What is one item you can’t live without?

@32a34a

Ай бұрын

Cake

@TheXkmedia

Ай бұрын

Chewbacca impressions

@dg3258

Ай бұрын

LOVEBITES! When are you doing them again?? 🙂🤘

@DarrellW_UK

Ай бұрын

Love!

@randomchord

Ай бұрын

An acoustic guitar. !2-string if I have a choice, but six string will do

Flutists: this is a precious and delicate instrument of my art, I will protect it like my child. Ian: I'm a music wizard and this is my magic wand.

I see Jethro Tull, i press "like" before the reaction starts.

@charleslatora5750

Ай бұрын

Same

I don’t always listen to jethro tull BUT when I do it’s always sitting on a park bench.

@DonP_is_lostagain

Ай бұрын

'S ok. As long as you're not eyeing little girls with bad intent.😉

@williamhestilow4021

Ай бұрын

bring some tissues, you have snot running down your nose

@ShawnBoikethemaharishi

Ай бұрын

I ride heavy horses while wielding my broadsword

@somemusic4015

Ай бұрын

Hahaha!

@ThatsMrPencilneck2U

Ай бұрын

@@DonP_is_lostagain If a "little girl" is old enough to menstruate, I'm looking, and in this case, it was Cross-eyed Mary, "and she'll do it for a song."

Ian Anderson LITERALLY Made the Flute a ROCK instrument!

I bought "Aqualung" 53 years ago back in junior high school. Great album!

@chrisegbertky

Ай бұрын

Me too!

@nightwishlover8913

Ай бұрын

Me three!

@tonym480

Ай бұрын

Still got my vinyl album

@rafehr1378

Ай бұрын

Those were the Days. 74 years on.

@DaisyCloverbee

Ай бұрын

I was a freshman in college when I bought the album. Never dreamed ancient, decrepit me would listen to it. I was mistaken.

On drums for that period, Gerry Conway who passed 2 days ago on March 29th 2024… Another great drummer who has played with JT.

@gasser217

Ай бұрын

RIP MR CONWAY GODS SPEED.

@horacecoker1353

Ай бұрын

Damn on my birthday may he rock on

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

It’s not Gerry Conway on drums in this video . This is Barrie Barlow in 1978 , before Ian fired everyone but Martin .

@pixgo_tv

26 күн бұрын

@@arthurtaneI557 It’s clearly Gerry Conway on drum. They are so different in their playing… It’s a 1982 show and he was on drum for that era of JT. Barry has been sacked somewhere in 1980.

Ian is self-taught. It wasn't until his daughter was learning flute that he discovered he was fingering wrong ... then self-taught himself to play correctly

@JamesJoy-yc8vs

25 күн бұрын

Yes! What is it that literally *ALL* classically-trained flautists notice, and mention? Something about his pinky-finger? I don't play flute so I don't know, but I've seen several reaction vids, and his right hand and little finger is pointed out so often! Something about it could be easier, and he's making it harder on himself? Something like that?🤔

@corawheeler9355

25 күн бұрын

@@JamesJoy-yc8vs Ian Anderson was born with a birth defect of his right pinky finger.

@WastrelWay

25 күн бұрын

@@JamesJoy-yc8vs Yes, it's the right pinky. It's supposed to be pressing the first key on the foot-joint of the flute most of the time to hold it open. By default, it's closed. It makes a very slight difference in the tone. The only time that key really needs to be held open is to play a D#. However, there is not only a slight (almost undetectable) difference in tone, but an improvement in the balance of the way the instrument is held, which obviously doesn't concern him. I never bothered, either, and my music teacher never complained.

As far as Jethro Tull songs go, you can't go wrong with "Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day" or "Thick as a Brick".

Did you know that Ian Anderson taught himself flute, but taught himself incorrect technique? Years later, his daughter pointed out his errors, and he re-taught himself with proper technique. Old dogs applies, unless you're Ian Anderson. I'm always surprised at how serious of a man he is. I've never seen him laugh in an interview, and rarely smile. Love the album "Songs From the Wood". Clever album.

@Nichols_Santa

Ай бұрын

yeah, if you watch his fingering in the earlier videos versus the way he keys in the latter ones, you will see that he used some of his right-hand fingers at or below the first knuckle - like a bagpipe or Pennywhistle, but switched to using the fingertips like a classical flautist does.

@sourisvoleur4854

Ай бұрын

I remember an interview back when the iPod was all the rage, and he said his "ippid" was mostly Jethro Tull songs so he could keep in mind what he was going to sing and play.

@schirpik

Ай бұрын

I think he has a dry sense of humor from one of his box sets he made the statement along the lines that he went into music out of being lazy,also his lyrics can be quite funny Rainbow blues for example.

@trashandcheese3636

Ай бұрын

Of course Ian learned most of what he knew on flute from Rahssan Roland Kirk - certainly not the first jazz flutist but the first to take the vocalisation effects into somewhat-hysterical territory, which Ian worsened in his My God-type solos.

@curiousman1672

Ай бұрын

@@trashandcheese3636 Really? Never heard him mention him. Not that I doubt you. I'll have to pull up some work of Kirk. Ian is most definitely a showman. That whole stage persona fits him so well.

One item I can’t live without? A NittPicc mini stroke watching Ian Anderson flailing his flute like a baton.

@Mr.Ekshin

Ай бұрын

She doesn't realize that this is Ian Anderson... or what that really means in the context of his instruments. If he calls ANY flute manufacturer and asks for ANY kind of flutes... they will literally send him a crate full of them. No money needed. He could decide to never play the same flute twice and simply toss them into the audience after each solo. He could go through a dozen flutes per show, and the flute manufacturer would just keep sending more. Kinda like John Popper with harmonicas... that guy literally goes through several harps per song (switches to a different one with each key change) and just keeps on tossing them into the crowd as he finishes with them. Pretty sure he used to play Hohners, but switched to Fender and his own signature series harps at some point. And it's probably been 30 years since he had to pay for a harmonica.

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

@@Mr.Ekshin Maybe, but for years, he only used a bunch of learner-model flutes, because they so often would get dropped, thrown, whacked, etc. and he had to replace them.

@fidenemini111

Ай бұрын

​@@thomasmacdiarmid8251Or may be he just glued all parts into one piece.

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

@@fidenemini111 Someone here or on Thales's reaction channel said that he soldered them. I would have thought glue or rosin inside the connections. Still none of those would protect against the flute getting dropped or whacked against stuff when it is being twirled and tossed like a baton.

@olddragondude4398

Ай бұрын

That's an early 70's Combat Flute, Mark1A.

Yes, he's dropped it. He typically brings 6 or more flutes with him on tour. If something breaks, he cannibalizes parts or just grabs a backup. This has been going on with him for over 50 years. I've done much the same.

@stpnwlf9

Ай бұрын

Some have commented on the tape on the flute -- swinging it around like that, it has actually come apart and he uses the tape to keep the sections securely together.

@sammarsh3679

Ай бұрын

@@stpnwlf9 yeah, those spins can totally launch a foot joint. I've done that too :)

@NuntiusLegis

Ай бұрын

Strange that in the plethora of Tull footage I could never witness any harm done to a flute. Perhaps you are somewhat underestimating his body control, also when handling the flute.

@davorzmaj753

Ай бұрын

@@NuntiusLegis Or they just don't release video of the misadventures...

@robertkaye5434

20 күн бұрын

I saw him twirling his flute (during the "Stormwatch" tour) but then it flew into the audience. Woooops!

I was bought up on Jethro Tull by my two older brothers. My middle brother even modelled his look on Ian Anderson. I inherited his Tull collection when he sadly passed away. I saw them at their 25th anniversary concert in London, Ian broke 3 flutes that evening ! Can never get enough Tull.

@frankconley6321

Ай бұрын

I saw them on the 25th anniversary tour in Atlanta, GA. Procol Haram opened for them.

@NuntiusLegis

Ай бұрын

I have seen tons of Tull footage, but it seems no harm to a flute has ever been filmed.

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

I too saw the 25 th anniversary tour with Procol Harem in , an outdoor show in Ontario , Canada’s Wonderland .

Ian Anderson is a true multi-instrumentalist. He taught himself to play the flute which was probably a good thing when the intention was to play rock/folk rock music with it. Classic training might have given him too many good habits. He does play guitar on stage when needed, an acoustic one but mostly leaves it to a dedicated guitarist in the band. He plays other instruments in the studio and has been known to play every instrument on some tracks. Live he focuses on vocals and flute and of course theatrics. The flute and how Anderson played it was central to the band's sound and image.

I was so lucky to see Jethro Tull 10 times in the front row, he never drops his flute, he's perfect!!! They are unbelievable!!!❤❤❤❤

Speaking of Nittpicks... the band is Jethro Tull. The flautist/singer is Ian Anderson...and if you are stressed out by the way he waves his flute around, you'll never get through what The Who used to do to their guitars.

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

Or Jimi Hendrix

@tonym480

Ай бұрын

Yes 😄 I would recommend 'Won't Get Fooled Again' live at Shepperton Studios 1978 for both Keith Moon and Pete Townsend in full on Keith and Pete mode, not to forget Roger Daltrey swinging the mic around 😄 Sadly to be the last performance with Keith Moon.

@RREvilMonk

Ай бұрын

Or their microphones…

@FrancoUnAmericano

Ай бұрын

Speaking of nittpicks... She said she met Ian in the beggining of the video, so i am pretty sure she knows that, her saying "yeah Jethro Tull(obviously the band, not the singer), sick!" doesn't mean what you seem to think it means.

@grahamedney2432

Ай бұрын

And when on a live show the drummer put explosives in one of the drums, but he put too much in, blew the whole set to pieces, it was crazy

I saw Jethro Tull in the late 80s. I saw hundreds of groups as part of my job and I have to say they're one of the best for live performance. The show I watched, Ian brought out the giant balloons balanced on his nose during the SeaLion song. Lots of audience interaction. Lots of fun.

@gladeloy3341

Ай бұрын

He did the balloons on the A tour.

For the record, I was a huge Metallica fan in the 80s but was genuinely happy when Jethro Tull beat them for the 1989 Grammy award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental.

@jackgilchrist

Ай бұрын

Well, that makes one of us. For the record, I'm a Tull and Metallica fan. But that was the hard rock/metal category and Jethro Tull is neither. The album that won has a couple songs that are a bit more rocking than usual, but it's still folk/prog rock band, not hard rock or metal. They only won because the old dudes on the academy had probably never heard of Metallica, and there was probably vote trading going on too. It's just proof that and even back in '89, these awards meant nothing. Now that's even more the case. And that goes for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame too. The only award that really matters is what the fans give you, not the industry clowns.

@wolfedan3

Ай бұрын

@mightydegu That makes two of us.

@truthseeker4128

Ай бұрын

Metallica sucks

@adam_mawz_maas

Ай бұрын

Ian and Martin Barre (the usual Tull Guitarist) have both expressed regret at winning that award, Rock Island is one of their lesser albums (although probably their heaviest recording-wise) Although frankly Barre 's a better metal guitarist than Ulrich is.

@JamesJoy-yc8vs

Ай бұрын

When Metallica did win the Best Heavy Metal award the first thing they (Lars, their mouthpiece at the time) said was "We'd like to thank Jethro Tull for not releasing an album this year."

I saw Jethro Tull in concert in 1969. I didn’t know who they were because they were a new act at the time. I walked out of the concert in a daze.

I saw Tull three times in the seventies. As far as a concert of entertainment it was the best I'd ever been to. It wasn't just good music, it was energy and sound coming together. The whole show was great and memorable.

Don't worry about his flute it is a rock&roll flute built for abuse and beautiful music 😅 Greetings from Denmark ❤

@1RacerXer

Ай бұрын

🤣

@reinhard8053

Ай бұрын

And it looks like he has some tape around the joint(s?).

Wait'll you see Focus doing Hocus Pocus live if you want flute stress. 😬

@DarrellW_UK

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, that is absolute dope - Ian Anderson eat your heart out!

@randomchord

Ай бұрын

@@DarrellW_UK Yes, Hocus Pocus is amazing, but check out Tull, flute solo, Tampa Bay Auditorium 1976. Then help me try to convince her to do a reaction. 😂😁😉🍻

Ian's also a fantastic acoustic guitarist... One of my all-time faves on that instrument.

I've seen other flute players also cringe at Ian's flute spinning, but he probably toured with multiple flutes, a flute tech person, and may have made modifications to "reinforce" it.

@CineSoar

Ай бұрын

There is clearly tape around the head joint. I assume the foot joint is taped, but that is usually where he grips it, so I haven't spotted it in this video. I've also seen mention of multiple flute casualties, in a single performance.

@chrisarrr3248

Ай бұрын

In an interview once, Ian stated that his flute is glued or soldered into one piece, so there’s very little danger of it separating.

@COTOHAXX

19 күн бұрын

I've seen flute players cringe at Ian,but just before he starts to play.

Good ole Jethro Tull. Hard rock with some of the guitar solos replaced with Flute solos because "Come on, it'll be fun for everyone."

Martin Barre is a master guitarist. When Ian Anderson was looking for a guitarist they had Tony Iomi (who became Black Sabbath's guitarist) for a week and then added Martin. He brought in both rock and classical pieces to the band and was an integral part for many years.

@adam_mawz_maas

Ай бұрын

Barre's one of the most criminally underrated guitarists of the last 60 years.

@HRConsultant_Jeff

Ай бұрын

@@adam_mawz_maas I agree (and so does he I think).

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

@@adam_mawz_maas if you get an opportunity to see Marin’s band , don’t miss it ! Phenomenal shows in small venues, blew away the last time I saw Tull in 2007 , Ian’s vocals were horrible, I knew it was the last time I would ever see Tull . When he fired Martin , I never listened to another thing Ian did .

This is the reaction I expected from a flutist. While I don't play, I repair musical instruments. I am fairly certain it is soldered together. The head joint would probably still be free, but the foot would fly off unless more permanently attached. My repair specialty is brass instruments, and I feel this way watching the Mnozil Brass perform live.

@bittergeek

Ай бұрын

It looks like the head joint is fixed with yellow tape. Not the most secure of arrangements, but if it's good enough for him, he's the performer, do what you like. (Besides, compared the abuse to instruments from other performers (ie Ashley MacIsaac), Anderson is treating his flute like precious crystal.)

@conneryshand.

Ай бұрын

​@@bittergeek 💯

@johnf7683

Ай бұрын

I wonder if he thought of using clear shrink wrap. Would that work?

@davorzmaj753

Ай бұрын

Pure conjecture here: would it be possible to make a flute whose sections join together with bayonet mounts instead of (as it seems) simple friction? Would that work musically, and would it be secure enough to withstand Anderson's gymnastics?

@Robert_Herring

Ай бұрын

@@davorzmaj753 Possible, but it would be much easier and stable to solder the foot joint on. The foot really only needs to come off for transport, but it would be easy to make a case for a flute in one piece. The headjoint needs to be somewhat free to tune the flute, and to clean the moister after playing.

Locomotive Breath is from the Aqualung album. The outro is actually Black Sunday from the A album. They did an excellent job transitioning from one to the other.

I met and hung out with Ian for a few hours on the back deck of a beach bar several years ago... I didn't realize it was THAT Ian until I went to the Tull concert later that evening! Nice guy.

@JabelldiMarco

Ай бұрын

Envy...

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

I met the band in 1988 , Ian was cordial at best , he did pose for a pic . I met Marin again in 2022 when he had Tulls first drummer Clive Bunker with him doing a 50th anniversary tour for Aqualung. , I’ve seen Tull many times in 40 years, never saw Martin look so relaxed and having so much fun as I did in July 2022

A fun Tull song is Song for Jeffrey, live with Tommy Iommi (of Black Sabbath fame) on guitar. Yes, Iommi was briefly a member of Tull

Great reaction. He twirls that flute like it’s a baton 😂

Thank you for a great reaction to a great piece of music. I was 18yo as I sat ten feet from the stage in Barton Hall at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 15. 1972. First song? The full 45-minute version of Thick as a Brick. You could literally feel the bass hit you in the chest. I remember my ears rang for days. The thing about Jethro Tull was that they weren't afraid to do the unexpected, i.e., a 45-minute song with props like a phone booth, a ringing telephone, that incredible singing-humming flute played by a "one-legged" Ian Anderson in a kilt (or was it tights?). Cross-eyed Mary. Aqualung. Windup. Still a fan at 70.

Hello Ian Anderson, singer & flutist has been involved in music since 1962. I believe that Ian's flute is custom made for Rock. Besides doing the flute, he is also multi-instrumentalist too.

My wife bought tickets for us to see Jethro Tull at the Univ. of Illinois It was a coming home gift for me retuning from Air Force basic training in 1971. She knew that I REALLY liked the LP.

I'm a 50 something year old man with a teenaged boys sense of humor and blushed a bit, and giggled a lot, when you described what happens to a flute over time. 😊🤣

you met ian ? green with envy ! saw tull 3 times between '71 and '75 at their peak. yeah i'm getting old. in my top 3 for live concerts ever. not only is he a wizard on the flute but his acoustic guitar prowess is just striking. musician extraordinaire.

@fredkrissman6527

Ай бұрын

Me too! Thrice in the early '70s! I'm guessing IanA went thru a lot of flutes during that period, but it was merely part of the show... And he twirled that (those?) flute every single time. My last time was the PassionPlay tour, wherein they played the whole ThickAsABrick lp first!

@jackempson3044

Ай бұрын

I saw them three times back then too. Fantastic concerts

@thedocofrock1890

Ай бұрын

i saw the 'benefit' tour and 'thick as a brick' also - so long ago now i can't even remember what the 3rd one was. but it may have been 'stand up'. what an album !@@fredkrissman6527

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

I’ve seen them at least a dozen times after 1980 , met the 1988 lineup in Saratoga Springs on the 20th Anniversary tour ( drove down from Ottawa Ontario Canada) . Saw Martins band in 2022, Clive Bunker on drums , phenomenal performance, way better than what Ian is calling Tull these days .

@fredkrissman6527

25 күн бұрын

StandUp intro JT to me as a 15 yr old,@@thedocofrock1890, when I heard it while tripping about in a SunsetStrip headshop. ANewDayYesterday blew my mind, and I left the shop with the lp under my arm. ☮

Ian used to throw his flute up in the air all the way to the level of the lighting right and catch it behind his back- I'm sure he missed a few times.

Speaking as a former flutist I was introduced to Tull when I was younger than 12.... Give a listen to "Songs from the Wood" or "Thick as Brick" if you really want to hear how wonderful Ian can play.

@shadowlynx1958

Ай бұрын

"Songs from the Wood" is a marvelous album, even if you're not pagan!

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

Every Tull record to 1978 is incredible to my ears . After Ian fired everyone but Martin , the only album I really love is Crest of a Knave from ‘87.

So what happens if Ian drops his flute? Some guy off stage brings him the next flute. Maybe you don't have more than one, but you think he doesn't? His flute(s) may have to survive cab drivers and airport baggage handlers. Of course he has more than one. He probably also has local music shops on speed dial.

@rcrawford42

Ай бұрын

Considering the band has a (later) song about a stolen mandolin, you're right.

The spinning of the flute gave you heart palpitations. The fact that he's running and dancing around the stage with that _JACKET_ on, was making me sweat just watching him. He _HAD_ to be burning up in that thing.

Some Tull classics you must listen: My God, Aqualung, Cross Eyed Mary, Thick as a Brick, Songs From the Wood, We Used to Know

Back in the day the story that was told was this. Ian was all excited about playing the guitar in a rock band and went to a shop to get one. After a while he decided that with the likes of Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan out there guitar wasn’t going to work. He went back to the shop but was told he could trade but not get a refund. Ian agreed to the trade and when the dealer asked him what he wanted he replied, “Make it something small because the way things are going I’m going to be living in an alley somewhere.” The flute was obtained, Ian took a few months to learn the basics and the rest is history. Ian does things on the flute while performing that will make you scratch your head but when he started doing them he didn’t know that you weren’t supposed to. By the way Ian does play guitar in some of the songs they do. I am like you I am left wondering how many times Ian has launched flute parts into the audience.

@user-pf7jm9go6o

Ай бұрын

Lest we forget, Ian Anderson is a phenomenal acoustic guitar player and has a very unique style. Whenever you hear acoustic guitar in Tull recordings, it's Ian playing. For the best example of his capabilities, listen to Sossity...You're a Woman, from Benefit. Very few KZread guitarists have succeeded.

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

Stevie Ray Vaughan was completely unknown when Ian picked up the flute in 67 or early 68 . He realized he was never going to stand out as an electric guitarist and chose a flute as something different to experiment with . He is actually an amazing guitarist, one of the best acoustic guitarists I have ever seen live .

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

@@user-pf7jm9go6o Ian is an amazing guitarist, his acoustic playing is as important on the Tull recordings as is Martins also amazing playing.

You have to do the live version of My God at the Isle of Wight Festival. Amazing flute improvisation and an amazing song.

He has several flutes..lol..also he his self taught! Amazing!

Jethro Tull is the EARLY 18th century agriculturalist that the band is named after. In 1701 he invented a horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed (planted) seeds in neat rows, preventing a great deal of seed wastage by preventing birds and other animals from seeing the seeds lying on the surface. He is known for at least one other significant invention where farm-scale agriculture is concerned. The singer and flautist (and only CONSTANT member of Jethro Tull) is Ian Anderson.

@michaeljasinski1906

Ай бұрын

1701....the #s of the Naval Construction Class of the Starship Enterprise 👍😉

@brianbean8812

Ай бұрын

Thank you. Now I can not listen to whatever else she was going to say. Immediate see ya!

@mjt1517

Ай бұрын

@@brianbean8812 wtf why?

@brianbean8812

Ай бұрын

@@mjt1517 what if I started by saying that I know all about the Ford camry. Would you seriously think that I know what I'm talking about? Would you seriously waste your time with what I had to say? Come on simple.

@williammackenzie6115

7 күн бұрын

@@michaeljasinski1906 Or one minute past five on a twenty four hour clock.

I've seen Jethro Tull live a few times and at least one of those times I noticed Ian had two flutes...one that he spun around like a baton and another that he actually played...whichever one was not in use was in a little holder on the side of his mic stand and he'd switch back-and-forth depending on whether he was playing it or spinning it. I don't know if that was SOP, but definitely at one of the shows I saw.

You got to watch "My God" from Isle of Wight 1971...think that's the year. You get Ian on guitar, much more flute, and some of the flute is classical. My favorite Tull song and performance.

I've been a Tull fan since 1972. Ian's flute twirling was a favorite moment of the many concerts I went to. Until he stopped after it became electrically attached.

Some folks may have already mentioned this, but in this performance Locomotive Breath segues into the finale from their song Black Sunday. It's effective for continuing a driving rhythm. Absolutely the next piece you should listen to is the live recording of THICK AS A BRICK live in London 1977. Such an excellent articulate and sweetly anxious reaction. Brava!

@JamesJoy-yc8vs

Ай бұрын

And flute-tossing!

I always figured he had his flutes welded into one-piece or something with at least one backup

Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!! That was great! I can image the stress you felt from the flute/baton twirls, but dang - he is a great showman no doubt. A few of my favorites that I recommend are Minstrel in the Gallery, Witch's Promise, and Songs from the Wood😊

I saw Jethro Tull in 75, my first year in college. He sure likes to spin his flute. He did slam his flute into the mic stand a didn’t flinch. What a showman Ian is. Martin Barr is a fantastic guitarist.

I knew you knew Jethro Tull because you played a bit of Bouree in your reaction to Daydreaming by Band-Maid, but I didn't know you were a big fan! One of my favourite bands growing up. I wish more flutists would introduce his unorthodox technique, or their own twist on it, to their playing occasionally. It adds so much expression and energy. Obviously they need to learn to play with "proper" technique as well, which he worked on a lot himself in the 90s (apparently his daughter was taking flute lessons and pointed out things like incorrect fingering). How difficult do you think it is to master both? Edit: By the way, maybe he couldn't play guitar at first, but he definitely learnt. One of my favourite Tull songs is Life is a Long Song, and the highlight of it is Ian Anderson's acoustic guitar playing.

@arthurtaneI557

26 күн бұрын

Life is A Long Song is an amazing song, I love the lyrics and his guitar playing on it , Skating Away is another favourite acoustic tune . He was a good guitarist before he started to play the flute, he tones that down when he talks about it , he just knew he wasn’t going to be the next Jeff Beck, Clapton , or Hendrix.

Don't worry NittPicc, I've watched reaction videos to this song where concern was shown for the flute. I'd guess he had backups on the stage if the worst happened. I grew up in the 70's listening to Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull and Black Sabbath. I heard Ian Anderson asked Tony Iommi to join Jethro Tull around the time Black Sabbath started. I don't know if that's true, but you can imagine Tony's heavy riffs may have changed Jethro Tull's sound.

@RichFrye

Ай бұрын

Tony WAS a member of Jethro Tull briefly

@JamesJoy-yc8vs

Ай бұрын

Jethro Tull played in the Rolling Stones "Rock & Roll Circus". Their first guitarist, Mick Abrahams, had left the band and they needed someone for that appearance. Tony Iommi was available so he played in that one instance. Then he & Geezer Butler went on to form Sabbath, and Jethro Tull found Martin Barre

Being Hispanic you should consider trying to contact The Warning and see if they'd like to add a flute to something of theirs. Just a thought.

@PANIC_aka_PinD

Ай бұрын

Hard rock flute ;) ...

Live, energized, musical sound is what Tull is.

Saw Tull live in 1980 and it was amazing. Ian played Pop Goes The Weasel on one leg with the other crossed over as an intro to Bungle In The Jungle. There was so much energy on that stage I was worn out by the time it was over.

Funny! As a guitar player we tend to be pretty aggressive with our instruments, especially the heavier stuff. It makes sense though that a flute is more delicate.

@randomchord

Ай бұрын

See: Stevie Ray -Texas Flood.(Live at the El Mocambo)😉

Never heard Locomotive Breath? Besides Aqualung it is probably the most iconic Tull song I can think of. Meeting Ian Anderson would be life changing for most of us. Jealous :) . Personally I like the studio version of this song, because I grew up with it, then take in the LIVE to gain a fuller appreciation. Ian is a self-taught single-footed flutist ;) . Some of the techniques he uses, specifically singing into the flute, are simply mind bending. Flying flutes not your thing :p ??? Lol @ NittPicc Chewbacca. All from the internet: The locomotive in this song is running out of control, and is a metaphor for societal problems. Old Charlie stole the handle. The handle presumably is the brake on a train that would slow it down but Old Charlie stole it. I guess that makes Old Charlie God or the Devil or nature or Death or whatever forces will eventually overcome us and cause our mortal existence to cease. ... now go somewhere quiet and relax ;) .

Was fortunate enough to be surprised by a band they added the last day before the show.They did stuff like that in'71. It was Tull, who no one ever heard of at that time . They tore the Aragon Ballroom to pieces!

Saw them years ago in San Diego and a portion of his flute did fly into the audience. Security had to go into the crowd to retrieve it. He did have a second flute on stage as a back up.

Hello to the awesome Princess NittPicc! I hope you are having a wonderful day. I really enjoyed watching your anxiety over his treatment of his flute, it was really cute to watch your stress levels increase with every move he made. It reminds me of when someone knocked my sax off a chair, it fell and bent one of the main connecting rods and knocked all of my keypads way out of alignment. It was my first sax and it cost less than $500, and it cost about $200 to fix, but they never got it right, so I still had to get a new one. I wonder if he used JB Weld or some other sticky substance to attach the foot to the main body and to the headstock connection, but that could make tuning a little difficult.

@PANIC_aka_PinD

Ай бұрын

Did not know you were a fellow sax player ... I left the fray back in high school ;) .

@markhayes9004

Ай бұрын

@@PANIC_aka_PinD I kept at it for a while after high school and into college, but I pretty much gave up on it when I couldn't find a band. I really had to give up when my ex-wife stole my sax on the day she left. I still have a piano, probably because she couldn't lift it.

@PANIC_aka_PinD

Ай бұрын

@@markhayes9004 lol .... "hey! come back with that piano :p !"

Thanks NittPicc for reacting to Tull. I will look forward to more. Love Tull especially Live. Martin Barre (guitar) one of my favorites. I'm sure he has a trunk full of flutes at the concert. I've never seen Ian drop the flute during my 4 concerts and he was all over the stage. An EXCELLENT front man. Then he had a cigarette after the last song. haha, just kidding. 🔥🤘🏻🎸🎵Peace. 11.7

@doomfable3378

Ай бұрын

Barre is quite underrated

@jkkansasband7056

Ай бұрын

@@doomfable3378 Yes, he's come up with some awesome and memorable riffs that stay with you forever.

@randomchord

Ай бұрын

I always felt A Witches Promise and Life Is a Long Song never got enough attention too.

Been to several Tull concerts, got hit by spit when Ian emptied the valve into the crowd. World Famous.

"What does he do if he drops it (the flute)?" - - - One of the roadies brings Ian another one. I'm sure that he has like 14 of them in the wings. Also did you notice that the flute is taped together so it can't come apart.

Also Marshall Tucker Band on Can't you See.............

I DEMAND MORE FLUTE PLAYING

@williambaldridge1203

Ай бұрын

Check out " Attic of love" Start out with "Bridge of lost desire.". You can find it on KZread. The singer also does covers of about thirty great Tull songs. If you like Tull it's gonna blow your mind

Love his showmanship. The wide open eyes for emphasis along with his unkept hippy "homeless aqualung" look.

In 1993 he spent three months of careful study to correct his self taught technique. This video is about a decade before that. On tour he travels with about a dozen flutes, and while he was careless handling them in the early days, he now says that he lovingly cleans and fixes anything after every performance. These days he mostly uses Powell flutes live.

Like for best Chewie impression ever 🤣

@PANIC_aka_PinD

Ай бұрын

+1 :)

I was lucky and saw Tull in '74. Ian Anderson is a total show! A one point Ian is marching in place throws the flute from behind between his moving legs in the air spins and catches it!

Ann Wilson of Heart also plays flute. You can hear it in a few of their songs, especially "Sing Child". Jethro Tull is like Baroque Rock.

@JamesJoy-yc8vs

Ай бұрын

Baroque Rock, cool My friends and I always called it Heavy Medieval. Then they won for best heavy metal album, and we all went "No way!"

When you first paused and were already shaking, I'm thinking wait until he starts twirling the flute, she will have a heart attack. HEHE! 😜

My first experience with Jethro Tull was this song, and it blew my mind. With Ian Anderson's stage presence and showmanship on top of his flute playing, WOW!. It kind of makes me regret not doing more with my sister's flute when stealing and just goofing off. (Don't worry, she hardly played it). When listening to the albums, you can't help but play air-flute, much like playing air-violin for Kansas' "Dust in the Wind". I'm sure he treated his flutes he played in the studio with much more care.

One of my favs from Jethro Tull.

"And this one time, at band camp..." and I just couldn't stop.

Seeing you stress out/simultaneously admire what's happening is very entertaining. Come on though, who hasn't ever looked at a flute and thought, 'if I get a hold of that, I'm going to twirl it.' Tell us true: you've done it

I saw Jethro Tull in San Antonio on the "Thick as a Brick" tour in 1972 (I think). Anderson went of on a long flute solo, I mean just him, and started tearing up "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." He played it really fast and was doubling each note with octaves. In the middle of it all, and seemingly without missing a note, he said, "Merry Christmas." It was funny and scary at the same time.

Great choice , thanks for you fresh , nice and funny reaction. Love it, so congratulations. Jethro Tull were super successful in the seventies and eighties, a band that forged their own label, unique and inimitable with a charismatic great artist Ian Anderson and with a clear Scottish flavor. Self-taught in learning the flute, he makes his performances a great party with an explosion of energy, music, soul, theatrical expression, freshness, color and very good vibes. Anderson is like a superman, if not, tell me, you as a flutist, ¿how can you perform for more than 2 hours singing, playing the flute and others, dancing, running up and down, jumping and doing it again and again and playing standing in one leg and one arm raised above his head!!! and not fall faint?. React to Jethro Tull live versions , they gonna blow your mind. My God Cross eye Mary Living in the Past Thick as a Brick Song from the wood Aqualung Wind up ect... Keep on rocking ❤ beautiful. Greetings from Barcelona

I was lucky enough to see them live in 1977, Songs From the Woods had been released. They did a 2 hour show in Sydney. still is one of the best concerts I have been to.

Saw them live in Dallas, October 1976. It was the album "Too old to Rock and Roll: Too Young to Die" Fantastic show!!!! Ian Anderson is self taught and mixes Celtic, folk, jazz, rock and blues.

My mother met my father at a Jethro Tull concert in 1971. I was born in August of 1972. Fatherless unfortunately but I grew up with a deep love for Jethro Tull and the music of the 60s and 70s thanks Tony wonderful mother R.I.P.

I saw Jethro Tull in the early 70s. His costume usually had a codpiece (this one apparently does not) and he has been known to plant one end of the flute against his groin and treat it like it was a phallus.

I'm screaming at your reaction! 🤣 I played clarinet in marching band, so was grouped with the flutes/piccolos (I?). It would get so cold on the field sometimes, the glue holding the pads in place would freeze and they'd fall out. We all carried stickies for emergencies 😂

Anderson is a madman.. I so love him and his singing and flute music.

Went to several Tull concerts in the 70s and 80s. To say he put on a great show is an understatement !!

Ian has a closet full (well maybe not that many) of custom made flutes. He has several in close proximity when on stage so if one becomes damaged he just has to grab another. Kind of like guitarists having spares on hand.

You can see that the head is taped to the body to keep it form flying apart as he spins it; I imagine he's taken some similar precautions fro the other parts since he's crazy with his flute in concert. His singing and fluttering really adds a lot of texture to his playing, as well as bringing some older-sounding music to the band, which is named after an 18th century man and wear clothes to match.

Man of principle is my favourite Tull track. Love to see young people appreciating your music❤

thank for your great reaction. happy easter. "bouree" (the 1969 french TV version from 1969) would be great as next one.

Nitt Picc, I’followed JT since the 70’s. Seen them in concert likely 5 (or more) times. Ian Anderson was also a ballet trained dancer and in his earlier years he was constantly dancing and ballet leaping all around the stage, tossing his flute into the air and catching it many times throughout his performances. As he aged he of course slowed down and didn’t really jump much if at all. I’ve never seen him miss catching hid flute, ever! He came close once but managed just above the stage to catch it. The last time I saw him he and his lead guitarist Martin Barr constantly switched between flute and guitar throughout the whole concert, you never knew which would play which song to song. Love them both to death for the amazing pleasure they’ve provided me my whole life almost.

The instrumental part at the end is from the song "Black Sunday". "Locomotove Breath" fades out and and they change to the rythm and notes of "Black Sunday"

One of my two regrets as a flutist in elementary school and junior high is that my parents only provided me with James Galway as inspiration. I didn't discover Jethro Tull until about five years after I gave up the flute. If I had been listening to them back then, I might not have quit (my other main regret).

@jfarmer1711

Ай бұрын

Poke poke. You know you could pick it up again. Could be fun. 🙂

I feel bad for how much I enjoyed watching your stress-panic. Hopefully you were able to settle your nerves afterwards.

I have loved Tull since 70s, thank you for your clear musical explanation 🙏❤️

Hadn't seen the flute whirl, huh? LOL, he treats that flute like Parisians do a baguette. Thank you for doing Tull, I was curious about how you'd breakdown what he does. I was lucky enough to see them play in 88 or 89 and it was a great show. They wore miner's helmets and used the lights on them for part of the lighting, it was wild.

It is not often that I hear a song where the flute becomes so badass.

True stagementship. You never saw how many flues he grabbed during one song.

Locomotive Breath effortlessly fuses into what was originally entitled The. Dambusters March; now a Tull. masterpiece Black Sunday. Seen Tull many times starting in 1973.

Fear not. Masters at work!