Jethro Tull My God Reaction Musician First Listen

[@jermaschinot]

He's still doing this song today at 75. Still pulls it off.

[@PaulAshlin]

I saw them in 78, and for the longest time, it was the best concert I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of concerts. Still to this day, it's on my to 5 -- truly amazing!!

[@johncase2408]

Ian Anderson not only is an exemplary musician, but his stage craft/theatrics are unlike anything ever seen before. He's certainly one of my favorite performers.

[@henryandlindapazos9465]

Saw them twice; 1977 and 1979. Mind blown by Ian Anderson’s creativity, songwriting, guitar playing, flute playing and expression. Brilliant.

[@briankuczynski4375]

My favorite version of my favorite Tull song.

[@johncollier9280]

I first saw Jethro Tull in 1970, the same year this video was recorded. Their 2nd song was My God! which wasn't released until the next year on Aqualung. You can imagine our reaction to the most amazin' performance we'd ever seen! Managed to see most Jethro Tull tours for decades but this one remains my favorite. So glad to see you reaction to 'n appreciation o' My God! live in 1970.

[@BobRollins-z4m]

Nice job! This came out when I was about 20, good to see a new generation appreciate it!

[@Lateralus138]

My mom named me after Ian and I grew up on these albums in the late 70s and 80s. The album version is more "defined" (I guess you could say) and I love it more, but I always appreciate the freedom of artistic expression, especially when live, so this version is still awesome. Appreciate the react.

[@gregrambo606]

Check Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" live, Madison Square Garden N.Y., 1978. Ian Anderson is a great musician. It's one of the best live performances of all time. The sound is great!

[@melissakhalar1842]

It's my favorite live version of Thick as a Brick as well.

[@patricknicolucci5073]

Ian Anderson is a master showman. I've seen Tull a few times live, always a amazing show you always leave feeling totally entertained !

[@richardcranium5048]

I've seen them twice, and I concur

[@Lixallot]

"Reasons for Waiting", by Jethro Tull....... You gotta hear it, it's enchanting.

[@Joemartin-g5b]

I've seen him six times and are going to again in Lincoln ,CA in September

[@olafsrensen9578]

Ian gave the halfmillion spectators at the il ofwight all he had. just spectacular-

[@garysexton8840]

You have to listen to the whole catalog from This Was to Roots to Branches (1968-1996) to see the various styles of the Tull material and then look at the video performances from 1970 -1989 and beyond and you will discover your that you’ll be happy my way

[@garysexton8840]

Love your reactions, but I think listening to the studio version first allows you to appreciate the live performance better because when I saw them every year from 1975-1980 their performance every song sounded like the studio version. Of course some of the instrumentals were improvised but it was always extremely enjoyable

[@gingerbaker_toad696]

Beyond the expression of it and just having fun, i interpreted the weird grunting as a counterpart to the church choir that would be at that part in the studio version, as if he would be mocking it, or is representing the other side of the coin, or the ugly truth of it... whaterever it is, Ian Anderson IS art ❤ :D

[@christopherlundgren3499]

Everyone should aspire to be Ian! Talented and weird! HAIL Eris!

[@knowbuddyknows2814]

in a interview jethro said he realised he would never play guitar as good as eric clapton so he baught a flute and a week later he was playing the flute in concert

[@jameswelch5636]

Can't go wrong with Heavy Horses/Stormwatch LPs when it comes to Jethro Tull

[@tracypritchett]

watch Jethro Tull playing locomotive breath live

[@pilesovinyl]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

Makes one question all that is normal, all that is right.

[@jima6545]

FYI they dropped a new album this year. Over fifty years of music. Saw them in 2006 at the Bethlehem music festival. Hopefully he tours again. Best part about Ian Anderson is he does the music out of passion. He actually owns, or owned, a fish cannery Iin northern England. All of this is for fun

[@larsbehrmann3768]

Yeah, hear the Studio Version! In early live shows, are very energetic but limited by the technical standards of theyr time. But hearing the "engineerd" recordings of aqualung is arousing. For me as "Tullist" could be a tip (if theres some time left), hearing the three glascock (bass) and barlowe (drums) albums, songs from the wood, heavy horses and stormwatch, are the most pleasuring works of tull in sound and...how to name? 😳🤔... Smell Taste colour? You can (obviously they sung about some serious stuff) hear a little humor in the wole work. Sorry for the grammar. But using translators, would be "unter meiner Würde. Weitermachen!"

[@peterz4427]

What could have been... Apparently Ian Anderson was going to be a Bobbie before becoming a rock and roll star. Thank you rock and roll!

[@cuneiformdesign]

nice video/sound synch lol

[@pattardn]

This is NOT the definitive version, in fact it was played before the Aqualung album was out. It lacks parts of what goes on on the album and does not serve justice to the real thing. It is great, but the album version and other later live versions are a lot greater.

[@Trucker231610]

Yes you definitely need to o listen to the studio version. This one is great but the studio is alot cleaner and more precise. Of course you don't get the performance but it stands on its own very well

[@paulwalker4122]

you think ian excentric try frank zappa brilliant

[@edaugherty2226]

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐦

[@jamesadkisson7510]

I want to like your channel but your voice being out of sink with the video is odd to watch. I thought maybe it was a fluke but it's every video I've seen.

[@realityfuze42]

Thing that always blows my mind with him that he can play guitar, flute, sing, interact with the audience and dance manicly around the stage and never run out of air!

[@jgdmlw]

He played saxophone on at least two albums. He played bass on Storm watch.

[@madmoody100]

@@jgdmlw Admittedly his bass playing wasn't anything special.

[@seanbarker4610]

Live he is very eccentric, but in real life he is very humble and modest. I met Ian Anderson a few years ago, one of the nicest people you could wish to meet.

[@byronwoodleymaund1439]

I've seen Tull a number of times and every performance a masterclass in stage performance, what a band !

[@alnath01]

yep, real geniuses are often humble and modest . Ian Anderson is a true genius

[@stevecowder4774]

Glad you’re getting into Tull. It was the mysterious “ My God “ that really made me take notice of that band, as did everything from that awesome album. Even today it still sends chills up my spine. And yes, Ian is an absolute wizard on that flute. Saw them in concert back in 1983.

[@4444kermit]

If that does not do it for you then you are in the wrong rabbit hole. I'm glad you appreciate the art and understand music should never ever be defined by a standard.

[@guacamolekid3899]

You got to listen to Thick as a Brick, uninterrupted, all 45 minutes of it- that's Ian's Masterpiece right there.

[@fuzzie1956]

Ian started out as guitarist but around 1967-68 guitarists like Clapton, Page, Hendrix, and Beck emerged and felt he could never be as good as them so he took up playing the flute and after several weeks found he could play fairly well. He had only been playing a few months when Jethro Tull recorded thier album This Was.

[@jermaschinot]

I like what you are doing! Thanks. May I make a suggestion? lose the transparent video and use more of the screen so we can see the amazing performance. This raggedy version is great and you might want to contrast it with the more polished studio version.

[@lewismaddox4132]

Thanks for noticing. Ian Anderson is incomparable. Put on you hip waders, your mask and snorkel and dive in. You will hear some of the most extraordinary music you've ever laid ears on.

[@clairwalshe9468]

Ian Anderson was totally in control of himself, and his band. Tull were in my humble opinion, the best of the best by a broad mile.

[@stephenignatz8364]

Ian was amazing. I was so lucky to see him live 3 times. He also changed flute with his "extended techniques" LOL. Definatly not classical techniques. There are flute channels on youtube that have reacted as well to this performance and often where shocked and amazed. What a performer!

[@cogline]

🤣 I love JT. Especially Thick As A Brick

[@Kiaburra]

Ian Anderson once said the folks in the back row paid to see a show and he's gonna make sure they see it too. I loved how you got a little stunned in the middle there.

[@nancymjohnson]

Love this version!! Ian was young here. What a showman. Seen him live many times. Always incredible. The mad piper!

[@andrewhoran7088]

Have you ever heard of Court of the Crimson King from 1969 ? Epitaph

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

?? Can't see the video much !! Please change how you do this or what's the point !! 🤔

[@jeffmartin1026]

I saw them well over 20 times, from a collage gymnasium "Spring Concert" introducing the Aqualung LP to his "solo" tour for The Secret Language of Birds LP. Every show was amazing both for the music and the theatrics. If you want to see a great performance/musical piece you should look up the film Home Of The Brave by Laurie Anderson. It will knock your socks off. Watch/listen to it LOUD through a good set of speakers to get the full effect. Ear buds will not do it justice.

[@falcon215]

Mesmerizing. Always love watching the Jethro Tull light go on in someone. Great reaction!

[@meditationlifeskills]

When passion shines through, magic is created and recorded for all to see.

[@fords_nothere_100]

I've watched virtually all the reactions to this song on YT and yours John was my fav. As a visual artist, I particularly enjoyed your approach. And you'll love the many variations Tull can provide. From blues rock on their first album in 69 to almost Celtic prog in the late 70s. The studio version (from the album Aqualung) is certainly musically more perfect ...but there's a lot less panting! Lol. Love it John. more more

[@frankstecker5675]

The great song..🎸

[@kipstaley2693]

John you totally rock! I've listened to Tull since 73. The last bard. Genius

[@budhalbr]

Well, sir, I subscribed immediately after your first pause and comments. I thought to myself, this guy gets it. You really can't explain why you enjoy Tull, you just do. I was ten years old when my brothers turned me on to Tull, that was in 1973 two years after the release of Aqualung, I've loved them ever since.

[@darrencooke4207]

The studio version is fantastic but you need to also listen to the lyrics. A perfect view on religion

[@TheMinster1960]

Ian Anderson was nicknamed the "madman flautist" for a reason. This live performance is from early in the band's career. Ian would calm down somewhat as time went by.

[@garysteinert8040]

Wind up next. Life’s a long song,

[@patrickdoake6022]

The 60s and 70s have a treasure vault of weird and wonderful bands still finding stuff 50yrs later ☮️🧐🇬🇧

[@forresthouser5807]

Cool riff on the intro...Are you drop tuned or is that a legit baritone???

[@JohnSlopReacts]

It is a 7 string with the top 2 strings tuned down!

[@salsonny]

Seen them perform this live a few times back thru the 70s n 80s

[@nickiosue6228]

Greatest front man EVER - Ian Andersen is phenomenal!!

[@paulschafer9852]

The funny thing is he took up the flute when he decided he was never going to be Eric Clapton. 2 weeks after picking it up he was on stage with it! Totally self taught

[@albertzappa1994]

a flute reactor said that the way he played the flute was really hard and great playing.💚

[@bobdelp2023]

THEY WERE INSANE AS FAR AS A CONCERT BAND JOHN, , JUST AMAZINGGGG!!!😊 THERE'S ALOTTAAAA TULL YOU CAN DO FOR SURE!😊

[@MarkTyner-e8g]

Thank you John for these enjoyable videos... I believe Tull's finest piece is Nothing To Say.

[@shimwooley]

Ian Anderson can do anything he sets his mind to. Saw Tull 23 times and they made my life better.

[@dboss7239]

Ian Anderson is a musical and lyrical genius. He would be on par with the likes of Beethoven if they were peers. I saw them live in 74. You miss the point - his "antics" are to express his outrage of, and provide a satire or mockery of modern religion of all kinds. He is not doing all this wild and crazy stuff just to be crazy or different, he is using these as tools of expressing the deep undertone of the meaning of the song lyrics. Listen to "Wind Up" for a better understanding of what he is getting at in this song. He approaches all his topics like this, but not always wild and crazy - his depth of expression is virtually unmatched as is his all around musical and lyrical and performing genius. You should listen to the studio version of Thick as a Brick - one 45 minute piece, like a modern day rock/folk symphony. Critics said Aqualung album was a concept album and it wasn't and it pissed him off, so he wrote Thick as a Brick to be the mother of all concept albums and he both made a mockery of concept albums and outshone them all with it's brilliance. (and he wrote it, and band got it to a performance level in 10 days, then into recording studio and recorded in 2-3 days, so 2 weeks from inception to finished album - the man and his band are pure genius) And then 1 hit album a year for a decade! That said, here are some examples of the man's genius: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmiZoaufhdGrftU (Jethro Tull "Locomotive Breath" (HD - Official) Live at AVO Sessions) Here he's in his 60's and his voice is shot, but he can still play a mean flute and prance about onstage. And here watch his depth of emotion back then and now, 45+ years later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWHZeniFrJqZotE (Jethro Tull - Wond'ring Aloud Live At Capital Centre, Landover 1977) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWmVo6yIa7mKepY (Jethro Tull - Wondring Aloud with String Quartet) (song starts at 1:43)

[@stevoplex]

"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think ". From the lyrics of his epic song "Thick as a brick".

[@donkunes8630]

Early Genesis ,Emmerson Lake& Palmer , Jethro Tull , early Yes and others took music in different direction an expansion as Jimi Hendrix did with the guitar, I used to relax , indulge and journey with the sounds of 'On the Threshold of a Dream ' by the Moody Blues

[@michaelwalker5257]

Good for you, amn. GREAT reaction! Watch London 1977 for a concert. Especially, "Thick as a Brick".

[@GetUpTheMountains]

Now if you want to know where Ian Anderson got his entire flute stylings, check out jazzman Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

[@Grithron2]

Anderson's long solos - like this one - annoy me, because they feel like they're more about showmanship than musical self-expression. We know his main influence as a flautist was Rahsaan Roland Kirk, who of all the jazz flute-wielders was the first to take "vocalisation" into the realm of near-hysteria. But...they're two different people, one originator and one imitator, and Ian's solo raises the issue "just because you can chew the scenery whilst biting on a piece of metal doesn't necessarily mean you should!"

[@Mr05Chuck]

You got to really know the rules to properly break them. That describes Ian Anderson. Saw him at a small Oprah house in Spokane 12;years ago. His voice has weakened but his musicianship is much better than back in the 70s.

[@geoffreydowen5793]

only 40 years late! I'm 65 and was listening to this aged 15@nd saw it live, welcome aboard the good ship TULL

[@AirDOGGe]

There is actually video of this performance if you look around youtube.

[@steveaitch729]

good live band, but this is a concept album best heard from beginning to end. that aside. cool reaction. i was listening to this on vinyl in Germany while in the army. lots of stuff out there for all of us to find and share. my son is 38 and we have always listened to stuff each other liked.

[@MLewisDesign]

I love how you get him! I’ve loved Ian and Tull since 1970 ❤️❤️❤️

[@terencebernard2337]

Just watching your face whilst you were listening I think summed it up nicely.

[@christopherlundgren3499]

Where was Ian hiding his flute? We'll find out after this :-) Gigitty Gigiitty, Gigitty Goo

[@popogast]

You can play bluesy melodies even with such a classical instrument. Ian is a master.

[@johncrawford4302]

check out Frank Zappa

[@starvinmarvin2976]

This was a festival and most of the audience was there to see the big headliners so I think he was kind of thumbing his nose at them

[@christopherlundgren3499]

"Involved" such a great insight, and a great word

[@BBLucky-jh5tv]

Ian was the piper(reviling the thruth) 68-72

[@pipco121234]

Sorry we can’t see where it came from or any flute for that matter, your pip is totally transparent

[@jima6545]

Subbing. Jethro Tull and LTE!

[@leeadickes7235]

After ween this might be my next favorite band.

[@derickpalmer231]

Loved this sunce 1974 and still do😊

[@deennaemilio]

Ian Anderson is one of the most animated performers ever.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

You are right. There are some people who are not human

[@OzarkTroutBum]

And he did it wearing a ripped up bath robe and a codpiece.

[@Young_Jim]

Loved this reaction, subbed

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

I think his leg-up style is to prevent a hernia.

[@daveyjones6465]

He pushed the boundaries for sure

[@leeadickes7235]

Gotta do Jethro Tull We Use to Know.

[@darrencooke4207]

Your sound is out of sync

[@DavidPaglione]

Read his lyrics dude

[@williamstarr3640]

BIG LOVE NATIVE NATION

[@anthonymorales842]

They were heaven sent

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙

[@jonathansmith3742]

My first show was in 76-77 in New Haven. Many more throughout the decades, the last one was 2018, the 50th anniversary of Tull. Several solo Ian shows too. My favorite was the TAAB 1+2 show.