Re: Jethro Tull
Don't normally like delving into the personal lives of our rock idols but this is from wikipedia and is in common domain, so to speak:
From 1970 to 1974, Anderson was married to Jennie Franks, a photographer who is credited with writing most of the lyrics to the song Aqualung. Anderson married Shona Learoyd in 1976, described by Rolling Stone magazine as a "beautiful convent-educated daughter of a wealthy wool manufacturer"[3]. She had studied ballet for 10 years, though Anderson met her when she was working as a press officer at Jethro Tull's then record-label Chrysalis Records. She later became involved with the band's on-stage special effects.
The couple have lived in a 16th-century redbrick farmhouse on the 500-acre Pophleys estate in Buckinghamshire, England, and on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. They currently live in Wiltshire, England. They have two children: James Duncan Anderson, also a musician; and Gael, who works in the film industry and is married to the actor Andrew Lincoln.
When I get some more PC time, I'll have a look for some items from Under Wraps. All I will comment on, regarding the dreaded drum machine, is that it was an avenue that Ian Anderson chose, I think, because it was new and needed exploring. I have read that he programmed the drum machine himself so I suppose he classed it as another instrument to learn and master and at the time was all the rage. In hindsight it could be classed "uneven" but then all great musicians and composers probably feel they have a duty to utilise the technology prevelent at the time. It's still a cracking album imo and well worthy of the Tull catalogue but does need some extended listening to fully appreciate the themes contained in the songs.