‘Aqualung Live’ is a recording of Jethro Tull performing their classic album ‘Aqualung’ in full, originally released in 2005 and now newly remastered.
Each era of rock music has had its own craftily marketed phenomenon — it was the “live album” in the ’70s, “unplugged” recordings in the ’90s, and since the late ’80s through the present day, the “tribute album.” But the early 21st century saw another addition — veteran bands revisiting classic albums and performing them in their entirety. Jethro Tull’s most enduring release is largely agreed to be 1971’s classic Aqualung, and in late 2004 Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, and their latest Tull mates dusted off the album once more in front of a small audience for XM Radio’s…
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It’s been more than two years since Jethro Tull released an expanded version of “The Broadsword And The Beast” before letting their reissue programme stumble chronologically, with unexpected emergence of “Bursting Out” box set followed by the “Christmas Album” and “Living In The Past” repackages. All this means another go at 1984’s “Under Wraps” is long overdue, yet it might be closer than everyone thinks, or farther, depending on what a fans’ take on the band’s digital-only offering of a concert from that platter’s promotional tour will be.
Restricted to streaming, Live In Berlin 1985 may seem strange, as it doesn’t contain a single cut from the group’s then-latest record, but the special performance – featuring the temporarily…
An early, classic compilation by Jethro Tull will be remixed, expanded and wildly reconstructed by engineer Steven Wilson.
Still Living in the Past, available July 11 from Rhino, will reinterpret the group’s odds-and-ends compilation from 1972 as a 5CD/1 Blu-ray set boasting some 35 unissued mixes and versions alongside just about every one of the 21 original tracks that appeared on the original double album. Alongside the original mixes of the non-album material that comprised Living in the Past, Wilson has compiled his mixes of those tracks – both versions done for box set editions of This Was, Stand Up, Benefit and Aqualung and a few new ones – as well as a newly remixed and properly sequenced presentation of a 1970…
In 2008 Jethro Tull dazzled the Basel festival crowd with a performance of power & passion. Previously only available as a DVD edition this 90-minutes live set is now becoming available for the first time in audio form.
Recorded in November 2008 at the prestigious Baloise Session (formerly known as AVO Session) in Basel, Switzerland, this electrifying concert is a captivating retrospective of Jethro Tull’s legendary career.
Set against the unique atmosphere of one of Europe’s most revered intimate music festivals, the performance showcases the band’s unmistakable sound, driven by Ian Anderson’s melodic ingenuity, intricate rhythm changes, and dynamic arrangements.