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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 2, 2018 8:38:48 GMT
.. and ‘Botanic Man Theme’ notable for the worst couplet in IA’s entire career — “Wearing caps pulled down like shutters On the windows of their brains.” Dear me. Looking forward to getting home slightly refreshed and giving this set a listen. A "In the canyons of your mind" seems appropriate although not covered in sequins
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 2, 2018 9:36:38 GMT
Latest edition of "Record Collector" has given the release a four star rating. High praise indeed as they only rarely give five stars.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 2, 2018 16:19:58 GMT
Ian's worst lyric is in Habanero Reel ( Goats and Pigs and Chickens , too)...or maybe, 'in the age of science, the complete appliance'...WHAT ? But that does not decrease my looking forward to getting home from work and, hopefully unwrapping my new 'Heavy Horses'. I have already accepted the unlikelyhood that there will be anything on it quite as stunning as 'Old Aces'...and speaking of complaints...why 'new shoes'? Why not 'Change of Horses'?
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Post by bassackwards on Mar 2, 2018 18:55:46 GMT
Ian's worst lyric is in Habanero Reel ( Goats and Pigs and Chickens , too)...or maybe, 'in the age of science, the complete appliance'...WHAT ? But that does not decrease my looking forward to getting home from work and, hopefully unwrapping my new 'Heavy Horses'. I have already accepted the unlikelyhood that there will be anything on it quite as stunning as 'Old Aces'...and speaking of complaints...why 'new shoes'? Why not 'Change of Horses'? Hey Monkey! Why "New Shoes"? Well, the more cynical amongst us might just say this set was released cause "mama needs a new pair of shoes", ie. for the money. Not me, mind you, but the cynical.
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Post by tullpress on Mar 2, 2018 20:02:40 GMT
The Berne live show is very very fine ... OK, the bum notes are there, but IA is in exceptionally fine humour with his between-songs chat .. reflecting what MB says in the interview notes about it being a very positive time for the band.
Conundrum is significantly better than the Bursting Out version .. a sense of genuine drama in the instrumental bits .. where Bursting Out sounded rather flat, one of those tracks it was easy to skip over ..
No doubt due to Jakko's mixing skills.
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Post by geostrehl on Mar 2, 2018 22:50:42 GMT
Ian's worst lyric is in Habanero Reel ( Goats and Pigs and Chickens , too)...or maybe, 'in the age of science, the complete appliance'...WHAT ? But that does not decrease my looking forward to getting home from work and, hopefully unwrapping my new 'Heavy Horses'. I have already accepted the unlikelyhood that there will be anything on it quite as stunning as 'Old Aces'...and speaking of complaints...why 'new shoes'? Why not 'Change of Horses'? The line is "Frogs and Goats and Chickens, too"
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 2, 2018 23:41:06 GMT
A promo from Ian. I thought he would.
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Post by cecil on Mar 2, 2018 23:53:13 GMT
How come they stopped putting up extras tracks on the tull site? They did it for Warchild
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Post by aqualung on Mar 3, 2018 2:23:58 GMT
Got mine today, ripping it right now. Can't wait to give it a listen w/ the high-end cans...
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 3, 2018 8:48:34 GMT
The Headmaster with the Heavy Horses New Shoes Edition and also showing off the nice new settee cushions from Marks & Spencer
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 3, 2018 8:52:26 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 3, 2018 17:55:09 GMT
As expected, nothing on New Shoes as mind boggling as 'Old Aces' but a lot of new music, good moments, intersting variations and just plain TULL. Studio Quatrain sounds really good to me.
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Post by cecil on Mar 3, 2018 23:19:59 GMT
As expected, nothing on New Shoes as mind boggling as 'Old Aces' but a lot of new music, good moments, intersting variations and just plain TULL. Studio Quatrain sounds really good to me. Living in these hard times 1 and 2 are top 20 classic Tull to me. Better than Old aces, which is pretty damn good although the chorus isn't the best. Old aces might make my top 20 non album tracks though.
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Post by cecil on Mar 3, 2018 23:22:07 GMT
Living in these hard times 1 and 2 are worthy of the album. Could be close the greatest tracks Tull did In 78. But that's saying a lot because there are several classics this year by tull Everything in our lives is pretty cool. Prefer it over journeymen
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 6, 2018 9:12:40 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 6, 2018 16:33:48 GMT
I hated Nixon's 'silent majority'...but do we Tull fans have a much broader conspiracy than we think ?
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 7, 2018 8:52:02 GMT
I hated Nixon's 'silent majority'...but do we Tull fans have a much broader conspiracy than we think ? Quite possibly and . . . the live Berne concert is worth the entry price of the New Shoes edition in itself. All the rest is free bonus material
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Post by postie on Mar 10, 2018 7:29:02 GMT
Just got my copy of New Shoes! Lovely sound, Magic Wilson has, once again, elevated an already well-produced record to another level. Well done. I love the subtly added separation of vocal harmonies and emphasized guitars in the mix. Living in These Hard Times version 2 is beautiful! And Jack-a-Lynn, wow. And the book looks bloody good in the shelf's dedicated Tull section. The written content is informative so if anyone responsible for a part of that is around here, THANK YOU. Most of the stuff I did know, but it is a pleasure in itself to read well written text.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 10, 2018 8:04:14 GMT
Just got my copy of New Shoes! Lovely sound, Magic Wilson has, once again, elevated an already well-produced record to another level. Well done. I love the subtly added separation of vocal harmonies and emphasized guitars in the mix. Living in These Hard Times version 2 is beautiful! And Jack-a-Lynn, wow. And the book looks bloody good in the shelf's dedicated Tull section. The written content is informative so if anyone responsible for a part of that is around here, THANK YOU. Most of the stuff I did know, but it is a pleasure in itself to read well written text. Old Webby had a hand in writing part of the HH book. Fair play
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Post by ash on Mar 10, 2018 14:50:00 GMT
New Shoes Edition plus Sony STR-DN1080 5.1 and my good old Tannoy speakers....Heaven on earth
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Post by postie on Mar 10, 2018 18:16:30 GMT
New Shoes Edition plus Sony STR-DN1080 5.1 and my good old Tannoy speakers....Heaven on earth I'm vacillating between investing in a decent 5.1 system and just staying 2.0... How are the remixes in surround?
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Post by ash on Mar 10, 2018 19:54:32 GMT
New Shoes Edition plus Sony STR-DN1080 5.1 and my good old Tannoy speakers....Heaven on earth I'm vacillating between investing in a decent 5.1 system and just staying 2.0... How are the remixes in surround? Full info here link I can't list all of that
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 18, 2018 12:49:45 GMT
A round up of HH New Shoes reviews from the world wide web: theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2018/03/07/jethro-tull-heavy-horses-new-shoes-edition/Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses: New Shoes EditionArticle by: Kevan Furbank Heavy Horses was the first Tull album I bought after seeing their live broadcast from Madison Square Gardens in 1978. Second in the so-called ‘folk-rock trilogy’, it’s darker than Songs From The Wood but not as dark as Stormwatch, in which Ian Anderson turns into Private Frazer from Dad’s Army (“We’re dooomed! Dooomed!”). And I’m not blind to its faults. Musically it’s not as interesting as SFTW, it has the wrong opening track (should have been Acres Wild, not The Mouse Police), the obligatory long song No Lullaby is not really worth its seven-odd minutes, John Glascock’s bass was mixed too low (and sometimes played too high) and Martin Barre does not get much chance to shine. So why is this box set worth 30 of your hard-earned quids, or whatever is your local currency equivalent? Well, Steven Wilson’s remix is definitely an improvement – he’s given the bass and drums more punch and more bite to Barre’s guitar. Anderson’s vocals are a bit more powerful, especially on the sinister repetition at the end of The Mouse Police, and overall there’s a warmer, more rounded feel to the audio than was present in, say, the 2003 remastering. I always felt the two people who really shine on this album are drummer Barriemore Barlow and keyboardist/arranger David (now Dee) Palmer, and this remix serves to drive that home with even more conviction. Barlow has a playful skip to his drumming that gives even Anderson’s most ponderous songs a bit of swing, while the remix reveals more of Palmer’s keyboard flourishes and tasteful strings. Indeed, it has forced me to reconsider some of my preconceptions: Mouse Police, which contains some of the my favourite Tull lyrics but least favourite music, takes on a grittier, darker hue; Rover sounds even more fabulous; Moths reminds us what a brilliant songwriter Anderson can be when he really puts his mind to it. Add the wonderful title track and I think, on the whole, Lord Chuckletrousers has given HH the wash and brush up it really deserves. The obligatory out-takes include tracks Tull fans will already be familiar with if they bought the 20 Years Of Jethro Tull collection – the almost-single Living In These Hard Times and the should-have-been-a-single-cos-it’s-so-good Beltane. But there’s also some surprises – another version of Hard Times, an early attempt at Jack-A-Lynn, a studio version of Barre’s live workout Quatrain and four other tracks you’ve probably never heard before – not essential but certainly interesting. But where is Broadford Bazaar, which appeared on the 2003 remaster? Forgotten or put aside for the Stormwatch remix? Let’s turn now to the two live CDs, recorded in Berne in 1978 and essentially the Live – Bursting Out album with a few extra songs (even more if you have the single CD version). This recording actually supplied some of the tracks for the live album. Mixed by King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyck it shows the band at the peak of its powers – tight and exciting, professional but playful, with a catalogue of great songs stretching back nine years that sound so damn good live. In my opinion Tull have never sounded better than they do here. Add two DVDs with the obligatory 5.1 surround sound mixes of both the studio and live material, some promotional video footage and a 96-page booklet with plenty of pictures of, um, horses, and you have here a box set that is definitely worth the contents of your wallet. Together, Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyck haven’t just put new shoes on this heavy horse – they’ve fitted it with a V8 engine and go faster stripes. # # # # # # # # # # recordcollectormag.com/reviews/heavy-horses-new-shoes-editionJETHRO TULL - HEAVY HORSES: NEW SHOES EDITIONDon’t nag… five discs with a bucolic tinge Yet another box set from Jethro Tull in their 50th anniversary year – but Heavy Horses dates from 1978, not ’68, and came between Songs From The Wood and Stormwatch in what’s been dubbed a folk-rock trilogy. As per last year’s Songs From The Wood reissue, the original album is enhanced by related studio recordings, a live concert spread over two discs and 96 pages of pics and documentation. Two DVDs mixed for surround sound by the ubiquitous Steven Wilson reprise the music, while two TV ads and a brace of promo videos comprise the visuals. Heavy Horses’ transatlantic Top 20 status was surprising given the dominance of disco and punk at the time, yet the music – existing in a bubble of its own – has barely dated since. The aforementioned (and excellent) Berne gig from May 1978 features the title track and No Lullaby from the then-new studio release and supplied five songs for Tull’s Bursting Out double, while seven of nine non-live bonus cuts appended to the original album are hitherto unreleased. The making of Heavy Horses was heavily intertwined with singer Ian Anderson’s Maison Rouge Studios, and tales of the just-opened establishment help make the written content evocative of the era. Even owners of the 2003 remaster will relish this edition. 4 stars Parlophone | 0190295757915 (3CD+2DVD) Reviewed by Michael Heatley # # # # # # # # # # theafterword.co.uk/jethro-tull-heavy-horses-new-shoes-edition/Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses (New Shoes Edition)09/03/2018 by Bargepole 32 Comments What does it sound like?: Jethro Tull’s standard setting series of reissues continues with this, the fortieth anniversary release of 1978’s Heavy Horses, again put together in conjunction with Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyk. This time we get a three cd, two dvd package, again accompanied by an excellent book containing pretty much all you could ever want to know about the recording and touring of the album. As usual, the first cd is devoted to Wilson’s remix of the album, accompanied by a further nine ‘associated recordings’ from around the same time, seven of which are previously unreleased. The centrepieces of the album have always been the title track and No Lullaby, and here Wilson has separated the individual parts, delivering an impressive clarity, and removing some of the murk from the original recordings, not just on Anderson’s vocals, but also on Martin Barre’s guitar parts. Indeed, throughout the album, Wilson has performed a delicate balancing act of broadening the spectrum of sounds while remaining faithful to the parameters of the source recordings, and in doing so has revealed some musical gems previously hidden in the depths of the original album. One or two of the songs are perhaps a little lightweight when heard again after a number of years, but overall the album holds its own as the central pillar of the band’s folk rock trilogy. The extra material includes a cracking Beltane, an early version of Jack-A-Lynn, the TV theme Botanic Man and the long awaited appearance of Horse Hoeing Husbandry, but there’s no place surprisingly for Broadford Bazaar, which appeared on the 2003 reissue – maybe next time. The second and third discs, mixed by Jakko Jakszyk, comprise an entire concert recorded in 1978 in Switzerland. Parts of this performance formed the basis of the subsequent Bursting Out live set, but the sound again has been significantly buffed up, capturing the band in full flow and at the height of their powers. The various 5.1 mixes of all the music are carried on the two dvds, (and they sound fantastic by the way), along with a couple of promo videos, and the no strings version of Rover which doesn’t appear on the cd. By turn whimsical, wistful and nostalgic, this is another first class addition to this excellent continuing series of reissues of the Tull back catalogue. What does it all *mean*? Presumably next year will see the reissue in similar format of the Stormwatch album, which not only marked the conclusion of this superb trilogy, but also, for me, the end of the band’s imperial period. Thereafter there were to be, with one or two exceptions, a number of increasingly patchy albums throughout the next two decades. Goes well with… A ploughman’s lunch. Might suit people who like… Tull, folk, prog.
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Post by cecil on Mar 19, 2018 4:59:27 GMT
I had to have my usual addition of bonus tracks to an altered album track list. Never been crazy about Journeymen or Weathercock and I still feel the same. Living in these hard times is too good to leave off now with the great remix. Swapping 2 songs for 1 left me with 39 minutes of music so I chucked on Botanic man theme to round it off to 40 minutes on my ipod as follows
and the mouse police never sleeps acres wild no lullaby moths rover one brown mouse living in these hard times 2 heavy horses botanic man theme
living in these hard times 1(bonus)
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 24, 2018 14:48:36 GMT
www.amazon.com/Heavy-Horses/dp/B079ZT1VB3?tag=rhinocom-20&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&ascsubtag=a83f35e81758b53387ab95f4c56ae423
Heavy Horses - New Shoes - Single Disc & Vinyl editions Audio CD, April 20 2018, $12.99 Vinyl, April 20 2018, $19.99 CD disc (as advertised by Amazon): 1. ....And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 2. Acres Wild (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 3. No Lullaby (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 4. Moths (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 5. Journeyman (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 6. Rover (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 7. One Brown Mouse (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 8. Heavy Horses (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 9. Weathercock (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 10. Living In These Hard Times (Version 2) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] 11. Everything In Our Lives (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 12. Jack-A-Lynn (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 13. Quatrain (Studio Version) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] 14. Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 15. Beltane (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 16. Botanic Man (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) 17. Living In These Hard Times (Version 1) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] 18. Botanic Man Theme/A Town In England (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 26, 2018 12:22:57 GMT
momentstransition.wordpress.com/2018/03/07/jethro-tull-heavy-horses-new-shoes-edition-2018/JETHRO TULL – HEAVY HORSES (NEW SHOES EDITION 2018) (*****)March 7, 2018 · by johnstout64 What’s to like? “Keep your eyes open and prick up your ears” as Jethro Tull’s classic Heavy Horses album gets a fresh curry comb down, and a new lease of life out in the field. The low down Heavy Horses, originally released in 1978, saw Jethro Tull continue with the rural theme that they had successfully tapped into with Songs From The Wood (you can read my review of the 40th anniversary edition of that album here). The band’s line-up was stable and they were clearly firing on all cylinders, judging by the live footage of the previous year’s tour. Lead singer Ian Anderson may have been the driving force when it came to writing the material, but it needed the full band to do it justice, and for now, everything appeared rosy in the garden. The music continued in the same vein as before, with a mixture of heavy rock numbers and quieter acoustic pieces. The running order over the album’s nine tracks is nicely balanced between the two styles, and every band member gets his moment to shine. Guitarist Martin Barre shows his talent for coming up with great riffs, as evidenced on No Lullaby which also gives drummer Barriemore Barlow an opportunity to use the full range of his kit, with some nicely judged roto tom fills during the quieter passages in the song. John Evan’s contribution to the keyboards was never as flamboyant as his contemporaries – even if his onstage persona was – but they do add colour and character to underline the melodies coming through on the acoustic guitar pieces. And sadly, this was to be bassist John Glascock’s last full album, as he tragically passed away the following year. But here, his contribution is solid and reliable, holding down each song while the others added their particular flourishes. And of course it wouldn’t be Tull without Anderson’s distinctive vocals and flute playing. In hindsight, this period was probably his finest, as his voice had grown with experience, but in only a few years time it would all go slowly downhill as he experienced vocal problems which he has never fully recovered from. Lyrically, the songs varied between wry commentary on nature seen through the eyes of cats, mice and dogs, and more searching questions about man’s eroding relationship with nature, as the shire horses of the title track are retired in favour of petrol driven machinery. Anderson has always been a sharp witted observer of life, and while the overall tone of the album is upbeat and playful, the underlying lyrical theme is perhaps less joyful than on Songs From The Wood, with an air of foreboding as a traditional and simpler way of life draws slowly to a close with the onset of new technology. Ironically, Anderson’s keen interest in studio technology ensured that Tull albums always sounded good, whether on original vinyl or on CD. Heavy Horses was remastered for CD by Anderson himself back in 2003, and it still stands up today, so is this latest in the continuing series of Tull makeovers a gift horse for fans, or is it a pig in a poke? Once again, Steven Wilson has been invited to give the master tapes a remix, and like the perennial coming of the new planting season, Wilson has once more sown a bountiful audio mix. I did a quick back to back comparison with the 2003 version and there are discernible improvements. Nothing too dramatic, but the volume is a tad lower and the sound a little smoother and spacious. The 2003 version by comparison now sounds a little harsher. If you’re familiar with Wilson’s remixes, then you’ll be unsurprised and pleased in equal measure. Once again, the bass guitar gets a little more love and John Glascock’s contribution is more prominent. Same with the little keyboard flourishes from John Evans, and David Palmer’s portative organ is more noticeable and separated out from the more conventional synths and organs used. Once again, the bonus content comes with a concert from the Heavy Horses tour. The live content has been remixed by Jacko Jaksyzk, (currently guitaring with King Crimson) and the good news is that it encompasses a complete show. The less exciting news is that some of these tracks are already available on the classic live album Bursting Out, and as I started listening to the show and hearing Claude Nobs’ familiar introduction, I wondered if I was simply getting the rehashed version of that album with a couple of bonus tracks left off the original release? Not so, as it turns out. The sleeve notes reveal that only five of the songs in this new set were used for the 1978 album, with the rest being sourced from other tapes recorded elsewhere on the tour. So while this 2018 edition might sound like a fallow crop, it’s actually worth having if you’re particularly fond of this line-up of the band. On this version, the songs are complete and unedited, and you quickly realise how much is missing from the Bursting Out versions, not just in the number of songs, but also within the songs themselves, some of which had been edited down to noticeably shorter length. Anderson’s between song raps are still largely the same, but with the occasional difference, depending on how familiar you are with the original version. Again, I did a back to back comparison between the two live albums, and you can tell they’ve been treated differently. The original is a little louder and more forceful, and the vocals sound strong, whereas the 2018 edition is noticeably quieter, but more natural sounding, with the instruments better separated and the vocals a little more strained and breathless in places. Essentially, this set is a well-mixed bootleg, and not necessarily a replacement for a well-loved live album. That just leaves the second DVD, which is a surround mix of the live album, but audio only, padded out with a few video promos for the studio album. However, in the continuing tradition, this box set wouldn’t be complete without the 96 page book, which goes into every detail imaginable, be it a comprehensive overview of the songwriting and recording, and the background to the live recordings (and an interesting divergence of views between band members on ‘sweetening’ the tapes afterwards). There’s also a brief history of the heavy horses themselves. So, once again fans will be asking themselves, do I need to add this edition to my collection? My honest view is that things are not as clear cut as they were on the Songs From The Wood edition. A good portion of the bonus material, studio and live, has already been available before, and this time there’s no video footage to complete the audio. Steven Wilson’s remix is the main attraction of this set, and if all you’re looking for is his stereo remix, perhaps it’s worth waiting a couple more months until the single cd edition is released? On the other hand, if Heavy Horses is a particular Tull favourite, then this New Shoes edition does the album justice and gives fans an in-depth and immersive experience, from demos through to the finished album being released and performed live. And if you’re keen on Wilson’s customary surround sound mix of the studio album, then this will be the only way to obtain it. Besides, if you’ve been collecting these book editions of the earlier albums, then it makes sense to add this one to the shelf and you’ve probably already made a space for it!. And as you’re listening to the music, if you think you hear the sound of scurrying feet in the background, remember – “The Mouse Police Never Sleeps”. ************************************************************** top100canadianblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/music-review-of-day-jethro-tull-heavy.htmlThursday, March 1, 2018 MUSIC REVIEW OF THE DAY: JETHRO TULL - HEAVY HORSES (NEW SHOES EDITION)I'm repeating myself here, but once again, the Tull camp sets the standard for album reissues with is ongoing series. It's not difficult, it's just treating the material and the fans properly by giving them everything all at once, and in high-quality audio and packaging. That means all the associated session material, from B-sides to unreleased numbers to alternates, lots of live work, and even video. You get multiple mixes of everything on DVD, and even a hidden track. The generous 96-page book has the entire story of the album, not fluffy and overly praising, but realistic and fact-based, warts and all. And when you put all these boxes together over the course of the decade covered so far, you get the complete history. Heavy Horses was the second of Ian Anderson's trilogy of rural England-themed album, coming after 1977's Songs From The Wood. Like the rest of his '70's album, there was a loose lyrical concept, stemming from his move to the English countryside. The songs were more folk-based than other Tull albums, but still had lots of other elements, including lots of strings and some heavier guitar moments. It was a sadder, darker album though, with regrets that some of the old rural values were gone, as symbolized by the replacement of the workhorse by the modern tractor. It's a pretty well established theme, you'll find it in Lord Of The Rings, for instance, and I'll certainly take that over somebody stumbling through the writing of another love song. The title track, Moths, One Brown Mouse, these are all strong Tull songs with good melodies and drama. The variety of music makes this album, and its predecessor two of the better '70's releases, a step above works such as A Passion Play and Minstrel In The Gallery. Tull fans will know that the next album in line was the double-set Live-Bursting Out. Instead of a simple reissue of that, it's included here, not just the original, but the full show from which it was taken, from Berne, Switzerland in May 1978. Importantly you get the song Heavy Horses back in the set list to give you the whole experience of what was a really strong tour. Anderson's stage banter is funny and engaging, Martin Barre is on fire on guitar and the whole band shows why they were one of the top touring draws of the decade. It's a strong mix of the big favourites, such as Aqualung, Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die and a long segment of Thick As A Brick, and lots of the new material. I've always liked '70's Jethro Tull, and these boxes have made me appreciate them even more, learn a lot and enjoy revisiting, a great experience for music collectors.
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Post by 61jtull on Apr 18, 2018 20:28:56 GMT
Have always loved this album. It is very close to "Songs from the Wood" in terms of overall quality. The new remix by Steven Wilson shines....listening to title track in the headphones is a glorious experience. The bonus tracks are a mixed bag, the song "Horse-hoeing husbandry" sounds like it was recorded a couple years before the Heavy Horses sessions(1974-1976) based on both the style and Ian's voice. I still rank this album a little below SFW, but clearly in my top five Tull albums.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 9, 2018 6:55:16 GMT
www.rock-progresivo.com/reportaje-sobre-aqualung-el-mitico-album-de-jethro-tull-en-su-40o-aniversario-2/2018/06/Feature on 'Heavy Horses', the mythical album by Jethro Tull in his version of the 40th anniversaryJune 8, 2018 César Inca Mendoza Reports 0 Second walk of Jethro Tull through the landscapes of rural life: the 40th anniversary of 'Heavy Horses' All a pleasure, an honor, a rhetorical adventure we have today when presenting the 40th anniversary reection of the second album that is part of JETHRO TULL's folk-rock trilogy: of course we are referring to "Heavy Horses", disc originally published on April 10, 1978 in the US market and 11 days later in the British market. If "Songs From The Wood" was a celebratory disc where the main tenor was the joy of living in a rural area where Ian Anderson proclaimed to re-encounter with his original personal essence, "Heavy Horses" is a record that, without abandoning the jovial mood , opens more field to the reflective and the nostalgic, especially as regards the duality between the purity of the rural world and the permanent invasive threat of the modern world. In fact, the homonymous song (one of the most beautiful compositions that Ian Anderson or any other British musician has made in the rock of the 70s, according to our humble perspective) is a direct statement on this concern to regret how the tractor is replacing the horse in the agricultural work, increasingly massive, increasingly subject to the technological and commercial demands of the great city, less and less owner of itself, increasingly separating man from his allied beasts. LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 22, 2018 6:46:56 GMT
MAY 14, 2018 BY JC MOSQUITO Peter Frampton, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Jethro Tull + UFO: Shadows in Stereo linkREISSUES: In recent years, it’s become the norm for bands to reissue classic albums with remastered or remixed sound and bonus tracks. For instance, Jethro Tull recently reissued the 40th Anniversary Edition of 1978’s Heavy Horses. It’s all a fan would expect: great remix by Steven Wilson, some alternate versions and unreleased cuts, and for those inclined to purchase the box set, live recordings from the accompanying tour.
That’s all good, but I’m starting to wonder: Why don’t old groups just go back to the beginning and release their entire catalog again in chronological order, year after year or whatever? And when they reach the end, they could simply start over again. I mean, isn’t this essentially what results by releasing anniversary editions?
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 25, 2018 7:58:37 GMT
www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/news/553662/heavy-horses-l-omaggio-dei-jethro-tull-alla-tradizione.htmlTHE DISC "Heavy horses": the tribute of Jethro Tull to traditionby Michele Ceparano24 November 2018 - 00:45 This year, forty years since the release of "Heavy Horses", the second episode of a trilogy of folk rock by Jethro Tull, which also includes "Songs from the wood" and "Stormwatch", is among the highest moments of a legendary group. Precisely for this reason, it is difficult to say something original, since the British band led by Ian Anderson has already been honored with rivers of ink. All this would therefore require a single piece of advice to those who had never heard this album. Listening to him. And that's that. When it comes to Jethro Tull, however, it is always worth throwing yourself, so original was their production. An adventure, that of Anderson and associates who never bent to the laws of the market. The Jethro Tull have in fact renounced being commercial even in difficult times for prog and folk. Dell ' The protagonists, already from the title, of this album are the animals. The "heavy horses", portrayed with Anderson also on the cover, are the workhorses, in the past in the English countryside, one with the landscape. It is a tribute to Jethro Tull, very sensitive to environmental issues and to the recovery of traditions, to a symbol of the old British world, with its rhythms and its images, as opposed to the machines used in their place. The title track is dedicated to them. But the album is a constant tribute to the English countryside through fairy tales and ballads that feature cats ("... and the mouse police never sleeps") or moths that in "Moths" are the background to a meeting between lovers . In "Rover", on the other hand, the scene is occupied by one of those wanderers who once met in the countryside. C ' it is then the magnificent - let it be defined as such - "One brown mouse", from a poem by Robert Burns, Scottish as Anderson. Among the "pearls" of this work should also include "Weathercock", literally the wind vane for the wind direction. A song that once again recalls the traditional life of the fields and that will enhance the quality of the group live. But in this work there are also pieces like "Acres wild", about love and the places where to practice it (rhetorical question: better the Isle of Skye or a city full of narrow streets and chimneys?), "No lullaby", only apparently facing the children, and "Journeyman", dedicated to those who are always on a business trip away from the "Lares" domestic. From "Heavy horses" One brown mouse
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