Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Jethro Tull Christmas Album
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedJethro Tull Christmas Album
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Simongc View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie


Joined: October 21 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 10 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Jethro Tull Christmas Album
    Posted: October 21 2005 at 13:27
The Christmas album is the only Tull album I don't have - I was under the
impression that it was a bit of a compilation with old tracks re-worked etc. I
guess I should pick it up for completion purposes.

I wouldn't hold your breath for a new Tull album - IA seems to be
concentrating on live work these days playing a mainly nostalgia setlist
which is a shame.

Cheers,

Simon
Carbon Nation - the independent Porcupine Tree magazine. Issue 10 out now, available from http://www.carbon-nation.co.uk
Back to Top
Snafje View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie


Joined: May 08 2005
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 9 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2005 at 09:27
Did you see Ian on the cover? 

But, yes, the Christmas album is a good one. But for me all the albums since Crest are good. Roots To Branches is maybe their best album IMO! Only the early 80's albums are not as good as they could be without so much synthesisers, drum machines etc.

The Aqualung Live album is out in Europe. It's from a 2004 radio broadcast (XM Radio): the band played the whole album live for this show. So it's a new recording, not old stuff. People who visit a show in their current USA tour receive a free copy. Other US people have to wait until March I believe for the release.
Back to Top
Andrea Cortese View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 05 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:15
Ah, one of the best cover since Broadsword and the Beast (1982)!
Back to Top
Syzygy View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: December 16 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:51
A splendid late entry from the mighty Tull, one of their best since the 70s and one of the very few Xmas albums that it's possible to listen to without a violent attack of nausea. Ebeneezer Scrooge himself would find it difficult to resist the festive spirit if he heard it - in fact, I'm surprised that ghost of Christmas future didn't make him listen to it - or maybe it's only a story?
'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom


Back to Top
chopper View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 20033 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2005 at 08:06
Originally posted by goose goose wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I'm going to buy this JT Christmas album and play it to my family. It may be the only way I can get them to listen to prog.
You may want to wait a month or two..!

You're right goose, mind you I'm off on my summer hols next Friday and a couple of weeks after I get back we have our work Christmas party!

Christmas starts early in the UK - we had our first Christmas catalogue through the post in early July!
Back to Top
goose View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 20 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2005 at 07:59
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I'm going to buy this JT Christmas album and play it to my family. It may be the only way I can get them to listen to prog.
You may want to wait a month or two..!
Back to Top
chopper View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 20033 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2005 at 07:46
I'm going to buy this JT Christmas album and play it to my family. It may be the only way I can get them to listen to prog.
Back to Top
soundspectrum View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: September 14 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 201 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:40
no it is from there XM Radio broadcast
Back to Top
Andrea Cortese View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 05 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:31

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Thanks. Is that Aqualung Live album from the original tour or a recent show?

That Aqualung Live is from the recent shows...
Back to Top
Bob Greece View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Greece
Status: Offline
Points: 1823 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:29

The Christmas album is great. I will start to play it about 6 weeks from now!

It's not their best album since Heavy Horses. Crest of a Knave is better I think and I haven't even heard Roots To Branches yet.

According to the Jethro Tull website www.j-tull.com there are no plans to release a new studio album at the moment. Ian Anderson is just too busy travelling the world playing with different musicians. Maybe Ian thinks that they have enough albums already so he'd rather spend his time doing more progressive things than albums?


Back to Top
stonebeard View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 27 2005
Location: NE Indiana
Status: Offline
Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:01
Thanks. Is that Aqualung Live album from the original tour or a recent show?
My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!
Back to Top
Andrea Cortese View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 05 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:41

Yeah!, The Christmas Album is a very good release, from the cover to the content!

It demonstrates a new spring for Ian Anderson and for the band!

BTW not better than the last two Ian's solo albums The Secret Language Of Birds (2000) and Rupi's Dance (2003).

I don't have information about the upcoming album...I think we should wait a little because they have been busy for the release of the new 2005 Aqualung-Live album!

Hope we'll soon know of other good effort!

Best Regards!

Andrea
Back to Top
stonebeard View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 27 2005
Location: NE Indiana
Status: Offline
Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 20:42

Is it me, or is this the best Tull album since Heavy Horses?

I can only hope Tull's next album (if there is to be one) will be as good as this. Let me know if you have any information on an upcoming album. Thank You.

 
My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.404 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.