JETHRO TULL : THE ROCK OPERA - And the World Feeds Me LIVE 04152016 @ Montgomery AL USA 9

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My personal disclaimer: Due to lighting requirements, I covered the camera display and couldn't see what I was taping most of the time. If you love love love hearing Jethro Tull music, you won't be disappointed, but I feel the video isn't up to my standards. Please accept my humble apologies. In "THE ROCK OPERA", Ian Anderson tells the story of Jethro Tull, an inventor and pioneer in food production, set some time in the not-too-distant future. His slightly re-written lyrics according to his website, are "to better tell the tale." Unfortunately the "virtual guests" shown on a big HD video screen behind the band, took at least 20% of the entire concert. In more than one "virtual guest" song, it wasn't even in English. For most who came to hear Ian Anderson sing and play Jethro Tull music, most were very disappointed to have to "watch someone else sing his songs on the big TV monitor. We did not find the"virtual guests" ideal, as we paid to see and hear Ian Anderson and his band 100% of the time. In hindsight and thus forthcoming I hope Ian Anderson reads Ticketmaster'.com's reviews and redefine their concerts' billing name as "Jethro Tull" The Rock Opera". That all said, Ian Anderson is seen beautifully playing the flute, mandolin, or harmonica, or jumping around and singing (awesomely) is very spry and totally engaged with the audience. Song Synopsis: "And The World Feeds Me" (featuring Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir) As world population continues to rise to 9 billion and beyond, more and more people aspire to wasteful, material lifestyles. Tull’s technologies have helped to feed the developing world and provide for the growing population, reducing famine and child mortality. He now enjoys considerable and growing personal wealth with his technology products licensed to various companies and governments for manufacture and use. He expands into commercial cloning of livestock and becomes truly a pioneer of both large and small-scale farming producing huge food yields efficiently and relatively cheaply. In JETHRO TULL : ROCK OPERA, Ian touches on topical issues including climate change, intensive food production and population growth. "And the World Feeds Me" is a new Ian Anderson song, written specifically for this concert tour. Ian Scott Anderson, MBE (appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008) is born 10 August 1947 and is a Scottish-born musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist and acoustic guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull. Anderson plays several other musical instruments, including keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone, harmonica, and a variety of whistles. His tendency to stand on one leg while playing the flute came about by accident, as he had been inclined to stand on one leg while playing the harmonica, holding the microphone stand for balance. Anderson was known for his famous one-legged flute stance, and was once referred to as a "deranged flamingo". The first Tull album was "This Was" (1968). In 1973, Anderson appeared, along with several other artists, on the cover of Time, for an article about new directions in early 1970s music. From 1970 to 1974, Anderson was married to Jennie Franks, a photographer who is credited with some of the lyrics to the first couple of verses of the song "Aqualung". Anderson married Shona Learoyd in 1976 They have two children: James Duncan Anderson, also a musician; and Gael, who works in the film industry and is married to actor Andrew Lincoln, star of the US TV drama series The Walking Dead. Anderson is a survivor of deep vein thrombosis, and has done several public service announcements to raise awareness of the disease. Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera Musicians (2015-present): Actual members: Ian Anderson -Flute, Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocals Florian Opahle - Guitar David Goodier - Bass guitar and double bass John O’Hara - Piano, keyboards and accordion Scott Hammond - Drums and percussion Greig Robinson - Bass guitar Virtual members: Ryan O’Donnell - Vocals Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir -Vocals Set 1 Heavy Horses, Wind-Up, Aqualung, With You There to Help Me, Back to the Family, Farm on the Freeway, Prosperous Pasture, Fruits of Frankenfield, Songs From the Wood Set 2 And the World Feeds Me, Living in the Past, Jack-in-the-Green, The Witch's Promise, Weathercock, Stick, Twist, Bust, Cheap Day Return, A New Day Yesterday, The Turnstile Gate, Locomotive Breath Encore: Requiem and Fugue (with Bourne snippet) http://jethrotull.com/ MVI 2989