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Soundboard 9.0 -
Audience 8.8 - Thankfully Tull fans can rejoice as another good quality Passion Play recording is available. What a vast leap it was from 1969 and 70’s bluesy Tull to 1973’s ambitious progressive rock extravaganza Passion Play! Jethro Tull TCCC Fort Worth, TX 1973-07-16 disc 1 1. -Lifebeats 2. -Prelude 3. -The Silver Cord 4. -Re-Assuring Tune 5. -Memory Bank 6. -Best Friends 7. -Critique Oblique 8. -Forest Dance #1 9. -The Story Of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 10. -Forest Dance #2 11. -The Foot of Our Stairs 12. -Overseer Overture 13. -Flight From Lucifer 14. -10.08 To Paddington 15. -Magnus Perde 16. -Epilogue 17. -Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) disc 2 1. -Cross-Eyed Mary 2. -No Rehearsal 3. -Instrumental (incl. Thick As A Brick & Drum Solo) 4. -Aqualung 5. -Wind-Up 6. -Instrumental (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery) 7. -Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 8. -Wind-Up (reprise) Ian Anderson Martin Barre Jeffry Hammond John Evan Barriemore Barlow -
Audience 8.6 - Good and clear recording, no distortion, sounds very center, punchy. -
Audience 9.0 - This recording has a real vintage feel to it, like a fine antique it is a little brassy but nice and clear with enough dynamic to get a feel for the mood and the times. This is well worth the listen, and fine playing as always by the band. Jethro Tull The Forum Inglewood, CA July 21, 1973 Disc 1 Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral — A Winter's Morning In The Cemetery 01 Lifebeats - Prelude 02 The Silver Cord 03 Re-Assuring Tune Act 2: The Memory Bank — A Small But Comfortable Theatre With A Cinema-Screen (The Next Morning) 04 Memory Bank 05 Best Friends 06 Critique Oblique 07 A Forest Dance #1 Interlude: The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 08 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (Two Days Later) 09 A Forest Dance #2 10 The Foot of Our Stairs 11 Overseer Overture Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room At Midnight 12 Flight From Lucifer 13 10:08 To Paddington 14 Magus Perdé 15 Epilogue 16 Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) Disc 2 17 Cross-Eyed Mary 18 No Rehearsal 19 Thick As A Brick (Reprise) - Drum Solo 20 Aqualung 21 Wind-Up 22 Instrumental 23 Guitar Solo 24 Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 25 Wind-Up (Reprise) -
Audience 8.4 - A marathon concert! -
Audience 8.3 - A dusty old tape, with signs of age including a bit of tape hiss. Sounds to me like this old tape could have benefited greatly from some remastering work but as it is, it’s listenable and a very fiery performance by the band. I like that you can hear every instrument, I think this recording has promise and I hope it gets a facelift soon. SPECIAL NOTE: Another title also going under the same date and venue has made the rounds but is in fact NOT Los Angeles 1970 (in fact it is listed on this site, so if you bought that, feel free to exchange it free of charge for the ACTUAL real date and venue that is that title - Anaheim 1970). JETHRO TULL L.A. FORUM INGLEWOOD, CA., USA OCTOBER 18, 1970 CD 1 101-INTRODUCTION 3:05 102-NOTHING IS EASY 6:37 103-MY GOD W/ FLUTE SOLO 13:09 104-WITH YOU THERE TO HELP ME > BY KIND PERMISSION OF... 14:30 105-A SONG FOR JEFFREY 5:03 CD 2 201-TALK 1:52 202-SOSSITY, YOU'RE A WOMAN > REASONS FOR WAITING > SOSSITY REPRISE 5:59 203-DHARMA FOR ONE W/ DRUM SOLO 18:45 204-CROWD/TALK 2:31 205-WE USED TO KNOW > 3:20 206-GUITAR SOLO > 9:00 207-FOR A THOUSAND MOTHERS 5:10 Ian Anderson: vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, percussion Martin Barre: electric & acoustic guitars Glenn Cornick: bass Clive Bunker: drums John Evan: keyboards -
Audience 8.7 - Not too bad for 1972, this tape has some nice energy, and not to say it doesn’t have limitations, but it seems to deliver a lot more than the expectation. You have to accept that the hall is a touch echoey, or at least the guitar seems to bounce off the wall to give a very short reverb effect. It’s not a distraction at all, in fact it is exactly how it sounded at the show – the recording is very accurate. Jethro Tull LA Forum Inglewood, CA. 1972-06-23 Disk 1 1. -Thick As A Brick - Introduction 2. -Thick As A Brick - The First Part 3. -Thick As A Brick - The Flute Part 4. -Thick As A Brick - The Next Part 5. -Thick As A Brick - The Six O'Clock News Part 6. -Thick As A Brick - The Drum Part 7. -Thick As A Brick - The Babies Wearing Nylons Part 8. -Thick As A Brick - The Last Part Disk 2 1. -Insane Asylum Introduction 2. -Cross-Eyed Mary 3. -A New Day Yesterday 4. -Aqualung 5. -Encore 6. -Ian's Wind-Up Introduction 7. -Wind-Up 8. -Third-Leg Guitar Solo 9. -Locomotive Breath 10. -Hard-Headed English General 11. -Wind-Up (reprise) -
Soundboard 8.6 - A little noisy and compressed but still hot and a great show. -
Audience 9.7 - Simply gorgeous this one. Full, dynamic, clear, and a great balance of instruments for what can only be described as a thoroughly pleasant and infinitely enjoyable audience recording. I have to say this could very well be a MUST HAVE for the collection. Jethro Tull Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Music Center Los Angeles, CA January 16, 1977 Disc 1 01. Quartet 02. Wonderin’ Aloud 03. Skating Away (On The Think Ice Of A New Day) 04. Jack in the Green 05. Thick As a Brick 06. Songs From the Wood 07. Instrumental - Drum Solo 08. To Cry You a Song 09. A New Day Yesterday Disc 2 10. Velvet Green 11. Hunting Girl 12. Too Old to Rock and Roll 13. Beethoven’s 9th 14. Minstrel in the Gallery 15. Cross-Eyed Mary 16. Aqualung 17. Guitar Solo 18. Wind Up 19. Locomotive Breath 20. Back Door Angels - Wind Up (Reprise) -
Soundboard 9.8 - What makes this recording rate so highly is the professionalism all around – that means the band first for putting in the sparkling performance (and that’s even more succinct here with the unusual line-up and changing sound of Tull), and then the sound engineer for so deftly mixing and preserving this recording. I mean, it’s not just a board tape where you pop in the cassette and capture whatever sound you’ve dialed in for the evening, this is a well manicured mix that seemingly must have been made with a view towards a release because it is just too good, too perfectly balanced to be just a house mix. Jethro Tull L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA. November 12th, 1980 Disc 1 01 Black Sunday [7:04] 02 Crossfire [3:51] 03 Songs From The Wood [4:14] 04 Hunting Girl [5:02] 05 The Pine Marten's Jig [3:11] 06 Heavy Horses [8:52] 07 Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day [3:29] 08 Flute Solo [6:08] Disc 2 09 Trio [4:45] 10 Uniforms [5:12] 11 Working John, Working Joe [4:05] 12 Protect And Survive [5:05] 13 Locomotive Breath [6:47] 14 Aqualung [7:58] 15 Bungle In The Jungle [4:02] Ian Anderson - Vocals, Flute, Guitar Martin Barre - Guitar Eddie Jobson - Keyboards, Electric Violin Dave Pegg - Bass Mark Craney - Drums, Percussion -
Soundboard 9.4 - A terrific “live” sound and feel, it’s hard to tell even if it is a board tape because it just has too much “room” and atmosphere. It’s quite astonishing really, it’s a fantastic sound and mix, and feel, and of course there’s the band and their amazing material. What I can say is that you will love this and play it again…it is one of the best. Jethro Tull February 5th 1977 Apollo Theatre Manchester, England Disc 1 01 -Wondr'ing Aloud 2:29 02 -Skating Away 4:53 03 -Jack-In-The-Green 3:43 04 -Thick As A Brick 14:28 05 -Songs From The Wood 5:07 06 -Instrumental - Drum Solo 2:59 07 -To Cry You A Song 2:33 08 -A New Day Yesterday 2:49 09 -Flute Solo 7:18 10 -Living In The Past 1:37 11 -A New Day Yesterday (reprise) 2:49 12 -Velvet Green 6:57 Disc 2 01 -Hunting Girl 6:33 02 -Too Old To Rock'N'Roll 4:01 03 -Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 3:13 04 -Minstrel In The Gallery 5:22 05 -Aqualung 9:16 06 -Guitar Solo 3:05 07 -Wind-Up 4:41 08 -Back Door Angels 4:56 09 -Wind-Up (repise) 2:28 10 -Locomotive Breath 5:46 11 -Land Of Hope and Glory 2:24 12 -Back Door Angels (reprise) 1:34 Ian Anderson - vocals, flute, guitar Martin Barre - guitar John Glascock - bass guitar Barriemore Barlow - drums John Evan - keyboards David Palmer - keyboards, saxophone -
Audience 8.7 - Comfortable on the ears, with a true stereo mix making this a choice headphone experience. -
Soundboard 8.8 -
Audience 8.5 - A real surprise this old tape, it sounds pretty darn good! The sound is warm, rounded, and has great atmosphere without losing the immediate punch of the music. Even at full tilt volume, the tape manages to hang together and not get overly saturated. Good job early tapers! -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 7.8 - Let me first say this: Why did this album get panned so harshly? I mean, even the band expressed some regret over it. Look, I get that Passion Play may not fit with the preconception of what Jethro Tull’s music is supposed to be, but at face value the music and playing is superior. The fault may have been the accompanying stage show, and maybe if I were to criticize one thing about the compositions would be that they relied a lot on overly dramatic minor key shifts way too often. However that stuff does not diminish the overall content and performance of a fine and unfairly panned album. This CD captures a complete performance of Passion Play in pretty good overall quality with some minor issues here and there. Fascinating!