Music
Jethro Tull’s concert at the Wiltern Theatre on Thursday provided answers to a couple of questions that casual fans might have had about the group’s leader, Ian Anderson: Yes, he’s still fairly trim, but no, he’s not quite as nimble as he used to be and he’s definitely not the madcap showman he once was.
Oct. 17, 1992
There are a lot of ways a rock band could celebrate its 20th anniversary on stage, especially if that group has heard cries of “dinosaur,” and “over the hill”--not to mention “pretentious” and “overblown”--during many of those years.
June 6, 1988
Ian Anderson likes the fact that his group, Jethro Tull, now plays before mostly familiar faces.
Nov. 4, 1989
Concerning “Grammys: The Good, the Bad, the Forgettable” (Feb. 27): Why is Robert Hilburn so impressed with rock group Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his comment that “the first thing we’ve got to do, obviously, is thank Jethro Tull for not putting out an album this year”?
March 7, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Think it’s strange that veteran rocker Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull has made an album of instrumental music for flute and orchestra?
June 10, 1995
Say what you will about Jethro Tull, but Ian Anderson is still rock’s best bug-eyed rock singer who stands on one leg when playing the flute.
Dec. 16, 1987
It’s easy to see how the flamboyant Ian Anderson can overshadow his band mates in Jethro Tull.
Sept. 19, 1996
Pop music critic Robert Hilburn has got to be joking.
March 2, 1992
Pop & Hiss
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March 27, 2012
Pop music: Front man for the enduring and endearing band, which is coming to Irvine, actually answers mail.