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1 in the US & no. ....................ROCK HALL OF FAME - The groups listed above not inducted is a bleeping joke!....................THE GREATEST ROCK CONCERTS - The Rolling Stones and The Who for decades of incredible shows are my picks. "A Passion Play" is the sixth studio album by Jethro Tull, released in 1973. The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas is "America's #1 Attended Outdoor Drama" according to the Institute of Outdoor Theatre and Drama of East Carolina University at Greenville. With Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch. With 'Thick As A Brick' fans received an incredible concept record displaying all that makes JT absolutely stunning Prog Rock music makers. "The Hare Has Lost His Spectacles" without delay is delightful. The prices offered are not original prices! The Passion Play, goes all the way, spoils your insight. Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018. The advance ticket sales for the Passion Play 2022 start on 5 October 2020. During intermissions, a fable would be acted out. A Passion Play was designed, like Thick As A Brick, as a continuous piece split only by the need to turn over the vinyl LP; a heady jazz-folk-blues-metal jamboree that lurched madly through wildy differing styles and ideas, driving, at its heart, a story supposed to portray one poor departed soul’s journey through the afterlife. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Up to you, Babaloo. The Passion Play performance follows Christ from His triumphant entry into Jerusalem through His Trial, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. Short | May 1992 (France) Add a Plot » Director: Tony Twigg. A low point occurred, however, when Tull’s business manager announced the band would cease live performances, in response to negative critical reviews of the album and concerts. Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2020. The advance ticket sales for the Passion Play 2022 start on 5 October 2020. The Passion Play or Easter pageant is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death. The original 1973 A Passion Play album and the earlier Château d'Hérouville Sessions Remixed to 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson 80 Page Digibook includes: - An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the Château sessions that preceded it, including interviews with the 1973 band members. Although structurally similar, it does not have a running motif, and is altogether a harder listen. Jethro Tull's second album-length composition, A Passion Play is very different from -- and not quite as successful as -- Thick as a Brick. / (The silver cord lies on the ground.) 1973's "A Passion Play" finally saw my love affair with Jethro Tull take a serious nosedive. Ian Anderson utilizes reams of biblical (and biblical-sounding) references, interwoven with modern language, as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. And The Moody Blues ! The theme of the concept is the spiritual journey of one man in the afterlife. "...Fulham Rd. And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision. Viagogo is not an official ticket provider. The album even hit #1 in the U.S. charts, Tull’s last top runger in the standard rock/pop listings. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2017. The controversy surrounding this album is one of the most puzzling in the history of popular music. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I put it in my top five Jethro Tull releases. There was a rush along the Fulham Road. Please try again. The music was hard to get into with all the changes in time signatures. Please note that Viagogo is a ticket provider in the secondary use market, i.e. Anderson now sums up it its obtuse, theater-as-metaphor libretto as "the theme of post-death meanderings in another world," but the sheer propulsive tension of Tull's sprawling musical interplay insures its folk-rooted baroque and roll a tight orbit around this mortal coil for nearly the album's entirety. Alongside Thick As A Brick, 1973’s A Passion Play is Jethro Tull’s most overtly Progressive and conceptual release, featuring a complex poetic narrative framed by the most adventurous music of the band’s career. 70s era British Progressive Rock remains my favorite era in this genre's evolution. --Jerry McCulley, A (A La Mode) [The 40th Anniversary Edition](3CD)(3DVD), Aqualung (Steven Wilson Mix)(180 Gram Vinyl). The original 1973 A Passion Play album and the earlier Château d'Hérouville Sessions Remixed to 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson 80 Page Digibook includes: - An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the Château sessions that preceded it, including interviews with the 1973 band members. My headline could very well apply to the entire Tull catalog; a renaissance faire with Marshall stacks, right? I was just listening to my favorite band of all time, Jethro Tull, and decided to look for video from their album “A Passion Play”. Passion play, religious drama of medieval origin dealing with the suffering, death, and Resurrection of Christ. This album has aged well. Recommended with passion. Steven Wilsons' remix is stellar-not all remixes are-and unobtrusive, shining an audio light on the proceedings; keyboard flourishes sparkle, the clarity is noticeable and the acoustic guitars are luminous. The audio was stunning! A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Jethro Tull, released in 1973.Like its predecessor, Thick as a Brick (1972), it is a concept album comprising a single continuous song (which is split into two parts on the original vinyl LP release). Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016. * Memories of the cover shoot and Hare filming by dancer Jane Eve (Colthorpe) As a fan who purchased the original in vinyl but heard only in stunning mono( could only afford 1speaker) and still loved it it was a revelation to hear this remastered CD resembling a new release of the original. 13 in the UK. A Passion Play is one of those real `love it or hate it' albums that can get really bitter critiques and really impassioned defenses at the same time. passion play meaning: 1. a play that tells the story of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 2. a play that tells the…. Jethro Tull's [JT] genius is in Ian Anderson's undeniable musicality and the prowess of the band. I did not pick up this album because I was in the Navy on a ship in the ‘70s when it came out. Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014, A Passion Play is Jethro Tull's (Ian Anderson's) introduction to psychedelic music although Mr. Anderson has claimed that he never tried mind altering substances! Cheers. It brought back all the reasons this was one of my favorites of the catalog. To be in the play, you must be a resident of Oberammergau. Fortunately, I got the Steven Wilson remix. An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020. Many vehemently defend it as Tull’s finest work — others downright loath it. Other great works bt Jethro Tull are: Aqualung, Thick As A Brick ,Minstrel In The Gallery, Heavy Horses & Songs From The Wood. This digitally remastered, enhanced CD edition features the complete video for the album's Lewis Carroll-esque interlude "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles," a theatrical program and typically self-effacing new introduction by Ian Anderson. Hearing "A Passion Play" on cd is like connecting to a long lost friend. A Passion Play (An Extended Performance) features new Steven Wilson mixes (stereo and 5.1) of the album, alongside Steven Wilson mixes of the infamous ‘Chateau Disaster’ recordings that preceded it. Their #1 smash LP from '73, an amazingly ambitious album, dense with fantasy imagery and religious references. Deeply satisfied. Against this, however, some sections of 'A Passion Play' are absolutely stunning - the first 10 minutes for example, or the acoustic section at the beginning of Part 2 ('Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs'). View production, box office, & … Thus I got to hear A Passion Play long before I heard TAAB, and this has obviously coloured my judgement. The fact that the album was #1 in the charts says a lot about the fan base because there was no radio airplay. But to the people who are not familiar with Tull's music and are serious rock music enthusiasts, I recommend that they listen to it on Youtube, free of charge, in order to make their mind about it and conider buying it. Five sellouts at the L.A. Forum of 18,000 fans. Does anyone else remember the film that opened the concert with Ian popping through the curtain just as his onscreen image runs up? Writer: Tony Twigg. * 1973 tour history. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The dreadful experience lead Ian to dub the Chateau d’Herouville studio as the “Chateau D’Isaster.”. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" fills the role of the fable. Of course, seeing the tour in 1974 cinched the deal; quite possibly the strongest lineup in the bands' history. The record is essentially a very long and interesting song, a song about death and the afterlife from several different perspectives with a mixture of humor, clever observation and inventive lyrics. Like its predecessor, Thick as a Brick (1972), it is a concept album with the theme being the journey of one man in the afterlife. Traditionally, a passion play is a performance about the life of Jesus Christ. Even the composer Ian Anderson has a mixed opinion on this Album!. A #1 US hit on its release, the album offers dazzling virtuoso instrumental passages, evocative synthesiser sequences, and fuses Folk, Jazz and Rock influences in a strikingly unique, wholly Jethro Tull way. Yesss Riiight! From the Last Supper to the Crucifixion, a passion play attempts to dramatically represent the passion felt by Christ during this trying time. Farce..." - A Passion Play (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) by JETHRO TULL (2015 UK CD), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2021. The long, nine-month supporting tour (even beginning before the album’s release) featured the entire album, supporting film (later to appear on the 25th Anniversary video), and perhaps Tull’s high water mark for elaborate stage productions. For me it is their most ambitious and fully realized work; some will find the amusing fairy tale The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles ridiculous and pointless(it kind of is) but it serves as a perfect segue between the two extended pieces that rival any other offerings from the band. Add to Watchlist. Added to Watchlist. Jethro Tull's second album-length composition, A Passion Play is very different from -- and not quite as successful as -- Thick as a Brick. Viagogo is not an official ticket provider. A Passion Play, following on the heels of Thick as A Brick, was a second attempt as the original project was marred by a temperamental chateau that was turned into a makeshift studio(Elton Johns' Honky Chateau was recorded there without incident). I was so blown away by the balance and clarity of Passion Play that I ordered the Wilson remixes of Stand Up, Benefit and Aqualung. In fact, the vast majority of Tull fans loved it. But if Thick was a bit tongue in cheek about its conceptual conceits, Passion was a dizzying example of the prog-rock era's overweening musical aspirations at their zenith. "A Passion Play" is really divided into 2 segments. Cheers! But some critics showered praise on the album - including Derek Jewell, who was the Sunday Times' popular music critic as well as the author of a distinguished biography of Duke Ellington. Interesting Facts About the Oberammergau Passion Play. I'd have to go with "A Passion Play" with opening act Steeleye Span. It was not true, and seriously hurt the band’s image. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2011. Following quickly on the heels of their career-defining Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull demonstrated that their musical and thematic ambitions were as muscular as ever on 1973's Passion Play. On release it had chart success around the world hitting no. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Ian Anderson utilizes reams of biblical (and biblical-sounding) references, interwoven with modern language, as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. If they sound as good as the audio on Passion Play, hopefully I won’t have to buy them yet again! * An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the ‘Chateau disaster’ sessions that preceded it. A Passion Play is the artsiest artifact yet to issue from the maddeningly eccentric mind of Ian Anderson. 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