Ian Anderson, minus Tull-not entirely OT

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 5:33 am

( sorry if this is a double post-- I tried to post it earlier, and THINK it failed)
Just found out that Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is doing a solo tour of the US in the fall. I've seen several Tull references here, so folks may be interested. Check out: http://www.j-tull.com/index.html
and navigate to tour schedules.
Anderson is a fascinating guy, and great songwriter/singer/flute player. BTW-- before the flute, he played whistle.
This is an acoustic tour, and sounds really interesting.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 6:10 am

Not to mention he's responsible for the great song "The Whistler" (and recorded a video for it with lots of closeups of his whistle playing).

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:04 am

For ease of browsing:

http://www.jethrotull.com/tourdates/index.html

AUGUST
13 Highland Park Chicago, IL Ravinia Pavilion
15 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion, Linoln Park
16 South Bend, IN Morris Perf. Arts Centre
17 Sheboygan, WI Sheboygan Lakefest-Main Stage
18 Rochester Hill, MI Meadow brook Music Festival
20 Providence, RI Providence Perf. Arts Centre
21 Montreal, Canada Place Des Arts
22 Toronto, Canada Molson Amphitheatre
23 Chautauqua, NY Chautauqua Inst. Amphitheatre
24 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Music Theatre
25 Boston, MA Fleet Boston Pavilion
27 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino
28 Trenton, NJ Patriots War Memorial Theatre
29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Centre
30 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal
31 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort and Casino
SEPTEMBER
1 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook Farm

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:15 am

Additionally in October:

Jethro Tull's flautist and singer presents an intimate evening of acoustic songs, music and bawdy tales. The on-air personalities will be seated on the stage next to the band and work with Ian to introduce songs, anecdotes, and local guests. There will be two local guests - one a musical performer - and members of the audience will be invited to put their own questions to Ian and maybe even have the opportunity to come up on to the stage.

OCTOBER

8 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater

10 Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo State Theater

11 Toledo, OH - Peristyle Theater

12 Cincinnati, OH - Music Hall (Grand Ballroom)

13 Easton, PA - State Theater

15 Troy, NY - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

16 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House

17 Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall

18 Kenne, NH - Colonial Theater

19 Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse

20 Poughkeepsie, NY - Bardavon Theater

Kelhorn Mike · Post by **Kelhorn Mike** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:15 am

Saw Ian with Tull last spring for
the first time. Everything I expected
and more. He's an incredible talent
and if you have a chance go see one
of the shows.

Kelhorn Mike

fatveg · Post by **fatveg** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 11:56 am

And if you want to buy his flute go to http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 75754&rd=1 in the NEXT 11 HOURS!

StevePower · Post by **StevePower** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 1:16 pm

On 2002-08-28 08:10, colomon wrote:
Not to mention he's responsible for the great song "The Whistler" (and recorded a video for it with lots of closeups of his whistle playing).

I am a MAJOR Ian Anderson/Tull fan. Have been since I first saw them (Jethro Tull) in 1973, and have seen them live virtually every year (or 2 years, depending on the tour schedules) ever since. I met Anderson in 1996, backstage in Manchester.

BUT...the whistler is not a great song, in my view. There are far more complex, intricate and musically better tunes and songs in the Tull songbooks. Alright, it's about whistles! But it's really average compared to say, 'wondering Aloud', 'My God', 'Life's a Long Song', 'Skating Away on the thin Ice of a new Day', or 'One White Duck', etc, etc.

Steve

edited for typos

[ This Message was edited by: StevePower on 2002-08-28 15:19 ]

msheldon · Post by **msheldon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 5:21 pm

Ack, no west coast dates at all.

Oh well, Lunasa will be here tomorrow evening, and I'll be right there.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:40 pm

I'll agree with Skating Away being one of the great songs of all time- those lyrics are sooooo wonderful,and deep, but then the lyrics of Tull tunes are always great. I also love Heavy Horses- I painted that once and it is my favorite painting.

First saw Jethro Tull in '75.

[ This Message was edited by: cowtime on 2002-08-28 22:41 ]

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:57 pm

Ian, you're shunning the South!!!!

I've seen J.T. several times over the years, and LOVE them ~ BTW, Life's A Long Song is ever the best....... But I am really loving The Secret Language of Birds CD!
Mary

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:59 pm

The interesting thing about Skating Away, is that when they perfomed it on their live concert album, they traded instruments.

What I would like to know, is where Ian Anderson got his guitar. It is the prettiest sounding guitar I think I've ever heard. He is so noted for his flute playing, but he also played guitar all over the place.

I also have a slight suspicion that if you grew up listening to Jethro Tull, then you also listened to Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Gentle Giant (maybe?), and other bands that your friends never heard of. Just a guess, though.

JP

dakotamouse · Post by **dakotamouse** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:04 pm

Coming soon! Absolutely nowhere near me! Accck the story of my life.

I'm a Tull/Anderson fan. I loved the album "Songs from the Wood" and his latest "The Secret Language of Birds".

Dang...I wanna go too.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:12 pm

On 2002-08-28 15:16, StevePower wrote:
BUT...the whistler is not a great song, in my view. There are far more complex, intricate and musically better tunes and songs in the Tull songbooks. Alright, it's about whistles! But it's really average compared to say, 'wondering Aloud', 'My God', 'Life's a Long Song', 'Skating Away on the thin Ice of a new Day', or 'One White Duck', etc, etc.

Actually, "The Whistler" is more musically complex than any of the songs you name except maybe "My God" -- it has plenty of key changes and tempo/meter shifts. They're easy to miss because they are built into the regular fabric of the song.

Even stripped of the fun whistle solo, the tune is strong enough to survive and prosper as an instrumental (see the 25 years box set, for instance) -- it's both driving, catchy, and with the whistle solos, joyful. The words may not be deep, but they are appropriately folky and fun.

I will call the combination great without hesitation.

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:01 pm

Count me in as a Tull fan! I loved "Secret Language of Birds".

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:09 pm

I hope you don't think that "The Whistler" has an actual whistle playing the whistle solo. It's really a keyboard instrument. My 2 cents. JP