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Post by samatcn on Dec 23, 2016 14:19:35 GMT
Geostrehl, have you listened to Pass the Bottle? It would be interesting to hear your perspective on that one - personally I think it's really good, much better than Bells! Cheers! Sam/atcn Yes, I've listened to Pass the Bottle. I'd have to agree with you that it's much better than Solstice Bells. A Christmas Song was pretty simple to begin with. Sparse instrumentation. Lots of room to breathe. So it's been reworked and "filled in", for lack of a better term. Very nice. And Ian sounds great on it. I could do without the Jingle Bells intro, but eh, it's still pretty darn good. I'm interested to hear the rest of the album. Such a shame that the bigger hits are represented so much here. I'd love to hear "The foot of our stairs" section reworked. Maybe "North Sea Oil" or something like that. But I'm also an ass, so we've got to keep that in mind! You're right about Bottle being pretty simple, of course... I guess I can see why you find Bells disappointing as the more progressive songs should really offer a more refined string arrangement as well. I can't hear anything out of harmony, though, mind pointing us to the section you reacted to? Wrt song choices, I mean, I think we all know how this works... For reworked songs to have any traction with more casual/nostalgic fans, they have to be songs people recognize. I mean if we're being idealistic fans, why stop at album tracks when there are so many great deep cuts? Man, why didn't Ian do Coronach? And Broadford Bazaar would have been so good... But surely we've all been round the block before On an unrelated note, I notice that the single is indeed listed under JT at spotify. Maybe not Ian's best move... That might really upset the Martin loyalists, right?
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 23, 2016 16:51:13 GMT
Surprised nobody commented on it yet, but the Quartets CD has one of the better TULL/Anderson album covers. Not a "best ever" but worthy of a flag. Thoughts? How different we think... but that's okay! I absolutely hate the front cover... Maybe it's too simplistic to me... Maybe it's something else that I don't like... The beard?? It's not the best design but certainly not the worst. There again whatever design will always have people who love it or hate it. It certainly looks like "the headmaster" is peering through some sort of keyhole but we'll all get used to it. If push comes to shove, I like it - 8/10 "Watching me, watching you" ? And the way he stares: feel like locking my door And pulling my phone from the wall. His eyes, like lights from a laser, burn Making my hair stand making the goose-bumps crawl.
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Post by geostrehl on Dec 23, 2016 20:32:35 GMT
On an unrelated note, I notice that the single is indeed listed under JT at spotify. Maybe not Ian's best move... That might really upset the Martin loyalists, right? Wow. I didn't listen on Spotify, but since you pointed it out, I went and had a look. I wonder what Martin thinks! He seems to really love gigging with the Martin Barre Band. Good for him. He's always taken the high road when discussing the "end" of Jethro Tull. I wonder what he really thinks about this!
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Post by jackinthegreen on Dec 23, 2016 21:17:46 GMT
On an unrelated note, I notice that the single is indeed listed under JT at spotify. Maybe not Ian's best move... That might really upset the Martin loyalists, right? Wow. I didn't listen on Spotify, but since you pointed it out, I went and had a look. I wonder what Martin thinks! He seems to really love gigging with the Martin Barre Band. Good for him. He's always taken the high road when discussing the "end" of Jethro Tull. I wonder what he really thinks about this! He will perhaps be miffed to say the least. ..but who wrote 99% of the music he played all his life.....
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 23, 2016 21:37:40 GMT
I do not like the album cover at all... it's not as good as any of the originals Seriously I don't like it and I didn't like the TAAB2 one either while we're on the subject. Not up to the mark.
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 24, 2016 0:25:40 GMT
Published on Dec 8, 2013 by The Telegraph Something very amazing about Matt, Emma and Charlie Denton... Charlie: the boy who beat deafness to play the violin
The Telegraph meets a brilliant musical family whose deaf son has fought against the odds.
Matt and Emma Denton, both professional musicians, discovered within hours of their son's birth that he could not hear properly.
At one, Charlie was prescribed hearing aids. By the age of two and a half he was pronounced deaf - so deaf, said his doctors, that if an aeroplane took off next to him, he would not hear it.
Charlie's only hope, his parents were told, was to have a bilateral cochlear implant, often known as the "bionic ear".
But the operation carried serious risks: not least, facial paralysis and meningitis. After terrible soul-searching, they decided to go ahead.
Charlie came through astonishingly and started to pick up new words for the first time. Then, surpassing their wildest expectations, he took up the violin, "like Daddy", and started piano lessons.
But Emma was not satisfied with the explanation that Charlie's deafness was "just one of those things". While Googling his symptoms, including a severe reaction to sunlight, she came across Usher Syndrome, a rare and incurable genetic disorder that can lead to blindness as well.
Just as they were about to go on stage to give a concert, the Dentons received a phone call confirming that Charlie indeed has Usher Type1B, the most severe form of the disease. He could be blind before he reaches adulthood.
Having come through so much, you might expect the Dentons to be sucked into a quicksand of despair. Instead, they radiate reassurance.
"When people find out," says Emma, "there's always the reaction: how tragic, these musicians have a deaf child. But for me, it has never seemed a tragedy. Charlie is seven now, such a happy, lovely, fun boy. He is a real fighter and an inspiration to us all. He loves music. He has taken to his new ears brilliantly and has caught up at school."
He thinks having implants is special. 'I don't have to listen to you hoovering', he says, and flicks them off. He and his sister, Daisy, four, have a special way of communicating. They have developed their own little sign patterns. They are each other's constant.
"Knowing about Usher Syndrome means that at least we are prepared for the possibility that Charlie will lose his sight -- some parents are not so fortunate -- and when the time is right we can prepare him. We don't want to alarm him at the moment because the condition does not develop in a predictable pattern." (The progressive loss of vision is caused by an associated eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa.)
The Telegraph went to the Denton's house to meet Charlie and watch him play the violin.
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 24, 2016 8:51:23 GMT
On an unrelated note, I notice that the single is indeed listed under JT at spotify. Maybe not Ian's best move... That might really upset the Martin loyalists, right? Wow. I didn't listen on Spotify, but since you pointed it out, I went and had a look. I wonder what Martin thinks! He seems to really love gigging with the Martin Barre Band. Good for him. He's always taken the high road when discussing the "end" of Jethro Tull. I wonder what he really thinks about this!
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Post by fjtull on Dec 24, 2016 8:54:04 GMT
Wow. I didn't listen on Spotify, but since you pointed it out, I went and had a look. I wonder what Martin thinks! He seems to really love gigging with the Martin Barre Band. Good for him. He's always taken the high road when discussing the "end" of Jethro Tull. I wonder what he really thinks about this! He will perhaps be miffed to say the least. ..but who wrote 99% of the music he played all his life..... The best (and still marketing powerful) way to call it would have been simply "The Jethro Tull String Quartets" with artist and tile morfing in each other...
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Post by Equus on Dec 24, 2016 12:02:08 GMT
I do not like the album cover at all... it's not as good as any of the originals Seriously I don't like it and I didn't like the TAAB2 one either while we're on the subject. Not up to the mark. Come to think of it... I feel the same way about those two album covers. I like all of the covers until Rock Island... Yes... I never liked that album cover, but it could have been worse... Just think about the Jethro Tull - with kitchen prose, gutter rhymes and divers – Songs from the Wood album cover... That's more to my liking! Great artwork, and a delight to listen to the music and look at the cover at the same time...What a great photography... I thought for many years... but no... It's a painting... Or what about the Jethro Tull...Stormwatch... Lines "joint" in faint discord, and the stormwatch brews, a concert of kings, as the white sea snaps at the heels of a soft prayer... whispered album cover? That's a great album cover too!! Merry Christmas everybody!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 7, 2017 9:01:04 GMT
Photo credit: James Anderson
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 16, 2017 22:51:25 GMT
I'm loving this. More beautiful melodies like a fine wine getting better with age!
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Post by jackinthegreen on Jan 16, 2017 23:27:03 GMT
Published on Dec 8, 2013 by The Telegraph Something very amazing about Matt, Emma and Charlie Denton... Charlie: the boy who beat deafness to play the violinThe Telegraph meets a brilliant musical family whose deaf son has fought against the odds.
Matt and Emma Denton, both professional musicians, discovered within hours of their son's birth that he could not hear properly.
At one, Charlie was prescribed hearing aids. By the age of two and a half he was pronounced deaf - so deaf, said his doctors, that if an aeroplane took off next to him, he would not hear it.
Charlie's only hope, his parents were told, was to have a bilateral cochlear implant, often known as the "bionic ear".
But the operation carried serious risks: not least, facial paralysis and meningitis. After terrible soul-searching, they decided to go ahead.
Charlie came through astonishingly and started to pick up new words for the first time. Then, surpassing their wildest expectations, he took up the violin, "like Daddy", and started piano lessons.
But Emma was not satisfied with the explanation that Charlie's deafness was "just one of those things". While Googling his symptoms, including a severe reaction to sunlight, she came across Usher Syndrome, a rare and incurable genetic disorder that can lead to blindness as well.
Just as they were about to go on stage to give a concert, the Dentons received a phone call confirming that Charlie indeed has Usher Type1B, the most severe form of the disease. He could be blind before he reaches adulthood.
Having come through so much, you might expect the Dentons to be sucked into a quicksand of despair. Instead, they radiate reassurance.
"When people find out," says Emma, "there's always the reaction: how tragic, these musicians have a deaf child. But for me, it has never seemed a tragedy. Charlie is seven now, such a happy, lovely, fun boy. He is a real fighter and an inspiration to us all. He loves music. He has taken to his new ears brilliantly and has caught up at school."
He thinks having implants is special. 'I don't have to listen to you hoovering', he says, and flicks them off. He and his sister, Daisy, four, have a special way of communicating. They have developed their own little sign patterns. They are each other's constant.
"Knowing about Usher Syndrome means that at least we are prepared for the possibility that Charlie will lose his sight -- some parents are not so fortunate -- and when the time is right we can prepare him. We don't want to alarm him at the moment because the condition does not develop in a predictable pattern." (The progressive loss of vision is caused by an associated eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa.)
The Telegraph went to the Denton's house to meet Charlie and watch him play the violin. What an amazing family!!!!!!! Good luck to them all.......
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 17, 2017 8:55:05 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 17, 2017 10:32:45 GMT
It slightly irks me that he didn't remove his spectacles for that photograph.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 17, 2017 15:08:43 GMT
I'm loving this. More beautiful melodies like a fine wine getting better with age! Fingers in ears time and singing Lalala. Don't want to spoil my first play when it comes through the door.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 17, 2017 15:29:58 GMT
It slightly irks me that he didn't remove his spectacles for that photograph. . . . . As for all their tempting ideas, well hare didn't care. The lost spectacles were his own affair. And after all, hare did have a spare a-pair
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 17, 2017 15:43:55 GMT
Fingers in ears time and singing Lalala. Don't want to spoil my first play when it comes through the door. You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! As for all their tempting ideas, well hare didn't care. The lost spectacles were his own affair. And after all, hare did have a spare a-pair A-pairrrrrr!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 18:03:17 GMT
It slightly irks me that he didn't remove his spectacles for that photograph. . . . . As for all their tempting ideas, well hare didn't care. The lost spectacles were his own affair. And after all, hare did have a spare a-pair
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 19, 2017 9:13:29 GMT
Much more of this and Ian will have a "hit" album - #1 in the rock/classical crossover charts maybe ? www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/755840/Jethro-Tull-String-Quartets-album-reviewJethro Tull: The String Quartets - An album of classic repertoireA massive treat for Jethro Tull fans and classical aficionados alike: Jethro Tull The String Quartet By PAUL DAVIES, PUBLISHED: 19:55, Wed, Jan 18, 2017 | UPDATED: 20:17, Wed, Jan 18, 2017 It is an album of classic Jethro Tull repertoire, imaginatively arranged by John O’Hara for the Carducci string quartet with the flute, guitar and vocals of songwriter and producer Ian Anderson, it will be released on 24thMarch 2017 by BMG. For some time, Ian (Jethro Tull frontman and virtuoso flautist) and John O’Hara (keyboard player with Tull and Anderson) had discussed the prospect of a specially conceived album of classic Jethro Tull repertoire orchestrated for a string quartet. Ian & John first saw the Carducci Quartet at the London Symphony Orchestra’s LSO St Luke’s and, mesmerised by the group’s symbiotic relationship which results in their playing as one single musical organism, Ian invited them to take part in the recording. Ian, who is no stranger to working with orchestras, says: “John and I have worked on various orchestrations and performed many orchestral concerts over the last fifteen years. "So, a couple of years ago, I came up with the idea of recording a dedicated string quartet album in a contemporary but “Classical” setting with brief appearances from myself. "I felt that there were some songs rather special to me which featured the string quartet such as A Christmas Song, Reasons For Waiting and Wond'ring Aloud. "These were my first experiences of working with a quartet. John came up with a few suggestions of his own which presented challenges. "All had an intimacy and presence which I looked forward to recapturing in the cosy and very personal space of my office desk where I did the overdubs.” About his approach to the orchestration, John explains, “There seemed little point in transcribing the band parts and distributing them to the players. I felt a responsibility to delve deeper and offer a new imagining of each piece. "An orchestrator’s job is to arrange and compose a new version of an existing work. However, I also felt a responsibility to the Jethro Tull listeners who cherish this material and may not welcome a radical rendition of a beloved song. "My ambition was to create a thought-provoking album that remains true to Ian's compositions.” Ian concludes: “It has really been a lot of fun to work on this project. The Carducci Quartet provided a spirited and committed performance, without which all would have been futile. And, I only had to pay for lunch once as they brought sandwiches. Bless.” The album was recorded in the crypt of Worcester Cathedral and in St Kenelm's Church, Sapperton, Gloucestershire. After poring over the entire Tull catalogue, Ian & John decided on the following selection of songs. Different from the original recordings, Ian has given some new cryptic titles.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 23, 2017 15:31:06 GMT
I hope he puts a £5 note in mine.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 2, 2017 9:01:43 GMT
blogcritics.org/music-review-jethro-tull-the-string-quartets-from-ian-anderson-john-ohara-and-the-carducci-quartet/Music Review: ‘Jethro Tull – The String Quartets’ from Ian Anderson, John O’Hara, and the Carducci QuartetPosted by: Jon Sobel 16 hours ago An energetic and (literally) plucky arrangement of Jethro Tull‘s biggest radio hit, the catchy 5/4-time curiosity “Living in the Past,” is the perfect opener to a new curiosity of an album, Jethro Tull – The String Quartets. Without vocals, but decked with unexpected key changes and with a new, slow middle section in 4/4 time, this strings-and-flute arrangement in itself is enough to prove Ian Anderson‘s undying creativity, especially when he collaborates with enthusiastic virtuosi like the award-winning Carducci String Quartet and composer/orchestrator/pianist John O’Hara. Photo credit: James AndersonWhile he has put out several albums of new material in recent years, Anderson seems happy to rework old successes too. Reviving classic material for string quartet (with additional instrumentation) is a striking new twist. The result is a serious lark: lighthearted but with plenty of creative depth. “Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You’re a Woman / Reasons for Waiting)” revisits two early Jethro Tull songs, including one of the prettiest of all Tull melodies (“Reasons for Waiting”), with Anderson adding vocals to a one verse of a complex chamber setting. His voice has lost strength with age, but in this dense context, it’s no matter. There are no vocals in “Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle),” which is given a rather dark introduction before loping into the popular novelty-rocker’s classic syncopated theme. The sturdy rock melody works surprisingly well in this intricate string quartet arrangement. Anderson’s well-known predilection for mixing genres is evident in the torchy “We Used to Bach” – “We Used to Know” merged with Bach’s famous “Prelude in C” – where piano arpeggios derived from the Prelude underscore the song before the Prelude itself emerges, amid a web of strings and an improvisatory-style flute melody courtesy of Anderson, whose instrumental mastery has not declined. A stabbing violin solo launches a dramatic “Farm, the Fourway (Farm on the Freeway”), while “Songs and Horses” is a pure string quartet mashup of the title tracks of Tull’s folk-rock masterpieces Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses. The intricate rhythms of the first and the beautiful tune of the second combine for a lively, even thrilling canter. Then, as if to cool off, gentle strings and guitar accompany Anderson’s soft vocals on the miniature “Only the Giving (Wond’ring Aloud).” What would a Jethro Tull revisit be without “Locomotive Breath”? But as the song’s bluesy melody lends itself less well than the other selections do to the chamber ensemble treatment, the results sound a touch gimmicky. On the other hand, the mandolin-driven “Pass the Bottle (A Christmas Song)” sounds authentically accusatory even if the vocals don’t sing with the acid of old. The album returns to Songs from the Wood for two more fine tracks. The lovely melodies, dramatic development, and dance interlude of “Velvet Gold (Velvet Green)” all work beautifully in the string quartet format. And the Carducci musicians convey with vitality – and better than I would have imagined – the chiming themes of “Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells),” especially in the swelling coda, while the 7/4 beat of the verses keeps the arrangement charging forward. Finally, the hard blues-rock of “Aqualung” is transformed into “Aquafugue,” which begins with a wholesale Beethovenian fugue on the iconic six-note theme. It’s the most daring and clever track, and it really put a smile on this old Tull fan’s face. When Anderson’s voice enters to sing the bridge about the “old man wandering lonely,” his crinkly warble suits the mood; the whole sung section evokes, and even furthers, the emotional depth of the classic hit. For Jethro Tull fans, these arrangements should refresh memories of the original tracks. For appreciators of what is now trendily called “crossover” music, the album is an excellent example of what can be done when a fresh, and in this case collective, creative spirit gets ahold of timelessly great material.
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Post by JTull 007 on Feb 15, 2017 20:08:05 GMT
HERE IT IS !!! The JETHRO TULL String Quartets PROMO A TULL Salute to Snaffler (Tim) for posting this on Facebook! OMG !!! I was lucky enough to have this drop through my letterbox this morning!
Tim McGuinness: Its a promotional copy... I'm employed by a newspaper and will be reviewing it.
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Post by Equus on Feb 15, 2017 20:49:17 GMT
Jethro Tull is back again!! Jethro Tull forever! You just can't keep a good man underground...
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 18, 2017 8:52:34 GMT
ultimateclassicrock.com/march-2017-new-music-releases/March 2017 New Music ReleasesBy Nick DeRiso February 17, 2017 1:56 PM Pink Floyd begin a campaign of stand-alone releases taken from their massive Early Years box set on that day – beginning with Cambridge St/ation, which focuses on the early Syd Barrett-led era of 1965-67. Both Steve Hackett and Night Ranger have new albums set for release on the 24th. And Ian Anderson offers an entirely new take on Jethro Tull classics with The String Quartets too.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 2, 2017 8:43:55 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 2, 2017 17:18:01 GMT
Fingers in ears singing La La La!
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 2, 2017 17:39:58 GMT
I wonder if the 'Flowers in the Dirt' re-release includes any tracks with Martin Barre. I'm pretty sure that was the album on which he contributed but his tracks not released....I also think Dave Mattacks may have been involved. Some of the best songs on that album were co-written with Elvis Costello and some other songs from those sessions ended up on the Elvis albums: 'Spike' and 'Mighty like a Rose'. Good ones.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 2, 2017 17:42:25 GMT
Many excellent samples from the quartets album, all with same result: impatience for release date and delivery to my door and kindle. Me? I'm betting the highlight will be so far unheard 'Velvet Gold'. Can't wait...despite being known for middle name: 'patience'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 3, 2017 8:46:43 GMT
Fingers in ears singing La La La!And the winner is "La La Bunkerfan" (Think I opened the correct envelope or is it all fake news - we shall see )
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 3, 2017 12:29:33 GMT
Fingers in ears singing La La La! And the winner is "La La Bunkerfan" (Think I opened the correct envelope or is it all fake news - we shall see ) I'll be going to see "La La Land" on Sunday in a REAL Theatre.
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