So I have to confess that this concert was a little disappointing. I am a big Jethro Tull fan, and the first time I saw them they were AWESOME. For this reason, I had very high expectations, especially seeing them in a smaller venue like the Sunrise Musical Theatre, as opposed to an arena like when I first saw Tull.
My wife and I went to this show with my friend Stewart and his girlfriend. We had fairly good seats, although there were no bad seats in the Sunrise.
I was pumped when Tull took the stage, but my excitement waned, and then I found myself thinking that I should be enjoying the show much more than I was, and finally realizing that they were just dragging through the performance. The contrast to seeing Jethro Tull in the 70’s was stark. As I watched them plod through their songs, I was forced to remember a scathing review I had read about the band in a rock magazine, where the writer referred to them as “Jethro Dull.” Sadly, that about summed up this concert for me.
Stewart seemed to have enjoyed the show, so I played along and said I thought it was good. I didn’t want to spoil someone else’s musical experience. And honestly, there were a couple songs that got me pumped, particularly “Living in the Past” and “The Whistler.” But mostly, it was weak. Even “Locomotive Breath” lacked steam.
Anyway, that’s the thing with a live performance—sometimes it’s great, and sometimes not so much. Here’s the setlist…
Setlist:
- My Sunday Feeling
- For a Thousand Mothers
- Living in the Past
- Bourrée in E minor
- So Much Trouble
- With You There to Help Me
- The Whistler
- Farm on the Freeway
- Thick as a Brick
- Sossity; You’re a Woman / Reasons for Waiting
- Songs From the Wood / Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Too Young to Die / Heavy Horses / Songs From the Wood
- Later, That Same Evening
- Budapest
- Andy Gidding’s Parrot
- Passion Jig / Seal Driver
- A New Day Yesterday
- Aqualung
- Locomotive Breath
Encore:
- Cross-Eyed Mary
- Dharma for One
The Stub Collection 
Way to take one for the team so your pal would enjoy the show! Some bands have those off nights which is a drag as you pay good cash for shows. Unfortunately it happens not lately mind you! lol
I see it’s getting crazy with the Covid down their Jeff. Stay safe to you and your family
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Hey man. Yeah, spiking hard down here. People just had to be all cavalier and throw caution to the wind. Thankfully we are still well. Social distancing is easy when you’re an introvert. Getting some new guitar effects pedals so will make use of isolation by practicing more. Stay safe!
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I’ll be a first day buyer of Japp’s Garage Vol 1
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