‘Songs From the Wood’ and ‘Heavy Horses’ were also given epic treatments, the latter (along with ‘Aqualung’) incorporating footage from Anderson’s ambitious 2015 show ‘Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera’ that featured actor Ryan O’Donnell and Icelandic singer-fiddler Unnur Birna Bjornsdottir. Philadelphia review Review: 'Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera' News, Updates and General Chat. judiciously lowering the keys of some songs to mitigate the decades of vocal wear and tear.ġ971’s ‘Aqualung’ album was showcased with four songs - including a particularly potent ‘My God’ - while the group presented excerpts from the ‘Thick As a Brick’ and ‘A Passion Play’ concept albums. This year, we bring you another reinvention which makes perfect sense to anyone who’s a fan. The quintet stretched out on ‘Dharma For One’ and ‘Bourree in E Minor,’ as Anderson - spry and energetic at 70 - recalled glory days with his trademark one-legged poses and fluid flute solos. A rock opera, after all, seems a perfect candidate for a classical retelling, and indeed, it worked well. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, nary a mention was made of longtime guitarist Martin Barre, who parted ways acrimoniously with Anderson six years ago and was relegated to the photo montage of ex-members at the end of the show.įor longtime Tull fans, the show’s treat was a batch of bluesy material from the group’s first two albums, included seldom-played tracks such as ‘My Sunday Feeling,’ ‘Love Story’ and ‘Some Day the Sun Won’t Shine for You,’ the latter performed by Anderson and guitarist David Goodier as a duo. The screen became more effective as the show went on, showing plenty of vintage Tull footage along with pre-taped song introductions by former band members (Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Mick Abrahams, John Evans) and admirers such as Joe Bonamassa, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris, and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, who actually played one show with Jethro Tull back in 1968. It didn’t start smoothly An introductory video was nearly invisible in the bright sunshine, and Anderson lambasted promoters for not providing the technology specified in the contract. Related: Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary, 5 Things To Know Despite recently retiring the Jethro Tull brand, British baritone singer-flutist Ian Anderson has conjured his onetime band's namesake - an 18th-century English inventor-agriculturalist who modernized farming - for something new, pretentious, yet weirdly winning, in Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera. The last 'Jethro Tull - The Rock Opera' concert was on Januat Forum Karlin in Prague, Hlavní msto Praha, Czechia.
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