When I saw them perform this album, in its entirety, they received a 15 minute standing ovation. When the applause finally died down, Ian Anderson walked up to the mike and said, "For our second song we would like to play......", and the place went crazy.

@jimk5158

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@skraps2341

2 ай бұрын

Yep. I have seen them several times but I remember that concert. This song went on forever

@daviddonald9738

24 күн бұрын

I saw this tour in Boston it was awesome. It is still in my Top Five Best Shows Ever.

Great to see how young people can still enjoy what we “old farts” already enjoyed 40 plus years ago!

@TheEudaemonicPlague

4 жыл бұрын

@@victoriamartin3854 "Boomers aren't all bad guys" WTF? I can't even imagine where that came out of. Personally, I absolutely hate it when people say I'm a boomer. My birth had nothing to do with the post-war baby boom...and people have, in recent years, begun including people born in the sixties as boomers, too. /rant Yeah, especially young people who've never even heard of the band before they listened. Of course, it's difficult not to be seriously impressed by Ian's performances. Marc's reaction to the flute was awesome. I have one of the little posters that was put up to announce the Songs from the Wood tour, which I found somewhere...I hadn't heard of Jethro Tull, yet, at the time of that performance. Bummer. That show was at the University of Illinois, in a hall neither my wife or I can recall at the moment...but the acoustics there are perfect.

@jamesburk8314

4 жыл бұрын

Louis, you are so right. It was so cool to see someone other than me enjoying Jethro Tull so long ago.

@louisvitalis4800

4 жыл бұрын

Marc, in those days music was very pure, not so much electronic assisting. I’ll never forget the Thick a a Brick album, which looked like a newspaper. It’s like dreaming away with a whole story. Thanks for your interest in this old farts music!

@fidenemini111

4 жыл бұрын

True music never dies!

@saguarotreker

4 жыл бұрын

Remember when we were young and called the "old farts" ...old farts, while we listened to the "Tull" rock the F out!!!

"Oh he crazy" That's pretty much Ian Anderson summed up straight away 😂

@denisrichardson3260

16 күн бұрын

just add god given talent and intelligence..

There will never be another Ian Anderson. What a great instrumentalist. The whole band is so tight

@gertbamse1

2 жыл бұрын

From a time they actually played music on instruments. I saw all their concerts in Denmark.

And this is why no one covers Jethro Tull.

@leonlkowalski

4 жыл бұрын

Not exactly. I was once asked to play in a JT cover band. But, yes, this is why I refused... :)

@jbenavides2567

4 жыл бұрын

The Spanish band Mägo de Oz covered Kelpie... with much different lyrics to it. Anyhow I think they even didn´t credit Tull.

@2112warpig

4 жыл бұрын

Iron Maiden does a nice job with Cross-eyed Mary

@practicalwerewolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@2112warpig Well come on now, Iron Maiden is the exception to every rule. They're the tightest band to ever walk the face of the Earth! No one wants to cover them because they're on that same Jethro Tull level of musicianship.

@nicolacheccacci3769

4 жыл бұрын

I play flute and sing in a JT cover band but non this track. Not yet.Follow us on Facebook "La Fattoria dei mendicanti"

not folk, not blues, not rock, not heavy metal, not even prog rock: their genre is Jethro Tull

@floorticket

4 жыл бұрын

I've heard them lumped in with Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer since at least the mid 80s. I agree with you, but if we're going to excuse Tull let's excuse Rush as well. Those bands are outliers on different ends of the progressive scale.

@mosborne9878

4 жыл бұрын

I once heard (way back in the day.....) an interview with Ian. Paraphrasing from memory, he said that he considered Tull to be progressive rock, with the only contemporaries of note Pink Floyd. And they were "okay."

@SadieCo149

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I can hear the Emerson, Lake & Palmer influence.

@EarthHart1

4 жыл бұрын

@@SadieCo149 Jethro Tull was formed in 1963 whereas ELP formed in the early '70s. I feel you don't know Tull too well. And don't forget, "Thick As A Brick" was a parody of all the so-called prog-rock of the time.

@PapaBear-pg1gi

4 жыл бұрын

Ian makes me sooo >>>>>>>orny

One of the most underrated bands of the era, personally I think they were always better than led zeppelin

@ofeliahernandez8089

4 жыл бұрын

Better than zeppelin and pink floyd.

@Doctorlacrosse

4 жыл бұрын

Doing Jethro Tull stuff yes. Led Zeppelin rock/blues masters.

@frisky571

4 жыл бұрын

Apples and oranges

@philnewberry8072

4 жыл бұрын

@@ofeliahernandez8089 Yea, verily, thou dost speak truth!

@AJCsr

4 жыл бұрын

Tull ruled !

I love watching a new generation discover this music. Does my old hippie soul good.

it warms my heart to watch this young man's reaction to this music.....he didn't dismiss it outright....watching his face makes me believe that this young man has a musician'e heart.....beautiful to see

@geminikb

4 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@WSallai

4 жыл бұрын

He, like the crowd, fell for the Minstrel Troupe.

@hammondhendrix8095

4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@vinesster

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. A testament to the power of music. I enjoyed watching him be taken in almost as much as I love Jethro Tull!

@barbarascotto3873

3 жыл бұрын

Truth!

my respect for someone discovering this gem in 2019

@THE-HammerMan

4 жыл бұрын

Well, he was pointed to it...it's not like he found it on his own discovery, exploring musical history and diversity. But he did, to his credit, give it a listen. Might even explore more Tull-- one never knows.

@MajorCaliber

4 жыл бұрын

At the time, in our youth, it was just catchy (but classy) and fun rock... but in hindsight, it's downright *operatic* in its scope and storytelling, eh wot? :D

@ShortBusRuss

4 жыл бұрын

@@THE-HammerMan You folks are overthinking this. The whole "reaction" genre on KZread is just a way to cash in on other people's work. That's why there are a metric million people doing it. Some people just outright copy the music videos and re-post them on their channel, riding the click revenue until it gets de-monetized by the content owner. The reaction genre is simply a way to get around that. And it plays upon people's unexplainable need to have their musical tastes validated by others. At least the ones where a voice coach "analyzes" the singer at least has some small value, to educate the viewer on the skills required. This video? Was basically copying the original content he played no part in creating, making a few faces during the video, and then saying "I like dat!!" at the end... And... Boom. 100,000 views, and the associated click revenue. Videos like this are why there is so much low-value content on KZread.

@THE-HammerMan

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShortBusRuss I never have thought devious enough about things like this...I would make a terrible crook and/or snake. I must have skipped school when our class covered "sleazeball tactics"!!!

@ShortBusRuss

4 жыл бұрын

@@THE-HammerMan I know, brother, I know. Just rest assured you are a better person for not thinking that way. I am in network security as a profession, so I unfortunately see the curtain pulled back more than I'd like, sometimes.

Man the look on your face when he started Killin the flute was worth the price of admission! Thanks!

@DavidLindes

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I had to go back to 6:50 a couple times and just watch that nodding evolve into “oh my god”, “play dude”, and beyond. Love to see this level of admiration of something completely new to the viewer. Thanks, Marc!

@stuartparris2626

3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see that because it helps the new generation understand there was actual music prior to a mixing board and computerized notes.... If you want more bands listen to Boston and supertramp... Not to mention bands like Pink Floyd and rush...

Absolutely unforgettable reaction. The young man is so genuine and you can feel him getting more into Tull's brilliance and majesty and the clip progresses. Second time I've seen it. Just wonderful.

Dude. I'm a 60 year old who grew up listening to Jethro and watching you trip out on his music made my day! Thanks for posting!

@loraa3873

4 жыл бұрын

Dude.

@maxmoore3472

4 жыл бұрын

I'm same age so did I

@GMarkCole

4 жыл бұрын

Got 10 years on ya. Me, too.

@ha3516

4 жыл бұрын

I love watching Marc's face and eyes. My reaction to Tull was nearly as dramatic but long ago. Unique in the universe. Would love to see reactions to Ave Maria, and Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. You must have heard Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix? And The Letter by the Box Tops? kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIWVt9VuepXdlKw.html Every one of these stops me in my tracks.

@GaryWall

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxmoore3472 I'm same age (in a few days) so did I.

Love Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson is a genius .

@rhythmstyx1945

4 жыл бұрын

penfold167 Absolutely

@MLewisDesign

4 жыл бұрын

Yep! ♥️♥️♥️

@sym667

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is an incredible composer, singer and instrumentalist.

@strattuner

4 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE RIGHT, GENIUS

@user-gg7jk8kx6p

4 жыл бұрын

YES!

THIS IS MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the music I listened to in the 70's. Ian Anderson is one of the best flutist and does it on one leg often. I am still a fan to this day.

Ian Anderson was and is unreal... the whole band, really. But he is just unbelievable

His music always made me feel I was in a medieval fair

@johnparker1290

4 жыл бұрын

Try the album Songs from the Wood - very much that kind of feel but technically excellent and not just a bunch of ballads...

@fricky11111

4 жыл бұрын

Renaissance music...Ritchie Blackmore and Candace Night...Blackmore's Night ,do a lot of Renaissance type music...I'm just assuming everybody here knows who Ritchie Blackmore is. Check out Way to Mandalay and Just Call My Name .

@jordansupport1923

4 жыл бұрын

Them and Steeleye Span

@Siggy4844

4 жыл бұрын

I feel that way with Minstrel In The Gallery

@sg3596

4 жыл бұрын

"his music" ? Jethro Tull is a band .

Whenever a "youngin'" asks me to describe Jethro Tull, I answer that they are a mix of philosophy, acid, Mozart and electricity.

@PlanetRockJesus

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

@rebauer2000

4 жыл бұрын

I would say Bach more than Mozart.

@martymar1964

4 жыл бұрын

I more imagine what kind of rock musician Lord Byron would have been.

@petecorcoran3759

4 жыл бұрын

Best description ever man

@glorygloryholeallelujah

4 жыл бұрын

And drugs... never forget the drugs!

No sequencers, no computers, just real honest to goodness story telling in song-style. Bloody perfection.

Thick as a brick took up both sides of the album as one song. Nobody else ever did that. On one song, he sang through his flute. Truly.

The guy's face when Ian Anderson "turns on" the flute... :DDD!

@herschist

4 жыл бұрын

“That dude can sing, play the guitar, flute, and tambourine!” “Is he from Ireland or something?” I really enjoyed watching this!

@8ackbiter434

4 жыл бұрын

And again on 9.30. I love his reactions.

@8ackbiter434

4 жыл бұрын

I saw Tull in London just a few months before this show back in '78. They were sensational, and this song was the highlight for me as I didn''t expect them to play it. There really has never been a band like them, and it was a pleasure watching this guy discovering their uniqueness for the first time.

6:43 - That moment when you realize that flutes can do that. HILARIOUS!! I think every Jethro Tull fan can relate!

Jethro Tull, “Locomotive Breath”, “AquaLung”, “Teacher”, “Bungle in the Jungle”

@QuentinRichardson-supersnail

4 жыл бұрын

Cross-eyed Mary, Wind Up ( I didn't mind if they groomed me for success - yeech), Skating away.

@tomworcester3170

3 жыл бұрын

Farm on a Freeway ,( a true story)......& it nearly happened to me and my family....).

I have avoided watching these first time listening videos proving what a dope I have been. The pure joy I saw in your face embracing the music of one of my favorite bands of all time simply made my day. Welcome to Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson is one of the most talented front men of all time.. AND THAT FLUTE!

Besides being a master musician, Ian Anderson was by far the greatest rock showman-singer front man of all time. Jethro Tull was not an act that anyone could follow.

@ProgBartleby

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly my friend!

@hymielipstutz5920

4 жыл бұрын

Ian was the most talented rock musician/composer/performer of all time!

@pegva

4 жыл бұрын

Still is

@burlatsdemontaigne6147

4 жыл бұрын

English folk music.

@johannaliva5955

3 жыл бұрын

word...

I'm 55 welcome to one of the greatest generations of music

I have listened to two classically trained musicians review Jethro Tull which was really exciting because they weren't familiar with him either. So it is great change of pace to listen to you listen to Jethro Tull who has been one of my favorite groups for almost 50 years!!! Keep up the great stuff you're doing!! I'll be back!! 😂😅

My God, what a showman Ian Anderson is. So filled with "feel-good" emotion. Just makes everybody happy. And, his band mates all charge off of him. Just loved it.

He's watching one of the top live performers of all time.

@davidferris3939

3 жыл бұрын

What a showman great voice great musician good man and had fun doing it when I'm down I watch a song or two live and it picks me right up. T

Thick as a Brick is actually a 45 minute song that only pauses once (because you had to flip the album over). He did Thick as a Brick because some critics said his album, Aqualung, was a “themed” album and he said, “By damn, I’ll give you a themed album.”

@PickleAndy

4 жыл бұрын

'You think Aqualung is a themed album? Hold my beer....'

@mistacoz

4 жыл бұрын

@@PickleAndy *"hold my mead..."

@klausrain111

4 жыл бұрын

I know what a concept album is, but never heard of a themed album. I guess they're the same, which brings up the question: Is Aqualung a concept album? Of course it f*cking is, and one of the greatest ever.

@DoubleACbg

4 жыл бұрын

Later on, Devo would record their album “Oh No! It’s Devo!” to respond to critics who said their previous album (New Traditionalists) sounded as if it were recorded by “fascist clowns”, so band co-founder Jerry Casale had that sentiment in mind when the album was recorded and produced

@stevemurrell6167

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleACbg Go Devo...never a band to conform with critic or corporate expectations.

I remember the first time I heard Thick as a Brick. On my car radio I immediately drove to the store and bought the album. I still think it’s Tull’s best. It was 1972. I was in law school. The actual album itself was also a trip.

I don't think I ever appreciated this song as much as I did watching you hear it for the first time. So great!

“Thick as a Brick” is the British equivalent of “dumb as a post”. Ian Anderson’s lyrics are so biting and clever and his musicianship is mind blowing!

@gregrambo606

4 жыл бұрын

I first knew it as an American expression, especially in the south, meaning "kinda dumb; not much in the brains department."

@irishgrl

4 жыл бұрын

Greg Rambo google it.

@gregrambo606

4 жыл бұрын

@@irishgrl Okay. It's just that I've heard that expression since I was a kid in the 60's here in the U.S.

@zolarczakl3880

4 жыл бұрын

A high school teacher back in the 70s once told me "Jethro Tull named a song for you. Thick as a Brick" and I replied, "Yeah, well they named a song for you, too. It's called Teacher." We were a good pair, student and teacher. I hope he took my reply as the compliment I intended it to be.

@oriomenoni7651

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but what he really meant in the lyrics was to be "thick as a pr***" ;)

Jethro Tull is one of my all time favorite bands

@onewhoknowsrevenge6807

4 жыл бұрын

Besides Pink Floyd,yes i agree.

Great reaction video, and glad you enjoyed it so much! Just by way of background, thick as a brick as an album was a reaction to critics calling the previous album (Aqualung) being a “concept album” - so they made Thick as a Brick as a demonstration of what a proper concept album was. And the song itself became an epic.

In 100 years, people will be going to the opera and listening to Jethro Tull. Genius.

Watching you dig Jethro Tull was the highlight of my day!

@tcdknowlton

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too !!!

@seanmcaleavy2369

4 жыл бұрын

And mine, as well.

@johnhalverson1133

4 жыл бұрын

Yes very cool!

@iamcalledpauliep.8210

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more👍

@annmariecross8626

4 жыл бұрын

yes yes yes

No samples, No loops - actual musicians who can actually play instruments. There was a time when people actually spent their lives learning how to be as good as they could be. That was what 'being good' meant.

@goobusmcgee684

4 жыл бұрын

Look I absolutely love older music far more than new music and Tull is probably my favorite band however, music production just requires a different skill set.

@nezkeys79

4 жыл бұрын

That type of ethos in music still exists. Dirty Loops Snarky Puppy Scary Pockets For example

@minners71

4 жыл бұрын

@@nezkeys79 Never heard of any of these but just checked out a couple of songs by all of them and NO JUST NO! Seriously comparing them to a band like Jethro is just wrong.

@nezkeys79

4 жыл бұрын

@@minners71 lol theyre all better than jethro to me

@jeremygoldie3273

4 жыл бұрын

@@nezkeys79 snarky puppy is more a jazz based sound to me I personally cant hear the comparison like you do. Not to take anything away from snarky Puppy I have heard their stuff and they are all pretty good musicians. I myself am a horn player and would love to get a band together that does some of that s***

Beautiful smile!! -Dr. P Jethro Tull is the best! They have been for a solid fifty years! How does one describe Ian Anderson? Viking, Scottish, Renaissance, naughty, lyrical??? TIMELESS!

Ian Anderson, the "lead," and the band, Jethro Tull, filled my head with appreciation for wizards, magic, reincarnation, my celtic heritage, and Ian's amazing relationship with his flute (his wand!) I am so happy to see you obviously enjoy watching and listening to this song as much as I, a 58 YO, does!! It gives me hope for the future🥰 PS: You didn't get to MSG back then until you earned it 😁

This bands discography is a phenomenal journey

“I hope he’s dope. “ Then the look of bewilderment when he breaks out the flute.

Love Tull - Seen them several times in the 70's - THEY ARE AWESOME !!!! Ian is amazing - my sister even got his sweat towel at the LA Forum - Bursting Out Tour. Ian is from Scotland.

That caught you absolutely cold! You didn't expect that level of performance! Great to see you react to the music of my generation so brilliantly. Keep it up!

This is my first time listening also, and I cannot believe how talented these guys are!

@olafsrensen9578

4 жыл бұрын

You have a lot fantastic music to look foorvould to. Hava a nice time.

@cahillgreg

4 жыл бұрын

@Honesty First - what you see is the talent of individuals - you flatter yourself to think you can bask in their glory on the basis of proximity

I love to watch young people hear SRV, Tull and other 70's bands for the first time. I just think to myself.....'wait for it......wait for it'. You are about to discover something really cool......

@bialynia

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, same. Well, I was also one of those young people 20 years ago, now it's my turn :D

@darkangel4rmk88

4 жыл бұрын

I do the same...it gets aggravating sometimes when they pau.se the song with that wow moment - and you're sitting there thinking "don't stop it now, wait 15 more seconds"

@hombrerusode40anos72

4 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of young people listening to good music

@c0gsinc0gs

4 жыл бұрын

I work with a kid in his twenties who had never heard of Frank Zappa....and he thinks of himself as a musician

@carlfloren

4 жыл бұрын

@@bialynia Yup, and I was one of those YOUNG people, 50 years ago. Still thrills. Enjoy, pass it on, and Rock On.

I saw Jethro Tull on that tour. If you thought he was mesmerizing on a video from 40 years ago, you can't even imagine it live. I was stunned for days with the performance. Marc's reaction to hearing JT for the first time was just priceless - he's a true music junkie.

Imagine a conductor jumping off his podium and grabbing instruments to join in the play... welcome to Ian Anderson and JETHRO TULL!!

The look on his face when Anderson starts playing the flute is PRICEless. "Play, dude!", indeed. Priceless, I say...... '

@steveford4481

4 жыл бұрын

How about the written lyrics? Nobody, I mean nobody, writes lyrics like these today! And no pro tools or autotune to "fix" any problems, and this is live with everyone playing their own instruments in a high energy environment in front of 20,000 fans.

@grimmj0ker

4 жыл бұрын

I love watching people getting their minds blown...

@vincentvok867

3 жыл бұрын

Same look I had on my face when I heard and saw this. So great to see people younger than me have the same reaction. I was 18 back in the day. 50 years later. Rock on, my son. Glad you got into it.

"I want to hear another song" best compliment ever!

You have to listen to the full studio album of Thick As A Brick to fully appreciate this song. It is a musical masterpiece, a 45 minute journey that will take you away to another place!

What a pleasure to see the attention and respect you look and listen! The same emotions in your eyes as I felt discovering Thick as a Brick for the first time, back... Easter 72... Happy new year

A genius of music. No one today even comes close

@marleystrukelj1756

4 жыл бұрын

22 actually. Also a musician

@Jotizs

4 жыл бұрын

@MorbidManMusic Name me one modern band that can compose like Jethro Tull. There never was and never will be.

@dorrhablue8202

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jotizs check out steven wilson,he's english by the way.

Much respect for checking out Tull and digging it so much

@donnawyllie2590

2 жыл бұрын

Great performance but if he is to hear one Tull song live how about Aqualung!

I'm a 62 year old man who was a fan of Jethro Tull when I wore a younger man's clothes. Ian Anderson's writing, singing and flute playing were cutting edge for rock music. It fascinated me! I am so glad that you were open-minded and willing to listen and comment. Great kudos to you!

I have been looking all over the net to find someone that has reacted to this video and there you were. I am very happy to see it was you!!! We both share a love for Dimash so I have been watching you for awhile. This was the best concert I ever attended. Ian Anderson and his 1 legged electronic flute is so captivating. Thanks for this reaction. Love from Colorado USA.

I saw them when I was a young woman. One of the best concerts I ever attended.

@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052

4 жыл бұрын

I saw them in Memphis on the Aqualung tour but as a young man, still a man but...........

@Siggy4844

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, I was 20 when I saw them at the now demolished Kingdome in Seattle in 1984, it was one of the best concerts for me as well. Poco opened for them and they were good too. The only other concert that topped it for me was ELO Out Of The Blue concert in the 70s

@MLewisDesign

4 жыл бұрын

Same-1974, amazing!!! My favourite band of all time to this day.

@honeybadger5933

4 жыл бұрын

@@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052 LOL

@honeybadger5933

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly one of the ones I never got to see live.

Dude, I was laughing and smiling from ear to ear while I watched you experience Jethro Tull for the first time on this video and digging it just like so many of us did many years ago when they were in their heyday! Btw, Jethro Tull was the name of the band not the guy playing the flute on one leg. His name is Ian Anderson (Scottish, not Irish) and he is a musical genius IMO. He is a completely self taught musician which is truly remarkable in light of the complexities of his writing, arranging, and playing skills. Every member of this band were virtuoso players in their own right but watching you watching Tull was priceless!! Go and get some of their other recordings too and you will not be disappointed by any of them either!

@papalegba6759

4 жыл бұрын

David Palmer helped out with the arrangements on all the early albums. Joined the band on keyboards in 1977 & his influence on Songs From The Wood & Heavy Horses was very strong indeed.

@Drumbuoy545

4 жыл бұрын

@@papalegba6759 Absolutely!! What a fantastic and integral part of the early Tull sound he was! David (Dee) Palmer was responsible for all those wonderful strings and orchestral arrangements you hear on all those early recordings as far back as "Living in the Past" and the "Aqualung" album as well as all the subsequent Tull albums right up until he left the band. The band would definitely not have sounded the same without his contribution!

@robertian1959

4 жыл бұрын

Too old to rock an roll , too young to die ,planned to have it played as they shove me into the oven

@davidschmidt6013

4 жыл бұрын

Well said, bro! Rock was always meant to be shared. It's never too late!

@lynettekomidar

3 жыл бұрын

So many things I wanted to say... wait until he hears more of them

Absolutely loved your reaction to this masterpiece of a song. I love open minded people!! 👏👏👏

Thick as Brick. Una obra maestra de todos los tiempos. Del mundo mundial. JETHRO TULL.

It's like listening to an old wise medieval English minstrel . It's pure Newcastle English music, sir!

For some strange reason, this showed up in my recommends. I was in college when Tull was huge and saw the group several times in Detroit and actually met Ian Anderson in a parking lot (long story). I'm not sure 'Thick as a Brick' is the place to start with Tull; this was a concept album and even then, was a bit 'different.' Jethro Tull still resonates with me 40+ years later. I'm black. I think back then, there was more willingness to listen to all kinds of music and not relegate it to 'black' or 'white.' Anderson was insane on stage. Really.

@gg_rider

4 жыл бұрын

I still was too young then, but I had Tull albums. The huge tempo & melody changes in just this live version are tremendous and so rare today. Marketing and talent gatekeepers thinks this is too complex for average people.

@kevingrady8736

4 жыл бұрын

He puts on the best floor show.

@evanwest1929

4 жыл бұрын

Well really.. it doesn’t take much to be too complex for people today.

@marcieforrest6658

4 жыл бұрын

My first Tull album/song I heard was Thick as a Brick. I was 11 and a half. It changed the course of my life. You're never too young to get turned on to amazing music.

@IrishKack

4 жыл бұрын

He was the BEST! I wound up on stage with him once. 🤘

I wore this LP out spinning on my little crappy record player. So enlightening to see the younger music lovers giving cred to an amazing band!

Jethro Tull is not a guy, but a band. Saw a show in the Thick of a Brick tour in 1974. They played that song for over 2 hours. Much jamming of course. Still today, it's by far and away the best show I've ever seen.

Jethro Tull is totally dope. He invented the seed drill.

@uturniaphobic

4 жыл бұрын

and the sythe/reaper

@matthewdaumen1612

4 жыл бұрын

@@uturniaphobic I had no idea!

@uturniaphobic

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdaumen1612 I heard that in a British documentary about 20 years ago. JT lived in the 1600s

@pinkythechihuahua3156

4 жыл бұрын

Does our host know what we are talking about? I see the heart, but I think he did that for the word "dope". Jethro Tull was a 16th century inventor.

Jethro Tull is a rock band from another universe. ❤

@jimanstey9174

4 жыл бұрын

For sure, Lancashire.

Loved watching your facial expressions as you watched the vid... they were an amazing band and I first heard it when it came out... and I'm nearly 72 now and still love it!

Love seeing your reaction to this brilliant intricate, amazing music. Many people making music now cannot play any instrument. These guys were masters of music and performance.

Seen Tull 14 times,Ian Anderson is 1 of the best front man i ever seen.

@kenperlman2204

3 жыл бұрын

Saw them only once but I wore out this album. I’ve never understood People preferring Aqualung.

Ian Anderson is a master showman, in their hey day he had nearly limitless energy. His interaction with the crowd is priceless

Aged my 18th birthday at a Jethro Tull concert ion Houston in 1979... ahhhmazing! Show! One of the best performances I have ever experienced.

I spent my high school years listening to Jethro Tull. I was in love with them. Brilliant, brilliant!! What a treat to see you enjoy them! Check out their recordings. Thick a a Brick is a rock-musical story. The studio recording is worth a listen.It’s genius!

Ian Anderson has mastered the crowd as much is his flute!

Imagine medieval troubadour crossed with a rock musician...

@castanza128

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people said Ian Anderson was on drugs. Bullshit. You ever seen a guy on drugs stand on one foot and play rock flute?!?!?

@STILL-KICKIN

4 жыл бұрын

@costanza128 twice last week actually 😂

@johnparker1290

4 жыл бұрын

@@STILL-KICKIN - for how long and were they playing flute when they did it? ;-)

@aleksanderbskarstein3507

4 жыл бұрын

LSD

@gregrambo606

4 жыл бұрын

@@STILL-KICKIN Good comeback. This video never gets old.

just saw your "REACTION" to Jethro Tull......love it.....THEY are my favorite band.....I'm almost 64 (May).....and I want you tou check out "DISTURBED"..................

I saw them first at Norfolk Scope (VA) March 1972.They opened with "Thick as A Brick" , start to finish. They even started with a little trickery: The roadies all wore large hats and dark overcoats. As they set up, they apparently substituted, one at a time, band members for roadies. I was just above and left of the stage. On cue, they all gathered in the center, conferred, and then headed stage Right, hung up their coats and hats on a coat rack, put on their show clothes, and put on a performance that I will never forget. Wow! That was almost 48 years ago. Have seen them 4 more times over the years, at different places. Always a solid show. Time flies, Folks. Smell the roses, love someone, and have some fun!

He wasn't nervous, he was born to do this.

@aqualung1466

4 жыл бұрын

Zackly.

@8ackbiter434

4 жыл бұрын

This was a show that was broadcast live across the world - it was a massive moment for the band. And while IA exuded confidence from the moment the concert began, I remember him saying in an interview back then that he was shaking with nerves beforehand.

"Never heard of this guy. Hopefully, he's dope." That made me laugh. Dude, Jethro Tull is as dope as his best friend, Pink Floyd!

@MisterDarkfall

4 жыл бұрын

LOL. That cat Pink IS pretty dope! Which one is he again? The drummer?

@pinkythechihuahua3156

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh FLOYD! Check out PIGS 3 WAYS, from Mexico City. The venue and graphics on stage are AMAZING!

@MisterDarkfall

4 жыл бұрын

@@pinkythechihuahua3156 Holy crap, you weren't kidding!! I'd never seen that clip before and it was amazing! Roger Waters goes hard as hell.

@Egilhelmson

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, there WAS a real Jethro Tull, who invented the first mechanical seed planter. Name was pulled from an encyclopedia, since his bar band kept getting fired then rehired under a new name. Random chance that they got their first hit with that name.

@Yvonne_ozlife

4 жыл бұрын

@@pinkythechihuahua3156 u mean Pigs 3 different ones? I loved that album Animals.

Artists like that simply do not exist anymore.trailblazing their way through the 70's ...Tull, Queen, ELO...never be anymore like them .Such Pure raw real unautotuned, talent.

@BelieveNoGod

Жыл бұрын

I agree, luckily there are a few bright lights in the swamp. Try Kaleo, from Iceland, and "Poets of the fall" from Finland.

The greatest rock showman ever!

Prog Rock at it's ABSOLUTE Finest, Ian Anderson is one of Scoland's Finest

@ProgBartleby

4 жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly.

@godislove8740

4 жыл бұрын

You've yet to discover Magma? kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKOOq7qJpqu2n7w.html

@ProgBartleby

4 жыл бұрын

@@godislove8740 Link brings me to Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh : Trianon 2000 ...what's this got to do with Tull?

@MladenPostruznik

4 жыл бұрын

@@ProgBartleby prog rock, Magma is band, and Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh an album. French band.

@ProgBartleby

4 жыл бұрын

@@MladenPostruznik Irrelevantly off topic my friend.

When I attended the Thick as a Brick concert, they were phenomenal! They played the whole album then said...”for our second tune”, the crowd roared! Awesome concert, awesome group!❤️ And I can assure you, Ian Anderson is and has never been never been nervous onstage. Heh 😏 Annie

One of the most entertaining live bands ever. Ian Anderson is a top tier front man. Yeah he's self taught on flute.

Was 21 when this concert went down. I remember listening to this for the first time while I lived in Africa . . . Kinshasa, Congo, which was a hell of place too be in 1972, I'll tell you. So we just adored Jethro Tull and lucky us, we got the whole newspaper spread and everything. This band was GOD. I finally saw them on the Thick As A Brick tour in 1973 or so at Oakland Coliseum or Winterland . . . can't remember. This is still a hell of a great album. And dude looks like he agrees with me!

he was born in Scottland, spent his youth in Blackpool.

this is so cool. Go back and listen to the whole album, this is just an excerp and if you think this is good the album will blow you away!!

@kenperlman2204

3 жыл бұрын

A perfect album and if you can get the original vinyl . the cover is amazing

So fun hanging out with you and watching Ian Anderson. It brings back all the original excitement! Thanks :) I'm so glad you liked it!

Listen to the whole album it is mind-blowing.

I was only 14 years old when this song came out and my older step-sister gave me the album. I wore it out.

This guy’s expressions were a perfect compliment to the music. Great reaction to some great music!

@herschist

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I truly enjoyed watching the expressions on his face every time the music changed tempo, or pace. What an innovative band!!

@oldguy8382

4 жыл бұрын

We loved it in the seventies, and just like you, have the same reaction.

@lindahehn7442

4 жыл бұрын

It was hard for me to watch the split-screen. I wanted to watch the band, but I knew what was coming up and had to watch Marc's face!

I love Jethro, his music never gets old. When you hear it for the first time you notice there is so much going on in each and every song. So much action and highs and lows..fanfriggingtastic shit!!!

Hey Marc, really respect you for doing this. I'm sure you didn't know them by your initial reaction. Of course now you know that the group name was Jethro Tull, and that brilliant performer is Ian Anderson. All the group members were from Great Britain. So now when you hear us old fogeys talk about how the music from the 60s and 70s was su much better than today's crapola, you know what we mean. Lol. Check out Tull's Bungle in the Jungle, and you'll see this was no fluke

I don’t watch a lot of reaction videos but this one was legit the best one I’ve seen. Granted I’m a Jethro Tull fan, but he didn’t start or stop the video to comment. He let his face and minimal comments do the reacting. And the parts which he reacted to showed he is a lover of music of all genres. Well done and thank you!

This is one of my more favorite albums. The album is not only awesome to listen to, but when we were stoned back in the 70s, the cover was the most awesome one ever. It unfolded into a 12-page, small-town newspaper, filled with stories and articles and classified ads and obits and weddings. The cover story of the paper (the album cover itself) was about a 8-year-old boy who was eventually disqualified after winning a poetry prize for his epic poem "Thick as a Brick" (which was printed in the paper and served as the albums lyrics). We'd get buzzed, listen to the album, and read the stories in the paper. Music was so interesting back then, not only in the music itself but how it was presented.

@George19712

4 жыл бұрын

Well said.

I saw them at my first rock concert and probably saw them every year until I graduated from college. I never saw a bad show. And they were ALWAYS entertaining.

Pure genius! I've loved Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull for over 40 years. Voice as smooth as butter.

Still have all my Jethro Tull vinyls.

@bonneyryder279

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@besseder

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@crishartigan4838

3 жыл бұрын

Vinyl rules!!

Ian Anderson is the composer of all Jethro Tull songs.... Thick as a brick album recorded in 1971.... A revolution....

@arkanoiddude

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the other guys in the band, namely John Evan, Martin Barre, and David Palmer, also wrote some of the material...it's just that Ian Anderson was always very fuckin stingy when it came to writing credit.

@sopwithpuppy

4 жыл бұрын

@@arkanoiddude Ian's wife composed "Aqualung".

@arkanoiddude

4 жыл бұрын

@@sopwithpuppy Ian's first wife wrote some lyrics, she had nothing to do with the music of Aqualung.

@GrimrDirge

4 жыл бұрын

Jenny wrote Aqualung, if memory serves.

@arkanoiddude

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrimrDirge The song is credited to Ian and Jennie Anderson, Jennie came up with some lyrics and that's it...you guys need to look stuff up before posting replies.

My Uncle used to play this band in the 70's when he was serving in Germany -- I also like Captain Beef heart Big eyed beans from Venus was one of our favourites. RIP Uncle Roy ~Trooper

I can totally empathize with your reaction to when he starts playing the flute. That's exactly how I felt when I first heard Jethro Tull. I think everyone's reaction goes something like, "Is that a flute? What?!... This guy can play the crap out of some rock flute." Edit: The most amazing thing is that Jethro Tull's first album was recorded when Ian Anderson had only been playing flute for about a year. The guy was innovating on flute, creating intricate pieces and unique techniques like a master after only a year.