BREAKING NEWS: BENEFIT AND OTHER SHORT STORIES...

BENEFIT- A COLLECTOR´S EDITION. 
Following the release last year of the 40th anniversary edition of Thick as a Brick, on 28th October Chrysalis Records will release a Collector’s Edition of Jethro Tull’s Benefit album.

Benefit was Jethro Tull’s third album, first released in April 1970. Transcending the blues influences of their 1969 album Stand Up, it was a much more hard-rocking album which saw the band utilise more advanced studio techniques. It reached number 3 in the UK.

The Collector’s Edition of Benefit plus bonus tracks has been mixed by Steven Wilson and approved by Ian Anderson. CD2 is a mono and stereo disc of rare and previously unreleased versions of tracks and singles associated with the period Benefit was released in (more information available on request). The audio only DVD includes a surround sound mix of Benefit, 96/24 tracks of Stereo in UK and US running orders.

In addition, the Collector’s Edition will include a booklet featuring an 8,000 word essay written by Martin Webb, as well as interviews with band members and a selection of photos, some of which are rare and previously unseen.

CD 1

1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)

2-Nothing To Say (5.13)

3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)

4-Son  (2.53)

5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)

6-To Cry You A Song  (6.16)

7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)

8-Inside  (3.48)

9-Play In Time  (3.49)

10-Sossity; You’re  A Woman (4.37)

Bonus recordings

11-Singing All Day (3.07)

12-Sweet Dream (4.03)

13-17 (6.20)

14-Teacher (4.58) (UK single version) (stereo)

15- Teacher (4.03) (US album version) (stereo)

Tracks 1-10 Produced by Ian Anderson

Executive Producer Terry Ellis

CD 2:  Associated recordings

1-Singing All Day (mono)*

2-Sweet Dream (mono)

3- 17 (mono)

4- Sweet Dream (stereo)*

5- 17 (stereo)*

6-The  Witch’s Promise (mono)

7-Teacher (UK single version) (mono)

8-Teacher (US album version) (mono)

9-The Witch’s Promise (stereo)

10-Teacher (UK single version (stereo)

11-Teacher (US album version) (stereo)

12-Inside (mono)

13-Alive And Well And Living In

14-A Time For Everything (mono)

15-Reprise AM Radio Spot  1 (mono)

16-Reprise FM Radio Spot 2 (stereo)

*previously unreleased

DVD - DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 & stereo versions of the following:

1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)

2-Nothing To Say (5.13)

3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)

4-Son  (2.53)

5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)

6-To Cry You A Song  (6.16)

7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)

8-Inside  (3.48)

9-Play In Time  (3.49)

10-Sossity; You’re  A Woman (4.37)

Bonus recordings

11-Singing All Day

12-Sweet Dream

13-17

14-Teacher (UK single version) (stereo)

15- Teacher (US album version) (stereo)

New 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson

Flat transfer of Original UK LP master at 96/24:

UK running order

1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)

2-Nothing To Say (5.13)

3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)

4-Son  (2.53)

5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)

6-To Cry You A Song  (6.16)

7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)

8-Inside  (3.48)

9-Play In Time  (3.49)

10-Sossity; You’re  A Woman (4.37)

US running order

1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)

2-Nothing To Say (5.13)

3-Inside (3.49)

4-Son (2.53)

5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.50)

6-To Cry You A Song (6.15)

7-A Time For Everything (2.44)

8-Teacher (4.04)

9-Play In Time (3.53)

10-Sossity; You’re A Woman (4.39)

Additional flat transfer recordings at 96/24:

11-Sweet Dream (stereo) 4:08

12-17 (stereo) 5:32

13-The Witch’s Promise (stereo) 4:01

VINYL Editions

UK Edition: A vinyl edition featuring the new & previously unreleased Steven Wilson mix of the UK running order of ‘Benefit’ on 180g heavyweight vinyl, will be released on the same day.

US Edition: In the US the album will also be released on vinyl later this year. Details to be announced soon.
TEXT FROM WWW.JETHROTULL.COM

IAN ANDERSON (PROG GOD 2013) AT THE 2013 PROGRESSIVE MUSIC AWARDS
“Prog is FUN!” began award recipient Ian Anderson last night at the Prog Magazine Awards, held in the quaint majesty of London’s Kew Gardens. The Prog God Award was presented to Ian by Rick Wakeman, last year’s winner of that category. Many of Ian’s chums, Marillion, Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson collected shiny Prog trophies to hang on the wall, impress the neighbours and use for personal defence against intruders. (You don’t actually strike intruders with the heavy object but simply defiantly hold in front of you as, it is said, Prog makes most people run away. Are there any Prog burglars out there?

The Annual Prog Awards were hosted by Gavin Esler, thinking woman’s crumpet. A parsimonious Scot,  Mr E was seen to carry his presentation cues and notes in a tattered blue cardboard folder, sporting the Sharpied words, “Prog Awards, 2012? with the last “2? crossed out and replaced with a “3?. Will it be seen again next year? We hope so as the Gavster is a pro and knows how to tease Paxo (fellow strongman presenter Jeremy Paxman) which few would dare to do.

Prog music popularity grows again from strength to strength with a new generation of young fans swelling the ranks and encouraging the welcome appearance of new bands and artists who follow the progressive creed. Prog Magazine did a sterling job in creating the perfect environment for a relaxed and friendly night out. A gentlemanly and timely salute to old and new alike. Next year? Same time? Same place? Don’t forget your sequinned cape and codpiece.
TEXT FROM WWW.JETHROTULL.COM

  Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play (excerpt) by Indiana University Press

JETHRO TULL´S THICK AS A BRICK & A PASSION PLAY-INSIDE TWO LONG SONGS by TIM SMOLKO.
Series: Profiles in Popular Music
Distribution: World
Publication date: 10/4/2013
Format: paper 266 pages, 10 b&w illus., 28 music exx.
6 x 9

ISBN: 978-0-253-01031-5
An excerpt from Chapter 5 of Tim Smolko's book Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play. Featuring insights from Ian Anderson and in-depth musical analysis, Smolko discusses the band's influence on popular culture and why many consider Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play to be two of the greatest concept albums in rock history.

Since the 1960s, British progressive rock band Jethro Tull has pushed the technical and compositional boundaries of rock music by infusing its musical output with traditions drawn from classical, folk, jazz, and world music. The release of Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973) won the group legions of new followers and topped the Billboard charts in the United States, among the most unusual albums ever to do so. Tim Smolko explores the large-scale form, expansive instrumentation, and complex arrangements that characterize these two albums, each composed of one continuous song. Featuring insights from Ian Anderson and in-depth musical analysis, Smolko discusses the band's influence on popular culture and why many consider Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play to be two of the greatest concept albums in rock history.
More information at: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/806948 

A NEW ALBUM FROM MICK ABRAHAMS:
HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN.
Label: Secret
Catalog Number: 3608812
Discs: 1
Release Date: November 5, 2013.

Hoochie Coochie Man album for sale by Mick Abrahams is scheduled to be released Nov 05, 2013 on the Secret label. A recently discovered, previously unreleased album from the blues guitar maestro. Recorded in 2004 and featuring a few blues covers among mainly self penned album of new songs. Hoochie Coochie Man CD music contains a single disc.

TRACKLIST:
Hoochie Coochie Man
She´s Into Something
Sunday Drivin´
What Am I Living For
Combread And Peas
Poor Boy
You Shook me
Roadroller
Used To Being Down
Medication Blues
Three Days at Four
G.B.n.H.S. Blues
Take A Good Look Woman
I Ain´t Never
Stormy Monday

MORE INFO:
CDUNIVERSE
AMAZON
TRY A LISTENING (PLEASE BUY THE ALBUM, SUPPORT THE ARTISTS)

FRITZ RAU DIES AT 83.- SID BERNSTEIN DIES AT 95.

FRITZ RAU DIES AT 83.
Concert organizer and music mogul Fritz Rau died aged 83 in Kronberg, near Frankfurt. His family said on Tuesday that Rau had passed away the day before.

A few words from Ian Anderson:

My dear friend and long-standing German promoter, Fritz Rau, died aged 83 on Monday 19th August.
Fritz was the one who, along with his co-promoter Horst Lippmann, brought Jethro Tull to Germany for the first time in 1969 at the kind suggestion of Jimi Hendrix. Over the years we played many concerts with Fritz at the helm and only in old age did he relinquish the crown and give up work apart from occasional lecture visits where he spoke warmly, often to an audience of enthusiastic young students, of his life and times.
Dear Fritz – we miss you and will always remember your humour, inspiration and dedication to the live music industry. Always the music fan first and the businessman second. Rest, not in peace, but in the bosom of whatever music they play over there. Jazz bass? Could be time to take it up again.
Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull

Rau was born in 1930 in Pforzheim in southwest Germany. He trained to become a lawyer and briefly worked as one, but his real passion was always music. What's more, Rau's love lay in jazz, blues and pop music, meaning he looked abroad to foreign stars when thinking of setting up a serious business as a concert organizer.
He had begun to dabble in the trade even as a student in Heidelberg, bringing some of the biggest names of the 1950s - Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald - over to Germany.
Together with his friend Horst Lipmann, Rau set up the "Lippmann and Rau" concert agency, a business that was catapulted to the music scene's attention with its organization of the American Folk Blues Festival. The festival toured Europe, starting in 1962. Rau and Lippmann had sought out comparatively underground performers like Bukka White, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson - names they helped establish in Europe.
Over the decades, Rau worked with most of the great names of modern popular music. He brought the Rolling Stones to Germany for their first tour in the country, and set up gigs for Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Miles Davis, Queen, The Who, Tina Turner, Madonna, Eric Clapton, ABBA, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and many more.
He also dedicated time to promoting and helping German artists like Udo Lindenberg and Peter Maffay. Maffay, a musician with a German "Schlager" - a mixture of soft pop and folk music - background, wrote about Rau for the Frankfurter Rundschau paper when the music mogul turned 80. He recalled one of his biggest chances, when he was allowed to open for the Rolling Stones at Munich's Olympic Stadium in 1982.
"Our playlist was soft. Much too soft for a hot afternoon, for the blood-alcohol level of the audience," Maffay wrote. "First there were boos, then coke bottles were flying - then vegetables and eggs. We played on, dodging the missiles to left and right like boxers. Suddenly, a large man bounded onto the stage, stood in front of us, stretched his arms wide and yelled to the crowd: 'If you're bombarding them, you'll have to bombard me too!'"
Rau retired from public life in 2004 and wrote a book on his life with the stars, called "50 Jahre [years] Backstage."
msh/jm (AFP, dpa)

SID BERNSTEIN DIES AT 95.
Sid Bernstein, who helped import The Beatles, dies at 95.

Sid Bernstein died yesterday. Sid was a visionary who persuaded Shea Stadium that a pop concert could sell out their 55,000 tickets and presented The Beatles in 1965, blazing the way for Jethro Tull to also sell out there in 1976.
TERRY ELLIS.

Sid Bernstein, the soft-spoken impresario whose long career included bringing the Beatles to Carnegie Hall in 1964 and Shea Stadium in 1965, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 95.

Mr. Bernstein had built a varied career by early 1963, when he became fascinated with the Beatles after reading British newspaper coverage of the hysteria that typically erupted at their concerts. He had by then presented a West Coast tour by Tito Puente and concerts by Miles Davis, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone and Ruth Brown.

But getting the Beatles was not easy. At the General Artists Corporation, where Mr. Bernstein was earning $200 a week booking and promoting concerts, he was unable to stir up any interest among his colleagues, particularly after the agency’s representative in London assured him that the group was strictly a local phenomenon.

Mr. Bernstein persisted, telephoning the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, at home in Liverpool in March 1963 and proposing they perform at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Epstein found the idea tantalizing but had reservations: the group’s early records, released in the United States on small labels, were getting no airplay and were not selling well, and he had no intention of having the Beatles fail in America.

Mr. Bernstein offered $6,500 for two shows and proposed a date three months away. Mr. Epstein said he would not bring the group to New York before 1964, assuming they had made headway in the American market by then. Paging through his desk calendar, Mr. Bernstein proposed Feb. 12 — a national holiday (Lincoln’s Birthday in those days), when youngsters would be out of school. Mr. Epstein agreed, and Mr. Bernstein quickly booked two shows for that night.

As it turned out, Ed Sullivan had booked the group for three consecutive appearances on his Sunday-night variety show, where they appeared on Feb. 9. Mr. Epstein, meanwhile, persuaded Capitol Records to release the Beatles’ single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in late December and to commit $40,000 to promoting the group and its album “Meet the Beatles.” (Capitol, the American affiliate of EMI, the band’s British label, had earlier turned down their recordings.) The Carnegie Hall shows sold out quickly.

After his success with the Beatles, Mr. Bernstein presented the Rolling Stones at Carnegie Hall. But complaining that the Stones’ fans were rude to the ushers, stood on the seats and generally made a mess of the stately hall, the Carnegie booking manager banned him from presenting shows there for several years. Instead, Mr. Bernstein presented the Kinks, the Animals and other British bands at the Paramount Theater in Times Square and the Academy of Music downtown.

In October 1964 Mr. Bernstein approached the management of Shea Stadium about a Beatles appearance. Stadium officials doubted that he could sell 55,600 tickets to a pop concert, but he knew better. The show quickly sold out. The Beatles received $180,000 for the show on Aug. 15, 1965; Mr. Bernstein said that after expenses he made a profit of only $6,500.

Mr. Bernstein booked the Beatles for a second Shea Stadium concert on Aug. 23, 1966. But because of the furor over John Lennon’s assertion that the band was more popular than Jesus, and perhaps also because of the fickleness of the teenage audience, thousands of tickets went unsold. The Beatles were fed up with live performances by that point, and when their 1966 North American tour ended, they retired from the stage, deciding to devote themselves instead to recording.

Mr. Bernstein tried to lure them back to Shea Stadium in 1967, reportedly offering them $1 million, but they were making no exceptions.

After the Beatles broke up in 1970, he tried regularly, in vain, to get them to reunite, first with lavish monetary offers and later with the promise that the money they raised would be used for disaster relief or charity.

In September 1976 he took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times to propose that the Beatles perform, together or separately, in a globally televised concert at which ticketholders would donate food or clothing, to be distributed in impoverished countries.
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JETHRO TULL-"LIVE ON TV"-DVD FULL PRO SHOT. REUPLAD AGAIN

JETHRO TULL-"LIVE ON TV"-DVD FULL PRO SHOT
ISO FILE
4´20 GB
Menú: Yes
Chapters: Yes
Artwork: JMV (C)
REUPLOAD AGAIN
"Live On TV" is a DVD compilation featuring different Jethro Tull appearances on TV programs from all the world and from 1970 to 2012.
TRACKLIST:
1.LIVING IN THE PAST (FRENCH TV 1970)
2.TEACHER (GERMAN BEAT CLUB 1970)
3.LIFE IS A LONG SONG (ORIGINAL PROMO VIDEO 1971)
4.TOO OLD TO RNR: TOO YONG TO DIE (UK SUPERSONIC 1976)
5.LIVING IN THE PAST (UK SUPERSONIC 1976)
6.AND THE MOUSE POLICE NEVER SLEEPS (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1978)
7.MOTHS (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1978)
8.NORTH SEA OIL (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1980)
9.OLD GHOSTS (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1978)
10.CROSSFIRE (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1981)
11.FYLINGDALE FLYER (GERMAN ROCK&POP 1981)
12.BROADSWORD (GERMAN NA SOWAS! TV SHOW 1982)
13.BROADSWORD (GERMAN TV 1982)
14.LOCOMOTIVE BREATH (VIER GEGEN WILLIE 1987)
15.STEEL MONKEY (VIER GEGEN WILLIE 1987)
16.MOTHER GOOSE/BOURÉE (MIDAS SHOW 1996)
17.THICK AS A BRICK/MOTHER GOOSE/LOCOMOTIVE BREATH (VIENNA TV 1998)
18.CROSS-EYED MARY (UNDERGROUND LIVE TV, RASTATT 2001)
19.BOURÉE (PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI LIVE PROG EXHIBITION FESTIVAL 2010)
20.LA CAROZZA DI HANZ (PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI LIVE PROG EXHIBITION 2010)
21.OLD SCHOOL SONG (MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL TV 2012)
BONUS:
ROADIES ON THE ROAD-GERMAN DOCUMENTARY 1992.

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TULLEDIARIO-JETHRO TULL BREAKING NEWS.

IAN ANDERSON IS PROG GOD 2013.
Prog Magazine is proud to announce that Ian Anderson is to be honoured with the Prog God Award at this year’s Progressive Music Awards. Anderson graces the cover of the next issue or Prog, on sale next Wednesday, August 21, with his most revealing interview ever.

The Prog God Award celebrates the innovators of rock. The people who have inspired generations and have carved a way for others to be at their creative best. There is no one who has pushed the boundaries more than Ian Anderson, who to this day remains immersed in his love for the music.

On winning the award, Anderson commented, “The innocent voyage of restless souls: that’s prog rock. Sometimes bombastic, self-indulgent and worse, it is also an honest, gut-felt reaction to the often simplistic and repetitive nature of much of pop and rock.

“It is, indeed, an honour to receive this illustrious Prog award and dwell in such lofty heights amongst the good and the great of the last forty-plus years. I remain very happy to inhabit the progressive rock world, as both performer and listener.

“And where else could a self-taught, mediocre but extremely loud flute player make a decent living? Not in country and western, I would suppose. But, hey: if the boots fit and the buckskin-fringed coyote crooner calls, then count me in cowboy! Brokeback Mountain could never sound sweeter.”

Jerry Ewing, Editor of Prog Magazine says, “For 45 years Ian has been playing live, and I don’t think I have ever seen two shows the same! It doesn’t matter if its Jethro Tull or Ian on his own – its always magnificent, groundbreaking and captivating. Without him rock would be a very different and lesser place, so to announce him as our Prog God at the same time as he announces a UK tour seems hugely fitting.”

The 2013 Progressive Music Awards takes place on september 3 at Kew Gardens, with Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler as host.

Anderson has also announced a UK tour for 2014 to celebrate the release of his forthcoming solo album. Promising a fusion of folk, prog and metal, Anderson says: “After winning the Grammy for best Hard Rock/Metal album back in 1988, this seems like an opportunity to justify that strange and misplaced accolade with a new album to celebrate the more forceful, full-on rock credentials which are found in many of my songs over the last 45 years. It’s not an end to the acoustic and gentler moments but more of an emphasis on the louder aggressive flute style which marked me out from the earliest days of Jethro Tull.”

Following the great success of his current ‘Thick As A Brick’ tour – including a one-off performance at the iconic Royal Albert Hall – tickets for the 2014 shows are expected to go fast when they go on sale on 4th September.
WWW.PROGROCKMAG.COM


 La revista Prog Magazine se enorgullece de anunciar que Ian Anderson será galardonado con el Premio Prog God en los próximos Progressive Music Awards  a celebrar este año.  Anderson será portada de la próxima edición de  Prog Magazine, a la venta el próximo miércoles, 21 de agosto, y es objeto de una extensa entrevista, la más reveladora que haya hecho jamás.

El Premio Prog God  galardona a los músicos más innovadores del rock. Personas que han inspirado a generaciones de músicos y han hecho un camino para que otros puedan estar en su mejor momento creativo. No hay nadie que haya llegado hasta el límite como Ian Anderson, que hasta el día de hoy sigue amando la música como el primer dia.

Al ganar el premio, Anderson comentó: "El viaje inocente de unas almas inquietas: Eso es el Rock Progresivo. A veces grandilocuente, autoindulgente y peor aún, también es una reacción honesta a la naturaleza a menudo simplista y repetitiva de gran parte de la música pop y rock.

"Es, de hecho, un honor recibir este premio Prog ilustre y habitar en tales alturas entre los buenos y los grandes de los últimos cuarenta y tantos años. Estoy muy contento de vivir en el mundo del rock progresivo, tanto como intérprete y también como oyente.

"¿Y dónde más podría un flautista autodidacta, mediocre pero muy ruidoso tener una vida digna? No en el country & western, me supongo. Pero, bueno: si los crooners con piel de coyote y botas de gamuza con flecos me llaman, entonces cuenta conmigo vaquero! Brokeback Mountain no podría sonar más dulce ".

Jerry Ewing, editor de la revista Prog dice: "Durante 45 años Ian ha estado tocando en vivo, y no creo que jamás haya visto dos conciertos iguales! No importa si es Jethro Tull o Ian en solitario -  siempre magnífico, innovador y cautivante. Sin él el Rock sería un lugar muy diferente, por lo que  anunciar el premio como nuestro Dios Prog, al mismo tiempo que Anderson anuncia una gira por Reino Unido parece sumamente apropiado. "

Los Progressive Music Awards 2013 se celebraran el 3 de septiembre en Kew Gardens, presentando a Gavin Esler como anfitrión.

Anderson también ha anunciado una gira por Reino Unido para el año 2014 para celebrar el lanzamiento de su próximo álbum en solitario. Prometiendo una fusión de folk, progresivo y metal, Anderson dice: "Después de ganar el Grammy al mejor disco  Hard Rock / Metal en 1988, esta parece ser una oportunidad excelente para justificar esa distinción extraña y fuera de lugar con un nuevo álbum que suene más contundente , como mucha de las canciones que he escrito a lo largo de estos 45 años. No es el fin de los momentos acústicos y tranquilos, pero he puesto más énfasis en que la flauta suene más agresiva como hicimos en los primeros días de Jethro Tull ".


Después del gran éxito de su actual Gira, "Thick as a Brick ´ - incluyendo una actuación única en el emblemático Royal Albert Hall - Se espera que las entradas para los conciertos de 2014 se agoten rápidamente cuando salgan a la venta el 4 de septiembre.
WWW.PROGROCKMAG.COM

MARTIN BARRE-"AWAY WITH WORDS" NEW ALBUM.
Martin Barre is finished his new album. It is called "Away With Words" and contains 12 tracks. The CD will be released next september 28th via Edifying Records, a division of RSK.
The new CD contains 12 tracks, some new compositions by Barre, and the rest Tull songs rearranged by Martin himself.
The musicians who play with Barre are Dan Crisp on vocals, Frank Mead on flute and whistles, Jonathan Noyce (ex-Tull) on bass, and George Lindsay on drums and percussion.
Barre has just announced that there will be an european Tour to promote the album. The Tour begin next september 28th in Devon (UK).
Barre: “Re-arranging the Tull songs became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These tracks have always been amongst my favourites and reworking them brought back many good memories.
“I’ve written the rest of the music, hopefully, with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion. This album is a fusion of my writing blended with Ian Anderson’s, in a continual movement of music.”
The tracklist is as follow:
1. First Light/Moths
2. It's My Round
3. One Brown Mouse/Fatcat
4. All Bars Hold
5. Air: Lament Of the Spalpeen/Martin's Jig/Hymn
6. Pussy Willow
7. Snapshot/Paparazzi
8. Long Ago/Home
9. Fire At Midnight/From The Ashes
10. Protect & Survive
11. Spare A Thought/From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
12. Sundown
WWW.MARTINBARRE.COM

Martin Barre ya tiene acabado su nuevo álbum y ya podemos disfrutar de su portada y lista de canciones. El álbum se titulará "Away With Words" y saldrá a la venta el próximo 28 de septiembre a traves del sello Edifying Records, una división de RSK.
El CD está compuesto de 12 canciones, alguna composición propia de Barre y el resto nuevas versiones arregladas para la ocasión del repertorio de Jethro Tull.
La banda que le acompaña durante todo el álbum está formada por Dan Crisp a las voces, Frank Mead a la flauta y demás instrumentos de viento, Jonathan Noyce (ex-Tull) al bajo, y George Lindsay a la batería y percusión. Martin Barre ha anunciado que habrá gira europea para promocionar el trabajo. La Gira dará comienzo el próximo 28 de septiembre en Devon (UK).
Barre: "Rearreglar ciertas canciones de Jethro Tull ha resultado una tarea muy agradable y gratificante. Estos temas han estado siempre entre mis favoritos y al reelaborarlos me  trajo de vuelta a  buenos recuerdos.
"He escrito el resto de la música, como es de esperar, con simpatía y placer. Componer y re-arreglar canciones es mi pasión. Este álbum es una fusión de mi forma de componer mezclado con la de Ian Anderson, en un continuo movimiento de la música ".
El track list del CD es el siguiente:
1. First Light/Moths
2. It's My Round
3. One Brown Mouse/Fatcat
4. All Bars Hold
5. Air: Lament Of the Spalpeen/Martin's Jig/Hymn
6. Pussy Willow
7. Snapshot/Paparazzi
8. Long Ago/Home
9. Fire At Midnight/From The Ashes
10. Protect & Survive
11. Spare A Thought/From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
12. Sundown
WWW.MARTINBARRE.COM

"A NEW DAY" MAGAZINE #108 OUT NOW.

"A NEW DAY" MAGAZINE #108 OUT NOW.
Ya tenemos en nuestras manos el número 108 del magazíne sobre Jethro Tull que edita desde 1985 Dave Rees.
La revista viene cargada de interesantísimas noticias, críticas de discos, etc. que, de modo resumido, os contaré.
Para empezar, Ian Anderson nos informa, a traves de su web oficial, actualizada al mes de Julio, y reproducida en el magazíne, de nuevos lanzamientos discográficos de Jethro Tull al mercado.
1º-El álbum BENEFIT (1970), se reeditará el próximo mes de Octubre, en una nueva edición especial de 2 discos, con temas extras y una nueva remasterización (también en glorioso sonido 5.1) a cargo de Steven Wilson, quien ya remasterizó las recientes ediciones especiales de Thick As A Brick y Aqualung.
2º-A PASSION PLAY será reeditado (Edición Colecccionistas de 2 Cds) a principios de 2014. La reedición llega con un nuevo remaster y una nueva remezcla en 5.1 a cargo de Steven Wilson e incluirá las famosas cintas conocidas como Chateau D´Isaster. O sea, Passion Play tal como fué engendrado en 1973 por su autor.
3º-Como ya comentamos en el blog, Anderson sigue trabajando en un nuevo disco que verá la luz entre primavera y verano de 2014. Sin noticias aún de título ó si será un album de Jethro Tull ó otro disco firmado por Ian Anderson. Lo que sí parece claro es que volverá a ser un nuevo álbum concepto con letras de Gereald Bostock.
4º-Dave Rees nos informa que tiene noticias de que Anderson y John O´Hara están trabajando juntos en un disco con versiones de Jethro Tull adaptadas para un cuarteto de cuerda.
La revista contiene una extensa entrevista con el actual teclista de Ian Anderson, el señor John O´Hara, que es acribillado a preguntas por Martin Webb.
En la sección de críticas de conciertos podreis leer los artículos sobre los conciertos de Ian Anderson en Villafranca Di Verona, Italia, en junio de 2013, y la actuación del grupo en el Royal Albert Hall londinense del 30 de Junio de 2013.
En críticas de CDs y DVDs teneis las reseñas de John Carter (Not Completely Accurate) y Jethro Tull (Around The World Live).
Para acabar, el señor Rees nos habla de la inminente salida del número 109 en los que habrá más críticas de discos, el nuevo trabajo de Martin Barre, criticas de conciertos (Anna Phoebe live) y unas páginas dedicadas a la reciente Convención de Tullianos celebrada en Gavá, Barcelona, el pasado mes de Julio.
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"A new Day" (issue #108) the Jethro Tull magazíne edited by Dave Rees from 1985, is out now.
The magazine is full of interesting news, reviews, interviews, etc.. that, in summary, I will tell you here.
First, Ian Anderson tells us, through their updated official website, , and reproduced in the magazine,  that  there wil be new Jethro Tull releases in the coming months.
1-The album BENEFIT (1970), will be released next  October, in a new special collector´s edition 2 disc, with bonus tracks and a new remaster (also in glorious 5.1 sound) by Steven Wilson, who has remastered the recent special editions of Thick As A Brick and Aqualung.
2 º-A PASSION PLAY will be released (Special Collector´s Edition 2 Cds) in early 2014. The reissue comes with a new remaster and a new 5.1 remix by Steven Wilson and include the famous tapes known as Chateau D'Isaster. In other words,  Passion Play as it was conceived in 1973 by Ian Anderson.
3 º-As we discussed on the blog, Anderson is working on a new album that will be released in spring or summer 2014. No news about title or if it's a Jethro Tull album or anotherIan Anderson solo album. What does seem clear is that it will be a new concept album  with lyrics written by Gereald Bostock.
4 º-Dave Rees tells  that  he have news that Anderson and John O'Hara are working together on an album with Jethro Tull versions adapted for a string quartet.
The magazine contains a lengthy interview with the current keyboardist, Mr. John O'Hara, which is riddled with questions by Martin Webb.
In the concert reviews section you can read articles on Ian Anderson concert in Villafranca di Verona, Italy, in June 2013, and the group's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London from June 30, 2013.
In CDs & DVDs reviews section you can read  the reviews of John Carter new CD (Not Completely Accurate) and Jethro Tull new 4DVD Box Set (Around The World Live).

To conclude, Mr Rees talks that a new issue (109) will be out very soon containing  CDs reviews, Anna Phoebe live, full details plus review of Martin Barre´s new CD, and a report from the recent Tullianos Convention in Barcelona.
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JETHRO TULL VS. T.REX-ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK HALL OF FAME FINALS

JETHRO TULL VS. T.REX-ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK HALL OF FAME FINALS

From Ultimateclassicrock.com

The people have spoken, and T. Rex will battle Jethro Tull in the July Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame finals. The winner will become the fourth entrant into our hallowed (and 100% fan-voted

establishment.

Each month, our readers will determine which of eight legendary artists or bands is immortalized forever for their contributions to classic-rock history. T. Rex edged out Creedence Clearwater Revival in one of the closest battles in UCR Hall of Fame history in round one, then squeaked by Alice Cooper in the semifinals to arrive here. Jethro Tull earned their spot by defeating the Allman Brothers Band and then Neil Young.

So who will win this final election? You can vote for whoever you’d like once a day from now until 11:59PM ET on July 31. You can read the Hall of Fame’s official rules right here. Be sure to mark your calendars for Aug. 1, when the fourth entrant into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame is revealed.

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A FEW WORDS FROM MARTIN BARRE ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM.

Photo: Raffaella  Golinucci

A FEW WORDS FROM MARTIN BARRE ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM.
Martin Barre:
New album will be released on Edifying records/RSK at the end of September 2013.
The title is "Away with Words" and features original music by Martin Barre and 
music from Jethro Tull including ,Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home,
Fire at Midnight and many others.
More information soon!
Mi nuevo disco será publicado a finales del mes de Septiembre de 2013, y lo hará a traves del Sello Edifying Records/RSK.
Llevará el título de "Away With Words", y estará compuesto de nuevas canciones escritas por mí y temas de Jethro Tull, como Requiem, From a Dead Beat To An Old Greaser, Moths, Home, Fire At Midnight y algunas más.
¡Os seguiré informando!.

NOTE FROM IAN ANDERSON.

From Ian Anderson:

"As some of you may know, a new album is in the works for recording in December/Jan with release scheduled at Easter 2014. The first tours to feature this new concept album (no – I am NOT going to tell you title) begin with the UK tour starting late April. Further tours throughout 2014 will feature the new material in a more theatrical setting, once again, together with a selection of The Best Of Jethro Tull. Is this to be an Ian Anderson album or a Jethro Tull album, I hear you ask? Not sure, really, I reply, if somewhat evasively….

But I wrote the music in January and did the demos in February and it just requires a few tweaks by my old chum, lyricist Gerald B to have it all locked down and ready for rehearsal beginning 25th November at 10.00 sharp.

It is set in a more aggressive style than the TAAB2 record. Much less acoustic guitar from me and more flute and heavier guitar sounds. Folk-Prog-Metal, you might say, if you were desperately searching for a descriptive term. There are lots of dynamics and varied tempos and keys throughout its lengthy 55 mins. But since it was demoed all on acoustic guitar in a Barbados hotel room, it doesn’t quite sound like that at the moment. But trust me! I know exactly what I am doing."

"Como muchos de vosotros ya sabreis, estoy trabajando en un nuevo álbum que grabaremos entre Diciembre y Enero para poder publicarlo en Pascua de 2014. La primera Gira que incluirá éste nuevo álbum concepto (no-no voy a deciros el título) comenzará en el Reino Unido allá por el mes de Abril. Los conciertos que seguiran a esta Gira incluiran el nuevo material de una manera más teatral, una vez más, junto con una selección de los mejores temas de Jethro Tull. ¿Será un álbum de Ian Anderson ó un nuevo disco de Jethro Tull (se preguntareis)?. No estoy seguro, realmente, os contesto de manera evasiva...

Pero escribí la musica en Enero e hice las demos en Febrero y solo requiere unos ajustes de mi viejo amigo, el letrista Gerald B para empezar los ensayos el 25 de Noviembre a las 10 en punto.

Los temas estan en un modo más agresivo que en el disco TAAB2. Mucha menos guitarra acústica por mi parte y mucha más flauta y un sonido de guitarra mas heavy. Folk-Prog-Metal, podeis llamarlo, si estais buscando desesperadamente un modo de definirlo. Hay un monton de dinamicas y tempos variados a lo largo de sus más de 55 minutos de duración. Pero desde que grabé las demos con una guitarra acústica en una habitación de hotel en Barbados, el sonido ha variado mucho. Pero creedme. Sé perfectamente lo que hago".

Progresive Rock Music Awards.

JETHRO TULL & IAN ANDERSON NOMINATED IN 2013 PROGRESIVE MUSIC AWARDS.
Jethro Tull’s 40th Anniversary reissue of the 1972 classic ‘Thick As A Brick’ has been nominated in the ‘Grand Design‘ category in the 2013 Progressive Music Awards. Ian Anderson has also been nominated in the ‘Live Event‘ category for his recent ‘Thick As A Brick’ show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Voting for the nominations is now open and you can vote for Tull and Ian on the Progressive Music Awards website, here.
Jethro Tull ha sido nominado en la categoria de "Mejor Diseño" por la reedición por su 40 aniversario del clásico Thick As A Brick, para los Premios de la Musica Progresiva 2013 que organiza la revista Prog Magazine. Ian Anderson también ha sido nominado en la categoría de "Concierto del Año" por su actuación en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres durante su Gira de TAAB 1&2. Ya puedes votar a Tull ó Anderson entrando en la web de Progresive Music Awards, aquí.

NEIL YOUNG VS. JETHRO TULL – ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK HALL OF FAME SEMIFINALS
Neil Young and Jethro Tull are vying for the chance to advance to the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame finals.
Each month, the readers will determine which of eight legendary artists or bands is immortalized forever for their contributions to classic-rock history. Young earned his spot in these semifinals by easily defeating fellow Canadian legend Joni Mitchell in round one, while Jethro Tull narrowly defeated the Allman Brothers Band in their first-week battle.
You can vote once a day from now until 11:59PM ET on July 21. Be sure to mark your calendars for Aug. 1, when the fourth entrant into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame is revealed.
You can vote Jethro Tull here.
Neil Young y Jethro Tull se disputan una plaza en la Final del Ultimate Classic Rock Hall Of Fame.

Cada mes, los lectores elegiran cual de las ocho bandas o artistas candidatas será inmortalizada para siempre por su contribución a la historia del Rock. Young derrotó con facilidad en la anterior ronda a la leyenda canadiense Joni Mitchell, mientras que Jethro Tull se deshizo con esfuerzo de los sureños Allman Brothers Band.
Puedes votar una vez al día hasta las doce de la noche del 21 de Julio. Marca en tu calendario el día 1 de Agosto, fecha en la que sera revelado el campeón que entrará en el Ultimate Classic Rock Hall Of Fame.
Puedes entrary votar por Jethro Tull aquí.

JETHRO TULL-"Eins Festival" Baden-Baden, Studio 5, Germany, June 15th, 1999, DVD PRO SHOT

JETHRO TULL-"Eins Festival"-Baden-Baden, Studio 5,Germany, June 15th, 1999- "OHNE FILTER EXTRA"
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Audio Tracks:128 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 192 kbps (Stereo)

Menú: YES

Chapters: YES

01 Intro

02 Steel Monkey

03 Spiral

04 A New Day Yesterday

05 Fat Man

06 Bourée

07 My God

08 Passion Jig

09 Budapest

10 Locomotive Breath

11 Living In The Past

12 Balloons

13 Cheerio

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Aqualung/My God recommend this DVD

JETHRO TULL-"SONGS FROM THE COLISEUM"-A two CD Bootleg.

JETHRO TULL-"SONGS FROM THE COLISEUM"- Live at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, March 3, 1977.
This is an excellent  audience recording from the concert that Tull did in Seattle as a part of the Songs From The Wood Tour in 1977.
The sound is awesome and the band were in very good form. A very welcome addition to the Jethro Tull Bootleg Universe.

Disc 1
Wondr’ing Aloud
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day 
Jack-In-The-Green 
Thick As A Brick
Songs From The Wood 
Conundrum/Drum Solo 
To Cry You A Song 
A New Day Yesterday 
Flute Solo
Living In The Past/A New Day Yesterday (Reprise) 


Disc 2
Velvet Green
Hunting Girl 
Too Old To Rock ‘N ‘Roll, Too Young To Die 
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 
Minstrel In The Gallery 
Cross-Eyed Mary 
Aqualung
Guitar Solo 
Wind Up 
Back-Door Angels 
Locomotive Breath 
Land Of Hope And Glory 
Back-Door Angels (Reprise) 

Lineup:
Ian Anderson - vocals, flute
Martin Barre - guitar
John Glascock - bass
John Evan - keyboards, piano
David Palmer - keyboards, piano
Barriemore Barlow - drums

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JETHRO TULL-"ROCKS ON THE ROAD" 2CD-SINGLE EDITION

JETHRO TULL-"ROCKS ON THE ROAD". 2CD-SINGLE EDITION (1991).

In 1991 Jethro Tull released a 2CDs Single for collectors as a promo of the new LP titled Catfish Rising. It included the song Rocks On The Road (single versión) among others tracks taken from the WMMR Radio sessions in Philadelphia, in 1991. The first CD contains a very rare home demo version from 1981 of the song Jack-A-Lynn. 
CD-1 (ROCKS ON)
1. ROCKS ON THE ROAD (single version)
2.JACK-A-LYNN (home demo version from 1981)
3-TALL THIN GIRL (WMMR Philadelphia)
4-FAT MAN (Rockline, August 26, 1991)
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CD-2 (THE ROAD)
1-ROCKS ON THE ROAD (WMMR Philadelphia)
2-BOUREE (WMMR Philadelphia)
3-MOTHER GOOSE/JACK-A-LYNN (New York, August 20, 1991)
4-AQUALUNG/LOCOMOTIVE BREATH (New York, August 20, 1991)
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MICK ABRAHAMS-CAT SQUIRREL BLUES-Review

MICK ABRAHAMS-CAT SQUIRREL BLUE-Review.
2 CD
Secret Records SECDD067
Released: May 13, 2013
Mick Abrahams, guitarrista de Jethro Tull durante un corto periodo de tiempo (sólo participó en el primer álbum de la banda, This Was, y algunos singles posteriores), vuelve a estar de actualidad discográfica tras la publicación de un doble CD titulado Cat Squirrel Blues, a traves del sello Secret Records.
Abrahams siempre se movió por los sonidos del blues americano tradicional (ese fué uno de los detonantes de su marcha de Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson quería darle otra dirección musical a la banda que Abrahams no aceptaba), y tuvo un considerable éxito en los años setenta con su banda Blodwyn Pig ó con sus discos en solitario.
Lo que éste doble CD nos ofrece es una serie de canciones de blues (algunas de su propia cosecha, la mayoría versiones de bluesmen américanos ó británicos) recogidos de su gira de los años 2003/2004.
El primer CD es una compilación de versiones acústicas de maestros como Brownie McGhee ó Leroy Carr donde nos encontramos joyas como So Much Trouble (versionada en numerosas ocasiones por la banda de Ian Anderson) ó Jesus On The Mainline, tema que ya grabó, acompañado de Anderson, para su álbum de blues acústico One.
El segundo CD es un set eléctrico acompañado de banda, donde versiona clásicos de blues  desde Alexis Corner (I Wonder Who) hasta Isaiah Doctor Ross (Cat Squirrel, tema que Jethro Tull incluyeron en su primer álbum, This Was, de 1968).
Mick Abrahams es un gran guitarrista, pero lo que verdaderamente hace con maestría es tocar blues, estilo por donde siempre se ha movido su selecta discografía, tanto con Blodwyn Pig como con la Mick Abrahams Band.
En definitiva, un doble álbum muy agradable y un deber para todo aficionado al universo Tull.
JMVELARDO.

Mick Abrahams, Jethro Tull guitarist  for a short period of time (he only participated in the band's first album, This Was, and some later singles), is back with the release of a double CD titled Squirrel Cat Blues ( Secret Records).
Abrahams always moved by the sounds of traditional American blues (that was one of the triggers of his departure from Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson wanted to give it another musical direction  to the band that Abrahams did not accept), and had an big success in the 70s with Blodwyn Pig or with solo albums.
What this double CD offers is a series of blues songs (some of his own, most cover versions from american or british bluesmen) collected from his tour in the years 2003/2004.
The first CD is a collection of acoustic versions of masters like Leroy Car or Brownie McGhee, where we can find gems like So Much Trouble (Ian Anderson played this in numerous occasions) or Jesus On The Mainline, song that Abrahams recorded along Ian Anderson and that was included in the álbum One.
The second CD is an electric set with his new band, which revisits classic blues numbers, from Alexis Corner (I Wonder Who) to Doctor Isaiah Ross (Cat Squirrel, Jethro Tull classic included in their first album, This Was, 1968).
Mick Abrahams is a great guitarist, but what he really does very well is  to play blues masterfully, style which he has always moved with a select discography, both with Blodwyn Pig and the Mick Abrahams Band.
So, it is a very nice double album and a must for any Jethro Tull fan.
JMVELARDO.

AROUND THE WORLD LIVE-REVIEW

JETHRO TULL-AROUND THE WORLD LIVE-REVIEW.
Around the world live es el esperadísimo box set de 4 DVDs publicado por Eagle Vision el pasado 11 de Junio. Jethro Tull no ha sido una banda muy proclive a lanzar DVDs a lo largo de su carrera [como díce Ian Anderson en el extenso libreto que acompaña a la caja "siempre nos molestaron las cámaras en nuestros conciertos y a veces solo autorizabamos a grabar tres o cuatro temas, y ademas nuestro manager solia opinar que era mejor no salir mucho en televisión para no desgastar mucho nuestra imagen y de esta manera conseguir vender mas tickets para nuestros conciertos"] y los fans siempre nos hemos tenido que contentar con los famosos DVDs piratas que circulan por ahí.
Lo que en este box set se nos ofrece es precisamente eso, la recopilacion de numerosos conciertos que desde un primer momento han estado disponibles de manera no oficial para todos los seguidores de la banda de Ian Anderson. Eagle Vision ha terminado de rellenar el producto con una serie de grabaciones ya publicadas anteriormente por ellos mismos [Live at the Isle Of Wight, Live at Montreux 2003, Living with the Past, o Live in Germany 70/93].

La presentación es excelente, una especie de libro con tapa dura con el libreto en medio de los cuatro DVDs, el lomo podría pasar en tu biblioteca por una nueva biografia sobre la banda. Y el extenso libreto interior, escrito por Joel McIver en marzo de 2013 (www.joelmciver.co.uk) explica cada concierto incluido con entrevistas a Anderson extraídas de diferentes fuentes (Acoustic Magazine, Songfacts, etc.).
Sin embargo, hay un error mayúsculo en el tercer disco. El tema My Sunday Feeling, segun la contraportada, está grabado en Leamington Spa, Inglaterra, en 2001, y se acredita en el folleto a la formación Anderson/Bunker/Abrahams/Cornick. Es, sin duda, la reunión que la formacion original de Jethro Tull hizo para el DVD de 2001 Living With The Past, también editado por Eagle Vision. Pero cuando ves las imagenes lo que se nos muestra es la version de ese mismo tema que los Tull grabaron en 2001 en el Hammersmith de Londres y que tambien se incluyó en aquel Living With The Past. Un error grave.
Bien, en lo que respecta a las grabaciones incluidas en el box set, para mí las verdaderas joyas de la corona son el concierto en Santiago de Chile en 1996 y el especial para la televisión holandesa Hilversum 1999. Ambas grabaciones han estado disponibles en DVDs piratas para todos los fans de la banda desde hace tiempo (yo los tengo) pero lo que aquí se nos ofrece es una excelente calidad de imagen, casi HD, y de sonido, muy por encima de la calidad de los mencionados DVDs piratas.

Mi desilusión personal ha llegado con los conciertos que con más interes esperaba. Se tratan del concierto en Tampa, Florida, en 1976, y el de Munich de 1980. Ambas grabaciones son ya archiconocidas para cualquier hardcore fan de Tull, pero esperaba que, al publicarse de manera oficial, la calidad de imagen fuese excelente o HD. Sin embargo, ninguna de las dos grabaciones mejora las versiones en bootlegs que todos tenemos. Eagle Vision se ha limitado a publicarlas sin ninguna remasterización de ningun tipo.
Tampa 1976, como explica Anderson, fue grabado de manera ilegal por el director de video que operaba aquel  dia en el estadio. Grabó una copia para uso personal y al cabo de los años lo vendió a alguien anonimo por mucho dinero. La mezcla de audio y video llegaba en una sola pista al tipo de la sala de control, quien hizo la copia ilegal en VHS. Es por eso que no se haya podido mejorar la imagen o el sonido.
Munich 1980 fue grabado para una televisión local, y Anderson cree que posiblemente nunca se haya visionado en su totalidad por televisión. Un punto a favor de éste concierto es que la entrevista incluida, con audio original en alemán, viene con diferentes subtitulos, entre ellos el español, cosa del que no disponíamos en las grabaciones bootlegs. Pero la calidad de imagen no es buena.

La otra buena noticia del box set es la inclusión completa del concierto que Jethro Tull celebró en el Estival Jazz de Lugano, Suiza, en 2005, con excelente calidad de audio y video, y la entrevista que Anderson hizo para el programa 2 Meter Sessies de la televisión holandesa en 1999, también con subtítulos en español.
Hubiese sido interesante que Eagle Vision hubiera incluido mas material inédito en vez del material ya publicado con anterioridad que aquí se nos ofrece como relleno. Quizas en el futuro nos deleiten con un segundo box set. Se me ocurren muchas grabaciones inéditas de manera oficial que podrían incluirse (Tanglewood 1970, Hippodrome 1977, Roma 1982, Berlin 1985, Sao Paulo 1988, Estanbul 1991, Ankara 1992...). Quien sabe lo que nos depara el futuro, ¿verdad?.
JMVELARDO.

JETHRO TULL-"CREST OF THE PAST"-DVD FULL PRO SHOT

JETHRO TULL-"CREST OF THE PAST"
DVD FULL PRO SHOT
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 "Crest Of The Past" es un Bootleg DVD que incluye diversas actuaciones de Jethro Tull a lo largo de los años y que han sido retransmitidos por televisiónes de diferentes países como Alemania, Venezuela ó Argentina. Incluye entrevistas dobladas ó subtituladas al castellano. La calidad de imagen es muy buena, y a veces excelente.
"Crest Of The Past" is a Bootleg DVD that includes several performances by Jethro Tull over the years that have been broadcasted by TVs from different countries like Germany, Venezuela or Argentina. Includes interviews subtitled or dubbed into Spanish. The picture quality is very good, sometimes excellent.

TRACKS
1.Live At Frankfurt Waldstadion, June 19, 1993.
  -My Sunday Feeling
  -For a Thousands Mothers
  -Living in the Past
  -Bourée
2.First Time in Argentina, Nov. 1993, Interview+Live
  -My Sunday Feeling
  -For a Thousands Mothers
  -Bourée
3.Ian Anderson in VENEZUELA, April 21, 1993. "VH-1O con Musiuito"
  -Some day the sun won´t shine for you
  -Bourée
4.Israel TV, May 1992
  -Bourée
  -Fat Man
5."El Aguante". Much Music TV, Argentina, March 8, 1996
  -Thick as a Brick
  -Bourée
  -Mother Goose
BONUS VIDEOS
6.Living in the Past-Original video filmed in 1969
7.Teacher-Beat Club 1970
8.Living in the Past-French TV, 1970
9.Bourée-French TV "La Joconde", 1970

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JETHRO TULL-TOO OLD TO ROCK´N´ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE!. THE FILM

JETHRO TULL-LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION PROMOTIONAL SPECIAL-TOO OLD TO ROCK´N´ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE!-THE FILM-1976
DVD9
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CHAPTERS: YES
RE-UPLOAD BY REQUESTA promotional film for their, then current, release.
It's not a live performance. Think of it more as a video
for the whole album. It was ripped from an old VHS tape
and the quality is excellent.
There is a code at the bottom of the screen throughout with the legend "Jethro Tull. Too Old To Rock´n´Roll:Too Young To Die!". Contains disc menú and track listing.Especial de television para la London Weekend Television inglesa para promocionar el álbum "Too old to rock´n´roll: too young to die!". Está ripeado directamente de una vieja cinta VHS, y la calidad es brillante. En la parte de abajo de la pantalla sale un contador con la frase "Jethro Tull. Too Old To Rock´n´Roll:Too Young To Die!". Incluye menus y capitulos de canciones.
01.QUIZZ KID
02.CRAZED INSTITUTION
03.SALAMANDER
04.TAXY GRAB
05.FROM A DEAD BEAT TO AN OLD GREASER
06.BAD-EYED AND LOVELESS
07.BIG DIPPER
08.TOO OLD TO ROCK´N´ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE!
09.PIED PIPER
10.THE CHEQUERED FLAG

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Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock 

By Will Romano

From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, UK), through the radio-friendly pop era (Asia, the Phil Collins-led Genesis, and a reformed Yes), and right up to the present state of the art (Marillion, Spock's Beard, and Mars Volta), this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers.

Por Will Romano

Desde sus inicios artísticos (Los Pink Floyd de la era-Syd Barrett, The Mothers of Invention, y esos antepasados ​​progresistas, el sargento Pepper de los Beatles), a traves de los imponentes solos de guitarra, monumentales sintetizadores y alucinantes efectos especiales del Siglo de Oro de la era del Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Génesis, Jethro Tull, king Crimson, UK), a través de la era pop en la  radio (Asia, los Génesis de Phil Collins, y los Yes reformados), y hasta el estado actual de la técnica (Marillion, Spock´s Beard, y Mars Volta), el libro cuenta un viaje terriblemente incisivo por la música rock en su forma más espectacular. Este es de hecho el libro que los fans del Prog Rock han estado esperando, el único de su tipo, tan fantástico como los temas que trata. 

JETHRO TULL-"RARE AND PRECIOUS SONGS"-DVD FULL PRO SHOT.

JETHRO TULL-"RARE AND PRECIOUS SONGS-AN ACOUSTIC VIDEO ANTHOLOGY"
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"Rare And Precious Songs" es un fantástico DVD Bootleg donde se recogen las diversas actuaciones que Jethro Tull ha ido ofreciendo desde 1987 hasta 2004 por multitud de programas de televisión de muchos países.
Aquí podreis ver la aparición que el grupo hizo en la MTV en 1987, así como diversas apariciones en el programa Friday Night de la cadena norteamericana NBC, ó la magnífica actuación que Ian Anderson y sus chicos hicieron en el año 1999 para el programa Two Meter Sessies de la RTL Dutch TV.
En definitiva un muy buen DVD que hará las delicias de todos los fans de Jethro Tull.

"Rare And Precious Songs" is a great DVD Bootleg which sets out the various appearances that Jethro Tull has been offering since 1987 to 2004 for many television channels in many countries.
Here you could see the appearance that the group did on MTV in 1987, and various appearances on  the NBC Friday Night Show , or the magnificent performance that Ian Anderson and his guys did in the year 1999 for Two Meter Sessies porgram in the Dutch RTL TV.
All in all it´s a very good DVD that all Jethro Tull hardcore fans will enjoy.

TRACK LIST:
1. SERENADE TO A CUCKOO
    SKATING AWAY
    (MTV USA 17/11/1987)
2. BOURÉE
    MOTHER GOOSE
    (FRIDAY NIGHT, NBC 11/1995)
3. MEDLEY: BOURÉE/LIVING IN THE PAST/THICK AS A BRICK
    REGIS & KATHIE LEE SHOW, USA TV 15/11/1995)
4. RARE AND PRECIOUS CHAIN
    (FRIDAY NIGHT, NBC 12/1995)
5. LIFE IS A LONG SONG
    LOCOMOTIVE BREATH
    UP THE POOL
    (FRIDAY NIGHT, NBC 8/11/1996)
6. BENDS LIKE A WILLOW
    (KELLY SHOW, ULSTER TV 15/10/1999)
7. SOMEDAY THE SUN WON´T SHINE FOR YOU
    THICK AS A BRICK
    LOCOMOTIVE BREATH
    SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS
    DOT COM
    (TWO METER SESSIES, RTL DUTCH TV 23/12/1999)
8. LIVING IN THE PAST
    LOCOMOTIVE BREATH
    AQUALUNG
    THICK AS A BRICK
    (LIVE AT WILD HORSE SALOON, TNN CLASSIC ROCK 11/8/2001)
9. GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
    BOURÉE
    (CHIESA S. MARIA LA NUOVA, NAPOLI, RAI UNO 4/1/2004)

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