Jethro Tull

Music Journalism Pop Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top LPs & Tapes for Week Ending January 27, 1973

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Al Green, Carly Simon, Carole King, Curtis Mayfield, Helen Reddy, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Los Babys, Neil Diamond, Pop Top 40, Rolling Stones, Slade, Stevie Wonder, The Moody Blues

50 years ago, soft rock was dominating the chart

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Pop Rock 

Stealers Wheel at 50: More Than a One-Hit Wonder

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Gerry Rafferty, IBM, Jethro Tull, Joe Egan, Reservoir Dogs, Rodney Coombes, Stealer’s Wheel, Strawbs, Tony Williams

Looking back on the band’s classic eponymous debut

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Progressive Rock 

“I’m Lucky To Have My Name Known Before I Die”: Ian Anderson Turns 75

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Aqualung, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera

Celebrating a milestone birthday for the legendary frontman of Jethro Tull

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Music Journalism Records Remembrance 

Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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Folk Progressive Rock Rock 

Being For The Benefit of Mr. Tull

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1970, Aqualung, Benefit, Box Set, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Parlophone, Rhino Records, Spud

A generous new box set chronicles the Jethro Tull classic that set the stage for Aqualung

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Blues Rock 

55 Years On, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown Make It Clear They Ain’t Done Yet

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown, Ten Years After

Rock & Roll Globe shares a one-on-one conversation with one of the true masters of British Blues

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Progressive Rock 

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Us: Jethro Tull’s ‘Benefit’ at 50

June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 Jordan Blum 4 Comments 1970, Beardfish, Benefit, Big Big Train, Chrysalis Records, Cream, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Martin Barre, Mick Abrahams, Phideaux Xavier, Rikard Sjöblom

Fifty years later, Benefit remains one of Jethro Tull’s most ageless, individualized and tight records

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Folk Progressive Rock 

Stormwatch: The Final Fling for Jethro Tull’s Classic Lineup

February 7, 2020February 10, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Chrysalis Records, Heavy Horses, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Rhino, Songs from the Wood, Stormwatch

With death, dissolution and the ’80s looming, they dug deep for one last blast

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Music Journalism Rock 

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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Blues Pop Rock 

Step Right Up: The Blurry Eyed Royalty of the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

A new box set looks back at the quintessential rock commune under the Big Top

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Blues Progressive Rock Rock 

This Is This Was

January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Prog Rock

Jethro Tull’s bluesy beginnings boxed

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