Minstrel in the Gallery

Jethro Tull

Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock

Format: CD Album

Released: Tue 1 Oct 2002

Catalogue Number: 5415722

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Description:
MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY showcases Ian Anderson's idiosyncratic vision of progressive rock, one in which he married hard-rock chords and thunderous rave-ups with gentle balladry and the earthy sounds of his flute and acoustic guitar. MINSTREL vacillates between gentle, lilting melodies ("Requiem," the gorgeous "One White Duck") and upbeat stompers. The sprawling title track, which opens the album, is typical of the band's mini-opera approach. Anderson initially plays the main theme against a simple backdrop of acoustic guitar, flute, mandolin and choral backing vocals--then the electric guitar and drums barge in, and the group kicks into an intricate, sometimes discordant workout. At about the four-minute point, the song starts up again and the band plays it through in a driving electric style. "Baker Street Muse" is a similarly dense piece, an almost 17-minute, four-part composition that alternates between orchestral rock, folk-rock, prog-rock, and evocative excursions into minstrelsy.

Details:

Distributors: CEVA Logistics, EMI Operations
Discs: 1
Release Year: 2002
Weight (g): 104

Track Listing:

1.	Minstrel in the Gallery
2.	Cold Wind to Valhalla
3.	Black Satin Dancer
4.	Requiem
5.	Video - Breaking Up the Girl
6.	Baker St. Muse: Pig-Me and the Whore / Nice Little Tune / Crash-Barrier Waltzer / Mother England ...
7.	Grace
8.	Summerday Sands
9.	March the Mad Scientist
10.	Pan Dance
11.	Minstrel in the Gallery - (Live)
12.	Cold Wind to Valhalla - (Live)