Tag Archives: Tull Tuesday

Tull Tuesday #18

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Ray V.

The title track from the 1975 album, Minstrel In The Gallery. A complex piece, full of many different colors of music.

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Tull Tuesday #17

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Ray V.

The last track on side 2 of the 1979 “Storm Watch” album, the instrumental “Elegy” was composed by JT keyboard player, Dee Palmer. Elegy is defined as “a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.” Fitting, as … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #12

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Ray V.

Missing a few blogging days due to some traveling, but now back in the saddle. Too Old To Rock ‘n Roll, Too Young To Die. A sad story about a man who simply could not deal with getting older. From … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #11

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Ray V.

As promised this past Sunday in  Pipes #91, a Jethro Tull tune featuring an accordion in a very pleasing way. Another song from the Warchild  Album, featuring John Evan on the “Squeezy Thing”. Queen & Country  

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Tull Tuesday #9 (Happy Birthday, JS Bach)

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Ray V.

By nothing more than a stroke of luck, I am able to combine a “Tull Tuesday” along with a birthday tribute to J.S. Bach, who had he still been alive, would turn 338 years old today. Bourrée  (aka The 5th … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #8

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Ray V.

Under Wraps was the 15th studio album by the band Jethro Tull, released in 1984. The songs’ subject matter is heavily influenced by bandleader Ian Anderson’s love of espionage fiction. It was controversial among band fans due to its electronic/synthesizer-based sound, … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #5

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Ray V.

The Final Installment. It was an experiment that proved there are not a lot of Jethro Tull fans reading my blog.  I get it, so this 5th installment of Tull Tuesday will be the final one. Aqualung, from the 1971 … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #4

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Ray V.

Distributed as a solo effort by Ian Anderson, the 2000 release of The Secret Language of Birds, features mostly, then current members of Jethro Tull.  Go Figure. The song starts with Doane Perry and Jonathan Noyce channeling their inner birds. … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #3

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Ray V.

Wondring Aloud is from the 1971,  “Aqualung” record. This video is taken from the 2002 “Living With The Past” DVD. I picked this video in part, because of the brief comments by the members of the band.  Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, … Continue reading →

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Tull Tuesday #2

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Ray V.

“Once again, it’s harking back to that sort of era of farm life. It’s more social realism. In this song, I’m talking about the time when American farming, in particular, was under a huge amount of pressure and threat due … Continue reading →

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