jethro tull

its a prog band? in my opinion no, but thick as a brick, a passion play and songs from the wood are prog albums the other albums absolutly no ,so what do you think about this?

Hangedman wrote: Heavy Horses, Aqualung, Minstrel in the gallery all are prog in my opinion. And if you havent heard them i suggest you do so immediatly

i heard them so many time ago

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Hangedman wrote: Cancion del sur wrote: Hangedman wrote: Heavy Horses, Aqualung, Minstrel in the gallery all are prog in my opinion. And if you havent heard them i suggest you do so immediatly i heard it And still no?  perhaps its to folky for your tastes...

i was edited my post sorry,i wrote wrong

heheh jethro tull is a amazing band which no other can duplicate succesfully. there music sounds dry yet organic and pleases my ears, along with my heavy metel and punky friends. its the only band me and my freinds all like.

Well, they blended Rock, Blues, Folk with classical music all along his career, except in their first album  and some odd songs released under the name Jethro's Toe (Mistake of the producers) like March the Mad Scientist and Stormy Monday Blues where they play only Blues. Their music is full of odd timings and abrupt changes, so if that is not progressive, then I don't know what it is.

Ian Anderson hates being called progressive, but that's only part of his strange personality.

Iván

Canción del Sur wrote:

ivan do you know los jaivas?

 

Of course, Alturas de Machu Picchu is one of my favorite albums, I saw them the 6 or 7 times they came to Lima and one time in Arica (I travelled to Tacna -Our side of the frontier- rented a car and crossed the border to buy a TV set in the customs zone, in a newspaper read they were playing that night in a place by the beach, bought my tickets inmediately but found it was a free concert). My favorite Latin American band along with Frágil.

 

 

Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano was the song I listened more for a couple of years, I believe they are progressive oriented  more in the Folk style than any one (they are in the Archives) in this case the classical influences are less evident (even when are present), but who cares, they are an incredible band from your country.

 

 

Iván

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ivan_2068 wrote:   Of course, Alturas de Machu Picchu is one of my favorite albums, I saw them the 6 or 7 times they came to Lima and one time in Arica (I travelled to Tacna -Our side of the frontier- rented a car and crossed the border to buy a TV set in the customs zone, in a newspaper read they were playing that night in a place by the beach, bought my tickets inmediately but found it was a free concert). My favorite Latin American band along with Frágil.     Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano was the song I listened more for a couple of years, I believe they are progressive oriented  more in the Folk style than any one (they are in the Archives) in this case the classical influences are less evident (even when are present), but who cares, they are an incredible band from your country.     Iván

My personal Latin-America 70s/80s fave bands usually sound a bit harder, such as BUBU, M.I.A., CRUCIS, ICONOCLASTA, but I truly love LOS JAIVAS as well.

The classical and sometimes jazzy facet of LOS JAIVAS' music is provided by Claudio Parra's superb piano playing; drummer Gabriel Parra has also some jazzy leanings. There is another Chilean prog-folk band named CONGRESO, whose style was a bit less rocky and much jazzier, with a more featured presence of acoustic stuff (guitar, woodwind, percussion).

Regards.

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I just don't understand when people claim that Jethro Tull are not prog. They have had exactly the same development as most other prog-bands of the 70's.

A comparison

Late 60's to the beginning of the 70's:

Genesis releases "From Genesis to revelation" and "Trespass". They are during this period searching for their musical identity which blossoms in to full blown prog with "Nursery Cryme"

Yes releases "Yes" and "Time and a word". They are during this period searching for their musical identity which blossoms in to full blown prog with "The Yes album"

Jethro Tull releases "This was", "Stand up" and "Benefit". They are during this period searching for their musical identity which blossoms in to full blown prog with "Aqualung"

Circa 1971 up to late 70's:

After "Nursery Cryme" Genesis go on to release prog classics such as "Foxtrot", "Selling England by the pound", "The lamb", "Trick of the tail" and "Wind and wuthering". In the late 70's there is a distinct change in their music and they move towards more "commercial" compositions.

After "The Yes album" Yes go on to release prog classics such as "Fragile", "Close to the edge", "Tales", "Relayer", "Going for the one" etc.. Granted, Yes cling on to their "progginess" longer than the other two but after the 1980-release of "Drama" Yes too move in to a more "commercial", straight forward direction.

After "Aqualung" Tull go on to release prog classics such as "Thick as a brick", "A passion play", "Warchild", "Minstrel in the gallery", "Too old" (the least proggy one IMO), "Songs from the wood", "Heavy horses" and "Stormwatch". By "Stormwatch" in 1979 the compositions of JT are showing more straightforward tendencies and this development continues.

80's and onward:

Well, Genesis went into total pop-dom which we are all painfully aware of. Their wallets probably got thicker though.

Yes released a number of albums with the so-called Yes-West line-up consisting of mostly poppy material with a few progressive leanings. Yes started returning a bit more to their progressive roots by the later half of the 90's.

Jethro Tull went on to release albums of a more straightforward rock-nature with occasional hints of prog and folk.

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Ok, rant over.

 

 

Tull are a prog band. Simple as that.