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Stormwatch marked the end of an era in Jethro Tull's history, as the last album on which longtime members Barriemore Barlow, John Evan, and David Palmer participated, and the final appearance of bassist John Glascock, who played on three of the cuts (Anderson supplied the bass elsewhere) and died following open-heart surgery a few weeks after its release. Anderson's inspiration seemed to be running out here, his writing covering environmental concerns ("North Sea Oil") and very scattershot social topical criticism ("Dark Ages"). The fire is still there in some of the hard rock passages, especially on "Dark Ages," but most of the songs generally lack the craftsmanship and inspiration of such albums as Minstrel in the Gallery or Heavy Horses, much less Aqualung. Just when "Something's on the Move" seems like it could be the most tuneless track in Tull's history, "Old Ghosts" and "Dun Ringill" follow it with even less memorable melodic material. The latter, in particular, proved that Anderson's well of folk-inspired tunes was also running dry, apart from the instrumental "Warm Sporran."
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Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Francis Wilson, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Mandolin - John Evan, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Organ - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Classical Guitar - Francis Wilson, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar - John Evan, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Writer, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ - Barrie Barlow, Drums - Cherry Gillespie, Backing Vocals - Shona Anderson, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Martin Barre, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Traditional, Writer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Martin Barre, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ, Writer, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Stormwatch marked the end of an era in Jethro Tull's history, as the last album on which longtime members Barriemore Barlow, John Evan, and David Palmer participated, and the final appearance of bassist John Glascock, who played on three of the cuts (Anderson supplied the bass elsewhere) and died following open-heart surgery a few weeks after its release. Anderson's inspiration seemed to be running out here, his writing covering environmental concerns ("North Sea Oil") and very scattershot social topical criticism ("Dark Ages"). The fire is still there in some of the hard rock passages, especially on "Dark Ages," but most of the songs generally lack the craftsmanship and inspiration of such albums as Minstrel in the Gallery or Heavy Horses, much less Aqualung. Just when "Something's on the Move" seems like it could be the most tuneless track in Tull's history, "Old Ghosts" and "Dun Ringill" follow it with even less memorable melodic material. The latter, in particular, proved that Anderson's well of folk-inspired tunes was also running dry, apart from the instrumental "Warm Sporran."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:32
- Main artists: Jethro Tull
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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