Just before the pandemic I saw Jethro Tull in Windsor Ontario. I enjoyed the concert but was pretty sure it was identical to the JT concert I saw in Baltimore in 1973. This is a little sad but I think that JT now has the same essential qualities as JT 30 years ago -- Anderson's voice, his unique use of the flute. Take away either of thos…
Just before the pandemic I saw Jethro Tull in Windsor Ontario. I enjoyed the concert but was pretty sure it was identical to the JT concert I saw in Baltimore in 1973. This is a little sad but I think that JT now has the same essential qualities as JT 30 years ago -- Anderson's voice, his unique use of the flute. Take away either of those and I'd say naming the resulting band JT would be close to a fraud on the public. Though the firing of Martin Barre does weaken the claim of the current lineup to be JT to my mind. Some of the solo work Anderson has recorded is really good. If he mixed some classic JT with some solo stuff. Would a slight tweek of the title of the band be more honest? Maybe we should be less tied to the month-by-month tempo of popular music and take a longer view? After all it's been a long time since Mozart showed up to play one of his concerts and no one calls fraud. The current Yes, with no original members, or even members from their glory days will never convince more than a few that they are the real thing, while there is a chance that in 500 years some of the best Yes will still be alive and inspire emulation.
Just before the pandemic I saw Jethro Tull in Windsor Ontario. I enjoyed the concert but was pretty sure it was identical to the JT concert I saw in Baltimore in 1973. This is a little sad but I think that JT now has the same essential qualities as JT 30 years ago -- Anderson's voice, his unique use of the flute. Take away either of those and I'd say naming the resulting band JT would be close to a fraud on the public. Though the firing of Martin Barre does weaken the claim of the current lineup to be JT to my mind. Some of the solo work Anderson has recorded is really good. If he mixed some classic JT with some solo stuff. Would a slight tweek of the title of the band be more honest? Maybe we should be less tied to the month-by-month tempo of popular music and take a longer view? After all it's been a long time since Mozart showed up to play one of his concerts and no one calls fraud. The current Yes, with no original members, or even members from their glory days will never convince more than a few that they are the real thing, while there is a chance that in 500 years some of the best Yes will still be alive and inspire emulation.