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Jethro Tull

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Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1967. Emerging from the 1960s British blues scene, the band soon developed a distinctive progressive rock sound, blending hard rock, English folk music and classical music, while undergoing numerous stylistic shifts throughout its history. The band was founded and has been continuously led by Ian Anderson, its principal composer, lead vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist best known for his flute playing. The group has featured a succession of musicians throughout its history, including significant contributors such as long-time guitarist Martin Barre, bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock and Dave Pegg; drummers Clive Bunker, Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow and Doane Perry; and keyboardists John Evan, Dee Palmer and Peter-John Vettese.

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Members

  • Clive Bunker
  • Ian Anderson
  • Jeffrey Hammond
  • John Evan
  • Martin Barre

Discography & Previews

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This Was

1968 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 My Sunday Feeling ↗ 3:41
  2. 2 Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You ↗ 2:49
  3. 3 Beggar's Farm ↗ 4:19
  4. 4 Move On Alone ↗ 1:59
  5. 5 Serenade to a Cuckoo ↗ 6:08
  6. 6 Dharma for One ↗ 4:15
  7. 7 It's Breaking Me Up ↗ 5:04
  8. 8 Cat's Squirrel ↗ 5:42
  9. 9 A Song for Jeffrey ↗ 3:23
  10. 10 Round ↗ 1:04
  11. 11 One for John Gee (Bonus Track) ↗ 2:06
  12. 12 Love Story (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:06
  13. 13 Christmas Song (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:07

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Stand Up

1969 · 14 tracks

  1. 1 A New Day Yesterday ↗ 4:09
  2. 2 Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square ↗ 2:12
  3. 3 Bourée ↗ 3:45
  4. 4 Back to the Family ↗ 3:53
  5. 5 Look Into the Sun ↗ 4:23
  6. 6 Nothing Is Easy ↗ 4:24
  7. 7 Fat Man ↗ 2:51
  8. 8 We Used to Know ↗ 4:03
  9. 9 Reasons for Waiting ↗ 4:07
  10. 10 For a Thousand Mothers ↗ 4:22
  11. 11 Living in the Past (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:22
  12. 12 Driving Song (Bonus Track) ↗ 2:45
  13. 13 Sweet Dream (Bonus Track) ↗ 4:03
  14. 14 17 (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:07

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Benefit

1970 · 29 tracks

  1. 1 With You There to Help Me (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 6:19
  2. 1 Singing All Day (Mono) ↗ 3:04
  3. 2 Nothing to Say (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 5:21
  4. 2 Sweet Dream (Mono) ↗ 4:03
  5. 3 Alive and Well and Living In (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 2:46
  6. 3 17 (Mono) ↗ 6:11
  7. 4 Son (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 2:55
  8. 4 Sweet Dream (Stereo) ↗ 4:03
  9. 5 For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 3:50
  10. 5 17 ↗ 5:31
  11. 6 To Cry You a Song (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 6:14
  12. 6 The Witch's Promise (Mono) ↗ 3:57
  13. 7 A Time for Everything (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 2:46
  14. 7 Teacher (UK Version) [Mono] ↗ 4:53
  15. 8 Inside (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 3:50
  16. 8 Teacher (US Version) [Mono] ↗ 3:58
  17. 9 Play In Time (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 3:53
  18. 9 The Witch's Promise ↗ 3:50
  19. 10 Sossity You're a Woman (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 4:36
  20. 10 Teacher (UK Stereo) ↗ 4:46
  21. 11 Singing All Day (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 3:10
  22. 11 Teacher (US Version) ↗ 3:56
  23. 12 Sweet Dream (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 4:05
  24. 12 Inside (Mono) ↗ 2:40
  25. 13 17 (2013 Stereo Mix) ↗ 6:20
  26. 13 Alive and Well and Living In ↗ 2:47
  27. 14 Teacher (UK Stereo) [2013 Mix] ↗ 4:58
  28. 14 A Time for Everything (Mono) ↗ 2:43
  29. 15 Teacher (US Stereo) [2013 Mix] ↗ 4:07

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Aqualung

1971 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Aqualung (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 6:35
  2. 2 Cross-Eyed Mary (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 4:10
  3. 3 Cheap Day Return (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 1:22
  4. 4 Mother Goose (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 3:53
  5. 5 Wond'ring Aloud (Mixed And Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 1:53
  6. 6 Up To Me (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 3:14
  7. 7 My God (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 7:11
  8. 8 Hymn 43 (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 3:18
  9. 9 Slipstream (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 1:13
  10. 10 Locomotive Breath (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 4:41
  11. 11 Wind-Up (Mixed and Mastered By Steven Wilson) ↗ 6:01

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Thick as a Brick

1972 · 8 tracks

  1. 1 Really Don't Mind / See There a Son Is Born (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:00
  2. 2 The Poet and the Painter (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:30
  3. 3 What Do You Do When the Old Man's Gone? / From the Upper Class (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:25
  4. 4 You Curl Your Toes in Fun / Childhood Heroes / Stabs (Instrumental) [2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] ↗ 6:49
  5. 5 See There a Man Is Born / Clear White Circles (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:59
  6. 6 Legends and Believe in the Day (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 6:35
  7. 7 Tales of Your Life (2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:24
  8. 8 Childhood Heroes (Reprise) [2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] ↗ 3:01

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A Passion Play

1973 · 15 tracks

  1. 1 Lifebeats/Prelude (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:24
  2. 2 The Silver Cord (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:28
  3. 3 Re-Assuring Tune (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:11
  4. 4 Memory Bank (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:20
  5. 5 Best Friends (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:56
  6. 6 Critique Oblique (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:35
  7. 7 Forest Dance No. 1 (Stereo Mix) [2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] ↗ 1:33
  8. 8 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:09
  9. 9 Forest Dance No. 2 (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:12
  10. 10 The Foot of Our Stairs (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:08
  11. 11 Overseer Overture (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:58
  12. 12 Flight from Lucifer (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:56
  13. 13 10.08 to Paddington (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:04
  14. 14 Magus Perde (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:53
  15. 15 Epilogue (2014 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) ↗ 0:45

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WarChild

1974 · 31 tracks

  1. 1 WarChild (Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:40
  2. 1 Paradise Steakhouse (Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:03
  3. 2 Queen and Country (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:01
  4. 2 Saturation (Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:20
  5. 3 Ladies (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:19
  6. 3 Good Godmother (Stereo) ↗ 4:27
  7. 4 Back-door Angels (Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:27
  8. 4 SeaLion II (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:20
  9. 5 SeaLion (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:42
  10. 5 Quartet (Stereo Remix) ↗ 2:43
  11. 6 Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day (Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:12
  12. 6 WarChild II (Stereo) ↗ 3:14
  13. 7 Bungle in the Jungle (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:41
  14. 7 Tomorrow Was Today (Stereo) ↗ 3:54
  15. 8 Only Solitaire (Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:31
  16. 8 Glory Row (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:34
  17. 9 The Third Hoorah (Stereo Remix) ↗ 4:53
  18. 9 March, The Mad Scientist (Stereo Remix) ↗ 1:49
  19. 10 Two Fingers (Stereo Remix) ↗ 5:08
  20. 10 Rainbow Blues (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:38
  21. 11 Pan Dance (Stereo Remix) ↗ 3:37
  22. 12 The Orchestral WarChild Theme (Stereo) ↗ 9:34
  23. 13 The Third Hoorah (Orchestral Version) [Stereo] ↗ 4:47
  24. 14 Mime Sequence (Stereo) ↗ 7:08
  25. 15 Field Dance (Conway Hall Version) [Stereo] ↗ 1:41
  26. 16 Waltz of the Angels (Conway Hall Version) [Stereo Mix] ↗ 4:23
  27. 17 The Beach (Part I) [Morgan Master Recording] [Stereo Mix] ↗ 3:20
  28. 18 The Beach (Part II) [Morgan Master Recording] [Stereo Mix] ↗ 1:01
  29. 19 Waltz of the Angels (Morgan Demo Recording) [Stereo Mix] ↗ 4:02
  30. 20 The Beach (Morgan Demo Recording) [Stereo Mix] ↗ 2:41
  31. 21 Field Dance (Morgan Demo Recording) [Stereo Mix] ↗ 1:05

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Minstrel in the Gallery

1975 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Minstrel in the Gallery ↗ 8:11
  2. 2 Cold Wind to Valhalla ↗ 4:20
  3. 3 Black Satin Dancer ↗ 6:52
  4. 4 Requiem ↗ 3:43
  5. 5 One White Duck / 010 = Nothing At All ↗ 4:37
  6. 6 Baker St. Muse ↗ 16:39
  7. 7 Grace ↗ 0:37
  8. 8 Summerday Sands (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:43
  9. 9 March the Mad Scientist (Bonus Track) ↗ 1:48
  10. 10 Pan Dance (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:23
  11. 11 Minstrel In the Gallery (Live) [Bonus Track] ↗ 2:10
  12. 12 Cold Wind to Valhalla (Live) [Bonus Track] ↗ 1:31

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Too Old to Rock ’n’ Roll: Too Young to Die!

1976 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Quizz Kid ↗ 5:07
  2. 2 Crazed Institution ↗ 4:45
  3. 3 Salamander ↗ 2:51
  4. 4 Taxi Grab ↗ 3:52
  5. 5 From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser ↗ 4:07
  6. 6 Bad-Eyed and Loveless ↗ 2:13
  7. 7 Big Dipper ↗ 3:34
  8. 8 Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll ↗ 5:40
  9. 9 Pied Piper ↗ 4:31
  10. 10 The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive) ↗ 5:24
  11. 11 A Small Cigar (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:38
  12. 12 Strip Cartoon (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:18

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Songs From the Wood

1977 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 Songs from the Wood ↗ 4:53
  2. 2 Jack-In-the-Green ↗ 2:28
  3. 3 Cup of Wonder ↗ 4:32
  4. 4 Hunting Girl ↗ 5:11
  5. 5 Ring Out, Solstice Bells ↗ 3:44
  6. 6 Velvet Green ↗ 6:02
  7. 7 The Whistler ↗ 3:31
  8. 8 Pibroch (Cap In Hand) ↗ 8:33
  9. 9 Fire at Midnight ↗ 2:27
  10. 10 Beltane (Bonus Track) ↗ 5:19

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Heavy Horses

1978 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 ...And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps ↗ 3:12
  2. 2 Acres Wild ↗ 3:24
  3. 3 No Lullaby ↗ 7:55
  4. 4 Moths ↗ 3:28
  5. 5 Journeyman ↗ 3:58
  6. 6 Rover ↗ 4:17
  7. 7 One Brown Mouse ↗ 3:23
  8. 8 Heavy Horses ↗ 8:55
  9. 9 Weathercock ↗ 4:07
  10. 10 Living In These Hard Times (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:10
  11. 11 Broadford Bazaar (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:38

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Stormwatch

1979 · 14 tracks

  1. 1 North Sea Oil ↗ 3:12
  2. 2 Orion ↗ 3:58
  3. 3 Home ↗ 2:46
  4. 4 Dark Ages ↗ 9:14
  5. 5 Warm Sporran ↗ 3:33
  6. 6 Something's On the Move ↗ 4:27
  7. 7 Old Ghosts ↗ 4:23
  8. 8 Dun Ringill ↗ 2:43
  9. 9 Flying Dutchman ↗ 7:46
  10. 10 Elegy ↗ 3:38
  11. 11 A Stitch In Time (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:41
  12. 12 Crossword (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:38
  13. 13 Kelpie (Bonus Track) ↗ 3:38
  14. 14 King Henry's Madrigal (Bonus Track) ↗ 2:59

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A

1980 · 15 tracks

  1. 1 Crossfire (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:05
  2. 2 Fylingdale Flyer (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:35
  3. 3 Working John, Working Joe (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 5:07
  4. 4 Black Sunday (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 6:43
  5. 5 Protect And Survive (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:38
  6. 6 Batteries Not Included (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:52
  7. 7 Uniform (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:34
  8. 8 4.W.D. (Low Ratio) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 3:45
  9. 9 The Pine Marten’s Jig (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:26
  10. 10 And Further On (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:25
  11. 11 Crossfire (Extended Version) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 4:39
  12. 12 Working John, Working Joe (Take 4) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 5:16
  13. 13 Cheerio (Early Version) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 0:40
  14. 14 Coruisk (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 6:30
  15. 15 Slipstream Introduction (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 2:52

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The Broadsword and the Beast

1982 · 17 tracks

  1. 1 Beastie (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:00
  2. 2 Clasp (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:18
  3. 3 Fallen on Hard Times (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:14
  4. 4 Flying Colours (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:40
  5. 5 Slow Marching Band (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:41
  6. 6 Broadsword (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 4:54
  7. 7 P***y Willow (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:56
  8. 8 Watching Me, Watching You (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 3:41
  9. 9 Seal Driver (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 5:15
  10. 10 Cheerio (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 1:07
  11. 11 Fallen on Hard Times (1st Master, Dec ’81 Sessions) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 3:51
  12. 12 Beastie (2nd Master, Dec ’81 Sessions) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 3:52
  13. 13 Fallen on Hard Times (2nd Master, Dec ’81 Sessions) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 3:58
  14. 14 Seal Driver (1st Master, Dec ’81 Sessions) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 5:02
  15. 15 Cheerio (Ensemble Vocal Version) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 0:37
  16. 16 Jack-A-Lynn (Acoustic Version) [Steven Wilson Remix] ↗ 4:12
  17. 17 Beastie Band Shouts! (Steven Wilson Remix) ↗ 0:31

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Under Wraps

1984 · 15 tracks

  1. 1 Lap of Luxury ↗ 3:40
  2. 2 Under Wraps #1 ↗ 4:03
  3. 3 European Legacy ↗ 3:23
  4. 4 Later That Same Evening ↗ 3:52
  5. 5 Saboteur ↗ 3:32
  6. 6 Radio Free Moscow ↗ 3:41
  7. 7 Astronomy ↗ 3:37
  8. 8 Tundra ↗ 3:39
  9. 9 Nobody's Car ↗ 4:07
  10. 10 Heat ↗ 5:37
  11. 11 Under Wraps #2 ↗ 2:13
  12. 12 Paparazzi ↗ 3:47
  13. 13 Apogee ↗ 5:29
  14. 14 Automotive Engineering ↗ 4:04
  15. 15 General Crossing ↗ 4:02

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Crest of a Knave

1987 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 Steel Monkey ↗ 3:37
  2. 2 Farm On the Freeway ↗ 6:31
  3. 3 Jump Start ↗ 4:54
  4. 4 Said She Was a Dancer ↗ 3:41
  5. 5 Dogs In the Midwinter ↗ 4:30
  6. 6 Budapest ↗ 10:05
  7. 7 Mountain Men ↗ 6:21
  8. 8 The Waking Edge ↗ 4:47
  9. 9 Raising Steam ↗ 4:13
  10. 10 Part of the Machine ↗ 6:54

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Rock Island

1989 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Kissing Willie ↗ 3:33
  2. 2 The Rattlesnake Trail ↗ 4:01
  3. 3 Ears of Tin ↗ 4:56
  4. 4 Undressed to Kill ↗ 5:24
  5. 5 Rock Island ↗ 6:55
  6. 6 Heavy Water ↗ 4:13
  7. 7 Another Christmas Song ↗ 3:31
  8. 8 The Whaler's Dues ↗ 7:53
  9. 9 Big Riff and Mando ↗ 5:59
  10. 10 Strange Avenues ↗ 4:14
  11. 11 Christmas Song (Live from Zurich) ↗ 3:06
  12. 12 Cheap Day Return / Mother Goose (Live from Zurich) ↗ 3:10
  13. 13 Locomotive Breath (Live from Zurich) ↗ 3:38

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Catfish Rising

1991 · 15 tracks

  1. 1 This Is Not Love (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 3:58
  2. 2 Occasional Demons (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 3:49
  3. 3 Roll Yer Own (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 4:26
  4. 4 Rocks On the Road (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 5:33
  5. 5 Sparrow On the Schoolyard Wall (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 5:26
  6. 6 Thinking Round Corners (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 3:33
  7. 7 Still Loving You Tonight (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 4:33
  8. 8 Doctor to My Disease (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 4:35
  9. 9 Like a Tall Thin Girl (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 3:40
  10. 10 White Innocence (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 7:45
  11. 11 Sleeping With the Dog (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 4:26
  12. 12 Gold Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 3:41
  13. 13 When Jesus Came to Play (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 5:09
  14. 14 Night In the Wilderness (2006 Remastered Version) ↗ 4:06
  15. 15 Jump Start (Live) [2006 Remastered Version] ↗ 7:49

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Roots to Branches

1995 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Roots to Branches ↗ 5:13
  2. 2 Rare and Precious Chain ↗ 3:35
  3. 3 Out of the Noise ↗ 3:25
  4. 4 This Free Will ↗ 4:05
  5. 5 Valley ↗ 6:08
  6. 6 Dangerous Veils ↗ 5:35
  7. 7 Beside Myself ↗ 5:50
  8. 8 Wounded Old and Treacherous ↗ 7:50
  9. 9 At Last Forever ↗ 7:55
  10. 10 Stuck In the August Rain ↗ 4:06
  11. 11 Another Harry's Bar ↗ 6:22

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J‐Tull Dot Com

1999 · 14 tracks

  1. 1 Spiral ↗ 3:53
  2. 2 Dot Com ↗ 4:26
  3. 3 AWOL ↗ 5:21
  4. 4 Nothing @ All ↗ 0:57
  5. 5 Wicked Windows ↗ 4:43
  6. 6 Hunt by Numbers ↗ 4:03
  7. 7 Hot Mango Flush ↗ 3:52
  8. 8 El Niño ↗ 4:44
  9. 9 Black Mamba ↗ 4:59
  10. 10 Mango Surprise ↗ 1:16
  11. 11 Bends Like a Willow ↗ 4:54
  12. 12 Far Alaska ↗ 4:09
  13. 13 The Dog-Ear Years ↗ 3:35
  14. 14 A Gift of Roses ↗ 9:37

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The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

2003 · 16 tracks

  1. 1 Birthday Card at Christmas ↗ 3:41
  2. 2 Holly Herald ↗ 4:17
  3. 3 A Christmas Song ↗ 2:47
  4. 4 Another Christmas Song ↗ 3:32
  5. 5 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman ↗ 4:35
  6. 6 Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow ↗ 3:38
  7. 7 Last Man at the Party ↗ 4:49
  8. 8 Weathercock ↗ 4:17
  9. 9 Pavane ↗ 4:19
  10. 10 First Snow on Brooklyn ↗ 4:58
  11. 11 Greensleeved ↗ 2:39
  12. 12 Fire at Midnight ↗ 2:27
  13. 13 We Five Kings ↗ 3:17
  14. 14 Ring Out Solstice Bells ↗ 4:05
  15. 15 Bourée ↗ 4:25
  16. 16 A Winter Snowscape ↗ 4:57

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The Zealot Gene

2022 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Mrs Tibbets ↗ 5:54
  2. 2 Jacob's Tales ↗ 2:13
  3. 3 Mine Is the Mountain ↗ 5:40
  4. 4 The Zealot Gene ↗ 3:55
  5. 5 Shoshana Sleeping ↗ 3:41
  6. 6 Sad City Sisters ↗ 3:42
  7. 7 Barren Beth, Wild Desert John ↗ 3:38
  8. 8 The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde ↗ 4:05
  9. 9 Where Did Saturday Go? ↗ 3:53
  10. 10 Three Loves, Three ↗ 3:30
  11. 11 In Brief Visitation ↗ 3:02
  12. 12 The Fisherman of Ephesus ↗ 3:41

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RökFlöte

2023 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Voluspo (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:43
  2. 2 Ginnungagap (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:49
  3. 3 Allfather (Alternative Mix) ↗ 2:46
  4. 4 The Feathered Consort (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:40
  5. 5 Hammer on Hammer (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:09
  6. 6 Wolf Unchained (Alternative Mix) ↗ 4:58
  7. 7 The Perfect One (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:51
  8. 8 Trickster (And the Mistletoe) [Alternative Mix] ↗ 3:02
  9. 9 Cornucopia (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:53
  10. 10 The Navigators (Alternative Mix) ↗ 4:28
  11. 11 Guardian's Watch (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:31
  12. 12 Ithavoll (Alternative Mix) ↗ 3:59

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Curious Ruminant

2025 · 9 tracks

  1. 1 Puppet and the Puppet Master ↗ 4:05
  2. 2 Curious Ruminant ↗ 6:00
  3. 3 Dunsinane Hill ↗ 4:18
  4. 4 The Tipu House ↗ 3:31
  5. 5 Savannah of Paddington Green ↗ 3:14
  6. 6 Stygian Hand ↗ 4:16
  7. 7 Over Jerusalem ↗ 5:56
  8. 8 Drink from the Same Well ↗ 16:42
  9. 9 Interim Sleep ↗ 2:32

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Albums
24 albums
  1. This Was
    Jethro Tull
    1968
    13 tracks
  2. Stand Up
    Jethro Tull
    1969
    14 tracks
  3. Benefit
    Jethro Tull
    1970
    29 tracks
  4. Aqualung
    Jethro Tull
    1971
    11 tracks
  5. Thick as a Brick
    Jethro Tull
    1972
    8 tracks
  6. A Passion Play
    Jethro Tull
    1973
    15 tracks
  7. WarChild
    Jethro Tull
    1974
    31 tracks
  8. Minstrel in the Gallery
    Jethro Tull
    1975
    12 tracks
  9. Too Old to Rock ’n’ Roll: Too Young to Die!
    Jethro Tull
    1976
    12 tracks
  10. Songs From the Wood
    Jethro Tull
    1977
    10 tracks
  11. Heavy Horses
    Jethro Tull
    1978
    11 tracks
  12. Stormwatch
    Jethro Tull
    1979
    14 tracks
  13. A
    Jethro Tull
    1980
    15 tracks
  14. The Broadsword and the Beast
    Jethro Tull
    1982
    17 tracks
  15. Under Wraps
    Jethro Tull
    1984
    15 tracks
  16. Crest of a Knave
    Jethro Tull
    1987
    10 tracks
  17. Rock Island
    Jethro Tull
    1989
    13 tracks
  18. Catfish Rising
    Jethro Tull
    1991
    15 tracks
  19. Roots to Branches
    Jethro Tull
    1995
    11 tracks
  20. J‐Tull Dot Com
    Jethro Tull
    1999
    14 tracks
  21. The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
    Jethro Tull
    2003
    16 tracks
  22. The Zealot Gene
    Jethro Tull
    2022
    12 tracks
  23. RökFlöte
    Jethro Tull
    2023
    12 tracks
  24. Curious Ruminant
    Jethro Tull
    2025
    9 tracks

Deep Dive

Overview

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in 1967, emerging from the Blackpool and Luton music scenes and ranking among the most distinctive voices in progressive rock. Founded and continuously led by Ian Anderson—a multi-instrumentalist best known for his flute playing—the band synthesized hard rock, English folk music, and classical forms into a sound that resisted easy categorization. Over more than five decades, they moved through numerous stylistic phases while maintaining Anderson’s compositional center and the flute as their primary voice, an unconventional choice that became their defining signature in rock music.

Formation Story

Jethro Tull coalesced in the mid-1960s from the British blues underground, a fertile ground that also produced Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Ian Anderson, a flute player unusual in the context of electric rock, formed the band’s core around 1967, assembling a lineup that included guitarist Martin Barre, who would become the band’s long-serving collaborator. The early group drew from both the blues-rock vocabulary of contemporaries and Anderson’s classical training and folk music interests. By 1968, they were ready to record their debut, establishing a beachhead in the album-oriented rock market that was beginning to reward longer, more ambitious compositions.

Breakthrough Moment

Jethro Tull’s commercial and critical breakthrough came with their second album, Stand Up (1969), which introduced audiences to their fusion of pastoral folk themes with hard rock intensity and Anderson’s flute as a lead melodic instrument. The album established a template that the band would refine over the next several years: storytelling lyrics rooted in English rural life and mythology, complex song structures that borrowed from classical and folk traditions, and a willingness to use silence and dynamics as compositional tools. By 1970–1971, their third and fourth albums, Benefit and My God!, consolidated their reputation as serious musicians working beyond the blues-rock formula that dominated much of the era.

Peak Era

The years 1971 to 1974 represent Jethro Tull’s most celebrated and artistically fertile period. Aqualung (1971) became their first major international success, moving beyond previous efforts into a more cohesive conceptual work that paired acoustic and electric textures with Anderson’s acidic social commentary. Thick as a Brick (1972) pushed further into progressive ambition, constructed as a single multi-section piece across a double album, showcasing the band’s ability to sustain intricate arrangements and thematic development. A Passion Play (1973) continued this trajectory with another lengthy, suite-like structure, cementing Jethro Tull’s place alongside Yes, Genesis, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as leaders in the progressive rock movement. WarChild (1974) marked a slight pivot toward shorter songs and slightly more conventional song structures while retaining harmonic and textural complexity.

Musical Style

Jethro Tull’s sound is grounded in Ian Anderson’s flute, which functions as both a melodic lead instrument and a textural anchor—a role normally occupied by guitar or keyboards in rock music. The flute allows for a lighter, more aerating quality to their arrangements, often paired with Martin Barre’s often blues-influenced but classically aware guitar work. The band’s rhythm section, anchored by drummers Clive Bunker and later others, and a succession of bassists and keyboardists including John Evan, provided harmonic density and dynamic control. Lyrically, Anderson drew consistently from English folk traditions, mythology, and rural imagery, often at odds with the electric intensity surrounding these themes. Over their history, the band’s production moved from the compressed, warm sound of their early albums toward more elaborate studio arrangements, though never losing the essential voice of the flute at the center.

Major Albums

Aqualung (1971)

Jethro Tull’s breakthrough album merged their progressive ambitions with greater melodic accessibility, built on contrasts between acoustic and electric sections, and established Anderson’s satirical commentary on social hypocrisy as a central theme.

Thick as a Brick (1972)

Constructed as a continuous multi-section composition across two vinyl sides, this album demonstrated the band’s ability to sustain complex arrangements and thematic development over an extended formal structure, establishing them as serious architectural composers within rock.

A Passion Play (1973)

Continuing the suite-based approach, this album presented a more narrative and theatrical ambition, with Anderson’s flute and voice weaving through intricate ensemble arrangements of folk and classical inspiration.

Songs From the Wood (1977)

After several years of more electric and elaborate production, this album returned to acoustic folk instrumentation as its foundation, drawing explicitly on English rural traditions and demonstrating the band’s comfort across stylistic ranges.

Crest of a Knave (1987)

Released after a period of relative commercial dormancy, this album proved the band’s continued ability to compose cohesive and inventive work, earning recognition with Grammy award consideration.

Signature Songs

  • “Aqualung” — The title track from their 1971 breakthrough album, combining acoustic fingerpicking with electric intensity and Anderson’s biting social critique.
  • “Thick as a Brick” — The extended opening movement of their 1972 double album, showcasing the band’s ability to sustain thematic and harmonic development across multiple sections.
  • “My God” — A 1970 composition demonstrating the interplay between acoustic and electric textures that became central to their style.
  • “Locomotive Breath” — From Aqualung, a propulsive piece built on repetitive rhythmic and melodic motifs, featuring Anderson’s flute in dialogue with Barre’s guitar.
  • “Hymn 43” — A shorter composition from Benefit that shows the band’s facility with both pop-length songs and progressive ambition within compact form.

Influence on Rock

Jethro Tull’s most enduring influence lies in demonstrating that rock music could incorporate non-traditional lead instruments and folk traditions without sacrificing electric intensity. The flute’s presence in rock became more credible through Anderson’s work, and the band’s willingness to build entire albums around folk-based narratives and mythology encouraged other progressive acts to draw from pre-rock cultural traditions. Their structural experiments with extended suites and their treatment of the album as a unified artistic statement influenced musicians working in progressive rock throughout the 1970s and beyond. The band’s relatively consistent output across decades, including studio albums into the 2020s, established a model of sustained creative practice that moved beyond the typical commercial lifecycle of rock bands.

Legacy

Jethro Tull’s place in rock history rests primarily on their 1970s work, particularly Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, which remain widely heard and critically respected as exemplary progressive rock documents. The band’s continued activity—releasing new studio albums as recently as The Zealot Gene (2022) and RökFlöte (2023)—maintains their presence in contemporary rock discourse. Ian Anderson’s consistent leadership and the band’s resistance to reunion-tour nostalgia in favor of ongoing creative work distinguish them from many contemporaries. The flute’s role as a primary rock voice, established through Jethro Tull’s decades-long presence, remains their singular contribution to the instrument’s trajectory in popular music.

Fun Facts

  • Ian Anderson’s flute technique was largely self-taught and refined through folk music traditions before he brought it into electric rock contexts, making his approach to rock flute fundamentally different from classical training pathways.
  • The band’s album A Passion Play (1973) was initially poorly received by critics upon release, though it later found reassessment among progressive rock scholars and listeners.
  • Jethro Tull released a Christmas album in 2003, The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, demonstrating Anderson’s willingness to apply the band’s approach to entirely different musical traditions.
  • The band’s longevity across more than 50 years of continuous activity with over 25 studio albums places them among the most prolific rock acts, with releases continuing into 2025.