Wikipedia says: The lyrics are a pastiche (a work of visual art, literature, theater, or music that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Unlike parody, pastiche celebrates, rather than mocks, the work it imitates.) of surreal figures based on images that Ian Anderson wrote with the same…

  Stormwatch is the twelfth studio album by the progressive rock group Jethro Tull, released September 1979. It is considered the last in the trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull with Songs from the Wood (1977) and Heavy Horses (1978) being the other two. Among other subjects, the album touches heavily on the problems…

  “A Song for Jeffrey” was released as their second single in the U.K. However, in the U.S., it was the B-side to “Love Story”. It is written in honor of Ian Anderson’s friend and future Jethro Tull bassist Jeffrey Hammond. Another version of the song was recorded for play on BBC radio. The song…

Benefit is their third studio album, released in April 1970. It was the first Tull album to include pianist and organist John Evan – though he was not yet considered a permanent member of the group – and the last to include bass guitarist Glenn Cornick who was fired from the band upon completion of…

Aqualung is their fourth studio album, released on 19 March 1971, by Chrysalis Records. It is widely regarded as a concept album featuring a central theme of “the distinction between religion and God”, though the band have said there was no intention to make a concept album, and that only a few songs have a…

War Child is their seventh studio album, released in October 1974, almost a year and a half after the release of A Passion Play. The turmoil over criticism of A Passion Play surrounded the production of War Child, which obliged the band to do press conferences and explain their plans for the future. War Child…

  “Back to the Family” is from Stand Up, their second studio album, released in 1969. It was the first Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Martin Barre, who would go on to become the band’s longtime guitarist until its initial dissolution in 2012. Before recording sessions for the album began, the band’s original guitarist…