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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.
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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This Was
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Live At Madison Square Garden 1978
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Aqualung
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Original Masters
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Living In The Past
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Cheap Day Return
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Wond'Ring Aloud
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Up To Me
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Hymn 43
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My God
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Slipstream
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Bungle In The Jungle
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Shoutbox
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cocolv wrote:
So special band
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rickividal wrote:
Stand Up, their (underrated) best album.
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PaganoCristo wrote:
If you love suits, then this is your group: http://www.lastfm.it/group/We+Love+Suits!
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manky13 wrote:
leave hippies alone, listen slayer.
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danilo_vca wrote:
Aqualung!!!
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yaghma wrote:
Ian Anderson is a pimp
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Tenozuma wrote:
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:
Sitting on a park bench !
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Martinchus89 wrote:
Minstrel in the Gallery
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d00n3y wrote:
what should i get after aqualung and thick as a brick?
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Marxism1 wrote:
love. love. love.
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Nilson_Neto wrote:
Amazing =)
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Camel93 wrote:
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:
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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Pussy Willow!
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javier0889 wrote:
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE HARE WHO LOST HIS SPECTACLES
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kalior wrote:
Mother Goose is at number 3! Only 2 more places to the top
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melez102 wrote:
BurningRemnant is correct
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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
Uniform, from A is my favorite.
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didgeridoo-fm wrote:
I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thx's Jethro
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Dec
14
Jethro Tull
Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla, Plzeň, Czech Republic
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Dec
15
Ian Anderson Plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull
Hudební divadlo Karlín, Praha, Czech Republic
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Dec
16
Ian Anderson Plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull
Hudební divadlo Karlín, Praha, Czech Republic
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