Ian Anderson Solo Albums

[ItalProgRules]

I like Rupi but the cover makes me sad since his cat looks just like my late cat.

[Dave (in MA)]

Presumably, somebody who has played bass in Jethro Tull and who is not Ian Anderson.

That's what I meant.

[Progatron]

I like Rupi but the cover makes me sad since his cat looks just like my late cat.

Re: Divinities - it's the one I play the least, but there are a couple of very strong tracks on it, and Tull often played them live as well.

[progholio]

"The Secret Language of Birds"..."Rupi's Dance"... "Divinities"...never got around to buying these. How do you rate these?

let's face it, pretty much everything Ian has done has been a solo album. for my money Rupi and Secret Language were as much Tull as anything released under the proper Tull name over the last 25 years. Divinities is probably the biggest departure (which i find the most interesting of the bunch).
it seems like a solo Ian record is pretty much a collaboration with whatever keyboardist he's working with at the time.
the bottom line is if you like Tull than you will like solo Ian.

[Guitarplyrjvb]

Ummmm....what about TAAB2? It's an Anderson solo album and I like it better than any of his others!

[ronmac]

Oh I see. I didn't know Ian did any instrumental albums. Could be interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2F2C82E0B5FE16D7

Give it a listen.

[ribors]

Ummmm....what about TAAB2? It's an Anderson solo album and I like it better than any of his others!

Yeah, it's good though I still prefer SLOB (what a horrible acronym, BTW) over TAAB2, though it's about on par with Rupi's Dance. I really consider it more of a Tull album though.

[JIF]

Presumably, somebody who has played bass in Jethro Tull and who is not Ian Anderson.

Ian only played bass on one Tull album(Stormwatch).

[Mister Triscuits]

Ian only played bass on one Tull album(Stormwatch).

Also Songs from the Wood (on "Jack-in-the-Green") and the "A Stitch in Time" single.

[Trane]

Ian only played bass on one Tull album(Stormwatch).

and subsenquently drove the drummer crary and evetually to quit

[Garden Dreamer]

Ummmm....what about TAAB2? It's an Anderson solo album and I like it better than any of his others!

I have that one and like it but I really don't group it with the other three. The others came out as "solo" albums when Tull was still in existence as a band.

[TheLongshot]

I'll put in my two cents and say that I liked IA's solo albums as well, including Divinities.

[timmy]

Walk into the Light is awesome synth record!!!

Peter Vetesse plays really well and colors the recording with cool 80s synth sounds.

[Jondon4]

Divinities appears to be Ian's attempt at a classical suite of music. It was released by Angel Records who exclusively release classical music. This was released right after Ian had his leg thrombosis and was too weak to sing or tour. It is a credible attempt at serious flute composition and my favorite of his solo attempts.