From: miller@quiver.enet.dec.com (Brian A. Miller)
Subject: Re: Jethro Tull in Toronto
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 13:03:58 GMT


In article <9211062042.AA27591@resunix.ri.sickkids.on.ca>, dclab@resunix.ri.sickkids.on.ca writes...
>Anyone who's interested.....
> 
>Tull Nov. 4th at Massey Hall.  Very strange, played predominantly material
>from 1967-1972.  Basically ignored their last 10 or so studio albums. 
>Sound mix not the best...too much cymbals, obscured the vox.  Many
>instrumental versions of songs....I kept waiting for ol' Ian to start
>singing, then he never would.  But the live album they're touring behind is
>like that too so I was prepared.
> 
>Just smoked thru a lot of the old stuff; good harp playing on old blues
>tunes.  Flute was as expected.  Ian hopped into the aisles at one point and
>started pouring glasses of wine for people.  Later on an ice-cream girl
>came on stage & Ian started tossing ice-cream bars into the audience (one
>balcony included).  Finally during the encore ("Thick as a Brick") he fired
>two massive balloons with album graphics on the side into the audience for
>everyone to play with.  This is a Tull trademark; I've seen them do it
>before.
> 
>The first half of the show was a bit more acoustic-ish, but ended with a
>LOUD version of "Aqualung" (not one of my favorites but people liked it). 
>Second half generally more electric and louder.
> 
>A set list follows (I can't remember the order, and I may have missed a
>song or two, but here goes)
> 
>Someday the Sun Won't Shine For You
>Living in the Past (instrumental)
>Christmas Song
>Beggar's Farm
>Jack-a-Lynn (from the box set)
>Too Old to Rock 'n Roll, Too Young to Die (instrumental)
>Rocks on the Road
>My God (including the usual flute solo/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
>Bouree/Soiree (ie. the extended concert version of this)
>Aqualung (end of first set)
>This is Not Love
>Pussy Willow (instrumental)
>With You There to Help Me (introduced as "from the For the Benefit Of
>album".  I presume this was the UK title; here it was called "Benefit")
>Quatrain (I think; might be a different instrumental.  I recognized it but
>I haven't been back to my albums to check)
>Farm on the Freeway
>Pibroch (instrumental; the usual "pee-break" version)
>Locomotive Breath (last song of the 2nd set)
> 
>The encore was the usual approx. 12 minute version of Thick as a Brick,
>including part of Cross-Eyed Mary.
> 
>House music was Peter Gabriel ("So") and some other stuff.  Show began with
>"The Whistler" playing over the PA while the band took the stage; ended
>with the Blue Danube waltz very loud over the PA.  The audience was very
>reserved until the end when everyone jumped up and went crazy.
> 
>Note no songs from Rock Island, only two from Catfish Rising, one from
>Crest of a Knave, one from the Broadsword and the Beast, etc.
> 
>Personnel:  Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, David Pegg, Gerry Matticks (sp?  he
>was on the Catfish Rising album) drums, 

Dave Mattacks.  He was NOT on Catfish Rising (Doane Perry was the drummer for
that album).  Sounds like you're confused about the names, there was a previous
Tull drummer named Gerry Conway -- that was a few years back.

>and somebody Billings (?) keyboards (also from Catfish Rising....I can't

Andy Giddings.  He played on some, but not all, of Catfish Rising.

>remember the exact names off the top
>of my head.  Sorry.)  Keys good, but I wasn't impressed with the drummer. 
>I guess I've been listening to the old albums with Barriemore Barlowe on
>them too much...
> 

I saw Tull in Boston at the beginning of the tour, and I was VERY impressed
by Mattacks, though the acoustic-y format of the concert forced him to play
in a different style than would be typical for a Tull concert (last year Doane
had a drumset with two bass drums, and the works...)

>Anyway, hope this is interesting.  Let me know if you have any more info.,
>etc.  I don't read news, so email me direct....and include my name in the
>subject line, 'cos this is a multi-user account.  
> 
>Chow,
>RICHARD WINTLE
>  
> 
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