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Live at the House of Blues (Jethro Tull album)[edit]

Some time ago, someone added an article for two bootleg albums. I cannot see any reason that article should exist. I have put is as an article for deletion.

If you have a view, please comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Live at the House of Blues (Jethro Tull album).

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. -- Beardo (talk) 01:00, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the page refer to the band as plural?[edit]

Rush is a band. Motley Crue is a band. But Jethro Tull are a band? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:1904:3460:41FF:1A54:1F67:8138 (talk) 15:08, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In British English, bands and other grouped entities that go by a single name, even if their proper name is singular, are referred to as a plural entity, which is different from US English which follow from the nature of the name itself. Since JT is 100% a British band and we us WP:ENGVAR that variety of English for them, that's why we refer to the band in a plural form. --Masem (t) 15:15, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well Doane Perry is American. And Florian Opahle is German. But you're right. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Furthermore, "Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band..." -- because they're more British than American. — Mudwater^(Talk) 16:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I had no idea. Thanks, that was driving me crazy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poppakap (talk • contribs) 17:25, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it comes from not seeing a group as a separate entity but as a group of individuals. -- Beardo (talk) 16:43, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

50 million or 60 million?[edit]

The article says that Tull has sold 60 million albums worldwide, based on a 2014 reference. However, in a new article from 2022, the number has gone down to 50 million. https://jethrotull.com/new-jethro-tull-album-2023/

So have we been sending them back for refunds? Assambrew (talk) 22:12, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I not gotten mine yet. 24.57.18.201 (talk) 06:46, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blackpool or Luton?[edit]

Over the years I've seen the band's origin in the infobox go back and forth between Blackpool or Luton.

You can make fair arguments for both. The band that released This Was in 1968 was formed in Luton, however that band's origins can be very clearly traced back to Blackpool. But, the Blackpool band went by a different name (John Evan Band/Smash), played different music and was composed mostly of different members, many of whom joined Tull later.

Does anyone have any strong feelings on this? Would be nice to have a consensus. Basil the Bat Lord (talk) 10:08, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not clear cut. As Brian Rabey (2013) describes in his book, the original band members went to school together in Blackpool, but the band later moved to Luton "because Mick lived there". In his book "Blackpool" gets 35 mentions, while "Luton" gets only 7. But if we go just by the name, used at gigs and for the first record, we'd probably have to go with Luton? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:25, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]