How Jethro Tull’s Prog Parody ‘Thick As a Brick’ Instead Became a Prog Classic
Jethro Tull was trying to create a pomposity-popping prog-rock caricature. What they ended up with 50 years ago today was a triumph of the form.
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Jethro Tull – ‘The Zealot Gene’ (2022)
Well recorded, well played, straightforward yet intricate, ‘The Zealot Gene’ represents the best elements of the current Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson sound.
Jethro Tull’s ‘Locomotive Breath’ was a brilliant moment of studio trickery
“Locomotive Breath,” released this week back in 1971, seemed like Jethro Tull’s most coherent, successful synthesis yet. It was actually pieced together.
Jethro Tull, “War Child II” (2014): One Track Mind
With everything that’s gone on, the idea of new music — any new music — from Jethro Tull has to be greeted with unbridled jubilation.
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – Thick as a Brick: Live in Iceland (2014)
Whatever the cover says, the star here will always be Gerald Bostock.
‘Some of it was a little bit overblown’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on prog rock’s ups and downs
Anderson says he and contemporaries in ELP and Yes were often just showing off.
‘Actually passionate about doing new things’: Ian Anderson ends speculation on future of Jethro Tull
Anderson bristles at the idea of being “an old married couple that has to go on display.”
Ian Anderson, “Enter the Uninvited” from ‘Homo Erraticus’ (2014): One Track Mind
The advance single from Ian Anderson’s Gerald Bostock-themed ‘Homo Erraticus’ shows he’s still got the musical goods.
‘Sometimes you’ve got to go out on a blind date’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the inspiration for a new Gerald Bostock project
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson didn’t wait for inspiration to strike when getting started on the forthcoming solo album Homo Erraticus. In fact, he made an appointment with it. You May Also Like: Jethro Tull – ‘The Zealot Gene’ (2022)
‘He can voice sentiments that I can’t’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on his alter ego Gerald Bostock
Ian Anderson is returning to the character of Gerald Bostock for a third time with his forthcoming solo album Homo Erraticus. The Jethro Tull frontman says speaking through this nom de plume has given him new creative freedom over the years. You May Also Like: Jethro Tull – ‘The ZealotRead More
