Personelly I coud never hear the musical connection between the Eagles an Tull...I think it was a silly rumour that someone started ?,,,,,,,,Just my opinon..

Two Fingers is one of my favorite deep tracks from any band.

It just occurred to me- This Was and Stand Up just Ian keeping The John Evan Smash going until they could fully reunite on Thick As A Brick. John came back on Benefit, Jefferey came back on Aqualung and Barrie returned on TAAB.

I'll look forward to your Genesis video, Ian. I'm a long time fan who has never listened to the 80s albums.

Another good Cobham album is Crosswinds.

Really digging your focus on Tull lately. I have been listening non stop to the new Bursting out. Warchild has always been hit and miss for me.

Couldn't agree more! I love this incarnation of the band and I remember when the LP came out way back when the people I knew mostly did not like it, which I simply couldn't even get my head around! How it was possible to NOT like this superb record. Hearing you talk about it now I feel like listing to this set once again. Which I am going to do now! (It's funny that video dates so much faster than music. The music is still extremely fresh and has not dated a bit, but watching those graphics in the Slipstream film it is hard to believe these are from the same time period.)

You kind of exactly tell all this in the words I would use to deschribe this album, and indeed this particular release! Only difference is that the orchestral section of this one is something I really revisit often (but then again, unlike you I do like, in particular 20st century, classical music, so if you don't enjoy that I can fully understand this is not your favorite Tull-bit). Just like you I used to believe this was the very best of Steven Wilson's Tull-remixes, up to a few weeks ago, when Bursting Out appeared - strangely enough, especially knowing Wilson was not a fan of remixing live material, I now think that that is Steven's best work on the Tull-catalog. I'll be checking your other video's out later today and this week. I really enjoy the laid back way you talk about the music you love, while never for a moment hiding your enthousiasm about it!

War Child has always been one of my top three favorite Tull albums. My favorite cut is Sealion. The lyrics are witty, somewhat enigmatic, cynical and colorfully metaphorical, and the music has challenging but definitely catchy atonality alongside complex and occasionally unbalanced rhythm (matching the theme of the song), not an easy feat by any means. What is also striking in this song, and other songs on this album, is the use of a string quartet. When the band toured this album they incorporated a string quartet for the first and last time.

Please tell me where you are able to purchase these reissued box sets in the United States. The only place that seems to have them at this time is Burning Shed in the UK. Thanks.

Not my favourite Tull album , although it has some decent tracks. The title track is poor.

I particularly like "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day" as the melody has a number of time changes. The lyrics are thought-provoking. Cosmic Rock!

Good album. My favourite track would be Skating Away. Solitaire is also pretty good, Ian Anderson having written a few short but good tracks over the years, Your Going Wrong and Nursie being particular favourites of mine. Just asking, have you reviewed Minstrel in the Gallery yet?

PS. The Stand Up tapestry ... are they still available to buy?

The only Tull album I don't have is Passion Play, so, after watching this, you've talked me into finally ordering the bugger - well done!

Tea lady in the studio asking IA if he wants a cup of tea? I don't think so. Wasn't it a 'wife' saying to her husband 'do you want another cup of tea dear?' before war breaks out.

We think alike. A Passion Play happens to be my favorite album of all time. WarChild is right up there too.

WarChild is totally under-rated, great album, specially with disc 2 available (again) !!

I'm stoked love this King Crimson album. But like the Tull releases are these coming out on vinyl? Just subbed to this channel great videos.

The only real Jethro Tull is the Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson.

Love Tull. First concert ever was Tull Thick as a Brick tour with Gentle Giant opening in Buffalo NY. As a bassist myself Tull has always had great bassists. Cornick & Glascock being my favorites.

I got Foxtrot much later than Genesis Live, maybe that's the reason I prefer this version of Watcher of the Skies. To my ears the studio version lacks darkness and ambience, the vocals are too dry and up front - and funnily enough I find it a little too fast. 🤣

Hi - is the Stand Up tapestry a recent acquisition? I've been trying to get one but can't find them advertised anywhere anymore :(

Mike here, thanks for the tip I will for sure get it. It too is most likely my favorite Tull album. Although seeing the concert from about twelfth row center also on Orange Sunshine could of helped. It was not the first time I saw them which was in 1968 with Mick Abrahams on guitar opening for the Grateful Dead and Paul Butterfield headlining.

Great analysis of a fine fine body of work.Won't be shelling out myself,not withstanding the hefty price tag l'm glad i'm adept at blending JT's songs in the order l prefer and burning to blank, sans the more ponderous...self indulgences of the groups canon.'Reason for waiting' is indeed a fabulous tune.

This is the album where 'Dee' Palmer got involved and stayed for 50 years. The unseen constant musical presence

Hi,isn t getting too hot there? I have this receiver too but it gets wery hot and it s not in a closed space like yours,Speakers are 6.8.and 9 ohms

I as well discovered this album at a fairly young age, probably listened to it too much and it completely warped my tastes. I blame it for my Beefheart and Cardiacs fandom haha. Needless to say, i absolutely love it. So what is the upcoming reissue of it? Hopefully that means a Wilson remix on vinyl.

Bought this. Disc #3 (the live concert) is not readable on my CD player. Has anybody encountered the same problem?

This was the very first album I bought as a schoolboy back in the 60s.

I always really liked Ian Andersons acoustic guitar work...this is still my favorite Tull album..thanks, buddy...

I thought there was something off with the disc but I’ve never owned it before. I have an OLED so HDR really pops on my TV, it did look washed out so when I get my replacement disc I will have to watch and compare.

I already loved this album. Now I can appreciate it more with the context and perspective that you bring. Thank you!!! btw. got here from KZbin algorithm for "agriculture history"

Stand Up and Benefit are two of my all time faves. Once I got over all the hype, I began to like Aqualung, and I love Thick As A Brick.

Never really got into this album, haven't heard it for years but after listening to your thoughts I'll give it another go. I seem to remember when this album was released in the UK it didn't go down particularly well with the music critics, I think they were expecting another Thick As A Brick or Aqualung. Given the amount of albums Tull have released over the years with all the different line ups and Ian Anderson being inclined to try something different, its not surprising that when fans are asked about their favourite album, there are a lot of different answers. For the record mine is Benefit, but I really like most of them.

It's a fantastic album, although I liked Benefit 10% more. I enjoyed Tull all throughout my 20s.

I’m a fan of early Jethro Tull. But it’s important to note that sax and flute are not‘woodwind’!

In my opinion, Seconds Out is the greatest live album ever recorded. It still has Steve Hackett, we get Bill, Chet, and Phil on drums. Phil is a great singer, he digs emotionally into a lot of these songs and brings an edge that Peter didn’t always get to. Don’t get me wrong, I love Peter, especially on the studio recording of Supper’s Ready, but live, it’s tough to beat Phil.

I walked into what we called a "head shop" on SunsetStrip while tripping on OrangeSunshine, and they were playing the just released StandUp... Within a min I became a fervent Tull fan, seeing them live thrice during the 1970s! So StandUp has a special place in my memories. Thanx for commenting on Ian&Co here.

I personally think this is one of Floyd's best albums, I saw them in 74 and 75 when they played early versions of Sheep (Raving and Drooling) and Dogs (You Got To Be Crazy) even back then I thought they were great tracks and was surprised when they didn't appear on Wish You Were Here as they had also played Shine On Crazy Diamond. Dogs is one of my top five favourite tracks. Here in the UK sheep gets played a fair bit on some of rock channels on the radio.

I really like both of these albums, prefer Court of the Crimson King though. Two great albums from the golden age of the mellotron.

Here in the UK Tull had a number of hits as well as LITP, including Sweet Dream, Witches Promice/Teacher and also Lifes a Long Song (EP), they also had minor hits with Love Story, Bungle in the Jungle and Solstice Bells. Stand Up is a great album, I first got interested in Tull when I was thirteen which was around the time Stand Up was first released, I've liked them ever since.

Martin was in another band prior to Tull called the Penny Peeps circa 1968. They now appear on many compilations. So I think he was playing longer than a year prior to joining Tull. Nice overview of a really solid album

Clive's still alive? I got turned on to Ian and his buddy's at twelve '72. I'm living in the past. Peace on earth.

Loved your video :) I have this and all of them lol......Tull fan since 1969.....loved the Living in the Past single when it came out!!!!!!!! I'm old :(

Keep up the great work Ian! Tull is a top 5 artist carved in marble for me....I think you too, yeah?