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Ian Anderson
Aug. 7th, 2006 05:30 amTonight, we went down to Royce Hall on the UCLA campus to catch Ian Anderson Plays Orchestral Jethro Tull. As always, he played very well and it was a delightful concert. He did some rearrangements on some of the songs, but others sounded pretty much like he usually performed them. None of Tull was on tour with him. He had a lead guitarist and bass guitarist from Bristol, England, a drummer and the keyboardist who also was a conductor to the orchestra. The orchestra consisted of 7 violinists, 2 cello players, 1 flutist, and obo-ist (sp) and I think a clarientist. And Lucia, the classic rock lovin' violinist was spotlighted again.
I loved the arrangement of Bupapest and Aqualung. The Mozart melody was very fun. They performed another rousing version of Kashmir. At one point, Ian came close to Lucia to say, "Let's have some fun," but as he moved away, he got caught on the wire that went from her violin to her amplifier and pulled it out, apparently damaging her violin in the process. Horrified, she pointed at her violin and Ian prodded the instrument and unfortunately, a small piece of it fell off. She wasn't a happy camper. A song or two later, Ian coaxed her, "Where's my giggle?" Apparently, she scowled at him because the audience closer all went 'uhhhhhh!' a sound that translated to "you are *so* in the doghouse!"
I wondered what the orchestral folks thought of Ian's music. Of course, I'm partial to it and loved hearing the new arrangements and the different takes to some songs. It's just fun. There was one song he described as being done over as a cross between Count Bassie and Tom and Jerry. Yeah, that's kind of what Ian does: he pulls from so many different places, the music is impossible to classify...and as a result, is difficult for new people to find. Do you like rock? Do you like folk? Do you like the Blues? Do you like classical? Maybe you'd like Tull, you know? *g*
After the concert was over and we wandered back to the parking structure, I must admit to a little fannish moment and considered that this is the campus that the young Daniel Jackson went to. *g*
Oh, and of course since we were within 10 miles of the ocean, we had to go to the Kings Head for my fav Fish & Chips followed by Rhubarb Crumble with Birds custard. Note to self: Do NOT go to Santa Monica on the weekend during the summertime, or if you do, please allow an extra hour to inch past the tourists.
I loved the arrangement of Bupapest and Aqualung. The Mozart melody was very fun. They performed another rousing version of Kashmir. At one point, Ian came close to Lucia to say, "Let's have some fun," but as he moved away, he got caught on the wire that went from her violin to her amplifier and pulled it out, apparently damaging her violin in the process. Horrified, she pointed at her violin and Ian prodded the instrument and unfortunately, a small piece of it fell off. She wasn't a happy camper. A song or two later, Ian coaxed her, "Where's my giggle?" Apparently, she scowled at him because the audience closer all went 'uhhhhhh!' a sound that translated to "you are *so* in the doghouse!"
I wondered what the orchestral folks thought of Ian's music. Of course, I'm partial to it and loved hearing the new arrangements and the different takes to some songs. It's just fun. There was one song he described as being done over as a cross between Count Bassie and Tom and Jerry. Yeah, that's kind of what Ian does: he pulls from so many different places, the music is impossible to classify...and as a result, is difficult for new people to find. Do you like rock? Do you like folk? Do you like the Blues? Do you like classical? Maybe you'd like Tull, you know? *g*
After the concert was over and we wandered back to the parking structure, I must admit to a little fannish moment and considered that this is the campus that the young Daniel Jackson went to. *g*
Oh, and of course since we were within 10 miles of the ocean, we had to go to the Kings Head for my fav Fish & Chips followed by Rhubarb Crumble with Birds custard. Note to self: Do NOT go to Santa Monica on the weekend during the summertime, or if you do, please allow an extra hour to inch past the tourists.
