Jethro Tull - Jethro Tull Christmas Album (Bonus Dvd)
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Artist: Jethro TullEdition: Music CD
Format: Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2004-10-05
Music Label: Fuel 2000
Soundtracks:
- Birthday Card at Christmas
- Holly Herald: The Holly and the Ivy/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- A Christmas Song
- Another Christmas Song
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow
- Last Man at the Party
- Weathercock
- Pavane
- First Snow on Brooklyn
- Greensleeved
- Fire at Midnight
- We Five Kings
- Ring Out Solstice Bells
- Bourée
- A Winter Snowscape
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Free Music Review: Flute-led Christmas folk-rock album
Hit: 5 Stars
It is rare for rock artists to record a whole album of Christmas music although they like to record singles or tracks for compilation projects, especially where a worthy cause is involved such as the Special Olympics (A very special Christmas series). Thus, I was surprised to find a Christmas album by Jethro Tull, especially as I thought that they had long since faded into obscurity. In fact, although the seventies were their decade of fame, they have continued performing and recording through the intervening years. I am not especially familiar with Jethro Tull's other music (although this album has aroused my curiosity so I will remedy that situation some day) so I'll review this purely on its merits as a Christmas album.
The group's leader, Ian Anderson, has a pleasant if unexceptional baritone voice who plays flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piccolo and percussion as well as writing songs for the group. Clearly a man of many talents, it is his flute-playing that is the dominant feature of this album. When this album was recorded, the other members of Jethro Tull were Martin Barre (electric and acoustic guitars), Doane Perry (drums and percussion), Andrew Giddings (keyboards, accordion and keyboards bass) and Jonathan Noyce (bass guitar). Guest musicians were James Duncan (drums and percussion), Dave Pegg (bass guitar and mandolin) and the Sturcz string quartet.
Some of the tracks are instrumentals while others feature vocals. As the flute is ideally suited to Christmas music, the results are very enjoyable. There are a few familiar tunes here but they are very distinctive. Quite apart from the sound of the flute, the arrangements are sometimes different from the standard.
This album works well as background music when it comes across as a very upbeat album, but if you make the effort to listen to the lyrics, you'll find that they are not always upbeat as there a hint of cynicism. If you enjoy the sound of the flute and you're looking for a Christmas album unlike any other, this is for you.
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