''Live at Madison Square Garden 1978'' is a concert video and an album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 2009. It was recorded on 9 October 1978 at

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in New York City. 50 minutes of the performance were broadcast live via satellite on the

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Old Grey Whistle Test ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''Whistle Test'' or ''OGWT'') is a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC Two, BBC2 from 1971 ...

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by

Ian Anderson Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist w ...

, except where noted. # "Sweet Dream" – 6:52 # "One Brown Mouse" – 3:24 # "

Heavy Horses ''Heavy Horses'' is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978. The album is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongsi ...

" – 7:22 # "

Thick as a Brick ''Thick as a Brick'' is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 3 March 1972. The album contains a continuous piece of music, split over two sides of an LP record, and is intended as a parody of the concept alb ...

" – 11:23 # "No Lullaby (incl. Flute Solo)" – 9:00 # "

Songs from the Wood ''Songs from the Wood'' is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 11 February 1977 by Chrysalis Records. The album is considered to be the first of three folk rock albums released by the band at the en ...

" – 4:53 # "Quatrain" (instrumental) (

Martin Barre Martin Lancelot Barre (; born 17 November 1946) is an English guitarist best known for his longtime role as lead guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he recorded and toured from 1968 until the band's initial dissolution in 201 ...

) – 0:41 # " Aqualung" (Ian Anderson, Jennie Anderson) – 8:04 # "

Locomotive Breath "Locomotive Breath" is a song by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their 1971 album, '' Aqualung''. Written as a comment on population growth, "Locomotive Breath" was meant to replicate the chugging rhythm of a train. In addition to ...

(incl.

Dambusters March ''The Dam Busters March'' is the theme to the 1955 British war film '' The Dam Busters''. The musical composition, by Eric Coates, has achieved the distinction of becoming synonymous with both the film and the real Operation Chastise. ''The Dam ...

)" (Ian Anderson,

Eric Coates Eric Francis Harrison Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist. Coates was born into a musical family, but, despite his wishes and obvious talent, his pa ...

) – 15:40 # " Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" – 4:17 # "My God/

Cross-Eyed Mary "Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album '' Aqualung'' (1971). The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a schoolgirl prostitute who prefers the company of "leching greys" over her schoolmates. ...

" – 6:59

DVD Track listing

Start of Concert Recording (audio only) # "Sweet Dream" # "One Brown Mouse" # "Heavy Horses" Start of broadcast – video #

"Opening" # "Thick as a Brick" # "No Lullaby (incl. Flute Solo)" # "Songs from the Wood" # "Band intro" # "Quatrain" (Instrumental) # "Aqualung" # "Locomotive Breath (incl. Dambusters March)" End of broadcast – video (During "Locomotive Breath") #

"Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die" # "My God/Cross-Eyed Mary" Encore #

"Locomotive Breath (incl. Dambusters March)"

Personnel

;Jethro Tull *

– vocals,

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

, guitar *

– electric guitar *

John Evan John Evan (born John Spencer Evans; born 28 March 1948, in Derby, Derbyshire.) is a British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. Evans' father was headmaster at a De ...

– piano, organ, synthesizers *

Barriemore Barlow Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow (born 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Christened Barrie, 'Barriemore' was an affectation ...

– drums,

glockenspiel The glockenspiel ( or , : bells and : set) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the vibraphone. The glo ...

* David Palmer – portative pipe organ, synthesizers ;Guest Musician * Tony Williams – bass guitar

References

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Track listing

DVD Track listing

Personnel

See also

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