A year after honoring the band's real-life namesake with a rock opera, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson is giving a dozen of the group's songs the string quartet treatment.
One of the most famous moments in 'Spinal Tap' finds bassist Derek Smalls trapped in a pod on stage, fighting to get out as his bandmates performed 'Rock and Roll Creation' without him. For Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, that hit close to home -- very close.
I love to make up my own interpretations of song lyrics, you know, to mold them around my own life experiences. But sometimes a song title perks you up and makes you say "what the heck?" Such is the case with Jethro Tull's 'Locomotive Breath'.
A big happy Birthday going out to Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, who turned 64 this week. In recent interviews he's been lamenting his age and promoting the fact that Jethro Tull still exists as a band and that he still enjoys doing solo shows...
Ian Anderson makes his return to the USA with his band “Jethro Tull”, starting June 8th in Denver, CO and ending on the 27th in Chicago, IL. The group features longtime members Ian Anderson (flute, vocals, acoustic guitar) and Martin Barre (guitars), Doane Perry (drums), as well as David Goodier (bass) and pianist John O'Hara...