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Rare promotional video made during
Jethro Tull’s minstrel era of 1971-1975
The Minstrel Looks Back, 1969-1977 2-DVD set
This 2-DVD set includes:
- Live in Tampa, Fl, July 31, 1976
- Live at the London Hippodrome, Feb. 10, 1977
- Live at the Tanglewood Music Fair, July 7, 1970
- An appearance on German TV, 1970
- Appearances from Swedish TV, 1969
- Rare mint quality footage of promotional videos for A Witches Promise and Teacher originally broadcast on French TV in 1970
Rare promotional videos for:
- Bouree, 1969
- Life’s A Long Song, 1971
- Living in the Past, 1976
- Too Old to Rock n Roll, Too Young to Die, 1976
- The Whistler, 1977
- A full clip of “The Minstrel in the Gallery” from a never released show filmed in Paris in November of 1975!
- Rare 8mm clips of performances from A Passion Play and Thick as a Brick tours. Both of which were never professionally recorded in either video or audio. Amazing, right?
- The original film of “The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles” that was shown during the Passion Play concerts
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My favorite era of Jethro Tull includes the CDS:
- This Was, 1968
- Stand Up, 1969
- Benefit, 1970
- Aqualung, 1971
- Thick as a Brick, 1972
- A Passion Play, 1973
- Warchild, 1974
- Minstrel in the Gallery, 1975
- Too Old to Rock n Roll, Too Young to Die, 1976
- Songs From the Wood
If you are new to Jethro Tull and have enjoyed watching all the progressive rock clips that you see on youtube I suggest that you go out and buy these CDs. They are from Jethro Tull’s prime and I think you would enjoy them.
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April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
“the tune ends too …
“the tune ends too soon for us all”..enjoy life…. regret nothing…it passes soooo quickly
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Really Fantastic!!!
Really Fantastic!!!
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@JayDNorris And I …
@JayDNorris And I have to add that the time changes and movements from major to minor keys makes Tull seem a bit more talented than the other chaps because they pull it off quite brilliantly live!
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@JayDNorris GIve me …
@JayDNorris GIve me Ian moving from acoustic guitar to flute to tambourine to sax, conducting the band with acrobatic moves, using his flute as a baton, Jeffrey bounding about the stage with as much energy in the last song as the first song, John rocking out at the keyboards, Martin hardly able to contain himself when the concentration doesn’t demand he be still, and Barry whipping his head around to such complex and hard-driving drumming that even John Bonham was in awe of him.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@busterbone Well I …
@busterbone Well I gotta weigh in on this one. Having seen all three live, Tull was the best for performance AND music. Zep is loud and Page is an incredible guitarist, but too many lulls in the performance; and Floyd has their toys, special effects and great music, but they just stood there like statues amongst towering equipment.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@ThisIsBilbo well, …
@ThisIsBilbo well, I can see some of your points, but I am just Tullisized even though I know Ian used have a big ego and was cold and pompous at times, but now seems more refined, humble and low-key although his voice isn’t the same. I also really like the work of Steve Winwood among many other artists-especially the “Traffic” years with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, etc. and early with Dave Mason-they made some great progressive rock, jazz, blues music too.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@busterbone
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@busterbone
Also, to be honest, Tull’s live show was great but had little or no improvisation, whereas Zep excelled at changing arrangements and dynamics, etc…live. To be honest, as much as I love Tull and think Ian is/was brilliant, Tull’s music is very much for the “head” and reflects Ian himself: brilliant and intelligent but aloof and veering towards cold and rigid at times.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@busterbone
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@busterbone
Gotta disagree a bit Bone. Tull’s great music ran out many moons ago as brilliant as they once were. I have everything from This Was to Broadsword (I even have the controversial A!) and think Ian just ran out of great ideas because Tull had to do an album a year and that was too much to maintain creatively. Also, I fail to see how Zep or Floyd are “half as talented” as Tull. Technical ability and musical complexity are not necessarily the best yardstick to measure talent.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
This song always …
This song always makes me feel alive!
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Beautiful. Thank …
Beautiful. Thank you. A song I’ve been humming for years. Takes me back;)
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I don’t mean to …
I don’t mean to take away from any other band, but for all the diehard long-time Floyd and Zeppelin lovers/worshippers-Tull (even with many lineup changes over the years) has accomplished it all delightfully and they have not been nearly as widely recognized or awarded as other bands/artists-half as talented. This has been because of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and other’s perseverance and musical skill and original song-writing brilliance lasting over several decades.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Thank you, …
Thank you, Tommygun1028, for uploading this gem of a feed. Tull is STILL one of the most prolific, prosaic, & re-playable Prog Rock groups out of the UK, ever. I’ll have to get this DVD set. Namasté ~ (•8-D
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Well I was watching …
Well I was watching Jethro Tull on Friday night 01.04.10 at Sheffield City Hall and they were as good as you would imagine, The band even played support band to their support act, Saori Jo from France.
A very relaxed evening and very enjoyable, the old master Ian is still the force that is JT, Martin was as ever his rock and fantastic performances from the drummer, bass player and keyboard man.
It was an evening to remember, thanks
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Well I was watching …
Well I was watching Jethro Tull on Friday night 01.04.10 at Sheffield City Hall and they were as good as you would imagine, The band even played support band to their support act, Saori Jo from France.
A very relaxed evening and very enjoyable, the old master Ian is still the force that is JT, Martin was as ever his rock and fantastic performances from the drummer, bass player and keyboard man.
It was an evening to remember, thanks
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
“…but the tune …
“…but the tune ends too soon for us all…”
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
saw them last week …
saw them last week in colston hall in bristol, bloody good gig, and ian anderson seemed to be performing for the sheer joy of it which at his age is mpressive in itself
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Greetings from …
Greetings from Finca Bouree,my ranch in the mountains of Baja Mex. site of Cassic Rock & Jeepin where Jethro Tull has a special place when we have our concerts and 4×4 trips.
first Tull concert , Stormwatch Long Beach Ca.1980? I think.
Collin, 55 years very young
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Nassau Coliseum …
Nassau Coliseum Long Island 1972
Just Blew a Few J’S
Tull By Themselves Opened Up With Thick As a Brick Go Yankees!
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I should have taken …
I should have taken this line to heart more when I was 14….
1m:55s
“Well don’t you squeal as the heel grinds you under the wheels”
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Because its ancient …
Because its ancient music.
Music from the days before we domesticated animals, music before we learned to speak and talk about pain. It transcends time.
I was 13 too when I first started listening to Tull. My favorite album is still “This Was.”
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Saw them a few days …
Enjoy 
Saw them a few days ago in a small venue in Southampton, England (was maybe 10 metres from the stage), absolutely amazing still
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
They’re fantastic!! …
They’re fantastic!! Thx for posting.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
The FIRST song …
The FIRST song recorded with my favorite line up – Anderson, Evans, Hammond, Barlow and Barre – followed up by Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play. It never did get any better than that.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Ian’s music with JT …
Ian’s music with JT has got me through the hardest, lonely times like an old friend-especially songs like this one.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
im 13 years old and …
im 13 years old and love it
the best music!!