Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull is a band most famous for its progressive rock that was formed in Blackpool, England in the 1960s. Their music is marked by the quirky vocal style and unique lead flute work of frontman Ian Anderson, and by unusual and often complex song construction. Their music has incorporated elements of classical and celtic folk music, as well as the art rock and alternative rock phases of rock music. Despite this, it is difficult to point to specific artists who have directly influenced or been influenced by Jethro Tull. More than most other rock bands, their music stands apart from the rest of rock music. In interviews, Ian Anderson has attributed this "differentness" to the fact that Tull never used drugs. In addition, while other music groups did influence them, they stuck with their own style of progressive rock tinged with classic forms of music.

Discography

• This Was (1968)
• Stand Up (album) (1969)
• Benefit (1970)
• Aqualung (1971)
• Thick as a Brick (1972)
• Living in the Past (1972)
• A Passion Play (1973)
• War Child (1974)
• Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)
• M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull (1976) (collection)
• Too Old to Rock And Roll, Too Young to Die (1976)
• Songs from the Wood (1977)
• Repeat - The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II (1977) (collection)
• Heavy Horses (1978)
• Live - Bursting Out (1978) (live)
• Stormwatch (1979)
• A (1980)
• Broadsword and the Beast (1982)
• Under Wraps (1984)
• Live at Hammersmith '84 (1990) (live)
• Original Masters (1985) (collection)
• A Classic Case (1985) (orchestral cover album)
• Crest of a Knave (1987)
• 20 Years of Jethro Tull (1988)
• Rock Island (1989)
• Catfish Rising (1991)
• A Little Light Music (1992) (live)
• 25th Anniversary boxed set (1993) (collection)
• ' (1993) (collection)
• Nightcap (1993) (limited-edition collection of rare recordings; proceeds go to charitable causes)
• Roots to Branches (1995)
• J-Tull Dot Com (1999)
• Living with the Past (2002) (live)
• The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003)
• ' (2005) (live)
• Aqualung Live (2005) (Limited edition live recreation of Aqualung, commercially released in Europe only)
• As of April 2005, according to the official Tull website, band has no plans to record a new album in the near future.