Jethro Tull Live at the Oakland Coliseum 1973-07-23 Master reel-to-reel AUD Full "Passion Play" with great new artwork by Dime master ethiessen1, complete show (DoinkerTapes Archives Reseed Project), mp3 sample

Many, many thanks to ethiessen1 for the great artwork!

Well, this is sort of a reseed... and is for making a really good case for blank, numbered FLAC files. One of the tracks was mistitled last time around. It was titled as "unknown". That's been corrected, but of course the filename change means a change in hash, which means your original file won't load anymore. Moral of the story: Don't name your tracks.

Here are updated notes:

Tull's episodic career has had many swings since "This Was" premiered so many years ago. Like all great artists, the perception of his work has differed from when it was produced to the current day. "Thick As A Brick" received mixed reviews when it first premiered, but has endured to this day as my personal favorite album.

You would have to say that Tull's impression as to what a concept album is differed greatly from what was acceptable then, to what is acceptable now. Ian Anderson and co. were very far ahead of their time, both in production value and their understanding of British theatre.

I absolutely hated "The Passion Play" when it came out. It was unfriendly to listen to, morose, and did not stand up to repeated playing. The uproar over it at the time was so intense that (my memory fades here, please correct me if I don't have it right) I remember Ian absolutely screaming at the press and threatening not to work again!

Parts of it *are* morose, particularly the beginning. "Thick As A Brick" also had some morose bits in it. Not as many, though. "Passion Play" is a much darker album. But, it is also more cohesive.

Look, now it's 2009. My Spiro Agnew watch doesn't work anymore, and my 1964 World's Fair metal flip calendar is starting to look like an antique. And when I look in the mirror... let's not talk about that! It's time for "The Passion Play" to be revisited. Not on the LP where it came out, but on this great live show. It's an 800lb gorilla by the way, this show is. You get sucked into it regardless, awestruck, unable to move. For two hours and twelve minutes all you can do, to paraphrase Frank Zappa is to lie there listlessly, with your tongue hanging from side to side.

This show progresses from *SERIOUS* to absurd theatre, to rock and roll. Tull doesn't perform like this anymore. See for yourself! mp3 sample is below.

Setlist (full breakdown of the Passion Play is on the cover art):

CD1

The Passion Play
Thick As A Brick Middle Section
Cross-Eyed Mary

CD2

No Rehearsal
Drum Solo
Instrumental/TAAB Reprise
Maternity Ward
Aqualung
Applause and Crowd Noise
Band Intros

Encores
Wind Up
Locomotive Breath
Wind Up Reprise

Enjoy!

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