..:: audio-music dot info ::..


Main Page     The Desert Island     Copyright Notice
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz


Jethro Tull: Through The Years

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: EMI Records
Released: 1997.06.18
Time:
 63:45
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): Ian Anderson
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.j-tull.com
Appears with: Ian Anderson, Martin Barre
Purchase date: 2008.04.27
Price in €: 4,99





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Living in the Past (I.Anderson/J.Ellis) - 5:03
[2] Wind Up (I.Anderson) - 6:06
[3] War Child (I.Anderson) - 4:31
[4] Dharma for One (I.Anderson/S.Bunker) - 4:13
[5] Acres Wild (I.Anderson) - 3:23
[6] Budapest (I.Anderson) - 10:02
[7] The Whistler (I.Anderson) - 3:32
[8] We Used to Know (I.Anderson) - 4:01
[9] Beastie (I.Anderson) - 3:59
[10] Locomotive Breath [live] (I.Anderson) - 5:36
[11] Rare and Precious Chain (I.Anderson) - 3:36
[12] Quizz Kid (I.Anderson) - 5:07
[13] Still Loving You Tonight (I.Anderson) - 4:30

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Ian Anderson - Lead Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Saxophone, Trumpet, Producer
Martin Barré - Electric Guitar, Lute
John Evan - Organ, Piano, Harpsichord
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - Bass, Spoken Words
Barriemore Baarlow - Drums, Timpani, Percussion
Andy Giddings - Keyboards

P.Linard Marketing - Album Design, Artwork
Casserine Toussaint - Liner Notes

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s

1997 CD EMI Gold 7243 8 55505-2
1998 CD EMI 55505
1999 CD Disky 991952
2004 CD Disky 99195

EMI GOLD: Recording Date 1968-1995.

Includes liner notes by Casserine Toussaint.

UK 'Best Of' from UK prog act with more than 11 gold and 5 platinum albums in this country alone. Tracks include 'Living In The Past', 'Warchild', 'The Whistler' and a live recording of 'Locomotive Breath'. 13 tracks in all. 1997 release. Standard jewel case.



If you put every disc that Jethro Tull has released into a CD player and hit the "random" button, the first hour of music might sound like Through the Years. It's likely that more thought was put into the selections here, but not much more. Chronological order be damned, this compilation starts with the live version of "Living in the Past" that appeared on A Little Light Music and ends with "Still Loving You Tonight" (from Catfish Rising, really). In between is a sampler that runs all over the place, uncovering some diamonds in the process. A method to this madness actually begins to take shape with "Dharma for One," which is followed by (in order) "Acres Wild," all ten wonderful minutes of "Budapest," "The Whistler," and "We Used to Know." Stylistically, these songs couldn't be more different, but they are eminently informed choices. So we're left to assume that Through the Years might represent one fan's favorite selections over the years; idiosyncratic, to be sure, but interesting all the same. This disc isn't likely to draw neophytes into Tull's unique musical world as well as M.U. or Repeat might, but it may prod fans of their "classic" material to check out some of the band's more recent releases. There is a measure of vindication in hearing "Rare and Precious Chain" from Roots to Branches or "Beastie" from Broadsword and the Beast played alongside more accepted hits like "The Whistler" and "Warchild." Although available in the U.S. only as a European import, Through the Years is actually less expensive than comparable U.S. releases (usually by a few simoleons). The sound quality is fine; not on a par with digitally remastered discs, but in line with the first round of CD reissues from the Tull catalog. This remains an inexpensive way to sample some of Jethro Tull's music and see what suits your tastes before buying the whole box of candies.

Dave Connolly - All Music Guide



With a band as long-lived and prolific as Jethro Tull, there are naturally compilations aplenty. So THROUGH THE YEARS, with its three-decade perspective on Tull, avoids the obvious choices. Instead of crowd-pleasing riff-rockers that radiolisteners have been bombarded with for ages, this collection focuses on lesser-known Tull tracks, providing a kind of alternative history for the neophyte, and a walk through familiar-but-esoteric pastures for the longtime fan. Aside from an energetic live version of the flute-driven rocker "Locomotive Breath", the only "radio" song here is "Living in the Past". Beyond that, THROUGH THE YEARS explores the outer reaches of the Tull catalogue. One of the lesser-known songs from the classic AQUALUNG album, "Wind Up" is a pointed, acerbic attack on Christian hypocrisy. SONGS FROM THE WOOD's "The Whistler" ventures into the more pastoral, progressive folk-rock side of the band's sound. This compilation isn't afraid to venture into the later volumes of Tull's history either, and the willingness to leave preconceptions beside makesit possible for THROUGH THE YEARS to present Tull in a fresh - if not entirely unfamiliar - light.

Amazon.co.uk



Journeymen ist eine von zahllosen Jethro-Tull-Best-Of-Veröffentlichungen und versucht ebenso ambitioniert wie erfolglos, fast 30 Jahre Musikgeschichte auf einen Tonträger zu pressen. Die Spannbreite des ausgesuchten Materials reicht vom '68er Debütalbum This Was ("Dharma For One") über Klassikerscheiben aus den 70ern wie Aqualung ("Locomotive Breath" in einer Liveversion), Living In The Past oder Too Old To Rock'n'Roll, Too Young To Die ("Quizz Kid") und 80er-Nummern der Marke "Budapest" und "Beastie" bis zu den 90ern, die mit "Still Loving You Tonight" und "Rare And Precious Chain" abgehandelt werden. Wirklich erschöpfend kann solch ein Sampler aber natürlich nicht sein. Wer noch nichts von Jethro Tull kennt, sollte es besser erst mal mit Repeat - The Best Of Jethro Tull, Vol. 2 versuchen, das die frühen Jahre recht ansprechend zusammenfasst.

Michael Rensen - Amazon.de



With a band as long-lived and prolific as Jethro Tull, there are naturally compilations aplenty. So THROUGH THE YEARS, with its three-decade perspective on Tull, avoids the obvious choices. Instead of crowd-pleasing riff-rockers that radio listeners have been bombarded with for ages, this collection focuses on lesser-known Tull tracks, providing a kind of alternative history for the neophyte, and a walk through familiar-but-esoteric pastures for the longtime fan. Aside from an energetic live version of the flute-driven rocker "Locomotive Breath," the only "radio" song here is "Living in the Past." Beyond that, THROUGH THE YEARS explores the outer reaches of the Tull catalog. One of the lesser-known songs from the classic AQUALUNG album, "Wind Up" is a pointed, acerbic attack on Christian hypocrisy. SONGS FROM THE WOOD's "The Whistler" ventures into the more pastoral, progressive folk-rock side of the band's sound. This compilation isn't afraid to venture into the later volumes of Tull's history either, and the willingness to leave preconceptions beside makes it possible for THROUGH THE YEARS to present Tull in a fresh - if not entirely unfamiliar - light.

CDUniverse.com
 

 L y r i c s


See Studio Albums!

 M P 3   S a m p l e s


Currently no Samples available!