[prog-rock] Ian Anderson - Studio Albums [FLAC] [DarkAngie]

Ian Anderson’s Musical Beginnings
Ian Anderson, born in Fife, Scotland, is one of the most famous flautists of the last 40 years. A singer and composer, Anderson is also a multi instrumentalist, including acoustic and electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, keyboards, bagpipe, violin, balalaika, clarinet and a large variety of whistles. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of the innovative and influential progressive rock band Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson's style mixes folk, Celtic, jazz, rock, blues and pop, and his lyrics are complex, acerbic and critical of society and religion. As a flute-player, Anderson is self-taught, his style inspired by another accomplished flautist, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. In 1963 his fellow school friends Barriemore Barlow (drums), John Evan (keyboards), Jeffrey Hammond (bass guitar) and Michael Stephens (guitar), with Anderson taking singing and harmonica playing duties, formed their first band The Blades, a soul and blues outfit. In 1965 they regrouped into The John Evan Band with major lineup changes. They disbanded two years later when Anderson moved to Luton.

Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson is mostly known as a frontman of a rock band Jethro Tull, where he presented the world his distinctive style and innovative use of the flute within rock music context, which made him a noticeable figure in the world of progressive rock and beyond. Ian Anderson, the iconic frontman of Jethro Tull, playing the flute in his unique style, which influenced progressive rock music significantly. He formed Jethro Tull in 1967, with guitarist Mick Abrahams, bassist Glenn Cornick, and drummer Clive Bunker. The early music of the band had strong blues and jazz fusion vibes; however, Anderson moved the band towards a more progressive and folk-influenced sound. They earned some acclaim in the London scene, and released their first album, "This Was" in 1968. However, Jethro Tull’s real commercial success came with their second album, "Stand Up", released in 1969. Their creation reached number one on the UK charts. The band toured in support for this album throughout the UK and US. Jethro Tull deserved widespread acclaim thanks to Anderson’ songwriting skills and their unique sound. His tendency to stand on one leg while playing the flute came about by accident, as he had been inclined to stand on one leg while playing the harmonica, holding the microphone stand for balance. Anderson became known for his famous one-legged flute stance, and was once referred to as a "deranged flamingo". This stance is depicted on several Jethro Tull album covers. During a long stint at the Marquee Club, a journalist described him, wrongly, as standing on one leg to play the flute, when in fact he was originally playing the harmonica on one leg. Albums like "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick" released in 1971 and 1972 respectively, solidified Jethro Tull’s status as leaders in the progressive rock genre. "Aqualung" became iconic due to its complex themes and memorable riffs featured there, while "Thick as a Brick" was a single-track concept album lasting 43 minutes, that demonstrated Ian Anderson’s passion for storytelling in music.

Ian Anderson’s Solo Career
Anderson has so far recorded seven diverse solo albums in his career: 1983’s “Walk Into Light”, the flute instrumental “Divinities” album for EMI’s Classical Music Division in 1995 which reached number one in the relevant Billboard chart, the acoustic collections of songs, “The Secret Language of Birds” in 2000, and “Rupi’s Dance” in 2003. In a more progressive rock context he recorded “Thick As A Brick 2” in 2012 and “Homo Erraticus” in 2014. Released in 2017, the classically inspired album “Jethro Tull – The String Quartets” with the Carducci Quartet reached number one in the Billboard Classical Charts. Anderson lives on a farm in the southwest of England where he has a recording studio and office.



Album List:
1983 - Walk Into Light
1995 - Divinities-Twelve Dances With God
2000 - The Secret Language Of Birds
2003 - Rupi's Dance
2012 - Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - Thick As A Brick 2
2014 - Homo Erraticus
2017 - Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson -  The String Quartets
Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock
Origin: Dunfermline, Scotland, UK  
Format: FLAC
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