Tony Iommi on his time with Jethro Tull

[@rayjr62]

A major point. His experience as a member of Tull made Tony realize that both he and his Black Sabbath bandmates had to step up their game by taking a more professional attitude toward their work.

[@everybodylovesscout]

There's an Ian Anderson interview where he talks about how Tony wasn't eclectic enough for Tull and that's why he did n t work out. Whatever. Both made beautiful songs

[@tengu190]

@@everybodylovesscout nor serious enough, as he soon learned what it took to make it.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

​@@tengu190 what do you mean by that?

[@tengu190]

@@georgefromgreece4119 he says it himself. They had no idea what the actual work of professional musicians is, lots of practice. Especially when starting off.

[@christschinwon]

​@@everybodylovesscoutin Tony's book he says he decided not to stay after Tull's manager told him he was very lucky to be in an established band. He wanted to make it on his own terms. It must be a real buzz to be in a band that gets famous together!

[@AB-ou8ve]

“I AM IRON MAN!!!!” Flute plays in the background.

[@zarkokohucz731]

A B 👍😜!!!

[@NuntiusLegis]

The way Ian Anderson plays it, it could totally work.

[@pztfootball8719]

Hahahahah that made me laugh

[@jeffstern8021]

Well, Tommi does play flute on at least one Sabbath song. The name escapes me now.

[@rushayaesp]

@@jeffstern8021 You mean Solitude?

[@lowlypeasant]

Tony seems like a pretty humble dude considering he's one of the greatest of all time.

[@ollymark11651]

Both are different ends of the spectrum, but my two favourite bands from when I was a kid back in the 70s were/are Sabbath and Tull. Being a black guy, my compatriots thought I was nuts. Saw both bands at the Southampton Gaumont in 75/76. Swear I was the only black guy in the audience on both occasions. Was in front row for Tull gig. Don't think I imagined it; Ian did one of his famous wide-eyed stares and pointed his flute at me!

[@MannyFernandez-j4c]

😎👍🏻- it’s OK my brother I am Mexican American and it’s funny because back in the 70s so many Chicanos listen to Black Sabbath and my brother introduced me to this band took me to a concert because he had an extra ticket. It was crazy and wild, but we all rocked out that is so cool that you were there also.😂-👍🏻👍🏻

[@rugbyguy59]

Jethro Tull earn their "Best Heavy Metal Album" award for this act alone. ;-)

[@lasseplatburk]

Man, rock music could have been completely different if he had stayed with them...

[@trevertravis8963]

In an alternate universe, there is a Jethro Tull album with Iommi on guitar.

[@Emil-Antonowsky]

There's another where sabbath had a floot too!

[@francoisbeland7188]

And in a third alternate universe, Yngwie Malmsteen is playing guitar for Madonna.

[@bobtransvaal144]

But in the best universe, it is Martin Barre.

[@richardhincemon]

@@Emil-Antonowsky Tony Iommi plays flute on Solitude off the Master of Reality album .

[@die2no]

​@@francoisbeland7188And Steve Vai for Paula Abdul

[@markwatkins530]

As much as I like Jethro tull i too am so happy that tony iommi left and went back to sabbath

[@stevehenderson1258]

Mark Watkins so are Tull fans

[@andrearitchie6464]

@@stevehenderson1258, good one! And so true! I'm sure he dramatically changed the sound of Tull.

[@gregthornton4209]

I, the biggest Tull fan in the world, agree. not a good fit

[@samuelmartin5556]

Yes,Iommi with Jethro Dull, no thanks

[@Schizosepsis]

@@samuelmartin5556 Jethro Tull is an amazing band, the possibility you don't like prog rock doesn't mean Jethro Tull are 'dull'. There's a reason Tull have sold 60 million copies, you may not like their music but they are unique and very talented.

[@bluesrocker91]

I'm sure Tull must have had a huge influence on metal. There are lots of moments in their music that I can hear echoed by Rainbow, Iron Maiden and lots of other classic metal bands.

[@raymatthews3796]

I remember Bruce Dickinson on a radio show saying that Maiden lliked the music of Jethro Tull.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

well, Iron Maiden did a cover of Tull's Crossed Eyed Mary, a song from Aqualung album

[@petershortland478]

Tull is one of those bands that somehow doesn't get talked about often for some odd reason unless you really dig deep enough alot of bands like Mikeal of Opeth and Bruce Dickinson obviously are hugely influenced by them

[@Broxin7]

Even the band which eventually became Kiss - Wicked Lester - were influenced by Tull. The Wicked Lester version of She sounds like Ian could well have played the flute that appears on it. Michael Hutchence cites Ian Anderson as amajor influence with regards to lyrical structure, so Tull's influential reach is quite staggering. Dull by no means.

[@hughjass1044]

No question about it!

[@garthzares]

Fascinating insight. Tony Iommi's honesty and openness is really refreshing.

[@fartkerson]

Jethro Tull was not just an influence on the style of music that would become metal, but a direct influence on the work ethic of Sabbath, the progenitors of metal. That is just such an amazing story. For any artist or creator of anything really, whether it be music, film, painting, culinary, or video games; being hired onto a project with a strict sense of duty to the creation of media, with rigorous attention to detail, is how a a viable content creator is made! It's not just about passion and vision (both also required), it's about putting in the work from morning to sun down. That's how Sabbath became Sabbath. You simply cannot have a mere passing interest in the art you create. That is the real lesson!

[@jeffstern8021]

The late Glenn Cornick described in an interview before his passing how hard Tull practiced every day, and how Ian insisted on treating what they did as a full-time job.

[@buzzbomb67]

Tull is still considered one of the original Heavy Metal bands … they were the Anthrax of the original Big 4 Of Heavy Metal, so to speak.

[@fartkerson]

​@@buzzbomb67 My Anthrax of the original Big 4 of Heavy Metal is Iron Butterfly. If I were to expand it to the Big 5, such as has been suggested to include the band Exodus in the Thrash Big 5, I'd choose either Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, or Vanilla Fudge. I'm not sure where I place Jethro Tull in the list but I agree with you that they're part of the early lineage of metal. \m/

[@buzzbomb67]

@@fartkerson All excellent choices! I tend to think of them as different entities, leading to a similar conclusion. Big four British Heavy Metal, I still stand by Tull, though I know many who would argue Uriah Heep. If there were a Big 5 of BHM, both. American Heavy Metal’s Big 4 … tough call. Id say def Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Vanilla Fudge ….. annnnd…. Hm … yes, I suppose your choice of Iron Butterfly fits as well as any, and is certainly in the right time frame. Amboy Dukes dont quite fit, but theyre a reasonable selection. Same goes for The Stooges. I know many who consider Montrose to be the first TRUE American Heavy Metal band. Theyre kinda 5 yrs late for the party, tho. Same goes for KISS, BOC and Aerosmith. So yes, I do believe the 4 you mentioned would make the Big 4 of American Heavy Metal. The rest followed soon thereafter, much as Judas Priest and Mötorhead followed in the mid 70s

[@fartkerson]

@@buzzbomb67 Oh yes, if you split them according to American vs British it becomes an easier decision. Good call. Amboy Dukes is also a great selection, and didn't appear on my list -- but I've updated my list. Thank you! Uriah Heep (and Lucifer's Friend) was also on my list, but they were a bit further down, as was Alice Cooper, Arthur Brown, and the Welsh band Budgie. I also tried to justify Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Cream being on the list. I micromanage the Stooges and MC5 into my proto-punk list, but they really do go hand in hand; though they end up stripping down their sound rather than evolving along that heavy sludge and doom path set by Sabbath, not to mention Iggy's direction towards Bowie and Brian Eno's evolutionary pathway. Lot's of other interesting bands with occultic and satanic imagery that I want to be on the list, as well, but they stay in my psychedelia list with Roky Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators, kind of my proto-goth music list. Montrose was on my list, but I was splitting hairs on major album releases so I choose a first wave range of 1967-1971 and then a second wave from 1972-1975. I almost considered Sabbath to be in my second wave because I thought '69 was a better cut off for the first wave, but they're just too central to the evolution of the sound. 1972 to 1975 just saw so many new bands following the heavy metal trend that it feels like an entirely different set of big bands. Sabbath had set such a precedent with Master of Reality and Snowblind (Vol. 4); and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath marked a new direction compositionally, changing the landscape of music. My second wave of early metal bands includes Big 4/5 contenders such as Queen, KISS, Blue Oyster Cult, Grand Funk Railroad, UFO, Montrose, Rush, Judas Priest (my favorite era of Priest actually, despite how great Painkiller is), and ACDC... I wanted so badly to figure out how to sandwich them all into the early metal era, that it felt more apt to isolate them into two groups. Personally I find it becomes harder and harder to define the Big 4/5 once you hit the mid-70s with the decline of Sabbath, Purple, and Zeppelin.

[@witchwoodhermit]

Fun Fact: Tony's performance on Rock and Roll Circus is mimed to the original LP version, as was the rest of the band. The only actual live recording was Ian's voice and harmonica. The guitar part you see Tony playing is actually the original Mick Abrahams recording. It's not Tony playing.

[@marcao201266]

Você quer dizer que Tony Iommi NUNCA tocou com o Jethro Tull? 😮

[@fotiosk.7084]

@@marcao201266 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKnqX9opN6fY7s

[@qdaveq6597]

@@marcao201266 As he says, he rehearsed with them, but his only public performance was the mimed TV special on The Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus. There were no gigs or recordings.

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

The harmonica was mined as well. Ian played it but Cornick was miming it. The flute was live though.

[@kengrimsley4172]

Vocal and flute were live. Bassist was miming to Ian's original harmonica track as well as bass.

[@MrOddball63]

Had the good fortune to meet this man about a decade ago... Very humble and could pass for (almost) any guy in the street...

[@poetwarriorrare9489]

WOW.....one month of hanging out with disciplined musicians changed Sabbath forever, incredible story.

[@nickdryad]

I hear Ian Anderson personally organises his salmon to swim up stream under strict conditions.

[@hughjass1044]

Make no mistake, as both a Sabbath and a Tull fan, I'm definitely glad that things went the way they did but nevertheless, I do think it would be so cool if we could have heard somehow what a Tony Iommi staffed Jethro Tull would have sounded like.

[@jasondorsey7110]

I think that about Rory Gallagher and the Stones as well, would have been cool to hear them do a few songs together, but I love that 76-80 Rory just as it is

[@hughjass1044]

@@jasondorsey7110 Great point!

[@eribaldoyes3883]

So everybody can thank Jethro Tull for perfectioning Black Sabbath ;)

[@thecosmic9181]

My history teacher in high school told me he hated Jethro Tull. His favorite band was Black Sabbath. Wish he were still around so I could show him this video, sadly he passed not too long ago. RIP Mr. Gamel.

[@calebfuller4713]

How close his life came to being completely different, he'll never know!

[@zaragardner]

I was a Freshman in 1980. Our history teacher had me read the lesson one day. We learned about the man Jethro Tull. In 1701, Mr. Tull invented the mechanical seed drill. It inserted the seed the correct depth, & spacing, & covered it with dirt. Then us head bangers in the back row explained to the teacher, the Jethro Tull we knew. Yeah there were headbangers then. We called it "jammin'" like Bob Marley. Wish I had known about Tony Iommi's short stint with them at that time...

[@MrLuridan]

I've never heard Tony actually talk about this...fascinating! Thanks for posting...

[@toolkien]

So now I've got this thing in my head "skating away, skaaatiing awaa-heey, skating away on the thin ice of a new day......." BBBBRRRRRRAAAAAAANNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! "all right, Tony's out....."

[@GuitarClassVideos]

his leather jacket's creaking reminds me of a SNL skit...

[@stayathome2]

Or George's swishing pants sound on Seinfeld.

[@oliverecords8524]

Great video for those who love to listen to leather.

[@bluesriot2]

the good work ethic surely paid off and glad to now that tidbit of rock n roll/heavy metal history - saw both bands numerous times back in the day and loved them both equally

[@renues]

Two Great Band, Either Way.

[@t.p.s.musicacademy9301]

Ian helped Toni with his work ethic, he saw how much Ian could get done and the “light went off” - 🤘

[@craigdamage]

He actually plays a Jethro Tull riff on "Warning" from the first Black Sabbath record.

[@jdmresearch]

The indirect influence was actually Mick Abraham, the original guitarist for Jethro. He was the one who had this extraordinary work ethic. Ian Anderson then adopted it; then Tony Iommi.

[@tarbabybilly]

A great begining..... and both bands are immortal.... I do believe we are all glad the Tony had a go with Jethro Tull.... a start.... with no finish.... thanx

[@AK99581]

If Tony hadn't briefly been in Tull, Sabbath might never have made it

[@footballexpertforthegowdal4554]

Sounds like he has rats munching crisps inside his jacket.

[@S0lidState]

He loves the feel of tight black leather.

[@blica1]

Thanks for the best laugh i've had in a while.. LOL !

[@hatandbeardmedia5925]

I love this description so much!

[@OpaqueVisions47]

Best comment ever!

[@1642poltergeist]

It.s bats moving under the jacket

[@MrSpandya22]

This video was longer than the amount of time Tony was with JT.

[@marksolarz3756]

Toni's hard work pays off every Time!

[@mariocournoyer1245]

Hey All of you Tull and Sabbath fans, have you ever taken the time to listen to "A new day yesterday", the opening song on Tull's second album "Stand Up"? This song sounds sooomuch like a Sabbath song, the guitar phrasing, the rhythm parts and even the harmonica sound so Balck Sabbath!!! Both Ian and Tony are vague about it or deny that Tony played on the tune. I can't imagine any other guitar player than Tony on that song. Supposedly, Martin (Barré) was inspired by Tony style. What are your thoughts?

[@MrMojoRisin]

Love Tony. Great writer and guitarist. Lovely sweet guy.

[@richinoable]

Wow. I never knew this! Boy i feel dumb. I was never a big fan of Sabbath, but this and other "Tommy Iommi Talks About..." vids have appeared in my feed, lately. I am suitably impressed by his eloquence and lucidity. He gives a good interview.

[@johnroberts3723]

It seems quite obvious that Ian Anderson was disciplined and not typically rock and roll when you look at his musical achievements and also his business career outside of the music industry and he still continues despite problems with his declining vocal abilities.

[@mclarsj]

Not only members of Tull. YES had the same attitude...except for Chris Squire. He went to studio recordings in the afternoon. He "rolled out of bed before that "said Rick Wakeman. ;-)

[@Schizosepsis]

His jacket makes good ASMR sounds

[@MannyFernandez-j4c]

😎👍🏻- back then Tony had a white fender guitar and I heard that he use that guitar on one song first Black Sabbath album, Wicked World then the guitar messed up. Somehow he couldn’t find parts so he brought his SG Gibson and history took off from there.❤🎉🎉

[@jackiehunter4594]

this obscure rock fact still blows my mind!!!

[@trevertravis8963]

Not as much as Chevy Chase playing drums with the future Steely Dan.

[@zackzallie8735]

Sabbath and Tull were ahead of their game, beating tf out of the harsh critics and made outstanding music of the 70s.

[@zakur0hako]

it's very beneficial seeing someone from your industry working harder than you

[@7777Scion]

Heh. Ozzy at 8 a.m. Pretty sight, that.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

That spot he did will Jethro Tull (Song for Jeffrey) in Rock & Roll Circus was excellent for what it was. A progressive blues slide number. Iommi (and Sabbath) started out with blues so it makes sense...

[@philk9501]

Loved his book. Really decent British working class lad, honest and like us all - very impressed with the bloke

[@rayjr62]

He never would (and I doubt he ever will). Tony has said in several interviews that his experience as a member of Tull was priceless.

[@delhidelirium9091]

Tony was a nasty drug addicted scumbucket at the time , of course this clashed with Tull´s less dumb and clichéd interpretation of rock ´n ´roll

[@sandeepsreehari4687]

0:45 --- 9 O clock, getting up at 8 O clock to get there 😂😂😂.

[@MrSandancer]

I saw an interview with Scott Gotham of Thin Lizzy fame. When he teamed up with Phil Lynott he was actually in the process of joining Supertramp. Can’t see him fitting in there to be honest.

[@drillthrallable]

That's all great and good stuff, love the Sabbsters, but holy shit, that microphone and that jacket. It's like that one Benny Hill sketch of him in the leather chair. Too funny!

[@tsuei05]

Not only that, but if you listen to Tony's riffs, they are clearly influenced by what Tull was doing. Not saying that it was a rip-off, but an influence... a piece of the pie, so to speak

[@fuckuantheworld]

Iommi was the first guitarist to have a signature pickup designed and built by Gibson

[@wardka]

While I agree I wanted more depth, I did really enjoy Iommi's book. I had to laugh out loud at one point about half way through when he proclaims, "I like the sort of heavy riffs." No kidding? What a coincidence. So do we! Very understated and likeable fellow. Get well soon, Tony!

[@jefferzone61]

Thats a bit I never knew...Thanks!

[@TerlinguaTalkeetna]

Talent is one thing, but a real honest work ethic is how you grow and hold in the long run..... "it was good for me" Sez a lot about Tony.. Some grow up and others never do.

[@knumbugs]

I don't think Black Sabbath ever got up at 8 in the morning. I think they often went to bed at 8 in the morning.

[@phantomjackalope1]

Well o.k...Let's start hearing some of these JethroTull/Iommi rehearsal tapes that have to exist somewhere...

[@bennymalone]

Check out 'Song for Jefferey' on The Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus - Brilliant.

[@st.fiacre6685]

What year did he audition for Jethro Tull at 9 in the morning, and that somehow reinvigorated Sabbath? If i knew the year...i could listen to the subsequent Sabbath album and possibly hear the influence...

[@HeidiLandRover]

It was in the early days (1968?), before the first album. Basically, Tull is Ian Anderson plus backing band and this didn't give Tony the chance to contribute to the writing so he left and got Sabbath together again.

[@st.fiacre6685]

@@HeidiLandRover Oh,okay,that explains it. That evil flat 5 riff on Aqualung sounds a little bit like Tonys style.But its hard to tell who was influencing who.Maybe they where inspired by Stravinsky or some avent garde composer.

[@SuperCosty2010]

1969, see RS's Rock'n'Roll Circus show, he's there

[@martshankleman]

Must be Autumn 1968. While Brian Jones was still in the Stones. You could work out precise date from seeing when rock n roll circus was filmed.

[@richardhincemon]

December of 1968 when Sabbath were still called Earth .

[@gilesglossop5071]

Sabbath vs Tull? They're both great bands for sure, but in the end Tull must win out - they're just so much more exciting and inventive both musically and in the lyrics. No doubt about it. Incidentally, by the time this creaky, crunchy, crispy (great comment about the rats in his jacket there by the way, though it might be Bill Ward who's come back on the scrounge because he's got the munchies) dull interview happened, both bands were way, way, past their best. Classic rock bands of the '70's did not fair well in the crappy, synth ridden '80's. Well they wouldn't, would they?

[@SimonThe1st]

Brilliant.

[@clarkewi]

One of the greats.

[@jajsound]

I heard someone in the Tull Camp told him he was Lucky to have this Gig - Tony replied - Has nothing to do with Luck, I am a Good Guitar Player

[@richardhincemon]

Tull management told Tony Iommi that he was lucky to get the gig. Tony was right it had nothing to do with luck.

[@deltadart8244]

Tony is a very nice person.

[@Mattelliott1234]

I love how you can hear the leather cracking from his huge jacket, must be made of tough stuff!

[@Loy72bob]

Very Good....Thank You

[@hicks727]

see Tull in Rock and Roll circus and you can see tommi

[@DYNODRUM]

It was the hours , He wanted to sip His espresso at noon .

[@vcx9dfne]

Interesting -- him, and his comments about professionalism and work habits.

[@WilhelmWilder]

It sounds like someone is pouring coffee while sitting on a saddle on the background 1:08

[@Kirkola]

There's a piece of trivia I didn't know about.

[@fartknocker8363]

9 pm...no problem......oh, you mean am.

[@ivanmay7890]

If Tony Iommi had never left Jethro Tull to play with Sabbath, then Martin Barre would have never joined Tull and played an important part in Tull’s success.

[@chefelf]

Interviewer should have put a few more mics on his leather jacket.

[@bennymalone]

Check out 'Song for Jeffrey' Jethro Tull on Stones Rock n Roll Circus it's brilliant.

[@chuckpotockimusic2288]

The only part of it that's live is Ian's lead vocal; everything else is mimed along with the original track from the "This Was" LP when Mick Abrahams was their guitarist.

[@juniorjenova]

Tonny Iommy with 'Jethro Tull'?????? i want to hear this!!!!!!!!

[@chuckpotockimusic2288]

Iommi never recorded with Jethro Tull; his only appearance with them was a mimed performance on the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus film. Iommi was in the band for a hot 15 minutes, and Martin Barre joined Tull shortly after their appearance in the film.

[@drithligh]

Just search KZbin for Jethro Tull - Song For Jeffrey Live At Rock & Roll Circus (1968)

[@tomasjonsson7141]

And thats how heavy metal was made =)

[@JohnnyNation]

It also allowed Tony to emerge as the major musical writing force (Bill Ward did many lyrics) of Black Sabbath/wheras after Mick Abrahams' departure Ian Anderson had total musical direction of Jethro Tull !!!###

[@mezzoca8110]

Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson had a professional approach and Ian saw Tony’s raw talent there and admired it. Gave him a chance with Tull.. Tony preferred his friends in Earth but realised they had to up their game to professional levels to make it.. Boy did they make it too… changed the name to Black Sabbath and here we are today 50 odd years hence. Hey folks this job is not easy… btw…might look it…..One hell of a lot of graft and effort.

[@sirgilmour]

Good thing they gave a mic to Tony and to his leather coat

[@lowlypeasant]

Glad he didn't badmouth Ian.

[@AK99581]

Why would he have?

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Poor old Mick Abrahams and Martin Barre. BOTH missed out on playing The Rolling Stones Rock'n'Roll Circus.

[@barbarasalisbury4023]

Love THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS JETHRO TULL,( like " Angie" another Viet Nam era ballad as these TULL lines" I'm going away tomorrow,got give away my car,I've ceased to see where I'm going!"Wish T.IOMMI ( with his tragic foundry half digit finger loss) played more SLIDE! Acoustic tributes and JETHRO TULL HARP GUITAR and more@ Barbara Salisbury 227vids@ KZbin.com Chris Young Barb Salisbury!

[@chuckpotockimusic2288]

Iommi's guitar isn't live on the Rock & Roll Circus appearance; he's miming to the original track recorded by Mick Abrahams on Tull's "This Was" album.

[@yellingelk]

Me too... I found Iommi's book didn't get into much depth on anything. He really needed a good ghost writer to pull some memories out of him and make it an interesting read for his fans.... Iommi's a pretty quiet guy by nature, and maybe not the greatest story teller in the world. There was a pretty good book on Sabbath written around 10 years ago by a guy called Steven Rosen... that's worth a read.

[@DavidLee-wj9sp]

Ian is exceptionally talented

[@sherrieteller4779]

And yet Tull are still not in the fucking R&R HOF!

[@levesd3722]

Shows what a big pile of crap HOF really is.

[@jaddajn1]

...jethro tull...squeak squeak...mick abrahams...squeak squeak...have a go...squeak...200 other guitar players...squeak squeak...got the job...squeak...9 o clock in the morning...squeak squeak...bloody hell...squeak squeak...stayed a month...squeak...sabbath...squeak...insight...squeak squeak...early in the morning...strict...squeak...album...material...changing...squeak...liked it. ozzy

[@toneyisaiah3556]

Very true.

[@juniorjenova]

tthanks,i'll try.

[@elchatismiquin6445]

The Rock and Roll Circus by The Rolling Stones

[@closertotheheart]

That creaky jacket.

[@dannykrinkle4726]

The sound rather suits me.

[@northbrookhistory]

no jethro tull, no sabbath.

[@AK99581]

It's literally true

[@Trashfished]

@MultiDean75 WOW! I listened and it sounded like Wicked world, or Warning. Too bad the guitar solo was so short. The end of the song also.

[@antshrike]

@Keishmer25 apples and oranges my friend, apples and oranges...

[@ronaldodomingez6143]

in The rolling stones rock and roll circus,DVD

[@sercastamere9853]

That leather-on-leather sounds like a fuckin' campfire lol Also, he looks oddly like '80s George Harrison

[@brosty_Star]

I swear to God I gonna work until a get 19 and i will make paranoid but is Jethro Tull

[@scottbeater-man3714]

All do respect, I never understood the hype with Jethro Tull. I just don't understand how a flute is very rock and roll. If anyone has any jethro recommendations I'm open to hear them.

[@jimfritz9503]

Listen to " This Was" + " Stand Up". Tull s 1st two albums. Arguably their best in that they were totally different + "fresh". Anyway see what you think. Best Wishes

[@Schizosepsis]

Jethro Tull is a prog band, what do you expect? They are phenomenal, just a different subgenre.

[@Schizosepsis]

Recommendations: Aqualung (the entire album really), Thick as a Brick, Songs from the Wood, Broadsword and the Beast (for me primarily Beastie, Broadsword and Pussy Willow)

[@ymmit7459]

Few of the "heavier" Tull songs besides most of aqualung album sweet dream, minstrel in the gallery. Martin Barre crushing the guitar parts. Recommend listen to bursting out live album (saw that tour(s) material was taken from). It's Tull but it is also undoubtedly a rock and roll show.

[@SongSwan]

Just good old fashioned hard work,it would be nice to think that good music just happens,in a sense it does in regard to inpsiration,but perspiration takes it from there.

[@MilesBellas]

"Spent time wearing a creaking jacket"

[@tommy..980]

Toni seems like a down to earth type guy!!!! Just watched a BS special and Toni tried to bring that work ethic to BS and Ozzy had nothing to do with it... Which In turn lead to their break up... Toni understood that IF THEY Were going to be Successful that they would have to work like Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull ... in turn Ozzy and Toni never got along!!!!!

[@Neuroheads]

Loudest jacket ever.