Jethro Tull

Hardly an original premise for a rock biography, the Ballad of Jethro Tull is reasonably well done for all that.

There are some new insights into the recording and touring process of the early and mid-period albums. However, the revolving door of band members particularly in later years becomes a bit tedious.

It is mercifully lacking too many of the "amusing" anecdotes that blight many rock biographies, but it does suffer particularly badly from the uneven treatment of later albums (that show more barely receive any coverage).

Given the pivotal role of Martin Barre for so many years, his relatively small contribution is disappointing.

All in all, good enough. But only just. show less

Classic rock nonsense from the guys who did it best. It flags in places but the best parts are really good.

Light precursor to English "dark folk". Otherwise, pleasant proggy minstrelsy l that I smoked a lot of weed listening to in the late 70s.

Tracklist
1 Living In The Past
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:19
2 Aqualung
Written-By – Ian Anderson, Jennie Anderson
6:35
3 Sweet Dream
Written-By – Ian Anderson
4:02
4 The Whistler
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:28
5 Bungle In The Jungle
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:35
6 The Witch's Promise
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:49
7 Locomotive Breath
Written-By – Ian Anderson
4:24
8 Steel Monkey
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:36
9 Thick As A Brick
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:00
10 Bourée
Written-By – Ian Anderson, show more Johann Sebastian Bach
3:44
11 Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die (Edited Version)
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:54
12 Life Is A Long Song
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:16
13 Songs From The Wood
Written-By – Ian Anderson
4:51
14 A New Day Yesterday
Written-By – Ian Anderson
4:08
15 Heavy Horses (Edited Version)
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:19
16 Broadsword
Written-By – Ian Anderson
4:59
17 Roots To Branches
Written-By – Ian Anderson
5:11
18 A Song For Jeffrey
Written-By – Ian Anderson

3:17
19 Minstrel In The Gallery (Edited Version)
Written-By – Ian Anderson
3:49
20 Cheerio
Written-By – Ian Anderson
1:10 show less