Jethro Tull - Cross Eyed Mary REACTION!

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[@fatherandsonreactions]

Good to be back with JETHRO TULL! It’s been too long since we checked them out! My dad decided to show me one of their best and I was NOT disappointed! Also, don’t forget that we have a stream THIS Sunday! We hope to see everyone there! 🤟👍😁💛

[@bobbyg7102]

Hello gentlemen! I may have suggested this Tull song before but if you like a good hard driving song check out MINSTREL in the GALLERY. My best!

[@bobbyg7102]

If you do, play the studio version. 💪

[@FarAwayEyes69]

Do you want to rock ! I said do you want to ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Give me some FOGHAT !!!!!!!!!!!!! (SLOW RIDER ) ( FOOL FOR THE CITY ) ( IT HURTS ME TOO ) Fasten your seat belt BOYS ! Some real bangers !!!!!!!! Enjoy the ride !!!!! Father is going to ENGLAND ! WOW ! Can I go ????????????

[@Tullthedayidie]

- "To cry you a song" - "Son" - "For Micheal Collins, Jeffrey and Me" - "Dark Ages" - "We used to know" - "Nothing is easy" - "Velvet Green" - "Hunting girl" This will give you a good start! Glenn from Connecticut

[@frederickholman1091]

You guys need to watch the live shows! I appreciate you two a lot. I am 66, back in my late teens, my father who hated rock was passing by when I was working on my car playing "Songs from the wood". He stopped with puzzled expression on his face and asked, "What is this? I like it!"

[@jgilbertify]

Grew up listening to this on a scratchy 8 track when I was 14.... so glad to see another youngster digging on real music. Intelligent rock

[@joshuabalko1907]

As always so enjoyable. Brings joy to the “older generation” seeing you show your son the music of the past.

[@Capitaomac1]

Flute? Wait till you hear My God... Love from Portugal 😉

[@michaelgrillo4333]

One of my favorites as well. I have had the opportunity to see him live several times; amazing stage presence. I still follow his music although he is more contemporary these days. Some other songs I enjoy and most of the public has never delved into: or you don’t hear on the radio include: " Jack-A-Lynn", " Life Is A Long Song"; "Fat Man", " Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll"; " New Day Yesterday", "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day" and "Songs From The Wood". (Live versions are best of course)

[@M11969]

I love all those. If you have their 20th Anniversary collection, check out Kelpie it's a personal favorite.

[@michaelgrillo4333]

@@M11969 I don't have his 20th but I have lots of their music - I will check it out. I forgot to mention one of my favorites is "Nothing is Easy"

[@michaelgrillo4333]

Found Kelpie, I do have the 20th Anniversary - yes, "Kelpie" you are correct another good one by him. When I found the album I recalled a cut on there I love "Stormy Monday". laughing at myself because I have all these albums and he has been around almost 60 years. I heard him say on an interview he might have to quit, its getting to hard to do the dam flue. he is a character.

[@M11969]

@@michaelgrillo4333 It's a hidden gem. He actually incorporates the flute solo into another song live, but my mind is blanking on which one.

[@TA-zk7lr]

Great reaction as always! Next song should be "My God", the best flute solo is there. Love from Israel:)

[@FarAwayEyes69]

My favorite TULL songs ( NOTHING IS EASY ) and one I think you guys would like too ! ( LIVING IN THE PAST ) Check out some of their live suff too ! ( THE WITCHES PROMISE ) BBC top of the pops 1970 .Also ( THICK AS A BRICK ) part 1 . 22 min. Remember the group HOCUS !! Keep that in mind . Different music but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE TO THE WORLD !!!!!!!!!

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Do yourselves a favor and listen to this guy! GREAT suggestions 🤘😤🤘 *Nothing is Easy* is one of the VERY best bangers ever, LOVE LOVE LOVE that flute and how the whole band just goes totally crazy! And *Living in the Past* is one of the most beautiful and catchy tunes ever, lots of tasty flute here as well. BOTH off of my favorite album *Stand Up*

[@stevejacobson2906]

I've been listening to Tull since 1972 and have seen them in concert about 40 times. Nobody else sounds like them. Here is your list of deep tracks: Nothing Is Easy Bouree (flute instrumental) My God Cold Wind To Valhalla Black Satin Dancer Hunting Girl Songs From The Wood Dark Ages Black Sunday And if you're really looking for something really longer try side 1 of Thick As A Brick. About 23 minutes. You won't believe your ears. Enjoy!

[@kayleenilsson3825]

GREAT suggestions man! Definitely some of their best stuff. And 40 times? Dude you're a legend, I wish I could've caught 'em at least ONCE! 😤

[@stevegrey6022]

Another great song by a great band. Other Tull songs with good flute work worth checking out are Bourée Nothing Is Easy Witch's Promise Another great artist,who sadly passed a few years ago, but you might like is the blues legend Johnny Winter - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1974 UK TV Appearance) is just 5 minutes of good time fun!

[@kathleensmith3555]

Reasons for waiting- Nothing is easy-Witches Promise-Thick as a Brick ( full version) I could go on and on and on

[@stpnwlf9]

They are fond of records with long, multi-part tracks - particularly Thick as a Brick and Minstrel in the Gallery. For an album with shorter deep tracks that didn't get radio play, one of my absolute favorite records is 'Songs From the Wood'.

[@calvinwboaz7085]

Don't you remember when you did Nights In White Satin and cut off the best part of the song, the poem at the end? That had a flute solo on it. Genesis had a flute solo in Firth Of Fifth. Caravan had a flute solo in Memory Lain, Hugh/Headloss.

[@FarAwayEyes69]

Ian Anderson is a musical genius ! Martin Barre on guitar is so so underrated ! Top 10 album of all time ! I saw them in West Palm Beach in ( I can’t believe this ) 1970 ! WOW ! ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Wow that's gotta have been so damn epic! SOOOO jealous here, man! 😤😤😤

[@metaljester7335]

More Tull to try is: Bungle in the Jungle Thick as a Brick Skating away on the Thin Ice of a New Day A Passion Play (deep cut)

[@robertwolstein8111]

Hunting Girl is very good as well Teacher by Jethro Tull.

[@toshibautoob]

Jethro Tull -Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day and/or Songs from the Wood (I'm in Southern California)

[@bobdelp2023]

YOU GUYS NEED TO HEAR FROM THE SAME ALBUM ( MY GOD ) IT'S A CRAZY ONE! :)

[@stevejones1682]

Going right back to the 60s, Ian Anderson has long been an absolute master at the flute. Another band worth checking out for some terrific flute work is Focus.

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Thanks for the suggestion. We did do a Focus song a few song back! -S

[@kathys6402]

Love this one, you two! not many bands have the nerve to do a flute solo like a guitar solo. Stay safe & stay strong 💜💜

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Hey Kathy! Yeah definitely a cool song! And your right 100%! Haven’t heard many flute solos like that! Stay safe & Stay Strong as well! -S

[@ballyastrocade5672]

"I wonder who Mary is?" Um... how do I put this in a family-friendly way... "Mary" is a schoolgirl who exchanges certain physical favors for money, if you follow my meaning. Ian Anderson has said as much in interviews since then. Several of the songs on this album, such as this one and the title track ("Aqualung"), are character sketches exploring the humanity of people who are considered socially unacceptable, disreputable, and otherwise rejected by "polite" society.

[@jadedandbitter]

And not much money, at that. She's the Robin Hood of Highgate-Helps the Poor Man get along.

[@iarocks44]

This is absolutely my favorite band and one of my favorite songs of theirs. Great choice!! And dad - you are a big Tull guy, you just have it hidden... :-) Let it out!!

[@wimbrewaeys2254]

Zo geweldig dat ge u zoon schitterde muziek leert kennen en ook geweldig dat u zoon dat apricieert

[@jvmonte6638]

Great band, great album. Jethro Tull sounds as good today as ever. Love and peace from Toronto.

[@dac2007]

It's a conceptual album that's why it mentions Aqualung. It's the name of the homeless guy in the album cover. Check out My God next from the same album, it's amazing.

[@Idefixu]

Fantastic song! Quality stuff always from Jethro tull and Ian Anderson! You should react to Ian Anderson flute solo 1976, in Tampa . He can play the flute and sing at the same time. As crazy as the Focus guy in Hocus Pocus Do you know Ten Years After, "I'd Love to Change the World", is one of my all time favorite songs all bands included. Greetings from Helsinki Finland! 🇫🇮 Stay safe!

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Hey you two 👋😎 awesome JT session as always 🤘 my favorite band ATM. I *strongly* recommend continuing through this album since you seem to like it, it's one of their best. For the best experience I suggest the following sessions for ya: *Cheap Day Return* + *Mother Goose* (these two are slower softer type of songs so keep that in mind, former a bit shorter and latter a bit longer) *Wond'ring Aloud* + *Up To Me* (former another short softie and the latter a fun lil' rocker) *My God* + *Hymn 43* (former one of their very best, quite heavy and a sick flute solo, the latter another fun lil' rocker with lots of groove) *Slipstream* + *Wind-Up* (former yet another soft shorty and latter another fun rocker) And that completes *Aqualung* 👏 I recommend *Stand Up* after that, my number 1 album ATM, more bluesy and it's got so much variety. That OR *Minstrel in the Gallery* (title track), personal favorite JT song, one long, epic and proggy banger 🤘😤🤘 Looking forward to the next JT session with you guys, whichever song(s) you may choose 😎

[@davidcarter6491]

You really need to watch Ian playing the flute live!

[@headrushindi]

Tull is definitely an acquired taste but what a class act he was. I loved the old school little trick he used to do with his vocals to give them more depth and tonal range. Ozzy Osbourne used to do the same thing too. They would sing their track , then sing it again "with themselves" The two takes would be blended right and left, and would give the vocal a really cool phasing effect because of the minute timing differences and inflection differences.

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Aquired taste indeed, thats the best kinda music if you ask me 👌 And yes, Ian really knows his shit 😎

[@kenlansdowne7963]

There are a few suggesting Thick as a Brick, but that is rather a long track (43 min+). I would suggest Songs From the Wood, Hunting Girl or Heavy Horses.

[@geraldherrmann787]

"no other rockband put a flute-solo in" ??? hey boy, where´s your short-term memory ??? haha. think back just a few days 🖖

[@ljsites]

Next...My God!

[@gregrambo606]

Second request: Tull, Thick as a Brick Iive, Madison Square Garden 1978. Great sound live performance! (Video).

[@mrwomby5007]

Excellent musicianship from everyone, spicy lyrics (!) and great Mellotron at the start: what’s not to like?

[@iamstevec1656]

Check out 3 pre Aqualung songs by Jethro Tull. - A New Day Yesterday A Time For Everything To Cry You A Song

[@kayleenilsson3825]

I'm in such a phase with *Benefit* and *Stand Up* ATM and especially obsessed with *A Time for Everything* MAN whatta beautiful song! ✊😤✊

[@garylarue3899]

Try Budapest or Songs From the Wood by Tull. Nice reaction.

[@spongo]

Budapest is an underappreciated late gem

[@robertphelps1574]

And Tony Iommi was in the band for two weeks

[@MrJeep75]

Love it

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Thank you! -S

[@moefeaux1442]

Try "My God" next off the same album that has even more flute. Another band with a flute solo is Chicago's "It Better End Soon" all 4 movements off of Chicago II.

[@richardstewart1989]

Great song, love Jethro Tull. You guys should do some Uriah Heep. Gypsy, The Wizard, Easy Livin for starters...

[@jvmonte6638]

Agreed. The Magicians Birthday is also a classic

[@Geddy-xu3if]

In your own time, you should give Iron Maiden's cover of this song a listen.

[@fatherandsonreactions]

They covered it? No way! Gonna give it a listen right now! -S

[@Geddy-xu3if]

@@fatherandsonreactions I used to be a huge Maiden fan back in the eighties and bought every single (both 7" and 12") and album. I also liked Tull. Cross Eyed Mary was actually on the B side of The Trooper single. It never featured on an album. Dickinson's vocals actually quite suit the song and Dave Murray does a nice job replacing the flute with the guitar. It was obviously just them paying homage to Ian Anderson. Nice version, but doesn't beat the original.

[@geraldherrmann787]

jethro tull deep? do THICK AS A BRICK !!! (studio album; the song is 44 minutes long, but believe me: do the first 5 minutes - THEN decide if you stay)

[@frederickholman1091]

30 studio albums!

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Next you should listen to Bouree, My God or We Used to Know! JT actually really made tons of great music exploring different genres but you should gradually get into them

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Thanks for the requests! -S

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Nicely put, sir 👏 I completely agree, some stuff they've done are insanely proggy and kinda out there so best to just kinda ease into it by going through the more light-digestible stuff first. TBH I myself am still struggling quite a bit with *A Passion Play* but I'm certain it'll click for me sooner or later, just like the rest have ✊

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

Another one of the few Jethro Tull songs I've heard. I like this one..the almighty Clutch did a cover of it that's worth investigating (hint hint). Here's a Finnish metal band with some flute and saxophone in the mix...Amorphis - Nightfall (kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6WQZWh9d6l4oZY). Cheers! (from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)

[@poluxsaurus1454]

You guys are ready for Thick as a Brick. I would say the whole thing, but you can go for Part I (the whole of side 1) and you will probably want to continue with Part II. It's the best from their prog period.

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Ready or not, it's a great suggestion, man. I'd suggest going through at least the rest of the Aqualung album first though, and ideally a few more bangers before letting loose that magnificent prog monster, especially if the idea is to do the whole album 😅 But hey who knows, maybe they ARE ready, they've been pretty savvy this far I gotta say 🙂

[@silentwood207]

You need to do a live video to get the full effect. To see Ian in action.

[@oldrock9641]

Try Nothing Is Easy from the album Stand Up.

[@bobdelp2023]

NOW IF YOU GUYS WIND UP DOING TULL'S ( THICK AS A BRICK ) THEIR ACTUALLL CONCEPT ALBUM WHICH WAS AFTER THIS AQUALUNG, IT'S 42 MINS. SO. 2 PARTS, ABOUT 21 MINS. EACH :)

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

Oh wow, did you open a rabbit-hole asking for deep cuts of Jethro Tull - check these with your Tull-expert friend: Nothing Is Easy For A Thousand Mothers With You There To Help Me Play In Time Up To Me Sealion Rainbow Blues Cold Wind To Valhalla Black Satin Dancer Hunting Girl Pibroch (Cap In Hand) Journeyman Rover Something's On The Move Flying Dutchman Part Of The Machine Farm On The Freeway And for other songs with notable flute - Genesis "Firth Of Fifth" Golden Earring "Big Tree-Blue Sea" Heart "Sing Child" Focus "House Of The King" These should keep you busy for a while. All the Jethro Tull songs listed above either have good flute solos or have the flute as an integral part of the song. (And, admittedly, some are there because they're personal favorites. Sue me.) They're listed more or less in chronological order. I tried to get a couple of songs per album, and the missing pieces are albums I haven't replaced or never bought. There is a large variety here, as Tull was constantly evolving throughout their career. Of the remainder, all are very tasty; of the batch I recommend "Firth Of Fifth" in the strongest terms. It's Genesis' masterwork (among their songs that aren't named "Supper's Ready").

[@sofialexrush5646]

Very beautiful Love from Syria ❤..what about jump to something different I think you don't know the band Myrath It's Tunisian metal band I suggest the song forever and a day..thank you father and son waiting for your next steam on sundy🌹💖👍🤘😍

[@palantir135]

I’m a big Jethro Tull fan. As with several other bands, you should listen to them playing live. Just listen to their live album Bursting Out. If you like the flute, listen to Camel. Live of course. Or Ayreon.

[@paulkruger491]

Hi guys. Check out Clutch. They do a great version of this.

[@MB-mw1xr]

First time checking out your reactions. You want woodwind and horn solos? Check out Chicago. “It Better End Soon” is structured like classical music, but it rocks out and has a kick-ass flute solo. Greetings from Charlotte NC!

[@puncht37]

Iron Maiden did a cover of this song.

[@dandurant4845]

You want some great flute? You got to give a listen to MY GOD off of the Aqualung album. Enjoy!

[@christopherhoff1696]

The entire Thick as a Brick....you will not be disappointed!!!

[@fatherandsonreactions]

I heard it is an amazing album. We should absolutely check it out. Thank you for the comment and thanks for being a part of our channel. Hope to see you at the live stream this weekend -F

[@jamesmaster1450]

What a great song! I'm pretty sure I have heard it before, however great song. Love the flute. What about some Megadeth? You guys did not them for a long time. Wake Up Dead was always my favorite from them. Thanks for reaction!

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Awesome! Yeah the flute is cool. And OMG you’re so right! We definitely need to hit up some Megadeth! -S

[@brianmannell9754]

This was a nice tune! Had a solid groove to it, and man I do love how he integrates the flute into the composition. I'm with you S, I wish there was maybe a minute more added to the instrumental at the end (with awesome flute playing, of course). I haven't listened to many bands with a flute featured in, but doing a quick search I guess there are others out there. Jethro Tull is pretty well known for using it, though. I do know a couple metal bands that incorporate bag pipes, or a saxophone, however (among other instruments). Haha. Love it when bands incorporate different instruments that aren't common in their genres. Lastly, I'm now deciding between two other tracks for Sigur Ros, so next time I may suggest something different. Other than that, here's the current first three in my metal reaction requests: Opeth - Strange Brew Deftones - Rosemary ISIS - Dulcinea (with lyrics) Thanks for the vids, guys! Take care, and probably see you on the next one!

[@fatherandsonreactions]

Love your paragraphs! Always look forward to them. Yeah, an extra minute of flute wouldve been great. Opeth? I’ve heard a lot about them! -S

[@brianmannell9754]

@@fatherandsonreactions I remember them being talked about in the last stream. Opeth is a progressive metal band, though recently they've been more progressive rock. Opeth are also influenced by blues rock and jazz, and their songs often have both electric and acoustic parts. Imo, one of the most important influences in modern day prog metal. Strange Brew is LIKELY going to be the track I'll be suggesting in the stream. It's a bit lengthy, but I think the sound is right up both you and your Dad's alley. I think it's an easy listen, and really good, starting track for them. We'll see though. Looking forward to a good time with everyone either way. :)

[@samirfutureal2257]

React to Cross Eyed Mary cover by Iron Maiden Thanks guys

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

Is short because you need listen the whole concept album.

[@danielbardier1372]

You need to listen/react to Mother Goose

[@ericrussell4720]

thick as a brick is the best

[@cv507]

itz a 2.x # lp büt häl......... ^ ^ do bläck sand cöttönwöödhill etc ^^ ps this isnt father and sön... ´´Hi this is yö mömmäh Mömmäh ^^ (?)