Jethro Tull- Fat Man & We Used To Know (First Listen)

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Song Link: • Fat Man
Song Link 2: • We Used to Know

[@alexhamilton4084]

This is their most consistent album in my opinion. My favourite Jethro Tull album too. No filler on here, just great tunes top to bottom. 👍🏻😃

[@JustJP]

Extremely consistent indeed!

[@klausschneider1045]

Stand Up also stands out in one more point of view: I cannot remember any other Pop or Rock album with ten songs from which five were written in 6/8 and one more by Johan Sebastian Bach.

[@ironfist440]

@@klausschneider1045 Stimme dir vollkommen zu. Das war mein erstes Lied was ich mit 14 Jahren im West- Radio gehört habe (1970 ).Habe mich sofort verliebt. Gr aus Ost- Berlin, bleib gesund.

[@robertterrell3065]

Me, too!

[@broadsword6650]

The Eagles toured as support to Tull several years before Hotel California was written. However, Don Felder (who wrote the music for Hotel California) was not in the band at that time. Ian Anderson has said that if Tull was an inspiration then he’s flattered and that he has absolutely no problem with it because being inspired by previous music is all part of composition. He adds that he is likely to have been inspired by something that he had heard previously. Music is a chain.

[@SebGeddy]

Agreed. Ian Anderson's reaction about that was class act. Even though "Hotel California" is a powerful classic, "We Used to Know" is such an underrated gem.

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

You know, one song really doesn’t remind me of the other because stylistically they are so different. We Used to Know will always be my favorite. It is so poignant and doesn’t fail to make me shed a tear or two.

[@chazwyman8951]

Whether or not Felder was in the band at that time. Those chords were lifted. And I am so glad they were. Both songs are really evocative for me and take me back to my teens like I was there. Magical

[@gingerbaker_toad696]

Until it got cut like around the 90s... no natural progression anymore

[@Lwize]

You can check out Jethro Tull, and never leave...

[@JustJP]

😅

[@brumleyhall]

This was, of course, 8 years BEFORE Hotel California.

[@Lwize]

The Eagles flew thru a wormhole and wrote it in 1965, before Tull. Then they flew back to 1976.

[@donaldbass6737]

Of course...Ian has been a gentleman about it all along...but the chord progression is pretty clearly the same.

[@Lwize]

@@sv-uw1lc Check the logs.

[@tullfan2560]

Martin is such a great combination of steadiness and flamboyance. The complete guitarist and perfect band man.

[@broadsword6650]

“Could be soon we’ll cease to sound, slowly upstairs, faster down” is one of my favourite lyrics ever. Amazing to think the band were all self taught and learning their craft as they went along. Stand Up is such an accomplished album.

[@ithaliem]

Now as it seems obvious that you will break 10 K you might as well jump straight to Thick as a Brick :). For me the mandolin and the drumming reminded more of medieval folk music. Ian did use it a lot in his music. Maybe the best example of this is Songs from the Wood (1977) which would be a great album for you as well.

[@markmaxwell1013]

Songs From The Wood is great and with a totally different energy. Love them both. I think Benefit is next, love that one too.

[@ithaliem]

@@markmaxwell1013 Benefit is the odd LP in Jethro's history. This Was and Stand Up where the albums of the rhythm’n blues era of Jethro Tull and Aqualung started the proggressive period - but Benefit doesn’t really fit to either one of these. But let's think of the year the album was made - 1970 - and in comparison with other bands of the same era. Then Benefit fits to it’s place nicely: Yes: Time and a Word, Gentle Giant: 1st, Genesis:Tresspass, King Crimson: In the Wake of Poseidon, Pink Floyd: Atom Heart Mother and also: Led Zeppelin: II, Deep Purple: In Rock - or even: Uriah Heep: Very ‘eavy, Very ‘Umble. (From Proggnosis, reviewed by me some year ago :))

[@markmaxwell1013]

@@ithaliem Benefit was the first Tull album I had. Teacher was played almost hourly on FM radio when I was in high school. Special album to me and my first introduction to prog on top of that!

[@joelliebler5690]

More like something from Marakash or in that region of the world!

[@andrewcaelliott]

This is a very special album for me. When I was a teenager, my sister, 10 years older than me, used to gently nudge books, music etc at me and say, 'this may be worth a listen ...' "Stand Up" came to me that way and I have loved it every since. 'Thick as a Brick' is my favorite Tull album, but this one, ah, it hits so many right notes in so many right ways. Looking forward to your take on "For a Thousand Mothers": never heard anyone say that it was special to them, but it is to me. Thanks for doing all this. Makes the music new again, and an (ahem) older man feel younger again.

[@JustJP]

Thats really nice Andrew, sounds like she has great taste

[@TheMarkEH]

I heard this album when it was first released and I thought it was fantastic. I still do.

[@Parmigiano502]

Not enough is being made about the sheer musicianship of the host nor his skillfully adept editing skills...first, the bongo's make a majestic surprise appearace from under the table as if a hidden treasure had just swept on the crest of a wave and beaching by JP's feet. That in itself had me chuckling, but then comedy gold as we saw the finest playing of bongo drums since Andy Kaufman played them whilst singing a song thats played in the islands of the Caspian Sea at Harvest time...the remarkable transition from serious review into playing said instrument and then back to serious review was as effortless as a Pink Floyd transitional moment on any given album of theirs. Unfortunately this jewel in the crown moment had a price to be paid...which in my case was eloquently spitting out the coffee I was drinking whilst watching the review...I now have a caffinated coated cat who is not amused.

[@JustJP]

Lol! Thanks Mario🤣☕

[@fordp69]

"Crest of a wave"? Don't you mean "Crest of a Knave"? ;-)

[@Parmigiano502]

@@fordp69 ha -very good

[@themikentimcomedyshow3343]

Ian Anderson: "Martin Barre, somewhat diminutive, but a giant when plugged in !!"

[@robertlear2735]

I saw them in concert in 1969. I had never heard of them at the time. Totally blew my mind! I walked out of the concert stunned.

[@JustJP]

I can imagine!

[@visualanimal5634]

Ian Anderson really hitting his stride as a songwriter and the band is stupid tight. A great one-two punch showing just how good this band was.

[@Ferretbomber]

After you inevitably do the monumental Thick as a Brick, I agree with a few others who have suggested Songs From the Wood. It is one of their best albums across the board.

[@JustJP]

Ty! I hear good things about it

[@kayleenilsson3825]

@@JustJP Well I pretty much can't wait for you to get to almost all the 70's album, but my suggestion is still to do them in _chronological order_ so that you can hear their imo very fascinating evolution from album to album. I even say try and squeeze in *Benefit* before *Thick as a Brick* And I totally recommend revisiting *Aqualung* in your own time before *Thick as a Brick* so that you get the most complete experience 🧐👌

[@Ferretbomber]

@@kayleenilsson3825 oh, all of their albums deserve attention for sure. I'm just not a stickler for chronology, but I am a firm believer in hearing an album all the way through, or at least in song order. Tull is definitely an album band. Albums with no filler along with excellent 'contextual continuity' as Zappa would say. I think Justin would be able to skip around in time scales and see the changes each year, but i'd like him to hear full albums either way. He's finishing Stand Up, I could see doing Benefit, but I'd rather he hear something mid-late 70s so he has a more informed idea of the vast range the band took over a pretty short span of years, so that he could have a sort of conceptual yardstick by which to compare the rapidity of Tull's growth. They were a singular band, no one like them. But yeah, Benefit rocks, Passion Play, Warchild, Minstrel in the Gallery ... (not a huge fan of Too old to rock and roll) ... but then Songs From the Wood spectacularly sends them off in a new direction. Gotta love Tull.

[@kayleenilsson3825]

@@Ferretbomber I kinda see what you mean, JP covers so many other bands that it takes some time to advance in the JT journey and thus the later albums seems so far away and it'd take quite some time before he gets to see how much they change. It's hard to say but I still lean towards going in order.

[@ianhepplewhite8334]

I saw Jethro Tull on 11th March 1969, when I was 15, at the Redcar Jazz Club in the UK. That was only the 2nd professional act I had ever seen (The Nice on 7th February 1969), and had no idea what they looked like or how they performed; what an eye opener that was for me, especially Ian Anderson. We had a table only a couple of yards from the centre of the stage, so a superb view of all the band.

[@isakrahmisaevski974]

Regarding the album, it's allegedly Ian's personal favorite in the JT discography., although personally it lands on either fourth or fifth place. But then again, my favorite from them is A Passion Play, which is hardly in agreement with most other fans.

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Most of the 70's albums have been my favorite at one point or another. Currently working on *A Passion Play* , I like it a lot, especially in combination with the *The Chateau D'Herouville Sessions* but no favorite as of yet, it usually takes some time to get to that point though so there's still hope. Just curious, what would you say is it's strongest point, conceptually or musically? Both I guess, it's just nice hearing from other fans what they think 🙂

[@tullfan2560]

Martin's wah-wah is top class. I love the way the melody is in turn carried by Ian's voice, the flute and the guitar. And the background acoustic guitar provides a special ambience to the song. Genius.

[@MissAstorDancer]

oooooo, you are such a TEASE! I have been holding my breath waiting for you to continue with this beautiful album! Of course, you have done great reactions in between songs from this album, several of them from some of my favorite bands! I know that you KNOW that you (and some other reactors) give us something to look forward to, and give us some joy in our days, during a time that is so unbearable in so many ways. I just knew you would love this album, Justin! I hope you enjoy the last 2 songs just as much, and I feel certain you will. The last 2 are as different from each other as night and day, but each has its own unique charm! You are so nice to wake up to, Justin! Thank you!

[@JustJP]

Ty so much, it makes me incredibly happy that you and others enjoy the videos so much😄

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

One of my lifetime favorite albums. This Was also is a great album. Much more jazz-oriented. These two are my favorite Tull albums.

[@scotstevens5263]

What a bluesy tune. Love Martin on guitar 🎸. Ian on flute and vocals. I think his voice was perfect back in the days We Used to Know. 😊 Thanks Justin.

[@MrAitraining]

So good. I love how you get to all the tracks. Tull is def a full album band. It all flows. My fav Jethro Tull album seems to be the one I'm playing at the moment :) Stand Up is always up there though.

[@maraboo72]

Something I like about the Tull albums is that the songs are very different from each other but they managed to make an album with a special atmosphere, somehow. In my opinion you can hear this better on Benefit which has an overall warmth what is the reason that I like it even a little bit more. I remember when being in school we had a music teacher who was a concert pianist what sometimes led to a lesson where he taught nothing but enjoyed us by playing a Beethoven sonata or a little bit of Chopin or Bach what makes such a difference from listening to a record... A classmate who at that time was kind of addicted to Tull brought this album and asked the teacher to listen to Bourée and Fat Man. He admitted that this would not become his favourite kind of music but he paid his respect to what he had heard. That was not normal 50 years ago. Dirty, long-haired, loud barbarians with extremely bad manners! The guitar on We Used to Know is one of my all time favourite solos ever. It is just perfect.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

"We Used to Know" is probably my favorite among many favorites of Jethro Tull songs. I saw them a few times in the early '70s and along with the great music they were such an entertaining band...Ian Andersen was truly the manic maestro.

[@robertheckman8013]

Martin Barre just announced as a performer on Cruise to the Edge, April, 2022. My cabin is reserved and paid for. Can't wait!

[@modmary1]

What a super way to wake up, this morning! 😃 was that a Bongo drum solo? 🤪🥳🤣

[@JustJP]

Hahaha something like that😅

[@marysweeney7370]

We Used to Know is one of my favorites among their old work. I love the way the flute comes in , and Martin Barre's playing on here is one of his best bits, I think.

[@davidjoslyn1021]

"Songs from the Wood" was my bride and I's soundtrack for hiking and camping the summer of '78! we are still happily married with grandchildren. Tull brings me back! Loved these early albums. Love watching your reactions. "Yes" especially! Went to many shows. Saw Tull as well. Good old days.

[@1nelsondj]

I always loved 'Fat Man', used to have it on a Best Of collection on cassette so I was very annoyed when his 2-disc "The Best of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection" omitted it. I made my own 3rd disc and made sure 'Fat Man' was on it.

[@hampyonce]

I had a best of collection, with Fat Man, on 8 track.

[@SebGeddy]

That wah solo from Martin, man,... Phew! 🎸🤘🔥

[@ericanderson8886]

Think most Tull fans would have Stand Up in their top 5 Tull albums, if not top three. 10k approaching, congrats and you're going to love Thick as a Brick.

[@JustJP]

Ty! Looking forward to it!

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Personally Stand Up isn't in my top 5 and same for Aqualung 😆

[@submandave1125]

"Roll us both down the mountain, and I'm sure the fat man would win." I always laugh at this line.

[@Parmigiano502]

Absolutely loved both tracks...I'm not overtly familiar with the majority of JT's work, and having made the journey down the now cliched rabbit hole with these reactions its led me to listen their catalogue and I can honestly say I'm now a big big fan, especially 'Thick as a Brick'...but with it comes my own thick as a brick moment regarding Tull...so back in 77, I was in an Italian street market and bought Pink Floyds 'Wish you were here' album, but I had enough lira's to buy that other album whose cover had caught my eye. It was Minstral in the Gallery...so, back home in England, played Tull first, remember little about it, then the Floyd album...the latter absolutely blew my mind to the point I totally forgot about Minstral which was stored away never to see the light of day until tonight...after these two songs, I remembered I had it and played it after all these years...I mean thats over 42 years and oh my lord, its utterly brilliant, how could I have been so, well, thick!!!. Wow, Black Satin Dancer and Baker Street Muse, what a band, stunning album...great review again JP.

[@kayleenilsson3825]

Yeah those are exellent songs, and how 'bout that title track eh? 🤘😤🤘 And that's a pretty cool story, man 😀

[@bridie1824]

"We Used to Know" gives me such a warm feeling inside..indescribable really.

[@joedebacco1480]

Two good selections from Stand Up. But this entire record is great classic Tull. My all time favorite song is We Used To Know from day one back in ‘69. Guitar solo is awesome and stands strong today. The original album opened up to Tull members standing up.

[@miekwest1]

Stand Up is such a brilliant album - and We Used To Know is my favourite JT song. I just love the way the flute takes on a lead guitar role and provides the build-up to MB's superb counterpoint guitar solo. Almost like a twin-lead guitar effect )a la Wishbone Ash). Great to have JP playing songs that were the backdrop to my youth - and giving a nice, considered reaction . Keep it going!

[@sep55]

Not bad for a second album eh! 51 years old and still fabulous!!!

[@samuelecallegari6117]

It's not their debut

[@ludolamot1043]

Since 50 years Stand Up and Benefit are two my favourite albums.

[@lemming9984]

We Used to Know is up there with Thick As A Brick IMHO!

[@gelsol]

Fat Man was used in Boogie Nights when they were running out of the coke dealer's house.

[@disston1]

Digital music misses out on the visceral pleasure of getting that new album, checking the the inside art/liner notes, removing the vinyl and holding it up to the light to check for scratches and last and most importantly arranging your album collection just right. Stand Up was a fold-over album and when you opened it up a cardboard cut-out of the four guys would "stand up". There is no album that i know of that the cover/jacket is more integral to the message than Thick as a Brick. The album came wrapped in the fictional St. Cleve Chronical. It is very much part of the satire.

[@JustJP]

Physical media is to be missed, but savored

[@mirojr6854]

Simply beautiful, just that

[@jeffkharpoharpo3472]

I was bartending in Columbia South Carolina in 1976 and the Jethro Tull band were all sitting at a table drinking (they were playing at a College and were staying at the hotel ! ) well I was off duty and there was a band playing and I felt like dancing so I walked over to their table and asked one of the girls if she would like to dance! so we did ! Well they all left to go to their rooms and I was back on duty ,and one of the waitresses said "did you know who you danced with well It was

[@shawneeleavitt3390]

My dad seen Jethro Tull their first album and first tour United States my dad got drunk with the entire band

[@JustJP]

Sounds like a good time!

[@shawneeleavitt3390]

You have to react to Canned Heat so sad

[@shawneeleavitt3390]

You should react to Crosby Stills Nash and Young deja vu

[@besterjack8243]

Ian Anderson kann man nur bewundern. Ein GENIE. Und deine Videos - super. Ich danke dir.

[@olafsrensen9578]

Heard the hole record in 1970 live in Copenhagen .In ihe intermission people wanted more and when the other 3 had a pause Martin played the most incredible guitarsolo I have ever heard for around 15 minutes.I still remember the ticket to the conseert costed arond 2 and a half pound.

[@johnpbh]

I think this album is really the one that made their name in the UK. A lot of that is down to Martin's guitar work I think. And as we know they really went for it from then on.

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

Oh God do not even mention the beagles in the same breath as Jethro Tull,I will not "Stand Up" for it! This is the bluesier precursor to the medievel,folk-rock brew, that makes them unique! It's still one of my most listened Tull records.Skip the fair-use blocking beagles!

[@redx1708]

@@the-NightStar I agree. Whether you like them or not they were a great band in their own right. As for inspiration the old classic composers stole with arms and legs from each other so no news here. "Hey, that's a catchy tune, I'll borrow that", lol.

[@tullfan2560]

@@redx1708 Martin said The Eagles were a special band in with Toto and Fleetwood Mac.

[@michaelbochnia5686]

Just a brilliant talent. Diversity, musicianship out the ying.... Early Tull is hard to beat. Cheers, I hope you are enjoying it. Benefit will continue this wonderful journey.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

I'm really late on posting on this one !! Lol But it was Tulls album that "Really" go them noticed here "Across the Pond' and of course Aqualung was their mega breakout Record across the Globe and firmly put Jethro Tull into Progs Greats !! We used to know a great lade back hang out tune in the day : )

[@RedPillMode]

Fat man is one of my favourites, just because its so fun and silly. We used to know, early masterpiece. Stand Up and Benefit are both quite underrated albums. After you do these, later greatness, TaaB, Songs from the Wood, Passion Play, will be even more enjoyable. Just selling here! Wonder why, you are absolutely a fan already.

[@JustJP]

Haha ty Blue!

[@dennishinkle5010]

One of their finest albums. The early blues based sound was so smooth. I've been a Tully for 50+ years and still love it.

[@jackadesman7143]

Justin, after you finally do Thick As A Brick you must do A Passion Play and compare them!!!!! A Passion Play is my favorite Tull album!!!!!

[@nathanweiss5174]

The early mood part of We Used To Know had Benefit vibes for me, you may like that one as well. The songs are more singles than concept so it fits. I had not heard that excellent Barre solo in a while, thanks for that.

[@JustJP]

Ty Nathan! Its a really great solo

[@scotstevens5263]

No chance in finding a woman who, will love in morning and the nighttime too, oooo 🎶🎶🪘🪘Love it!

[@salhaney]

The Eagles opened for Tull on the tour for this album.

[@shemanic1]

Stand Up is in my all time top 20 albums.

[@Blinkerson55]

The reason album was called Stand Up was Barre replacing guitarist from first album. First album was distinctivly named This was lol.The Eagles opened for J T back in the day. This was Barre's epoch. I think it bothered Ian that he stole his thunder. With a lot of the songs his solo comes at end of the song. Also Living in the Past album is very underrated. It has some songs from past albums but new songs are mostly strong. My favorite group first 6 albums. Cheers, Chicago Ray

[@markspooner1224]

You're right, this is a brilliant album. It's good to be reminded I listened twice to Omega last night, I thought it was good. There were some themes in Suite that I really liked but they didn't carry the good ones through. The second song reminded me of Easy Living by Uriah Heep and the fourth of Devils Answer by Atomic Rooster. Overall a thumbs up from me. Thanks for the tip.(I didn't have to go to Budapest after all).

[@Rowenband]

Yes the Omega suggestion was great I liked it too…

[@JustJP]

Ty Mark, glad you enjoyed Omega!

[@Scatherfirst]

Once again, I like that you choose tracks many other reactors overlook. Rock on. The chord progression in We Used to Know ended up in a couple of other famous tunes that followed after

[@michaelkolb5900]

Hey Justin My Man!!! This was so much fun!! Went to the comments and read the awesome response to this video which said some great things about you and playing the bongos which I totally agree with here and then humorously how he spit out his coffee onto his cat!! Lol!! Classic!! I think we all agree how awesome a job you do on this channel!!! These songs were awesome!! I'm 62 yrs old and have never met someone who didn't like Jethro Tull!! I like what you said about the flute just becoming another part of the band after numerous listens!! So true right?? And the other musicians in this band are Amazing!! I don't think any members of this band were ever underrated!! Their all too good!!! See you tomorrow!! Dont forget- GRACE DARLING AND ROUND AND ROUND AND HERO AND HEROINE!!!! This would be a great lead in to Thick As A Brick! Just sayin!! Your #1 AZ FAN MICHAEL😽😸😊😊

[@JustJP]

Ty Michael! GD is in the editing room 😄

[@allotrope2978]

Jethro Tull are fantastic. I can't wait until you crack the 10k and do Thick As A Brick. You deserve the subs. Also, can't wait for Spaceship by Philip Glass. :P

[@JustJP]

Thanks Allo😄

[@krisdoggett483]

Great songs, excellent album. Getting close to that 10K💥

[@realbser1956]

That was a great, great guitar solo. 🎸🎸🎸

[@ZalMoxis]

Fatman is one of my all time fave Tull tracks.... Clive Bunker is sublime. Hey JP Stand Up was 1969 and the Eagles HC was 1976. No contest. If you have a close listen to Fatman you'll hear two Mandolins playing.... Martin Barre is also playing.

[@-davidolivares]

Two very different songs, both enjoyable. Perhaps, I was a bit disappointed at the title of the song. I prefer sexy Dad bod or He’s just Stocky man... well, I’m working on it, besides, it’s normal in the winter to have a little more cushion for the pushin. BTR, liked the Moroccan feel very much of Fatman. As far as, We Used To Know, really didn’t hear the HC similarities but, another listen, it will probably slap me in the face. Great wah solo, very impressive. Martin did good. Hope everyone has a great day and a great life... ooops, trademarked. You know, love ya, mask up, be kind, Peace and Music

[@tarkushead]

Jethro Tull ❤️

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Remember JP this was also way before the Eagles song, it is Tulls melody !! : ) Their are subtle changes in the melody to "Hotel" but years later the Eagles said it was just coincidence, there are only so many notes ! Lol This has happened many times in Rock music.

[@williambaldridge1203]

The Eagles used to open for Tull at the time when Tull was doing this song. later on the Eagles came up with Hotel, California

[@robertjewell9727]

2 great songs I've known for a long time and great review since you furthered my appreciation with good insights. And as a footnote Fat Man's Eastern sonic sense makes me think of the Zen notion, even though the song's lyrics seem quite literal, of a fat man being an egotistical sort who's always talking because he has so much information he's collected in his head that he believes himself highly knowleadgable and must constantly chatter and a thin man being a person who's done away with useless thinking and is closer to serenity. So because the music has an Indian musical quality it provokes a certain Yogi sort of atmosphere whilst colliding with Western literalness of just being overweight. I'm probably over thinking it, but it's always hit me that way. 👍

[@JustJP]

I like the way you think, you may be on to something

[@neilhinks5734]

OK, Fat man is just a sublime slice of Tull magnificence imo. It's funny, light. Gorgeous bongos make this such a great song butty. Ian, s acoustic, superb, and hear that moth organ.. Lush. 😊 Martin's guitar work on We used to know is stunning imo. Great groove by Clive too. Ian, s vocal delivery is just magic.❤️ The band really rock out on this track Justin. Great review butty 😊 Like you said, it's a brilliant album by Tull. ❤️

[@jimp4666]

Justin, just two songs left on this album, a love song (as only Tull could pull off) and a full out banger. Can't wait till you get to these, but after you do, do yourself a favor, ask your lovely wife for 45 minutes alone to go lay down, put the headphones on, and listen to the album uninterrupted start to finish.... and then let us know if you've ever heard a better example of song composition, musicianship, and execution in the rock album genre. Oh wait, you could do the same thing with at least a half dozen or more Tull albums and come to the same conclusion. But this album is the one that begat legions, millions of lifelong Tull fans, including me, and I thank you so much for your appreciation of this often long-forgotten music. Given your apparent admiration for Tull, ask yourself how is this band not in the rock n roll hall of fame???????

[@samuelecallegari6117]

He already listened Reasons for Waiting

[@hopeulikenudes]

JP thanks for doing this album it is one of my all time favorites....

[@JustJP]

Ty for watching and enjoying alongside!

[@steveconnor746]

This was the first album I ever bought back in the autumn of 1969. It was number 1 in the UK charts for weeks and weeks I seem to recall. Still sounds great.

[@alantattersall3190]

Stand Up and Benefit my two favourite Tull albums, probably about where and who I was at the time. Still resonates.

[@lynette.]

All Jethro Tull great. Hotel California was written 77 that's 8 years later.

[@themoondancer62]

Absolutely love fat man!!! Makes ya wanna just start moving ❤

[@jacquesdemolay2699]

Yeah, this was 8 years BEFORE Hotel California !!!

[@davidvaness5081]

I can listen to Martin barre all day every weekend

[@fordp69]

I often do!

[@bobholtzmann]

"We Used To Know" could be based on an old English ballad - those songs were a great source of royalty free music. Mountain used one for a guitar solo in "Nantucket Sleighride".

[@Blinkerson55]

We used to know bore "hotel California "!

[@ianwilkinson4602]

Did you know that Martin Barre can also play the flute, not often, but he has done a brief duet with Ian Anderson on stage, sorry I can't remember the song.

[@davidkeller6156]

I heard that The Eagles were touring with Tull and stole the chord changes.

[@aurexyb]

Ian Anderson said that they ''pick'' the chord changes... So Britt ! ;)

[@hatsbo1]

Ah yes, ya think? lol

[@davidcohen821]

Actually, Don Felder, who wrote the music for Hotel California, was not with the bank when they toured with Tull.

[@hatsbo1]

Great breakdown JP, commensurate with the quality of these two songs and the album in general. Thick as a Brick is now looming on the horizon, get ready to get your mind blown!

[@JustJP]

I'm ready!

[@TheFingerstyleGuitar]

Ian was 22 when this album came out.

[@dandurant4845]

Yo Justin, you're keeping me waiting too long. LOL. Keep up your great reactions!

[@JustJP]

Haha sorry sorry!

[@dandurant4845]

@@JustJP Dude you're the best, I have finally found someone who is giving Tull a good listen, and I truly appreciate it since to me since hearing Reason's for Waiting and then seeing them for the Aqualung and Thick concerts, well there's just nothin better.

[@paulhart3812]

Fat Man has some heavy mandolins on it. Name another band that played mandolins. Very Medieval. And of course WE USED TO KNOW is epic music writing. Thank you JP for continuing your Tull odessey.

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Fairport Conventio lol

[@bobschiller6435]

I love albums where the production gives each instrument enough space to be heard individually, and this one is a perfect example. You can shift your concentration to any one of the instruments and glean new insights with every listen.

[@JustJP]

So so true Bob!

[@jonathansmith3742]

I remember Fat Man from when I was exploring early Tull as a teen in the 70s. I like the line, I don't want to be a Fat Man. It has stuck with me for decades. At 59, I can still pedal my age in miles fairly easily. No chance of ever being a Fat Man. I still can't find a woman though.

[@periaadoc]

When I was 13 1974 I was in GB A fremsh guy told my about this album. At that time I was all into KISS and similar band. 2 years later I was ready for JT

[@thomassharmer7127]

Loved this album ever since I was a skinny kid, and it's grown with me 😉

[@yonatanben-chaim9747]

You're such an underrated reviewer. I hope you keep doing this.

[@JustJP]

Ty so much, I intend to🙃

[@garysexton8840]

Glad you chose this album. It established the distinct Tull sound. I think for you to really appreciate the band that you should proceed in listening to each album in the order of their release… 1970. Benefit. You’ve already heard Aqualung and Thick so next is A Passion Play. ‘73, War Child ‘74, Minstrel in the Gallery’75, etc. I think you will really enjoy Songs from the Wood ‘77. I especially want your react

[@garysexton8840]

Reaction to the song Pibroch (Cap in hand) I’ glad I subscribed because you have the intelligence to understand and make excellent comments after your first listen. It’s a pleasure to see your reviews. I’ve been a Tull fan since Aqualung! Hope you can get to the other albums. Maybe one a week Eagerly awaiting and God bless!

[@dalebaker9109]

Hi Justin. These guys just seemed, too have pasted me by, but when I occasionally listen to them, they are rather pleasant.

[@waynesworld7804]

Nice review. I subscribed because of it. Cheers from Tasmania!

[@JustJP]

Thank you so much Wayne! How's the weather over there?

[@waynesworld7804]

@@JustJP hot one day, cool the next. We’re too close to Antarctica to have settled weather. 🥶😎

[@thatpartywaslame]

Great reaction to Hotel Calif . . . .Oh wait, this is Jethro Tull? Hmmm, I wonder where the Eagles got that incredible sound from.

[@JeromeDukes]

Man I'm enjoying this album. Oh Yeah, loved "Fat Man", great tune. Was that bongos being played? "We used to know" was a nice tune as well. Since you mentioned Hotel California and the chord progression. I wasn't paying attention on first listen but yeah the progressions by intervals are similar. Both are 8 chord songs, however the 7th chord is a major in this song vs a minor in Hotel California. Regardless of progression similarities, both songs are different melodically and in no way resemble each other rhythmically or in melody (which you mentioned). Enjoyed the reaction.

[@RichieG]

A top 5 favorite favorite album. Also, check out Martin Barre's Band's "Song for Jeffery"

[@garysteinert8555]

Geddy Lee has stated when he saw Tull he saw how much production can be successfully added on stage.

[@terryohara5175]

I thought the line was 'Hate to admit to myself Half of my problems came from Being fat'. Makes more sense. And Rolling down a mountain faster than any one else? That is no compliment. Don't take any pains to make it PC. Ian could be very biting and caustic with his lyrics. I don't think this is a sympathetic song in any way. But he did make a nice tune with it!

[@Yosef1952]

Very cool. If you do "Benefit" (1970), I hope you pick the original version rather than the one that incorporates songs from other Tull albums. It's an amazing work.

[@krisdoggett483]

I agree