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Jethro Tull

#121
Tull is my all-time favorite band. I have all their recordings and DVDs. I'm a bit partial to Glascock, as he was the bassist when I first saw them live many years ago, but I actually like all of the bassists Tull has had over the years, including their current one. In fact, Tull bass lines are what originally drove me to start playing the bass way back then. They're still a huge influence on me today. :bassist:

There is ALWAYS at least one Tull CD in my cars CD changer at all times. Usually two or three. heh heh... :cool:
 
#122
going to be in London late Sept...think I'll make that small "Tull tour"....and my Isle of Skye tour in Scotland passes right by Ian's salmon farm....I hear they point it out :)

Count me as one who started playing bass ...and even got into music because of Glenn, Jeffrey, John, Ian and Tull in general...

TULL!!
 
#123
Lets hear some Tull stories...anyone ever meet one of the bassists?

Anyone ever play in a Tull cover band?

I personally have not done either..would like to hear about it.

M
 
#124
basses55 said:
Anyone ever play in a Tull cover band?
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No, but if I found one and playing with them didn't interfere with my 'real' band, I'd check it out. Maybe do somehting like a fixed number of shows that have been booked before. Maybe three, four months of steady rehersing, 3 to 4 gigs, and finito. It's been done over here before.

My singer/guitarist/sax player is leaving for 4 months (jan to early may), so I'll keep my eyes open for stuff like that. Too bad Tull is a bit of 'forgotten' glory.
 
#125
...yes....but the glory can live on at Talkbass :hyper:


Well...we can try.

GC is the MAN!

The truth is I have never seen or even heard of a Tull cover band through and through(at least in Canada).I mean maybe a band here and there has covered a tune or two...but not like Yes or Genesis cover bands I've seen that are almost like the band themselves.....why do you think?

I have a theory;
....its terribly difficult, if not impossible, to get a guy who can play acoustic/mandolin/flute/sax/and sing like Ian.....I mean I've heard guys sound somewhat like Peter Gabriel or Jon Anderson ...but how can you immitate Ian with everything he does ? Or is it just a market thing...no demand for 2-3 sets of Tull in an average club or bar?

Speaking of Skye..I was just there last week ...I asked alot of locals in Portree (where we stayed)..and no one even knew Ian had a salmon farm there...I was surprised..as everyone knew and even liked Tull.

If anyone knows of a great Tull cover band lets hear a bit about it....

Mitch
 
#126
See them live I've seen them twice and the second time was much better than the first. It is amazing to me that they are still relevant to so many people.

As far as the bass player issue, I am in agreement with most here...Cornick and Glasscock. I was especially fond of Glasscock because he played a StingRay! The new guy, whom I have seen live, is quite good. The whole damn band is quite good!
 
#127
FlashGordon said:
anybody ever hear the "Wild Turkey" album? Cornick and some other geezers had this band just after he left JT. He continues his great round tone with very interesting blues/rock tunes. awesome. if you have the CD, please lemme get a copy...
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I have both Wild Turkey albums on vinyl - haven't played them for years, haven't had a turntable for years. Ok - gotta get a new turntable.

I remember the first one as being awesome - up there with "Stand Up". It would be interesting to revisit them to see whether that opinion still holds - as I still play Stand Up frequently.
 
#129
Rob W said:
----So, out of the bunch, I think I've come to appreciate Glen Cornick the most, with John Glascock a close second. Anybody else have an opinion (or care at all!)?
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Same here!! Glen did do some very cool melodic bass parts on that early Tull stuff for sure!

John Glascock was excellent too, I also have some stuff from his pre-Tull band called Carmen that he just shines on! Here's their website: Link Removed
 
#131
Gosh . . memory lane . . I only really liked 'This Was' after seeing Tull in 1968 in a pub in the London suburbs. I liked Glenn's bassplaying best (very energetic too) and Mick Abraham's guitar too. Saw them at the Isle of Wight too and later on with 'Wild Turkey' and 'Blodwyn Pig' respectively.
Fond memories indeed.
PS does anyone know what the 'seed drill' invented by one J. Tull actually does?
 
#137
Here is a tale of Tull spinoff, and Mick Abrahams, Tull's
first guitarist. He left over a difference in musical direction
of the band. Or maybe it was his ego, who knows ..

Anyway,I have always loved Blodwyn Pig, Mick's next project.
(The Pig Avatar is only on temporary hiatus in honor of Jive1
btw), and for those unaware of, or uninitiated into the
mysteries of this fine band, here is a little info.

The LP 'AHEAD RINGS OUT' is a wonderful CD for Tull lovers.
Unfortunately, the PIG got slaughtered. They only released
the original UK version, and to recreate the US release
you have to buy 'Getting To This' as well. Though that
is certainly worth owning, I took them both and burned
the original US release from them.

Here is the US song sequence:

It's Only Love
Dear Jill
Walk On The Water
The Modern Alchemist

See My Way
Summer Day
The Change Song
Backwash
Ain't Ya Coming Home, Babe?

Andy Pyle does a very credible job on bass on this release,
and some of the basslines are superb jazz blues walks.
Jack Lancaster doubles on alto and tenor sax. The original
LP notes picture him playing both live at the same time.

See My Way is a particulary loud song with a heavy bassline
that morphs into a Beck's Bolero-like march and back.

Great stuff.
 
#140
I'm looking at the track listing of that DVD. There's only 6 tracks I know. Is the rest sort of 'this is what the festival grounds look like' or is it all Tull? This is the track listing I got from my favorite online shop.

1. Introduction - Just An Old Guy Having Fun
2. Festival Opens
3. Sound Check - Fences Ruin The World
4. Bouree
5. Jethro Tull - Stage Introduction & Tuning Up
6. My Sunday Feeling
7. The Origins Of Jethro Tull - The Only Rock And Roll Flute Band
8. A Song For Jeffrey - The Rolling Stones' Rock And Roll Circus 9. The Phallic Flute
10. Ian Anderson Banter
11. My God
12. Something Different About Jethro Cull
13. Dharma For One
14. Tension And Violence At The Festival
15. Nothing Is Easy
16. A Festival With All Stops Pulled Out
17. Encore Medley Intro
18. For A Thousand Mothers
19. A Watershed Time - Hippies Vs. Establishment
 

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