i've always been a big fan of early tull, 67-71. i saw them in 70-71, again in 75 and 93. really though i only listen to the early stuff. my wife likes them too and ian anderson is playing nearby so when we heard about it, decided to give him a try. from what i can see on the various sites, it looks like it should be pretty good. i'll report back soon.
I'll be curious to read your reports. I've not seen Ian Anderson solo but I've seen Jethro Tull in concert a couple of times recently. Tull still put on a solid show, but Ian Anderson can't cut it as well anymore from what I've seen.
Ian Anderson plays acoustic Jethro Tull gems http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showpost.php?p=4828714&postcount=519
Sounds like it will be a great show ! Who does Ian have on guitar for this tour? I was wondering Martin Barre was playing with him maybe?
Interesting. I didn't realize this was a full band solo tour. Florian Ophale is the lead guitarist in Greg Lake's live DVD. He's pretty good! And maybe all of 20 years old too.
10/6 Milw Set List? http://jethrotull.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=questions&thread=693&page=1
it was a very enjoyable show. great variety of material spanning much of tull's catalog. serenade to a cuckoo with a mention of r.r. kirk was excellent. among others and in no particular order were; bouree, mother goose, aqualung, my god, fat man, jeffrey goes to leicester square, jack in the green and more i'm forgetting at the moment.
The Minstrel plays on: Jethro Tull frontman adds spark to acoustic tour http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/e...-spark-to-acoustic-tour-8379851-64126977.html
There are a pair of long-ish new pieces he's playing that are getting a good recaction-- apparently very vintage Tull sounding. Haven't heard em though.
A Little Light Reading Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull bought his first flute on a whim and gained a signature sound: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/ticket/story/909264.html Ian Anderson shows off softer side at Dodge: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/11/04/20091104ianandersonreview.html Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Chose Books Over Drugs: http://www.spinner.ca/2009/11/03/jethro-tulls-ian-anderson-chose-books-over-drugs/ Classic Jethro Tull Show Released As Ian Anderson Tours U.S. - A Top Story This Week 10/30/2009: http://www.antimusic.com/news/09/oc...how_Released_As_Ian_Anderson_Tours_U.S..shtml
http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/l...a-Rothery/article-1538930-detail/article.html Monday, October 19, 2009 Monday's Earful: Ian Anderson @ The Beacon Theater By: David Schultz http://www.earvolution.com/2009/10/mondays-earful-ian-anderson-beacon.asp
Saw this tour in Los Angeles and we both thought it was simply EXCELLENT! I actually even liked that he did some of his band member's music, came off really well. I would go see him again in a minute, it was very relaxed and enjoyable...more than the last Tull show I saw, which was far too mellow.
Saw him at Chastain Park in Atlanta and it was excellent. Simply amazed by how he is still bopping around the stage like days of old. Keep on keeping on Ian.