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News: Jethro Tull Announce 23rd Studio Album ‘RökFlöte’; Share First Single ‘Ginnungagap’

Jethro Tull are pleased to announce their 23rd studio album, ‘RökFlöte’, which is set for release on the 21st April 2023 via InsideOutMusic. Following 2022’s ‘The Zealot Gene’, the band’s…

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News: Jethro Tull Finish work On Their 23rd Studio Album, Due For Release In Spring 2023

Jethro Tull have completed work on the recording of their 23rd studio album, following swift on the heels of their critically-acclaimed return earlier this year with ‘The Zealot Gene’, their…

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Book Review: The Ballad of Jethro Tull

Despite being one of the biggest acts of the 70s, Jethro Tull are not a band that have ever enjoyed career reassessment and rehabilitation by subsequent generations. Sure, they have…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Stormwatch

If Jethro Tull’s ‘folk trilogy’ was not a reaction to Punk, then it was a stupendously well timed circumstance that saw the old rockers pull in the musical opposed direction…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Under Wraps

The mid 80s were a fascinating and fractious time for what would become known as classic rock. The two giant super bands of the 70s were no longer with us,…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Rock Island

1987’s Crest of a Knave went some way to re-establishing Jethro Tull as elder-statesmen of rock if not actual contenders. That album had even won a Grammy (and in doing so,…

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Incoming: Official Illustrated History of Jethro Tull

Fans of the band cannot help but have noticed the ongoing Jethro Tull reissue campaign, where the band’s classic albums are being released as remasters overseen by Steven Wilson, with…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – This Was

For those that are familiar with the more complex and progressive output of Jethro Tull from the 70s, a first listen of their 1968 debut album, This Was, can come…

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Album Review: Jethro Tull – 50 for 50

50 for 50 is the new 3CD career-spanning collection released to celebrate 50 years of Jethro Tull, and I just so happen to be a big Jethro Tull fan. But…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – A Passion Play

Jethro Tull had made their point with Thick as a Brick. Progressive rock simply didn’t have to be overblown and pompous, it could be cheeky, subversive, and (dare I say…

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