Jethro Tull Live 1979 14 Thick As A Brick North American Tour Fall 1979

[@RobertWeingher]

Jethro Tull must be the coolest band in history, i saw them live only once in my life, it was in 2010, Martin Barre was still with the band, it was one of the best and greatest shows i ever saw and i saw like some 525 live shows in real life so it's very hard to choose, God bless Ian Anderson for keeping the flame of Jethro Tull!!!

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Yes Ian and Martin are still doing it

[@PS-un8zz]

Thank You Again❤

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

You're welcome 😊

[@paulhart3812]

Another rare gem. Thank you for this footage!!!

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Great show!

[@geferris83]

i saw this leg of the tour in Rochester NY a few days after Ian was hit in the eye he said if anyone throws anything on stage hes walking off great concert i was 23 great time to be a Tull fan thanks for the video

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Yes it was a great tour.

[@johnlittle4833]

Sheer genius. Ian Anderson at his incomparable best. There has never been a musician, composer, and stage performer like him, and it is most unlikely there will ever be another. He's in the same pantheon as Mozart, Beethoven. Mahler et al.

[@meetontheledge]

Don't forget Schubert playing the Double Bass while standing on his nose. Now that's a challenge Ian never met.

[@johnlittle4833]

@@meetontheledge Not sure if this is a joke or a manifestation of your envy of IA. In either event, it is puerile.

[@joscrank7813]

Oh, come on. Ian´s great, but do you think he´s really capable of composing a Don Giovanni, Beethoven´s late string quartets, any of Mahler´s symphonies (let alone a Tristan und Isolde or Mass in B minor)? You´ve gone full-on fanboy and your comment is laughable.

[@meetontheledge]

@@joscrank7813 Among his peers Ian is arguably the best, although having John Evans, Martin, Dee Palmer and the rest of the pre 1980 band members was invaluable. Ian knew it and gave them a lot of room. TJ was never the same without them.

[@joscrank7813]

@@meetontheledge well, that´s moving the goalposts from the original comment the poster left. Ian is a major talent in rock music - no serious person disputes that. But to put him on the same level as the supreme geniuses of Western classical music is risible. And yes, Ian has always relied heavily on hired hands to fill out (improve?) his music. "Additional material by [band member]," and "Arranged by Jethro Tull" are frequent album tags during the glory years. It´s notable that on his purported orchestral music (Divinities, etc), the themes rarely modulate or develop beyond their original forms; they just repeat themselves after interludes of seemingly improv sections. I don´t intend to insult IA´s immense talent, but he´s not on the level of a Sibelius or Tavener - much less on the same level as the composers previously named.

[@javierdoadrio7000]

Genial!!!❤

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

🙏🙏

[@Patty.29675]

I Saw Him Live.Boston Garden. Same Year. 1:01

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

A great concert

[@geraldbostock298]

The way you Filmed and cut the last two minutes are priceless…❤

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Thank you

[@Patty.29675]

Thick As A Brick Tour. Locomotive Breath.❤

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Yes indeed

[@PolHesher]

I can't recall Anderson in shades before!

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

This was due to an eye injury

[@PolHesher]

@@jethrotullcollection8446 Yeah, Twirling the flute so heavily... you know

[@gibsonfan159]

This music was before my time but I've always wondered if the "sperm" lyric caused any trouble with FM radio.

[@rickmerritt128]

No

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

No I don’t think so

[@systembypassproductions1825]

Man its honestly incredible the footage you have keep em coming, also how were you at all of these tours, were you part of the production crew or something???

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Just a fan (atic) who travelled to see the concerts

[@meetontheledge]

These treasures are gifts to all humanity. Someday will come and people will realise how unique Ian was.

[@jorgeantoniodeoliveira1687]

Ian is Highlight

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

Yes of course but Martin also shines

[@matteomorelli6595]

fuckyhea!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love Jethro Tulllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Patty.29675]

Watch The F Word. OK

[@jethrotullcollection8446]

As do I