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simibaby
= Cult of Ray =
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 Posted - 12/21/2004 : 14:41:11
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| This has nothing to do w/anything current. Still coming down f/ my Pixies hi, but.......Just remembered, when I saw FB&the C's at the TLA in Philly (where he was wearing his overalls), Spring, 2001? he (for no particular reason, like a non-seqitar)asked the crowd if they liked the "Stand Up" album by Jethro Tull...how he had been listening to it and how great it was. And it kinda made me realize what beautiful,acoustic songs Ian Anderson wrote/played in the Tull stuff of 1969-70....it was all downhill from there |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 12/21/2004 : 15:16:53
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| I recently saw the Jethro Tull performance on the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus. Horrible, pretentious histrionics. I don't ever want to see it again. |
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simibaby
= Cult of Ray =
405 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2004 : 15:22:17
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| What does that have to do with the songwriting on an album that FB liked? |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2004 : 15:26:05
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| Absolutely nothing. |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 12/21/2004 : 17:44:56
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Stand Up has really great artwork, where the band actually 'stand up' inbetween the cover sleeves as pop-up cut outs, outstanding! Thats why Frank mentioned them!
An upset stomach made him omit everthing he'd eaten. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 12/21/2004 : 17:54:14
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I like some Jethro Tull - it fills a corner in my psyche or something, maybe in the same way I like T Rex. They did have incredible songwriting.
I think I remember that album-book rumours. It was lovely. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/23/2004 : 16:16:11
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I like Jethro Tull, because the three-field system revolutionized farming.
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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Mad Lucas
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 12/27/2004 : 04:44:20
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The band was amazing. Some very shit albums through the 80's, but I would rate Thick As A Brick, along with any Frank Album. Though, this topic does link in with what I posted on here a while ago, about FB continually playing the riff from Aqualung during the breaks in songs on the Pixies PinkPop 1989 recordings (BaileysWalk.com). Mayve theres a fascination there or something.
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 12/27/2004 : 04:55:03
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When I was in college I was living with an giant theology student who, upon hearing Jeff Buckley's Grace, said it reminded him of Jethro Tull. Just remembered I have a JT album which I've never listened to before and so far am straining to make the comparison.
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Maze rats dreamed of mazes, according to the latest studies. Maze rat scientists dreamed of rats. I was dreaming of cheese. |
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dmarkcox
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2005 : 18:00:44
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Tull was good in the 70's. Zappa too. Terrific musicians. That's probably Franks point of ref. And maybe he likes kind of sinister peoples. Tull was that even with a flute.
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 01/08/2005 : 20:38:52
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| Frank is just the right age to have been approaching adolescence while Jethro Tull were one of the most popular rock bands in the world. So, like for many rock fans his age, they were probably a very early favorite. |
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dmarkcox
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2005 : 22:25:54
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I seem to remember, from a Tull tour about six years ago, that he's a bit of a cat lover. I just remember that because it was a little funny to read. I wonder if he turned Frank onto the chinese lucky cat thing.
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Mad Lucas
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 01/09/2005 : 03:50:21
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It's Ian Anderson, by the way.
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mrgrieves1971
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 01/09/2005 : 06:00:09
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| When I saw the Pixies during the Bossanova tour at The Orpheum in Boston, Frank played the Aqualung riff twice between songs while waiting for the rest of the band to get ready for the next song. |
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dmarkcox
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 01/09/2005 : 21:13:26
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Originally posted by Mad Lucas
It's Ian Anderson, by the way.
The Organic Anti-Beat Box Boy
Oh yeah, I always call him Tull because I'm afraid to mix his name with that Mott the Hoople singer, and because I can't for the life of me think of any other person in Jethro Tull. The tour a few years ago was IA solo. I seem to remember he did a private show in San Jose just for a group of cat lovers. I could be wrong, but it was something weird. I also saw his name on the marquee of a theatre in Santa Cruz but I didn't go. Not too much into listening to that anymore. Thick As a Brick is great though and I have it on vinyl. I use to anger a Bob Seger types with that one!
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Frank's "Jethro Tull" comment
