It's autumn....sure why not? Been hitting virtually everything except Rock Island and Catfish. Ian's vocals were so damn GREAT in his glory days. Something I have really been noticing this time around as well is that his background overdubs were stellar as well, especially on albums like Wood, Horses, Broadsword, etc. Long live The Tull.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Autumn's the time for Songs From The Wood and The Broadsword And The Beast, yep!
I think 'Songs From The Wood' is a spring album. 'Heavy Horses' is late summer, shading to autumnal. And 'Stormwatch' is for winter.Originally Posted by dropforge
Autumn's the time for Songs From The Wood and The Broadsword And The Beast, yep!
Completely agree - I always reach for Tull in mass quantities when autumn is finally upon us. I also agree about Ian's backing vox, he was quite good at double tracking his own harmonies, always sounded fantastic to my ears!
BTW I happen to really like Rock Island.
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Me too, I think it's chalk full of classic Tull flavors. Sometimes I like it more than (hold your ears) Crest Of A Knave.
Ok, I'm on board! Now playing: Heavy Horses (SW Remix)
More of a Summer album but it was at my elbow...
I'm game. Heavy Horses it is.
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I love his guitar tone
Amazing how it sounds especially live
Love the Tull too!
Rainy night here in Costa Rica as for the whole weekend ... np A Passion Play !.
This is the “normal” cd version :-)
Pura vida!!.
Picked up a copy of Minstrel original Chrysalis vinyl at a store last week. One of the Tull albums I can still listen to, and never loved the sound of the RM CD. The vinyl kind of sucks! I guess the stories about this album just not sounding very good from the start weren't bunk.
Too bad. I was hoping for a special "vinyl-y goodness" to come from songs like Cold Wind and Black Satin Dancer, but no dice. Just kind of muddy and flat.
Some fantastic tunes (both released and previously unreleased until recently):
Velvet Green - a masterpiece
Requiem - One of my fav Tull tunes, pulls at my heartstrings, sort of difficult to listen to
Weathercock - Great late fall tune
Old Aces Die Hard - So good, its insane it wasn't ever used. The instrumental break in the middle is downright brilliant
Strip Cartoon - Love this
Acres Wild - Great one, amazing bass line, mandolin, vocals, Isle of SKYE
Summerday Sands - Another unused gem
Living in These Hard Times - both versions great (but I do prefer version 1)
Mayhem Maybe - The instrumental work on guitars, mados, etc on this tune is truly exceptional, I would love to hear this w/o vocals just to hear the instrunts, what a tune!
Look into the Sun - gorgeous
Law of the Bungle part II - Love this
Look at the Animals - ditto
Part of the Machine - brilliant middle section workout
Fallen on Hard Times - great vocals on this, mando is great
The Third Hoorah - ANOTHER incredible instrumental middle section, bagpipes!
That's all for now. Cheerio.....
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
For me Tull is for all seasons and weathers. Tull is for eternity.
Was just listening to Aqualung when I was on the plane back home. Excellent album.
I can find stuff to like on ANY tull album, even catfish and rock island.
BINGO. Right on man.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
I'll try these again, thx.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
JT seldom gets ignored in my world, how convenient to have been reading this thread on my Kindle fire HD, and happen to have Stormwatch, Heavy Horses, and Songs from the Wood to delve into. It's such sincere music, Stormwatch also has some gems on it��
I haven't played my vinyl copy in a while but I revisited that recently having picked up a used CD for $2 . Some of the songs are stale from radio over play over the years. But My God and especially Wind-Up are the two I enjoyed the most.
Two of my favourite Tull songs of all time. Particularly the 1970 studio demo of My God. I wish Wind Up wasn't so quiet in the first half though. I had hoped the Wilson remix would balance that a bit, but it's still too low for my tastes. Love the song though, I'm a real sucker for verses that repeat in a different tempo/style ("When I was young, and they packed me off to school...")
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Pulling out Songs From the Wood and mourning the fact that I was too late to snare a copy of the Country Set box...
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Ian's acoustic? He is a master player imo. His style is very original, a beautiful hybrid of arpeggiated riffs and straight strumming, but in a way that is instantly recognizable as his own.
IMO it is the worst sounding album of the 70's, but an amazing album nonetheless. The SW gives it more life, sparkle, and slightly beefed-up low end (bass guitar, lower end Hammond, and drums) but its still lacking imo.
Gone already?
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Makes it look so easy, doesn't he? I like watching the '77 Capitol Centre show with the string of acoustic numbers opening the show.
Yeah, I tried to buy it a year ago from Amazon but they never fulfilled the order. I'm not a big fan of S. Wilson's remix work, but he rarely makes a subpar-sounding album sound *worse* so I figured I had nothing to lose.
Too bad the album mastering got screwed up - perhaps that mobile studio had something to do with it.
Its the best of the three CD editions that I own (original, 2000-something remaster, SW)...if you dig the album its worth tracking down imo. The bonus 1975 show is also very cool.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
The 1975 show is the main reason why I wanted it.
It's selling for over $200 now, so I'm out.
I guess I could always buy the single disc version and then just continue to Youtube the show.
But back to the main topic - I think I generally associate listening to Jethro Tull in fall and winter (for whatever reason) but nothing about this year's "fall" is exactly triggering autumnal vibes. Don't know about the weather where everyone else lives, but here in NYC it's been mostly muggy, 75-80 every day, lots of rain, and staying a humid 65-70 at night.
May have to wait a couple of more weeks until it starts to feel like Tull time.
You can get from Amazon Canada for around 42 American dollars shp included.
http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/ne...eluxe-edition/
It's worth a shot - I ordered it. Shipping date is between mid-November and early January but hell, if it works it works. Thanks!
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
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