For veteran rock group Jethro Tull, no need for living in the past

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: November 30, 1987| Author: Dave Hoekstra | Copyright information

What's amazing about the ghastly resurrection of 1970s rock bands such as the Moody Blues and Yes are the second-generation fans who are attracted to a schizophrenic musical period.

At first glance Jethro Tull might fall into a similar category. Their early '70s approach to rock 'n' roll was as distinctly quirky as everyone else: a dash of electric jazz, a dip into Elizabethan lyricism and a heavy dose of FM rock, all fronted by Ian Anderson, a flutist-guitarist straight out of Sl...

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