When guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani started imagining a recording career for himself based around instrumental compositions, he knew it could be possible — thanks in large part to the fact that the late Jeff Beck had scored hit albums (Blow by Blow, Wired) without the help of a singer a decade earlier. Satriani, who also replaced Beck on Mick Jagger’s 1988 solo tour, shared his thoughts on Beck’s legacy in a new interview on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Here’s his tribute in his own words:
When I started playing,...
When I started playing,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“In the beginning Man created God,” reads the back cover of Jethro Tull’s Aqualung. “And in the image of Man created he him.” The album came out 7 million days later, on March 19, 1971. We’d only recently been told God was “a concept by which we measure our pain,” by John Lennon.
Aqualung is framed by two halves of a concept. The first songs on the first side tell the stories of the outcasts, those out of sight of the eyes of the man who created god. The B-side explains why organized religion blinds us. In between are songs which have nothing to do with either theme. First off, for those who don’t know, Jethro Tull is not a person, but a band. The songs on Aqualung were written by Ian Anderson, bandleader, singer-songwriter, guitarist, occasional saxophonist, and heaviest metal flutist to make Bach swing. Anderson maintained, throughout numerous interviews,...
Aqualung is framed by two halves of a concept. The first songs on the first side tell the stories of the outcasts, those out of sight of the eyes of the man who created god. The B-side explains why organized religion blinds us. In between are songs which have nothing to do with either theme. First off, for those who don’t know, Jethro Tull is not a person, but a band. The songs on Aqualung were written by Ian Anderson, bandleader, singer-songwriter, guitarist, occasional saxophonist, and heaviest metal flutist to make Bach swing. Anderson maintained, throughout numerous interviews,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Jethro Tull is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their landmark album A with a three-cd, three-dvd box set, out April 16th, 2021. The reissue is available for preorder now.
Originally intended as a solo record for the band’s founder Ian Anderson, the album title A refers to Anderson and his new lineup’s studio tapes, which were marked “A” for Anderson. When the album was finished, the group’s label Chrysalis insisted that it be credited to Jethro Tull, even though only two members from the band’s previous incarnation...
Originally intended as a solo record for the band’s founder Ian Anderson, the album title A refers to Anderson and his new lineup’s studio tapes, which were marked “A” for Anderson. When the album was finished, the group’s label Chrysalis insisted that it be credited to Jethro Tull, even though only two members from the band’s previous incarnation...
- 2/17/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
This is the first installment of Rolling Stone‘s Music in Crisis series, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with the coronavirus pandemic.
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In early March, Toni Globis and Brandon Burney were planning for a busy few months ahead. The couple were part of the crew for “A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour,” which reunited key members of Bowie’s bands — including pianist Mike Garson, bassist Carmine Rojas, and guitarist Gerry Leonard — to perform his classics and deep cuts. Globis worked on lighting,...
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In early March, Toni Globis and Brandon Burney were planning for a busy few months ahead. The couple were part of the crew for “A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour,” which reunited key members of Bowie’s bands — including pianist Mike Garson, bassist Carmine Rojas, and guitarist Gerry Leonard — to perform his classics and deep cuts. Globis worked on lighting,...
- 4/14/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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