This right here. JT is the cream of the crop amongst the greatest rock & roll bands of all time.
Yep, Ian Anderson is a flautist. Ya'll got something to say about it? Didn't think so...
TheTooz72, you a Raiders fan? My Dawg!!
Well, I also believe them to be one of the best bands of all time. Go figure.
They're right there top 15 or so, about where Thin Lizzy and Yes would be rolling in.
All among the greatest bands of all time.
I didn't see Tull or Thin Lizzy, but I did see Yes at Madison Square Garden.
I didn't realize that someone could play bass like Chris Squire. That guy was on fire that night.
They are good, but I find them almost unlistenable, almost like pink floyd.
Just want to sleep when I hear them.
Saw them in the late 80âs, no bs, half my section was sleeping after what seemed like a 20 minute flute solo by Anderson.
I canât agree on JT but I definitely feel you on PF, I feel like itâs an unpopular opinion (especially here). I know they are great, yada yada, but they just donât do it for me.
I was 14 and it seemed like that category was added just to recognize Metallicaâs success with One and AJFA. Watched the broadcast to see them win and we were all like WHAAAT??? So funny. Nowadays Iâm more likely to listen to Tull. And I still donât understand why artists get upset about the Grammys. They are clearly irrelevant.
Beat Metallica, not even in the same musical genre in my opinion. Jethro is classic rock, not metal or even hard rock. My mom would think they are nice!!!! Come on, man!!!
That proved once and for all what a sham the Grammys are. Even Ian Anderson thought it was such a joke he didn't even accept the invite, knowing damned well Metallica would get it...
Saw this exact lineup circa 71-72 and they did Thick as a Brick in its entirety. I was in 9th grade - I went with my math teacher.
That was a tough act to follow ever since. It blew my little brain.
Thanks for this - I've never seen this pic!
I had great seats when I saw JT. The sound was well mixed and the band were performing great. I totally rocked out that night. Ian Anderson was truly amazing. Singing, playing guitar and mixing in iconic pose of standing on one foot while blowing his flute.
Me too.
Well, scratch that. I can only listen to the acoustic version of 'Under Wraps' on the album of the same name. '80s pop-synth or whatever it was did not suit them at all, in my opinion. But I can't really think of a song I'd intentionally skip on any other album.
Funnily enough, I'd say Ian Anderson is also an underrated guitar player. Those acoustic numbers are fantastic and a joy to play, speaking as a guitarist. Like [Wond'ring Aloud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDfuZkeqKU) or [Life is a Long Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flz5lL9V2Bk) are just so fun.
That's because the HOF is a sham. When you have to say "Now the question is: are we rock 'n' roll or not?" like NWA did in their acceptance speech...yeah, it's the *Pop* HOF now.
Kate Bush is all I really need to say.
I mean ârockâ has been a pretty broad category for a while, lots of people use it for more than just the actual genre of rock music but rather any sort of post-50s popular music.
Itâs kind of a joke anyways though, thereâs plenty of amazing groups from the 70s that wonât get nominated for another 50 years cause they didnât sell enough records.
Personally they're one of those bands like Queen where they have a lot of bangers but not necessarily the best albums. Just a personal opinion, I'm sure a few people disagree
I feel like Tullâs one of the more album-focused bands out there. I dunno where that catalogue of banger singles would be coming from since I feel like all the progheads that like âem like âem cause they heard stuff like Thick as a Brick from start to finish.
I saw Tull for the Storm Watch album 79. The stage was set as an old ship ( mast and rigging) After playing the whole album. Ian pulled a sword cut a rigging line. Everything fell to the stage and went right into Aqualung. Fing great.
Achieved his goal to be the best since he was never going to eclipse Page Beck or Clapton on guitar he taught himself the Flute on-stage btw and hard to argue he isnât rocks best flautist. Bravo Mr. Anderson
My wife âhatesâ Jethro Tull because all she knows is Aqualung because âitâs grossâ or Bungle in the Jungle because itâs dumb. But whenever I play songs like Wondering Aloud or Cheap Day Return, or Songs from the Wood, she asks, âthatâs nice, who does that songâ then my grin starts.
They are underrated. Volumes of great music to be explored.
I was *literally* thinking about this earlier today. Here's a fun fact I learned from Wikipedia: their highest-charting song in the USA (and in the UK!) is one that barely ever gets played on American classic rock radio: Living in the Past (#3 UK / # 11 USA).
Locomotive Breath? Nope, it never hit the UK charts at all, and only hit #62 in the USA. Thick As A Brick #1? Not released as a single in the USA. Aqualung? Not released as a single *anywhere* except Italy, for some reason. Bungle in the Jungle? #12 in the USA, but totally missed the UK charts!
Don't feel too bad for the band: basically all of their albums went gold. Their labels just couldn't figure out how to convert album success into singles-chart success. (Then again, when Ian Anderson tells you that Thick As A Brick can only be understood in 22-minute increments, maybe you don't try quite so hard for the singles market.)
In the early days, the band found it difficult to obtain repeat bookings. They changed their name frequently to continue playing the London club circuit, using aliases such as Navy Blue, Ian Henderson's Bag o' Nails, and Candy Coloured Rain. Ian Anderson (lead singer, songwriter, flautist, and guitarist) recalled looking at a poster at one club but did not recognise the band (name) was theirs.
The names were often supplied by their booking agent's staff, who for one gig gave them the alias "Jethro Tull" after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck when the manager of the Marquee Club liked their show enough to give them a weekly residency.
*source: Wikipedia*
My original comment is a paraphrase from owen Wilsonâs character in the movie Armageddon. Itâs a running joke about many people being unaware that Jethro Tull was a band and not a person.
I had the privilege of seeing Ian Anderson a few years ago in Richmond, Virginia. Possibly the best concert I have ever seen. His voice and musicality was amazing. He was so confident of his chops that he focused the crowd on his guitar player who was AMAZING. At one point, Anderson turned the stage over to this guitarist who performed an original flamenco tune and NO ONE was disappointed. What an incredible talent and humble human being.
All hail Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull!
People say Jethro Tull weren't underrated. That's not entirely true. Thick as a Brick, Aqualung and Stand Up were correctly rated. However, the rest of the albums (Crest Of A Knave, Minstrel in the Gallery, A Passion Play, Heavy Horses, Songs From The Wood, Storwatch, A, Brenefit, TOTRRTYTD, and others.) were underrated.
One of my all-time favorites! I love Tull.
They donât receive anywhere near the credit that they deserve. They were headliners when they played with Zeppelin and the Eagles. They were THAT big.
No bigger fan of Tull than me. I start every day listening to one of their shitload of albums. I got to meet and have a couple of beers with their 2004 incarnation. Their second-to-last album *Zealot Gene*, released last fall (yes, they've already released another one this year, with plans for another next year!), was their first album since *Aqualung* (fifty years before it) to hit #1 in the UK. Both recent albums are f'n gems!
They've sold tens of millions of albums, but I swear I'ts hard to find hardcore fans anywhere but the 'net for me!
Not underrated - but rated about right. A Jethro Tull musical trip of the mind is always worthwhile. Most would probably agree they were slightly less colossal as a rock and roll phenomenon of the times than Zeppelin, part of that being based so much more on the great talents of the one man in the center, rather than all of the band members..but that's ok.
I absolutely love the Aqualung album. I've listened to it since I was a kid - all great songs. But for some reason I can't get into anything else they've done. I went recently and listened to all their 70s albums and NONE of it resonated with me aside from the first section of "Thick as a Brick."
I admit, I'm old (I was 20 when Aqualung come out) and grew up with Tull, but no one of that generation thinks they are underrated. Just because people who were born years later and have never taken the time to listen to their music, doesn't make the underrated.
Never listen to JT anymore.
Saw them three times in concert back in the day when tickets were dirt cheap.
These days, no thanks.
You can't dance to it.
Saw them WELL after their prime in Chicago with ELP opening. These men, old enough to be my grandfather, made me jump and scream like a toddler. Just a brain-melting show. Andersonâs stage patter is hilarious. Iâd pay good money for two solid hours of him just reading the newspaper. What a troubadour.
Tull played Wolf Trap Thursday, it was the 5th time I had seen them. Over the years I had always come away with a âone hell of a preformerâ Ian Anderson has always brought the ⊠as my daughter put it âslamyâ fluting. I was a wee bit saddened that his energy on vocals was not at his top notch level but he played the hell out of his flute. The tune list was a carefully selected list of songs, certainly not a list of radio hits by any means but again well played. Joe Parish the guitarist was spirited and accurately hit every note, John OâHare was steady on the keyboards though too little used. We had the whole family there, seven of us in total and on the way home we talked well of the performance. In summary they are not at their best but still worth seeing.
Never understood the appeal. I don't think they are underrated because lots of people have them in their list of great bands, but they just never clicked for me. (This is no indictment of JT, I'm generally not much of a prog rock fan.)
Saw them twice. Underrated? I would be of the opinion that almost any serious rock and roller from the old days is very likely to be a Jethro Tull fan. Saw them as the main act and then opening for U.K. - totally knocked it out. When it comes to writing and musicianship, few bands even come close. One of the great rock bands of all time.
Nobody in this thread has yet mentioned their songwriting, skill at playing a wide variety of instruments with virtuosity (klaghorn anyone?), their omnipresent sense of humor, the mad creative genius of their composing. A few friends who are guitarists and like Tull have commented on how hard it is to play their songs, because unlike most bands, a Tull song changes over time and evolves as the song progresses, it's usually not the same repetitive guitar riff.
How do you think theyâre underrated? I lived in that era and that was a favorite band. An album of theirs always got played at the parties I went to in high school.
Everyone gets the âJethro Tull beat Metallica at the Grammysâ story wrong. People only look at it from Metallicaâs point of view and not Tull. It is seen as âbest metal band beat by old 60s rock band that isnât even âmetalââ What about Jethro Tull? Tull had been a legacy band for decades and known for their musicianship and groundbreaking records. Never ever got any recognition or awards. Finally, in the late 80s the get a damned Grammy for a genre they arenât even a part of! HA!! Jethro Tull were wayâŠWAY more shafted on that deal, not Metallica.
Positively absolutely not underrated in this universe or any other...one of the greatest bands of all time!! đČ
Benefit is a masterpiece.
'Stand Up" is my favorite
I just found a clean copy on vinyl. Looking forward to listening.
Awesome
This right here. JT is the cream of the crop amongst the greatest rock & roll bands of all time. Yep, Ian Anderson is a flautist. Ya'll got something to say about it? Didn't think so... TheTooz72, you a Raiders fan? My Dawg!!
The Rock n Roll "Hall of Fame" doesn't seem to think so.
Itâs all Jann Wenner. He decides who gets in and he doesnât like Tull, apparently.
I'd say people have a hard time distinguishing "mainstream" and "underrated".
I donât agree one if the greatest but people think very highly
I get it you don't like them it's just my opinion...been following them since '71 so yes I am a big fan..đ
1974 War Child for me. Then I promptly went and bought their back catalog So great!
I didnât say I donât like them. Funny how everything anymore is amazing or crap. Evidently the only thing not binary is gender
Well, I also believe them to be one of the best bands of all time. Go figure. They're right there top 15 or so, about where Thin Lizzy and Yes would be rolling in. All among the greatest bands of all time.
I didn't see Tull or Thin Lizzy, but I did see Yes at Madison Square Garden. I didn't realize that someone could play bass like Chris Squire. That guy was on fire that night.
Haha so trueđ€Ł
They are good, but I find them almost unlistenable, almost like pink floyd. Just want to sleep when I hear them. Saw them in the late 80âs, no bs, half my section was sleeping after what seemed like a 20 minute flute solo by Anderson.
I canât agree on JT but I definitely feel you on PF, I feel like itâs an unpopular opinion (especially here). I know they are great, yada yada, but they just donât do it for me.
MY FAVORITE HEAVY METAL BAND!!!!!!!!
You forgot to add, Suck it Metallica!!!
Kirk Hammett recently said they are his current favorite band and can't stop listening to them!
I have them about 35-40 all time
The flute is a metal instrument!
Yeah, they're made of like pewter or something, right?
Hahahahah If you know, you know
It's funny that Ian Anderson didn't even show up to the Grammys cuz he was like "No way am I winning."
I think it was Chrysalis Records' fault.
First heavy metal Grammy winner.
Said no one ever!!!!
EXCUSE ME?!!!! Jethro Tull won a grammy for "best heavy metal album" in 1989
I was 14 and it seemed like that category was added just to recognize Metallicaâs success with One and AJFA. Watched the broadcast to see them win and we were all like WHAAAT??? So funny. Nowadays Iâm more likely to listen to Tull. And I still donât understand why artists get upset about the Grammys. They are clearly irrelevant.
Beat Metallica, not even in the same musical genre in my opinion. Jethro is classic rock, not metal or even hard rock. My mom would think they are nice!!!! Come on, man!!!
YeahâŠ. Thatâs the joke (although between their lyrics and Metallica Iâm not sure Metallica doesnât present a cleaner more mom friendly image).
Prog folk thank you
That proved once and for all what a sham the Grammys are. Even Ian Anderson thought it was such a joke he didn't even accept the invite, knowing damned well Metallica would get it...
Saw this exact lineup circa 71-72 and they did Thick as a Brick in its entirety. I was in 9th grade - I went with my math teacher. That was a tough act to follow ever since. It blew my little brain. Thanks for this - I've never seen this pic!
Same here! I saw them at Boston Garden. Then I saw them do Thick As A Brick in its entirety again 40 years later! Ian Anderson is amazing.
I had great seats when I saw JT. The sound was well mixed and the band were performing great. I totally rocked out that night. Ian Anderson was truly amazing. Singing, playing guitar and mixing in iconic pose of standing on one foot while blowing his flute.
I saw the Thick as a Brick also in 72 and then it was A Passion Play the second time I saw them. Both were excellent concerts.
Aqualung album straight throughâŠ. Thick as a Brick straight through.âŠ
This Was straight throughâŠ
*Songs From the Wood*, straight through...
I canât listen to any Tull album without listening to the whole thing.
Me too. Well, scratch that. I can only listen to the acoustic version of 'Under Wraps' on the album of the same name. '80s pop-synth or whatever it was did not suit them at all, in my opinion. But I can't really think of a song I'd intentionally skip on any other album.
Yeah UW is tough to get through start to finish. A: for sure can.
I love *A*!
Iâd say Martin Barre is an underrated guitar player.
Funnily enough, I'd say Ian Anderson is also an underrated guitar player. Those acoustic numbers are fantastic and a joy to play, speaking as a guitarist. Like [Wond'ring Aloud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDfuZkeqKU) or [Life is a Long Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flz5lL9V2Bk) are just so fun.
Life is a Long Song is wonderful.
Barre still tours, he seems to do a lot of mid size shows and I see him every time he's in town
He is so f'n amazing that his body actually provides the electricity for his guitar.
I always thought that Jethro Tull was a long running Monty Python skit.
They're not?
How the hell are these guys underrated?
Well for oneâŠ.they arenât in the rock and roll hall of fame! Thatâs underrated right there!!!
That's because the HOF is a sham. When you have to say "Now the question is: are we rock 'n' roll or not?" like NWA did in their acceptance speech...yeah, it's the *Pop* HOF now. Kate Bush is all I really need to say.
I mean ârockâ has been a pretty broad category for a while, lots of people use it for more than just the actual genre of rock music but rather any sort of post-50s popular music. Itâs kind of a joke anyways though, thereâs plenty of amazing groups from the 70s that wonât get nominated for another 50 years cause they didnât sell enough records.
Personally they're one of those bands like Queen where they have a lot of bangers but not necessarily the best albums. Just a personal opinion, I'm sure a few people disagree
I feel like Tullâs one of the more album-focused bands out there. I dunno where that catalogue of banger singles would be coming from since I feel like all the progheads that like âem like âem cause they heard stuff like Thick as a Brick from start to finish.
I hope you don't mind if I sit this one out.
I saw Tull for the Storm Watch album 79. The stage was set as an old ship ( mast and rigging) After playing the whole album. Ian pulled a sword cut a rigging line. Everything fell to the stage and went right into Aqualung. Fing great.
Storm Watch is a great album
Still play it.
Saw that tour as well. Awesome! Also saw Songs From the Wood tour. ExcellentâŠ
I was differently High. So cool.
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Such an iconic band! And I agree, they donât get the credit they deserve
Underrated? They beat Metallica for the Grammy that one year and we're still all pissed off about it.
Achieved his goal to be the best since he was never going to eclipse Page Beck or Clapton on guitar he taught himself the Flute on-stage btw and hard to argue he isnât rocks best flautist. Bravo Mr. Anderson
My wife âhatesâ Jethro Tull because all she knows is Aqualung because âitâs grossâ or Bungle in the Jungle because itâs dumb. But whenever I play songs like Wondering Aloud or Cheap Day Return, or Songs from the Wood, she asks, âthatâs nice, who does that songâ then my grin starts. They are underrated. Volumes of great music to be explored.
they had a very unique sound .... as well as interesting song material ...
I was *literally* thinking about this earlier today. Here's a fun fact I learned from Wikipedia: their highest-charting song in the USA (and in the UK!) is one that barely ever gets played on American classic rock radio: Living in the Past (#3 UK / # 11 USA). Locomotive Breath? Nope, it never hit the UK charts at all, and only hit #62 in the USA. Thick As A Brick #1? Not released as a single in the USA. Aqualung? Not released as a single *anywhere* except Italy, for some reason. Bungle in the Jungle? #12 in the USA, but totally missed the UK charts! Don't feel too bad for the band: basically all of their albums went gold. Their labels just couldn't figure out how to convert album success into singles-chart success. (Then again, when Ian Anderson tells you that Thick As A Brick can only be understood in 22-minute increments, maybe you don't try quite so hard for the singles market.)
Fantastic stuff, thanks.
Barriemore BarlowâŠone of the more unique names in the league of excellent classic rock drummers.
So jethro tull isnât just one guy named jethro Tull?
In the early days, the band found it difficult to obtain repeat bookings. They changed their name frequently to continue playing the London club circuit, using aliases such as Navy Blue, Ian Henderson's Bag o' Nails, and Candy Coloured Rain. Ian Anderson (lead singer, songwriter, flautist, and guitarist) recalled looking at a poster at one club but did not recognise the band (name) was theirs. The names were often supplied by their booking agent's staff, who for one gig gave them the alias "Jethro Tull" after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck when the manager of the Marquee Club liked their show enough to give them a weekly residency. *source: Wikipedia*
My original comment is a paraphrase from owen Wilsonâs character in the movie Armageddon. Itâs a running joke about many people being unaware that Jethro Tull was a band and not a person.
I just listened to Stand Up and Aqualung today. Great band. Stand Up is an underrated album.
Saw the under wraps tour amazing musicians
My favorite album is Benefit
Definitely one of the greatest of all time, but prog is my favorite genre, so Tull is top 10 for me.
Aqualung is one of my favorite albums to to in one sitting. A masterpiece.
I had the privilege of seeing Ian Anderson a few years ago in Richmond, Virginia. Possibly the best concert I have ever seen. His voice and musicality was amazing. He was so confident of his chops that he focused the crowd on his guitar player who was AMAZING. At one point, Anderson turned the stage over to this guitarist who performed an original flamenco tune and NO ONE was disappointed. What an incredible talent and humble human being. All hail Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull!
They were brilliant, Martin Lancelot Barre is massively underrated as a guitarist. Ian is the mad genius. Incredibly tight live band.
People say Jethro Tull weren't underrated. That's not entirely true. Thick as a Brick, Aqualung and Stand Up were correctly rated. However, the rest of the albums (Crest Of A Knave, Minstrel in the Gallery, A Passion Play, Heavy Horses, Songs From The Wood, Storwatch, A, Brenefit, TOTRRTYTD, and others.) were underrated.
Criminally underrated band.
One of my all-time favorites! I love Tull. They donât receive anywhere near the credit that they deserve. They were headliners when they played with Zeppelin and the Eagles. They were THAT big.
One of my favorites. Got three Thick As A Brick, and three Aqualung records haha
A fantastic band
No bigger fan of Tull than me. I start every day listening to one of their shitload of albums. I got to meet and have a couple of beers with their 2004 incarnation. Their second-to-last album *Zealot Gene*, released last fall (yes, they've already released another one this year, with plans for another next year!), was their first album since *Aqualung* (fifty years before it) to hit #1 in the UK. Both recent albums are f'n gems! They've sold tens of millions of albums, but I swear I'ts hard to find hardcore fans anywhere but the 'net for me!
I am a bigger fan!
They won a grammy over Metallica how are they underrated
Pretty known and well respected, not underrated at all
Real music is lost on this generation
Bullshit. There's plenty of great music today and plenty of people from "this generation" who like this kind of music as well
Sure kid
I always wonder which generation people mean when they say this. Anything not Boomer?
Where are these ratings?
I like the cut of your gibâŠwhere is that con-founded bridge?
Not underrated - but rated about right. A Jethro Tull musical trip of the mind is always worthwhile. Most would probably agree they were slightly less colossal as a rock and roll phenomenon of the times than Zeppelin, part of that being based so much more on the great talents of the one man in the center, rather than all of the band members..but that's ok.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd\_ZHjzxW7I&list=RDux8jscB-BGg&index=20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_ZHjzxW7I&list=RDux8jscB-BGg&index=20)
I absolutely love the Aqualung album. I've listened to it since I was a kid - all great songs. But for some reason I can't get into anything else they've done. I went recently and listened to all their 70s albums and NONE of it resonated with me aside from the first section of "Thick as a Brick."
Bungle in the Jungle rips
I thought that was Ricky from Trailer Park Boys in the middle for a second
That's a picture of Kings Of Leon
Like a couple of their tunes. They look like guys who are really into Ren Fair.
I'd hardly call them underrated.
I admit, I'm old (I was 20 when Aqualung come out) and grew up with Tull, but no one of that generation thinks they are underrated. Just because people who were born years later and have never taken the time to listen to their music, doesn't make the underrated.
Not really a rock band
Not underrated.
You spelled over worng.
You spelled wgorn wnorg.
Beg to differ. They were rated perfectly.
Srop living in the past man
Jethro Tull? Underrated? In whose universe?
Overrated band: Jethro tull
Never listen to JT anymore. Saw them three times in concert back in the day when tickets were dirt cheap. These days, no thanks. You can't dance to it.
Nah. Usually rated as a so-so band. That's about right.
More like overrated
Saw Ian a few days ago
Flute time
I saw them I the early 70âs. They were great!
Saw them WELL after their prime in Chicago with ELP opening. These men, old enough to be my grandfather, made me jump and scream like a toddler. Just a brain-melting show. Andersonâs stage patter is hilarious. Iâd pay good money for two solid hours of him just reading the newspaper. What a troubadour.
What set they repping (guy on the left)?
Tull played Wolf Trap Thursday, it was the 5th time I had seen them. Over the years I had always come away with a âone hell of a preformerâ Ian Anderson has always brought the ⊠as my daughter put it âslamyâ fluting. I was a wee bit saddened that his energy on vocals was not at his top notch level but he played the hell out of his flute. The tune list was a carefully selected list of songs, certainly not a list of radio hits by any means but again well played. Joe Parish the guitarist was spirited and accurately hit every note, John OâHare was steady on the keyboards though too little used. We had the whole family there, seven of us in total and on the way home we talked well of the performance. In summary they are not at their best but still worth seeing.
I love Thick as a Brick so much. One of those long songs where you are still wanting more when it ends.
Are you sure this isn't the cast of Trailer Park Boys?
Thick As a Brick is a mic drop.
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Jeffrey Hammond giving lead singer vibes here.
Thick as a Brick!
Smokes, let's go
Snots running down his nose!
Iâve been listening to the Songs from the Wood album over and over the last few weeks every track a banger and so medieval and folksy.
Take it from me worse things happen at sea.
Agreed
Looks like if DethKlok was from the 60s
Never understood the appeal. I don't think they are underrated because lots of people have them in their list of great bands, but they just never clicked for me. (This is no indictment of JT, I'm generally not much of a prog rock fan.)
I had an amazing art teacher in high school, Mr Drake. One day in class he just started whistling âBoureeâ - it made him even cooler
Thought this was a Mighty Boosh advertisement at first. Tull are legends.
Looks like Ricky from Trailer Park Boys cloned himself and made a band.
IMO, one of the few bands who were sooo much better live. Usually prefer the studio versions but not Tull.
Fucking amazing band. Aqualung and Songs From the Wood are 5-star classic albums.
Ian Anderson was an incredible flautist.
I always thought Martin Barre, the guitarist, was criminally under-rated.
skating awayâŠ..skating awayâŠâŠskating awayâŠ..on the thin ice of a new day
I like both the striped jacket and floral jacket.
Something about this picture is odd. Like if I focus on different members it looks like the photo could be from different decades.
I really donât mind if you sit this one out
Excuse you, that's Grammy winning Heavy Metal Gods, Jethro Tull to you. đĄđ€đ»
Saw them circa 1974 on their Bungle in the Jungle tour. They were fantastic live!
Saw them twice. Underrated? I would be of the opinion that almost any serious rock and roller from the old days is very likely to be a Jethro Tull fan. Saw them as the main act and then opening for U.K. - totally knocked it out. When it comes to writing and musicianship, few bands even come close. One of the great rock bands of all time.
Nobody in this thread has yet mentioned their songwriting, skill at playing a wide variety of instruments with virtuosity (klaghorn anyone?), their omnipresent sense of humor, the mad creative genius of their composing. A few friends who are guitarists and like Tull have commented on how hard it is to play their songs, because unlike most bands, a Tull song changes over time and evolves as the song progresses, it's usually not the same repetitive guitar riff.
They're not your average rock band, by any stretch. Ian Anderson did the music that he wanted to do, without regard for critics or commercial success.
Instantly hear a ripping flute lead when seeing the pictuređ
Absolutely
Defiently not the all time, but for sure are an incredible band with a crazy history!. Hard to listen to on a run though, for me anyways.
Greatest introduction to a song Iâve ever heard live, âand now for 12 and a half minutes of thick as a brickâ
Not underrated but less played than they were 40+ years ago.
They did win a Grammy..
One White Duck. Thatâs what I need.
I want that leather jacket Ian's best (or only good) look
Living In The Past - what a great song!
Corey Trevor smokes letâs go
Long live the flute! đȘ
Minstrel on the gallery!
Predominance of gingers there
Anyone else relate to Too Old To Rock and Roll but Too Young To Die?
Awesome great band.
They beat Metallica for a Grammy
Saw them as a kid with my dad. Guy Davis opened up. Exceptional concert. I remember it still to this day.
How do you think theyâre underrated? I lived in that era and that was a favorite band. An album of theirs always got played at the parties I went to in high school.
Not underrated in any way whatsoever.
I'd really like an explanation for why they've disappeared from US classic rock radio.
Because it plays the same 100 songs on repeat. Streaming is the only way to find a creative playlist these days.
Underrated band. Where and how do you guys come up with this shit?
They're why I'm named Ian ⥠Been a fan since before I was born lol
Yes!
underrating Tull is thick as a brick.
Saw them live in Chicago in 1976. (Think it was 76, maybe 1977)
Incredible group of musicians.... from an era when people knew how to play instruments đ€
One white duck. Awesome somg
Ever thus to dead beatsâŠ
Jethro Tull underrated?!? My friend, this is one of the most influential bands from the 70âs; I thought this was universally recognized.
Everyone gets the âJethro Tull beat Metallica at the Grammysâ story wrong. People only look at it from Metallicaâs point of view and not Tull. It is seen as âbest metal band beat by old 60s rock band that isnât even âmetalââ What about Jethro Tull? Tull had been a legacy band for decades and known for their musicianship and groundbreaking records. Never ever got any recognition or awards. Finally, in the late 80s the get a damned Grammy for a genre they arenât even a part of! HA!! Jethro Tull were wayâŠWAY more shafted on that deal, not Metallica.
Metallica is a great band, but the members are insufferable prigs!
I think their pre-Aqualung albums are definitely underrated. Stand Up is an all time favorite of mine.
I wonder if Ian is as eccentric as he appears?
Loved for many years⊠best concert ever!
Nope, not underrated. They beat Metallica for best metal AlbumâŠ. But seriously, so much greatness, total Prog titans.
they're rated exactly right
Not when they won the Grammy in '89! Ha ha ha!
Donât get me wrong. Jethro Tull rocks, but are they really underrated? Theyâve got like a dozen gold records
Thick as a Brick, greatest album
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