JETHRO TULL'S IAN ANDERSON
THICK AS A BRICK LIVE IN ICELAND
DISC ONE (51:44)
1. Thick As A Brick (51:44)
DISC TWO - Thick As A Brick 2: Whatever Happened To Gerald Bostock? (56:22)
1. From A Pebble Thrown (2:57)
2. Pebbles Instrumental (3:44)
3. Might Have Beens (0:56)
4. Upper Sixth Loan Shark (1:21)
5. Banker Bets, Banker Wins (4:34)
6. Swing It Far (3:33)
7. Adrift And Dumbfounded (4:25)
8. Old School Song (3:24)
9. Wootton Bassett Town (3:43)
10. Power And Spirit (2:00)
11. Give Til It Hurts (1:13)
12. Cosy Corner (1:24)
13. Shunt And Shuffle (2:13)
14. A Change Of Horses (8:03)
15. Confessional (3:08)
16. Kismet In Surburbia (4:19)
17. What-ifs, Maybes And Might-Have-Beens (5:25)
All Tracks By Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson - flute, acoustic guitar, vocals
Scott Hammond - drums, percussion
David Goodier - bass guitar, glockenspiel
John O'Hara - keyboards, accordion
Florian Opahle - electric guitar
Ryan O'Donnell - vocals
Jethro Tull's famous concept album 'Thick As A Brick' was originally released in 1972 and featured one continuous track spread across two sides of an LP telling the story of a young boy called Gerald Bostock. 40 years later in 2012, Jethro Tull's founder and leader Ian Anderson created 'Thick As A Brick 2: Whatever Happened To Gerald Bostock?'. Following this release Ian Anderson took both albums on the road to perform the complete story of Gerald Bostock and this concert from the tour was filmed in Iceland. The show combines music, video screens and mime to bring Gerald's tale to life as never before and create the definitive presentation of 'Thick As A Brick'.
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By Wikipedia
Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland is a live album and Blu-ray/DVD by Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. The live concert was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland on 22 June 2012.
It was part of the Thick as Brick Tour by Ian Anderson and his touring band in Europe and the United States throughout 2012 and 2013.
REVIEW
by Gregory Heaney
One of the great concept albums by one of the great prog rock acts, Thick as a Brick found Jethro Tull making a big splash with the monolithic, one-track juggernaut of an album. Revisiting that classic work, frontman Ian Anderson takes to the stage in Iceland, performing the album, as well as its 2011 sequel, Thick as a Brick 2, in front of a live crowd on Thick as a Brick: Live in Iceland. Performing both albums in their entirety, this live performance allows listeners to experience the sprawling tale of Gerald Bostock as one epic piece, making this an essential listen for fans of the legendary English band.
BIOGRAPHY
by James Pearce
Probably best known as the lead vocalist, flutist, and guitarist in the progressive folk-rock band Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson has also released several albums under his own name. Born in Fife, Scotland, Anderson was interested in music from a young age, gaining influence from his father James' record collection of big band and jazz, as well as early rock & roll by Elvis Presley. The Anderson family later relocated to Blackpool where Ian finished his studies. In 1963, alongside his school friends, he formed the band the Blades, with Anderson on vocals and harmonica. The band went through several name and line-up changes and in 1967, in an attempt to move closer to London, the band moved to Luton. The group quickly fell apart and following a succession of dead-end jobs, Anderson realized that he "would never be as good as Eric Clapton" and decided to sell his electric guitar -- once owned by Lemmy from the band Motörhead -- and instead trade it for a flute. This bold move turned out to create the trademark sound for the basis of his band Jethro Tull, with Anderson learning the instrument quickly and playing in a blues-rock style. Anderson, together with Glenn Cornick (bass), Mick Abrahams (guitar), and Clive Bunker (drums), first toyed with the names Navy Blue and Bag of Blues before settling on Jethro Tull, sometimes misprinted as Jethro Toe. In 1968, the band released their debut album This Was on famous label Island Records. The album was recorded only a few months after Anderson began to play flute. It wasn't a commercial success but it did score them a residency at the Marquee club in London where Anderson would develop his iconic on-stage presence, where he would jump around in an old overcoat and stand on one leg while playing the flute. Jethro Tull went on to record many albums, with most of their success coming in the '70s from the albums Benefit (1970), Aqualung (1971), Thick as a Brick (1972), and Living in the Past (1972). Anderson has also released six solo albums under his own name, starting with 1983's "Walk Into Light," in addition to guest appearances on albums by the likes of Fairport Convention (Portmeirion) and Men Without Hats ("On Tuesday"). He also produced music for Steeleye Span's 1974 album Now We Are Six. Aside from music, Anderson's business activities included owning several salmon farms in the U.K.
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