JETHRO TULL RETURNS TO EXPAND OLD STYLE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 11, 1987| Author: Steve Morse, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Jethro Tull began in the '60s as a British blues-rock band. They were led by the long-haired Ian Anderson, who dressed like a mad jester, sang like a barroom Shakespeare and fused speedy flute solos with jolting electric guitar. Tull carried the blues to new heights on such hallowed rock albums as "Benefit," "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick." By the early '70s, the group became a stadium attraction, but later branched restlessly into so many other kinds of music -- folk, jazz, classical a...

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