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Bursting Out: Jethro Tull Live

Jethro Tull - Bursting Out: Jethro Tull Live Audio CD

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Band: Jethro Tull
Title: Bursting Out: Jethro Tull Live
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Release Date: 2004-04-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Introduction - Claude Nobs 2: No Lullaby 3: Sweet Dream 4: Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day 5: Jack-In-The-Green 6: One Brown Mouse 7: New Day Yesterday 8: Flute Solo Improvisation/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Bour�e 9: Songs from the Wood 10: Thick as a Brick 11: Introductions 12: Hunting Girl 13: Too Old to Rock'n' Roll: Too Young to Die 14: Conundrum 15: Minstrel in the Gallery 16: Cross-Eyed Mary 17: Quatrain 18: Aqualung 19: Locomotive Breath 20: Dambusters March

Classic progressive rock!
I had a cassette copy of Conundrum a friend made me many, many years ago (8th grade?), and recently learned that Bursting Out is the only recording it's on. I was aware of Jethro Tull, but limited to knowing only a few tunes (Aqualung, Conundrum, Thick As A Brick). I really wanted to own that song on disc, and thought it a good opportunity to finally check out some more Tull. Glad I did! This album is great. It's hard to describe Jethro Tull other than using the label 'progressive rock', so I'll leave it at that. It's really a shame there isn't more music like this being made today. Classic, timeless, great music from the 70's. Well recorded, too. Pick it up.
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Finally!
Now I can retire my old tape I've been playing since the 80s! This is a fantastic live album with some of my favorite Tull songs like "Songs from the Wood", "One Brown Mouse", "Skating Away. I'm so happy this has finally been issued on CD. . . ", and "Jack in the Green". I love their folky, quieter songs that can be hard to find on other albums. Also the funny intros by Ian Anderson are priceless. Buy this one- you won't regret it. .

Bursting With New Energy

Recorded during the May-June 1979 dates of the "Heavy Horses" European tour, it demonstrates the power of storytelling from Ian Anderson; it is like sitting around a hearth and hearing tales from the town poet. In the era when double-live albums were all the craze, Jethro Tull showed that they could mean more than an inexpensive means to keep a top band in heavy rotation on FM radio and successfully tour without new material to promote. And Anderson's hilarious introduction of organist David Palmer is worth the price of admission. Released in September 1978, it peaked at a respectable #21 on the Billboard album chart.

During the U. S. tour to promote the album, Anderson got into a verbal tiff with several fans near the end of the October 27, 1978, show in the Richfield (Ohio) Coliseum. It led to an incendiary device being thrown onto the stage, which was quickly extinguished by members of the road crew.

The band was beginning to crest artistically, while being a solid headliner for major arena tours. With substance and style, the music retains its vibrancy, while remaining a gem from this "Golden Era of Rock. ".

Capturing Tull at their peak
'Bursting Out' is a brilliant collection of the best of the European 1978 tour featuring the lineup that would leave a lasting impression, John Glascock, Barriemore Barlow, Martin Barre, John Evan, David Palmer, and of course our good friend Ian Anderson. Consider this a must buy for Tull fans. From the enthusiastic introduction by Claude Nobs, to the Aqualung reprise at the end of 'The Dambusters March' the listener is treated to the very best of live Tull, there really isn't a weak moment on this album, it's all good. I've been adding albums to my Tull collection, and really added this one without alot of thought, but after buying it I'm excited to have it, and can strongly recommend it to all Tull fans. 5 stars.

Jethro Tull's first proper live album is still a must own, 30 years after its original release

The Bursting Out album was recorded on the band's 1978 European tour in support of their excellent but underrated album Heavy Horses. English prog rockers Jethro Tull's double live album Bursting Out was released in September of 1978. This album captures the lineup of lead singer/songwriter and flute player Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, keyboard player John Evan, drummer Barriemore Barlow, orchestrator/keyboard player David Palmer (now known as Dee Palmer) and bass player the late John Glascock at the top of their game.
We begin with Introduction By Claude Nobs who was one of the top music promoters in Europe. We follow with a stellar intro which gives way to a rocking version of the Heavy Horses album track "No Lullaby" which is a superb version. We follow with "Sweet Dream" which rocks alot harder than the studio version. We then have an acoustic portion starting with an excellent reading of "Skating Away On The Thin Ice". Next is an excellent version of "Jack In The Green" which is always one of my favorite Tull tunes. We then end the acoustic set with another track from the Heavy Horses effort being "One Brown Mouse".
The second side of the album start with an excellent version of "A New Day Yesterday" which has a harder edge than the studio version. Next we get to hear Ian's impressive flute playing on "Flute Solo/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Bouree" and proves why he is rock's greatest flute player. We then have a short but powerful version of "Songs From The Wood". We end the first disc of this stellar two disc album with an excellent but condensed version of "Thick As A Brick". This version rivals the live version from Madison Square Garden found on the TaaB remastered CD from 1998.
The album's second disc and third side starts with an Introduction By Ian Anderson which then goes into a powerful version of the Songs From the Wood album cut "Hunting Girl" which is a killer rocker. Next is an excellent version of the title cut to 1976's Too Old To Rock and Roll To Young to Die. Next is the instrumental called "Conundrum" which is the drum solo spot from virtuoso drummer Barlow proving why Barriemore is an excellent drummer and Martin Barre's riff here showed why he is a great, yet underrated, guitarist. The title cut to 1975's Minstrel In The Gallery is next and is a great version.
The album's last quarter begins with an excellent and heavy version of "Cross Eyed Mary". Next is another exclusive instrumental "Quatrain" which is driven by a killer riff by Barre. We then follow with a killer version of the title track to 1971's Aqualung and is the best version I ever heard though the version from the 1981 video Slipstream (which is a bonus DVD on the remastered re-issue of 1980's A album/CD). Next is a great version of another classic "Locomotive Breath" which just rocks. We end with "The Dambusters March" which gives way into an instrumental which rocks and a reprise of Aqualung to end the album.
Bursting Out upon release reached the US Top 20 and went Gold immediately and rightfully so as this live album just kicks arse beginning to end.
The original US 1990s CD release wrongfully and inexplicably deleted Sweet Dream, Conundrum and Quatrain and much of the stage bantering to fit the album on one CD but this remastered 2-CD set released in 2004 restores the full album to its full length and how one first heard it when they either owned the LP or cassette or 8-track cartridge issue. If you want one live Tull album in your collection, Bursting Out is where to go for the best live Tull performance available.
HUGELY RECOMMENDED! .

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