Sunday, April 19, 2009

JETHRO TULL-AQUALUNG

JETHRO TULL ARE A BRITISH BLUES ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1967. IAN ANDERSON IS THE SHOWMAN OF THE GROUP WITH HIS CHARACTERISTICS VOCALS, ONE LEGGED STAGE ANTICS AND FLUTE WORKS. THEIR MUSIC ARE BLUES ROCK PROGRESSING INTO CLASSICAL, FOLK AND FUSION ROCK. THIS ALBUM IS THEIR BEST KNOWN WORKS AND CONSIDERED A CONCEPT ALBUM WITH STRONG MELODIC FLAVORS, THEMATIC SONGS, HEAVY GUITAR RIFFS AND FAR OUT HEAVY FLUTE WORKS FROM IAN ANDERSON. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 ON THE CHRYSALIS LABEL AND THE LYRICS ARE ABOUT RELIGION AND SOCIETY. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOCOMOTIVE BREATH".

The album cover depicting Aqualung, a street tramp eyeing little girls with bad intent.

MEMBERS:IAN ANDERSON- FLUTE,VIOLIN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SOPRANO SAX, VOCALS-MARTIN BARRE-GUITAR, LUTE-JOHN EVANS-KEYBOARDS-JEFFREY HAMMOND-BASS, RECORDER, VOCALS-CLIVE BUNKER-DRUM, PERCUSSION.

SIDE ONE:1. AQUALUNG 2. CROSS EYED MARY 3. CHEAP DAY RETURN 4. MOTHER GOOSE 5. WOND'RING ALOUD 6. UP TO ME.

SIDE TWO: 1. MY GOD 2. HYMN 43 3. SLIPSTREAM 4. LOCOMOTIVE BREATH (video) 5. WIND UP.