csc
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Post by csc on Sept 21, 2008 11:34:05 GMT
When was Rainbow Blues recorded?
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 21, 2008 18:46:24 GMT
Cup of Wonder site says that Rainbow Blues was played a time or two, in Scandanavia, along with a few other TOTRRTOTD songs and guesses it was an extra song from that era that didn't fit the Too Old story.....I was surprised...it sounds a bit older to me and i always figured it as a left over Benefit or Aqualung era track.....ya learn something new every day...especially when you get old and forget stuff.
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Post by onewhiteduck on Sept 21, 2008 21:44:53 GMT
Rainbow Blues is on the Warchild Remaster ( 2002 )
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 21, 2008 23:17:05 GMT
Hmmm...Glory Row sounds very War Child era....Rainbow Blues doesn't...who played Bass? That will be the real answer!
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 22, 2008 7:30:21 GMT
From memory "Rainbow Blues" was a left over track from the Warchild sessions in the spring of 1974 and as such had Jeffrey Hammond playing the bass. It was first issued on the MU compilation album in 1976. "Glory Row" was also from the War Child sessions and got its first release in 1977 on the "Repeat" compilation. Blackmore's Night did a version of "Rainbow Blues" on the album Ghost of a Rose (2003). uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLxTw7YDW8
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Post by admin on Sept 22, 2008 10:09:04 GMT
Not a bad version that, nice visuals too ;D
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Post by Pantagruel on Nov 30, 2008 16:08:02 GMT
In my opinion "Rainbow Blues" is definitely from 1974. Listen to the way it's arranged, the strings, the sound of Barrie's drumming.
It was played live in 1976 a couple of times (though remarkably shortened), it's true, but I think it was played in 1976 because that year was released "M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull" which contained the song.
I've always liked "Glory Row" more than "Rainbow Blues", by the way, and it's a shame they never played it in concert!
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Post by cbwaltzer on Nov 30, 2008 22:21:37 GMT
I had never seen the Blackmore's Night version - thx for posting!
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Post by 3chordtrick on Dec 18, 2008 19:59:16 GMT
Thanks for the video. Can I make a few points? 1. The Blackmore’s Night version is beautiful; I have heard none of their music and must now listen to more of it. Thanks again for taking the time to insert the film. Mrs Blackmore (?) Is truly a lovely singer and, as we all know Mr Blackmore is a brilliant guitarist – but second to Mr Barre !! 2. Hearing the above version suggests that IA/JT music could be covered by so many different singers, given the right song. How many versions/styles of various Beatles songs have we heard – some good, some not so good. 3. Warchild remastered contains both Glory and Rainbow and, IMHO, both have the Warchild “sound”. However, they could have been recorded before or after the Warchild sessions which would then suggest each should have a PP or Too Old To Rock “sound”. I suggest they have a PP “sound” as well as a Warchild “sound”. The debate continues ??
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Post by kingheath on Jan 15, 2009 20:17:31 GMT
According to Greg Russo's "Flying Colours: The Jethro Tull Reference Manual" Rainbow Blues was part of the 1974 WarChild sessions. That fits with the liner notes on M.U. which state the recording location as Morgan Studios London where WarChild was recorded. It was also the last time that Tull used Morgan Studios. Minstrel was recorded "somewhere in Europe" with the Maison Rouge Mobile Studio and the following six (studio)albums were recorded at the Maison Rouge in Fulham, London and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio respectively.
I agree that Rainbow definetely has a bit of a APP sound and feeling to it. Though in my case it might be the simple fact that I discovered Tull by listening to APP (Side 2 only for about two weeks) and then bought my first Tull single which was Too Old with Rainbow as B-Side. Unfortunately someone knicked that precious vinyl reminder of my youth.
Does that end the debate?
Tata
KH
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