And the flowers bloom like Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee The album is a very pro-god anti-religous establishment album. [24] The original artwork for the interior gatefold painting was not taken during the robbery and is held by Terry Ellis. 1, August 21, 1971", "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: search for Jethro Tull", Recording Industry Association of America, My dad painted the iconic cover for Jethro Tull's ‘Aqualung,’ and it's haunted him ever since. Taking time the only way he knows "Cheap Day Return", "Wond'ring Aloud" and "Slipstream" are short, completely acoustic "bridges", and "Mother Goose" is also mostly acoustic. The release contains a new stereo and 5.1 surround remix of the album by British musician and producer Steven Wilson, and comes in two different editions—a "collector's edition" containing the album on LP and two CDs, as well as DVD and Blu-ray discs and a hardback book; and a "special edition" containing the two CDs and an abridged version of the book. According to one reviewer, the album has "dour musings on faith and religion" which for him have marked it as "one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach mil… In my mind when it came to writing the next album, Thick as a Brick, was done very much in the sense of: 'Whuh, if they thought Aqualung was a concept album, Oh! Check out the tab » The first recording of this song, actually made up of two parts: a. Wond'ring Aloud (the first version of Wond'ring Aloud), b. Wond'ring Again (Part II of Wond'ring Alound, originally released on, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 17:29. Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 64-3210441 B - 18-10-89 Ⅰ J TULL; Other Versions (5 of 467) View All. It’s known by the acronym, SCUBA—Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Jethro Tull's Concert History. All tracks are written by Ian Anderson, except where noted. [28] It was later included in the video game Rock Band 2 as downloadable content;[29] which also featured the album's title track. The second best result is Ronald Tull age 60s in Mount Orab, OH. [35], In retrospective reviews the album is generally lauded and viewed as a classic. So from that photograph and those sentiments, I began writing the words to ‘Aqualung.’, Leg hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog-end, He goes down to the bog and warms his feet, And you snatch your rattling last breaths, Aqualung my friend, don't you start away uneasy. [28], The single "Hymn 43" was released on 14 August 1971, and reached number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, spending two weeks in the chart. Includes studio albums, live albums, compilation albums and solo albums. # #-----# Aqualung chords Jethro Tull Capo III A5 E3 E6 A3 A4 A3 2x * Em D A Sun streaking cold, an old man wondering lonely. [22], "Lick Your Fingers Clean" was recorded for Aqualung, but was not included on the album. Anderson claims his main inspirations for writing the album were Roy Harper and Bert Jansch. [Hook] Led Zeppelin were recording their untitled fourth album at the same time. [24] There was no written contract. The album spawned two singles, "Hymn 43" and "Locomotive Breath". [21] Ian Anderson's frustration over the album's labelling as a concept album directly led to the creation of Thick as a Brick (1972), intended to be a deliberately "over the top" concept album in response. Rolling Stone magazine's Ben Gerson lauded its "fine musicianship", calling it "serious and intelligent", although he felt that the album's seriousness "undermined" its quality. Top Lyrics of 2011. I've always enjoyed Tull's material from the 70's - there was more of an "edge" to the music and lyrics. Screaming agony (Hey!) Aqualung, my friend, don't you start away uneasy Last updated on 11.27.2014 So, there is certainly something very gratifying about being able to polish what was already a diamond and making it shine in a way it never has before". Feeling alone, the army's up the road Much of this album was, in fact, inspired by frontman, lyricist and singer Ian Anderson’s then-wife Jenny Franks' photographs of the homeless along the Thames Embankment in central London. eLyrics J Jethro Tull Lyrics Aqualung Lyrics. [42] Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, was more critical of the album in a 1981 review, and described Anderson's undeveloped cultural interests and negative views on religion and human behaviour as both boring and pretentious. It was generally well-received critically and has been included on several music magazine best-of lists. "Wond'ring Again" was subsequently released on the compilation album, Living in the Past, in 1972. [41] Aqualung was voted the 22nd best album of 1971 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [11] Cornick also played bass on early studio recordings of "My God" and "a couple of other songs", though he did not say which they were. December's foggy freeze? Upcoming Lyrics. Sitting on a park bench A 2005 interview included on Aqualung Live gives Anderson's thoughts on the matter:[20]. I think its a weirdly cheap effort from J Tull-a band that has proved itself capable of taking things to a whole new level rock wise more times than not. While more polished than "Living in the Past", "Warchild" and "Aqualung", J-TULL DOT COM really grabs you and takes you for a ride. [6] Aqualung's success signalled a turning point in the career of the band, which went on to become a major radio and touring act. This song is the first track and the title track on the 1971 Album called Aqualung. Greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes However, despite the names given to the album's two sides and their related subject matter, Anderson has consistently maintained that Aqualung is not a "concept album". Aqualung Tracklist. Madness in the spring 14.6K 3. [5] The album's "dour musings on faith and religion" have marked it as "one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listeners". The idea for the cover came from a photograph Anderson's wife took of a homeless man on Thames Embankment, and Anderson later felt it would have been better to have used the photograph rather than commission the painting. [18] Ian Anderson recalls posing for a photograph for the painting, though Silverman claims it was a self-portrait. Leg hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog-end Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely 21 Jul 10, 1971", "Officialcharts.de – Jethro Tull – Aqualung", "Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – Aqualung", "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 16, No. Hey, Aqualung Greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes While there are plenty of folksy acoustic bits, it serves as counterpoint to the crunchy stuff. Am Em D Dsus2 D Taking time the only way he knows. The album cover was a watercolor painting of the character Aqualung created by the artist Burton Silverman. In 1971, I wrote and recorded the song “Locomotive Breath” for the Aqualung album. Just a bunch of songs. Jethro Tull is a progressive rock / folk rock band which formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, England in 1967. The appearance of one man in particular caught the interest of the couple, who together wrote the title song "Aqualung". [6] In a review of the album's 40th anniversary re-release, Sean Murphy of PopMatters said that Aqualung "is, to be certain, a cornerstone of the then-nascent prog-rock canon, but it did—and does—exist wholly on its own terms as a great rock album, period". Bass tabs of songs by Jethro Tull - 27 bass tabs including Aqualung, Locomotive Breath and Living In The Past. "Pirate" O'Neill, and his club became the Pittsburgh Pirates. [36][38] AllMusic's Bruce Eder called Aqualung "a bold statement" and "extremely profound". Jethro Tull – Aqualung Lyrics from album: Aqualung (1971) Sitting on a park bench Eyeing idle girls with bad intent. Get the best Aqualung Guitar Pro tab by Jethro Tull @ 911Tabs.Com - tabs search engine. Billboard Hot 100. But Aqualung itself, in my mind was never a concept album. Top Lyrics of 2010. [13] The "riff-heavy" nature of tracks such as "Locomotive Breath", "Hymn 43" and "Wind Up" is regarded as a factor in the band's increased success after the release of the album, with Jethro Tull becoming "a major arena act" and a "fixture on FM radio" according to AllMusic. In December, the album became one of the first to be recorded at the newly opened studios of Island Records in Basing Street, London. Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea 7 on the Billboard Music Charts' North American pop albums chart;[26] the single "Hymn 43" hit No. Whoa, Aqualung Feeling like a dead duck Snot running down his nose [32] Additionally, according to mastering engineer Steve Hoffman there were tape stretching problems with the original session mixdown master, implying that many editions of the album used multigeneration copies as their source. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. When the ice that Aqualung is Jethro Tull's best-selling album, selling more than seven million units worldwide. 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Aqua Lung introduced the world to scuba diving in 1943. It is widely regarded as a concept albumfeaturing a central theme of "the distinction between religion and God", though the band have said there was no intention to make a concept album, and that only a few songs have a unifying theme. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. "Aqualung" is a song by English progressive rock band Jethro Tull, featured as the first track on their 1971 album Aqualung, and written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson, and his then-wife, Jennie Franks. Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea The original recording runs for 6 minutes and 32 seconds. (13 December 1970, the second known version of this song). Snot running down his nose What we did with Aqualung was really make that record gleam in a way it never gleamed before. Even Martin Barre's solo on the album's title track was included in Guitarist magazine's list of "The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time" at number 20.[43]. The Nationals' president, J. Palmer O'Neill, was called J. 1. Reprise catalogue number MS 2035, released March 1971. 50th anniversary edition of Jethro Tull's debut album This Was with the original album plus bonus.. £10.75 Add to Wish List. [28] Aqualung was one of only two Jethro Tull albums released in quadraphonic sound, the other being War Child (1974). It’s not that it’s bad, more that Christmas music has its two-week window before it’s blasted into oblivion for another twelve months by the Boxing Day sales. Aqualung Lyrics. [15][16][17], The initial idea for the album was sparked by some photographs that Anderson's wife Jennie took of homeless people on the Thames Embankment. [11], The thematic elements Jethro Tull explored on the album—those of the effects of urbanisation on nature, and of the effects of social constructs such as religion on society—would be developed further on most of the band's subsequent releases. Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh He goes down to the bog and warms his feet You poor old sod, you see, it's only me Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee Me-me-me-me-me We found 29 entries for Ronald Tull in the United States. [30], The album was re-released in a 40th anniversary edition on 31 October 2011. [Guitar Solo] Eyeing little girls with bad intent Since then, we have continuously worked to create the very best scuba gear for all levels of divers. Their music is marked by the initially soulful and bluesy, and later expressively idiosyncratic, vocal style and unique lead flute work of frontman Ian Anderson, and their notable guitarist Martin Barre. Original North American Reprise Records pressings of Aqualung contained a slightly edited version of the title song, with its first three seconds (i.e., the first repetition of the song's signature riff) removed. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh The 2016 edition was remastered by Steven Wilson of his 2011 remixed material as he didn't like Peter Mew's mastering. Murphy also praised the additional material featured on the release, finding that the new content was "where a great album gets even better". Jethro Tull's manager Terry Ellis commissioned him after seeing his work in Time magazine. Ronald is related to Joyce Lindenmuth and Irvin E Tull as well as 2 additional people. The first portion of the album consists of descriptions of six various personages: a benevolent, kindhearted nurse, a youthful woman of questionable repute, a grimy, perverted old man, and many other characters appear for us to observe. Aqualung (Deluxe Edition) Artist: Jethro Tull Format: vinyl . [33][34], Aqualung received mixed to favourable reviews from contemporary music critics. Recently Added. Every Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson release in one place. [24] The artist says the art was only licensed for use as an album cover, and not for merchandising; he approached the band seeking remuneration for the additional uses, such as printing it on T-shirts and coffee mugs. Eyeing little girls with bad intent The song was drastically re-worked as "Two Fingers" for Tull's 1974 album, War Child. Cross-Eyed Mary Lyrics. Aqua-Lung was the first open-circuit, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (or "scuba") to achieve worldwide popularity and commercial success. The name Ronald Tull has over 25 birth records, 3 death records, 9 criminal/court records, 99 address records, 22 phone records and more. 1", "The 100 Greatest Prog Albums Of All Time: 60-41", "RPM Top Albums – Volume 15, No. Clings on to your beard was Recorded at Island Records' studio in London, it was their first album with John Evan as a full-time member, their first with new bassist Jeffrey Hammond, and last album featuring Clive Bunker on drums, who quit the band shortly after the release of the album. [24], The artwork was commissioned and purchased by Chrysalis Records head Terry Ellis in 1971. The leap from 1970's Benefit to the following year's Aqualung is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. Watching as the frilly panties run [27] The album would go on to sell over seven million copies, and is the band's best-selling album. [11], The songs on the album encompass a variety of musical genres, with elements of folk, blues, psychedelia, and hard rock. 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