“Ears of Tin” is from Rock Island, their 17th studio album, released in 1989. The album continued the hard rock direction the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). The line-up now included Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry in his first full recording with the band,…
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A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 4 – Doctor to My Disease from Catfish Rising (1991)
Catfish Rising is the 18th studio album by the British rock group Jethro Tull, released in 1991. It is the first Tull album to feature keyboardist Andrew Giddings (on this and 2 other tracks.) The album forgoes the synthesizers and electronic instruments that were prominent in Tull’s 80’s albums, instead opting for a hard…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 3 – (To) Cry You a Song from Benefit (1970)
According to [guitarist] Martin Barre, “To Cry You a Song” was a response to Blind Faith’s “Had to Cry Today“, “ although you couldn’t compare the two; nothing was stolen… The riff crossed over the bar in a couple of places and Ian and I each played guitars on the backing tracks. It was more…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 2 – Bourée, from Stand Up (1969)
“Bourée” was recorded at Olympic Studios (the only song on the album that was.) Some regarded Olympic Studios as important as Abbey Road Studios. It proved the most difficult to record, with the band unsatisfied with any of the takes they recorded. The final version of the song was compiled later from several takes, with…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 1 – Aqualung from Aqualung (1971)
Welcome to Day 1’s offering for the A to Z 2021 Challenge. The large Celtic letters for each day come from Creative Haven’s, “Celtic Alphabet Designs Coloring Book,” by Cari Buziak, which you can find here. I colored them in. This is the 2nd year I’ve used them for A2Z. Now on with Day…
Short Story — I Will Remember
The Two Sisters, by Théodore Chassériau (France) 1843 They say infants don’t hold onto memories, but I did. I remember you pushing me in the stroller along a flowered path and Teddy running alongside. I remember you handing me pieces of bread and laughing as I did my best to throw them to the…
dVerse — OLN 280 — Immovable Dance and earthweal OLW
My choice of color is dictated by tact and decorum stretched by an unholy desire to be outrageous.–Wolf Kahn From seed to death through seasons growWith side to side through all they swayFrom searing heat to bitter coldFrom seed to death through seasons growIn naked shrink to rainbow showFrom greening up in sun-charged playFrom seed…
Tao-Talk 