Video blogger Barry Robinson has ignited a firestorm with his recent blog about bands that should stop touring. Declining vocal and skills, crass commercialism, use of prerecorded enhancements and absence of original members are reasons noted for making the list. With some encouragement, I’ve developed my own list of artists that should pull the tour … More Too Old to Rock and Roll?
When I think of Jethro Tull, these are the songs that come to mind. Not really greatest hits, but definitely great songs. I remember Tull from the beginning, the British blues band that would become the blender of numerous musical genres, but would continue the blues vibe. Picking five songs to represent more than 50 … More 5 Defining Jethro Tull Songs
Let’s assume Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Duane Allman are in the discussion for best guitarists, however you would rank them. Let’s look at some other innovative and versatile guitarists. These players are responsible for defining the sound of their bands, or their own trademark … More Innovative Guitarists
Here are 25 albums that failed to get the love they deserve. These albums have taken a backseat in the artist’s catalog, perhaps without benefit of a charting single or surrounding a band lineup change. It may have gone out of print or the rights became tied up. Quality music fails to connect for a … More Underrated Albums
This has always been a curious album in the Tull library. It marked a major band lineup change and a recognition of a changing musical landscape. The constants in the band was of course, founder Ian Anderson, and guitarist Martin Barre who joined with the second album. I found Tull albums in the second half … More Jethro Tull: A (1980)
Sometimes music grows on you. That was never how I operated. If it did not hit me pretty quickly, I moved on. Over the decades, I have passed on a number of decent, and sometimes very popular albums because something did not click. On occasion, these albums became hugely popular, always on the radio, which … More Give It Another Listen
After listening to Larry Graves (https://youtu.be/j53bZQoI9dM) give his Top Ten British Bands, I had to do my own list. I really needed 12 selections instead of 10, The Kinks and the Moody Blues belong on this list, but nothing is perfect. The Beatles. This band should top any list. What more can you say about … More Top Ten British Bands
Favorite Jethro Tull song? Impossible choice, there are so many. I looked around for a good greatest hits collection, mainly from their classic period. No collection is perfect, but I found a good one: The Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection. This two-disc set omits a few classics and includes a couple of lesser … More Jethro Tull: Greatest Hits
An exciting genre of music enjoyed a tremendous popularity from the late 1960’s through the 1970’s, but even stalwarts like Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, ELP, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues and Renaissance either changed their style or broke up. Progressive rock didn’t die, it soldiered on but with less popularity as waves of new musical style … More Progressive Rock: Coming in for a Landing
There seem to be a lot of 50-year anniversaries, rockers are senior citizens now. Even many of their fans are long in the tooth but still sweet in the ear. Jethro Tull is not a “he” as many have assumed, although in reality, Jethro Tull is a he, Ian Anderson. In 50 years, Jethro Tull … More Jethro Tull at 50
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