Not the only one Philly :lol: - One was a founder member of Jethro Tull, the other stood there for their appearance in the Rolling Stones's Rock and Roll Circus film thing, miming to the other's guitaring.
Yeah, I saw that film on TV a few Christmases ago.
I knew Iommi had done a little stint in Jethro Tull of course
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What?!?!?!
I have no idea how I didn't know this. Sounds like the best thing ever.
I think it was literally for a matter of weeks, after Mick Abrahams left Tull and before Earth became Black Sabbath.
I don't think he ever recorded with them.
Yeah, I'm fairly certain he didn't record with them - I've got a variety of box-sets and albums with rare gems and wotnot on them. I think that any existing Jethro Tull recordings/demos with Tony Iommi on would have surfaced on those.
But I was as surprised as you HTH when I found out. I think it was either in the 20th Anniversary box-set booklet, or the 25th Anniversary Tour Program. All sorts of interesting things in those, eg Martin Barre says you can hear Jimmy Page coming into the studio during his Aqualung solo. And they're not entirely happy (but are philosophical) about the biggest hit The Eagles had. The Eagles supported them for a tour and spent many nights watching them at the side of the stage while they were playing "We used to know". A little while later, these fine young lads came out with a massive hit called Hotel California. (Actually it's quite a common chord progression - I already knew they were similar to Eric Clapton's "Let it Grow". And, if you desconstruct "Layla" it has elements of this way of doing things. The sixties hit "Those were the Days" has the same vibe. I'm sure there must be some classical or otherwise piece that they were all affected by and these are the echoes of it...).
Anyway, I've been listening to a lot of Gabriel era Genesis and Jimi Hendrix while I was painting the living rooms. I hadn't heard Supper's Ready for ages.... wow!! And Lamb Lies Down, first half, is a stunner...
