JETHRO TULL

The Jethro Tull Christmas Album – Fresh Snow At Christmas INSIDEOUTMUSIC

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Jangling Jacks and mistletoe at the ready – Tull’s festive bonanza gets a glow-up. Originally released in 2003, and notable for being both Martin Barre’s studio swansong and the last album under the Tull name for 17 years, The Jethro Tull Christmas Album is viewed as a curio. A mix of re-recorded versions of old, festive-themed Tull songs, a handful of snow-dusted new tracks and fluteheavy versions of traditional classical pieces, it raised the question: had Ian Anderson overdone it on the eggnog? Quite possibly, but in truth it wasn’t that much of an outlier in their canon. Like the 70s ‘folk trilogy’ and even Aqualung, it drew on Anderson’s fascination with tradition, religion and myth. This box set – four CDs, plus Blu-ray – won’t win over the doubters,…

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