IAN ANDERSON PLAYS THE ORCHESTRAL JETHRO TULL

A highly recommended album for all who like all latest works by Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson. I would not say the versions of the songs on this double live record are very original and new but they are consistent. Don't be fooled by the name of the record - it's not another "Grand Orcherstra Plays Jethro Tull". Most of the sounds are produced by the band of 5 musicians, including Anderson himself. The choice of songs seems to be more or less typical for Anderson live concert of the latest years - a mixture of new songs and all-time classics. The only thing that let me down a couple of times is Ian's voice - he just can't sing some high keys anymore, but still it's quite listenable. But in all other aspects it is a great album.