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Try to find new words to say,
I think about the bad old days
We used to know.
Nights of winter turn me cold
Fears of dying, getting old.
We ran the race and the race was won
By running slowly.
Could be soon we'll cease to sound,
Slowly upstairs, faster down.
Then to revisit stony grounds,
We used to know.
Remembering mornings, shillings spent,
Made no sense to leave the bed.
The bad old days they came and went
Giving way to fruitful years.
Saving up the birds in hand
While in the bush the others land.
Take what we can before the man
Says it's time to go.
Each to his own way I'll go mine.
Best of luck in what you find.
But for your own sake remember times
We used to know.
What an album.
And the album cover is pretty cool.
And yet look at what has survived and is still ear candy today, eh? Jethro Tull, a decidedly "go your own way" group back in the day. One I always liked. I'm gratified to see they still bear listening to even today.
And lord knows their classic, Bouree has gone on to be a background tune hummed and whistled by me over all my days, and that's not been a bad thing though at times I've had young folk look at me a bit cross-eyed wondering what tune I'm whistling. I just smile....
Highlow
Hi. Being one of those old farts I just like to point out how great our generation is since we just did the impossible without even knowing it, ( That is convert the cover to digital!)!
Hi. Being one of those old farts I just like to point out how great our generation is since we just did the impossible without even knowing it, ( That is convert the cover to digital!)!
This album is utterly fantastic.
thank you RP
How these guys are not in the hall of fame is a travesty....
You should realize that the thing called the "Hall of Fame" is more or less a business. As I suppose are all the venues with that claim. I have been there twice, and although it was enjoyable in its own way, having a presence there confers absolutely nothing of merit. What surprised me was the brisk sale of standard commercial CDs at full list price. Any decent record/CD store would beat their selection and the prices. But it was selling well.
the pop up in the gatefold!
Jean Shepherd (A Christmas Story), had a series on PBS called Jean Shepherd's
America. One of the episodes focused on Route 22...Remember "The Flagship" ?-)
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Motel in Union City?
Ian Anderson in an interview declared that the Eagles toured with Jethro Tull when they were playing this song, and he imagines that it has been an inspiration for Hotel California, either subconsciously or not. He also added that the Eagles made a much better song (I disagree with him on this point)!
Thank you for sharing this
It was folded sleeve, like double LPs. When opened, Jethro Tull drawing, similar to front page, "stand-up" because it was made of hard paper cutout. I still have it, that's my generation.
"'Funky Tull music'? I'm afraid there are no songs which fit that description, sir."
I now have it on my play list!
MARTIN BARRE on GUITAR
Replaced Tony Iommi, of future Black Sabbath fame, in
1968 after Tull performed in The Rolling Stones rock and Roll Circus.
BTW, Ian Anderson now owns and operates a very successful salmon farming operation. If you're anywhere in the UK or the Continent eating smoked salmon, it very well may have come from his company.
Off topic, but I just looked at your RP profile &
had to make the following punny comment :
Amazon-dot-com is tunage fetch.
Same thoughts here to. This came way before. Jethro Tull 1969, Eagles 1976
Ian Anderson in an interview declared that the Eagles toured with Jethro Tull when they were playing this song, and he imagines that it has been an inspiration for Hotel California, either subconsciously or not. He also added that the Eagles made a much better song (I disagree with him on this point)!
Same thoughts here to. This came way before. Jethro Tull 1969, Eagles 1976
Just read the comments below!
Maver1nk wrote:
This nugget from JT.
All brilliant gifts that force a smile. Thanks, Bill!
Wonder if Mick Jagger has a bone to pick with Ian....
no doubt, both are on top
BTW, Ian Anderson now owns and operates a very successful salmon farming operation. If you're anywhere in the UK or the Continent eating smoked salmon, it very well may have come from his company.
agree - even for the first time it's truly making an impact
The last time I saw Anderson and co., he said that the Eagles had stolen this chord sequence and made Hotel California out of it.
Ha, never noticed that before. Only the 7th chord in the progression is different. Both great songs.
I did get to see two shows by this group and still have great memories Aqua Lung (when it was new) was extraordinary also saw the War Child Tour. Thanks as always to RP for their playing of this group.
The last time I saw Anderson and co., he said that the Eagles had stolen this chord sequence and made Hotel California out of it.
GREAT SONG AND ALBUM!
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Yessir! Right away sir!
I went to buy this album a few months ago but became paralyzed by the number of variations available. But naoaow, see, it's free with Amazon Prime.
"So play that funky Tull music, white boy."
One of the greatest songs ever.
If I recall, chord progressions are not copyrightable. So, you could write a song with the chord progression from Stairway To Heaven with different lyrics and melody. I don't know why someone would do that, but it's legal, AFAIK. Although Coldplay was recently sued over a chord progression come to think of it.
Coldplay was sued by Joe Satriani, who claimed that their song "Viva La Vida" incorporates "substantial original portions" of his song "If I Could Fly." So it seems like it's not as much about the chord progression as it is a melodic phrase. There are very few (if any) "unique" chord progressions.
What a performance.
YES !
Even JT was confused by the nomination and win.
Yes, but you have to remember what a great album Krest of a Knave was. Not a single track as refill, and only the three glorious bastards in the group. Ian didn't pay too much attention to the prize itself, but all Tullites around the world were proud as hell...
Not Alaska for salmon farming. British Columbia, British Isles, Norway, Iceland, Washington State, Chile, Atlantic Canada. Probably missed a few.
Eat farmed Atlantic salmon occasionally. (Frequently for you fish haters.)
I also eat commercially caught wild or ocean-ranched salmon. The commercial (sic) industry has to be one of the worst managed fisheries in history. Sucks dollars out of taxpayer pockets. Hurts Aboriginals. Some of the more mouthy commercial fishermen would surprise working class Afrikaners during the Apartheid era. Well maybe not.
And I still eat commercially canned fish.
everything out of the Japinese current is poison from Fukishima . from Japan around to Santa Cruz. Alaska, Washington, Oregon the whole loop.
"Mr Tull" ?
There is no Mr. Tull in the group, which was formed by Ian Anderson.
According to Wikipedia:
Band names were often supplied by their booking agents' staff, one of whom, a history enthusiast, eventually christened them "Jethro Tull" after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck because they happened to be using it the first time a club manager liked their show enough to invite them to return.I find this kind of funny. Jethro Tull invented the seed drill machine, in the 17th century. If you read further . . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck
. . . you'll learn that :
Yet another possible etymology is from the Old High German word pfluog, meaning "to plow, as in a field."
So the group is named after the inventor of the first pfluoging machine.
Thanks for the lesson, but it was all quite obvious, with or without wiki.
Heavy Horses, side one (of vinyl) is as good as Tull gets
1. "...And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps"
2. "Acres Wild"
3 "No Lullaby"
4. "Moths"
5. "Journeyman"
Every time I hear a song from this album I go off to iTunes to buy it. Right now I'm torn between buying the standard version of the album and deluxe version of it.
Still, good song - love the Tull ! :)
"Mr Tull" ?
There is no Mr. Tull in the group, which was formed by Ian Anderson.
According to Wikipedia:
Band names were often supplied by their booking agents' staff, one of whom, a history enthusiast, eventually christened them "Jethro Tull" after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck because they happened to be using it the first time a club manager liked their show enough to invite them to return.I find this kind of funny. Jethro Tull invented the seed drill machine, in the 17th century. If you read further . . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck
. . . you'll learn that :
Yet another possible etymology is from the Old High German word pfluog, meaning "to plow, as in a field."
So the group is named after the inventor of the first pfluoging machine.
Even JT was confused by the nomination and win.
If I recall, chord progressions are not copyrightable. So, you could write a song with the chord progression from Stairway To Heaven with different lyrics and melody. I don't know why someone would do that, but it's legal, AFAIK. Although Coldplay was recently sued over a chord progression come to think of it.
a great one from a great band
There latest album is called "D" and worth a listen.
It was the first year for the award. Seems the voting went a bit awry, and Jethro Tull "won" the Heavy Metal Grammy.
Their first few albums are great stuff, though.
wuh?
Well, Alaska comes to mind.
Not Alaska for salmon farming. British Columbia, British Isles, Norway, Iceland, Washington State, Chile, Atlantic Canada. Probably missed a few.
Eat farmed Atlantic salmon occasionally. (Frequently for you fish haters.)
I also eat commercially caught wild or ocean-ranched salmon. The commercial (sic) industry has to be one of the worst managed fisheries in history. Sucks dollars out of taxpayer pockets. Hurts Aboriginals. Some of the more mouthy commercial fishermen would surprise working class Afrikaners during the Apartheid era. Well maybe not.
And I still eat commercially canned fish.
One of my favorite bands.
So glad they had few top 10 hits.
That often seems to ruin the good ones. (Genesis)
me too
(JT was really great live though... even in his "old" age!)
Old Tull is good at all levels of conscienceness.
First time I got to see them live was at the Forum in LA for the Aqualung tour. Sat behind the stage, 10th row. Up high enough to see over everything. What a treat to see a show from the stage perspective looking out.
by running slowly
Ian Anderson is an exteremly underappreciated genius
Jethro Tull 1969 by ~JSaurer
©2009-2010 ~JSaurer
JT in their 69-line up from the "Stand Up" period.
Painting for the cover of the german JT-fanzine "Beggar's Farm News",
pencils, water colors and some airbrush, 2009
This is soooo good for the ears...
...of someone in Robin Hood's band of merry men in green tights.
(JT was really great live though... even in his "old" age!)
I just thought someone would like to know.
Thanks, I'll stick with the wild salmon. This is premium quality JT however.
Remember Bloodwin Pig...?
EXELLENT GUITAR WORK TOO!
And they had - how many...? 56 without the
compilations and "BEST OF's"....?
I heard this song just now for the first time and desperately tried to figure out if I knew if it in another version.... ....thank you for solving this riddle for me, it just sounds a lot like Hotel California (or vice versa)
I just thought someone would like to know.
If only he had taken up that occupation forty years ago. God how I loathe this band.
I just thought someone would like to know.