The Very Best Of Jethro Tull

Kalo denger suara flute di musik Rock kita langsung tau itu Jethro Tull!
Musik Jethro Tull sulit dimasukkan ke dalam satu genre,
itu karena mereka memainkan mulai dari Blues, Folk Rock, Prog Rock sampai yang dipengaruhi Jazz.
Beberapa lagu menjadi begitu terkenal karena liriknya. contohnya ini...

- Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die -
The old Rocker wore his hair too long,
wore his trouser cuffs too tight.
Unfashionable to the end drank his ale too light.
Death's head belt buckle yesterday's dreams
the transport cafe prophet of doom.
Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
in his post-war-babe gloom.

Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die.

So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.
And as he flies tears in his eyes
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.

And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die.

No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

atau coba dengerin yang ini...

- Aqualung -
Sitting on a park bench
eyeing little girls with bad intent.
Snot running down his nose
greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes.
Drying in the cold sun
Watching as the frilly panties run.
Feeling like a dead duck
spitting out pieces of his broken luck.

Sun streaking cold
an old man wandering lonely.
Taking time
the only way he knows.
Leg hurting bad,
as he bends to pick a dog-end
he goes down to the bog
and warms his feet.

Feeling alone
the army's up the rode
salvation à la mode and
a cup of tea.
Aqualung my friend
don't start away uneasy
you poor old sod, you see, it's only me.
Do you still remember
December's foggy freeze
when the ice that
clings on to your beard is
screaming agony.
And you snatch your rattling last breaths
with deep-sea-diver sounds,
and the flowers bloom like
madness in the spring.

The Very Best Of Jethro Tull [2001]

Musicians:
Ian Anderson (flute, balalaika, mandolin, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals) plays on all tracks
Martin Barre (electric guitar, lute) plays on all tracks except track 18
Clive Bunker (drums, glockenspiel, percussion) plays on tracks 1 - 3, 6 - 7, 10, 14 and 18
Glenn Cornick (bass, Hammond organ) plays on tracks 1, 3, 6, 10, 14 and 18
John Evans (celeste, piano, organ, synthesizers) plays on tracks 2, 4 - 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 19
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass, backing vocals) plays on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 19
Barriemore Barlow (drums, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, nacres, tabor) plays on tracks 4 - 5, 9, 11 - 13, 15, 19
David Palmer (orchestral arrangement and conducting, piano, organ, synthesizers) plays on tracks 3-4, 13, 15
John Glascock (bass, vocals) plays on tracks 4, 11, 13 and 15
Dave Pegg (electric bass, acoustic bass) plays on tracks 8, 16 and 20
Gerry Conway (drums, percussion) plays on tracks 16 and 20
Peter-John Vettese (piano, synthesizer) plays on tracks 16 and 20
Doane Perry (drums, percussion) plays on track 17
Andy Giddings (keyboards) plays on track 17
Mick Abrahams (electric guitar) plays on track 18

1. Living In The Past 3:39
2. Aqualung 6:35
3. Sweet Dream 4:02
4. The Whistler 3:28
5. Bungle In The Jungle 3:35
6. The Witch's Promise 3:49
7. Locomotive Breath 4:24
8. Steel Monkey 3:36
9. Thick As A Brick (Edited version) 3:00
10. Bourée 3:44
11. Too Old To Rock'N'Roll: Too Young To Die (Edited version) 3:54
12. Life Is A Long Song 3:16
13. Songs From The Wood 4:51
14. A New Day Yesterday 4:08
15. Heavy Horses (Edited version) 3:19
16. Broadsword 4:59
17. Roots To Branches 5:11
18. A Song For Jeffrey 3:17
19. Minstrel In The Gallery (Edited version) 3:49
20. Cheerio 1:10

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