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“Others’ expectations kept me from taking it seriously for a long time… Some will say, ‘What is this old prat on about?’ but I don’t give a damn”: Why Ian Anderson took the risk of making Thick As A Brick 2

In exploring what could have happened to Gerald Bostock – the child prodigy of the 1972 Jethro Tull album – he explored where else his own life might have taken him

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Gerry Conway, drummer with Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Pentangle and more, dead at 76

Gerry Conway's death has been confirmed by Fairport Convention

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“What’s clear is the decision to pursue a direction that’s both harder and more experimental – electronics, looping and some fierce guitar”: Jethro Tull’s The Château D’Hérouville Sessions vinyl edition

‘Lost’ album from the studio they nicknamed ‘Château D’Isaster’ is a chance to hear A Passion Play material in embryonic form

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“It was all a bit Jethro Tull-y and witchy-woo”: the iconic Bruce Dickinson solo song that began life as an idea for an ‘acoustic’ Iron Maiden album that was never made

How a rejected Iron Maiden song written in the mid-80s became a Bruce Dickinson classic almost 10 years later

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“It might be significant that my two favourite pieces of music of all time are Supper’s Ready and Thick As A Brick”: What Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris learned from prog

The guiding light of NWOBHM geeks out on Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis, covering Jethro Tull but not wanting to meet Ian Anderson, the length of ELP solos, his struggle to get into Marillion and more

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“I still buy a new album and flick through it trying to find the weepy ballad – but for God’s sake, I was in Mostly Autumn for 13 years!” Heather Findlay’s affection for melancholy

Singer songwriter Heather Findlay discusses her album Wild White Horses

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"There was a two-minute pause, then everybody broke out laughing. They thought I was doing a joke": What happened the night Jethro Tull beat Metallica to a Grammy Award

Prog rockers Jethro Tull pipped Metallica to win Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording award in 1989, and people are still talking about it

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Jethro Tull announce departure of guitarist Joe Parrish

After four years in the band guitarist Joe Parrish will be replaced by Jack Clark

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"The red wine had flies in it. The mystery meat caused musicians to head loo-wards. There were bedbugs": In 1972 Jethro Tull retreated to a French chateau to record a new album. It was a disaster

The story of Jethro Tull's "lost" album, the so-called Chateau D'Isaster tapes

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“They said, ‘We did a little thing for you, but we don’t know if it will make the album. I said, ‘You’re crazy – this is the single!’” the epic life of ‘Funky’ Claude Nobs, the man who inspired Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water

Claude Nobs was the man who co-founded the Montreux Jazz Festival – and crossed paths with Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and Deep Purple

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“It was like being a reporter with a notebook going, ‘No! Wow!’ It was hilarious. We had all the fun but we didn’t have to go through the lifestyle”: Martin Barre on being serious with Jethro Tull while Led Zeppelin partied

Guitarist nearly missed his chance to join Ian Anderson’s band in 1968 because he didn’t have the courage to call the number on the advert

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Jethro Tull to release Steven Wilson remix of The Château D’herouville Sessions on vinyl

Jethro Tull's 'great lost album' The Château D’herouville Sessions will be released in March

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“John Paul Jones kept to himself, but Jimmy Page took great delight in showing you what he’d been doing the night before”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on touring with Led Zeppelin, John Bonham’s pranks and Jimmy Page’s ‘fruity’ Polaroids

When Jethro Tull opened up for Led Zeppelin on their 1969 US arena tour, it was an eye-opening experience for frontman Ian Anderson

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“It was reportedly a very taxing LP to make… but even today the beautiful mysteries remain intact”: Midlake’s The Trials of Van Occupanther is conceptual, esoteric and more prog than indie

Inspired by Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, the 2006 album weaves a dream around a calculating hermit

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We celebrate the 80s prog revival on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Plus Greg Lake, Yes, Nektar, Francis Dunnery, Moon Safari, Cyan, Tarja, Mariusz Duda, Earthside, Matt Berry and loads more...

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“For all his showmanship, he was first and foremost a composer and musician, making music for the head and the heart”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes and others pay homage to Keith Emerson

15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

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“We couldn’t get a deal for Jethro Tull. The one person interested would only sign them if they dropped the flute player”: How Chrysalis rose from a booking agency to a leading prog record label

Chris Wright operated a business model that was more like a balancing act, with jail as the penalty for toppling - but Procol Harum, Trevor Rabin, Gentle Giant and others benefited from the approach

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Prog's ultimate Christmas Tracks Of The Week

It's your chance to choose your favourite prog Christmas song in this week's seasonal poll

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"We were always looking out for a producer, but the trouble was that most of them took a lot of drugs": Ian Anderson on the recording of Aqualung, and why it really isn't a concept album

Aqualung is regarded by most as the classic, definitive Jethro Tull album, but Ian Anderson is reluctant to admit it's his favourite

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The long wait is over: Jethro Tull's Warchild II is finally available on vinyl

Ian Anderson had an album’s worth of material left over from War Child and he splattered them across various compilations. Now they're collected on vinyl for the first time

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“Brian Eno has a very simple view on music - the more we clutter it up with things the more foggy the goodness gets”: Huey Morgan’s prog education

Former Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman traces a line from Nat King Cole and Frank SInatra to Talk Talk, Marillion, Jethro Tull and others

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“Ian Anderson does have a face that lends itself to illustrating… He doesn’t have to do much to look evil!” The creation of Jethro Tull’s The Broadsword And The Beast Cover

Artist Iain McCaig recalls the Steven Spielberg-like collaboration for 1982 album art - and what happened to the monster’s head prop he took home from the tour

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The 10 best covers by Iron Maiden

From 70s hard rock anthems to mystical prog deep cuts, Iron Maiden are the kings of the cover versions

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”Jethro Tull influenced me a lot in the later years of Rush - that attitude of taking your music seriously but not taking yourself seriously”: Geddy Lee’s prog stars

He believes Clockwork Angels is the best record he’s made… but can’t decide which of two is the worst

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“I speak like I do because I spent years trying to impersonate Vivian Stanshall”: Comedian and musician Ade Edmondson’s prog record collection

The Young Ones and Bottom star fronted The Bad Shepherds with inspirations including the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Jethro Tull, Focus, Alex Harvey and a stack of folk influences

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