IS He Dissing The Church?! | Jethro Tull - My God | REACTION/REVIEW
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- Jethro Tull - My God | REACTION/REVIEW
BizMatik Reviews and Reacts to Jethro Tull - My God
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What I get from it - Ian is not too fond of how human corruption finds its way into places where it shouldn't belong, like organized religion. He tends to critique society with both blunt directness and with satire.
Listening to Tull albums from start to finish in song order is the best way to go if possible. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
I was impressed on my recent re-read of the Bible how much of Paul's epistles are warnings and denunciations of those seeking positions of power in the very early church to advance themselves rather than the message of love that Jesus taught. It has ever been such. Any movement, organization, etc. is a target for people seeking their own interests at the expense of others.
Guitarist Martin Barre is JT's secret weapon. The last track on the album, Wind Up, sums up Ian's attitude pretty well. He's not angry with God, or commenting on His existence, so much as angry at the attitude of organised religion, which tells you what to think, pats you on the head and tells you whether you're a good or bad boy, and puts little store in what Jesus or God actually said. Religion has, in the words of the current song "locked [God] in a golden cage" and bent His word to do what the preachers want.
Possibly my favorite Tull song. At least right up there.
it's actually a dissing of the fakers with their faux gods. He is the God of nothing if that's all that you can see, He Is The God Of Everything He's Inside You and Me.
NOT referring to SKYGODS! ;)
Close, the second line is YOU are the God of everything, he's inside you and me
@@russellphillips2679 - Gnostic garbabge
@@gary6754 I just repeated the real lyric. IT is not a statement
@@russellphillips2679pay no mind to people who don’t appreciate, thank you for the correction 👍
I've been a Tull fan for over 50 years, they are unique musically and lyrically
Yes, the song is criticizing organized religion(the church of England specifically), but, it can be applied to all organized religion and/or people who rely too much on religion/clergy instead of thinking for themselves regarding God/religion/etc.
Musically, pure Tull, subtle changes that have powerful effect. When Martin Barre comes in with the electric guitar---mercy, almost metal, not just hard rock
Our host's interpretation is pretty much spot on
JETHRO TULL ROCKS !
Nice reactions Biz. Of course Tull is dissing the Church. Check out the last track, "Wind Up" (as in He's not the kind you have to Wind Up on Sunday)
It's outstanding. Peace out.
Thee best Tull song is ........all of them....
I can imagine this blaring out a college campus dorm room
AND THIS IS ALMOST ( 54 ) YEARS AGO BIZ SO, IT'S INSANE AND JUST SO DAMNNNNN GOOD!!! 💯😊YOU'LL LOVE THE LIVE VERSION I'M SURE, THE WAY HE PLAYS THAT FLUTE IS A LESSON BY ITSELF BIZ! 👍
Criticizing Church of England's approach to religion.
Biz, great reaction! Martin Barre is the guitarist. Very underrated IMHO.
Yes Martin plays electric guitar, but Ian plays the acoustic guitar on this (and many of their tracks)
thank you
The lyrics are powerful and the musical score is brilliant. This is my favorite JT song, although I like many songs of theirs.
They aren't in the Rock HOF, an injustice. I often wondered if songs like this are why they weren't inducted, but that's just my opinion.
You mean The Rock Hall of Shame!
The RHOF is financed and controlled by bankers who HATE rock, blues and jazz.
These people are not Christians anyway.....they pretend to be Jews and practicioners of Judaism, but their only GODs are money, gold, diamonds and POWER.
"Wind up" explains it all imo...
Agreed...it wraps up all the philosophy of religious folks who just show up on Sunday to feel that's all they need to be saved...in a very crude way of saying it.
I don't need to be winded up on Sunday...because I'm a 24/7 spiritual fool....
I would complete the religious theme trilogy with the last tune on the album - "Wind Up". Another banger
As a Christian, I think he’s dissing the corruption that can be prevalent in organized religion. His flute in this is amazing. Next one from this album should be Up To Me. LOVE that song.
Ian goes off on religion a lot in his lyrics.
The amazing AQUALUNG album! Bro!!!, Saw this tour! So now at 68, I've had some epic life experiences. Seeing them at 15 on a fluke is one my greatest moments. Our passion was Roller Skating at our Rink in VA near DC. After a parent dropped us off, we learned that the Rink had been booked by 2 (unknown to us at the time) British bands, TULL headlining with YES. For $5 each we had our entire future lives completely altered FOREVER!
Acoustic guitar work is Ian Anderson, who never gets the credit he deserves for his guitar playing, since everyone focuses on the flute.
As you know, I'm an auld Scotsman frae Ayrshire. In the Church of England the equivalent to the Pope would be the reigning monarch. King Chuck III is literally the head of the Church of England, however the day-to-day operations of the church are handled by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
YOU GOTTA SEE ( IAN ) DO THIS SONG BIZ, IT'LL BLOW YOUR MIND 💯MY GOD ( 70 ) LIVE AT THE ISLE WIGHT 😊
You are right about dissing the Pope. The original lyrics done live goes, "And the graven image Catholic, with his plastic crucifiix...."
My God- He's not the kind you wind up on Sundays, you know.
Love this tune!
Zeus, Mother Nature and Jethro Tull are all I need.
lol
Mother nature and energy are the 2 original meanings of the Norse or Viking word, GOD......probably pronounced Godt.
I like your reaction to Jethro Tull it’s always been one of my favorite albums since it came out
If you find the time, check out Jethro Tull that was released on a two-part video of their live performance at the Isle of Wight festival in England back in the summer of 1970 almost 54 years ago of their 1968 song "Dharma for One". Tull's original drummer Clive Bunker gives an outstanding drum solo on part-two of "Dharma for One". The frontman Ian Anderson is one hell of a showman even though Ian doesn't play his renowned flute in this song. At any rate, "Dharma for One" of both parts was smokin' hot and reveals Tull's talent as a progressive British rock group during the early days of their career. By the way, Tull played "My God" at his concert also among others which were fire.💫🎤🎸🎹🥁🔥☮🎧
It is fantastic!! It is a must see video!!
I burned through 2 copies of this album in the 70s.
I always viewed this song as genuine spirituality vs. organized religion , which is filled with personalities who use the Church as an instrument of control and manipulation. As well as huge ego trips, and sadly---- abuse.
Ian seems to be cutting out the middleman ( the "holy" men ) to address the Divine directly. Instead of mindlessly following..
Yo! My pops used to play the flute 🪈 part all the time when I was growing up. Perfectly! 🖖🏼
thats dope, i also use to play the flute not like ian tho
@@watchbizmatik My pops was crazy talented. He could play flute, tenor and alto sax, and clarinet by ear. He could listen to a song and play it almost immediately. I wish I had inherited his skills…
Check out a Jethro Tull live video from the 1970's, quite a treat..
Anderson is expressing his own beliefs and desires for a more personal and individual connection with spirituality. He finds solace in Nature and rejects the idea of religious dogma, emphasizing the importance of personal experience and introspection in determining one's own spiritual path with a critique of societal norms and the influence of religious institutions. As a teenager then coming to terms with my own views & indoctrinated understanding, this song was very enlightening & courageous, but it also carried with it, an ethos already within our late 60's/early 70's generation.
As an Atheist, I approve 😁
Get it
Love Jethro Tull! 🙂
Sounds like you're ready for the song 'Heavy Horses' from the album of the same name with a nice 'And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps', also on the same album. Which btw is my best Tull album.
Very unusual , it did sound like church, thanks Biz
HOORAY! So glad to see you back!
'Wind Up' another great one from this album😊
Top 5 Tull song.
Aqualung! What an LP! I bought it in my teens in the 70es.The High School I was in was ruled by Maristas brothers and the lyrics of this song made helped me to have more reasons to stand against them organized forms of religion..I wouldn´t like to offend nobody but as Mr.Anderson says in the first verse I think people grabs the idea of God and make it"bend to their religion" instead of looking for the God inside.Electric guitar is played by the great Martin Barre.Another of my JT favorites is the "Minstrel in the gallery" LP,you might check it out.Cheers!
He's actually talking about how men use God for their own purposes and not for the purpose that God had intended.
"People what have you done.. you locked him in his golden cage, made him bend to your religion, him resurrected from the grave"
"Lock them in his (golden cage) made him bend to your religion"
means man-made religions like these prosperity gospel teachers who teach prosperity and riches (golden cage) of this world but not of repentance of our sins.
Great reaction. Definitely my favorite Jethro Tull song. "Mother Goose" is another great tune from Aqualung.
Thanks.. and I did mother goose already
☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥😎against organized religious governments. Consider the live!
I played this album so much, I had to buy another.
Ya need to do Jethro tull "bursting out ", it's a live album, it kicks ass!!!
'Wind Up' the last track on the (original) album completes the 'religious' theme and is also an excellent track which you should do to conclude the albums main tracks (but the short 'filler' tracks are also lovely - and perhaps you could do them in 1 video to complete the album) .
Biz == My God
Yep. He's the church. In the future, we will look upon the period of religious rule as The Dark Ages.
❤ Thank you!
welcome
Hey Biz, to get your kicks have a look at the back cover of Aqualung. It is an interesting read, starting with:
1 In the beginning Man created God;
and in the image of Man
created him.
2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of
names,that he might be Lord of all
the earth when it was suited to Man.
…..
i need to purchase the album
Been a while. Almost sounds like a first listen.
Great song. Greater album.
I would love for you to Evaluate Wind-Up the final track .Some great lyrics to ponder
My God == Biz
Despite his stage persona, Ian is a very straight Brittish Gentleman.....anti drugs, i believe anti alcohol , hates electrified music and talks like a BBC newsreader.
He also appears to be a very spiritual and religious man who hates the hypocrasy and lies of all organised religions and church.
You da man, Biz...
thank you kindly lol
I like the somnolent acoustic guitar at the beginning which leads into the haunting piano and organ. Then the flute and electric guitar that would wake the dead both kick in - hard. It's the ultimate song to stir the regimented Church out of its torpor.
Not dissing the church or God...he disses the hypocrisy!
Listen to "Wind Up", from the same album!!
superb reaction
Thank you
10:00 So the "graven-image you-know-who" in live shows is sometimes explicitly said "the graven-image Catholic." He's basically saying they're not even proper Christians because they just took all the saints and treat them like the way the ancient people prayed to different gods. So he's making fun of how they have to offer all their formulaic prayers and supplications, and venerate the saints instead of actually living out a biblical Christianity.
And this is important because it adds a general touch. He's not JUST going after the Church of England, but all of the organizations that claim to speak for god without any real authority. "Wind Up" is the next part of this. Contains the line "he's not the kind you have to wind-up on Sunday." Another criticism of how religious people treat God.
Another great review.
Thank you
I feel this is their best album
Masterpiece. Thanks for this one Biz…
I went to catholic school in the early 70's with abusive nuns. So I know what hypocrites they are. It completely turned me off of religion forever. I have my own personal beliefs and do believe there is some kind of higher power.
Great take sir.
thank you
Listen to Dear God by XTC, You will blow smoke out of your ears.
Here's another Tull suggestion, Biz:
"Serenade to a Cuckoo", which is them covering a masterpiece written by jazz pioneer and legend, Rhasaan Roland Kirk.
The flute and guitar are funky as hell in that piece.
9:44 there is no doubt that he's talking about protestants/evangelicals
Hi Biz - why not Aqualung the main song on the LP? I like your review of My God. I bought the LP when it was released back in 1971. I still have it in good condition since I must have played it many times over. Thanks for the reviews of Jethro Tull and the brillant Ian Anderson.
HEY HEY HEYYYYYYY!!! 😊BASICALLY YES BIZ BUT HE'S NOT DISSING RELIGION 👍, HE'S AGAINST ( ORGANIZED RELIGION ) 👎WHAT'S GOIN ON DUDE, HAVE A GR8888 REST OF THE DAY!
I can hear my mom now, can't you play another song? I repeatedly played this song.
Hey Biz it's your friend from Rhode Island who asks you to check out those lynryrd Skynyrd live from England videos I don't do is every video because I don't want to be a pain but I figured I'd request those songs again Saturday night special and give me three steps and freebies you will not be sorry I guarantee it after all it's lynryrd Skynyrd they say that concert was there best performance glad you're still doing these reactions
email me, check my description for the email i need the link to what you are referring to
SKYGODS AREN'T REAL. Ian knew that! ;)
If you haven't done it yet you should listen to "Wind Up" next and you will get more of the same vibe! Not to mention more fantastic instrumentation! Thanks for another great reaction!
i haven't but its next up
@@watchbizmatik Just watched that reaction another fastastic review. Appreciate your insights and honesty on all things!
Dissing the Church. Accidentally deleted a whole word. Sheesh. Sorry.
I don't think he is dissing the church; I think he is dissing hypocrites who proclaim they follow the church but fail to live up to the expectations people profess for others.
Ian Anderson isn't a religious person as far i know.
I can see a lot of similarities between this and another angry young man also dissapointed of the "Bloody church of England": Public Image Limited (PiL) Religion 1+2. Eight years later and a totally different music landscape.
I don't know but it's not as if dissing the church is a bad thing.
Ian was speaking out against abuse and hypocrisy in the Church of England. He was not happy with the way too many leaders in the church had twisted things around to suit their own personal needs. Totally missing the whole point.
He equally despises the Church of England and the Catholic Church. He believes in God/Jesus, but not organized religion, who have warped concepts of God in their own image.
Sadly at least one flute was murdered in the making of this song
lol facts
He is dissing the organized Church of England and how they manipulate GOD to get money from the citizens. HOD comes from within not forms some hypocritical institution!
The Church of England is the official church in UK. Young people at that time were becoming cynical and disillusioned with the church, not necessarily with Christianity itself.
Wrong the Church of England is England's official church in Scotland it's the Church of Scotland.
@@williammackenzie6115 you're exactly right!
@@DanPemberton No problem and thanks for the reply,both churches need to get back to scripture.
@williammackenzie6115 Amen my friend!
Dig.
He is dissing what he finds fake or false in religion.
ja den officiella kyrkan inte religionen i sig
any Biblical scholar would tell you most of these comments here and the song itself are garbage
Of course he is…praise jesup.