Ian Anderson's 'Thick as a Brick 2'

Trust me as  flute player myself your couldn't do this with a breathing problem 

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmAfSArfmTc 

Or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIsBR208k_w

I think I have a breathing problem, otherwise why would people hang up when I ring them before I've even said anything?

NO MARTIN BARRE MEANS NO DEAL FOR ME.

I just bought my tickets to the show. And I'm also going to get Before Watchmen when they come out.

I'm going to the show in Oxford. I see them there nearly every year but sometimes have to go a few miles further 

Full gig report then please.

jamesg1213

 Full gig report then please.

I will try my best. 

Ash55


Trust me as  flute player myself 

You're a flautist?


I thought those were gun barrels in your avatar.

Me too at the outset, it looked like a good ol' Purdey to me for awhile.

OK I may have to make the avatar bigger. But for now. It's in it's case which may have confused you guy's 

I was just funning you Ash.

bapu


I was just unfunny Ash.

Fickst.

Jonbouy

bapu


I was just unfunny Ash.

Fickst.

Correctable.

OK . Over here in the UK we call it pulling someone's leg amongst other things   

Ash55


OK . Over here in the UK we call it pulling someone's leg amongst other things   

They say "Yanking your chain" over there for some reason, they must all be fitted with chains poor dears.

I tried to 'kick some butt' once too, it made a hole in the bottom that my foot got stuck in, I fell over backwards and got drenched with the 45 gallons of water previously stored in it.

Funny lot they are.

Jonbouy

UnFunny lot they Bapu are. 

Ya

bapu

Jonbouy

UnFunny Bapu Am. 

Ya

Finely tuned.

Jonbouy

bapu

Jonbouy

UnFunny Bapu Am. 

Ya

Finely tuned.

Ya

This is nice long fred now, innit?

Not as long as dat udder one.

bapu


Not as long as dat udder one.

Yeah, but they're all milking it...

I can do that 

Good moove.

Received my TAAB2 CD yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised that it also contained a 5.1 DVD-audio mix.  Played it immediately and thought it was the most uninspired 5.1 mix I'd ever heard.  When it eneded, it returned to the main menu and I noticed an Audio menu option.  For some unfathomable reason, playback defaults to stereo.  So, I just had to listen to it again immediately.  Nice surround mix, but no Dark Side of the Moon (but then what is?).
 
You could hear any 5 second selection and immediately identify this as an Ian Anderson creation.  Haven't gotten into the lyrics yet, but musically I found it to be most satisfying.
 
The DVD also has a "making of" video, but I haven't yet watched it.  I don't know why IA didn't reconvene Jetrho Tull, and would have loved to have Martin Barre doing guitar.  That said, the band is nothing to complain about.  So far, I'm a very happy camper.

I've listened to TAAB2 a couple of times in it's entirety, and I'm still not sure what to make of it. It's recorded very well, lots of fine playing on it, but there's no hook or main melody to grasp on to. It's a great collections of riffs that are connected nicely without any repetition, but it's lacking any real musical connection to the the original TAAB. I've listened to the original many many times, and know it by heart almost. I'm not sure if I'll be listening to this ...I just don't know.....the concept of a TAAB2 is a great idea, but I'm not sure this is what I was expecting.

And the wise men don't know how it feels, to be thick, as a brick.

Ahhh..... I found the problem, on playing it for the third time, I found out if you crank up the volume it really rocks !!!!!!!!! This definitely not made to play at low volume !!!

I'm holding out for TAAB 3...

I have only got to play it once in its entirety but my inital impression is this is a great album. I think I prefer Andersons voice now!

Oh, fine.  I'll add it to my (ever growing) list of albums to get.

I bought the special edition with the "Making of" DVD, which also has some interviews and poetry reading by Ian himself, which goes over the lyrics of TAAB2. It's pretty incredible. The cd grows on you after few listens. It's pretty cool, the master lives on !!

Always a winner. This cd is packed with great melodies, without repeating anything....it really is incredible.

The Bapu

WOW!  I didn't realise that IA had aged so well.

Has he had some work done?

On the DVD, Ian recites ALL the lyrics to the whole cd in a poetry form which is awesome !!

It also has a 24 bit stereo mix that shows the written lyrics as the music plays.