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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 26, 2017 11:06:58 GMT
"I'm on my third listen. Quite a nice little album, even if it isn't one I imagine I'll get back to too often." I have the same view in that it will not be an album I listen to very often.... just not really my cup of tea. I wish IA had left the singing out too... his voice sounds so weak nowadays.. I think it's an album that you listen to when the mood's right.
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Post by stevep on Mar 26, 2017 13:38:52 GMT
Maybe I/we should go with IA's recommendations for the album on the web page...
“Perfect for lazy, long sunny afternoons, crisp winter nights, weddings and funerals. He forgot to add, perfect also after a night of wild, abandoned sex or to celebrate the win of your favourite football team."
A long wait for those of us that support the Scottish football team (hoping that I tempt fate as they play tonight)...
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Post by elberto on Mar 28, 2017 7:28:09 GMT
The order of the tracks is not the same as on the cd back cover.
On the back cover the order is: 1 In The Past (Living In The Past) - 4:10 2 Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You’re a Woman / Reasons For Waiting) - 4:45 3 Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle) - 3:49 4 Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells) - 3:56 5 Farm, The Fourway (Farm On The Freeway) - 3:44 6 We Used To Bach (We Used To Know / Bach Prelude C Maj) - 4:54 7 Velvet Gold (Velvet Green) - 4:06 8 Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song) - 3:02 9 Loco (Locomotive Breath) - 4:33 10 Only The Giving (Wond’ring Aloud) - 1:58 11 Songs And Horses (Songs From The Wood / Heavy Horses) - 3:53 12 Aquafugue (Aqualung) - 5:13
On the CD the order of play is: 1 In The Past (Living In The Past) 4:10 2 Sossity Waiting (Sossity, You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting) 4:45 3 Bungle (Bungle In The Jungle) 3:49 4 We Used To Bach (We Used To Know/Bach Prelude C Major) 4:54 5 Farm, The Fourway (Farm On The Freeway) 3:44 6 Songs And Horses (Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses) 3:53 7 Only The Giving (Wond'ring Aloud) 1:58 8 Loco (Locootive Breath) 4:33 9 Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song) 3:02 10 Velvet Gold (Velvet Green) 4:06 11 Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Soltice Bells) 3:56 12 Aquafugue (Aqualung) 5:13
Only to my copy or is the same to somebody else?
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2017 7:33:06 GMT
The order of the tracks is not the same as on the cd back cover. On the back cover the order is: 1 In The Past (Living In The Past) - 4:10 2 Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You’re a Woman / Reasons For Waiting) - 4:45 3 Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle) - 3:49 4 Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells) - 3:56 5 Farm, The Fourway (Farm On The Freeway) - 3:44 6 We Used To Bach (We Used To Know / Bach Prelude C Maj) - 4:54 7 Velvet Gold (Velvet Green) - 4:06 8 Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song) - 3:02 9 Loco (Locomotive Breath) - 4:33 10 Only The Giving (Wond’ring Aloud) - 1:58 11 Songs And Horses (Songs From The Wood / Heavy Horses) - 3:53 12 Aquafugue (Aqualung) - 5:13 On the CD the order of play is: 1 In The Past (Living In The Past) 4:10 2 Sossity Waiting (Sossity, You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting) 4:45 3 Bungle (Bungle In The Jungle) 3:49 4 We Used To Bach (We Used To Know/Bach Prelude C Major) 4:54 5 Farm, The Fourway (Farm On The Freeway) 3:44 6 Songs And Horses (Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses) 3:53 7 Only The Giving (Wond'ring Aloud) 1:58 8 Loco (Locootive Breath) 4:33 9 Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song) 3:02 10 Velvet Gold (Velvet Green) 4:06 11 Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Soltice Bells) 3:56 12 Aquafugue (Aqualung) 5:13 Only to my copy or is the same to somebody else? The new track sequence listing is correct. There should have been a sticker included with your copy, with the revised track listing, to paste onto the rear of the CD digipak.
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Post by elberto on Mar 28, 2017 7:33:47 GMT
Just received this message............... Hi everyone I hope you're all well. We are now in the final few weeks before the release of The String Quartets ! A note just to let you know... Since the CDs went to print, we decided to make a slight adjustment to the track listing printed on the artwork (striving for perfection!). As a result, you'll now be receiving an additional sticker for the back of your CD with the new track-listing printed. Thank you for supporting the new project, and I very much look forward to you all hearing it very soon! Best, Ian No sticker received with my copy! Any chance to request it and how?
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2017 7:48:29 GMT
Just received this message............... Hi everyone I hope you're all well. We are now in the final few weeks before the release of The String Quartets ! A note just to let you know... Since the CDs went to print, we decided to make a slight adjustment to the track listing printed on the artwork (striving for perfection!). As a result, you'll now be receiving an additional sticker for the back of your CD with the new track-listing printed. Thank you for supporting the new project, and I very much look forward to you all hearing it very soon! Best, Ian No sticker received with my copy! Any chance to request it and how? I can only suggest emailing the Pledge people but in the meantime I'll scan my sticker in the next hour or so, and post it on The Forum so you and any other member who didn't get a sticker at least has a copy of the correct track listing. What I've done is put the digipak into a plastic sleeve, that way I can put the sticker inside but not actually fix it to the digipak.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2017 7:53:10 GMT
www.dbknews.com/2017/03/28/jethro-tull-string-quartets-review/Review: ‘The String Quartets’ is classic(al) Jethro TullBy Taylor Stokes Published March 27 at 8:07 PM Rock 'n' roll is a beautiful thing. No matter what type of music you enjoy, there's more than likely a genre of rock out there that can satisfy your musical cravings. Looking for something poppy, theatrical and sexy? Glam rock is the way to go. Are the sounds of Woodstock more your vibe? Folk rock has you covered. Classic rock, punk rock and alternative rock are also on the scene, three solid niches in the rock genre that have no small amount of bands in them. Symphonic rock, however, is a facet of rock 'n' roll that appears on the surface to be smaller than the others. After all, the idea of a string quartet performing rock songs may sound like a fairly new concept. Unorthodox as it may be, that's exactly what Jethro Tull front man Ian Anderson did with the drop of the band's latest album, The String Quartets. Featuring the Carducci String Quartet, the album is in essence a reimagined compilation album. It's composed of some of Jethro Tull's greatest hits, yet each of them have been rearranged and recreated to fit with the orchestral instruments. If classic Jethro Tull fans were used to songs entitled "Locomotive Breath," "Living in the Past" and "Aqualung," it might have come as a surprise to see the titles "Loco (Locomotive Breath)," "In the Past (Living in the Past)" and "Aquafugue (Aqualung)" on the album. Fear not though; although of course it's impossible to make the songs sound identical to the originals, the root of each song is still there. And yes, Ian Anderson's exceptional flute playing is also present throughout the album. As a whole, this album is not only wonderfully refreshing, but it's exceptionally well done. With a project like this, the result really could have gone either way. It could be super interesting to hear these classic Jethro Tull songs reimagined, or it could be slightly off-putting to lose the rock sound in the genre of classical. What both Ian Anderson and the Carducci String Quartet manage to do so seamlessly is balance both the rock and the classical, making it truly symphonic rock. The very first song, "In the Past (Living in the Past)," sets the tone for the whole album, creating an upbeat, almost jazzy feel that barely resembled classical. Although it's not fair to say that there was no classical genre present, the violins, viola and cello never bore the listener. Perhaps the only critique I have is Anderson's vocals on some of the tracks. This of course makes it sound like I'm criticizing his singing, which isn't the case — even after all these years, Anderson still maintains a fairly good voice. With such a beautiful cooperation between strings and flute though, sometimes the sound of his vocals was a little jarring. I'm not usually one to advocate for albums completely composed of instrumentals, but with this specific example the work probably could have been conveyed better if it was solely the instruments.
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Post by elberto on Mar 28, 2017 8:02:16 GMT
No sticker received with my copy! Any chance to request it and how? I can only suggest emailing the Pledge people but in the meantime I'll scan my sticker in the next hour or so, and post it on The Forum so you and any other member who didn't get a sticker at least has a copy of the correct track listing. What I've done is put the digipak into a plastic sleeve, that way I can put the sticker inside but not actually fix it to the digipak. I've bought my copy on amazon. Now I contact the Amazon customer service...
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2017 8:20:45 GMT
I can only suggest emailing the Pledge people but in the meantime I'll scan my sticker in the next hour or so, and post it on The Forum so you and any other member who didn't get a sticker at least has a copy of the correct track listing. What I've done is put the digipak into a plastic sleeve, that way I can put the sticker inside but not actually fix it to the digipak. I've bought my copy on amazon. Now I contact the Amazon customer service... Until you get a reply, this is the amended track listing sticker
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Post by elberto on Mar 28, 2017 8:33:58 GMT
I've bought my copy on amazon. Now I contact the Amazon customer service... Until you get a reply, this is the amended track listing sticker Thanks! Amazon said that they have no news about this sticker and partially refunded me the order...
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 28, 2017 8:39:03 GMT
Until you get a reply, this is the amended track listing sticker Thanks! Amazon said that they have no news about this sticker and partially refunded me the order... Result ! Attachment of sticker here, enhanced a bit. Attachments:
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 28, 2017 8:51:29 GMT
What I've done is put the digipak into a plastic sleeve, that way I can put the sticker inside but not actually fix it to the digipak. You're far too sensible Graham, I just clagged (northern word for 'stuck on') mine on the back as soon as I got it. Still miffed about tearing the corner of the cover but I suppose it could have been worse. I could have torn it across Ian's autograph
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 28, 2017 15:02:54 GMT
What I've done is put the digipak into a plastic sleeve, that way I can put the sticker inside but not actually fix it to the digipak. You're far too sensible Graham, I just clagged (northern word for 'stuck on') mine on the back as soon as I got it. Still miffed about tearing the corner of the cover but I suppose it could have been worse. I could have torn it across Ian's autograph I have to decide whether I should open the sealed 12" vinyl version with autograph. A friend has offered to help transfer the music to a digital form but will this be necessary? Sometimes you can get a 'FREE' download once you have the original copy in your hands...
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 28, 2017 18:06:25 GMT
My cool TULL Buddy from Michigan... Mike Gillett "Anyone wanna guess what was in my mailbox today!?" Sent from U.K. to New York to Detroit... North Carolina next?
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 29, 2017 15:53:37 GMT
Burro Snail Tortoise delivery service approaching California yet?
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Post by bassackwards on Mar 29, 2017 16:56:46 GMT
Burro Snail Tortoise delivery service approaching California yet? I hope it's stopping by Georgia first!
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 30, 2017 16:36:19 GMT
Finally got mine...signed but without corrective sticker. Still a great addition to Tull collection, car commute days fun and miniscule classical music stash.
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 31, 2017 20:53:51 GMT
Finally It's HERE !!! Time to pass that bottle before I open it up!
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Post by bassackwards on Apr 1, 2017 0:22:19 GMT
Received mine today! I'm on my third listen more or less. What a gift this is from John O'Hara and Ian. I feel I am listening to something very new and get familiar. What a gift!. I won't say more now except that listen several times before you pass judgment. I almost feel handicapped because I know the old music so well. I find myself Zigging when I should be zagging. it would be very interesting to find out what people unfamiliar with Ian' smusic would think of this music
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Post by ash on Apr 1, 2017 13:52:43 GMT
Received mine today! I'm on my third listen more or less. What a gift this is from John O'Hara and Ian. I feel I am listening to something very new and get familiar. What a gift!. I won't say more now except that listen several times before you pass judgment. I almost feel handicapped because I know the old music so well. I find myself Zigging when I should be zagging. it would be very interesting to find out what people unfamiliar with Ian' smusic would think of this music I'm enjoying it. From reading around the net I think some folk just don't get it. Who needs drums and heavy bass line anyway
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 1, 2017 17:56:53 GMT
I agree with backasswards... A nice surprise gift. I am going to listen to this CD more than I thought I was going to listen to it. I know that sounds like faint praise...but it's actually an inarticulate rave review.
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Post by bassackwards on Apr 1, 2017 18:25:25 GMT
I agree with backasswards... A nice surprise gift. I am going to listen to this CD more than I thought I was going to listen to it. I know that sounds like faint praise...but it's actually an inarticulate rave review. The more I forget about the source material and just let the songs be themselves, the more I enjoy this music.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2017 7:36:21 GMT
I agree with backasswards... A nice surprise gift. I am going to listen to this CD more than I thought I was going to listen to it. I know that sounds like faint praise...but it's actually an inarticulate rave review. The more I forget about the source material and just let the songs be themselves, the more I enjoy this music. The album has got better every time I've played it. I actually love the vocals on many of the tracks - they seem to have a deliberately "world weary" feel to them and fit the arrangements perfectly. If IA had tried to replicate the original style of vocals it wouldn't have worked for me. "Sossity Waiting" still my favourite but "Only The Giving" running a close second.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 3, 2017 8:37:17 GMT
The more I forget about the source material and just let the songs be themselves, the more I enjoy this music. The album has got better every time I've played it. I actually love the vocals on many of the tracks - they seem to have a deliberately "world weary" feel to them and fit the arrangements perfectly. If IA had tried to replicate the original style of vocals it wouldn't have worked for me. "Sossity Waiting" still my favourite but "Only The Giving" running a close second. I must admit, 'Bungle' has never been a favourite Tull track but I love the arrangement on The String Quartets album
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 4, 2017 18:11:48 GMT
The string quartets album is end to end effing beautiful....but melancholy to a fault...like some of the songs sound like what your brain would do to them on it's own, on a morphine drip for stage 5 cancer.
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Post by samatcn on Apr 4, 2017 20:29:04 GMT
The string quartets album is end to end effing beautiful....but melancholy to a fault...like some of the songs sound like what your brain would do to them on it's own, on a morphine drip for stage 5 cancer. That was one evocative description, man, well done! I've also found myself liking the album more than I thought I would. It really lays bare the beauty of Tull's melodies. And the low-key, introspective singing only makes me more hopeful that Ian will do a stripped-down acoustic record at some point. Best regards /sam
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 5, 2017 15:26:30 GMT
www.crossovermedia.net/artists/jethro-tull/story/-stand-up-versions-from-ian-anderson-on-the-string-quartets-classical-purdue/'Stand up' versions from Ian Anderson on The String Quartets / Classical PurduePosted: April 5, 2017 It's a new way for chamber music fans, and for prog rock fans to unite: a 'stand up' new release from Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson. Jethro Tull - String Quartets is a collaboration with the Carducci String Quartet, Anderson, and John O'Hara. While Anderson has worked in the classical realm with A Classic Case, and An Orchestral Jethro Tull before, this March 2017 recording is a creative and clever re-imagining of Jethro Tull (and sometimes Bach!) WBAA's John Clare spoke to Anderson about the new release. LISTEN TO THE Classical Purdue INTERVIEW wbaa.org/post/new-release-stand-versions-anderson#stream/0Ian Anderson will return to the United States this May, June, August, and November to present multi-media JETHRO TULL He will be accompanied by Tull members David Goodier (bass), John O'Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), and Scott Hammond (drums). Please see below for more dates and ticket links to be announced:
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 5, 2017 15:37:39 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 6, 2017 8:10:33 GMT
bravewords.com/news/ian-anderson-and-the-carducci-quartets-jethro-tull-the-string-quartets-take-top-spot-on-the-billboard-classical-charts?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterIAN ANDERSON AND THE CARDUCCI QUARTET’S JETHRO TULL: THE STRING QUARTETS TAKE TOP SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD CLASSICAL CHARTSApril 5, 2017, 12 hours ago This week Ian Anderson reached the number one position again in the Billboard Classical Album charts with his new collaboration with the Carducci String Quartet, Jethro Tull: The String Quartets. Previously, his album Divinities topped the Billboard Classical charts in 1995. In 1973 A Passion Play and, before that, 1972’s Thick As A Brick both hit number one in the Billboard Album charts. Those are number one hits every 22 years. In addition to classical charts, Jethro Tull: The String Quartets debuted at #16 on the Independent charts, and #80 on Billboard’s album chart. In the UK, Jethro Tull: The String Quartets entered at #2 on Classical, #56 on Album, and #6 for Independent. The String Quartets features 12 re-imagined Tull classics, allowing Tull fans and classical music connoisseurs to enjoy the band's vast catalog in a new way. Formed in 1968, Jethro Tull has released 30 studio and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide. With nearly 50 years' history, the band has performed more than 3,000 concerts in 40 countries, playing 100+ concerts each year. Ian Anderson will return to the United States this May, June, August, and November to present multi-media Jethro Tull, and will be accompanied by Tull members David Goodier (bass), John O'Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), and Scott Hammond (drums).
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Post by Equus on Apr 7, 2017 19:33:27 GMT
Listen to this... Unfortunately I can't find it on the internet, and I am speaking about Jethro Tull The String Quartets, We Used To Bach... If you have it... Compare the two tunes with each other... That's what I call, close enough for Rock 'N' Roll... but don't get me wrong... I dig that about Ian!!
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