SITTING ON A PARK BENCH,
EYING LITTLE GIRLS
WITH BAD INTENT..
Aqualung
is the
fourth
studio album
by the
English Rock band
Jethro Tull
it was released in
March 1971
by Chrysalis Records.
Though it is generally
regarded as a
concept album,
featuring a central theme
of
"the distinction between
religion and God",
the band have said
there was
no intention
to make a
concept album,
and that only a few songs
have a unifying theme.
Aqualung's
success signalled a
turning point
in the career of the band,
who went on to become
a major radio
and touring act.
Recorded at Island Records'
new recording studio
in Basing Street,
London,
it was their first album
with keyboardist
John Evan
as a
full-time member,
their first with new
bassist
Jeffrey Hammond,
and last album
featuring
Clive Bunker
on drums,
who left the band
shortly after the release
of the album.
The album utilises
more acoustic material
than previous releases;
and inspired by
photographs of
homeless people
on the
Thames Embankment
taken by singer
Ian Anderson's wife
Jennie Franks
contains a number
of recurring themes,
addressing religion
along with
Anderson's
own
personal experiences.
Aqualung
is Jethro Tull's
best-selling album,
selling more than
seven million
units worldwide.
It was generally
well-received
critically and has
been included on
several music magazine
best-of lists.
The album spawned
two singles,
"Hymn 43"
and
"Locomotive Breath"
The orchestral segments
were arranged by
Dee Palmer,
who had worked with
the band since
1968's This Was,
and would later join
as a keyboard player.
The master reels were
assembled at
Apple Studios
on March,2nd 1971.
Aqualung
would be the last
Jethro Tull album
to include
Clive Bunker
as a band member,
as he retired
shortly after
recording to
start a family.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
Aqualung
Cross-Eyed Mary
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Wond'ring Aloud
Up To Me
My God
Hymn 43
Slipstream
Locomotive Breath
Wind-Up
BONUS CD
Lick Your Fingers Clean
Just Trying to Be
My God
(Early Version)
Wond ring Aloud
(second known version of this song)
Wind Up
(Early Version)
Slipsteam
(Take 2)
Up the 'Pool
(Early Version)
Wond ring Aloud Again
Life is a Long Song
Up The Pool
Dr. Bogenbroom
From Later
Nurse
US Radio Spot
Aqualung (BBC) [*]
My God (BBC) [*]
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