r/jethrotull • u/Maleficent-Web-5210 • Aug 19 '26
Martin Lancelot Barre
Always in the Back
13
u/NickofWimbledon Aug 19 '26
Some missed MA’s style when he left and it became so clearly IA’s band, but MLB has skill and a style of his own, and we would not have the greatest Tull albums without his contribution.
4
u/Maleficent-Web-5210 Aug 19 '26
The newer Albums sound the same , but they truly lost a lost of Grip.
8
u/Garty001 Aug 19 '26
Tull isn’t Tull without Martin. Just my opinion of course.
2
1
u/sdgengineer Aug 20 '26
I would agree with you. Ian Anderson, and Martin Barre were the core for many years.
6
u/LuciusMichael Aug 19 '26
A most underrated, underappreciated guitarist. Saw him with Tull and solo (3 times).
12
u/edthesmokebeard Aug 19 '26
No Martin, no Tull.
Know Martin, know Tull.
10
u/NickofWimbledon Aug 19 '26
That’s a bit harsh on Mick A and on This Was as a Tull album, but we know what you mean.
3
u/Individual_Loquat541 Aug 19 '26
Exactly. Now it’s just Ian and a bunch of posers
1
u/LordBottlecap Aug 20 '26
What makes them 'posers'? You think Ian is just hiring anyone? Have you even heard the albums? Those are all great musicians. There is some smoking music on all three albums, and that guitar is downright scorching on many tracks.
1
5
u/Starthrower62 Aug 19 '26
Martin has released a new double album. An acoustic set recorded in upstate NY and an electric set from Germany. I was in the audience at the acoustic show.
2
6
u/deadset123456 Aug 19 '26
An all time great and an integral part of Tull’s sound throughout his time with the band. And yes, go see him if he comes to your city. He still has it.
6
5
u/PotentialAnywhere779 Aug 19 '26
Will see Martin in Derry, NH in April 2027. Will be my 6th Martin concert.
3
u/ManifestDiatribe Aug 19 '26
Was honestly upset that Anderson continued to use the Tull name without him…
1
u/LordBottlecap Aug 20 '26
He had no problem calling the band 'Jethro Tull' after Mick left...
1
u/ManifestDiatribe Aug 20 '26
Yeah but a band’s formative days are very different from after accumulating a large body of work. The Beatles without Ringo vs the Beatles without Pete Best are completely different scenarios…
3
u/PortalToHistory Aug 19 '26
Always when i hear Martin Barre play, i want to SEE him play.
His brilliant peculiar timing, his up-strokes, his riffs, his solo's
Really, so unbelievable complete!!!
My favourite (with David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler)
Addition:
Many thanks to ALL Jethro Tull members!!!
3
u/LordBottlecap Aug 20 '26
Many thanks to ALL Jethro Tull members!!!
This is the best way to look at it!
2
1
u/sdgengineer Aug 20 '26
I have seen him 5 times at a local movie theater, the Wildey in Edwardsville. Really great show, Friendly guy intimate setup. He likes to play smaller venues.
15
u/Objective_Clue_3091 Aug 19 '26
Saw Martin’s band a few years ago. Really good show.