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Jethro Tull's Martin Barre & Band - 2018 04 21 Twist Germany 122.38 AUD MC (Pittylabelle)

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Live indoor concert:

Title: "Martin Barre und Band"

Support Act: No

Date: Saturday, 2018 04 21 | Start: 20:00 CEST

Location: HEIMATHAUS TW!ST, Flensbergstra�e 11, 49767 Twist, Germany

Source: Digital AUD MC recording

"Let's Twist Again!"

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Lineup:

Martin Barre - guitar, mandolin
Dan Crisp - vocals, guitar
Alan Thompson - bass, guitar
Darby Todd - drums

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Tracklist:

01 Audience - instrument check [03:52]
02 Minstrel In The Gallery [05:46]
03 Steal Monkey [03:43]
04 Steal Your Heart Away [05:17]
05 Martin speaks [01:29]
06 Back To Steal [04:26]
07 Martin speaks [01:15]
08 Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles) [03:12]
09 I Want You (She�s So Heavy) (The Beatles) [06:31]
10 Martin speaks [00:37]
11 Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day [03:46]
12 Sweet Dream [03:52]
13 Martin speaks [01:31]
14 Sealion [04:37]
15 Martin speaks [00:25]
16 Nothing To Say [05:56]
17 Love Story - Band introduction [05:52]
18 Hunting Girl [05:40]
19 My Sunday Feeling [03:47]
20 Martin speaks [01:19]
21 Crossroads (Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson) [04:43]
22 Smokestack Lightning (Howlin� Wolf) [03:57]
23 Martin speaks [00:34]
24 Bad Man [04:12]
25 Martin speaks [01:16]
26 A Song For Jeffrey [03:40]
27 Moment Of Madness [03:28]
28 Teacher [05:07]
29 Fat Man [04:24]
30 Martin speaks [00:38]
31 A New Day Yesterday [06:04]
Encore:
32 Lokomotive Breath [04:07]
33 Aqualung [06:52]
34 Audience [00:26]

Total time: 122:38 min.

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Description:

Rockige Jethro-Tull-Songs: Locomotive Breath schnauft durchs Heimathaus Twist

Twist. Auch bei seinem dritten Gig im Heimathaus Twist hat Mr. Martin �Lancelot� Barre seine Fangemeinde mit seinem virtuosen Gitarrenspiel begeistert.

Barre wird in Musikjournalen als einer der 20 weltbesten Gitarristen aufgelistet, und dass dieses Pr�dikat zutrifft bewies der inzwischen 72-j�hrige Multiinstrumentalist einmal mehr im proppenvollen Heimathaus. Viele Jethro Tull Fans waren ins Emsland gepilgert, um die von Martin Barre umarrangierten Songs der legend�ren Progrockband zu h�ren. Denn Martin war 49 Jahre der Gitarrist von Jethro Tull und galt als der �Kapellmeister� von Frontmann und Fl�tist Ian Anderson. F�r sein Gitarrenspiel auf dem Album �Crest of a Knave� wurde Barre 1988 mit dem Grammy ausgezeichnet. Neben seiner erfolgreichen Zeit bei Jethro Tull, teilte er die B�hne mit K�nstlern wie Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Gary Moore, Pink Floyd und Fleetwood Mac.

Interessant waren die rockigeren Arrangements der bekannten Tull-Nummern, die in der urspr�nglichen Form einen akustischen Charakter haben, und einige sehr rockige Tull Arrangements pr�sentierte die Martin Barre Band im �soften� Gewand. Immer pr�sent und konzertpr�gend das unglaublich virtuose und facettenreiche Gitarrenspiel von Meister Barre. Dazu spielt Bassist Alan Thompson einen tief pumpenden Bass, und S�nger Dan Crisp entpuppt sich als idealer �Zweitgitarrist�. Jonathan Joseph [gemeint ist: Darby Todd] trommelt dazu kraftvoll und dynamisch.

Los ging es mit einer rockigen Version von �Minstrel in the Gallery� und danach nahtlos �Steel Monkey�, eine typische 80er-Rocknummer, gefolgt von einem saftigen Blues aus der Feder von Bobby Parker. Und auch Martins eigene Nummern die rocken so richtig, wie etwa �Back to Steel�. Aber der 72-j�hrige hat mit der enormen Hitze auf der B�hne des Heimathauses sichtlich zu k�mpfen. Immer wieder muss er seine schwei�nassen und beschlagenen Brillengl�ser wischen. So entschlie�t er sich die Brille abzusetzen, blinzelt verlegen, aber strahlt dann beim n�chsten Gitarrensolo wieder �bers ganze Gesicht. Dann verr�t Barre dem Twister Publikum, dass er doch sehr gerne Gitarrist einer Beatles Coverband w�re und kredenzt �Eleanor Rigby� und �I Want You (She�s So Heavy)�. Den �Cross Road Blues� von Robert Johnson spielt Barre als einziges Akustikst�ck auf der Mandoline, davon h�tten sich die Tull-Folk-Fans einige Nummern mehr gew�nscht.

Stark die Versionen von Tull-Rarit�ten-Songs wie �Sea Lion� [gemeint ist: �Sealion�] und �Nothing to Say�. Komplex die Fassung von �Fat Man� und grandios das Arrangement von �Teacher�. Den urspr�nglich rein akustischen Song �Skating Away�, gibt die Band als Hardrocknummer. Und nat�rlich dampft in der umjubelten Zugabe �Lokomotive Breath� durch das M�llerhaus, und bei �Aqualung� steigt die Temperatur auf gef�hlte 50 Grad. Ein hei�er aber toller Abend im Heimathaus Twist.

Von Gerd Mecklenborg, NOZ, 22.04.2018

Foto: Ein trotz gro�er Hitze im Heimathaus strahlender Martin Barre im Zusammenspiel mit Dan Crisp. Foto: Gerd Mecklenborg

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Schmuckk�stchen

Nach dem Konzert entdeckte ich am Merch-Stand ein kleines rotes Schmuckk�stchen, in dem Gitarrensaiten und ein Plektrum befestigt waren. Auf meine Nachfrage hin erfuhr ich, dass Martin Barre diese K�stchen selbst �bastelt� � er fertigt sie gelegentlich aus den bei seinem letzten Konzert gespielten Gitarrensaiten als kleine Andenken f�r Fans. Also kaufte ich das St�ck und bat Martin direkt, mir eine Widmung auf die Innenseite des Deckels zu schreiben � was er auch freundlicherweise tat.

Pittylabelle

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Rocking Jethro Tull songs: Locomotive Breath puffs through the Heimathaus Twist

Twist. At his third gig at the Heimathaus Twist, Mr. Martin �Lancelot� Barre once again thrilled his fan base with his virtuoso guitar playing.

Barre is listed in music journals as one of the world's 20 best guitarists, and the 72-year-old multi-instrumentalist proved once again that this title is well deserved in his packed home town. Many Jethro Tull fans made the pilgrimage to Emsland to hear the legendary prog rock band's songs rearranged by Martin Barre. Martin was Jethro Tull's guitarist for 49 years and was considered the �bandleader� of frontman and flutist Ian Anderson. Barre won a Grammy in 1988 for his guitar playing on the album �Crest of a Knave.� In addition to his successful time with Jethro Tull, he shared the stage with artists such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Gary Moore, Pink Floyd, and Fleetwood Mac.

The rockier arrangements of the well-known Tull numbers, which have an acoustic character in their original form, were interesting, and the Martin Barre Band presented some very rocking Tull arrangements in a �soft� guise. Always present and defining the concert was the incredibly virtuosic and multifaceted guitar playing of master Barre. Bassist Alan Thompson plays a deep, pumping bass, and singer Dan Crisp proves to be the ideal �second guitarist.� Jonathan Joseph [meaning: Darby Todd] drums powerfully and dynamically.

They kicked off with a rocking version of �Minstrel in the Gallery,� seamlessly followed by �Steel Monkey,� a typical '80s rock number, and then a juicy blues song penned by Bobby Parker. Martin's own songs also really rock, such as �Back to Steel.� But the 72-year-old is clearly struggling with the enormous heat on the stage of the Heimathaus. Again and again, he has to wipe his sweat-drenched and fogged-up glasses. So he decides to take off his glasses, blinks sheepishly, but then beams again during the next guitar solo. Barre then reveals to the Twister audience that he would very much like to be the guitarist in a Beatles cover band and treats them to �Eleanor Rigby� and �I Want You (She's So Heavy).� Barre plays Robert Johnson's �Cross Road Blues� as the only acoustic piece on the mandolin, and Tull folk fans would have liked to hear a few more numbers like that.

The versions of rare Tull songs such as �Sea Lion� [meaning: �Sealion�] and �Nothing to Say� are powerful. The version of �Fat Man� is complex and the arrangement of �Teacher� is magnificent. The band performs the originally purely acoustic song �Skating Away� as a hard rock number. And, of course, the acclaimed encore �Lokomotive Breath� steams through the M�llerhaus, and with �Aqualung� the temperature rises to what feels like 50 degrees. A hot but great evening at the Heimathaus Twist.

By Gerd Mecklenborg, NOZ 2018 04 22

Photo: Martin Barre, beaming despite the intense heat in the Heimathaus, performing with Dan Crisp. Photo: Gerd Mecklenborg

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Jewelry box

After the concert, I spotted a small red jewelry box at the merch stand, with guitar strings and a pick mounted inside. When I asked about it, I was told that Martin Barre had made it himself � he sometimes creates these little keepsakes for fans using the guitar strings from his previous show. So I bought the piece and asked Martin if he would sign the inside of the lid for me, which he kindly did.

Pittylabelle

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Lineage:

This is a binaural recording, in which two head microphones were placed directly on the taper's ears. When listening with headphones, it feels like you are live in the room � exactly where the taper was sitting.

Lineage recording (2018 04 21, Pittylabelle):
-> Position: ca. 3 m centered in front of the stage/PA
-> Recorder: Olympus LS-12 via Mic-In jack, plug-in-power "On", sensitivity "High"
-> Microphone: Special OKM Rock "Variant" (external binaural in-ear stereo microphone)
-> WAV-File 16 Bit / 44.1 kHz

Lineage production (2025 11 01, Pittylabelle):
-> Editing: iZotope Ozone 8: Mastering (EQ, Dynamic EQ, Maximizer)
-> Editing: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: Track editing
-> Coding: TLH: (Level 8), WAV to FLAC
-> Tagging: Mp3tag

To preserve the sound of the original recording as well as possible:
NO fade-in or -out, NO track normalisation, NO soundfilter!

In short: There is no music left out!

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Extras:

1 Ticket scan
3 Pictures of my Martin Barre Guitar Strings Box
1 Picture of Martin Barre performing with Dan Crisp
1 MKV Video of Encore: Locomotive Breath / Aqualung

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Credits:

Seeded by Pittylabelle, for www.dimeadozen.org 2025 11 02

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