Jethro Tull / CLOUDS / John Sebastian

Rock's In My Head Apr 23, 2018

We are on a train with a large group of about 12 attending the late show featuring Jethro Tull, John Sebastian, and Clouds. This May 22 bill was like no other. Clouds is a power trio from Scotland who shared management with Jethro Tull, so they landed the opening slot. Clouds, after assaulting our ears with their loud music, if that’s what it could be called, was followed by John Sebastian, complete in his stoned out Woodstock tie dye outfit playing acoustic guitar, and harmonica. From a power trio to a stoned acoustic singer, we were mesmerized and then to throw in JETHRO TULL as the closer, what the hell ? It made no sense. At this point Tull was a five piece outfit, adding John Evans on piano, and the band was playing tunes from their recently released BENEFIT album. Still I pined for the THIS WAS era tunes and the only one they played this night was DHARMA FOR ONE which is the drum solo. I was having a tough time liking their new music. And their worst music was yet to come.