Tag Archives: Jethro Tull

Everyone Is From Somewhere . . .

Posted on December 25, 2019 by

It was 1989 when the Rock Island Album was released and after hearing “Another Christmas Song” I said that someday, I would be the old man mentioned in the song. Thirty years later, with dad dying this year,  that prophecy … Continue reading →

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Counting Down, #2 (Easy Way Out)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

Day Two.    An important lesson wrapped in a short song.  

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Sunday Pipes #39. “Feeling Like A Dead Duck”

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

This is an interesting adaptation of the 1971 song, Aqualung,  that for me, has one of the best guitar solos ever. (see second video, starting at. 3:32).  Sorry Abinas, but it just sounds better on the guitar, but you do … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday.

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

Two, noteworthy birthdays today. Our first born, Kelliann turns 31 and J.S. Bach was born on this day in 1685. I can’t imagine my life without either. Tull’s tribute to Bach. . . I’ll be on the road for a … Continue reading →

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The Long & Short Of It.

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Tull, that is. I came across an article the other day that caught me by surprise. Even though I have been a fan of the band, Jethro Tull for over 40 years, I don’t recall hearing (even though I have … Continue reading →

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Counting Down, #1

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

Note:  I hit “publish” instead of “preview”, so this was released about 8 hours early. *** Non-traditional, indeed, but I’m not a Silent Night kind of guy. My favorite, contemporary Christmas song, like #2,  is also written by Ian Anderson, … Continue reading →

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Counting Down, #2

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

From the Living In The Past album (1972) Jethro Tull,  A Christmas Song. An important lesson wrapped in a short song. One more to go. Once in royal David’s city Stood a lonely cattle shed Where a mother held her … Continue reading →

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Trop Tard Sera Le Cri

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

One of my favorite Tull songs. This was quite a departure for Ian and the boys and the album itself was not one of their standouts. “Heat”, from the Under Wraps Album, *** When the rats are running And the boys … Continue reading →

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A Half Century Later

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

My blogging buddy Steve Layman offers a regular feature that he calls Fifty Years Ago.  When I first started following Anderson Layman’s Blog, those Fifty Years Ago posts didn’t mean that much to me, but these days, I recognize more … Continue reading →

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“A” And “Another”

Posted on December 25, 2017 by

Merry Christmas everyone! As a young man, I came accross these two songs and they have become part of my Christmas routine, noting however, part of my “secular” routine, not to be confused with the  “Real Reason For The Season.” … Continue reading →

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