Just seen him in Ashville NC last night . He was amazing great show

One of the best things Ian Anderson has ever written, and he's written astounding amounts of fantastic music.

When I die, while queuing at the pearly gates, Jethro Tull songs will be pouring from the speakers scattered along the line leading to heaven!

Saw the concert Thursday 10/18012 at Chumash Casino. Extremely polished and tight. I'm 62 now and saw "Tull" many many years ago during the "Benefit" Tour and many years later at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Dot.Com). Ian Anderson is a Master flautist and Musical genius with a fantastic sense of humor. His current group are all accomplished musicians and I will see them every chance I get.

My first concert at 13 years old. Loved Tull since. Went on to 'attempt' flute in school. Great memories.

Wow, I had the pleasure of catching this show in Atlantic City on 10/6/12 and it was awesome. I've been going to Tull shows since the mid 70's and this might be the best collection of musicians yet. Loved hanging with other Tullheads -- great vibe in the building. TAAB is clearly their best album in many years. Ian is a young 60something and I wish him well and I sure hope he does Aqualung pt.2 after this current. tour. LONG LIVE TULL!!!!!!!

Those who hate will hate. Those stuck in the past will remain in the past. Those who think all is new is less, will never be persuaded otherwise. I find it a very ambitious and intriguing project. And I shall approach it as I do all such things, with an open mind, and the willingness to listen many times to clear the cache of my default biases. Bravo to the battle-worn and weary, winsome actor.

AWESOME. Congrats to Ian for carrying on with this project. Can't wait till April. Best of luck with it !!

Cheers to you, Ian! What a way to come back with new music :)

Oh man... I've been in the mood for a new concept album to listen to for AGES now!

Ian is back at the JT minstrel roots of the 1960s and 70s. If I was part of the Grammy awards, this would get my vote. BRAVO

Superb lyrics and style of music. It appeals to all the senses, achieving so much so perfectly, wow! Simply Sensicle! He makes you feel the story with the sound, rhythm and words. Awesome, I want to thank a special friend for introducing and sharing this with me x

I so want this album!! I saw the TAAB concert on my 16th birthday in Manchester's Free Trade Hall.

Gracias Ian Anderson por seguir ahi con nosotros y traernos mas de ti (muy emocionado)

Solitaire indeed! One player on his own. Did anybody really wonder what happened to Gerald Bostock? Never mind where the hell was Biggles where the hell is Martin - who always pulled you through? I remember a radio interview with the two together when Ian said he couldn't carry on without Martin and Martin modestly sounded surprised. Martin was the guts of of the Tull sound. The fading light illuminates the mercenaries creed!

This will be great! Finally new music by Ian and the boys. Can´t wait for the new album and tour. All the best, Ralph

It's a good album. A rare concentrate of the best guidelines of the JT history

I had this album delivered earlier today. I've listened to it once and it sounds like classic Jethro Tull to me. Very Impressed!

Great idea! Thank you Ian!

Ian's voice sounds like it's coming back to it's old glory.

Jethro Tull, how can I possibly miss you if you won't go away?

Oh my goodness, I'm so excited about this, taab is one of my favourite songs ever, it is my response to being told I can only play one song of my choice on a road trip, I really hope the sequel lives up to its predecessor...

I agree with a lot of you that this album is just absolutely amazing whether the main Jethro Tull members are there or not. In fact, you would hardly think that the backing musicians are not Tull ! I am from the U.K. and have been Tull follower since the start, live in Japan and look forward to seeing 4 shows in South California in October !

As a long-time Tull enthusiast, I have found Ian's solo bands much better than the current Tull lineup. His solo shows have blown away his Tull shows for years. To the point that I stopped seeing Tull and only attended the fabulous Ian shows for the past 10 years. This has a chance to be great. He has a great band.

Just when you thought Tull would never release another album... This is good fricking news! I only wish Ian would do another album with Martin soon. I know they have been writing many songs for the last few years. Martin is now forming a band that includes Doane Perry and Jonathan Noyce, they will play Jethro Tull music from the 1970's. I really hope both of these tours will come to Holland.

I have this Album and I saw Ian Anderson play both TAAB1 and TAAB2 back one 10/4/12 at Mohegan Sun and TAAB2 Complaments TAAB1 rely well!!!!!!!!!!

Go!!! and!!! watch!!! the!!! show!!! Best music performance I've ever seen!!!!

The background melodies sound really good actually. This could be fantastic.

Even though this isn't an actually "Tull" album, it basically is. I'm pretty stoked for this. From what I can hear from this promo, it sounds awesome.

Ian IS Jethro Tull. I say this because the great CONCEPTS behind TAAB, Passion Play, Warchild, Aqualung, etc. were Ian's alone, and no one else's. Not Martin's, not Jeffrey's, not Barrimore's, not anyone. The musicians may change, but the MIND and GENIUS of Ian is the one constant. That is what links the original TAAB to TAAB2. And that's all I care about.

awsome, cant wait ti hear this

Can't wait for this!

Martin doesn't want a rest. He's touring in support of his own double-album. His description of the band Fairport Convention might be telling: "They have a tremendous work ethic; sharing everything as a true band and all have the opportunity to write and perform their own ideas and share the stage." Also, no Doane on TaaB2.

absolutely fantastic album, I love every second of it and I would be honest in saying this I didn't think Mr Anderson still had it in him to make such an brilliant album, sorry Ian I should have known better, and what can I say about your concert at the opera house in Manchester apart from anybody who is reading this you must go and see them, thick as a brick and then we were treated to TAAB2 fantastic night thank you so much Ian,can i just to say god there is some musical snobs on hear,piss off

Also wanted to add: the arguments about which albums/eras are good/great/horrible remind me amusingly of similar ones we had on the long-defunct St. Cleve Chronicle discussion group hosted by Rutgers, especially when Roots to Branches came out.

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!

I can't wait till 2nd April!

A sequel album!!! What a surprise from Ian!!!

Finally, Ian goes back to his Prog Rock roots and doesn't churn out another batch of middle eastern half-baked tunes. I greatly look forward to hearing the album!

I can't wait!

I have tickets for Mannheim in May, looking forward to a great concert.

INCREDIBLE MUSIC

Brilliant Jethro tull and outstanding band were seeing the best ever

Great album! :)

I just heard the album. It's god damn amazing...

till now this sounds great. that's all i need, good music is good whoever plays it, i hardly see why anything else should matter.

I just saw Ian do this in Glasgow, an actor in his mid twenties played the part of Bostock in both halves over the two albums being played in concert form. It was part new album, part jukebox musical and gave some sense of Anderson rediscovering some spiritual yet dramatic and comic tone the original album had. Tough going for non Tull fans though and it may be fair comment to say that it would be more satisfying to audiences and more beneficial to Anderson financially to do a musical based on

New music, looking forward to it!

thick as a brick in my lifetime?!? WOO!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG going to catch the tour in long beach...

Brilliant!

sounds great

I really don't understand why folk can't read up on things instead of jumping to conclusions! I have my copy on order and seats booked to see The Ian Anderson solo band ;-) Hallelujah yeah Hallelujah!

Yes he is in Jethro Tull. This is a IA album with his solo own band.

My sentiments exactly!

Spot on my man!!!!

WOW! great news!

On a Barnaby Jones episode there's a scene where Buddy Ebsen is playing a guitar and singing the Tull song Wind Up. Wow! Jed Clampett doing Tull; who'd'a thunk it?

Awesome, simply can't wait!! Is this album going to be released worldwide in 2nd of april? Or is it just to United States and Europe? Anyway, congrats Ian!!

@corbovinum I read recently that John Evans owned his own construction company after playing with Tull and is living in Australia. What a switch from playing with a great band!!

Yeah, he's just that awesome that he literally tempted to create a sequel to what probably was the most crazy project they ever accomplished.. and it's set for this year, in 2012.. which is a ridiculous goal, because he is in his sixties now. If he can pull it off, then Nature had him immortalized as a god after the completion of TAAB1, I guess.

since he had that throat disease he lost that distinct richness that made his vocals so absolutaly enthralling. even addictive when backed up by his music

I think the reason why many longtime Tull fans (such as myself) dislike the way this is delivered is precisely that, in releasing TTAB II as an 'Ian Anderson' project, Ian is implying that all it took to record the first one was himself. At the very least you would expect Barre to be involved. I recently read an interview with the man. He is understandably hurt and befuddled at being left out and is now getting ready to tour with Tull songs with his own band.

@Buck380s yeah i was just commenting on something similar the newer digital hammonds are awesome. Very close to the real thing. I have an xk1, key action isnt like walking on air like a real hammond but overall they're solid and sound great.

@daddysevenpointfiver Martin himself stated that he does not foresee any Tull concerts for the next two years, Doane will join him in some concerts. This does not mean they're definitely out of Tull. The JT website still refers to the TAAB tour as an Ian Anderson tour, not Jethro Tull.

Yes but Martin Barre as been there since Stand Up their second album and it would have been a real treat to have the original line-up record TAAB 2. Imagine that

@justgivemethetruth You can check out the tour dates on his website. The band will be playing Tull music from the 70's. It consists of some (former) Tull members and it will feature no keyboard player: Martin Barre..guitar;Pat O'may..guitar/vocals;John Mitchell..vocals/guitar;John Noyce...bass;Frank Mead..flute/sax./harmonica/vocals;Fred Moreau or Doane Perry..drums. Martin will also join a tour called Legends of Rock with people from bands like Yes and Asia.

Yes. TAAB2 is loyal to it's progressive roots. BIG BOLD BOMBASTIC... all the things that made the original TAAB so great.

(continued again) Then I was privy to an Ian Anderson interview in which he essentially explained why Jethro Tull was no longer the band it used to be: because it used to be Ian Anderson's ideas alone. Ian wrote, Ian arranged, Ian would teach the bass (and sometimes drum, if I recall correctly) to other band members, and in the case of "Locomotive Breath" Ian played the whole thing (minus intro) himself! Jethro Tull, per Ian's admission, was now a real "band", with all members contributing ide

I am tickled pink by this! Now, can you get us some tour dates in Florida?

@burgmail Interesting points. At least partially, I agree. He has also chosen top notch players that will give the rhythm section parts the appropriate strength and elasticity (so it won't be like Ian playing all the insrtuments by himself...)

...I...But...no...it's impossible....no mere words can express my joy

@cymruisrael You are one cool kid! I hope you get to see them do the entire TAAB 1 & 2 later this year!

Oh I'm sure many of us will be eating our words by April 3rd. It's just a knee-jerk reation as reality sets in. The last time attended an Ian solo concert, it was actually one of the best Tull shows I'd never seen. And he didn't play a bit of TAAB, but he did a bunch of more obscure Tull songs. I'll probably buy TAAB2 (and not steal it via the net). And I'll see you all at the show!

@corbovinum definitely a reasonable view, they were after all called 'The John Evan Smash' before they were Tull, and John Evan was a colorful character. They had some terrific line-ups, I'd be nostalgic to have Barriemore Barlow on the skins! I'm a middle age fan, and grew up a huge metal head and still listen to a lot of Iron Maiden and even newer death and black metal from Europe, but Tull will always be one of my sentimental faves. Pure genius. ;>

@Cerebralcinema That is true, but functionally it isn't much different than a Tull line-up change, I just see it as apples and oranges. But you are correct that it is not officially a Tull album.

Lets be honest, Jethro Tull is Ian Anderson. As a fact he's the only member of the band that has been present in every Jethro Tull incarnation. The main issue in Prog albums is the composition, and Ian Anderson always wrote the music and lyrics of the band,m the performance is great, he's complemented by excellent musicians, this is Jethro Tull under a different moniker

This is amazing news. I can't believe it

@1staceinvader I have tickets to the concert in Chicago this November. I haven't seen Ian perform in years and I just have to see this, good or bad but I think it will be good.

Get over it. Ian was always the man behind Jethro Tull. I'm happy, finally a new Album!

@weblars1 I just bought tickets to the concert at the Chicago Theatre in November, 2012. i'm hoping Ian has arranged this concert to take into consideration the range of his current voice. He can still blow the flute tho!!!

@Blackwater65 Good point! where is Martin Barre? Ah, I went to his website. He has his own band with Doane on drums and they are touring in 2012.

@MrKyuubiuchiha Hey i'm 19 and I grew up on Jethro Tull through my mum and dad, for years I was so embarrassed by my taste in music, and now i've realised that this is where it's at! I love Tull :)

@Ferretbomber This isn't an official Jethro Tull lineup or album. This is an Ian Anderson album.

@deepurple381 The music at the end of this video sounds like a B3 to me. I know many would consider this heresy, but the B3 sound can be easily replicated on modern electronic keyboards. In fact Hammond makes a digital version of the B3 (B3 MK2) that is played by many musicians (including the great Jon Lord)

I'm waiting for the album & concert in Belarus...

@Ferretbomber The band playing TAAB at Madison Square Garden was the first Tull footage that I ever saw (after listening to their records for about 5-6 years) and the character that struck me the most was the guy on the keyboards with the weird grin. That's one reason for me to think about John Evan whenever I think about TAAB. The other reason is... just look at that young guitar player, doesn't he remind you of anyone??

How did you hear the album already?

Martin is touring with his solo band and so is Ian in this case.

Oh. God. Yes.

@johnnyribcage I was worried about that too...I think the new in studio magic will help with any weakness from Ian's voice..the clips I can hear on this Video sound promising

@Ash1955 Thanks Ash. I wasn't aware of MB feelings about TAAB.

@Cerebralcinema I was asking for a B3, and that's because that's the one John Evan used in the original Thick as a Brick and sounded truly awesome. I know you've listened to TAAB, you just didn't get my point of the B3.

Giddings remained the website admin for a brief while, and intimated (on the ste, no less) that his and Noyce's dismissal was due to Tull shows not pulling in sufficient profits anymore and their tenures were too costly. (TaaB2 tickets seem to be only around $50, which is low IMO) Doane has had medical issues, which doesn't postpone Gerald Bostock's 50th birthday. Then Martin, I think he's still got some regrets on missing his Grammy moment and really wants to achieve something on his own.

@deepurple381 That wasn't a B3 @ 1:11 onward?

@Buck380s That's ok, we are not gonna discuss something that can't be discussed, it depends on the listener.

As far as I know, Mr Scott Hammond is the only individual ever to perform the drum solo from Thick As A Brick other than Barriemore Barlowe. An amazing solo IMO in 3/4 time. Please correct me if wrong!

@deepurple381 looks like hes got a hammond xk3 up there. Perfectly acceptable I have an xk1 and I love it. :D

Listening to some of the song samples on the JT website,I thought I was listening to Rupis Dance. I cant put my finger on it,but something is missing.

@corbovinum What does that mean?