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Post by tootull on Jan 11, 2012 12:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by tootull on Jan 11, 2012 12:17:36 GMT -5
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Post by tootull on May 23, 2012 10:46:29 GMT -5
Canadian content; CBC Jethro Tull used to be a blues band - by Chris Martin on May 16, 2012 In the rock ’n’ roll world, the blues seems to go two ways: it is where a band starts, or where a band ends up. In our blues blogs we have a nice piece on Mark Lanegan. As the lead singer of the Seattle based grunge band Screaming Trees, Lanegan’s career rose to prominence with the guitar-driven, post-punk sound. With age and maturity, Lanegan has refined his rock angst into a less abrasive yet more focused sound, encompassed in the blues. Back in the late ’60s it was the other way around. Take Jethro Tull, for instance. Flute-wielding Ian Anderson and crew have long been known for their intricately composed, folk-drenched, progressive, thinking-man’s rock. Rock operas, overtures and grandiose displays of verbose, literary storytelling have been the mode of Jethro Tull “almost” since the start of their career, now topping 43 years. Almost is the key word. The spanner in the works is their very first disc from 1968, entitled This Was. The album stands apart from the 20 albums that followed by virtue of it being essentially a blues album. Anderson is the sole Tull member who has been in the group from the start. Martin Barre has been the second longest-running member and lead guitar player since the band’s second release from 1969, Stand Up. Before Barre, however, the lead guitarist in Jethro Tull was Mick Abrahams. Abrahams came to Anderson’s attention while leading a blues band called McGregor's Engine. He lasted with Jethro Tull for only one album, departing in dispute over the decidedly non-blues direction Anderson had envisioned. For the bluesiest of Tull have a listen to "It's Breaking Me Up" from This Was. As most young disgruntled musicians do, Anderson and Abrahams have made amends and have supported each other musically in recent years. Abrahams is still a purveyor of the blues; Anderson is still not. Related: Steppenwolf Bill Wyman Shades of Blues music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/5/Jethro-Tull-used-to-be-a-blues-band
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