Zealot Gene - New Jethro Tull album late 2021
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Topic: Zealot Gene - New Jethro Tull album late 2021
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Subject: Zealot Gene - New Jethro Tull album late 2021
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 01:16
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Just received this news from the latest Jethro Tull fanzine, A New Day. Not an Ian Anderson album, but a new Jethro Tull titled album called Zealot Gene will be released later in 2021. This will be the first studio album from a Jethro Tull band since 2003's Christmas Album. Sorry no Martin Barre. As a Tull freak...I am less than enthused.
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 06:42
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Maybe i should have titled this "New Jethro Tull Studio album" rather than leading with the title of the new album as I think it got lost on everyone. No responses after nearly 6 hours...everyone still in bed?! |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 06:53
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Posted By: yogev
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 11:06
No Martin Barre? So it's another Ian Anderson solo album
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BarryGlibb wrote:Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 16:55
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After 10 years of no Jethro Tull band tours or new releases, Anderson has obviously worked out that the moniker "Jethro Tull" sells more units than "Ian Anderson". Maybe the future re-issues of TAAB2 and Homo Erraticus will be rebranded "Jethro Tull" releases...which they should have been, going by this new studio album.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 17:19
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I'll give it a listen, but the minute Ian starts to make that labored bronchial exhale he calls singing, I am out. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 07 2021 at 17:24
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I'll listen, but I'm not excited about it ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Tull Tales
Date Posted: May 08 2021 at 05:52
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I am excited! I have really enjoyed the last two Anderson albums. I truly do wish that whatever issues Ian and Martin have could be resolved, but I am always up for a new Tull album, regardless of the lineup! |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: May 08 2021 at 07:14
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I hope its good, I anticipate it being a very flaccid and middling album, but I hope its good ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Progfan1958
Date Posted: May 08 2021 at 14:51
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: May 08 2021 at 15:14
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It's an autobuy for me but I'm not expecting miracles. Any album that's been 4 years in the making is seldom good. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 09 2021 at 07:06
| I will certainly get it. Not as enthusiastically as I would have if Martin Barre was there, but Ian has his own genius and will be something good at least. I surely prefer Martin Barre's own output, but I'm sure Ian Anderson will deliver a pleasant listening experience. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 09 2021 at 20:54
| No Barre no Tull. Now, really, of course it's Anderson who has made Tull always, but it's also always been the presence of Martin Barre that makes the difference between a Jethro Tull album and an Anderson solo album. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 10 2021 at 13:42
Worth a listen when it gets on you tube....I suppose. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SMSM
Date Posted: May 17 2021 at 13:39
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I'll simply judge the quality of it, where e.g. Thick As a Brick was a great progressive rock album, where TAAB2 was a not so great pop album At this stage and age of Mr. Anderson, I don't mind any vocal tone assistance used to make him sound better, why not, they do it with other instruments all the time to improve the tone
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: May 19 2021 at 03:11
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No Barre? What an abomination. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: July 14 2021 at 18:17
Postponed until 2022. Joe Parrish, Florian Opahle guitars, Scott Hammond drums, David Goodier bass, and John O'Hara piano & keyboards
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 05:04
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^ An album 5 years in the making never bodes well.
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Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 08:14
| ^ Imagine Ian calling you and saying: "Let's make an album, but you must give me some time to round the material, sign a new deal, put the band together, calm Martin down, etc." And then the pandemic. |
Posted By: Owen D
Date Posted: January 10 2022 at 05:29
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This is an edited and shortened version of my review which appears on DPRP net https://www.dprp.net/reviews/2022/001 The Zealot Gene contains an interesting amalgam of styles that will probably please and frustrate Tull fans in equal measures. Any Tull aficionado expecting a consistent, hard rock experience will be somewhat disappointed. Any Tull fans who want a re-tread of the progressive complexity of a Passion Play might feel a bit underwhelmed. However, Tull fans who enjoyed the light and shade of albums such as Minstrel In the Gallery, or the enchanting beauty of The Secret Language of Birds, might appreciate the way in which some of The Zealot Gene explores the gentler side of Anderson''s compositions. If you like prog that is full of melody, but on occasions also mixes that approach with the bite and gusto of a rock act, you will probably enjoy much here. In this respect, whilst never achieving the peaks of the best-regarded Tull albums, The Zealot Gene offers something appealing, that fans from a wide variety of Tull eras might value and enjoy. It is by turns quirky, charming, and lyrically astute. Anderson's vocals are surprisingly strong. However, some might find that his now-limited vocal range ensures that the vocal parts have a similar tonal quality. Several techniques are used to good effect to give the vocals an extra dimension. Anderson's flute flurries are superlative. Whilst numerous flute passages have the pureness of tone associated with players such as Bjorn Json Lindh, there are many occasions where Anderson blows his flute with snorting aggression. Some of the most dynamic flute-bursts occur during the interchange between Opahle and Anderson in the inventive Barren Beth, Wild Desert John. Mine is the Mountain contains some of the best instrumental sections of the album. John O' Hara's piano introduction provides a perfect foil for Anderson''s haunting flute line. At the mid-point of the tune, the group have an opportunity to stretch out. This exciting passage ends all too soon, but the band interplay is quite brilliant. The Zealot Gene is a fine album and is a welcome addition to Jethro Tull's catalogue. |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: February 01 2022 at 07:25
Steve, I just read your review and you say almost every thing I think while listening to the album. Even in spite of the long making and the old throat, it came out pretty good, I guess. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 01 2022 at 08:02
 Yes, it's a better album than I could have imagined. Not a masterpiece but pretty good.------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Zeph
Date Posted: February 02 2022 at 07:08
| I quite like The Zealot Gene so far. Is it Ian? Yes. Is it JT? Yes. Does it matter? To me, no. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 02 2022 at 14:00
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Just listened to it on you tube....granted it was just one time through but based on that I won't be spending $17.00 plus S&H for the single disc. I already own over 20 Tull cds and about 20 lp's and I don't even play all of those that often, though I do consider myself a fan. None of the tracks stuck in my mind after it was over..no lyric or melody line made much of an impression. There were touches of that Tull spark here and there but with all the great lp's in the past it would be very unlikely that I would play it. IMHO...one for collectors and die hard Tull addicts. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 02 2022 at 14:32
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 03 2022 at 05:26
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 03 2022 at 11:00
Well..I certainly agree with him on the cover art...the inside pic is better that Anderson's face. Poor choice of cover art imho. The music isn't bad, it's just not all that good either. The only track that I kind of enjoyed was the first.... Mrs Tibbets...it has some of that old magic...the rest didn't really engage me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 03 2022 at 11:04
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 03 2022 at 12:24
With that bald head, ears , and goatee ..he looks like Mephistopheles.... 'Love the album'.....really? One can love Aqualung or TAAB but this LP...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 03 2022 at 12:52
But to be exact, I enjoy it this much: Review by http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=51358" rel="nofollow - Which xenophobic scaremongers deliver on a plate. To tame the pangs of hunger. And satisfy the lust. Slave to ideology. Moderation bites the dust." - The Zealot Gene Ian Anderson comes up with a damn good Jethro Tull album, and it's about time. First off, there is no overt prog here ala TAAB, or a rehash of Aqualung. But at 74 years old, and with blown out vocal pipes, this is exactly the quality album that Ian should have been making, either under the Tull moniker or solo, since Roots To Branches in 1995, or even since Crest Of A Knave in 1987! The song writing is stellar. All have that mysterious Tull vibe that's imbued in earlier, and in some cases, classic Tull albums. But The Zealot Gene is no rehash of old notes, riffs or ideas, as the lyrics for the title track above plainly show. Ian may not do Twitter, but he's aware of the times and who's been driving it along. Musically, the album is broken up with hard flute driven rockers, with subtly intriguing melodies and hooks that seem to sneak up on you, and acoustic based numbers. There's wonderful interplay between Ian's flute, John O'Hara's keyboards, and Florian Opahle's guitar (sounding more like his own man this time around as opposed to a Martin Barre imitator, but a bit generic at times) on these tracks. The bevy of acoustic guitar based tracks take up the other half of the songs and the verity is quite impressive, From the upbeat Celtic tinged "Sad City Sisters", driven along by mandolin and tin whistle, to the gentle pining of the dual guitar strumming of "In Brief Visitation", the album's penultimate track. The standout rockers are the title track "The Zealot Gene", "Shoshana Sleeping", "Barren Beth, Wild Desert John" and "The Betrayal Of Joshua Kinde", a song that rings mightily of the jazzy "Poseidon/Lizard" era King Crimson, both lyrically and musically and is a real treat. Somewhere in the middle of soft and heavy is the eerie piano led "Mine Is The Mountain", a stark comment on the grumbling god of the Old Testament. The song evokes "My God" from Aqualung without any mimicry, and features a wonderful flute, drums and keyboard mid section, another album highlight. The mixing and production is impeccable. The sound quality is first rate. The playing is great, the arrangements are very good, and Ian's vocals sound very good on these songs, which obviously don't stretch his vocal limitations. Great songs with great lyrics. What more can you ask for? 4 stars. Nice going Ian, but what kept you? ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 04 2022 at 14:05
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I just heard on social media that the album is charting at number 9 on the UK album charts. Tull's first top ten UK album ln 50 years! The last being TAAB in 1972. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: February 04 2022 at 15:39
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Nice review, Steve. I have ordered it after umming and ahhing for a while. Love Tull, but I have not been impressed with the past couple of solo efforts. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 07:05
| I guess it's slightly harder to remain in love than to fall in love, but this album helps. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 09:07
| I like it. Superb lyrics. One of the better JT/Ian albums of the last 30 years. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 07 2022 at 09:15
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https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/the-weeknd-dawn-fm-no-1-billboard-top-album-sales-chart-1235027894/" rel="nofollow - The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart – Billboard Also in the top 10, new albums from Grateful Dead, Aaron Lewis and Jethro Tull debut, while Radiohead's "Kid A Mnesia" makes a splashy return. https://www.billboard.com/music/jethro-tull" rel="nofollow - Jethro Tull ’s The Zealot Gene — its first album of all-original music in over 20 years — starts at No. 10. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 08 2022 at 11:26
 A diagnosis for those who don't like the album.
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