Vernacular Verbose - A Jethro Tull Podcast

01/09/2023

How are we feeling?

16/06/2023

Hi everyone, Eugene here, to update you where I'm at these days.

After staying in Western Ukraine for a year, I recently moved back home. I did this not because it's become a hundred percent safe here in Kharkiv, but rather for the opposite reason — nowhere in Ukraine is fully safe, and the town where I was staying was reached by strike drones a few times. Those weren't the most fun mornings I've had in my life, for sure. So considering that, I'd much rather be at home, taking precautions to observe the two-wall rule during air alerts, and all that.

Other than survival, my band and I have been slowly working on some music of our own to help reflect on the circumstances we're in, it might see the light of day if we're lucky enough to finish it.

What concerns VV and the second season that you all have been long waiting for, I'm not going to make any promises at the moment. Listening and analyzing Tull in the way we've been doing it is very much a historical pursuit that requires an ever so slight detachment. It isn't easy for me to allow myself those moments of living in the past when there is overwhelmingly so much present. For instance, I had promised Joey that I would write this update a few weeks ago, but then r*ssia blew up the Kakhovka dam, and it took my mind off VV for quite some time again.

When we do come back, if you're hopefully still around, I may even come to have a few intelligent things to say about RökFlöte...

I'm literally finishing up writing this update to the sound of another siren. Welp, gotta keep an eye on those danger monitoring notifications in case something serious is heading in our direction. Which reminds me, I haven't yet looked up a fundraiser for today. This time my daily pledge will go towards the repair of an army pickup truck for one of the brigades.

Cheers!

06/04/2022

Eugene was interviewed in a new video from YouTuber Bandsplaining about underground Ukranian music.

List of bands with links (when applicable) below!0:50 Shiva The Destructor - Ishtar (https://shivathedestructor.bandcamp.com)1:38 Kurs Valüt - 4533 (https://...

10/03/2022

Eugene was featured in an ITV News piece broadcast tonight regarding concert cancellations in Ukraine, in which he spoke with Ian Anderson via phone. See here for the full video: https://youtu.be/dVCYTPmyRZs

03/03/2022

[Please continue reading for an important message]
Unfortunately due to the situation in Ukraine, we have no choice but to postpone season 2 of the podcast indefinitely.

Many of you have asked about Eugene and his safety. The last week has been very difficult for him. He is currently safe, but has been driven from his home with no guarantee of when he can return. Nevertheless, Eugene has been really touched by all of the support and well-wishes he's received from our listeners and would like to thank all of you from the bottom of his heart.

I hope that soon Eugene will have the time and focus to be able to speak more directly with all of you about his experience. I also hope that we will be able to return to the podcast in due time as we both feel that we have a lot of ideas left and a lot more content to provide for the Tull community. Until then please do what you can to support a democratic and free Ukraine and hope for peace as soon as possible.

- Joey

23/02/2022

LAST CHANCE to submit your question to be featured in a future mailbag episode! We'll be closing our survey soon. The survey also contains some questions to let us know what you're wanting to hear from the podcast in season 2.

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16/02/2022

NEW EPISODE: Joey & Eugene give their thoughts on the first new Tull album in two decades in this season 1 finale episode of the podcast.

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Vernacular Verbose will return with season 2 in late March 2022!

09/02/2022

NEW EPISODE: Joey & Eugene listen to "J-Tull Dot Com", the final chapter in the history of "old Tull" and reflect back on the whole discography.

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29/01/2022

LIVE in ~30 minutes. Join our Zealot Gene first impressions live stream here: https://youtu.be/BOmo-24ERhE

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26/01/2022

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene listen to "Roots to Branches", the band's world music-inspired return to form of the '90s.

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Don't miss our Zealot Gene YouTube livestream on January 29! Come listen to The Zealot Gene with us for the very first time. Click here to view the livestream and set a reminder: https://youtu.be/BOmo-24ERhE

12/01/2022

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene delve into the waters of "Catfish Rising", an album where the band took a new direction and then never explored it again.

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29/12/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene listen to "Rock Island", the last album of the '80s and possibly the band's most "hard rock" album.

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15/12/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey & Eugene take a look at "The Jethro Tull Christmas Album" in this special Christmas episode.

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Also, we're soliciting listener questions and feedback for a future mailbag episode. Submit your question here: https://forms.gle/wZTogmymPsaXSjog9

11/12/2021

Do you have a question or topic you'd like to hear Eugene & Joey discuss? We're now accepting listener input for a future "mailbag" Q&A episode.

>>> Fill out the form here to submit: https://forms.gle/F6xWJkFEyFQDrzHW8

01/12/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene discuss Tull's Grammy Award-winning album, which contains no less than 15 ounces of genuine "Heavy Metal"

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24/11/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene speak with Stewart Wood, creator of "The Daily Sporran" YouTube series. They discuss arranging Tull music on an acoustic guitar, undercover Tull fans in the UK Parliament, and reveal their favorite underrated Tull songs.

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21/11/2021

Special Episode 2 coming this week, featuring another special guest from the Tull fan community.

17/11/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey & Eugene take a look at the much-maligned "Under Wraps", the most electronic and harshly criticized album of the band's discography, in the longest episode of the podcast to date.

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03/11/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene listen to "The Broadsword and the Beast", an album that merged Tull's folk and fantasy cred with their new synth-heavy sound.

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27/10/2021

Special Episode 1 is out now! Joey and Eugene are joined by special guests The Feckless Momes, creators of fellow Tull podcast "Talk Tull to Me" in the ultimate Tull podcast crossover event. Check out the last 25 minutes for a game of "Tull Trivia" between the two podcasts.

This episode also has a video edition available! Watch here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5DR8aHL6T2s

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25/10/2021

Surprise special episode coming this week! Featuring a special guest...

20/10/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene reflect upon “A”: the album where everything changed.

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06/10/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene challenge the icy winds of Stormwatch, the final chapter in the first volume of the band's long history.

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22/09/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene analyze "Heavy Horses", the darker second entry in the folk trilogy.

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08/09/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene tackle "Songs From the Wood", one of the band's most beloved albums which kicked off the folk trilogy.

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30/08/2021

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25/08/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene analyze "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!", one of the most overlooked albums of the band's classic era.

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11/08/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene analyze "Minstrel in the Gallery", an album at the intersection of Tull eras.

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28/07/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene analyze "WarChild", the album where the band returned to simpler song form and less elaborate storytelling.

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14/07/2021

NEW EPISODE: Joey and Eugene analyze A Passion Play, Jethro Tull's second single-piece opus.

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