This 1991 album marks a return to Jethro Tulls blues roots. It is a much simpler album in terms of arrangements and was written using a guitar and mandolin without a keyboard in sight. The ideas here were to use instruments which came from nature itself. Mixed amongst the songs were lengthy ... Read review
Advantages: Fantastic Return To Blues Disadvantages: None
This 1991 album marks a return to Jethro Tulls blues roots. It is a much simpler album in terms of arrangements and was written using a guitar and mandolin without a keyboard in sight. The ideas here were to use instruments which came from nature itself. Mixed amongst the songs were lengthy epics like “White Innocence” the light hearted “Like a Tall Thin Girl” and the strange “Thinking Round Corners” the vocals ... more
This 1991 album marks a return to Jethro Tulls blues roots. It is a much simpler album in terms of arrangements and was written using a guitar and mandolin without a keyboard in sight. The ideas here were to use instruments which came from nature itself. Mixed amongst the songs were lengthy epics like “White Innocence” the light hearted “Like a Tall Thin Girl” and the strange “Thinking Round Corners” the vocals of which indicated that Anderson had gone temporarily mad for three minutes. This is a welcome return to the bands roots.
Advantages: A strong, diverse album, probably with something for everybody. Disadvantages: One track departs just a bit too far from the reast of the album.
This album made a strong showing for JethroTull after a four year gap since their previous studio album 'CatfishRising'.
It encompasses a number of musical styles and the running order is nicely laid out, coming to a relaxed end with the gently performed 'Another Harry's Bar'.
The mix of songs and styles on the album is such that people with many different tastes in music will all find at least one song to suit them from amongst the mix. For me the track which stands out is 'Stuck in the August Rain' but to set beside that I would have to say that 'Wounded, Old and Treacherous' doesn't have the appeal of the other songs. The lyrics are fine but the mostly-said, occasionally-sung style of delivery detracts from what could have been a good song. The same mistake was made with 'Hot Mango Flush' on the 1999 J-Tull.com album.
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Product details
Title
Catfish Rising
Performer
Jethro Tull
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Progressive Rock
Release Date
09/1997
Recomended Retail Price
10.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1991
Label / Distributor
Chrysalis / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Producer
Ian Anderson
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
94632188625
Catalogue Number
CCD 1886
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, acoustic & electric mandolins, flute, percussion); Martin Barre (guitar); Dandy Giddings, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Foss Paaterson (keyboards); David Pegg (acoustic & electric basses); Matt Pegg (bass); Doane Perry (drums). A year after winning a Grammy Award for best metal album--an award that was the occasion for much mirth in the critical community--Jethro Tull returned with an album that nobody would ever mistake for metal but nonetheless rocked harder and more authoritatively than anything the group had recorded in years. Although leader/flute guy Ian Anderson sounds rather more Lennonesque than one remembers, guitarist Martin Barre's riffing and slide work recall the band's early '70s heyday, while the new songs (check out "Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall") manage to split the difference between Tull's English folk and blues roots with alacrity. A keeper.
Titles on disc 1
1.
This Is Not Love
2.
Occasional Demons
3.
Rocks On The Road
4.
Thinking Round Corners
5.
Still Loving You Tonight
6.
Doctor To My Disease
7.
Like A Tall Thin Girl
8.
Sparrow On The Schoolyard Wall
9.
Roll Yer Own
10.
Gold Tipped Boots Black Jacket And Tie
11.
Sleeping With The Dog
12.
Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket And Tie
13.
When Jesus Came To Play
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