto review: www.tullpress.com/nme16jun73.htm Toronto & Montréal APP concert discussed: forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jethro-tull-a-passion-play-deluxe-edition-due-june-2014.346420/page-17#post-10731295tootull said: Toronto for me. 30/5/73 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada Audience: 19,000. A review says the sound accompanying the 'Hare' film broke down, (*I'll add that this brought out the boo birds) and Tull briefly played along live, then abandoned it. Does this mean 'The Hare' was performed truly live? www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/73.htmParloFax said: Me is 06/02/73, Montreal Forum, Canada. Nothing broke down and it was the rock concert of my life! And I believe the audience was somewhere around 21 000, but I need to check that later on, on an old press clipping by a local rock journalist who compiled stats about the Forum. Said they beat the Rolling Stones' attendance from 1972! It needs to be said though that the Stones had trouble with the Quebec separatists of the day. A bomb exploded in their equipment truck or something... tootull said: www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/73.htm 2/6/73 Forum Montréal, Canada Support: Brewer and Shipley, who were heckled by the audience. Martin Barre was boo'd during a guitar solo later in the Tull set itself The show also featured a couple of choruses of 'Rock Around The Clock' (taped?). ParloFax said: I finally found the paper. It's from rock journalist Paul-Henri Goulet (now deceased I think), in Le Journal de Montréal, 01/06/'96. I was a little over the top with my numbers, but not in relation with the Stones' concert of '72: The Rolling Stones, 7/72: 18,966 tickets sold Jethro Tull, 6/73: 19,702 tickets sold There are many other big star entries to his list (...naturally!) - Goulet seemed to have been quite thorough - and none surpasses or equals Tull of '73 except local biggies of the era Beau Dommage, with their farewell or comeback concert of 1984 (19,734 :mad: ). I recall vividly "Rock Around the Clock", which was a hoot! It might be in this number that Martin Barre was wearing a full "drag queen" outfit, complete w/ make-up. A long lost friend of mine had an excellent color 35-mm negative of this, taken from pro-shot distance... :cry: I have no memory of any booing though, not of Barre during any solo, nor even of Brewer & Shipley. But I was young and just so excited, I guess no amount of negativity could reach me there and then! tootull said: Soprano sax has faded from my Gardens' memory. :angel: I saw the Minstrel in the Gallery tour twice - Niagara Falls, NY & Toronto - GOOD TIMES! Toronto 1973 Montreal 1973 Niagara Falls 1975 and what the hell.. My first show ever Toronto - Maple Leaf Gardens 1977 Thanks TT
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Post by tootull on Jul 10, 2014 18:20:44 GMT
Hi Pat, Searching back 40+ in the memory banks - it's amazing to remember back then at all Toronto review: www.tullpress.com/nme16jun73.htm Toronto & Montréal APP concert discussed: forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jethro-tull-a-passion-play-deluxe-edition-due-june-2014.346420/page-17#post-10731295tootull said: Toronto for me. 30/5/73 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada Audience: 19,000. A review says the sound accompanying the 'Hare' film broke down, (*I'll add that this brought out the boo birds) and Tull briefly played along live, then abandoned it. Does this mean 'The Hare' was performed truly live? www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/73.htmParloFax said: Me is 06/02/73, Montreal Forum, Canada. Nothing broke down and it was the rock concert of my life! And I believe the audience was somewhere around 21 000, but I need to check that later on, on an old press clipping by a local rock journalist who compiled stats about the Forum. Said they beat the Rolling Stones' attendance from 1972! It needs to be said though that the Stones had trouble with the Quebec separatists of the day. A bomb exploded in their equipment truck or something... tootull said: www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/73.htm 2/6/73 Forum Montréal, Canada Support: Brewer and Shipley, who were heckled by the audience. Martin Barre was boo'd during a guitar solo later in the Tull set itself The show also featured a couple of choruses of 'Rock Around The Clock' (taped?). ParloFax said: I finally found the paper. It's from rock journalist Paul-Henri Goulet (now deceased I think), in Le Journal de Montréal, 01/06/'96. I was a little over the top with my numbers, but not in relation with the Stones' concert of '72: The Rolling Stones, 7/72: 18,966 tickets sold Jethro Tull, 6/73: 19,702 tickets sold There are many other big star entries to his list (...naturally!) - Goulet seemed to have been quite thorough - and none surpasses or equals Tull of '73 except local biggies of the era Beau Dommage, with their farewell or comeback concert of 1984 (19,734 :mad: ). I recall vividly "Rock Around the Clock", which was a hoot! It might be in this number that Martin Barre was wearing a full "drag queen" outfit, complete w/ make-up. A long lost friend of mine had an excellent color 35-mm negative of this, taken from pro-shot distance... :cry: I have no memory of any booing though, not of Barre during any solo, nor even of Brewer & Shipley. But I was young and just so excited, I guess no amount of negativity could reach me there and then! tootull said: Soprano sax has faded from my Gardens' memory. :angel: I saw the Minstrel in the Gallery tour twice - Niagara Falls, NY & Toronto - GOOD TIMES!
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Post by tootull on Jul 9, 2014 14:20:32 GMT
Hello, nice to see that we are on the same page. We were always on the same page with loving Tull music. Excuse me as I cut & paste (my way to hell ) from my posts at Steve Hoffman Forums: forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jethro-tull-a-passion-play-deluxe-edition-due-june-2014.346420/APP deluxe - a quick review: I believe we can all agree with the great sound of this. The 5.1 is a dream come true. The flat transfer of the original album is the best to date. We really have the best of everything APP with this. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL APP in all forms. Phenomenal 5.1 The Foot Of Our Stairs with 2 extra verses found on the end of the multi-track reel that have been added back in is quite jarring after all these years. ...trying to decipher what's going on with the bomb in his pocket. The bonus material on CD is all very natural since the echo that is on Nightcap is gone from the stereo version. The album in 5.1 is phenomenal to say the least. Château d'Hérouville Sessions material in 5.1 is a joy to me, too. Impressive is Steven Wilson's new stereo mix. All sound great including the original mix flat transfer of the album. A WINNER! Concert bank: (My memory from Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto : A Passion Play tour - there were boos from the crowd, but the show rocked. The APP concert started with the boo birds, I remember feeling uncomfortable. However, by the end of the concert everyone seemed to be won over.) Now I have my own scans:
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Post by tootull on Jul 3, 2014 14:09:46 GMT
Spot the difference The top one is the original, the bottom one the poorer quality copy. Really don't mind if you copy my pic but maybe if you don't credit it, you might not crop the pic to leave out the best bit. Maybe you could use your pic of your copy? Thanks John, I heard and have seen that you've been kind enough to respond and give credit. That is appreciated. Pat Pat, Getting called out with a sense of humour, I must respond in kind. Still laughing at this one - poorer quality LOL, too true. (Sepia tone didn't fool.) I must have known that I would get a reaction. It was all too easy to use your pic at the time. thanks for opening the door JohnN
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