Jethro Tull are considered one of the most important rock bands and pioneers of progressive rock. In 1967, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson founded the band together with Mick Abrahams, Glenn Cornick and Clive Bunker in Blackpool, UK. With thier trademark sound of the flute and Anderson’s extravagant stage performance. At the beginning of their career, the guys toured up and down the country through small clubs in England and gained a great deal of popularity thanks to their exotic and rousing rock sound.
The big breakthrough finally came in 1968 with the Sunbury Jazz Festival. In the following years, Jethro Tull became internationally known and, despite constant line-up changes, created titles for eternity with songs like “Locomotive Breath”. The influences in Ian Anderson’s complex song writing range from classical to jazz to experimental music. In the program “Swing In”, produced for WDR, filmmaker Wim van der Linden presents the bizarre everyday life of the band on their ’69 England tour.
Setlist 1. Nothing Is Easy 01:08 2. Bourée 06:49 3. Sweet Dream 19:33 4. For A Thousand Mothers 22:51
The Band: Ian Anderson: Flute and Lead Vocals Martin Barre; guitar, Flute Glenn Cornick: Bass Clive Bunker: Drums
The Fat Angel Sings 