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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 24, 2014 12:00:17 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 24, 2014 12:39:34 GMT
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Post by Equus on Mar 24, 2014 16:31:46 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 24, 2014 16:39:12 GMT
Sounds like Ian is more or less promising a piece of APP in the 'best of'......I'm trying to be realistic in my hopes....a nice chunk, better than the little jig or Hare recitial that has been done....can I also dare hope 'Change of Horses' gets another run around the track? I think current band has played Budapest ( the song, not the city) and that bodes well. Big fear is that the adventurous stuff is trotted out in England and gradually replaced with Aqualung/ Stand Up stand bys as the tour progresses....a disturbing tend in the past....the first few shows must be recorded in case they attrition good songs!
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Post by lukaswas on Mar 24, 2014 19:19:02 GMT
Seems not accessable for non-UK visitors
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 25, 2014 10:27:18 GMT
... No show in Denmark...?? TooTull will find out for you
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 25, 2014 16:25:53 GMT
Danes are directed to consider Hamburg gig...nice venue, fun city.
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Post by snaffler on Mar 25, 2014 20:19:49 GMT
Sorry Miss. Will try and do better next time and control myself. Trouble is it was the call of the wild Anderson samples that led me down the path of non righteousness but I will endeavour not to incur your wrath in future. Please forgive this miserable sinner B******s to all that - great music - can't wait for the albumPatience is a virtue these official samples are really starting to grow on me! by the end of the week ill be hooked!
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Post by Equus on Mar 26, 2014 6:06:20 GMT
... No show in Denmark...?? TooTull will find out for you Thank you!, TooTull and Maddogfagin! It would be nice if they would visit Denmark again. In the past we have been blessed with frequent visits of Jethro Tull/ Ian Anderson. If they don't come again to this insignificant corner of the world... (... Sorry my fellow Danes... but let's face it... we are only five millions...) ... it will be okay with me... but of course the hope of seeing them again, in Denmark, is always present... May Ian Anderson and this magnificent band, members past and present be well and in good health. Nothing is more important than that. Tull in Denmark comes second, but hopefully they will be back... Personally I will not hold that against them... Jethro Tull forever!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 14:29:46 GMT
www.wcsx.com/gmi/classicrocknews/2014/03/25/ian-anderson-puts-jethro-tull-behind-him-with-new-album#.UzLigoX4IhZ Ian Anderson Puts Jethro Tull Behind Him With New Album Posted on 3/25/2014 12:55:00 PM by Gary Graff With his new solo album, "Homo Erraticus," due out April 15, Ian Anderson is fessing up to the fact that he has put Jethro Tull to rest. In an "introduction" he wrote for the album, Anderson notes that, "The huge body of work that is the Jethro Tull catalogue stands firm close beside me and in good stead...But I think I prefer, in my twilight years, to use my own name for the most part being composer of virtually all Tull songs and music since 1968." And in a recent conversation, Anderson confirmed to us that Jethro Tull, as a moniker, is and will likely remain dormant even though all the members of his own band have logged some time as part of the Tull roster: "Nothing is going on at all; that's the whole point. To me, Jethro Tull is...the vast body of repertoire that's Jethro Tull, the record catalog, the music, and I think that, if we look back on it, it kind of came more or less to an end during the last 10 years or so...(with) a couple of live albums and a studio album of Christmas material. That might define the last albums under the name Jethro Tull. It's a body of work I rather think is now kind of historical, since the weight of it lies back in the 70s and 80s in terms of volume. And I rather think it's nice to kind of leave that as legacy." "The Jethro Tull Christmas Album" came out in 2003, while the group's last collection of songs, "J-Tull Dot Com," was released during 1999. Anderson will be touring to support "Homo Erraticus" starting May 28 in the U.K., with a North American leg currently starting September 17 in Oakland, Calif. ADD***** we currently have the tour starting: Sep 12 Fri McCaw Hall Seattle, WA 08:00 PM The Best Of Jethro Tull Performed By Ian Anderson on sale:Mon, 03/10/14 10:00 AM
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 27, 2014 10:36:31 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 27, 2014 16:05:10 GMT
Wow! These are the best pics ever! I need to print these for the Tull Cave
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 27, 2014 17:10:40 GMT
More Homo Promo !
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 27, 2014 18:21:27 GMT
Blackpool Grammar School badge. circa 1930. Image from ebay. Track 5 - Meliora Sequamur
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 29, 2014 11:47:35 GMT
www.musicstreetjournal.com/Ian Anderson - Homo ErraticusReview by G. W. Hill
I know it’s still early days in terms of the year 2014, but I’d say it’s a safe bet this disc will make my “best of” list for the year. It’s that good. In my opinion it’s the strongest Ian Anderson album ever. In fact, if one considers it a Jethro Tull disc (and really it kind of is – in fact, Anderson’s site says that it’s a “’Jethro Tull’ (in all but name) album” I’d put it as one of the four or five best. Yes, it’s that good. This is a progressive rock masterpiece. If you’ve ever liked Ian Anderson’s solo work or Jethro Tull (and who hasn’t), get this as soon as possible. You will love it. I know I do. Track by Track Review Part One: ChroniclesDoggerland Rising up with flute driving Celtic elements into the game, this is very much a classic Jethro Tull sounding piece. It drops to an acoustic driven verse that’s very old world in nature. There are some pretty astounding musical moments as it turns into a powerhouse progressive rock jam. This really feels so much like something that could have come from a 1970s Tull album. Heavy Metals This is one of the delicate old world styled tracks for which Tull was often known. It’s pretty and intricate and quite classy. Enter the Uninvited Some pretty progressive rock opens this. After a short time it works out to a harder rocking movement for a section. Then it continues to evolve. This is a dynamic and ever shifting progressive rock masterpiece. There are elements of Jethro Tull sound here, but this doesn’t really feel like something that would fit seamlessly onto a Tull album. That’s not a bad thing, though. It just means there are some flavors that might not be recognizable as Tull. That said, this is an Ian Anderson album. I love this song. It’s got a lot of magic in its shifts and changes. Puer Ferox Adventus For almost the first minute the only accompaniment to the vocals is a storm with atmospheric music over the top. As it gets more melodic, it remains quite mellow for a time. This is, though, another cut that’s very dynamic. It works through a number of changes. At times it rocks out pretty hard and various musical themes emerge and are explored. The flute based section later is particularly powerful. This is a very extensive and ever changing piece of music. It’s one of the best of the whole set. Meliora Sequamur Organ opens this with a very traditional music sound. The piece grows gradually out from there, feeling rather like choral music as it builds. There are some more rock oriented sections later, though. This is very much a classical and traditional music based number, however. The Turnpike Inn A harder rocking number, this one definitely resembles Jethro Tull a lot. It’s a smoking hot piece of music. There are some great twists and turns here. Both the flute soloing and the guitar soloing are noteworthy. The Engineer Celtic music, hard rock and chamber sounds all seem to merge on this piece. It’s another that feels like it would have been at home in the Tull catalog, but more like the 1980s output. The Pax Britannica The guitar and flute jam that starts this feels almost like a continuation of the previous piece. It’s also another passage that would be quite at home on a Tull disc. They drop down after that introduction to a mellower, but no less compelling, jam. This is another powerhouse progressive rocker that works through a number of intriguing changes. Part Two: PropheciesTripudium Ad Bellum Another fast paced powerhouse jam, this instrumental definitely feels like Jethro Tull. It turns this way and that and seems like it would have been very much at home on one of the 1970s Tull albums. Part of this is harder edged, part of it is mellower. It’s all pretty quick in terms of tempo, though. It dissolves into noisy chaos at the end. After These Wars Early on this is more like a ballad. It’s got enough changes in it to keep it interesting, though. It also includes more powered up moments. It’s another Tull-like piece. It is also one of the more dynamic progressive rock workouts. It also has some of the cooler passages of the set. Given the quality of this whole album, that really says a lot. New Blood, Old Veins As good as everything here is, it’s hard for me to pick a “best song,” but if you really pressed me, it would probably be this one. It’s a smoking hot progressive rock masterpiece that moves through various sections and has contrasts between mellower and harder rocking movements. It has some great hooks and yet lots of meat. I just love this thing. Part Three: RevelationsIn for a Pound This is a fairly short number based on old world music. It’s a good reprieve and chance to catch your breath. The Browning of the Green More of a crunchy Jethro Tull like piece, this is another effective tune. It’s also a real progressive rock work out, going from one section to another in fairly rapid-fire succession. It has some of the most metallic moments of the disc, too. Per Errationes Ad Astra This doesn’t really have a lot of music, but rather more sound effects. It’s a spoken piece that’s pretty interesting and serves as some nice variety. Cold Dead Reckoning Coming in mellow, this powers out into one of the more compelling musical passages of the set. This is both one of the more straightahead pieces and one of the more Tull-like ones here. It’s also another killer on a disc that’s full of them. A false ending gives way to a new little melody that’s quite pretty. That doesn’t grow out much, though, serving to bring things to a close in a classy way.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 29, 2014 19:04:49 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 29, 2014 19:19:56 GMT
Rave review very encouraging...this is gonna be a great album...great like Crest or Stormwatch...but you know what? It's not going to be aa good as TAAB 2...and you know why? Cause TAAB 2 is one of the 3 or 4 best things Tull has ever recorded and toured...I watched Iceland gig again last night and I don't think it is fair or realistic to expect Homo to be that great.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 1, 2014 7:34:30 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 1, 2014 14:52:25 GMT
The Pax Britannica 7" single OMG!!! Yep. There's Gerald's name on there too. I love it Smile Gerald!
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 1, 2014 15:10:59 GMT
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Post by nobodyspecial on Apr 1, 2014 22:30:12 GMT
From above: "I know it’s still early days in terms of the year 2014, but I’d say it’s a safe bet this disc will make my “best of” list for the year. It’s that good. In my opinion it’s the strongest Ian Anderson album ever. In fact, if one considers it a Jethro Tull disc (and really it kind of is – in fact, Anderson’s site says that it’s a “’Jethro Tull’ (in all but name) album” I’d put it as one of the four or five best. Yes, it’s that good. This is a progressive rock masterpiece. If you’ve ever liked Ian Anderson’s solo work or Jethro Tull (and who hasn’t), get this as soon as possible. You will love it. I know I do."
I really hope this fellow is saying this in a couple of months. I will never compare an IA solo album to a JT album. As I say the following - JT was a BAND - not just a 'name'. There is very little sound similarity of a JT album with an IA album, certainly not with his new, 'band'. So, while I really hope that the new IA album is a delight - from the 'samples' I've heard, there is little to 'compare' or call to any JT album, or to call it one of the 'best'. The 'reviewers' over-enthusiasm perhaps? So far, after as many attempted want-to-be great sample listens there is not much there to hang my hat on - dare I compare - to older media-release JT samples from years passed that jumped out of the speakers. So can we all just call this an IA album and NOT a JT album? Including the 'reviewers'? I have been thinking of what exactly IA is going towards, meaning that it's obvious he has a new 'band', but what's the point other than to have a band in his name only (yes, I've read all the stories about MB not wanting to tour and IA reportedly just saying JT 'is over' to MB and DP. yada, yada.) so what's the direction? Using an alter-ego from JT's back catalog to continue forth with a 'new band' seems to 'blur the lines' in the 'transition to IA' - the problem is, I'm not hearing it since the 'new band' has formed. Everything (JT and IA) up to the point of TAAB2 had caught my ear - and that was with guest musicians on the most of the solo efforts. It just seems IA has to recognize that the different sound while trying to weave into the past, has it's chance to fail even with the meaningful effort to bridge the 'gap'? It's coming across as being a bit 'messy' to me. If he wants to hang on with this 'band' fine... I'll, as usual, give it a real, long, full, multiple listens as I always have..... I'm waiting for my ears to be proven wrong about what they've heard so far. Cheers.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 2, 2014 1:13:50 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 2, 2014 14:20:14 GMT
Ian Anderson - Enter The Uninvited (lyric video) Wow! Thanks to Ian Beabout for finding this new promo video.
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Post by bassackwards on Apr 2, 2014 15:25:41 GMT
LOVE IT! OMG! I can see the video for this. A play on the IPOD dancing commercials a few years back. The dancers are really groovin' to "Enter the Uninvited" except the dancers are Roman Soldiers, 60's hippies, medieval types, hip hoppers, Zombies etc, you get the idea? Thus, dispelling the myth that you can't dance to Tull/Ian. Perhaps the woman who does the dancing Tull videos could take part
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2014 15:49:12 GMT
LOVE IT! OMG! I can see the video for this. A play on the IPOD dancing commercials a few years back. The dancers are really groovin' to "Enter the Uninvited" except the dancers are Roman Soldiers, 60's hippies, medieval types, hip hoppers, Zombies etc, you get the idea? Thus, dispelling the myth that you can't dance to Tull/Ian. Perhaps the woman who does the dancing Tull videos could take part Oh no, never. As long as it's not Pan's "frigging" People or, for that matter, Village People I suppose it won't offend the locals
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2014 15:51:40 GMT
Excellent find. Many thanks to Ian Beabout for locating this gem.
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Post by bassackwards on Apr 2, 2014 17:45:51 GMT
LOVE IT! OMG! I can see the video for this. A play on the IPOD dancing commercials a few years back. The dancers are really groovin' to "Enter the Uninvited" except the dancers are Roman Soldiers, 60's hippies, medieval types, hip hoppers, Zombies etc, you get the idea? Thus, dispelling the myth that you can't dance to Tull/Ian. Perhaps the woman who does the dancing Tull videos could take part Oh no, never. As long as it's not Pan's "frigging" People or, for that matter, Village People I suppose it won't offend the locals The Village People! Perfect! got to represent that era. Good Idea Dog! Also, nice that Ian mentions the son in law in his new masterpiece (?)
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Post by hardliner on Apr 3, 2014 17:34:16 GMT
Hmm this is surely 'Hot Mango Flush' part 2 ,not so much the music but Ians phrasing of the verses is almost identical. Not sure what to make of these snippets i was expecting something more 'heavy' like the build up.
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Post by zombywoof92 on Apr 3, 2014 17:58:17 GMT
Hi All, Our good buddy, Jim, already posted this elsewhere for me (Thanks, Jim!), but I thought I'd post it here, as well ... PROGROCK.COM PRESENTS.... "Ian Plays Ian!" On Tuesday, April 15th, I will be commandeering the daily New at Noon hour on www.progrock.com to bring you brand new music from Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. New at Noon runs every day from 12-1:00 PM (CDT) on progrock.com. It is designed to feature only the most recent progressive rock and related releases and is picked at random by the station's auto feed. However, on April 15th, I will be handpicking new music from Ian Anderson's upcoming solo album HOMO ERRATICUS and presenting it live on air, complete with anecdotes and lesser known facts about Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull's career. The upcoming release, Anderson's first in two years, is a concept album following the sagas of a man struck by malaria-induced delirium who dreams of his past lives. Beginning with his origins as a nomadic Neolithic settler, we trace his development as an Iron Age blacksmith, a Christian monk, and even glimpse forward into his future. All of this is backed by Anderson's distinctive flute playing and his talented and road-tested group of musicians who are about to embark on a HOMO ERRATICUS and THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL tour of Europe, the United States, and all over the world. It is not to be missed! Fans are encouraged to tune in live and join the chat room for this very special event. I, a life-time Tull devotee with a unique passion for Anderson's music, will also be taking requests and answering any inquiries about this one-time-only event at progrockdeepcuts@gmail.com.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 20:37:32 GMT
twitter.com/burningshednews Burning Shed @burningshednews 23m
Very enjoyable launch party for new Ian Anderson album (shipping next week, folks). Lots of interesting people - see next @progmagazineuk Prognoscenti out in force for Ian Anderson album launch: Steven Wilson, Jakko Jackszyk, Mostly Autumn, Tim Bowness, Danny from Anathema...
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