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Martin Barre: Away With Words

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Label: Edifying Records
Released: 2013
Time:
 50:08
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): Mark Tucker, Martin Barre
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.martinbarre.com
Appears with: Jethro Tull
Purchase date: 2014
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] At First Light/Moths (M.Barre) - 3:10
[2] Its My Round/Requiem (M.Barre) - 6:04
[3] One Brown Mouse/Fatcat (M.Barre) - 3:15
[4] Air: Lament Of The Spalpeen [Martin's Jig / Hymn 43] (M.Barre) - 6:11
[5] All Bars Hold (M.Barre) - 1:12
[6] Pussy Wilow (M.Barre) - 3:43
[7] Snapshot/Paparazzi (M.Barre) - 4:14
[8] Long Ago/Home (M.Barre) - 4:54
[9] Fire At Midnight/From The Ashes (M.Barre) - 4:05
[10] Protect And Survive (M.Barre) - 3:05
[11] Spare A Thought/From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser (M.Barre) - 4:03
[12] Sundown (M.Barre) - 4:03

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Martin Barre - Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Bass, Flute, Bass Clarinet
John Noyce - Bass
George Lindsay - Drums, Percussion
Frank Mead - Flute, Whistle, Bodhrán, Blues Harp
Dan Crisp - Vocals

James Bragg - Engineer, Mixing, Mastering

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2013 CD Edifying EDFCD001

Recorded at The Garage Studio, Devon except drums at Middle Farm Studio, Devon.

All publishing rights reserved Martin Barre 2013.



"Arranging and representing the Tull songs featured on this album became a very pleasant and rewarding task.These lesser known songs have always been amongst my favourite pieces of music and reworking them brought back many good memories. My own compositions have been written to compliment and enhance these pieces.

Composing and arranging is my passion, and bringing together the many acoustic instruments was a delight for me, but of course, the electric guitar couldn't be totally left out of the picture!

I hope you enjoy the results of this project as much as I have."

Martin Barre



The new album "Away With Words" has been released on Edifying Records. It features original music by Martin Barre and music from Jethro Tull including Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home, Fire at Midnight and many others.

Martin Barre has been the guitarist of Jethro Tull for 43 years, his sound and playing having been a major factor in their success. Album sales have exceeded 60 million units and they continue to be played worldwide, representing an important part of classic rock history.

Martin’s guitar playing has earned him a high level of respect and recognition; he was voted 25th best solo ever in the USA and 20th best solo ever in the UK for his playing on 'Aqualung'. His playing on the album ‘Crest of a Knave’ earned him a Grammy award in 1988.

As well as numerous Jethro Tull albums, Martin has worked with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Jo Bonamassa and Chris Thompson and has shared a stage with such legends as Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

(martinbarre. com)



Nach einem Jahrzehnt gibt es wieder einmal ein Soloalbum des - mittlerweile wohl ehemaligen - Gitarristen von Jethro Tull. Away with Words versammelt eigene Kompositionen und umarrangierte Stücke von Jethro Tull, die Martin Barre größtenteils tatsächlich solo eingespielt hat, die Gastmusiker kommen lediglich sporadisch zum Einsatz, der Sänger so richtig eigentlich nur in einem Stück, weswegen ich das Album als instrumental kategorisiert habe.

Umarrangierte Stücke von Jethro Tull, da wird mancher vielleicht denken, das ist keine sehr originelle Idee. Aber Martin Barre hat hier nicht die bekannten „Gassenhauer“ gewählt, sondern überwiegend wenig bekannte Stücke, und diese werden in größtenteils akustischen Versionen dargebracht. Allerlei gezupfte Klänge bestimmen die Musik, nicht nur Gitarren, oft in mehreren Spuren übereinander gelegt, sondern gelegentlich auch Mandoline und Bouzouki; auch in die Flöte bläst Martin Barre hin und wieder (der Kenner weiß freilich, dass er desgleichen auch bei Jethro Tull ab und an gemacht hat, auf einigen Stücken von Stand Up und Aqualung etwa). Die elektrische Klampfe kommt nur sporadisch und dann eher zurückhaltend zum Einsatz, was den Stücken einen deutlich folkigen bis mittelalterlichen Charakter verleiht. Bzw. selbigen verstärkt, denn Songs wie Moths oder Fire at Midnight hatten schon im Original einen deutlichen Folkrock-Einschlag. Besonders interessant sind die Bearbeitungen von Songs aus Jethro Tulls stärker elektronisch geprägter Phase in den frühen 80ern, etwa von Protect and Survive (aus A von 1980), das hier zu einem fast reinen Akustik-Gitarrenstück mutiert.

Wie erwähnt, finden sich hier aber auch Originalkompositionen von Martin Barre, und diese sind häufig mit den Tull-Bearbeitungen verwoben. Nicht unbedingt so, dass erst das eine, dann das andere gespielt wird, sondern es können sich auch mehrmals eigenkomponierte Teile mit Tull-Passagen abwechseln. So finden sich in Spare a Thought zwischendurch immer wieder Passagen aus Tulls From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser (original von 1976).

So virtuos und filigran hier gezupft wird, streckenweise klingt mir die Musik hier dann aber doch etwas zu leichtgewichtig. Da finde ich die Alben von Richard Leo Johnson spannender, um mal einen anderen Gitarrenvirtuosen zu nennen. Für einen ruhigen Abend ist Away with Words dennoch bestens geeignet, und Liebhaber von Jethro Tull, insbesondere von deren Folk-orientierter Phase, kommen hier ebenfalls auf ihre Kosten.

Jochen Rindfrey - www.babyblaue-seiten.de



There is much to recommend here for Martin Barre’s stalwart Jethro Tull fans, including sensitive new takes on eight lesser-known Tull tracks. He even takes up the flute. It seems, before he moves into a still-vibrant future, Jethro Tull’s long-time guitarist aims to reclaim his corner of the band’s legacy. Largely acoustic, and ageless in its simple beauty, Away with Words — due this week from RSK’s Edifying Records — begins in a telling way: Barre pairs the sun-filled original “First Light” with Jethro Tull’s “Moths” from 1978’s Heavy Horses.

And so it goes, for most of Barre’s new album: “One Brown Mouse,” also from Jethro Tull’s Heavy Horses, flows into “Fat Cat.” “Snapshot” morphs into “Paparazzi” from 1984’s Under Wraps.”Spare a Thought” becomes “From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser” from 1976’s Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young to Die! “Fire at Midnight” from 1977’s Songs from the Wood leads directly into “From the Ashes.” The effect is to make clear his legacy, even as Barre forges — with a remarkable delicacy, considering some of the monstrous solo asides he’s taken on the electric guitar at Tull shows over the years — ahead on his own.

To be sure, Away with Words is more of an appetizer than multi-course meal for those looking for something determinedly new. The imaginative “All Bars Hold” is a tasty, if ever so brief, glimpse into the magic of his stand-alone work; “Sundown,” with its remarkable double-tracked guitars, opens with a classicist’s flourish before Barre begins constructing a thrilling finale. There’s no small amount of catharsis in his scalding turn — finally! — on the electric guitar. But, just like that, Away with Words is over.

Along the way, both “Pussy Willow,” from Jethro Tull’s 1982 effort The Broadsword and the Beast, and “Protect And Survive” from 1980’s A are given complete, but never too careful, readings. Meanwhile, former Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce is on board, and the Celtic-infused “Lament of the Spalpeen/Martin’s Jig/Hymn” finds Barre taking up former bandmate Ian Anderson’s instrument of choice — as definitive a move as there could be for those wondering what’s ahead for a musical partnership in Jethro Tull that has stretched back to 1969.

If it is, in fact, all over (and all signs, both here and in the Anderson camp seem to be pointing that way), then Away with Words serves as both a stirring valedictory and a too-often tantilizingly brief introduction into the next phase of this criminally overlooked figure’s musical journey.

Nick DeRiso - somethingelsereviews.com
September 28, 2013



Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre released his fourth solo album AWAY WITH WORDS, through RSK’s new label, Edifying Records on 30th September. The record features new arrangements of Tull material together with some brand new compositions by Barre. Having been tipped off about his faultless performance at London’s Borderline we felt it was high time we showcased his excellent new release.

With the seminal prog outfit still on indefinite hiatus, Martin Barre brings back to life some of Jethro Tull’s classics but also less known gems, with the invaluable help of engineer James Bragg. The track list features Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home and Fire at Midnight amongst others.
“Re-arranging and representing the Tull songs featured on this album became a very pleasant and rewarding task. These lesser known songs have always been amongst my favourite pieces of music and reworking them brought back many good memories” – he confides enthusiastically. Talking about his new compositions included in the album, he says “I have written the rest of the music, hopefully with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion.  Bringing together the many acoustic instruments was a delight for me, but of course the electric guitar couldn’t be totally left out of the picture!”  He goes on to say “This album is a fusion of my writing blended together with Ian (Anderson’s) in a continual movement of music.” 
On Away With Words, multi-talented Barre plays Acoustic/Classic/Electric Guitars, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Bass, Flute & Bass Clarinet, with Dan Crisp taking care of vocals. Completing the line up are Frank Mead on Blackwood Flute, Whistles, Bodhran and Blues Harp, Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums & percussion.

Martin Barre started his music career in the early 60s playing saxophone. He audition for Jethro Tull in 1969 and was handpicked by Ian Anderson to take on guitar duties from Mick Abrahams. Today he’s the longest standing member after Anderson himself, having appeared on all of their albums apart from their first.  Barre is also a talented flautist, both live and on record, with Jethro Tull and solo. The quality and uniqueness of his work and a series of high profile collaborations contributed to make him one of the world’s most rated rock musicians, with his signature ‘Aqualung’ solo voted as one of the top guitar solos of all times (Guitar Player Magazine).

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