The Zealot Gene- Jethro Tull

[Vic2012]

I like it. I think.

[BarryLI]

It is not bothersome but Ian has completely found a new home with this melodic/folky vocal pattern he has been using since TAAB 2 and Homo Erraticus that I find less appealing than the rock vocal tone that I so much admired from the 70's and 80's. A matter of opinion. This could be one of the reasons he had Ryan O'Donnell alternating lead vocals for the TAAB I & II tours.

I have been listening to Jethro Tull since 1971 and I could easily identify blindfolded if an Ian Anderson vocal is from the 70's from the one he sings now. I prefer the older one but he's too old to rock 'n' roll

It's the spoken word pattern that he introduced with TAAB 2 then went to town with it on HE that drives me batty, as diminished as his voice is it's much better with studio sweetening, if I want to listen to someone talk I'll turn on the news.

[ThomasKDye]

It is not bothersome but Ian has completely found a new home with this melodic/folky vocal pattern he has been using since TAAB 2 and Homo Erraticus that I find less appealing than the rock vocal tone that I so much admired from the 70's and 80's. A matter of opinion.

Yes, this is where I am. The song itself isn't bad, but Ian's limited range is painfully obvious. It feels like he'll break apart entirely if he goes beyond an octave. I never thought I'd yearn for the days of his Knopfler voice on Crest of a Knave.

[Steve983]

Sounds good, in a similar vein to Homo Erraticus which I love so will likely be getting this.

[arturs]

Ian's new talk-singing style is not my cuppa and the spoken word interludes should be illegal. But the riff is good. I hope Ian recognizes that calling a record a Tull record means that there need to be riffs and that it should rock. I think this track gives me some hope that this will indeed be the case.

[Interstellar]

I just heard this song. It was my first experience of hearing IA's singing on an album since The Broadsword and the Beast. (I'm still discovering the classic Tull catalogue, and still haven't got past the early 8Os.)
Well, I like the song. It has an old Tull vibe. I wouldn't have recognized Ian's voice if I hadn't known it was him. I hope there's more singing than spoken-word vocals on the album, whatever range he has.
On a side note, I liked the video and wonder why the front cover of the album seems so poorly conceived, whereas there has been some artistic effort put into the video.

[progholio]

There, I fixed it...

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Much better, the Hipgnosis version no doubt.

Based on the Shoshana song it's very much in the Homo vein which means i need to hear more before i buy.

Definitely does not give the level of excitement like hearing Velvet Green on the radio before Songs from the Wood was released.
(streaming The Quest as i type and gotta say i'm not rushing out for this one either)

[ThomasKDye]

I just heard this song. It was my first experience of hearing IA's singing on an album since The Broadsword and the Beast. (I'm still discovering the classic Tull catalogue, and still haven't got past the early 8Os.)

Oh wow. You have only one more album to go before his voice becomes something completely different.

[polmico]

I'm in. That new tune is good, and the band sounds looser, free-er than on Anderson's last two solo albums (I assume it's mostly the same people?).

[BarryLI]

I'm in. That new tune is good, and the band sounds looser, free-er than on Anderson's last two solo albums (I assume it's mostly the same people?).

Think only the geetar player is different but not sure.

[Aquatarkus]

I like the tune quite more than I expected to. My last Tull was Roots to Branches. That cover album art however...

[progholio]

I'm in. That new tune is good, and the band sounds looser, free-er than on Anderson's last two solo albums (I assume it's mostly the same people?).

I have a hard time distinguishing a band sound on this track, to me it sounds like Ian is playing everything and going into some program like Garage Band or something.

I actually had a dream last night that I went to see the current Jethro Tull at Kiel Auditorium and fell asleep, pissing people off around me with my snoring.

[polmico]

^My wife and I saw Anderson a few years back. She did indeed fall asleep. Then she woke up, drank some wine and hooted her way through “Locomotive Breath.”

[Vic2012]

and hooted her way through “Locomotive Breath.”

[Mister Triscuits]

I actually had a dream last night that I went to see the current Jethro Tull at Kiel Auditorium and fell asleep, pissing people off around me with my snoring.

After Ian first blew his voice out in the '80s, I had a dream about a new Tull lineup where Ian played flute only and the vocals were handled by an African drummer singing in his native language. (There was also a Swedish guitarist named Johansson replacing Martin Barre; I assume the other musicians were Pegg and Vettese.)

As for the new song, it's substantially better than I expected it to be based on the brief teasers. It sounds to me like it would have fit in well on Dot Com. Vocals are still problematic, though.

[JKL2000]

Yes, this is where I am. The song itself isn't bad, but Ian's limited range is painfully obvious. It feels like he'll break apart entirely if he goes beyond an octave. I never thought I'd yearn for the days of his Knopfler voice on Crest of a Knave.

LOL. Next he’ll move on to the Space Whisper style of singing.

[Vic2012]

My favorite song from Aqualung is......Cross Eyed Mary. There ya go.

[progholio]

After Ian first blew his voice out in the '80s, I had a dream about a new Tull lineup where Ian played flute only and the vocals were handled by an African drummer singing in his native language. (There was also a Swedish guitarist named Johansson replacing Martin Barre; I assume the other musicians were Pegg and Vettese.)

Now I would pay to see that!

[chalkpie]

My favorite song from Aqualung is......Cross Eyed Mary. There ya go.

Mine is probably Mother Goose but Mary kicks arse for sure. The intro to that tune alone is brilliant (Cross Eyed Mary).

[Progatron]

Mine is probably Mother Goose but Mary kicks arse for sure. The intro to that tune alone is brilliant (Cross Eyed Mary).

Wind Up for me. I'm such a sucker for verses that repeat but in a different style/tempo. My complaint is that it's too quiet, even on the Wilson remix. Same problem with We Used To Know.

My God would have been my choice, but I much prefer the earlier versions with Cornick which blow the final album version out of the water IMO.

[Vic2012]

Mine is probably Mother Goose but Mary kicks arse for sure. The intro to that tune alone is brilliant (Cross Eyed Mary).

I think it kicks more ass than Locomotive Breath.

[Garden Dreamer]

Decent tune, those flute trills are almost too perfect. It would sound better with his pre-Crest of a Knave voice.

[neuroticdog]

I assume the other musicians were Pegg and Vettese.)

How can you make such an assumption in a dream...man???

best
Michael

[Rajaz]

[QUOTE=Progatron;1080882]A New Day magazine posted this cover... make of it what you will.

I'm guessing maybe Hannibal Lecter or Cletus Kasady is now the newest Tull member?

[Mister Triscuits]

Peculiar wording in the blurb at the Tull Store/Burning Shed: "Jethro Tull returns with its first album of all-new music for 22 years." Not "their" but "its"?