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A memorable performance

Staff Reporter

Bangalore: There were questions that popped up when the Jethro Tull buzz first began in Bangalore.

Would an ageing Ian Anderson live up to the expectations of a crowd thirsting for the flautist of two decades ago?

How could he hope to do so without the legendary Martin Barre, Doane Perry and Andrew Giddings?

These questions continued to ring in one's mind as the opening act, Bangalore-band Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ) occupied the stage.

Then, Jethro Tull took stage, and as Anderson's flute rang out with the first notes of "My Sunday Feeling" from the debut album "This Was," all doubts were put to rest.

Flowing through a versatile collection that ranged from the oddly-timed "Eurology" from his solo album "Rupi's Dance" to the ever-loved solid-grooved "Cross-Eyed Mary" from Aqualung.

The concert had it all — the trademark Celtic mythology, the whimsical trilling flute, the occasional shredding guitar solo and the only accordion in the world that managed to sound cool.

Whether keenly wailing through a moving solo or happily skipping along through the folksy numbers, Anderson had the crowd enthralled like few can manage.

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