Monday, September 1, 2014

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson


Artist:  Jethro Tul
Origin:  Blackpool and Luton, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Progressive Folk, Folk Rock, Art Rock

Original line-up:

Ian Anderson:  Vocals, Flute, Mouth Organ, Piano
Mick Abrahams:  Guitar
Glenn Cornick:  Bass
Clive Bunker:  Drums

Jethro Tull were a British Progressive Rock Group, formed in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1967, by Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute), Mick Abrahams (Guitar), Glenn Cornick (Bass) and Clive Bunker (Drums).  Their music mixed of Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Folk, Jazz, and Classical.  The group achieved commercial success in 1969 with the album Stand Up which reached No. 1 in the UK Charts, and toured regularly in the UK and the US.  They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide, with 11 Gold and five Platinum.  They are one of the most commercially successful of Progressive Rock Band by Rolling Stone Magazine.














Title:  Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland  (2014)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Progressive Folk, Folk Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Eagle Rock Entertainment
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Thick As A Brick  (51:48)

Disc 2:

 1.  From A Pebble Thrown  (2:56)
 2.  Pebbles Instrumental  (3:47)
 3.  Might-Have-Beens  (0:54)
 4.  Upper Sixth Loan Shark  (1:21)
 5.  Banker Bets, Banker Wins  (4:34)
 6.  Swing It Far  (3:33)
 7.  Adrift And Dumfounded  (4:25)
 8.  Old School Song  (3:25)
 9.  Wootton Bassett Town  (3:44)
10. Power And Spirit  (2:01)
11. Give It Till Hurts  (1:14)
12. A Change Of Horses  (8:03)
13. Shunt And Shuffle  (2:13)
14. A Change Of Horses  (8:03)
15. Confessional  (3:10)
16. Kismit In Suburbia  (4:18)
17. What-Ifs, Maybes And Might-Have-Beens  (5:31)














Title:  Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland  (2014)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Progressive Folk, Folk Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Eagle Rock Entertainment
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

DVD:

Thick As A Brick:

 1.  Thick As A Brick  (51:48)

Thick As A Brick 2:

 1.  From A Pebble Thrown  (2:56)
 2.  Pebbles Instrumental  (3:47)
 3.  Might-Have-Beens  (0:54)
 4.  Upper Sixth Loan Shark  (1:21)
 5.  Banker Bets, Banker Wins  (4:34)
 6.  Swing It Far  (3:33)
 7.  Adrift And Dumfounded  (4:25)
 8.  Old School Song  (3:25)
 9.  Wootton Bassett Town  (3:44)
10. Power And Spirit  (2:01)
11. Give It Till Hurts  (1:14)
12. A Change Of Horses  (8:03)
13. Shunt And Shuffle  (2:13)
14. A Change Of Horses  (8:03)
15. Confessional  (3:10)
16. Kismit In Suburbia  (4:18)
17. What-Ifs, Maybes And Might-Have-Beens  (5:31)

Bonus Material:

-Interview With Ian Anderson
-Ian Anderson & Claude Nobs Workshop:
-"Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You" 
-Live At Montreux 2012:  "Upper Sixth Loan" & "Banker Bets, Banker Wins"

Personnel:

Ian Anderson:  Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar

The Band:

John O'Hara:  Keyboards, Accordion
David Goodier:  Bass
Florian Opahle:  Guitar
Scott Hammond:  Drums, Percussion
Ryan O'Donnell:  Additional Vocals, Dance and Mime

Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland is live album by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, was released on August 25, 2014 by Eagle Rock Entertainment, from Jethro Tull's famous concept album Thick As A Brick was originally released in 1972, 40 years later in 2012, Jethro Tull's founder and leader Ian Anderson created Thick As A Brick 2, recorded from the live concert in Iceland.

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