What more can be said other than incredible. Ian Anderson and his band impressed the hell out of a packed house at the Vic Theater. They played some old Jethro Tull standards and real rare gems. A perfect evening with five other musicians in an acoustic setting was a delight to see and hear. This was truly an enjoyable event for music appreciators of all ages to see the group of traveling minstrels.

Ian packed up and hit the road for some select shows. Martin Barre and Doane Perry decided to sit this one out, but he did bring along some familiar faces. David Goodier and John O'Hara had filled in the gaps on bass and accordion for the short tour bringing some whiskers to the stage. Florian Ophale stepped into the mighty big shoes he had to fill on guitar and performed extraordinarily all evening. Meena Bhasin was on loan to Ian from Carnegie Hall. She came and sat in on viola during some of the songs for this wonderful eclectic version of Jethro Tull music.

Opening the night out with "Dun Ringell" was a shock to most Tull fans, but immediately going into "March the mad Scientist" was just overwhelming. The set list had been a nice mix of the B-side material and some of the more popular stuff. The concert was an excellent event for the true fans of Jethro Tull music and for the ones who had never heard a note of Ian’s wonderful songs. 

Different versions of "Locomotive Breathe" and "Aqualung" closed out the show. The variations of these staple songs were delightful to hear within the new rendition of them. You thought that your ears started to play tricks on you when they first went into these songs. Well done!

During the song “Fat Man,” Ian talked about Mick Abrahams being the influence for the song with his ever-expanding waistline. He then commented on his own expanding waistline and in a roundabout way sort of apologized to the long lost guitarist forever poking fun at him. He expressed how in recent years he isn’t as thin as what he used to be.

"Jack in the Green" and "Bouree" were a couple other pieces that filled up the allowed time for the show. Listening to these songs again without the pops and hiss of the vinyl left you asking for more and more. Even the attendees who were seeing Ian for the first time were enjoying the show. There were a couple of questions in the audience from the new-bees that asked, “Which one’s Jethro?”