Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
To move forward is to evolve, and yet in the hands of a master, time can become meaningless; 50 years producing music that quite often defied convention, that ridiculed the notion of stereotyping, and refused to be tied to one person, despite critics and fans alike quite often only associating the magic of flute with the name itself, that is the meaninglessness of Time, for Jethro Tull, Time is a scope of illusion and imagery.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
For the Benefit of those who believe that Jethro Tull starts at Aqualung and ends around the time when the golden age of Progressive Rock gave way in time to the neo-Progressive successor, Steven Wilson, who himself is no stranger to the delight and sorcery of the genre has remixed, and indeed given new life to perhaps one of Jethro Tull’s least mentioned, and often least enjoyed in certain circles albums, the 1970 classic Benefit.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
All things must pass, all things must be realised, including the moment when you might see an artist for the final time, plying their trade, putting the finishing touches to the great epic, the last fingernail on the finger that touches God, or the finale, the flute of a genius put down beside his leg, stiff-arched and relaxed after a show in which many would perhaps suggest would be the last time they know to be in the company of one who has left arguably more than most in this precious life of ours. All things must end, as George Harrison once duly noted; however it doesn’t mean you cannot have a feast of brilliance brought to the table as you say possible and intended goodbyes.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
For the audience who made their way to one of the final nights of rock to be heard in the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall before its anticipated make over, for the band on stage who entertained them solidly for over two hours, there is at times nothing like Living In The Past; especially when it comes to witnessing the legendary Ian Anderson on stage.
Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. April 1st 2010.
One of most prodigious bands to have made the long trek from the late sixties as jobbing musicians to international superstars made a welcome return to the Liverpool Philharmonic this week and wowed old and new fans alike with a set list full of tracks from an extensive and much loved back catalogue.
Originally published by L.S. Media. November 16th 2011. 
L.S Media Rating *****
There are concept albums and there are pieces of recorded music history that deserve celebrating in absolute and outstanding style. Aqualung by Jethro Tull is one such album that can be considered amongst the very finest Progressive Rock has to offer; now that it’s been re-released for its 40th anniversary, a new generation of fans will be able to hear the reason why is considered a genuine classic of our time.
Ian Andersont the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Picture by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. April 18th 2012.
L.S Media *****
Back to back renditions of classic albums can surely not be a bad thing to witness. When the albums are re-created in the full pomp and ceremony by Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, then you know a night at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall listening to Thick as a Brick and its 2012 sequel Thick as a Brick 2 will be inspired and somewhat beautiful.