farleym
(IN) | | Posted: Jul 14, 2004 - 12:17 | |
Beautiful. I'm not a big Jethro Tull fan, but I do love this song.
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reindeer
(The People's Republic) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2004 - 02:34 | |
Bill G,
Thanks again!
Once again your selection of material is impeccable.
Love Tull, Love this album and this song.
I played flute when I was younger, and I am a huge fan of Tull, of course.
Thanks to those that suggested other Tull works.
I will check out _Benefit_, thanks to suggestions posted here.
More TULL please! :D
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anonymous
(On a rock in the Irish Sea) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2004 - 02:21 | |
.... What a reason for waiting
and dreaming of dreams.
So here's hoping you've faith in impossible schemes,
that are born in the sigh of the wind blowing by
while the dimming light brings the end to a night of loving.
 
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sharkartist
(Pasadena, CA) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2004 - 20:37 | |
Gregorama wrote:This is one of the prettiest, romantic songs to ever come out of the 70s. Thanks for playing it. It is truly a lost treasure. Very well stated, I couldn't agree more.
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Zeke19
(NYC) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2004 - 08:47 | |
The Flutes of Tull shall crush us all!!
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Pipes
(Murray, UT) | | Posted: Dec 05, 2003 - 13:15 | |
Great song on a great playlist!
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Gregorama
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Dec 05, 2003 - 13:15 | |
This is one of the prettiest, romantic songs to ever come out of the 70s. Thanks for playing it. It is truly a lost treasure.
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Peyote
(Give me BANANAS or give me DEATH) | | Posted: Nov 25, 2003 - 05:52 | |
Lee wrote:
Good ol' Blodwyn Pig! Can anyone out there upload any tracks from their first album "Ahead Rings Out"? I'm sure Bill would find several worthy to add to the playlist.
And, oh yes, back on topic: please keep playing early Jethro Tull.
Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses are 2 of my favs! Rock on!!
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TonySkiens
(Brussels, EU) | | Posted: Nov 25, 2003 - 05:50 | |
Jethro Tull are so eclectic that all your comments are either spot-on or way-off....
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Peyote
(Give me BANANAS or give me DEATH) | | Posted: Nov 25, 2003 - 05:49 | |
percolator wrote:Commercial radio has made me absolutely loath Jethro Tull, the same couple of horrible tunes whose name my therapist says I must not speak of or risk relapse. I had no idea he could write such lovely songs. Hm...
Aqualung, Aqualung, Aqualung.........
Now go back to therapy and remember to keep an open mind!! |
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mrselfdestruct
(Edmonton, AB) | | Posted: Nov 04, 2003 - 15:00 | |
cosmology_guy wrote:
In 1990, when I saw Tull on tour here in Boston, during
their "Thick as a Brick" rendition, Tull projected up pictures
in the background of various shots of the band Metalica, with
the band members heads replaced by bricks.
It was a wonderful moment....
Anybody who kicks Metalica in the balls for any reason deserves a second look. I dislike Jethro Tull a little bit less today... thanks! |
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percolator
(toronto, on) | | Posted: Nov 04, 2003 - 15:00 | |
Commercial radio has made me absolutely loath Jethro Tull, the same couple of horrible tunes whose name my therapist says I must not speak of or risk relapse. I had no idea he could write such lovely songs. Hm...
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uberrob
(Cambridge, MA) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2003 - 09:07 | |
Yup - jethro tull won the grammy for "best metal band" in the late
80's...on a dare from metalica, actually. Rolling Stone called
Jethro Tull "best metal band" the year previous to them winning.
Metalica went on, what can only be described, as a rampage
on the airwaves - claiming that Tull consisted of burned
out "wankers" (their term) and couldn't win anything, let
alone the title of best metal band.
Ian Anderson, who nver ever considered Tull heavy metal,
put out - as a direct response to Metalica - an album in
1989 called "Rock Island." RI had several definately heavy
metal tracks on it - and, sure enough, it won the grammy in
'89 for best metal band.
In 1990, when I saw Tull on tour here in Boston, during
their "Thick as a Brick" rendition, Tull projected up pictures
in the background of various shots of the band Metalica, with
the band members heads replaced by bricks.
It was a wonderful moment....
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tulfan
(Westland, MI) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2003 - 07:15 | |
My all-time favorite track from my equally favorite CD; this is also the only Ultradisc I ever bought...Thanks Bill!
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sharkartist
(Pasadena, CA) | | Posted: Jul 05, 2003 - 06:27 | |
Originally Posted by Lee:
Good ol' Blodwyn Pig! Can anyone out there upload any tracks from their first album "Ahead Rings Out"? I'm sure Bill would find several worthy to add to the playlist.
And, oh yes, back on topic: please keep playing early Jethro Tull.
Yes! Another vote for Blodwyn Pig, the band that Mick Abrahams formed after leaving Jethro Tull. One track from "Ahead Rings Out" is especially good, "Dear Jill" got a good amount of airplay at the time of its release and would be great to hear on the airwaves again. Perhaps I'll burn a copy of my CD and send it to Bill. Oh yes, and concerning "Reasons for Waiting", it was at the time, Ian Anderson's favorite of all his compositions ...I couldn't agree more, I love this song as well as the entire "Stand Up" album ...ditto for "Benefit"
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lordcruloze
(Bellefonte, PA) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2003 - 11:58 | |
Tull at their best. Ian's efforts these days are seriously lacking - I wish he'd just stop. Oh well, '74s "Thick as a Brick" is still one of my favorite albums of all-time. Right after "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". Yummy.
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300BaudAcoustic
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2003 - 11:58 | |
Sorry, but when I listen to Jethro Tull, all I can think of is Spinal Tap...
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julibee
(Monterey Bay, Ca) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2003 - 18:13 | |
Ahhh, the sweet days of Youth ...
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mread
(San Diego, CA) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2003 - 08:51 | |
My all-time fave Tull song. Timeless. Thanks for having it in the playlist.
Stand Up and Benefit are easily Jethro Tull's two best albums. How would one pick between them?
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Spliff
(Mountain Home, AR) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2003 - 08:46 | |
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JimmyBoneJakon
(New Orleans, LA) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2003 - 13:10 | |
Classic Tull
I had purchased Benefit in 1971, followed by Aqualung and I found an earlier release a couple of years later,Stand Up, this still holds up in a strong way today.
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great_one
(Secret Hideaway (USA)) | | Posted: Feb 12, 2003 - 08:45 | |
Originally Posted by radioparadise:
didn't this guy beat out metallica for best hard rock band or something like that at the grammy's a few years back? or am i thinking of someone else?
Best heavy metal band. Yeah, heavy metal flute?
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radioparadise
(Secret Hideaway (USA)) | | Posted: Feb 12, 2003 - 07:41 | |
didn't this guy beat out metallica for best hard rock band or something like that at the grammy's a few years back? or am i thinking of someone else?
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tulfan
(Westland, MI) | | Posted: Feb 12, 2003 - 07:39 | |
Originally Posted by Wickster:
Stand Up is the LP where, when you open it, the band . . . stands up! I doubt if they replicated the pop up feature on the CD. Actually, they did duplicate the effort quite well on the Mobile Fidelity Ultra Disc. |
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madman
(Huntington, NY) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2002 - 20:54 | |
Love the TUll baby. Thanks for mixing up a good selection of it too. Even though I have all these songs on CD, I dont pull them out as often as I used to. It's great to hear it pop up on RP.
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Wickster
(Winter Springs, FL) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2002 - 12:00 | |
Stand Up is the LP where, when you open it, the band . . . stands up! I doubt if they replicated the pop up feature on the CD.
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black32
(Centerport, NY) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2002 - 11:59 | |
boring and self indulgent.
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KAJMK
(Glendale, AZ) | | Posted: Aug 22, 2002 - 15:09 | |
Someone commented below that Ian played the flute all wrong.
During an interview on the Today Show (I believe) Ian said that his daughter told him the same thing and so he was learning how to do it correctly. This happens with self taught musicians (which Ian is). I have a friend that taught himself a few different instruments, in some cases his fingering of chords is not textbook either.
Be that as it may, the end result is all that matters ...
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Lee
(Seattle (moist), WA) | | Posted: Jul 02, 2002 - 14:41 | |
Originally Posted by KAJMK:
...If you are in to Tull at all, check out some of the
groups populated by one time Tull members. E.g....Blodwyn Pig - Mick ( I should know the name- but this is close) Abrams.
Good ol' Blodwyn Pig! Can anyone out there upload any tracks from their first album "Ahead Rings Out"? I'm sure Bill would find several worthy to add to the playlist.
And, oh yes, back on topic: please keep playing early Jethro Tull. |
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Schmoopie
(Santa Clara, CA) | | Posted: Jul 02, 2002 - 13:34 | |
Thank you most generously for playing TULL! :)
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