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| 1248.1 | Not in stores yet, and commentia ... | CSC32::A_PARRACO | A Heavy Horse, and a Tumbling Sky ... | Tue Jul 05 1988 10:39 | 20 |
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I heard some cuts from a demo released for the radio stations,
including a new song cut just for this compilation, something
about a techno-machine oriented society .....
I am SINCERELY hoping that all the cuts are digitally remastered,
and that Ian has chosen not just the "hits" to be included. The
quality of recordings like Stand Up and Living in the Past is
appalling, and I would scarf up this collection if it meets these
standards.
I saw the Tull show here up in Denver this past June, and the injury
suffered to Ian's vocal cords in 1984 shows up loud and clear. The
band itself was as tight and interactive as usual, but he just can't
carry off some of the songs anymore. This is a shame, and is also
noticeable on the Crest of a Knave album, where it is obvious his
voice is electronically-strengthened. After just purchasing Heavy
Horses (a classic !), I long for the days of old .....
- Andy
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| 1248.2 | News to me | VMSINT::HEERMANCE | In Stereo Where Available | Tue Jul 05 1988 16:41 | 6 |
| Re: .1
Could you be more specific about the injury that occured to Ian
Anderson in 1984?
Martin H.
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| 1248.3 | A fair amount of new stuff | EXIT26::STRATTON | Just Say No(tes) | Tue Jul 05 1988 23:43 | 8 |
| re .1 and "that Ian has chosen not just the 'hits'..."
Not sure where I read this, but I saw that some large number
(maybe 2 of the 5 LPs-worth) are "previously unreleased
songs" and "alternate versions".
Jim Stratton
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| 1248.4 | RE: Ian's voice .... | CSC32::A_PARRACO | A Heavy Horse, and a Tumbling Sky ... | Wed Jul 06 1988 09:11 | 15 |
| RE: .2
According to the program I bought at the "Oh No, not another 20
years of Jethro Tull !!!" tour, he suffered a major vocal chord
strain in 1984, which forced him to not sing a note for over a
year. The band then reformed sometime in '85 to perform as the
opening act for Marillion in Germany, and he strained it again.
The band also did a German TV show where it was quite noticeable,
and Ian was kind of apologetic when describing it in the interview
in the concert program.
It reminds me of how Elton John sounds now, if you listen to the
Live in Melbourne sessions, just a crying shame, in my opinion.
- Andy
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| 1248.5 | 10/10/R | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy `���' Leslie, CSSE, OSI & Mail | Thu Jul 07 1988 13:11 | 17 |
| Bought it today, quite cheap really at �23.99 - about $40 - as UK
procves go. 65 tracks, grouped into "Radio Archives and Rare Tracks",
"Flawed Gems and The Other Sides of Tull" and "The Essential Tull".
Very impressive. Digitally remastered and mostly NOT the original
tracks, live recordings/alternate takes/abandonmed projects are
all included.
If I can get my fingers to type that much, I'll stick a tracks listing
in at some point.
Sound 10, Quality of selection 10. Recommended.
By the way, Ians voice is much better on a track included here recorded
in May ('88).
Andy
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| 1248.6 | Track Listing | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy `���' Leslie, CSSE, OSI & Mail | Fri Jul 08 1988 05:17 | 77 |
| Disc 1 "The Radio Archives and Rare Tracks" 77" 44'
Song for Jeffery
Love Story
Fat Man
Bouree
Stormy Monday Blues
A New Day Yesterday
Cold Wind to Valhalla
Minstrel in the Gallery
Velvet Green
Grace
Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow
I'm Your Gun
Down at the End of your Road
Coronach
Summertime Sands
Too Many Too
March the Mad Scientist
Pan Dance
Strip Cartoon
King Henry's Madrigal
A Stich in Time
17
One for John Gee
Aeroplane
Sunshine Day
Disc 2 "Flawed Gems and the Other Sides of Tull" 76"42'
Lick Your Fingers Clean
The Chateau D'isaster Tapes
a) Scenario
b) Audition
c) No Rehearsal
Beltane
Crossword
Saturation
Jack-A-Lynn
Motoreyes
Blues Instrumental (untitled)
Rhythm is Gold
Part of the Machine
Mayheal Maybe
Overhang
Kelpie
Living in these Hard Time
Under Wraps 2
Only Solitaire
Salamander
Moths
Nursie
Disc 3 "The Essential Tull" 78" 26'
Witches Promise
Bungle in the Jungle
Farm on the Freeway
Thick as a Brick
Sweet Dream
The Clasp
Pirbroch (Pee-Break) / Black Satin Dancer
(Instrumental)
Fallen on Hard Times
Cheap Day Return
Wond'ring Aloud
Dun Rungill
One White Duck/O�� = Nothing at All
Songs From the Wood
Living in the Past
Teacher
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Phew!
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| 1248.7 | US release date? | EXIT26::STRATTON | Just Say No(tes) | Sat Jul 16 1988 11:07 | 8 |
| Andy - you list "Thick As A Brick" on Disc 3 - how long
is that piece (e.g., is it the whole original version,
or a pared-down version like they do live)?
Anyone - seen it in the US, or hear a release date?
Jim Stratton
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| 1248.8 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | andy `���' leslie | Sat Jul 16 1988 14:30 | 9 |
| It is the live version - most of the "Essential Tull" tracks are
live versions rather than the originals, an attribute I like, mainly
because I have the nasty ol' vinyl originals anyhow. :-)
If it looks like a long wait (check with Noteworthy?), mail me and I
(or a colleague) will be over the pond soon, we'll come to an
arrangement.
andy
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| 1248.9 | | PSW::WINALSKI | Paul S. Winalski | Sat Jul 16 1988 18:45 | 4 |
| Radio stations in the Boston area are playing cuts from it now. Rockit Records
in Nashua, NH says they should have it in during the last week of July.
--PSW
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| 1248.10 | | BUNYIP::QUODLING | It's my foot! I'll Shoot it! | Sun Jul 17 1988 09:45 | 5 |
| Andy, would you have a part number/ manufacturer. So that I
can pester my local record shop for this one....
q
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| 1248.11 | Nothing spectacular - entirely predictable in fact | LESLIE::LESLIE | andy `���' leslie | Sun Jul 17 1988 14:56 | 3 |
| Label is Chrysalis, (Tull's usual label in the UK)
Catalogue No. is T BOX 1
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| 1248.12 | Ian has trouble on "20 Years" | HPSTEK::WOOD | | Tue Sep 27 1988 12:31 | 13 |
| Getting back to Ian's vocal cord injury, I think it is quite evident
on many of the live cuts on "20 Years". One song where he is really
hurting on is "Thick As A Brick". I can't describe how his voice
has changed; it sounds more like a whining now compared to the strong
performance offered on the "Bursting Out" live album set (which
is due out on CD soon, although a few songs from the vinyl edition
have been deleted so that it will fit on one CD). It really is
a shame, and I am somewhat surprised that these inferior recent
live performances (in my opinion) would be part of a "20 Years"
commemorative LP.
Ken
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| 1248.13 | Only half as "Cold" | COOKIE::KITTELL | Richard S. Kittell - Database A/D | Thu Sep 29 1988 09:42 | 4 |
| The one that really bugs me is "Cold Wind from Valhalla". That is my all
time favorite live Tull song. It starts out acoustic and transitions to
wonderfully electric. The "20 years" version is edited to fade out at the
transition point. Creeps.
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