Tag Archives: Jethro Tull

Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Away With Words

Posted on August 14, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
MARTIN BARRE - Away With Words

Edifying Records [Release date 30.09.13] Perhaps the most constant revolving door of rock is that of Jethro Tull, and all the more intriguing for the recent  ‘loss’ of Martin Lancelot Barre.  For several centuries, it seems, Ian Anderson’s right hand … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE CICHON – Meltdown

Posted on August 5, 2013 by petefeenstra

Stephen Andrew Cichon [Release date 03.06.13] Florida’s prog/fusion guitarist Steve Cichon’s last instrumental album ‘Cranial Feedback’ was notable for its inventive guitar playing, shifting tone colours and vacillating twists and turns. ‘Meltdown’ extends his penchant for relentless guitar pyrotechnics with … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE COCHRANE – La La La: Variations On A Happy Song

Posted on August 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Spirit Compass Music [Release date 02.07.12] ‘La La La: Variations On a Happy Song’ is Canadian prog rock artist Steve Cochrane’s metaphorical meditations on the human condition. It’s a thematically linked suite spread over 9 tracks on which sharply contrasting … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON – Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 June 2013

Posted on July 2, 2013 by petefeenstra
Ian Anderson

It’s 45 years since Ian Anderson first trod the boards at the Albert Hall with Jethro Tull at a charity show. And now with the apparent departure (temporarily or otherwise) of long time guitarist Martin Barre, he’s shed the Tull … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: JETHRO TULL – Around The World Live

Posted on June 8, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Jethro Tull - Around The World Live

Eagle Vision EREDV982 (4-disc/Book) One of the “strange decisions in rock” in recent years has been that of Ian Anderson to seemingly cast off his first lieutenant: Martin Lancelot Barre.  It seems that his trusty cohort since 1969 hasn’t really … Continue reading →

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CD/DVD review: Jethro Tull,The Who,Deep Purple

Posted on February 20, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970

Salvo Sound And Vision [Release date 04.03.13] Whilst there is nothing new about these reissues, they bring together the CD and DVD version of the gig in one well-priced package. Two classic Isle Of Wight gigs reflect the rise and … Continue reading →

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