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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 1, 2021 14:57:41 GMT
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jethro-tull-aqualung-animated-music-video-1149836/Jethro Tull Release New Animated Music Video for ‘Aqualung’Clip explores homelessness crisis, with Ian Anderson making a cameo via rotoscope By JON BLISTEIN APRIL 1, 2021 8:02AM ET www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jethro-tull-release-animated-music-120257471.htmlJethro Tull Release New Animated Music Video for ‘Aqualung’Jon Blistein Thu, April 1, 2021, 5:02 AM The video was directed by Sam Chegini and begins with the famous illustration of the old man on the Aqualung album cover before expanding into a stark and often devastating meditation on homelessness, from those living on city streets to refugees displaced around the world. Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson also makes a cameo in the clip, appearing via the rotoscope animation effect.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Apr 2, 2021 1:06:25 GMT
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jethro-tull-aqualung-animated-music-video-1149836/Jethro Tull Release New Animated Music Video for ‘Aqualung’Clip explores homelessness crisis, with Ian Anderson making a cameo via rotoscope By JON BLISTEIN APRIL 1, 2021 8:02AM ET www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jethro-tull-release-animated-music-120257471.htmlJethro Tull Release New Animated Music Video for ‘Aqualung’Jon Blistein Thu, April 1, 2021, 5:02 AM The video was directed by Sam Chegini and begins with the famous illustration of the old man on the Aqualung album cover before expanding into a stark and often devastating meditation on homelessness, from those living on city streets to refugees displaced around the world. Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson also makes a cameo in the clip, appearing via the rotoscope animation effect. Hmmm, not sure if I like that or not..but I guess it's not intended to be an instant reaction is it? It will need to be watched again.......but not everyone will want to do so? What does folks here think of it?
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2021 6:25:31 GMT
Hmmm, not sure if I like that or not..but I guess it's not intended to be an instant reaction is it? It will need to be watched again.......but not everyone will want to do so? What does folks here think of it? Well I like it myself and to be fair it could have been a lot more "over the top" and more rock 'n' roll. There will be some who will complain of no Martin Barre involvement but I do like the nod to the veteran's campaign of a few years ago so a thumbs up from me.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 2, 2021 10:39:20 GMT
I was impressed by the broad interpretation of "Aqualung' the character in this video. There are certainly more images of those who are less fortunate in life.
Without the original design by Burton Silverman it seems a bit awkward. I realize the tension which was expressed recently by his family... LINK Perhaps it was necessary to avoid further issues but I would have loved this too.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 3, 2021 0:44:36 GMT
Jannis Dittmar (Artist, Dancer, Networker) LINK Jethro Tull "Aqualung" Album cover made with watercolour pencils! It's my 3rd artwork created with those, they are great. Also if you don't know the song yet, check out Lokomotive Breath by Jethro Tull!
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 4, 2021 8:13:32 GMT
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on the story of 'Locomotive Breath' - Aqualung at 50 1,207 views•April 2, 2021 Rock History Music
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 5, 2021 1:29:38 GMT
In honor of the 50th Anniversary I ordered this... LINK 2x Jethro Tull Mugs (one black and one white) for £10 - Aqualung Design
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 6, 2021 1:20:11 GMT
Amazing artwork by Sam Chegini
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 6, 2021 6:28:56 GMT
Amazing artwork by Sam Chegini Agree, the artwork is amazing and is this figure in silhouette a nod towards Martin Barre ?
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 6, 2021 10:12:42 GMT
Agree, the artwork is amazing and is this figure in silhouette a nod towards Martin Barre ? Hmmmmm ? Possibly in a generic way.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 6, 2021 15:45:04 GMT
theboar.org/2021/04/jethro-tull-aqualung-at-50/One of 1971’s most commendable records: Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’ at 50By Keith Mulopo April 6, 2021 Fifty years ago, Ian Anderson and co released an album that would propel the band to new commercial and artistic heights, demonstrated by the critical success and popularity of their follow-up Thick as a Brick (1972). 1971’s Aqualung was produced in a year full of seminal LPs: The Who and Led Zeppelin created some of hard rock’s best ever songs found in Who’s Next and Led Zeppelin IV respectively; Yes and Pink Floyd were establishing the foundation for mainstream progressive rock in their works Fragile and Meddle. David Bowie arguably made his first great album in Hunky Dory, and Marvin Gaye released what Rolling Stone deems to be the greatest album of all time in What’s Going On – 1971 clearly wasn’t a year for slouches. Jethro Tull’s project provides a successful mix of folk, progressive, and hard rock with difficult concepts regarding faith interspersed with detailed character studies, laced with their trademark flute sounds. The hard rock on Aqualung is legendary: the opener and title track undoubtedly exemplifies this, being universally considered the group’s best track. With no flute in sight, ‘Aqualung’ is an episodic, progressive rock character study of a homeless man surviving the streets of London. Brilliant from start to finish, the unforgiving, catchy, heavy riff sets the tone for the first and last segments, whilst the more melodic and acoustic passages are delightful with lyrics like: “Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely” being some of the most empathetic lines on whole LP. ‘Locomotive Breath’ is sublime in its aggression, as the band doesn’t let up once the song kicks into gear after the ambling yet tuneful piano intro. The flute solos are in full voice, and the instrumental undeniably matches the impending doom and relentless momentum found in lyrics that chronicle an unavoidable, imminent trainwreck. Aqualung’s folkiness provides the project with much beauty and quaintness too. The melodicism becomes more pronounced on numbers like ‘Mother Goose’, with the harmonies soaring at the chorus. The song is complimented nicely by the fluttering flute, and also built on skilled acoustic, finger-picking guitar. Shorter tracks like ‘Wond’ring Aloud’ and ‘Cheap Day Return’ are welcomed supplements for the longer and heavier songs on this project. The string arrangements found in the former are lovely, especially in tandem with Anderson’s sweet and gentle vocal melodies. The latter’s brevity is oddly refreshing as it’s an obvious example of poetry being set to music – only one verse populates the rustic soundscape, and its shortness embodies a passing thought one may have whilst waiting for a train home. "It’s a project that displays a band with a clear identity, and an illustration of the multi-faceted, perceptive nature of their frontman"It’s apparent that the unapologetic Britishness in Anderson’s songwriting approach, in its folk and traditional song roots (Anderson is Scottish after all), makes this album admirable in its individuality. The lyrical content is reminiscent of late 60s bands like The Kinks and The Small Faces due to the focus on the experiences and stories of common people. There are pleasantly straightforward songs here as well. With ‘Hymn 43’ Jethro Tull is rocking out: piano shuffles, bass runs, and expressive drum fills are in abundance. A single which has Anderson criticising people using Jesus as a crutch for their inexcusable behaviour, its rebuking nature is nicely tempered by its rich grooviness, making any potential for abundant preachiness dead in the water. The next song, ‘Slipstream’, is another lighter, textured track which emphasises how the project is well balanced and paced. Though the closer, ‘Wind-Up’, effectively encompasses the sentiment of the album. Musical elements found throughout the project are present here; the message (that’s rooted in a personal story) expresses how God’s presence isn’t known or deciphered through communication as if he’s human, but rather shown in experiences – epitomising the cerebral edge that’s sprinkled across the LP. Aqualung is a commendable album. Although released in a sea of records that cemented the legacies of many extraordinary artists, the year also allowed for many significant artists to find their feet – and Jethro Tull was no exception. It’s a project that displays a band with a clear identity, and an illustration of the multi-faceted, perceptive nature of their frontman. Aqualung is a quaint delight, an inspiring fusion of progressive, folk, and hard rock.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 7, 2021 0:57:31 GMT
Jethro Tull: “Aqualung” (1971) - by Nicholas Patrono LINK There are Jethro Tulls before “Aqualung” and those after. It is March 19, 1971 when one of the most famous watershed albums in history sees the light of day. Posted by Chrysalis and Island Records in Europe , by Reprise in America , Japan and the oceanic continent , "Aqualung" is square in high positions of countless sales charts and became the most commercially successful disc of Jethro Tull . Produced by Ian Anderson, leader of the band and multi-instrumentalist, and by Terry Ellis , an old acquaintance of the English quintet , producer of the debut album "This Was" ( 1968 ), to the taste of Blues Rock , and of the following "Stand Up" ( 1969 ). The abandonment of guitarist Mick Abrahams after "This Was" , due to stylistic differences , leaves Ian Anderson the complete leadership of the band, which causes an evolution already in "Stand Up" . But it is in “Aqualung” that the final step of the band, and the territory of the then ascent Progressive Rock is explored, to be further explored the following year with "Thick as a Brick" ( 1972 ).
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 7, 2021 14:27:06 GMT
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Talks 'Aqualung' 50 Years Later - Part 2 674 views•April 6, 2021 Rock History Music 78.5K subscribers
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 10, 2021 16:47:32 GMT
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on The 'Aqualung' Religious connection 779 views•April 9, 2021 Rock History Music
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 15, 2021 6:42:00 GMT
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on 'Aqualung' & Why 1971 Was a Great Year in Music 927 views•April 14, 2021
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 23, 2021 0:36:45 GMT
Why I don’t like Jethro Tull ... Kevin-Michael Moore
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Post by rainbowblue on Apr 23, 2021 13:32:42 GMT
Why I don’t like Jethro Tull ... Kevin-Michael Moore Though I don`t agree with anything he said, he has the right to his opinion. I`m surprised as the years went on, his opinions didn`t change. How could the flute in rock music be as oil to water.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 24, 2021 1:51:38 GMT
Though I don`t agree with anything he said, he has the right to his opinion. I`m surprised as the years went on, his opinions didn`t change. How could the flute in rock music be as oil to water. Based on his fear during the strange relationship with his aunt's ex-husband, he got traumatized at a young age. I can understand how his appreciation for music was affected in a negative way. Very sad but it happens.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Apr 24, 2021 9:15:38 GMT
Though I don`t agree with anything he said, he has the right to his opinion. I`m surprised as the years went on, his opinions didn`t change. How could the flute in rock music be as oil to water. Based on his fear during the strange relationship with his aunt's ex-husband, he got traumatized at a young age. I can understand how his appreciation for music was affected in a negative way. Very sad but it happens.
Has he ever listened to the music though When he swings the camera around at the very end......that's scary, much more than Aqualung ever was
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 25, 2021 23:39:18 GMT
Why I don't like Kevin-Michael Moore: Because he doesn't like Jethro Tull.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 4, 2021 0:21:43 GMT
AQUALUNG released in the U.S. May 3, 1971 LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on May 24, 2021 6:45:15 GMT
tuftsdaily.com/arts/2021/03/19/revisiting-the-impact-of-jethro-tulls-aqualung-50-years-later/Revisiting the impact of Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’ 50 years laterInspired by The Beatles, Jethro Tull formed in the U.K. to write music and cashed in on sounds that progressive rock bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin and King Crimson were pioneering in the mid-to-late 1960s. As lead singer Ian Anderson explained in a 2018 interview with Decades TV, “It was the beginning of that improvised music slipping into the popular format. It came via blues, it came via Black American blues and it had impacted a whole generation of young, middle-class, white British boys, most of whom went to art colleges.” link
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jun 26, 2021 17:55:13 GMT
I have a technical question. I never purchased the 2016 40th anniversary adapted edition of Aqualung. I have the 2011 "Special Edition" that was mastered by Peter Mew.
I know that the 2016 book is near impossible to find. So, did they release a single or double disc of the 2016 edition (minus the book and DVD)? And, if so, can someone provide the correct catalog number? I have been searching for it and do not want to order anything I already have.
Also, for these 40th book sets that have been sold out for quite some time now, should we expect any more printings or is that all they are going to make?
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jun 27, 2021 1:58:41 GMT
It has been said that Aqualung is a pedophile. Ian Anderson has said that Aqualung is a pedophile so that should close the case... or what? Too me there is a big difference between the creator of the lyrics, and the lyrics. Let's say that I had written this sentence: "Ice bears are hunting for food in the Antarctic." Now you may claim that I have written a sentence about Ice bears that are hunting for food in the Antarctic, but now I claim that it's about something else. I have written this sentence, and therefore I have the right to determine what it's all about, and I say that it's about moonbeams shining on a lake in Alaska... You could then say that it can't possibly be about moonbeams shining on a lake in Alaska, since the lyrics doesn't specifically say anything about something like that... and in that case I must say that I think that you are right... Back to Aqualung... In other words... If Ian Anderson claim that Aqualung is a pedophile, is Aqualung then a pedophile? If we examine the lyrics we find no evidence that he is. "Sitting on the park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent. Snot is running down his nose greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes. Aqualung Drying in the cold sun Watching as the frilly panties run. Aqualung Feeling like a dead duck spitting out pieces of his broken luck. Oh, Aqualung." This is often referred to as the evidence of Aqualung being a pedophile, but this could also be someone else, looking at Aqualung, bringing his own prejudice to the table. Yes, Anderson have written the lyrics together with Jennie Franks, but even so... Andersons statements about Aqualung being a pedophile can't be found in the lyrics... Aqualung may be a pedophile, but it is open for interpretations... "Sitting on the park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent. Snot is running down his nose greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes. Aqualung Drying in the cold sun Watching as the frilly panties run. Aqualung Feeling like a dead duck spitting out pieces of his broken luck. Oh, Aqualung." These lines could be spoken by a person who sees Aqualung for what he is... a pedophile... but it could also be spoken by a person who don't know who Aqualung is. Someone who interprets Aqualung in a wrong way. It could be someone who are full of prejudice toward Aqualung. Maybe even someone who believes that Aqualung is a pedophile... The word "his" tells us that the lines are not spoken by Aqualung, but by someone else. In other words, this is not Aqualung talking about himself. This is not Aqualung confessing his sins. To me the poets meaning about how the lyrics should be interpreted is only one meaning out of many. Andersons own interpretation is in other words not the truth about how these lyrics should be interpreted. "...Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, who watches through the railings as they play." We can interpret these lines as Aqualung looking at Mary having sex in the playground, but it doesn't specifically say so... We can think of this as Aqualung the pedophile looking at her having sex, but again there is no evidence for something like that. Even if Anderson were to say that this was why he wrote these lines, it wouldn't alter the fact that the actual lyrics don't specifically state that something like that is going on. She may actually just be playing... And didn't Ian, a few years ago, state that he wrote Locomotive Breath about population control and global warming or something like that? Funny. He never mentioned that for over 30 years and all of a sudden, that's what the song is about.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jun 27, 2021 2:15:53 GMT
Jennie didn't 'write the lyrics', IA did, based on some descriptive words which Jennie added to the photos. There's a conversation to be had here about why IA wrote a song about a tramp who is also a paedophile, followed by a song about a schoolgirl prostitute who 'prefers' having sex with old men (so that's ok then), and the continuing weird as f*** comments by IA about the sexuality of pre-pubescent & teenage girls. "I do have a fascination for children," Ian admits, "but it doesn't extend to rape or murder or anything sexual." -- right .. cool ... Anyone here had a conversation with a guy who said they like kids but not like in a rape or murder kind of way? www.tullpress.com/c14apr77.htmThat's disturbing.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jun 27, 2021 2:23:06 GMT
I think you’re misinterpreting those quotes. What he’s saying is that he’s uncomfortable with it. It’s marginally acceptable for a 16 year old to be screaming for a 30 yr old, but if continued when he turns 40 it would just be really weird. He’s not the one doing the screaming. He’d rather that not happen. As for the lyrics ... people weren’t nearly as sensitive as they are today. I see nothing wrong with them as they describe a very plausible description of such characters. Nobody’s forcing you to cover them. When I first discovered Tull in `71, I would go to many book and magazine stores to find any article or picture of Jethro Tull I could find, so I am grateful for the articles and pictures that tullpress has contributed to this forum. But I agree with tullabye, those quotes are being misinterpreted. First of all, you are condemning the whole group for lyrics that Ian wrote and quotes that he made. In the Circus article from Apr.14, 1977, Ian talks about the insistence "now" that little girls 14 or 15 years of age have sexual experiences, not because they want or understand sex, because everyone is doing it and they want to belong. Then Ian goes on to say that he ought to sponsor and contest having people write in with the best reasons to retain their virginity. "They`d get some sort of special prize from me" (Ian). Does not sound like a man that would want to "copulate" with a young girl. Not to mention that they did not have "groupies" hence the name "Jeff Dull". At the end of the article Ian says "I would like to think when I`m an old man I`ll carry around a pocketful of lollipops to give to little kids, and maybe I`ll say something that they`ll remember someday that might be meaningful". What a jerk, huh? I`m not sure why you choose to attack Ian this way, but I think I will stick to reading the articles you post, and skip your interpretations. The lyrics from Aqualung and Cross-Eyed Mary does not make Ian a lecherous old pervert any more than the lyrics "The bomb in the dressing room blows the windows from their frames" makes Ian a terrorist. This is all very fascinating. I never heard any of this stuff until now.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 27, 2021 8:07:12 GMT
I have a technical question. I never purchased the 2016 40th anniversary adapted edition of Aqualung. I have the 2011 "Special Edition" that was mastered by Peter Mew. I know that the 2016 book is near impossible to find. So, did they release a single or double disc of the 2016 edition (minus the book and DVD)? And, if so, can someone provide the correct catalog number? I have been searching for it and do not want to order anything I already have. Also, for these 40th book sets that have been sold out for quite some time now, should we expect any more printings or is that all they are going to make? Have a look here www.discogs.com/Jethro-Tull-Aqualung-40th-Anniversary-Adapted-Edition/release/8427017
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Jun 27, 2021 11:16:40 GMT
I have a technical question. I never purchased the 2016 40th anniversary adapted edition of Aqualung. I have the 2011 "Special Edition" that was mastered by Peter Mew. I know that the 2016 book is near impossible to find. So, did they release a single or double disc of the 2016 edition (minus the book and DVD)? And, if so, can someone provide the correct catalog number? I have been searching for it and do not want to order anything I already have. Also, for these 40th book sets that have been sold out for quite some time now, should we expect any more printings or is that all they are going to make? Have a look here www.discogs.com/Jethro-Tull-Aqualung-40th-Anniversary-Adapted-Edition/release/8427017That page looks very confusing, but thank you for providing it.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 30, 2021 6:14:22 GMT
Albums That Changed Music: Jethro Tull - Aqualung34,788 views June 23, 2021 Produce Like A Pro 585K subscribers Learn more about Jethro Tull's 'Aqualung' here: producelikeapro.com/blog/jeth...
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 1, 2021 13:38:08 GMT
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/hmv-reveal-full-line-up-for-their-centenary-vinyl-exclusives-day-on-july-24__33499/HMV reveal full line-up for their centenary vinyl 'Exclusives Day' on July 24Records from Dolly Parton, The XX, The Libertines and Alanis Morissette are part of the limited edition range. By Jack White HMV have confirmed the full line-up of 37 limited edition vinyl albums that will be released to commemorate their 100th anniversary. Saturday July 24 marks the company's centenary vinyl 'Exclusives Day', an event in which record collectors will be able to purchase vinyl in stores (and online from 4pm) that are available for one day only. Today (July 1) saw the fourth and final group of albums announced for the landmark celebrations, including Kate Bush's Hounds of Love on recycled vinyl, Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour on silver wax, and Louis Tomlinson's Walls on exclusive picture disc. __________________________________ Jethro Tull – Aqualung / transparent vinyl / 500 copies
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