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Post by jackinthegreen on Nov 17, 2019 0:08:55 GMT
Started listening last night. Only disc 2 so far - initial highlights of which are A Single Man and Orion. Also good to hear "Blues Instrumental" again after so long (I only have the 20th anniversary box set on cassette (!) and haven't heard it in over 25 years ..... ) Easily the best "bonus" disc so far though - every song on it could (should) have been on the album. I'd be very interested on you thoughts about the Den Haag recordings Hi MD, I think the live stuff is OK, but then I have never heard the bootlegs you talk about. I like the audio as a whole, and the early version of Dun Ringill is worth the money alone I was charged just under £30.00 for the album...….
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 17, 2019 7:29:38 GMT
I'd be very interested on you thoughts about the Den Haag recordings Hi MD, I think the live stuff is OK, but then I have never heard the bootlegs you talk about. I like the audio as a whole, and the early version of Dun Ringill is worth the money alone I was charged just under £30.00 for the album...…. The early version of Dun Ringill is, in retrospect, my favourite track on disc 2, followed closely by Urban Apocalypse. Roll on A - if SW can't do it Florian is free to help
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 17, 2019 7:46:56 GMT
From Japan
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Post by Essan on Nov 18, 2019 9:55:23 GMT
I'd be very interested on you thoughts about the Den Haag recordings I really like it - but then, I am no audiophile and whilst I had a download of the original bootleg, I've not listened to it in years as it's lost on the hard-drive of a long defunct laptop .... (at least I assume it was the Den Haag bootleg, I certainly had a concert from the Stormwatch tour). That said, there are issues with the sound quality, especially during the first few songs. It seems to me to improve once they get onto the "old stuff". I think we have been spoiled a bit with the quality of the live recordings in the last few box sets and it's certainly not on a par with them. But still very listenable, especially disc 2, and the performance itself is first class. However, the real value with this release is the "associated recordings" which is the best so far. Only the unfinished Rock Instrumental is perhaps not deserving of release. More I hear it, more I love the original version of Dark Ages, and that has now overtaken Orion - which is much better in it's full version, though I quite understand why it was cut down to fit on the album - and A Single Man as favourite track. Hadn't thought about it before, but Ian is right when he says it could almost be an Iron Maiden song, especially now they have a more progressive sound. They should cover Dark Ages and make it the title track of their next album! I also prefer the original version of Dun Ringill, but with the lyrics from the album version. Urban Apocalypse is growing on me, but doesn't quite sound like a Jethro Tull song. Man of God could do with a bit of re-working with the lyrics (although Ian implies in the book it was a finished song, I feel like the "I'm a man of God" refrain is more of a holder for additional lyrics?) and the other stuff that we'd heard before all sound much fresher to my ears. Well worth waiting for!
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 26, 2019 14:49:27 GMT
Shipping update: Jethro Tull - Stormwatch - The 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition (boxset)Inbox x Burning Shed 11:59 AM (2 hours ago) to me Hi Good news! We have been told by Warners that copies of Stormwatch will arrive here tomorrow (26th November) and we will start shipping immediately. We will pack and post as fast as we can but this might take a couple of days, depending on what time the delivery arrives. We apologise again for the delay. Kind Regards Pete www.burningshed.comsupport@burningshed.com
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Post by tullpress on Nov 27, 2019 20:32:56 GMT
The early Dun Ringill is the best part of the whole package (with the exception of the fly in the ointment "goblins play" lyric, which is way too Spinal Tap)... exceptional.
The other tracks are candidates for the garbage pail. 'Urban Acopalypse' starts off OK but descends into a horrible twee synth-mess .. was there ever a worse choice of syths than David Palmer's in 1978-79? Thank god for Eddie Jobson and the Yamaha CS-80 which followed. A major improvement.
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Post by Essan on Nov 28, 2019 14:28:43 GMT
The early Dun Ringill is the best part of the whole package (with the exception of the fly in the ointment "goblins play" lyric, which is way too Spinal Tap)... exceptional. The other tracks are candidates for the garbage pail. 'Urban Acopalypse' starts off OK but descends into a horrible twee synth-mess .. was there ever a worse choice of syths than David Palmer's in 1978-79? Thank god for Eddie Jobson and the Yamaha CS-80 which followed. A major improvement. A I agree with the "goblins play" line - it's what puts me off the early version. But other than that, I think the 'associated recordings' are collectively one of Tull's best ever albums. With the early version of Dark Ages and full version of Orion vastly superior to the Stormwatch album versions. But then, I always thought a Yamaha CS-80 was a moped
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 28, 2019 16:07:11 GMT
The early Dun Ringill is the best part of the whole package (with the exception of the fly in the ointment "goblins play" lyric, which is way too Spinal Tap)... exceptional. The other tracks are candidates for the garbage pail. 'Urban Acopalypse' starts off OK but descends into a horrible twee synth-mess .. was there ever a worse choice of syths than David Palmer's in 1978-79? Thank god for Eddie Jobson and the Yamaha CS-80 which followed. A major improvement. A I agree with the "goblins play" line - it's what puts me off the early version. But other than that, I think the 'associated recordings' are collectively one of Tull's best ever albums. With the early version of Dark Ages and full version of Orion vastly superior to the Stormwatch album versions. But then, I always thought a Yamaha CS-80 was a moped This goblins reference leads me to think that it may have been from an entirely different theme/concept that IA scrapped.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 29, 2019 13:32:39 GMT
www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2019/11/29/beatles-stones-dylan-a-recap-of-2019s-rock-reissues/#6e16be201751Nov 29, 2019, 07:22am Beatles, Stones, Dylan: A Recap Of 2019’s Rock ReissuesDavid Chiu Contributor Jethro Tull, Stormwatch: 40th Anniversary (Chrysalis/Rhino) Amid the collision of punk and disco in 1979, Jethro Tull, led by singer Ian Anderson, still commanded popularity, proving that progressive rock wasn’t extinct. The band’s release that year, Stormwatch, has been viewed as the final installment in the band’s trilogy of folk rock records— the other two being 1977’s Songs From the Wood and 1978’s Heavy Horses—highlighted by the notable cuts “North Sea Oil,” “Orion,” “Dun Ringill” and “Flying Dutchman.” Lyrically, the album’s environmental and maritime themes seem quite prophetic in the context of today’s climate change concerns. This exhaustive 4-CD/2-DVD package features the original album newly remixed by Steven Wilson; a more-than-generous amount of extra tracks recorded from that era, including several that had never been released until now; and a 1980 double-disc concert recorded in the Netherlands with a setlist of songs from Stormwatch nestled alongside familiar favorites “Aqualung,” “Locomotive Breath” and “Too Old to Rock and Roll.” The album also marked the end of an era as it was the final record from the classic Tull lineup of Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, bassist John Glascock, keyboardists John Evan and David Palmer, and drummer Barriemore Barlow. These days Stormwatch is rarely mentioned in the same breath as Aqualung and Thick As a Brick in terms of the band’s best works; while not perfect, Stormwatch, especially in this deluxe anniversary edition, merits a new listen. Jethro Tull - Stormwatch 40th Anniversary160 views•Nov 28, 2019 RhinoUK
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 30, 2019 0:45:46 GMT
A perfect menage a trois in my car: Me, Original Dark Ages, New Dark Ages on Stormwatch box. All three of us happy and sharing nicely.
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 5, 2019 15:31:43 GMT
Prog Review 705 - Stormwatch Force 10 Edition - Jethro Tull 848 views•Nov 25, 2019 Darren Lock's Prog Review
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 5, 2019 23:53:56 GMT
I associate Orion with the feeling of heading out, alone, into the bars, alleys and bedrooms of SF in late 1979 when the world and I were young. How is it that the longer version, which, of course, I had never heard when the song and mood were married and imprinted in my brain, even moreso captures the exact feeling of walking down the hill at the outset of a night during which anything could happen?
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 9, 2019 12:43:25 GMT
www.antimusic.com/reviews/19/Box_Sets_-_Jethro_Tull.shtmlHoliday Gift GuideKevin Wierzbicki Box Sets - Jethro Tull Jethro Tull - Stormwatch: The 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition Rhino Records has been re-releasing the albums of Jethro Tull for a while now, each in an expanded edition with the original album remixed by prog studio wizard Steven Wilson and with lots of additional music, all of which comes in a book-style package with a detailed booklet bound-in. The series has now gotten to the Stormwatch album, and it is as plushed-out as all the titles that preceded it. First up in the 4-CD, 2-DVD set is a CD of the original album, with great cuts like "North Sea Oil," the tender "Home," and the hard rocking "Something's on the Move" all remixed by Wilson. The second CD holds 15 rarities, material associated with Stormwatch and also remixed by Wilson. Included are early versions of Stormwatch cuts "Dark Ages" and "Dun Ringill" as well as the full-length version of the album's "Orion" and non-album cuts like "Urban Apocalypse," "Broadford Bazaar" and instrumental cut "The Lyricon Blues." A real treat of the associated material is the disc's finale of "Sweet Dream Fanfare" and a live take on "Sweet Dream" itself. Discs three and four hold a live show from the Netherlands that was recorded in 1980; that show starts with seven cuts from Stormwatch but then the playing of "Aqualung" marks the part of the show that features other hits and favorites. Among the live performances are "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Heavy Horses," "Locomotive Breath," "Thick as a Brick," "Songs from the Wood," "Minstrel in the Gallery" and "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die." The two DVDs are audio only and they hold the original album remix and the associated songs remix in 5.1 DTS and ACS Dolby Digital versions. The Jethro Tull lineup here is Ian Anderson on vocals and flute, Martin Barre on guitar, Barriemore Barlow on drums, John Evans on keyboards, David Palmer on synths and John Glascock on bass. The bound-in booklet features song lyrics, annotation from Anderson and lots of rare photos. [might arrive in time for Easter]
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Post by bunkerfan on Dec 14, 2019 14:48:14 GMT
INTERVIEW Clip #7: Ian Anderson On the Good & Bad of the StormWatch Reissue
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 17, 2020 7:30:18 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on May 18, 2020 0:34:26 GMT
Andrej Istomin As a huge fan of the English rock band "Jethro Tull" I couldn't stay away from making my cover song. I selected great gentle melody called "Elegy" which was published in 1979 as a part of the "Stormwatch" album.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 19, 2020 1:55:35 GMT
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Post by pieter on May 20, 2020 6:46:27 GMT
I LOVE this too !!! I also like this, however, it's written by Dee Palmer
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Post by ash on May 20, 2020 8:02:23 GMT
I LOVE this too !!! I also like this, however, it's written by Dee Palmer I just downloaded it
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Post by JTull 007 on May 22, 2020 22:59:50 GMT
Man of God (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) · Jethro Tull
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Post by eridom on May 29, 2020 20:12:25 GMT
Man of God (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) · Jethro Tull Darn good. Great vocals. Great Guitar. This album loaded with great outtakes.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 9, 2020 1:07:45 GMT
Jethro Tull released Stormwatch in September 1979. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, the album was re-released in October 2019 as a 4CD/2DVD box set: Stormwatch (The 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition).
Steven Wilson‘s stereo remix of the album was also released on CD and vinyl in April 2020. The remixed album is now available on all streaming platforms.
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Post by orion12 on Oct 28, 2020 18:31:06 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 12, 2020 1:55:33 GMT
4 May 1980 Richard Digance Show, Capital Radio, London, England. (A one hour weekly show, broadcast on a Sunday.) Jack-in-the-Green Peggy's Pub Dun Ringill Heavy Horses Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and David Palmer's final performances with Jethro Tull. v
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 27, 2021 23:42:55 GMT
Dark Ages - Stormwatch Sessions Rock Legacy
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Post by itullian on Jun 10, 2021 21:43:29 GMT
One of Tull's greatest albums as far as I'm concerned. That it didnt sell as well and got bad reviews boggles my mind.
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Post by cecil on Jun 11, 2021 9:50:18 GMT
One of Tull's greatest albums as far as I'm concerned. That it didnt sell as well and got bad reviews boggles my mind. The remix set is my fave. Heaps of cool tunes. Great bunch of extras
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 12, 2021 6:12:22 GMT
One of Tull's greatest albums as far as I'm concerned. That it didnt sell as well and got bad reviews boggles my mind. The remix set is my fave. Heaps of cool tunes. Great bunch of extras So true Both the extended Orion and the previously unreleased version of Dun Ringill are exceptional in my opinion.
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Post by Equus on Jun 12, 2021 11:03:50 GMT
The remix set is my fave. Heaps of cool tunes. Great bunch of extras So true Both the extended Orion and the previously unreleased version of Dun Ringill are exceptional in my opinion. Stormwatch was the first Jethro Tull record I saw... Mesmerizing image... I saw it in the window of a record shop... A great record...
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Post by cecil on Jun 12, 2021 21:58:30 GMT
The remix set is my fave. Heaps of cool tunes. Great bunch of extras So true Both the extended Orion and the previously unreleased version of Dun Ringill are exceptional in my opinion. I also love stitch in time, north sea, ringill, kelpie, something on move, The biggest improvers are ghosts and sporran. How cool is the early dark ages
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