Brillient! Fabulous! "They get better with age and expierence!"
Who???
JETHRO Tull...yes Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Duonne Perry etc...
where?
I/we saw them last night at the Anvil theatre in Basingstoke, Hampshire,UK.
Gripping, brillientlly, crisp deliveries of mainly early songs with a screen show telling the Jethro Tull as we all know and love.
Yes I bought the T-Shirt ..on this the "40th Anniversary British tour".

Highlights were a brillient "Nursie" + musical arrangement, Heavy Horses, Thick as a Brick (edit), Living in the past, loads off the first 2 albums, a piece only recorded for the BBC radio while at the Marquee in the late '60's big break, seranade for a cookoo, Beside Myself off "Roots and Branches" album, the first half closing with a fantastic version of Boiree (JS Bach). ...and of course brillient guitar bass ,accordian piano and the crisp drum solo from Dioanne.
..and the famous "Aqualung" followed by the enchore "Locomotive Breathe".
the pre and interval tape was brillient with versions of "Sunshine of your love" What a wonderful world" but i did ponder as i left having spent 2 hours listening to a marvelous top hole band why the play out "California Dreaming" stuck so firm.?

Brillient lads-do come again...soon1

ps no violins ???

pss new album (studio) in the making plus a dvd of a more comprehensive discography promised!!!
Thanks to Graham and Sidonie + family for treating us both to the tickets ..and to Jethro Tull band ,crew and the Anvil Theatre.

Miss them at your peril.
colin