Classical flutist reacts to Jethro Tull (Tampa Stadium 1976) // I AM SPEECHLESS!
I'm a classically trained flutist and I'm watching Jethro Tull for the very first time and reacting! I heard about Jethro Tull for the first time on my Twitch stream back in 2017. Never really got into checking them out. Now I'm watching them perform live in Tampa Stadium in 1976.
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Saw them in 74 or 75. AWESOME!
I finally found a great flute channel; As a former flute/piccolo player myself I'm thoroughly impressed by your analogies Miss Heline and look forward to more of them!
That strange sound was just a snort.
He took lessons in the late 80's and discovered he'd been holding the flute wrong all those years. I csught the interview, on Metalshop I think.
Probably helps to understand the emotional content he brought through the flute and that he is in front of a ROCK audience of the 70s (most of them high) but the emotions and storytelling he did with this instrument are amazing.
a lot of these "first reaction" videos leave me asking, "where on god's earth do you find these adult, normal people, who've never heard this kind of stuff before?" and then of course i remember, oh right, i'm old as shit.
Me too
You old bastard! Lol. I'm almost 70 and damnit I never thought I'd make it this far. Seeing guys like Till in person makes me feel even older. Too many concerts, too many good times to remember but hell we still have the memories. Stranger in a strange land not relating at all to this planet as it is today..dig it? LoL
People like her have been so focused on their pursuit they have lived in a bubble. I can appreciate that, as I wished I had not wasted 60+ years on pop culture.
I was in a check out line (grocery store) somewhere in the midwest (I'm a trucker) and the girl asked "How are you today?". So I responded (like a smart-ass) "Alive at both ends but a little dead in the middle!" (from the Genesis song "Squonk", A Trick of the Tail). She giggled politely, then sort of looked at me questionly. I said simply, "From Genesis". Again the look. "Phil Collins?" I said weakly? She said "Who?". Ooiy vay!!! Suddenly I felt very, very old indeed... sigh...
@@1allanbmw Shoulda asked her if she liked the "Beatles" her answer would probably be insects give me the creeps...lol
I've always loved Ian Anderson's comment on his flute playing. "Since I'm the only flutist in all of rock and roll, I'm both the best and the worst flutist in all of rock and roll at the same time."
Lots of others flute players in rock
@@mtc3000 Yeah Mark I agree, I immediately thought of Thijs Van Leer from Focus but Tull formed in 1967 so maybe the comment was made in the early days when flute was maybe lot rarer?
Anderson's fingering is pretty awesome, his breathing somewhat less so but I doubt he cares; the sounds he gets from the instrument work with the band's overall sound. How good is his singing though? That's another question entirely.
If Clapton was the guitar God, does that make Ian the flute God?
Peter Gabriel?
The man who proved that you can, in fact, play the flute in a rock band and still be a total badass!!
He’s unreal.
Well said
Don't care how he learnt to play the flute correctly or incorrectly, all I know is he creates pure magic with that unique sound!🪄🎶
His daughter was learning flute in school and pointed out to him all the ways he played it wrong so in the early 90's he bought books and started learning to play properly. you can hear a noticeable difference in his play from the 70's and 80's to the 90's and 00's as a result. I think its kind of a funny story. So now, he plays properly but still plays the improper way when the situation calls for it.
I remember hearing Ian Anderson talk about how he played in such a weird way that was not the correct technique. The expression on the woman's face when she hears some of his riffing is priceless! It might not be everyone's cup of tea, perhaps not a James Galway or Jean Pierre Rampal but they aren't Ian Anderson either. Everybody seems to love Aqualung which is a good album but I think Benefit is one of the best rock n roll albums of all time and nobody seems to even mention it; at least as good as some of the classic Beatles, Stones, Who or Zep albums a real shame.
Pure magic.
@@user-bl7oe2md4pI agree, benefit is criminally underrated. To be honest I did find it quite a boring compared to other tull albums at first, but it's an album that really rewards repeated listens. I'd probably say it's my favourite album right now.
@@user-bl7oe2md4pand for me, there's no question that it's much better than anything the Beatles did, not that they weren't great, there just aren't many bands that are close to being as creative, original or musically talented as tull were.
Simply put. Ian Anderson is a genius. End of story.
With the last name of Armstrong you've said more than most could.......
So is his wife
Yetro Tull had a very unique sound.
A card-carrying genius, yes
Nuff said. I couldn’t put it any better. Who else could make the flute cool as hell. Well, other than Ron Burgundy!
Considering Ian Anderson is self taught and can play several musical instruments equally well, he must be regarded as a genius
the gift of perfect pitch
He wrote all of the music too.
Totally agree
While I adore Ian and tull, I think genius is thrown around a little too often. I love the guy and think he’s super talented but I try to reserve the word genius for people who are exceptionally noteworthy. That’s just my take on it though.
@@cygnusactual1618 don't use the word "take" in such a way
Jethro brought a flute to a gun fight and won!…🔥🔥🔥
The snoring sound was part of a sleeping giant story line. In context it works wonderfully… truly an incredible performance and greatly under appreciated
So what kind of sounds can you get from a flute? Ian Anderson: Yes.
LOL!
❤
I heard him in an interview say he never had any formal training. He bought a flute and started to try and play it and after a few days he finally got sounds to come out of it and the rest, well we all know the rest.
LOL! My thoughts exactly!
Underrated comment. :) Also, priceless reaction to 2:33. I believe that’s called a growl. :) (But yeah, re 11:57, it’s ok not to like it. :))
He was the Jimi Hendrix of the flute. breaking every rule.
A beautiful player....
Would that be pronounced Yimmy?
I'm so glad I saw him preform live , magnificent , artist . tickets were affordable in those days.
@@maryjanerod7226 Lucky girl :)
@BRIANTOWN33 Breaking rules... The material geniuses are made of. Everyone else can stick to the mediocre level. Cruel but true.
I saw Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull in concert in 1976. He can do things with a flute that the flute didn't even know it could do... absolutely brilliant.
I love this idea, thank you - beautiful comment. :)
I saw JT in Madison,WI in ‘71 or ‘72. Ian was throwing the flute twenty feet in the air, like a baton during songs. He then would continue playing just as if he had taken a deep breath. One of life’s most memorable experiences.
I saw them live in 1996 (around then) I sometimes tear up when those songs play. It was beautiful. Part of me feels sorry for this women, never bearing them before, part of me is excited watching her hear it for the first time.
Front row seats in 1979 n he puts on one hell of a show 😂Jumping n hopping all over the stage! Was fantastic and Locomotive Breath about brought the roof down 😂😅ppls went wild👏👏👏
Awesome musicians ❤❤❤❤
Ian can play, sing and snort simultaneously. Such a powerhouse, and he's still going in 2023 !!
I missed a chance to see them in Buffalo some years ago. The tickets were only $40 and I’m still kicking myself for not going 😭
I can’t believe a professional flute teacher has never heard of Jethro Tull. Crazy
yea really
@Ignatios Nelson she's not a native english speaker you twat
Seems like she had her flute playing box broken. =)
@Ignatios Nelson Recorded history says it was Flutist 200 years prior to Flautist which is a later Italian influence. It's an issue of local vernacular which changes all the time. It's like making fun of Americans for saying Soccer when the English used the word Soccer up until what the 1960's? No sense in looking pompous about it.
Let her ignorance show how anyone can call him(er)self a teacher .. poor students!!
Nothing screams the 70s more than Ian Anderson playing a flute solo to a full stadium. AQUALUNG!!!! 😉
aqualung from bursting out
Absolutely 😁👍
Don't you start away uneasy
@@JamesCouch777 4tg3vvçþ
@@dorotheamaterna8234 ok
It's not just flute playing. This man puts all this together with a beginning middle and end. The music most of the songwriting, the music and incorporating the flute to his style of music. He's genius by all standards. You notice their's been nobody like him since
their's nobody like him I agree
Also classically trained here and went to music college as a flautist. Yes, it's not a conventional classical technique, but I think he's absolutely incredible and an astonishing musician.
Ian Anderson is self-taught. And it wasn't until his daughter took flute lessons that he was informed he was holding the flute incorrectly.
I think Ian actually injured his pinky finger and that was why it was bent.
@@DropAnchor1978 he was born with a crooked pinky
The apocryphal story is that his daughter mentioned that her flute teacher played differently than he did and his response was, "Does your instructor have more Grammys than me?"
@@HollowGolem That is hilarious. The music speaks for itself. I got to see them play many years back. It was amazing.
Chris Check it’s not a true story
Anybody that snorts into the mic while playing Bach is my hero
😁
Back in the day...I may have been there more for the snorts than anything else...ha
@@robertallen6710 yeah back in the day there was a lot of snorting going on if you know what I mean.
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 I 'member.
Your comment made me instantly burst into uncontrollable laughter. 😅
The most dynamic flautist/frontman in rock history. If you ever saw them live, you wouldn't forget. A brilliant band with a giant pixie from a 12th century English forest who discovered the magic mushrooms and shared the fun with his audience.
Absolutely true I've seen him live six times. He still puts on a heck of a show, though my dad says he's not what he once was-- which is fair, I think a 80 year old man jumping off speaker stacks, hopping around on one foot and throwing around his instruments would probably have to be carried out on a stretcher!
Saw him live at Jones Beach NY, in 1999.
Jethro Tull is simply awesome.
I did see him play live in the 1970s.
@mrmockatoo67 Yessss!!! What a conscious, poetic all knowing awareness encapsulated in your brilliant remark, bravo, Ian, bravo Mr Mockatoo!
The flute is and has always been what makes Jethro Tull, well Jethro Tull. So unique and amazing.
And the lyrics and his voice! But, yes, that flue speaks to me on a soul level
Anderson's technical skill isn't the issue, it's his free style interpretation and innovation that puts him in a category unto himself.
So coherent and on point my friend!
Sorry but Roland Kirk was his Mentor...Album Talk with the Spirit''..check..and u'll see...thanks..
He is copying Roland kirk - thats the innovator
Al Katraz which separates him from the conservative self obsessed generation who now review his work.
Ian Anderson stage name is Jethtro Tull .,his biggest hit was around the 1960s'....'' Living in the past,, from the UK.
I heard an interview with him. He was the guitar player originally, but when Martin Barre came to the group, he gave up guitar. He went to a music store to find a new instrument. He settled on a cello or a flute. He picked the flute because it was a lot lighter than a cello. So he bought a flute and taught himself to play.
I can’t, I just can’t
I heard also that he saw Page,Hendrix,Clapton and other biggies and figured he better find something else.
But he plays acoustic guitar and probably wrote all his songs on guitar.
@@joeblow2069 True but he did not fancy himself as good as Martin.
@@patriciapowell6047 while in fact, he certainly is. Some of the Tull songs are incredibly hard to play, and he manages to do that while singing and standing on only one leg.
I don't think anyone has realized that he was playing 3 instruments at the same time ... flute, voice, and breath!!
I'm 64 years old. I was a teenager in the 1970's....Jethro Tull played in all the kids house's . We loved him....Living in the past is my favorite
I’m a 74 yr old black man. Totally agree. Saw Tull 3 times and was blown away. Living in the past on my All Time Favorite List. Awesome👏
This guy kept an arena of rowdy stoned kids/adults mesmerized with a flute....
Nobody else got this yet? About best compliment to Ian ever. Bunch of 60's/70's stoners (and more) all quite with little clue their getting Classical too from Ian's genius rocking the flute. Great true comment.
Pied piper ;)
He is amazing.such a shame he cant play anymore.
He did me twice in Illinois in the 70's
We'd all play the air flute when Jethro Tull came on.
Seeing them preform was one of the best concerts of my life.
Me, too. I saw them five times in the ‘70s.
I couldn't wait for the next concert. Rules? Genius doesn't follow rules.
4 times 4 me.
Wow, you saw this band before they formed? That’s amazing.
I took my baby twins to their concert in Dallas when they were still tiny! Their first Concert!!!
This video tells us that Ian Anderson is a skilled eccentric (both on record and on stage), and that we all are standing on the shoulders of Bach.
Young lady, He made you smile. This was entertainment, pure and simple. This was music no one else had done before. His music was ground breaking. I miss these days...
It is not that she is a classical trained flute player, it is the first time she has heard REAL MUSIC 🎶
@@leifjensen1758 Real music is in the ear of the beholder. What you call real music many others won't and visa versa. It comes down to taste, and taste changes over time not to mention from person to person. I luv classical but I also luv the modern that often breaks the rules. That she's classically trained and still able to enjoy that more modern style says a lot about her
You should listen to jethro tulls whole catalogue it'll blow you away . It took a lot of balls for Ian anderson to be out front of a rock band not with a screaming guitar but a flute. Jethro Tull is a unique rock band.
Tull was one of the best bands, that's for sure.
Playing up to your audience with one's appearance, expressions, and antics, is definitely good showmanship but certainly not 'bawlsy'.
Martin Barr can definitely scream on the guitar.
oh yes ! Martin Barre supplies the screaming guitar btw ....
And this is why they belong in the rock and roll hall of fame. So many great and unique songs, so original and beloved around the world for over 50 years now!
Your vid a excellent contrast of classic training's limitations that precious creative genius simply forever blows away past, present, and future.
Ian has always been very open (and, I think, secretly proud) about the fact he is pretty much self taught. What the film fails to show is that for no obvious reason he is standing on one leg throughout his solos. So much love for Tull
Jethro Tull comes from a tradition of British "Folk" musicians. These guys are real musicians. Many of them can play multiple instruments.
Can't prove it tho
If only the current generation could learn from the wise ones.
If only the previous generation were wise so that the young ones could learn from them. Music isn't the only thing on the planet that you guys fucked up.
@@groadybones What does this even .mean?
Absolutely
When Yetro Tool’s flawless flute snort technique is so strong it breaks the camera in 2020 from the 1970’s ...
😂😂
I’m amazed at how grossed out she is by this. Like she doesn’t realize that music doesn’t have to be “pretty” I would think somebody who has as much musical experience as she does to understand that music can convey all emotions, and yes that includes gross, grunts, and unclean sounds.
😂🤣😂🤣
@@brandonjohnson2493 ha
😂
Those of us who grew up listening to this level of music are forever inspired and touched. Not bad for a musician who picked up the flute so he could do something besides sing. Love seeing your reaction. Exactly!
Ian is an absolute mad genius and it shines through his work, he took his music in all directions depending on his mood and somehow made it magical, totally self taught flute player just a one off all time great.
You have to keep in mind his stage persona is that of a wild man travelling troubadour. I believe he successfully projected that image.
Your certainly right there years ago I remember an article where he was listed 50th of the richest people in the UK yet so many people have never heard of him, their loss!
@@andrewbainbridge4979 Thats those salmon investments for you
more like the mas minstrel as he describes himself
actually i see him as a big band leader. he seems to be conducting the band thru his entire body! not showing off, but simply conducting. Ian was really big on syncopation, to the point it is evident even in his body movements..
When he went through the tweed coat with patches phase I always envisioned him as a mad Philosophy teacher on shrooms and peyote.
Let's not forget that he also writes, arranges, and sings! The man is a musical genius!
I love your reactions. That's great fun!
Tull Rules
Amazing showman/ entertainer.
Absolutely!
beyond genious.
I love it when a new generation discover Jethro Tull.
I never knew. Heard Jethro Tull as a kid. Never , until now have imagined just the talent I have witnessed.
He wasn't JUST a flutist. He was a master story teller
His lyrical skill gets totally overlooked. I put him at #3 of all time as far as lyricists go. 1.) Al Stewart, 2.) Fish, 3.) Ian Anderson. (All Scotsmen. Hmmmm...)
As well as a true showman. Postures, movements, facial expressions. There will never be another Ian Anderson, or Jethro Tull.
@@TheRKae I'd put people like jim croce and bob dylan up there as some of the best lyricist.
You guys got me worried there. He IS a great flutist, story-teller and showman.
@@TheRKae Al Stewart, one of my favorite song writers.
Forget the classical training and "the official fingering". Ian is like the Flute version of Jimi Hendrix. Organic playing where there is no line drawn between instrument and man. Legendary.
Ian is amazing....I had learned from an interview that he did go back an relearn proper fingering after his daughter brought it up in the 90s. That's how much of a perfectionist he was. He wanted to do it right...which doesn't diminish what he was doing since he was fine.
If you look carefully you can see his right hand pinky is crooked from an accident as a youngster hence his fingering adaptation
Mark Knophfler apparently doesn't hold the guitar correctly and plays in an unusual style.
And how about Keith Moon on the drums.
Excellent take. He's like Jimi in that way, different instrument.
I was 6 months pregnant with my first child. My parents took me and the child's father to see Jethro Tull. They were so amazing. Ian Anderson was utterly brilliant. The child's father insisted our son be named Ian.
We saw Jethro Tull in Oakland, CA. The opening band was a country-type group no one in the audience recognized- the Eagles. The Jethro Tull band put on one of the best shows I have ever seen; not just Ian Anderson but the whole group.
That was one of my first concerts, Saw lot's of good music at the coliseum..
Wow! You hit the jackpot with that concert.
*Ian Anderson... "Rules to flute playing??? Ha! There are no rules to flute playing!!!"*
There’s no rules for music. Only theory. Test every theory.
" IAN DON'T NEED NO STINKING RULEZ !!!! "
Rules are for the weak! Flautists do not coddle the weak! HaHa...
I am a master of Jazz flute
@@PandorasFolly ... Wish I was a master of any musical instrument. But I... I am a lowly master of time and space. But, the laws of physics do not apply to me. So, that's pretty cool... eh?
Only way to review any Jethro Tull is by sitting on a park bench.
Eying little girls with bad intent?
Eying little girls with bad intent. Snot running down your nose. Greasy finger smearing shabby clothes
Stoned
Eying little girls with bad intent
not necessarily stoned, but beautiful
And don't forget he's doing this literally with the flute on the MIC and amps full volume so no getting away with mistakes. That is insane to sound that great amplified at that volume, AMAZING!
He is the entire reason I chose to learn the flute.
Ian anderson: I never did drugs His flute: dancing fairies emerge speaking dragon
Best comment haha
From now on...I will call this band.. "Yetro Tool"
Me too!!
Count me in too!
and me tool!
Add me in the club :-D
@@PoetDreamer Likewise, plus Heline is extremely cute and endearing.
Do you know what it is? It's absolutely amazing!
After seeing Ian Anderson on a late night talk show, one can clearly understand that he is very intelligent and outspoken. Wise and witty with a sense of humor. Aqua Lung will always be one of my favs. Thanks for giving us your gift Ian. Sure is awesome to hear you play. I won my 4-H Talent Contest in 6th grade playing the recorder (sound in the opening of Stairway to Heaven btw for those that had no idea) and competed in state. Seeing this genius play the flute like he does, makes me wonder if I should have been a musician throughout my life. I sure do love and appreciate music. The band director at the middle school I was about to attend the following year, came to my school and gave the sixth grade class a hearing test where we put headphones on and hit a button every time we heard a beat, looking for new talent to be in his band. I wanted to upgrade from the recorder and try the wood bassoon. I recall it being $800 (1984) and unfortunately my family couldn't afford it. I obviously passed the hearing test quite well, and was approached by the band director, and he has won many awards for his efforts btw, if I wanted to be in the band, after telling him I couldn't afford my instrument and saying "no", he turned his head to the side in disappointment and said, "ok" in a low tone of voice. He really wanted me to be in an award winning band. I thank God for my musical ear and giving me that talent. A musical ear that is 80% deaf on the right side. Born with a hole in my eardrum, that allowed sound to reach my heart instead. 🎶 👂 ❤
When you are the one who introduced and defined the flute in rock music, everything you do is the right way.
😉
Total legend. We will never see his like again
Hey, don't write him off yet! - he is meant to be touring this year, but I expect Covid-19 will put paid to that.
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You heard his Thick as a Brick 2 album?
@@JustaMallard YES
Oh don't start with that"Sir" bullshit...Being knighted means NOTHING....getting recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame means NOTHING. Do you understand?...NOTHING.
There's those who live inside the box and those who build the 📦 boxes. Jethro Tull has always been one of my favorite musical performers❤
Ian is one of the GREAT frontmen of his era! Absolutely fantastic!!
Saw him in the Boston Garden in ‘74. He owned the place. When he threw his flute up in the air like a baton and caught it behind his back and then continued playing was something that I will never forget.
Saw him at Maple Leaf Gardens back then. Great show!
1976 In Providence RI… The true Minstrel in the Gallery, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull.. one of the most incredible groups and entertainers of the era.. Abundant Talent and originality….. Glad to have grown up in the time of the most talented bands & musicians of all time. Long Live Rock & Roll…. To old to Rock and Roll , to young to die!!
Seen JethroTull 3x in '72-73-74. Awesome especially on peyote
I saw him at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR during his ‘76 tour. I had so many of his albums. Really brings back great memories!
Thick as a brick tour, Boston around that time. To this day........🤯
The late 60s and early 70s was the Golden Era of music. Future people will understand that.
My dad said disco was like posion to music
@@eaglewi tbh, disco was fine. that was still music, it was all the synthesizers that ruined popular music. it removed the skill gap that was required for entry prior.
There's a good video by Thoughty2 about the decline of music and why it's sooo horrible today
Ha ha don’t forget the drugs which intensified this era of music.
Quite possibly, the best period in music ever.
Ian Anderson and many others in the "Rock" and "Metal" world are masters at what they do. They pushed boundaries way beyond what was previously considered.
Hi Helene, thank you so much for reviewing this clip of Jethro Tull. I have to say I’m not surprised that you found Ian Anderson , the lead soloist of Jethro Tull , the band’s name, actually ‘ great ‘. You said wow that’s cool about 3 or 4 times throughout the piece. This is exactly why he was so popular and yes great. He put the cool in flute playing . I grew up studying flute mainly against my will, parents wanting me to get more culture and round out my education. To be clear: I HATED PLAYING THE FLUTE for 8 years mind you, then my older brother introduced me to his Jethro Tull album in 1973. Having struggled for years doing scales over and over again and again I wanted to puke mainly because I thought it was uncool and certainly not helping in the ladies department , at least I thought. I began listening To Ian at first several times daily for weeks, then slowly began trying to play along, grasping at times with a flutter hear and there but mostly trying to achieve the technical range and speed the he so clearly displays. One day it all clicked and just like you said not always aiming for the holes , the wrist, the tongue and especially the throat relaxes and this flow begins to take over the playing. It is intense for sure but the actual playing like this becomes hypnotic. I remember one day during orchestra practice in high school , I was always last seat in the flute section, but this one day two of the flautists were absent and so I’m sitting next to the the number 1 chair and we come to a particularly difficult passage with a large scale ending with a high trill . I ripped through the scale hit the trill and roared into my flute at the end. The first chair couldn’t believe what she heard and looked at me and asked how did you…. How where did…. And I simply said Jethro Tull….. To bring this story full circle about 10 years ago I was sitting in a bar in New York City and this band of two people started to play, one of them had at least 8 different flutes behind him and they were playing Jethro Tull music. I remember the flautist was old, bald and playing with the other guy to an audience of maybe 12 people just digging this crazy flute guy. A few days later I see a street news paper with this old , bald guy on the cover with the headlines Ian Anderson comes up of retirement with his latest album. I have to say he still has it and is just as cool now as he was 40 years ago.
Helene is so cute the way she analyzes his playing.
Re the "pinky" - "Ian Anderson has a congenitally deformed little finger on the right hand" ... he was born with it ... but seeing as he was entirely self taught ... he found a way.
He actually had two left hands. But somehow he found a way.
I have that same pinky - from birth and I played the flute in 5th grade just fine.
When sousins marry **sigh**
Cousins
I borrowed that pinky from Kathy Mayes for the summer of '98 and I played just fine too.
thats in the day when artists become famous on their ability,
Amen.
They had musical talent and artistic ability whereas today it's more of a talent for spotting a profit niche and a market ability.
Kinda reminds me of beggar's Opera from 70s as well, bad ass musicians...way ahead of their time!!!
😁👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Back when ugly people were allowed to play guitar
I saw Jethro Tull live in the UK in 1976. Ian Anderson improvised his solos uniquely every night. No two performances were ever the same. He’s a force of nature to be sure, and impresario of crossover classical, folk and rock. Awesome. No one else has ever come close to his style. Thank you for reviewing this epic performance and bringing back happy memories of an era lost to the craziness of the last four decades. And thank you for sharing. Peace and Love
This was just great, and should be preserved for all time. Heline, you were fabulous and sweet and vulnerable. I'm a flutist and a Yethro Tool fan myself, of course. You're absolutely right about the pinky, obviously, and intentional or not, your comments are meaningful. A match made in heaven, the two of you make this a totally enjoyable video.
Everyone: You can't play Rock with a Flute Lead. Ian Anderson: Hold my beer.
Check this one out kzhead.info/sun/ZZWsp5Rqn4xplKc/bejne.html
LOL ... I am sure that's what happened, yeah! ;-)
Hold my beer whilst I go beat metallica for a grammy!
@@lizardinparadise "We'd like to thank Jethro Tull for not releasing an album this year." LOL
Hold my beer and a large pair of cymbals!!
Ian Andersen is a musical genius and treasure to us all. It's an honor to listen and watch that man perform.
AND an INSPIRATION!
Completely and totally unique sound!!! A very very special part of music history!!!
I was fortunate enough to follow Jethro Tull and see them live since 1969 for 40 some straight years. Ian Anderson was and is just incredible! How lucky I am to have seen him every year and in so many different venues from the house of Blues to every large arena. The snorting and other sounds you're hearing from Ian actually originated from blues flutist Roland Kirk who Ian "borrowed" these sounds from. Just amazing every year of progression! one note tho: Martin Barre is also Jethro Tull!
At a concert in Lincoln Ne, Ian played 5 different instruments. At the end he came back on stage to answer the Red Phone that had sat on stage the whole night representing the Devil from a album they were promoting (the one with ballerina on cover) it was so quiet as he picked up to say hello then turned to the crowd offering the phone to us saying “ it’s for you” !
It's not just his flute playing, it's his his songwriting and huge output of work. A truly staggering musician
One of the best, I don't know if he ever did a cover of someone else's music, as far as I know nothing but his or his band mates.
@@johnnichols9056 He made many covers. All his first two albums (1968 and 1969 ) are mainly covers! Bouree is a cover from J.S. Bach. Serenade to a cuckoo is a cover from Roland Kirk. Of course he made covers!
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@@angeloconsoli On " This Was " only 2 songs are covers, Serenade to a Cuckoo ( Roland Kirk ) and Cat's Squirrel, a traditional tune arranged by guitarist Mick Abrahams. On " Stand Up, only 1 song is a cover, the arrangement of Bouree by J S Bach.
Just to add to existing comments here: Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, is a self-taught rock flautist who also plays guitar and keyboards. Just as important he has been writing songs for decades, is an engaging front-man for his band, is keen on motorbike and used his money to buy chunks of Scotland in order to preserve the beauty of the land. What a guy!
i completely agree: wonder boy!
Didnt he get caught peeing on some teens in a hotel?
@@banjominer9682 No. Don't know who you're thinking of there.
@@banjominer9682 no that was President Trump in Russia.
@@FunkyFyreMunky Trump?
Yeah, “Wow, just wow” pretty much sums it up. It’s Art, and Improvisation. This man, Ian Anderson, is a phenomenal musician, composer, and band leader. Sometimes known as “The One Legged Flautist”, he combined Classical Music, traditional English and Celtic music, and Rock & Roll in a way no one else has ever done. I saw this amazing man, and his band Jethro Tull, five times in the 1970s. What an amazing treat each concert was. Thanks for showcasing Mr. Anderson’s talent, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Rock On
I just Love your reaction to Jethro Tull! You should have been with us back in the 60's and 70's, you'd have Loved every minute of it!
His Celtic Old English flute style of playing is his most famous trademark in my opinion, he creates that Celtic medieval country-side atmosphere of mystique and fairytales, a musical genius I must say...
... and perhaps standing on one leg.
I agree
That is a perfect description
The most beautiful part about Tull live, wad you never know if the concert would begin in the 17th century or slap you in the head with the heavy metal mid 1970s before taking you back there. Ian Anderson and Martin Barre two of the greatest ever.
'Yet-tro Toole"...,love the classic European pronunciation...
The story if how Anderson chose the flute vs. the git-taris a classic one...
He was not a trained flautitist...he is/was self taught, my friend...Google has decision to transition to the flute...he realized that he would never be another Clapton and that the flute was absent from rock music...thus is interest in the instrument!!!
Unfortunately the camera work back in the 70’s wasn’t the greatest, too many closeups and generally shotty work ! 🙄
@ Len Hess; SPOT ON!;)💥✌️✌️✌️
I went to see him in 2019 ...unreal crowd of people , one of the best nights I've ever had people from all ages and all over the world there to see one man , his band and a flute on one leg.
Heline is so adorable. Not sure what I got more out of, watching Ian play or watching Heline go from violated and offended to excitement and being impressed.
I am officially going to refer to Jethro Tull as "Yetro Tool" from here on out. I love it.
Best to ask the guy who invented the Seed Drill in 1701, he should get the final word, except he is quite deceased.
She had me as soon as she said his name!
It’s been over 30 years since I’ve seen Jethro Tull live on stage and I’m still amazed at how good he really plays
@@roysheaks1261 she never even mentioned his name in the first place. It's Ian Anderson.
She must be German, because the "J" in German is pronounced as a "Y".
Ian Anderson is one a kind. He redefined what's possible on the flute!
So true..redefined sounding like crap on an instrument that sounds like crap.
Banjo Miner you hating? That stadium full of people seems to dig it.
He copped most of it from Roland Kirk. Go to the source.
@@banjominer9682 I agree, the banjo is a hack 'instrument' for hicks that sounds like crap.
@@farshimelt Yes sir! And I don't Know whether he ever acknowledged that fact.
you can draw a straight line of correlation between the way he plays and modern day flute beatboxing. he has so many building blocks of beatboxing in his technique, and lots of (if not all) modern flute beatboxers would consider him a major inspiration
I was at this show. Tull a vision. No one should tell Ian about anything. This man is a pure genius, no one compares to him or his incredible band.
I am a classically trained flutist as well and Ian Anderson is incredible! A true inspiration for me growing up. I was lucky to see him live once. I would love to see him play with his orchestra.
If you’re classically trained, then you should know that you’re a FLAUTIST, not a flutist!
@@oysterman250 Incorrect. There are two accepted terms and which is used is regional. The word flutist predates flautist, by more than a couple centuries, and flautist is chiefly British English. One may sound fancier, but it doesn't make it more correct.
@@BenjaminJFrankel I hope you realize everything you just said probably made not one ounce of difference to the word Nazi. :-/ One thing I've learned is when people come at you in that tone, "you should" (ie I'm RIGHT, you're sub human) it is a pretty good indication that nobody will EVER confuse them with facts and logic. They are generally unteachable. I can appreciate the attempt, though. It's like aluminum and aluminium. My initial reaction was how in the heck do you get 'ium' out of 'um'. Then I realized they don't, it's spelled in Britain the way they pronounce it. And then when thinking why the difference, looking at the periodic table, I could see theirs might make more sense than ours (US). Nu Ku Ler I'm not even going to touch, though. Cheers.
@@oysterman250 you don't even have content on your channel. How do you know so much and do so little. I think I feel the hot air now!
@@Searchingforsilver777 :-)
Even after 50 Years Jethro Tull still has such a distinct sound! Ian Anderson will forever live as the rock star flautist in my opinion.
Jethro Tull is one of my favorite bands from the early 1970s, when I discovered them. Never knew another Rock & Roll band with a flutist.
This is probably my all time favorite reaction on KZhead. Jethro Tull has been my favorite band since the early 1970s so I always enjoy listening to them, and you being a professional flutist hearing them for the first time was so fun to watch. I also love how unpretentious you are as a KZheadr...you have a naturalness that I find very charming. Thanks for doing this!
Found this and thought you might be interested... “Being self taught, and never having had a lesson, I was playing a lot of the notes using incorrect fingering,” Anderson says. “I had to relearn it again, in about ’91, I think. … It taught me to take a little more seriously. In relearning my own repertoire, it was a good lesson in mid life - not quite a crisis, but damned close to it.” - Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull).
Iirc, he has something wrong with his pinkie that makes it difficult to use, so he didn't bother to use it when learning the flute. I don't remember if it's a birth deformation or if maybe he broke it at some point.
He is a musical wizard of uniqueness 🎶🎶🎵🎵👍👍
Your expressions are priceless! Loved this video. As someone who grew up listening to Jethro Tull it was very cool to witness a newbie's reaction!
Old school flute player listening to Ian Anderson for the first time: What strange manner of sorcery is this!
True that!
Sorcery of the very best and most beautiful kind, and there will never be another like him.
Right? I don't think she was quite ready for that! Lol
"Questionable" sorcery.
Level 20 Bard right there.
Jethro Tull, a great band deserving to be in the Rock and Roll HOF. Aqualung, one of the best albums of all time.
'A Little Light Music' awesome live album
You spelled "Heavy Horses" wrong.
My father had a cassette of Aqualung in his office when I was a little boy and, even now at 40 years old, listening to the title track when I visited is one of my strongest childhood memories. Heavy Horses, Rock Island, and yes even J-Tull.com are great, but it's hard to top the original studio Aqualung.
The Rock and Roll Hall od One Man's Opinion more like. No band needs to be inducted into that crap.
Love Aqualung also! Love the way he incorporates the flute into his music!
We grew up listening to the awesomeness of Jethro Tull as teenagers, and it was a huge part of our listening pleasure. This was my first time on your channel and your reactions to his talent was priceless!! And loved listening to your beautiful flute also!! Subscribed immediately 💕
I watched this video from beginning to end and still cannot fully grasp the virtuosity of Ian Anderson on the Flute. Heline's reaction was precious. Even a classically trained flutist can see the music skill expressed in this Rock piece. Outstanding!
JT didn't play his music, he "became" his music. That transcendent spot we all strive for....
haha... no
Jethro Tull is not a person, it's a band...Ian Anderson is the flute player.
@@burundiblack4282 Jethro Tull is, or was a real person. He invented the seed drill.
@@drmodestoesq According to legend, Ian Anderson was at a friend's house and pulled a random book from the shelf. That book was a biography of Jethro Tull. The rest is history.
@@HareDeLune Thank God he didn't grab the diaries of Joseph Goebbels.
Ian Anderson’s flute solos were unique. His lyrics were unbelievable. I met him...for a few moments...at a Tull show in seventies.
Didn’t you open for him? Or play with him?
he was hot
He's the guy who wrings his hands rather than the band. Incidentally they're both fans of each other.
Uriah Heep is pretty damn good too. Demons and Wizards is a great album. Easy Livin’. 👍 Every song is good.
I saw him in the 80's aged 12 with my Dad at Milton Keynes convention centre of all places. My Dad handed me the camera and said take a picture, at that moment Iain Anderson did his classic pose, stood on 1 foot and held his flute aloft, staring right at me and Wow! I was blown away. It's a memory I'll take with me to paradise & I wish I could take this girl back to that moment 😂❤
After 4 times seeing him and decades of listening he still never fails to astound, and let's not downplay the rest of the band you don't get into Jethro Tull by being OK.
There will never be another flute player in rock and roll like Ian Anderson.
Rock & Roll exists only on recordings now. The real thing is gone.
@@DecksterPenkor Not true. It's out there playing live all over the place, and being played very well. It's just not on any media platforms from radio to internet. It used to rule the 'record' charts, but its now all but gone there -- but from music festivals to bars, rock lives.
@@roberttank2919 The problem is "industrialisation" of music ... AND the skill-less artificial creation of bands. The current time of "rebellion against bureaucracy" needs to end with bureaucrats being changed and quality controlled AND we need to tear down mainstream media too due to their lies. This gives a chance to change the music industry ...
PROBABLY!
I think he blew her socks off! Jethro Tull is Classic in their own style. Back when rock was king and musical talent was the norm, and the genius level is what set groups like Jethro Tull apart.
JT has been one of my favorite bands since I was 6 or 7 listening to Songs from the Woods while camping with family. I have seen them several times over my 51 years.
Great video! Your insight is so appreciated.
I live in a world where people have never heard of Jethro Tull?? That's horrible.
You can bet Metallica knows who he is .
I was blessed to actually be at the show and I still have the ticket stub from it. Year after I got out of high school, I lived in St Petersburg. Good times at Tampa Stadium!
@@noclu4u384 Jethro Tull is actually the name of the band, this flute players name is Ian Anderson.
Well, she’s a classical musician. They’re a pretty insular bunch. That means they don’t get out much. Welcome to the world Helene, it’s a big beautiful place. If ya know where look.
Even worse they think he is a member of the band