Jethro Tull video I found

[Aqualung]

Just for lulz at the clothing, and WTF is he doing with that flute (around 3:20) OMGBBQ!!



This is more or less the part that's in the book I have, I think. Been looking for a recording of it because on paper it doesn't make much sense....

[antichrist]

And it makes more sense now?

[schizophonic]

May 7, 2009 22:53:40 GMT -5 @antichrist said:

And it makes more sense now?

Well, most musical notation is in Latin, and she probably thought "whirl flute around like your cock is on fire" was a mistranslation.

But hearing something in action really does help make sense of the funny marks on the paper.

[Dr. Waldorf X]

God, Ian Anderson is such a character on stage. I always wonder if he's ever accidentally flung his flute into the audience, or even better, at the drummer.

[Aqualung]

;D Yeah, it makes sense now because that's what they have in the book for "Thick as a Brick" and not the song that they play on the radio, so I was confused.

Here's another one:



That's my favorite of theirs. I'd love to see them live if I ever get a chance.

I also found this a while ago:

www.j-tull.com/musicians/iananderson/equipment.html

Assuming that you don't want to take up the six hole bamboo flute, the Irish flute or tin whistle, or any other of the ethnic varieties, you will be looking at one of many makes of metal, fully chromatic concert flutes. It may well be Japanese in origin (fine to excellent), American (excellent to, well, more excellent) or Chinese (check please).

Chinese instruments. We call those instrument-shaped objects. ;D

Also, 500 posts! W00t!

[schizophonic]

May 7, 2009 23:32:37 GMT -5 Dr. Waldorf X said:

God, Ian Anderson is such a character on stage. I always wonder if he's ever accidentally flung his flute into the audience, or even better, at the drummer.

You ever see the episode of the Simpsons where the Who plays for Springfield and Roger Daltrey accidentally hits Marge with his microphone?

Incidentally, apparently the line he originally said was "Get the fuck outta the way, Marge!"

That's what you made me think of.

Come to think of it, a lot of 70s acts really went apeshit with their instruments. Even factoring out the "smash your guitar" stuff the Who helped create.

[Dr. Waldorf X]

May 8, 2009 9:06:03 GMT -5 Aqualung said:

;D Yeah, it makes sense now because that's what they have in the book for "Thick as a Brick" and not the song that they play on the radio, so I was confused.

Well "Thick as a Brick" in its entirety is 43 minutes long. I don't know HOW they managed to cut it down to 3 minutes for the radio edit.

[antichrist]

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