Chrysalis/Capitol Records to Release ``THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL''.Business/Entertainment Editors HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 25, 2001 Chrysalis/Capitol Records will release "THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL Jethro Tull can refer to:
The new compilation features 20 classic Tull tracks -- all of which have been 24-bit digitally remastered at London's Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the recording studio used by musicians such as The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Al Stewart, Pink Floyd, Oasis, The Shadows and Elliott Smith. under the watchful eye of Jethro Tull founding member and frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. , Ian Anderson The name Ian Anderson may refer to:
Fitting 20 songs into the CD's 78 minutes proved a challenge for Anderson, who chose the tracks personally. The challenge gave Anderson the opportunity to create brand new edits on 3 tracks -- "Too Old To Rock `N' Roll: Too Young To Die," "Minstrel In The Gallery" and "Heavy Horses." Of course, no 'best of' would be complete without the US Hits, "Living In The Past," "Bungle In The Jungle The Bungle in the jungle is an epithet, given to a cricket match played on 18 November, 2003.[1] It was an "unmitigated disaster" for England.[2] " and "Locomotive Breath" as well as the staple Rock radio tracks, "Thick As A Brick" and "Aqualung," which are all included here. In addition to overseeing the remastering, Anderson penned liner notes liner notes pl.n. Explanatory notes about a record album, cassette, or compact disk included on the jacket or in the packaging. to the album. In one passage, he mused, "I used to think that compilations or `best of' albums were a bit of a cheap shot. You know: cash in on the odd hit single and album title track to attract the less than committed-not-quite-a-fan at the checkout counter of Thrifty Super-Saver. "Then a weird thing happened: a few years ago, I found myself mostly buying other artists' best of creations to get the cream of the crop on one disc or perhaps to get a flavour of a band with whom I was only partially familiar. From The Stranglers and Pink Floyd  This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. to the
creations of Irish, Palestinian or Western Classical musicians, my CD
collection must be 50% compilation adventures into both familiar and
other more dizzyingly different musical worlds," said Anderson.Since the band's formation in 1968, Jethro Tull has released 29 albums and established itself as one of the truly creative exponents of progressive music throughout the `70s, `80s and `90s. The band has undergone line-up changes over the years (photos of all past & current members are included in the CD's booklet) but for the past 5 years has been comprised of Ian Anderson (flute, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. and mandolin mandolin (măn'dəlĭn`, măn`dəlĭn'), musical instrument of the lute family, with a half-pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and a variable number of strings, plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. ), Martin Barre (electric guitar), Doane Perry Doane Ethredge Perry (born June 16, 1954 in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York) (aka Donae Tull) is an American musician, currently working with Jethro Tull as a drummer. He has worked with numerous other artists throughout his career, including Lou Reed and Todd Rundgren. (drums), Andrew Giddings Andrew 'Andy' Giddings (born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and has been a member of Jethro Tull since 1991. Early life Andrew had two rabbits when he was four years old. He says that he never noticed them very much until the day they died. (keyboards) and Jonathan Noyce Jonathan Mark Thomas Noyce (born July 15, 1971 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England) is an English musician. He has been the bassist for Jethro Tull since 1995, for Gary Moore since 2005 and for Archive since 2007. (bass). Jethro Tull continues to pull in crowds all over the world and embarks on an extensive European tour May-July, followed by dates in the U.S. from mid July to September (listed below), Scandinavia Sept.-Oct., and culminating in a 16-date tour of the U.K. and Ireland in November/December 2001. Track Listing: "THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL" 1. Living In The Past 2. Aqualung 3. Sweet Dream 4. The Whistler 5. Bungle In The Jungle 6. The Witch's Promise 7. Locomotive Breath 8. Steel Monkey 9. Thick As A Brick 10. Bouree 11. Too Old To Rock `N' Roll: Too Young To Die (a) 12. Life Is A Long Song 13. Songs From The Wood 14. A New Day Yesterday 15. Heavy Horses (a) 16. Broadsword 17. Roots To Branches 18. A Song For Jeffrey 19. Minstrel In The Gallery (a) 20. Cheerio (a) New Edit "THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL" Street Date: July 3, 2001 Label: Chrysalis/Capitol Genre: Rock Format: CD Running Time: 78:10 UPC Code: 72435-32614-2-9 U.S. Tour Dates: 17-Jul-01 Cleveland Heights, OH Cain Park 19-Jul-01 Lansing, MI Common Ground Festival 20-Jul-01 West Branch, MI Harley Davidson Hog Party 21-Jul-01 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre 22-Jul-01 Cadott, WI Rock Fest 24-Jul-01 Rockford, IL Coronado Theatre 25-Jul-01 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theatre 16-Aug-01 Wallingford, CT SNET Oakdale Theatre 18-Aug-01 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Casino 19-Aug-01 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 21-Aug-01 Easton, PA State Theatre 22-Aug-01 Cohasset, MA So. Shore Music Circus 23-Aug-01 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium 24-Aug-01 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent 25-Aug-01 Beverly, MA No. Shore Music Theatre 26-Aug-01 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre 28-Aug-01 Staten Island, NY Snug Harbor Cultural Center 29-Aug-01 Sparta, NJ McNiese Theatre 30-Aug-01 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center 31-Aug-01 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Concert Pavilion 1-Sep-01 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Marina Official band Web site: www.j-tull.com |
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