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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 28, 2014 18:53:12 GMT
lets see what Ian plays... I bet with the news of A Passion Play release he will play a snippet from it. That would be GREAT if they did What would be interesting if they played something like SFTW and had Ryan sing the main vocals, because we all know Ian should not! I like how Ryan doubles Ian's vocals on HE. It makes Ian's voice sound a little stronger.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 27, 2014 18:53:18 GMT
We've all heard the original Aqualung a zillion times but I think you will find this original studio version interesting!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 27, 2014 18:51:20 GMT
OK so I am screwing up. Really just trying to state how much I love the drawings of David Koukol, especially the one with "The Muse". They are great! when you hit the "quote" button to reply you'll want to click underneath the main body box before you type your message.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 26, 2014 20:08:04 GMT
Are there any fans of Steven's solo work here? I caught one of his shows last year and it was really great! I met a couple of the guys in the group, too. Very nice people. I snapped these photos during the gig: Yes, Ian you know that I am a fan. I got into Porcupine Tree around "lightbulb sun" Heard of them for years but didn't really get into them until I accidentily downloaded this album from Napster! This was over a decade ago. Once I heard In Absentia and Gavin's drumming I was hooked. I remember buying Deadwing on vinyl the day it came out. At the time nobody (that I knew) had any idea who PT or SW was, but I turned many of them into fans before too long. It was pretty amazing to me when I started hearing SW mention his love for Tull and even more so now that he's been working with Ian on all the mixes etc.. I had always thought there was something similar about his acoustic guitar playing. Lots of capo at 3rd, 5th, and 7th fret. I have seen PT and Wilson several times and think the new stuff he's been doing with this current band is probably the most exciting thing in music today. Lookng forward to more great stuff from him. Those are great shots Ian.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 25, 2014 19:28:26 GMT
Group member Ian Beabout (on flute) with friends performs a brilliant International cover of "Fire at Midnight"
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 25, 2014 19:17:11 GMT
There are many impressive Tull covers by fans which I plan to post here. I have done a couple myself over the past year including this small connecting section from A Passion Play which is like an entire composition in itself. Thanks to my friend John O for help on the drums.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 25, 2014 19:13:14 GMT
Here is a drawing I did for Gerrald bostock about a month ago; it features IA as he appeared in the 1970s and as he appears now. I hope you like it! -David Beautiful work.. once again! thank you!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 25, 2014 4:26:36 GMT
Very well written review Preston. Still soaking it all in! ..the album that is.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 25, 2014 4:24:07 GMT
Excellent work! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 24, 2014 2:05:10 GMT
Yes Jeff, you have the most similar Tull background to myself that I 've known so far. Ever wonder if we would have discovered Tull on are own if not for our parents. My musical life could be totally different. I'm just glad my dad was around to be my earliest musical influence....my mom liked disco in the '70s, then top 40 crap like Cyndi Lauper and Huey Lewis in the 80's, and now she's into (ugh) country. I branched out on my own into metal in high school, but I never forgot my roots of prog & classic rock ingrained in me by my dad constantly playing records and taking me with him to concerts. Some more son of a Tull guy factoids - I was named after the one and only striped bassist, and my dad lobbied hard with my mom to name my younger sister Ian if she was going to be a boy. Her name is Erin coincidentally. And my brothers name is "Ian". haha.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 24, 2014 2:04:16 GMT
The tempos also got slower.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 23, 2014 18:37:50 GMT
Tulltapes and I must be brothers from different mothers, except my mom hated Tull. My father is a huge Tull freak...after his older sister played him the Aqualung album when it first came out, he was immediately hooked, even more so when he saw them live later that year. Inexplicably, he somehow missed both the TAAB and APP tours, although my being born in August '73 might have been a distraction. So, I've been indoctrinated in Tull since birth, saw my first show in the fall of '77 at age 4, and the rest is history. Yes Jeff, you have the most similar Tull background to myself that I 've known so far. Ever wonder if we would have discovered Tull on are own if not for our parents. My musical life could be totally different.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 23, 2014 18:33:58 GMT
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 23, 2014 7:32:37 GMT
"By 1976 Tull were a mere shell"! Yes that does sound pretty strange to say but I know what you mean. Ian's stage persona from 68-72 got progressively crazier. By 1972 he was just let loose! I have seen nothing else like it. No wonder all you that saw THAT live were impacted so.. I wonder if he then purposely tried to separate himself from the "crazed madman flautist" association. I tend to think Tull were just getting so tight by performing all that material that everything naturally became more controlled.. and sharpend. Even the jams tightened up over the years from loose improv to to note for note precision.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 23, 2014 7:03:03 GMT
Well, Tulltapes, I envy you the fact that almost every adult figure you knew was a fan... my existance as a Tull enthusiast has been a bit lonely! (cue violins for sob story) When I was a kid, I used to play chess and board games with a neighbor's son who was a few years older than me; he had hundreds of records from many different artists. He would play them in the background as we were engaged in chess, Stratego, Risk, etc. Then one day, he put on "Songs from the Wood." My ears immediately pricked up; it was so different to anything I had heard before, and the first record I ever asked him to play again. This was October of 1979 and I was only ten years old. I asked for my own copy of "Songs from the Wood" for Christmas, and then asked for more albums for my birthday, and saved up my pennies...and started to accumulate the entire back catalogue (as it was then). The "A" album came out that autumn, and I wanted more than anything to see Tull live. My parents thought I was too young, so they bought me the album instead of a ticket to keep me quiet. I am sure they felt it was a passing phase... I finally got see the band live in 1984 on the "Under Wraps" tour, and have seen them 27 times, all told. My favorite album is "Roots To Branches," and that's my favorite tour. My least favorite album is "Too Old To Rock'n'Roll, Too Young to Die," which has two good songs on it and is rarely revisited by me. But it's been a marvelous journey and I love most of the music... I even enjoy the squeezy thing (sorry, Gerrald!). The sad part is that I have only met a tiny number of fellow fans, or people who can even stand Ian/Tull. This music, as we all know, is so unique it polarizes people (and not only the pumpkin eaters!). - David Tull were always "the band" when I was growing up but especially in the "heyday" when I was really young. It was kind of just my parents "thing" though. I knew all of the songs by heart etc.. but it wasn't until around my mid-teens (Crest/20th era) when I started really appreciating what was going on musically and kind of discovered/rediscovered them as my own. Then it was like hearing all those albums for the first time. "Roots to Branches" was imo the last really good Tull album. Your opinion on TOTRNR is a common one I think. You either love it or you don't. For me it's definetly closer to the favorites side of my list. David, the bright side is that if you didn't grow up with multitudes of tull fans around at least you now have the internet and chat groups such as ourselves to relate to. I have met more fellow fans here than I could have ever imagined.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 22, 2014 16:08:20 GMT
Well as some of you know my parents were the biggest Tull fans and I was born right at the height of the craziness. I never had a chance to discover Tull on my own. I literally had no choice. Born in May 1972 The first words I managed to say as a little baby "thick as a brick"..At the youngest age I was staring at the covers of TAAB, Passion Play, Warchild etc.. until being taken at five to Maple Leaf Gardens for the "Songs From The Wood" concert where it all clicked. Most every adult figure I knew growing up was a tullhead. I could probably write a book on the entire subject
My folks at the "heavy horses" show
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 22, 2014 15:55:16 GMT
Great David..
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 21, 2014 15:38:19 GMT
Are there donuts in there?...whatever it's about.. it's very, very cool! thanks for posting!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 21, 2014 7:03:35 GMT
Cincinnati 1972 Filmed in front of stage.. by Via Lilla
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 21, 2014 5:32:29 GMT
A few good ones from Newcastle, England 1982.. filmed by Davy Hall
I'm sure you can guess the song..
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 19, 2014 5:35:17 GMT
This painted by Sue Martin.. a close family friend.
Not sure off hand when it was done but I know it's been around since at least the late 70's.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 19, 2014 4:26:16 GMT
"Walk into light" is the one album that at the time it came out would have never thought it would end up being such a special album to me. If that one gets played it goes front to back.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 19, 2014 4:15:47 GMT
Welcome bogenbroom! Thanks for you input. We welcome and will consider suggesions for making things easier. For posting new threads I use the main page and go according to topic, but for reading and replying I just bookmark the most recent posts link, For me it makes for a simpler experience overall. Might work for you?
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 19, 2014 4:06:17 GMT
Thanks Ian. The H.E. show was a lot of fun and cool to be able to listen with friends. Your dedication to what you do will just help the show grow and grow. Keep it up! Glad to help get Silken into the chat also so I must then thank Gerald for directing me there in the first place.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 20:52:49 GMT
1980 at the LA Sports Arena. Power Trio. Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and Mark Carney. The first time Tull broke up :-). Enjoy! Darin So great.. some of Martin's best playing at this time also.. Inspiring!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 20:50:21 GMT
Okay this it for my art, had to dig deep for the 1st pencil drawing done in 1972 at 16. The last one I did to hand off to the subject himself and it worked! David this 2nd one is what I was referring to. That one was done in 1975. I think its time for a better one. Darin Wow that's is really excellent.
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 17:20:49 GMT
Yes Ian I believe that is the case although I still like the idea!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 3:25:14 GMT
Even some who prepaid $80 months ago haven't received their H.E packages so I'm sure it will make it to rhapsody sometime. Cd's I hardly buy anymore either. I'll seek out and buy 5.1 DVD's and most everything I'd want to buy these days is pressed on HQ heavy vinyl with all the packaging bells and whistles. You usually get HQ download codes as part of your purchase. A little more expensive than a CD sometimes but it's not a bad investment as they are limited runs. I finally got my copy from Burning Shed just today
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 3:14:00 GMT
Ian has since already hinted at the possibility of playing with Martin again. Saying it wasn't out of the question and even mentioned Dee Palmer as part of it (although I think jokingly) But "for now" they have other plans. Anything can happen. I think maybe 2 yrs from now Ian will see one final return with Martin as possibly a lucrative idea. Especially after making recent news that "it is over". Reunion shows are big money. If they are both still going I think that will happen and if so the end result will be something much more special for us fans than if they had just kept going as they were for the past decade. Especially if they do instrumental music! I am still hopeful.. as long as they're healthy. But yes, it was a great run for while there..
recent Ian Anderson interview by Bill DeYoung
Not to flog a dead horse, but there are loads of people who love and follow you, and they’ll say if it’s not Ian and Martin, it’s not Jethro Tull.
IA: Well, they're in absolutely safe territory, because it's not Jethro Tull right now. I'm busy doing stuff under my own name, and so is Martin. But that doesn't mean that we won't work again and call it Jethro Tull in the future. Or it might be Anderson, Barre and Palmer! Who knows?
"And I certainly don’t put behind me the possibility or even the likelihood that Martin and I will be on the stage together sometime before we actually can’t do it any more"
I would go see "ABP"!
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Post by Tulltapes on Apr 18, 2014 3:00:33 GMT
haha that's great! Martin's now playing bass
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