The Benefit tour was quite nicely documented. Apart from the Carnegie Hall and Isle of Wight shows, which has been already released, the Tanglewood show (with The Who) was recorded and videotaped. I don't know if Tull's set at the Randall's Island show was recorded and filmed, but it's possible. After Benefit tour it seems that there were no professional multitrack live recordings until the 1975 Paris show.Originally Posted by jkelman
I don't think taht Benefit will be in the Book formart anytime soon.
Next one in the series will be "Stand Up" (end of 2016).
It's not clear if Steven is going to do Album like "Songs from the Wood" and following, 'cause he does hardly knows them at all.
(and he likes to do Albums he knows insideout)
Can somebody explain the difference between this new SW version compared to the version that came out as few years back? I'm pretty confused on the masterings, remixes, etc etc
Cheers in advance.
Something I never noticed before in all these years of hearing the song: at the end of "Up the Pool," while Ian is singing "Oh Blackpool," John Evan is playing "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside."
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SW has done the only remixes, which are superior to remasters, and the mastering on a high def remixes is sublime. He also includes high def remasters without remix. This thread is about the SW book which is the least expensive way to go, the first package included too much non-value added stuff IMO.
Disc 1
Aqualung
Cross eyed mary
Cheap day return
Mother goose
Wondring aloud
Up to me
My god quad version
Hymn 43 quad version
Slipstream
Locomotive breath quad version
Disc 2
Wind up early version
Lick your fingers clean
Just trying to be
Wondring again
Life is a long song
Up the pool
From later
Slipstream 2
Dr Bogenbroom
Nursie
That's 2 discs that are better than the original album
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Thanks for the help - cheers. Sounds like the newer one is the way to go.
The new one is mastered better. That's the most important difference.
As I recall Wilson went on the Steve Hoffman forum expressing some displeasure at how the 2011 had been mastered.
Yeah, I have the ultra mega big box and the mastering there is awful, of the ear-bleed kind.
Aqualung doesn't sound good. Never has, and probably never will.
Yes, when listening to the 5.1 version, I found a remarkable sonic difference between the song Aqualung and the rest of the recording. The rest of the recording definitely improved.
apropos of absolutely nothing, I had lunch today with a local music business lawyer who used to perform in his native New York and he told me that his career highlight was opening up for Jethro Tull on the Aqualung tour in November 1971 in Long Island!
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Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Very cool. Any interesting or funny bits?
I met Ian in 2003(ish) in Tarrytown, NY and I came away appreciating the man even more than I did before. A very down-to-Earth guy and not afraid to mix with the riff-raff lowlife scum such as my buddy and I. Even took the time to type a letter months later and sign it himself and sent it to me - completely out of the blue - and pretty unnecessary, yet a really kind gesture. For me that act really demonstrated an air of caring and kindness - something this world is sadly lacking. Maybe other folks have had different experiences with him - but that is mine. I'll try to locate it and post it.
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I've heard nothing but nice things about Ian Anderson.
I'm sure if he is overwhelmed by fans, it can be tiring for anyone, but in general, I have always heard he was a good guy from people who have spent some time with him.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
I was lucky enough to meet him on his way in to the venue where he was performing that night, and despite already being late for soundcheck, he signed an autograph, posed for a photo and a brief chat. He even had his own Sharpie for just such an occasion! (Although it's likely that he does that for 'germ' reasons. I would.) He was quite pleasant to both my wife and I.
What I found amusing was that Jonathan Noyce, the bass player at the time, bolted from the same taxi that Ian was in, and ran into the back door of the venue like he was Paul McCartney around a horde of screaming girls in 1964.
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Agreed - I've never heard of IA being rude or stand-offish to a fan.
In fact, I'd say that IA "gets" the show-biz aspect of being the leader of a successful popular music band more than most, and a component of that is being good to your fans.
Yet, what does this say about his old band leader? Taken from the Hoffman forum -
An hour before Martin Barre is to call for his interview, I find this press release in my email:
JETHRO TULL’S STAND UP:
THE ELEVATED EDITION
LOS ANGELES – Jethro Tull’s second album, "Stand Up," marked an early turning point for the band with the addition of guitarist Martin Barre along with Ian Anderson’s introduction of folk-rock influences to the group’s blues-based sound. Released in the summer of 1969, "Stand Up" rose quickly to the top of the U.K. Albums Chart, and eventually earned gold certification in the U.S.
Wow, fresh news on a four-decades-old band! When Barre calls, I ask him about this upcoming two CD, one DVD remixed release, with bonus tracks, 96/24 flat transfer (I don’t know what that means, either) of the original mono and stereo versions of “Living In The Past” and a video of the band opening for Jimi Hendrix in 1969 in Sweden that was, “Recorded only a few weeks after Barre joined the band.” And the 112-page book detailing the album’s history, track-by-track annotations by Anderson, rare photographs and the original album’s pop-up book artwork.
Long pause. At the other end of the conversation, Barre seems to sigh, perhaps roll his eyes, fix them on a distant point many, many miles away. He’s unaware of this oncoming Tull treasure.
“The record label only deals with Ian,” he says. “They only have the last 30 years. You’d think they’d at least send me a copy. They never do."
Well, I never said IA was nice to his band, nice to the press, or even a nice person in general. I've seen plenty of evidence suggesting that he isn't.
But, I've never heard of him being rude or standoffish to a fan. As I said in my post, IA has understood the entertainment business better than most of his peers and it's never good business to bite the hand that feeds you. However, due to the size of his ego, I don't think that IA has ever thought that his bandmates over the years were "feeding" him, and hence various instances of treatment towards them that can appear unfair and unappreciative.
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