Jethro Tull - "Live At Madison Square Garden 1978" (CD/DVD)

tootull · Oct 1, 2009

Jethro Tull Give You One More Chance To Love Them

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/09/jethro-tull-give-you-one-more-chance-to-love-them/
By Kevin Richards on September 24th, 2009 Jethro Tull: Live At Madison Square Garden 1978 (DVD/CD)

You know who deserves more critical respect?

Jethro Tull, that’s who!

Ever since the band won a Grammy in 1989 for Best Hard Rock Album over Metallica (and okay, maybe before that as well), Jethro Tull have been the butt of too many jokes among music fans, when in fact, they are an awesome flute-led folk-rock force of nature that deserve your hosannas.

If bands like Rush can be the secret stars of I Love You Man, and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer can mull a comeback, it’s high time for a little love to be thrown in the Tull’s direction.

Hopefully, the upcoming Jethro Tull: Live At Madison Square Garden 1978 will help bring the balance back. Culled from the band’s “Heavy Horses” tour, the live album/DVD features the band roaring through legitimate rock classics like “Aqualung,” “Locomotive Breath,” and “Thick As A Brick.”

In October, band leader Ian Anderson will embark on a two month U.S. solo tour.
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jrice · Oct 1, 2009

I got mine from Amazon UK and it is NTSC.

ZappaSG · Oct 14, 2009

Anyone else stateside have this yet? i was hoping to nab a copy by this Saturday so I could watch it with my dad over a few beers but looks like no release until Tuesday Oct.20.

As for the cd portion, how close do those performances resemble the ones on Bursting Out? They are practically the same line up correct? I know Tull could interpret their songs greatly from year to year, but what about from month to month or even day to day?

pbuzby · Oct 14, 2009

ZappaSG said: ↑

As for the cd portion, how close do those performances resemble the ones on Bursting Out? They are practically the same line up correct?
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Same lineup except for Tony Williams subbing for John Glascock. (I noticed that at one point in "Thick As A Brick" Williams hits a wrong note and then slides up to the right one, but overall he did well considering that he came in on short notice.)

Doctor Flang · Oct 14, 2009

ZappaSG said: ↑

Anyone else stateside have this yet? i was hoping to nab a copy by this Saturday so I could watch it with my dad over a few beers but looks like no release until Tuesday Oct.20.

As for the cd portion, how close do those performances resemble the ones on Bursting Out? They are practically the same line up correct? I know Tull could interpret their songs greatly from year to year, but what about from month to month or even day to day?
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The performances are pretty close, except that Tony Williams is substituting for John Clascock who was ill. For a bass player listening (like me) that's a difference.

The MSG is a better quality recording. Bursting Out was recorded on 8-track (three European concerts were recorded for it). MSG is 24-track recording.

Doctor Flang · Oct 14, 2009

pbuzby said: ↑

Same lineup except for Tony Williams subbing for John Glascock. (I noticed that at one point in "Thick As A Brick" Williams hits a wrong note and then slides up to the right one, but overall he did well considering that he came in on short notice.)
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Damn, you were fast Pbuzby!

Tony Wiliams did a very good job - also considering that he wasn't even a bass player in the first place!

TommyTunes · Oct 22, 2009

Picked this and the box states that the DVD is DTS 96/24 however when I check the disc itself it comes up 48/24 for the 5.1 and 44/16 for the LPCM stereo.
I was hoping to put the Hi-Rez audio on my music server but since it not 96/24, I stick with the CD.
Anyone else notice this?

Pete Puma · Nov 2, 2009

I watched this DVD Friday and have to say that it captures a fantastic performance. It really is a must-own for Tull fans. I actually caught their show live around the same time when they played at Boston garden that fall.

I have one question though, what is that excellent instrumental they play after The Dambuster's March) as the credits are rolling)?

tootull · Nov 2, 2009

http://www.recordcollectormag.com/reviews/review-detail/4855

Record Collector
Jethro Tull - Live At Madison Square Garden 1978

Dude looks like a laddie

Jethro Tull became the first rock group to appear live from America on British television on 14 October 1978. The music papers may have been awash with new wavers in skinny ties at the time, but Tull’s Madison Square Garden appearance was the talk of sixth form common rooms for days thereafter.

On the evidence of this DVD (and bonus CD), it’s easy to see why. The combination of Ian Anderson’s grandstanding showmanship and his band’s cockily preternatural tightness made for a surprisingly bullish riposte to the nose-thumbing disdain for the old guard that prevailed in the wake of punk. Anderson cuts a cheerfully farcical dash in his flamboyant tartan garb, like Rob Roy outfitted by a tailor with double-vision, but his gurning, eye-rolling performance is as riveting as an M4 pile-up. There’s virtuosity in abundance here – not least in Anderson’s flute solo during No Lullaby – but the swaggering vigour of Aqualung and Locomotive Breath, not to mention an overall air of irreverent good humour, puts a healthy distance between Tull and the more witless, self-important indulgences of prog. Drummer Barriemore Barlow is man of the match, incidentally, combining Bonham brawn with Bruford dexterity".
4 stars
Reviewed by Marco Rossi
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Madison Square Garden CD and DVD thread at Jethro Tull Fan Forum
http://jethrotull.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cd&action=display&thread=631

tootull · Nov 2, 2009

http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=8461

Jethro Tull: Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 (DVD)

Jethro Tull's 1978 show at New York's Madison Square Garden has been circulating around the bootleg video lists for some time, and parts of this show have shown up on previous Tull DVDs in the past, but now Chrysalis have officially released the entire satellite TV broadcast plus all the additional audio of the songs that didn't make the BBC show. Jethro Tull were headlining MSG that night (with Uriah Heep as openers), and plans were made for the first live satellite transmission of a rock concert from the USA to the UK. Problem was, the entire broadcast was to be only 60 minutes, so Tull basically played a few songs, then took a quick break before coming back out to start the televised portion of the show (and look fresh for the TV audience who were under the impression that this was the beginning of the concert), then continue to play when the 60 minute time frame was up so they could satisfy the near 20,000 strong at Madison Square Garden, who were no doubt a little confused as to all the goings on that night. So, the DVD is basically set up just as things went that night, with DVD-audio of the first three songs ("Sweet Dream", "One Brown Mouse", and "Heavy Horses") before the video kicks in for the televised portion of the show. The band were spot on that night, and alongside Ian Anderson you had Martin Barre (guitar), Barriemore Barlow (drums), keyboard players John Evan & David Palmer, and bassist Tony Williams, who subbed for John Glascock (who was having heart surgery) on this, the Heavy Horses tour.

The band tears into classic numbers such as "Thick as a Brick", "No Lullaby", "Songs From the Wood", "Aqualung", "Locomotice Breath", and the medley of "My God/Cross Eyed Mary", thrilling the New York crowd with their mix of prog, hard rock, and folk styles. Anderson is as always the perfect frontman, his theatrical vocal style, flute, and acoustic guitar work constantly drawing attention, while the ever consistent Barre delivers plenty of crunchy riffs and blazing solos.

This DVD set also gives you a 78-minute CD of the show which you can then take and crank up in your car or load onto your iPod. Seeing as how this is such a strong performance from the band, having a live CD of the show is a welcome companion to the DVD as well as the other official live album from that time period, Bursting Out. Sadly, not much as far as extras on the DVD, but the sound and video are great as it's presented in 5.1 DTS and Dolby Surround. If you are a Jethro Tull fan, this will be an essential purchase.
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TheMaestro335 · Nov 5, 2009

four sticks said: ↑

Cool. How does this MSG show rate??
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I was there in the 4 th row! It was an Amazing concert. They played 2 concerts, 1 for the live feed to the uK, and then a full concert. Great show

Indy500 · Nov 25, 2009

Wow. Saw Tull once in April of 79 so this brings back lots of memories. We were about sixth row center and I remember Ian Anderson being a great frontman but this really confirms my memories. Great to have a live 'Heavy Horses' with this band as well.

Must have for any Tull fan.

tootull · Dec 3, 2009

Calling all Jethro Tull fans! Win a Signed Jethro Tull CD/DVD from the 1978 Performance at Madison Square Garden
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kap'n krunch · Dec 4, 2009

Great show but a real waste of 5.1 mix-only AUDIENCE in rears...phew !

bellbrass · Dec 10, 2009

One of my favorites from the Bursting Out set was Conundrum (I an a drummer, and a huge Barrie fan). I suppose there is no solo on this DVD set? I will get it anyway - this was my favorite Tull era.

tootull · Dec 14, 2009

http://blog.masslive.com/playback/2009/12/alicia_keys_cd_showcases_soulf.html

DVD Spotlight

Jethro Tull, “Live at Madison Square Garden 1978” (Virgin/EMI) 2.5 stars.

It was filmed just a few years past Jethro Tull’s absolute prime-time which makes this DVD fascinating from a historical perspective.

Recorded at Madison Square Garden in 1978, this double disc is nevertheless kind of weird in that it is highlighted by a DVD that contains a tantalizing 45-minute-plus portion of a 93-minute concert recording. So the viewer gets a relatively healthy dose of the original international TV broadcast, but not all of it.

Still, the audio portion of that broadcast is included on the DVD, accompanied by still pictures, which come alive with movement four songs into the show when Ian Anderson and company light into a very tasty segment from “Thick As a Brick.”

It is one of Tull’s most formidable lineups complete with Anderson, Martin Barre on guitar, John Evan on keyboards and Barriemore Barlow on drums, so there’s no shortage of standout musicianship as the British prog-rockers rumble through “Songs From the Wood,” “Aqualung,” “Locomotive Breath” and others. Yet even at this early stage, Anderson’s voice was starting to slip and the stop-start-stop aspect of the video content on the DVD leaves one feeling unfulfilled.

The accompanying 11-song CD obviously flows much smoother.
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Marvin · Dec 15, 2009

I see that Amazon is listing a DVD called Jethro Tull: Classic Artists to be released in January but it's hard to tell from the description whether or not this will actually be something new. Does anyone know anything about it?

http://www.amazon.com/Jethro-Tull-C...TF8&coliid=I2Y6650RHFMXKN&colid=22ADIWBVR2NRU

Jerryb · Dec 15, 2009

Marvin said: ↑

I see that Amazon is listing a DVD called Jethro Tull: Classic Artists to be released in January but it's hard to tell from the description whether or not this will actually be something new. Does anyone know anything about it?

http://www.amazon.com/Jethro-Tull-C...TF8&coliid=I2Y6650RHFMXKN&colid=22ADIWBVR2NRU
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I think this is it.

http://www.classicartistsonline.com/

tootull · Dec 15, 2009

Jethro Tull - DVD
Live At AVO Session Basel (2008)
Release date: 23.11.2009
PRESS RELEASE
Jethro Tull - DVD Live At AVO Session Basel (2008)
http://jethrotull.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cd&action=display&thread=747
thanks to maddogfagin

tootull · Dec 15, 2009

Marvin said: ↑

I see that Amazon is listing a DVD called Jethro Tull: Classic Artists to be released in January but it's hard to tell from the description whether or not this will actually be something new. Does anyone know anything about it?

http://www.amazon.com/Jethro-Tull-C...TF8&coliid=I2Y6650RHFMXKN&colid=22ADIWBVR2NRU
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That was released earlier in Europe, I guess we're getting a North American release, finally.

Doctor Flang · Dec 15, 2009

Marvin said: ↑

I see that Amazon is listing a DVD called Jethro Tull: Classic Artists to be released in January but it's hard to tell from the description whether or not this will actually be something new. Does anyone know anything about it?

http://www.amazon.com/Jethro-Tull-C...TF8&coliid=I2Y6650RHFMXKN&colid=22ADIWBVR2NRU
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I've seen the Yes one, and on basis of that - and what i've heard - is that it's not a very good series. Very little music there - just small under 15 second snippets in order not to pay the copyrights. It mainly consists of interviews, and reputedly in case of Tull the 80's period is almost completely ignored.

street legal · Dec 15, 2009

Doctor Flang said: ↑

I've seen the Yes one, and on basis of that - and what i've heard - is that it's not a very good series. Very little music there - just small under 15 second snippets in order not to pay the copyrights. It mainly consists of interviews, and reputedly in case of Tull the 80's period is almost completely ignored.
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The Yes "Classic Artists" DVD does indeed suck. I watched it once & may never watch it again. However, don't base the whole series on one selection ....... I also have the Cream CA DVD, & enjoy that one very much.

Marvin · Dec 15, 2009

OK, thanks for the responses on that. I guess I'll wait to see some reviews first before buying.

ZappaSG · Feb 18, 2010

Anyone else think Martin Barre is mixed a little low in this show? He doesn't seem nearly as prominent as in the Bursting Out shows. He's playing some fantastic stuff, he just needs to turn it to 11...

Doctor Flang · Feb 18, 2010

ZappaSG said: ↑

Anyone else think Martin Barre is mixed a little low in this show? He doesn't seem nearly as prominent as in the Bursting Out shows. He's playing some fantastic stuff, he just needs to turn it to 11...
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He is mixed pretty low. As are some of the keyboards.

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