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Blackpool, Lancashire, England (1968 – present)

Ian Anderson’s flute may be the defining factor in Jethro Tull’s music, but it’s only one element in a band that’s been around since the late 60s. Originally a blues-based rock band with a few dollops of British folk in their sound, they evolved into one of the most popular progressive rock bands of the 70s.

Jethro Tull formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, England in 1968. Their music is marked by the quirky vocal style and unique lead flute work of frontman Ian Anderson and by unusual and often complex song construction. Their music, though starting with blues rock with an experimental flavour, has incorporated elements of classical and celtic folk music, as well as art rock and alternative rock. Anderson has attributed the marked difference between their music and the music of their contemporaries to the group’s avoidance of narcotics. While other music groups did influence them in their early years, they quickly developed a unique, instantly recognizable sound.

Ian Anderson’s first band, started in 1963 in Blackpool, was known as The Blades. It had developed by 1966 into a seven-piece white soul band called the John Evan Band (later the John Evan Smash), named for pianist/drummer John Evans, who dropped the final “s” from his name to make it sound less ordinary.

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1	Aqualung full track	3,691
2	Locomotive Breath full track	2,469
3	Cross-eyed Mary	1,331
4	Mother Goose full track	1,241
5	Living In The Past full track	1,224
6	Cheap Day Return full track	1,219
7	Wond'Ring Aloud full track	1,068
8	Up To Me full track	1,038
9	Hymn 43 full track	1,009
10	My God full track	986
11	Slipstream full track	880
12	Bungle In The Jungle full track	843
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14	Thick as a Brick	746
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PaganoCristo wrote:
Monday evening

If you love suits, then this is your group: http://www.lastfm.it/group/We+Love+Suits!

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manky13 wrote:
Monday morning

leave hippies alone, listen slayer.

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danilo_vca wrote:
Monday morning

Aqualung!!!

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yaghma wrote:
Friday evening

Ian Anderson is a pimp

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Tenozuma wrote:
Friday morning

After Aqualung and Thick as a Brick I'd go for Songs From the Wood or Benefit. I Think Minstrel in the Gallery requires a lot more getting used to. If you dig Thick as a Brick, you might dig A Passion Play. Check out lots of customer reviews for all of them at amazon.com- I find that is quite helpful, much moreso than professioanl reviews, and from the really good reviews you get what each record is about and where it fits into their career.

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fifi_summer wrote:
Thursday morning

Sitting on a park bench !

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Martinchus89 wrote:
last week

Minstrel in the Gallery

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d00n3y wrote:
last week

what should i get after aqualung and thick as a brick?

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Marxism1 wrote:
last week

love. love. love.

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Nilson_Neto wrote:
9 days ago

Amazing =)

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Camel93 wrote:
10 days ago

Cecil is a clever sealion. Cecil sometimes swims, and often sits. (And balances mulitcoloured striped balls?) Yes, and balances multicoloured striped balls. Clever Cecil. Cecil is a sealion!

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Magus_Perde wrote:
12 days ago

This is law of the bugle part II. By the way, I'm Martin Barre, and sometimes I'm an owl.

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-Trail- wrote:
13 days ago

Pussy Willow!

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javier0889 wrote:
13 days ago

THIS IS THE STORY OF THE HARE WHO LOST HIS SPECTACLES

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kalior wrote:
14 days ago

Mother Goose is at number 3! Only 2 more places to the top

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melez102 wrote:
15 days ago

BurningRemnant is correct

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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
16 days ago

Uniform, from A is my favorite.

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didgeridoo-fm wrote:
17 days ago

I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thx's Jethro

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fifi_summer wrote:
17 days ago

coolest prog band eva

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Raredrum wrote:
20 days ago

Ian sure knows how to write his epic masterpieces.

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