Minstrel In Gallery (Bonus Tracks) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Minstrel In The Gallery ~ Jethro Tull

2. Cold Wind To Valhalla ~ Jethro Tull

3. Black Satin Dancer ~ Jethro Tull

4. Requiem ~ Jethro Tull

5. One White Duck/0 10th = Nothing At All ~ Jethro Tull

6. Baker St. Muse: Pig-Me And The Whore / Nice Little Tune / Crash-Barrier Waltzer / Mother England Reverie ~ Jethro Tull

7. Grace ~ Jethro Tull

8. Summerday Sands ~ Jethro Tull

9. March The Mad Scientist ~ Jethro Tull

10. Pan Dance ~ Jethro Tull

11. Minstrel In The Gallery - (live) ~ Jethro Tull

12. Cold Wind To Valhalla - (live) ~ Jethro Tull

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute); Martin Barre (electric guitar); John Evan (piano, organ); Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (upright & electric bass); Barriemore Barlow (drums, percussion).
	Additional personnel: David Palner (conductor); Patrick Halling, Elizabeth Edwards, Rita Eddowes, Bridget Procter (violin); Katharine Thulborn (cello).
	All tracks have been digitallly remastered.
	Personnel: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute); Martin Barre (electric guitar); Rita Eddowes, Patrick Halling, Bridget Procter, Elizabeth Edwards (violin); Katharine Thulborn (cello); John Evan (piano, organ); Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass guitar); Barriemore Barlow (drums, percussion).
	Recording information: Europe.
	Photographer: Brian Ward .
	Jethro Tull was at the height of its fame in the mid-'70s. Although critics sometimes found their songs overly ornate and the lyrics too arty, the fans didn't mind, and Tull was one of the most successful live acts in the world. 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.
Producer: Ian Anderson
Engineer: Robin Black

Compilation Appearances

Now That's What I Call Classic Rock H

Associated Artists and Works

	London Symphony Orchestra
	Palmer, David (Jethro Tull)

Technical Info

	Release Date : 09/12/2000
	Original Release Date : 1975
	Catalog ID : 5415722
	Label : Chrysalis Records
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00724354157226

Professional Reviews

Q (12/00, p.144)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A private affair...managing a sparks-flying title-track riff and musters a marvelous, thoughtful coda on 'Mother England Reverie'..."

Uncut (01/03, p.133)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...[The album has] a genuinely innovative flair for rethinking rock harmony and texture..."