Tull Binge

[Bytor]

Maybe because it was at one moment part of what became Cold Wind To Valhalla on Minstrel? Both songs were born from one longer track. First time I heard Salamander I had to check why suddenly my player changed to the Minstrel album

[chalkpie]

Amazing cover of Salamander. Ian was such a talented bloke...I mean technically he still is.

[pb2015]

Maybe because it was at one moment part of what became Cold Wind To Valhalla on Minstrel? Both songs were born from one longer track.

Interesting. It reminds me of hearing the Joni Mitchell Court and Spark demos that came out a year or so ago where she played one 12 minute piece that she split into three or four songs for the album.

[Sputnik]

Maybe because it was at one moment part of what became Cold Wind To Valhalla on Minstrel? Both songs were born from one longer track. First time I heard Salamander I had to check why suddenly my player changed to the Minstrel album

There's no question, he recycles parts of the opening riff and feel of "Cold Wind" in "Salamander." He does eventually take the latter tune in some different directions and expands on some acoustic riffing over the basic "Cold Wind" idea, but it's always seemed like an alternative take on "Cold Wind" to me, and I generally find it to be one of his weaker acoustic tunes.

Bill

[chalkpie]

There's no question, he recycles parts of the opening riff and feel of "Cold Wind" in "Salamander." He does eventually take the latter tune in some different directions and expands on some acoustic riffing over the basic "Cold Wind" idea, but it's always seemed like an alternative take on "Cold Wind" to me, and I generally find it to be one of his weaker acoustic tunes.

Bill

Wow, we can agree to disagree on that one. Salamander will always be one of Ian's acoustic masterpieces for me, and perhaps his overall most technical acoustic piece. I'm trying to think of something more challenging technically: maybe Velvet Green, but of course that is an ensemble piece. I've always loved it and prefer it to Cold Wind to be honest.

[dropforge]

Wow, we can agree to disagree on that one. Salamander will always be one of Ian's acoustic masterpieces for me, and perhaps his overall most technical acoustic piece. I'm trying to think of something more challenging technically: maybe Velvet Green, but of course that is an ensemble piece. I've always loved it and prefer it to Cold Wind to be honest.

"Velvet Green" is flat-out awesome, as is everything else on that album.

[PROGMONSTER]

I made my own version of Too old. My fave songs are the ones that were meant to be for the proposed second album which would have been much more of a Tull album. The released album was a soundtrack. The song order is something like

Strip cartoon
From a deadbeat
Commercial traveler
Salamander
Pied piper
Crazed institution
Salamander ragtime
Too old to rock n roll
Small cigar(full version)
Chequered flag

Only half the album songs were remixed and you can hear a big difference. Hopefully they find the missing tapes with the rest of the album and other bonus stuff

[chalkpie]

Strip cartoon
From a deadbeat
Commercial traveler
Salamander
Pied piper
Crazed institution
Salamander ragtime
Too old to rock n roll
Small cigar(full version)
Chequered flag

That's a great track list indeed.

[chalkpie]

"Velvet Green" is flat-out awesome, as is everything else on that album.

Hell yeah....Songs/Wood is an absolute favorite of all time for me. "Velvet Green" itself probably hits top 5 fav Tull tunes ever for me.

[Hunchentootz]

Hell yeah....Songs/Wood is an absolute favorite of all time for me. "Velvet Green" itself probably hits top 5 fav Tull tunes ever for me.

That album was a blind spot for me somehow. I got The Country Set. Wow. DAMN good. I really dig Cup of Wonder.

[Bytor]

Soooo good. And probably the most complex Tull has ever been : Hunting Girl, Velvet Green, SFTW, Pibroch, Cup Of Wonder, etc. Inspired stuff for sure

[PROGMONSTER]

That's a great track list indeed.

Yeah I really like Chequered flag.
Then I go straight to the bonus stuff lol.
Wilson did a great job with Too old and Deadbeat.
Drums sound very clean
Would have loved to hear Advertising man and other lost material

[pb2015]

I resisted the folk era Tull for some time but have come around to it recently. I prefer Heavy Horses to SFTW.

[JKL2000]

Hell yeah....Songs/Wood is an absolute favorite of all time for me. "Velvet Green" itself probably hits top 5 fav Tull tunes ever for me.

SftW is one of the albums that cemented my love of prog. 2112, Lamb, SftW, ItCotCK, ATotT...it was right in there for me.

[Jacob]

In 1976 I bought a Jethro Tull Christmas EP from Dennis Hill ( RIP) who was a Rock journalist and reviewed albums . He was always getting shipments of LP's ...reviewing them and selling them .

I really liked that EP and especially Pan Dance which was magical. In 81' Jethro Tull released another Christmas EP although I wasn't familiar with it aside from the cover.

I always wanted them to be released on cd , but they weren't and I'm not sure if Ian Anderson could compile enough 70s and 80s Christmas EP's for a entire disc. ..however there are some tracks on the 20 Years of Tull disc which are fitting .

None of this was ever pursued. The covers would make great gatefolds and the line ups were outstanding. Nevertheless Ian Anderson released a different Christmas album with re-recorded versions of certain older songs....which was not bad...but I certainly think having the old Christmas EPs released on one complete cd is a cool idea. If desperate for material they could include album tracks like Fires At Midnight. I seriously doubt they would invest in this...

[Piskie]

/\/\/\
I love that Xmas ep. Was give it as a xmas present by my brother. Pan Dance and March the Mad Scientist are probably my two favourite Tull tracks ��

[polmico]

Repressing of the Stand Up, Passion Play, War Child and Heavy Horses boxes are on the way:

https://burningshed.com/index.php?ro...uv7d9tqpwU4gMQ

Missed out on War Child the first time, so that’s a no-brainer add.

[dropforge]

Hell yeah....Songs/Wood is an absolute favorite of all time for me. "Velvet Green" itself probably hits top 5 fav Tull tunes ever for me.

Ditto and ditto! My top Tull album, unquestionably.

[dropforge]

Repressing of the Stand Up, Passion Play, War Child and Heavy Horses boxes are on the way:

https://burningshed.com/index.php?ro...uv7d9tqpwU4gMQ

Missed out on War Child the first time, so that’s a no-brainer add.

So did I! This is great news.

[Scrotum Scissor]

I did a Tull semi-binge myself just two weeks ago, and listened to Brick all-way-through for the first time in what was possibly 20 years or so. I also played half of my old vinyls of War Child, Minstrel, Songs From the Wood and Stand Up, plus significant portions of A Passion Play (including "Hare").

Minstrel remains a fave of sorts still, not only because it was in that very first bunch of Tulls I purchased back at 15-16 y.o. but due to its base set live-in-the-studio recording of guitar/bass/drums+Ian which renders a force so vital even today. There's a truly tremendous -schtick- to that album which I don't truly hear in any of their other records, even present in an acoustic ballad like "One White Duck/Nothin' At All".

[Hunchentootz]

Repressing of the Stand Up, Passion Play, War Child and Heavy Horses boxes are on the way:

https://burningshed.com/index.php?ro...uv7d9tqpwU4gMQ

Missed out on War Child the first time, so that’s a no-brainer add.

Think these will be sold anywhere else? I love Burning Shed... just didnt have the money atm and would like to have an alternative if they sold out again before my wallet is filled back up. Tanks!

[Mister Triscuits]

Think these will be sold anywhere else? I love Burning Shed... just didnt have the money atm and would like to have an alternative if they sold out again before my wallet is filled back up. Tanks!

Past represses of these sets have turned up on Amazon, ImportCDs, etc., so I'm sure there won't be a problem getting them stateside.

[Hunchentootz]

Past represses of these sets have turned up on Amazon, ImportCDs, etc., so I'm sure there won't be a problem getting them stateside.

Oh nice. Thanks for the info.

[Bytor]

I did a Tull semi-binge myself just two weeks ago, and listened to Brick all-way-through for the first time in what was possibly 20 years or so. I also played half of my old vinyls of War Child, Minstrel, Songs From the Wood and Stand Up, plus significant portions of A Passion Play (including "Hare").

Minstrel remains a fave of sorts still, not only because it was in that very first bunch of Tulls I purchased back at 15-16 y.o. but due to its base set live-in-the-studio recording of guitar/bass/drums+Ian which renders a force so vital even today. There's a truly tremendous -schtick- to that album which I don't truly hear in any of their other records, even present in an acoustic ballad like "One White Duck/Nothin' At All".

Totally

[Bytor]

I've been bingeing on Tull albums I glossed over...long ago. Stormwatch, A, Broadsword and the Beast, and Too Old To Rock...
I've been pleasantly surprized.

A is really good. And the live version of those songs are even better. Broadsword would've been 10x better with a driving drummer. I wish Craney and Jobson would've stayed for one or two albums more.