Jethro Tull (Official Thread)

[Rocker440]

Originally Posted by Sox Some great tunes on this album...

Yes, indeed!

A couple more that I've enjoyed for many years, too!


Steel Monkey



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I also agree with LG that Crest of a Knave was an excellent improvement from the previous Tull album, and the time, efforts put into these songs were very well done and greatly appreciated, imo!

[jeffrey]

Originally Posted by Sweaty Tull are still one of the greatest bands, they have stood the teat of time and he can still stand on one leg and play that there flute. I will continue to purchase the remasters to obtain the extra tracks, I believe they are re-releasing one of their early albums with a live concert included soon.

Sure is. Due to be released 25 October the track listing seems to be:

CD1:
1. A New Day Yesterday
2. Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square
3. Bouree
4. Back To The Family
5. Look Into The Sun
6. Nothing Is Easy
7. Fat Man
8. We Used To Know
9. Reason For Waiting
10. For A Thousand Mothers
11. Living In The Past
12. Driving Song
13. Sweet Dream
14. 17
15. Living In The Past - Original Mono Single Version
16. Bouree - Top Gear BBC Radio Session
17. A New Day Yesterday - Top Gear BBC Radio Session
18. Nothing Is Easy - Top Gear BBC Radio Session
19. Fat Man - Top Gear BBC Radio Session
20. Stand Up - US Radio Spot #1
21. Stand Up - US Radio Spot #2

CD2 - Live At Carnegie Hall:
1. Nothing Is Easy
2. My God
3. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of
4. A Song For Jeffrey
5. To Cry You A Song
6. Sossity, You're A Woman / Reasons For Waiting / Sossity, You're A Woman
7. Dharma For One
8. We Used To Know
9. Guitar Solo
10. For A Thousand Mothers

DVD - Live At Carnegie Hall:
1. Introduction
2. Nothing Is Easy
3. My God
4. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of
5. A song For Jeffrey
6. To Cry You A Song
7. Sossity, You're A Woman / Reasons For Waiting / Sossity, You're A Woman
8. Dharma For One
9. We Used To Know
10. Guitar Solo
11. For A Thousand Mothers


As far as I can find out there is no video footage of the Carnegie concert so what will be on the dvd is anybody's guess.

[Lord Grendel]

^^You are the best Sir Jeffrey.


If there is no concert footage that does beg the question what they are going to fill the DVD with...

[Velvetclown]

DVD: Live At Carnegie Hall [DTS Surround Mix, No Video]

[Lord Grendel]

^^You know I really don't mind if they leave the concert DVD blank with no footage, if it is well produced 5.1 DTS then I can close my eyes and take a trip on my own without any help.

[Velvetclown]

Well there´s a "New" interview with Ian on the DVD, but I think I could live without that one.

[Velvetclown]

Ian, we need some Kinda-New-Material !!!!!!!!!!

Not just some, Living in the past stuff

[Velvetclown]

Guess I´m too old to die young

[Lord Grendel]

I don't know what his plans are, his foray into "World Music" is to satisfy his creative side, but when he tours he always plays his older songs. I did listen to the interview on the Aqualung remastered CD, where he told the story about the rift with Plant and Led Zeppelin and how it was all tongue in cheek and in good fun, but ended up offending Plant anyway. Ian has never been one to keep his mouth shut for long.

[Velvetclown]

So true.

SHUT UP N PLAY YER FLUTE

[Velvetclown]

Like me

[Velvetclown]

[jeffrey]

In anticipation of LG's next album review, here's the backstage pass for you all. Cut out and keep for use when the band next visit an auditorium near to you

[Lord Grendel]

^^I would call my "Chicken Scratch" introductions more than album reviews Jeffrey...

But I like to do them that way so many people are fans and fill out the information in no time at all, making it a lot of fun and less work for me.

I will have the next album up tomorrow, and I have the sequence right now, although I appreciate the subtle hint Sir Jeffrey.

[Lord Grendel]

So Jethro Tull won a Grammy Award for the previous album, and one would think they were all fired up and couldn't wait to record another album to take advantage of the situation that presented itself. In 1989 they released "Rock Island", the follow up to "...Knave", and the same band line-up intact as well, but there is a spark lacking to really separate the two recordings, "Rock..." could easily have been disc two of it's predecessor and many have described the band as "uninspired or going through the motions" on Rock Island. I don't think I would go that far, it is a good album not one of their all time best no denying that, but it warrants a listen. (Reminds me of some of the criticisms that Stormwatch garnered following after Heavy Horses, and all three albums Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch could have been considered a continuation of a single theme.) I will state again that I am a full blown Tull fanatic so it's possible that I don't always see things the same way as a neutral observer might, and I make no apology for that either.

The title track.