I just saw that he has written a pretty long note on his new tours, new ear phones, new band members and for sure his unique sense of humor:
- As you might guess, my old ears have been ringing for most of the 39 years of Tull touring and, although we are far from being the loudest band in town, it has still been pretty punishing over the years. The pleasures of the many quieter shows (on stage that is – still pretty loud for the audience) which I have been doing more recently has meant no more fuzzy hearing and headaches after shows. The difficulty in hearing myself in the midst of relative cacophony has been replaced by a much nicer way of doing business with you. Kept me in better humour too as some have noticed. Not that I’m cranky or anything. Who, me?
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Hey, Winston, I totally agree with you! Jethro Tull was about the only band my Mom liked that I also liked, back when I was a kid. Thanks for the reminder, I'm off to see what I can find on YouTube now :)
winston they are comming to Israel sonn, so you are more than invited.
My brother was a fan, too. He lived with us (my ex and I) during his first year of university many, many years ago and I remember one time he had a Jethro Tull record on as we were sitting down to eat the evening meal. There was one song on the record that contained the phrase "feeling like a dead duck". It played just as as we were about to carve up the roast duck. We can still laugh about it today.
This one is good... and I never heard it before. I guess most the Tull songs I know are from the 1970s.
Jethro Tull: Broadsword (March 1982)
i see a dark sail on the horizon
set under a black cloud that hides the sun
bring me my broadsword and clear understanding
bring me my cross of gold as a talisman
get up to the roundhouse on the cliff-top standing
take women and children and bed them down
bring me my broadsword and clear understanding
bring me my cross of gold as a talisman
bless with a hard hearth those who surround me
bless the women and children who firm our hands
put our backs to the north wind, hold fast by the river
sweet memories to drive us on for the motherland
I think the "dark sail on the horizon" must be the English, since the band is Scottish, eh? English bastards.
Ha ha
Louise, that song was "Aqualung", the title song of the album.
Ah yes. That rings a bell. My bro is four years younger than me and that was 30+ years ago. It was just one of those funny synchronistic moments that made everyone howl with laughter.
I remember Jethro Tull and that song Aqualung. In my 39 years of life, I was pretty much forced to listen to Elvis Presley! Oh well, I guess you don't have much say when your mom overrules you. LOL
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