Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath | Singer Reacts & Musician Analysis

[@jamesnorrisbarrett8927]

Jethro Tull is one of the deepest rabbit holes into which you could dive. Ever.

[@vicprovost2561]

As deep as the Marianas Trench! Wait until she tries Thick as a Brick.

[@JohnPage-iz2ye]

Tull is one of the most complicated groups you could ever see. There are others, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Alice Cooper and quiet a few more from that era. I consider myself lucky having seen all three and several more

[@Artificialintelligentle]

Frank Zappa is the other.

[@Artificialintelligentle]

​@@vicprovost256176 78 live versions

[@jamesnorrisbarrett8927]

@@Artificialintelligentle zappa has everybody beat

[@scotttrainer9704]

Ian Anderson wrote a lot about the ills of society, this one uncontrolled population explosion. Self taught on the flute after his child brought a recorder home from school. The name Jethro Tull was taken from an Agriculturalist/ inventor from the late 1600's.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

Millie's face when Ian went full Shred Flute: *_PRICELESS_*

[@stuartfaulds1580]

especially as his flute skills are entirely self taught.

[@RichardHead23]

I first heard this in 81/82 and it still makes every hair on my body stand on end .... brings tears to my eyes everytime ,,,, absolute genius ,,,,,, a master at work ,,,,, a musical God ,,,,,,,, Pan incarnate ......

[@JoeBlow_4]

Watching you misunderstand Ian was pretty epic.

[@tonybaker55]

Legendary band and often considered the founders of heavy metal. Martin Barre's guitar playing is always sensational. More Jethro Tull, please Millie.

[@terribleterrier1685]

I saw these guys in concert about 20 years ago. They were old then but still rocked that stage.

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

Nice selection and fun reaction. Anderson is a completely unique front man. Classic era Tull has aged very well.

[@oldmanghost219]

Bass....Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife-Edge - 2nd version (1970) .... starts out with the bass. It also includes a use of the original 1968 Moog synthesizer with the old tech of wires and tubes that had to warm up in it's original cabinet. Before it got bigger with more capabilities. .

[@mikebunner3498]

This song is one of their signature tunes. They rock-it-out!!! Ian Anderson the man singing always looked to me like he was high. BUT, I have since learned he is "anti-dope!!" O.K. girl, get ready for some rock & roll flute...... You can NOT go wrong with Jethro Tull, all of their songs are GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................................................................................

[@liviabaggio1543]

Yep, you're right there about being antidope, etc.

[@KL-mt9yk]

Actually onde of the hardest rocking bands of all time. Just fantastic.

[@chesterfieldmcfistycups2836]

I love Ian Anderson. If you want a full-on flute reaction, he has an epic solo live from 1976.

[@slasotek]

Such an interesting fact. Jethro Tull was the British inventor of the seeding machine in the 17th century (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)). The band was named after him. Such is Ian Anderson's peculiar sense of humor. I recommend concerts. Lots of witty divertissements and plenty of jokes from the band's guitarist. Leader Ian Anderson Anderson has owned several salmon farms in the UK and Chile until the 1990s.

[@johnbunker5102]

Perhaps the most underrated band ever. Ian was amazing and, is still producing some super stuff.

[@tektoniks_architects]

The only thing better than listening to Tull albums is seeing and hearing them live.

[@Jaquelyn_丰]

Listen to my God it is a great song Jethro Tull live

[@dunringill1747]

Your next live Tull reaction should probably be "Thick as a Brick" 1977 performance (where Ian was sick with a cold). The '78 performance of the song is popular, but usually prone to copyright protection. It may seem like a longer song to you, but the album version is longer. It takes up the entire album. Officially launched in 1967, Jethro Tull is legendary on so many levels. This is a band that well deserves a deep exploration dive. Ian Anderson is arguably the best live concert frontman in rock. He combines theatrics, humor, athleticism, multi-instrumental talent, and a serious willingness to entertain the crowd.

[@scottmorin357]

It's refreshing seeing you react and enjoy the music some of us grew up with. Respect

[@caplondon]

A unique band of great musicians and entertainers. Led by the eccentric talented Ian Anderson. They have many excellent songs for you to discover. Have a rocking weekend!😊🎉❤

[@blakemeads9225]

Someone asked me to describe Jethro Tull to them, and I said “Basically, a medieval bard time-traveled to the late 60’s and started a rock band.”

[@russelljoslinjr4387]

You're not the only one!

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Our band opened up for them in Miami, 1970. Who said old guys can't rock? LOL

[@henrikmunk450]

Thx. Millie, Jethro Tull IS the flute, the rest is bonus. Try Aqualung, that's a good one. Peace.

[@derickpalmer231]

Loved jethro tull in the 1970,s appressiacte it much more today i over sixty

[@MrMoon1953]

Ian Anderson is self taught on the flute, and the flamingo stance.

[@gustavogutierrez9086]

Great reaction, Millie! Thanks for including one of the greatest prog rock bands into your listening repertoire. Jethro Tull were a great band to see live. For another great performance check out their video of 'My God (Nothing Is Easy - Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970)' the extended flute solo is sure to give you goosebumps

[@oldmanghost219]

Say ah Jethro T-ah-l is closer. - Love your enthusiasm and smile. The lead singer is multi talented and fun the watch. crazy looking & especially when he plays flute standing on one leg with the other foot on is knee. Add ... ''Don't Want To Be A Fat Man... to the list you have below.'

[@WillyAffentranger-jb1oi]

You look very good.

[@guyray1504]

This is a song about life going off its rails like a train.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

How many rock bands can you name with a lead flautist..... Who often plays on one leg?? By the way, Jethro Tull was an agricultural inventor in the 18thC!

[@ronaldsmith2965]

Listen to My God from 1970 live at the Isle of Wight.

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Millie, when you clap, remember the accent is supposed to be on the downbeat : ^)

[@WorldSpectator705]

Lol, I was wondering about that too. I don't know if the music was out of synch with the video, or ?.

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

@@WorldSpectator705 It was James Brown who taught us the the accent is and should be on the downbeat. 😉

[@GroovingPict]

the flute is a heavy, metal instrument

[@edklingon]

Martin Barre, underrated but very good guitarrist!

[@serge0ev]

Jethro Tull,Yes, Genesis...

[@somthingbrutal]

fairly sure he is wearing a doublet and hose popular in medieval Europe

[@kenpullig1652]

Hey, dude, you can't shred a flute in a rock song. Ian Anderson, "Hold my mead..."

[@rogerbianchini2982]

"TULL" as in "DULL"

[@kevinlese633]

You kind of did yourself a disservice you gotta listen to the studio version. I saw Tull twice live and the second time I almost walked out. not very good live

[@JamesJoy-yc8vs]

As a rebuttal: Jethro Tull live is *very* different from their studio output. Specifically, in concert they'll start a familiar song and then not do *that* song but instead use the expected riff to lead into another song. So, seeing them in concert means hearing them perform their most popular songs in-between 4-5 fragments of other songs. Like in the video, they do bits of "Black Sunday" and other songs while Ian is getting the balloons ready, but we don't hear the rest of "Black Sunday", just the cool riffs as everyone builds to crescendo. BTW, the balloons are a big part of a Tull concert. As the band builds to the Big Finale, Ian launches several of those big balloons into the audience. And it's understood that we, the audience, are supposed to "play" the balloons like they're playing their instruments. As the show ends, we are part of the band

[@pauldavis2535]

No 😂

[@randyjohnson6960]

Your clapping is very hard on the .

[@donaldbass6737]

You need to turn up the tunes and your mic down….

[@BryanNelson-o1c]

Grow up

[@drefk1973]

That clapping... no sense of rhythm, at all.

[@garbagecan6969]

DOESNT IT MAKE YOU WANT TO QUIT WHILE YOURE AHEAD SHIT HAWK

[@bubhub64]

Tull is one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Their live shows are legendary.

[@jaumepiquebernaus1853]

Legendary and a pure big músic Party !!!

[@ianbrooke6342]

Seen them twice live, both times were amazing. The enthusiasm you seem in the audience of this video is exactly how it is, everyone just gets totally into it. There used to be a rumour that the white dust you see coming from the balloons was cocaine so they used to pop them just for a snort, sadly it was only talc.

[@glennlaycock3387]

seen them live was the best

[@stevedahlberg8680]

One thing I love about his flute-playing is all the little guttural vocalisations and even shouts that he mixes in with it.

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Same here.

[@Anglo-Saxon-Patriot]

It's a technique called 'flutter tongue' by flutists, and yes, he is brilliant.

[@dagmar.6954]

Jethro Tull are a British progressive rock band formed in 1967. The group’s founder Ian Anderson plays flute & acoustic guitar & is the lead singer & quite a showman. They've had a lot of different members over the years. They had a lot of great songs such as "Thick As A Brick", "Aqualung", "Living In The Past", "Songs From The Wood", "A New Day Yesterday", "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Bungle In The Jungle", "Sweet Dream", "Life’s A Long Song" etc.

[@larryzigler6812]

No on Bungle in the Jungle

[@steveszanto1581]

Bouree is simply amazing

[@horstschafer1839]

Girl, we had goosebumps over 40 years ago in my teenyears too.

[@benjaminnelms2456]

Make that over 50 for me. I bought the Aqualung album within the first week of it being out in 1971. No, I don't still have it, but wish often that I did.

[@vernhoke7730]

Sometime 50 years ago a teenager bought this album, Aqualung, and enjoyed it thoroughly. I still have a copy on CD.

[@bobb9541]

Me to, I still have the album. Saw them in concert in the early 70's. Unforgettable performance.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

There used to be a local band that played in saloons. They would do an excellent medley od " Locomotive Breath/ Acqua Lung/ Locomotive Breath ". It was fantastic.

[@bobmessier5215]

Jethro Tull is one of my favorite bands. How's LimeSublime doing?

[@corawheeler9355]

Treat yourself to a live performance of "Thick As A Brick" ..... lots of flute

[@georgehollingsworth2428]

This song is about a man's life that has run out of control and won't stop. His children have left and his wife betrayed him. Not even God will help him

[@MillieMochiTunes]

Mental

[@vicprovost2561]

Yes, the great Jethro Tull, perhaps the most glaring omission from the clueless Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. These guys were huge in the 70s, saw them a half dozen times back then and they were always in large arenas and stadiums, they were very popular and it makes no sense they are still not in. Their albums in the late 60s through the 70s are utter classics and were thought of just a notch below Zeppelin, Floyd and the WHO, they were that good. Try the Aqualung album, which this song was originally from, in its entirety or at least start with the title track. These guys were dope, all you need is to exposed to some of their great songs and suites and you will see why I wrote the above. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎻🎶

[@WorldSpectator705]

The R'n'R hall of fame is complete joke, don't even worry about the clowns who run that. What can you say about a bunch of dorks who inducted Madonna, who never put out a ROCK song in her life IMO, long before the band Rush, one of the best rock bands of all times, with huge sales, huge talent, a TRUE rock band with millions of fans around the world! The Rock n roll hall of fame people know nothing, complete idiots. Of course I agree with you, Tull should have been inducted long, long. long ago - super talented band, with a huge body of work and a huge fan base. And Ian rocks the hell out of the flute! Still does, even now..!

[@stephenroberge7824]

That is a great band for sure I saw them three times in 70s in Montreal every one of the shows it's fantastic keep up the good work dear you seem like a real sweetheart

[@justitia257]

Great Ian Anderson, Gorgeous Millie

[@tonycocchiola7192]

He taught himself to play the flute.

[@Rick-or2kq]

Yes, then when his daughter started taking lessons, she told him his fingering was all wrong. 😊

[@BKPrice]

Millie has finally found her way into my favorite band of all time. You will have no shortage of great material to discover.

[@MillieMochiTunes]

I bet 😁

[@tonycocchiola7192]

I always considered Tull as Rock and roll minstrels.

[@reverts3031]

Always loved his "Living In The Past" .

[@dennisflury6942]

Now go back and listen to the Lyrics too!

[@axelpenn2131]

Cross eyed Mary a must to review IMHO

[@firedoc5]

Get into it, Millie! My first exposure to Jethro Tull was this song, and it blew me away. Ian Anderson was an outstanding showman and made flute playing cool. Made me wish I did more with my sister's flute when we'd steal it and mess around. I really suggest you listen to the studio album version so that you are not distracted by the concert footage and really listen to the lyrics. The Marshall Tucker band also used a flute particularly with their song "Can't You See" and a few others. You can't help but play air-flute listening to this much like playing air-violin to Kansas' "Dust in the Wind".

[@Lixallot]

Millie..... You're experiencing the Piped Piper of ROCK... A truly unparalleled Rock Troubadour. Lookup their song "Reasons for Waiting"..

[@wesalker3479]

Ya want Goose bumps? Here ya go,"It's a Long Way to the Top (if you wanna rock and roll)" AC/DC (Official video) LIVE.

[@kevinmalone2218]

Two words "My God"

[@ed.z.]

You are not the only one.

[@DavidTateVA]

"Jethro Tull" rhymes with "death row skull" -- the name is taken from a 17th-century British agronomist. Be aware that live Tull is almost totally unlike studio Tull, and both are matchless.

[@captainklutz3427]

Try 'Minstrel in the Gallery' Definitely worth your time. :)

[@BrotherBadger123]

I'm Glad You Enjoyed this Song, but Please in the Near Future. Wait until Song is Over to Comment so We can Hear the Song better ? 🤫

[@allenjones7722]

Gotta have a live performance to make some cash, is what it is, eh?

[@pete3883]

Saw them Cincinnati Gardens 71 or 72 ?

[@BrotherBadger123]

2:57 I have to ask WHAT was in your Cup, You Looked HIGH or 1/2 Drunk ?!? 🤨

[@CarlosjavierDespo-xf2wo]

Reacction excellent.milliee.🎶🎸🥁🎤🇬🇧

[@grahamkelsey1675]

Barre invented shredding...

[@jimallison6125]

First time I saw them was at a free concert outdoors at the Univ of Miami in around 1969 or 70. Completely blew everyone away.

[@michaelcaddy8690]

The song was cut too short.

[@aleet9975]

Ian andarson the best

[@joelliebler5690]

Ian Anderson the legendary frontman and master floutist along with Martin Barre’s great lead guitar. One legendary band member after another! They are much more than progressive rock. In fact they play so many different styles including a tinge of heavy metal!

[@armymomheatherc]

TULL IS GOD here ,. The man has immense skills and charisma.

[@steveszanto1581]

Tull is an experience, for sure. Saw them in concert twice and my mind was blown.

[@stonebringer1]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@ruhiger69]

haha...... the younger they are ...... before you react, try to understand the past.

[@sollatzo]

From singing to flute back to singing he doesn’t run out of breath.!🤯

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hi Millie, " Locomotive Breath " has been passing out goose bumps for fifty-two years since 1971. There is a newer band using flutes as well. Ther name is the " Wagakki Band". They do well too.

[@jackbassett9365]

I like the intro on the Aqualung album version better but I like this version.

[@blastingweevil2968]

god damn legend he was.... the amount of energy he pout into his performances was unreal.... "This one Time At Band Camp"... if you know you know !!!

[@LaxJedi]

Ah yes, the infamous concert where Jethro Tull allowed a poor deranged homeless busker to get up on stage and go absolutely nuts…. Oh wait a minute, that’s actually lead singer and flautist Ian Anderson! 😜

[@tommythompson9565]

The live version? Why? Doesn't compare to the album version. Bailing on this one.

[@scottfricke6901]

Dearest Millie, you must experience the studio version

[@MrMSBranham]

Pretty impressive for a self taught flutist..

[@rednef71]

No, you are definitely not. I get goosebumps and even feel emotional (not in a sad way) from music way more than from movies or something like that. I still get goosebumps when I listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan play after all these years.

[@larryzigler6812]

THANKS !!!!! Now must get back to listening to TARJA'S new release today ☮💘☮💘

[@TheStefan6969]

My Dad and uncles were and are such big fans of Jethro Tull that he named me Ian after Ian Anderson!!!! I'm also a big fan of them as well!!! 🤘😝🤘

[@eh7401]

Haven't seen anyone finger dance in years

[@patdavis8416]

saw them 3 times in the 70's no comparison !

[@petervisser5151]

Lucky me, i am old enough to have seen them live (twice). Thanks to a close friend who worked for a record company, i was able to see all the great bands and artists live. Jethro Tull, Wishbone Ash, Pink Floyd, Deep purple, Velvet underground, Genesis ( with Peter Gabriel), Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Lou Reed etc etc. It seemed normal than but now i realize i was truly blessed.

[@ChrisCebelenski]

I saw them last in the early 2000's sort of accidentally at an event I was attending - I say accidentally since I didn't know they were going to be there at all - but it was an excellent opportunity to introduce my wife to the band, and now she's a fan also! Ian had some vocal problems for awhile, but I see now they have been making appearances again. The songs sometimes take some interpretation and thought, but are almost all universally great, delivered with a flourish only a modern bard could deliver.

[@collinnicholasns]

Ian Anderson always seems to look like some flute weilding homeless guy that just wandered on stage. Jethro Tull is always a good time, and definitely throws what you think about rock out the window. Thick as a brick is an interesting song, it's actually almost 45 minutes long and took up both sides of the album when released

[@JohnPage-iz2ye]

If you're interested in flutes in rock there are several but only a select few grab you. Tull, Moody Blues, Traffic, and Steve Winwood