Ian Anderson (interview) Broadsword | Underwraps New Edition | Period pains | Springsteen Admiration
Part one of my Ian Anderson interview where we discuss the new Broadsword box set, his admiration for Bruce Springsteen, and writing about period pains and the wisdom behind discarding The Chateau d’Isaster Tapes
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Time Stamps
00:00 – intro
00:06 – Bob Ezrin
06:37 – The ‘A’ tour
10:56 – Return to Classic Tull sound
16:57 – Falling on Hard Times
18:39 – Bruce Springsteen
19:18 – Period Pieces
20:48 – The Chateau d’Isaster Tapes
23:27 – Underwraps Deluxe Set
26:55 – Crest of a Knave
@dominiclarosa6731
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Yet Under Wraps has a lot of live recordings both audio & visual in the archives
@macdonaldnik
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Ian did an interview with Barry from Classic Album Review last year and chatted a bit on an Under Wraps boxset. Seems like there isn't full label support (from Warner) regarding if re-recording drums is a worthy investment. Ian does seems interested though.
@johnfenner8838
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Great interview, Barry. Of course a clever subject always helps. ✌🏼
@TheRealDrJoey
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Without Barre there's no Jethro Tull. And Jump Start, which Ian seems to have forgotten, has one of the greatest guitar solos ever.
@richbrout16
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Great Job Barry! What a wonderful interview with a musical genius! Thank you!
@TZ1000-zu7ki
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Excellent interview. It's refreshing to hear an interviewer ask a question and then let the interviewee talk. You didn't interrupt him once. Jethro Tull is one of my all-time favorite bands. One of the things I like about them is their ever-changing approach. They don't tend to repeat themselves, but yet still have that distinctive Tull sound. The Steve Wilson-produced box sets are the standard of quality for these types of reissues. Broadsword and the Beast is one of the best yet. I'm looking forward to the Bursting Out set.
@LittleLearningTime1
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Fantastic interview. Nice to hear Ian interviewed by someone that knows the history and finds interesting details within it to ask question about. Good job.
@johnthrasher8146
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Fabulous interview. The radio guy referred to by Ian Anderson was Lee Abrams, who had a huge hand in reducing playlists and formulating what became bland radio for the masses (AOR).
@burdenofproof7284
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Mark Craney died in 2005.
@burdenofproof7284
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Keith Olsen is dead. He died in 2020.
@justgivemethetruth
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
You seem to talk with Ian fairly regularly. I am so curious and I was wondering if you happen to know what Ian Scott Anderson of Jethro Tull did at 9:00 January 1st, 2024? Did he begin work on another album, or is he going to skip another album for the time being, or is he going to hang up his codpiece for good. He says there is a new album destined for release in October of '24, this year. Ian mentioned that his brother just passed away, so he must be feeling the twinges or getting older, as are we all, but I'm hoping he just goes on forever!
@shb7772000if
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
I just started watching this. Maybe more comments later. But not remembering Rogers Waters last name is absurd, and Ian, can you look at the camera?
@thekivster
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
How is Crest of the Knave the quintessential Tull album?
@thecat8513
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Ahaha no way that he doesn't know who Roger Waters is. EGO!!!
@shimwooley
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
The other MTV vid was "Jump Start". Always enjoy listening to IA. Thanks Barry !
@smithpm81
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
amazing talent, seen him many times since the early 80s, always a TOP show
@fernandodelgado1680
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
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@jeffreywilkinson606
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Loved what he said about 1970’s FM radio. I miss it. As I recall he is a huge Roland Kirk fan
@pontifexvonhummer9459
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Chateau D’Saster is awesome. Real. Raw. The last truly savage Tull work. That is, it’s tone is more akin to Benefit and Thick, whereas Passion belongs to the higher pedigree of War Child. Sorry Ian missed it, but understandable. As for Underwraps, I’d pay good money to hear an unplugged album of selections from Under, A, Broadsword and Walk Into. But Good unplugged, not A Little Light Music unplugged.
@handebarlas6248
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Ha haaa!!! Back then there was no social media, now there is but I don't use it…Ian has to be Ian and that's why he is my idol. Very good interview. Thank you so much!
@jamesbonar3092
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Brilliant interview, loved it.
@dingbat19
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Fab interview. Guess you didn't dare ask him why he changed his singing style to the more nasal one for Crest of a Knave… 😉
@mitchcompton2530
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Love Ian but Geez he does tend to ramble–creating all these unnecessary analogies in his answers. I feel like he's exhausted by the end of these interviews. His snobbishness becomes more prominent with the years. Rather apparent with listening to his interviews over the past several years.
@joelliebler5690
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Ian is as straight forward and intelligently funny in his own uniquely!I love his style. He is his own person and that is why he and his band or bands have been so successful over the decades!Ian is so right about this album as I was a big fan of Tull back in the day yet never heard anything on the radio and just beginning in the work field. Now I do not even own a CD as cars do not have them anymore. I will listen to it through an alternative source!
@DropAnchor1978
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Great questions. I think Under Wraps would be a great set with the original remixed/remastered and then a bonus disc with the real drummer. Throw in that great live video concert footage from the 84 tour and I would be excitedly waiting.
@Zerocool215
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Great interview great questions one of Ian's best
@briancox8518
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Personally I like the era of tull from 79 to 84 it was really brave of the band to try something different musically
@charlesnolan7602
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
In 1982, to find out about most albums , it was word of mouth, Record store advance notice, or as in my case, going to Record stores regularly, and looking around!
I saw the Broadsword show at the Spectrum, Philadelphia ,PA. I really liked B and the Beast, and the songs live were exceptional.
For that US leg of the tour SAGA opened. It was the first time I had ever heard of them and I have been a fan since!
As for radio Playlists in Philadelphia on FM radio in the early 1980's, for me I decided I was going to have ultimate control with and where I listened to music.
I read about a release, found what I liked, recorded it unto cassettes, and played it in the car!
@jmdavison62
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
It's unfortunate that Ian Anderson couldn't appreciate what Mark Craney brought to Jethro Tull–he really invigorated a lot of their material.
There are a lot of Jethro Tull mixes in which you can barely make out what the drums are doing because they're so low in the mix. I don't think Anderson really appreciates what a good drummer can contribute.
@sirgilmour
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
My favorite Under Wrap tracks are the live acoustic versions, I personally would suggest Ian Anderson to record acoustic guitars over all the the vocal recordings he did in 84 and removing all that sounds dated. Adding real drums, bass and flute are welcome too. I think a complete remake of this album would be the best thing that could ever happen to it.
@adamphillips6865
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Fantastic questions! Well done sir.
@williamgeorgefraser
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
I love this album because it came out just a few days before I saw them playing in Montpellier in France. I always think of it as the "Scottish" album due to the presence of "Broadsword", "Beastie" and "The Clasp". Then there is the presence of Peter-John Vettese from Edinburgh and Ian Anderson from my hometown of Dunfermline. Waiting for the new release to arrive on Sept 1.
@ralphmuller6040
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
I consider Ian Anderson to be one of the very few genii (geniuses) in the music field. However he seems to be very uncomfortable in this/any interview environment. While the information garnered was interesting, the top of his head was not. I ended up closing my eyes and simply listening. Having said that, I'll be watching part two. Thanks Barry.
@staggerlee6794
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
You'd think that Anderson was some kind of academic rather than a folk-rock god.
@JonToft
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Under Wraps with real drums would be awesome! 😀
@shipsahoy1793
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 am
Wow, if you strip the electronic drum tracks out of Under Wraps and have real well directed drums in place of it, I’ll buy the album again!
Edit: Also, I think Steven Wilson did a great job on the Chateau Tapes for the Passion Play boxed set!
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