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.

Remember our veterans

Freedom is not free some times the ultimate price must be paid

First of all I would like to thank My good friend Steve H. aka fzmoi69

for letting me transfer many of his master analogue tapes. For me this is the

first and only exposure to some of these bands so any help with setlists is appreciated!

I would guess that Steve has recorded well over 1000 shows

and this represents a small portion of them making him the most prolific taper I know!

all of his Zappa masters have show more already been shared either here the dime and all at zappateers.com,

with the exception of a few that we are still looking for and for those that have been lost.

or otherwise just plain missing.

Remember our veterans

Freedom is not free sometimes the ultimate price must be paid

Lineage: Mastertape>sony cassette Deck>SBAudigy2>PC>Soundforge>

CDarchitech>CDR>EAC>Soundforge>TLH

31/10/89 Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, Ct. USA

Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer, Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God, The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion, Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley show less