Thanks for highlighting this. Martin Barrs wah wah solo is a gem. My intro the Tull was Benefit which is also a great album, and retained some of the folky vibe of Stand Up.
Jethro Tull's Martin Barre still plays live, with a kick-ass band. The difference is he's playing a Paul Reed Smith guitar and can really make that PRS sing.
YouTube Martin Barre Band Sellersville PA 2022 for good audio and video. The singer, Dan Crisp, is quite good. But I love the bassist and drummer, too (Alan Thomson and Darby Todd)!
Wow, I haven’t heard this tune for years!! Some of my fave tunes by Tull include Aqualung, Bungle in the Jungle, Locomotive Breath and Cross Eyed Mary.
I really find their earlier stuff is the best. However, it will never cease to amaze me that Tull won a Grammy for best metal album in 1989. That truly was a WTH moment.
I graduated from high school this year and we played this album all the time. Middle of the VN war, Nixon, draft numbers. I thought it was the worst time in history. Little did I know. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for highlighting this. Martin Barrs wah wah solo is a gem. My intro the Tull was Benefit which is also a great album, and retained some of the folky vibe of Stand Up.
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My absolute favorite song from that album is Bourée.
Bourée is one of my favorites. I think I even wrote about it before. If you search you should find it
LOVE Jethro Tull❤️🔥!
I was just listening to Jethro Tull today while doing yard work. He has some really great songs, that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing that gem, Geoff!
Key lyric (to me) "The race was won ... by going slowly." Ian Anderson in his philosophical mode. Question: how can we win (by going slowly)?
Jethro Tull's Martin Barre still plays live, with a kick-ass band. The difference is he's playing a Paul Reed Smith guitar and can really make that PRS sing.
That I need to check out
YouTube Martin Barre Band Sellersville PA 2022 for good audio and video. The singer, Dan Crisp, is quite good. But I love the bassist and drummer, too (Alan Thomson and Darby Todd)!
Wow, I haven’t heard this tune for years!! Some of my fave tunes by Tull include Aqualung, Bungle in the Jungle, Locomotive Breath and Cross Eyed Mary.
Nice. Just when I forget about some music, you bring it to my attention. I'm glad you don't charge for this Music Concierge service. 😂😂
Thank you for reminding me that I *really* need to explore my extensive Jethro Tull discography.
It is like a PSA.
So much of their early stuff is amazing
I really find their earlier stuff is the best. However, it will never cease to amaze me that Tull won a Grammy for best metal album in 1989. That truly was a WTH moment.
I will never not delight at it too! In my first writeup of a Tull song, I mentioned it and tracked down a photo of the ad Jethro Tull took out in Billboard magazine afterward. It's here if anyone's interested: https://musicoftheday.substack.com/p/motd-16-aug-23-jethro-tull-songs-from-the-wood
That was actually the very first Grammy for Hard Rock/Metal performance. I had Crest of a Knave but didn't think it was the bands best.
Yep and Metallica was up for that award and should have received it.
I think that shocked them even more than the rest of us
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Thanks for that, Spice! It made me feel a bit better this morning.
This makes my day!
Love Jethro Tull!
I graduated from high school this year and we played this album all the time. Middle of the VN war, Nixon, draft numbers. I thought it was the worst time in history. Little did I know. Thanks for sharing this.
The Eagles stole that chord progression for “Hotel California.”
Yep, but that is sorta what the Eagles were all about.
It's why the Dude hated them so!