MARTIN BARRE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF JETHRO TULL WITH DOUBLE ALBUM
Legendary guitarist Martin Barre announces that he will release a double CD celebrating 50 years of Jethro Tull. This follows last years 50th anniversary celebration tour.
Martin Barre is one of the most influential and respected rock guitarists ever to walk the planet. Martin’s dynamic, expressive, explosive guitar playing was paramount to Jethro Tull’s live and recorded sound, starting with his debut on the band’s classic second album, Stand Up (1969), right up to the band’s eventual demise in 2012.
His unique sound and style contributed enormously to the band’s success, which includes numerous Billboard-charting albums, eleven gold and five platinum albums, a Grammy Award for the Crest of a Knave album in 1988, and album sales exceeding 75 million units.
Check out Martin and his band doing a live version of ‘Locomotive Breath’
On Friday November 6, The Store for Music record label will proudly release worldwide Martin’s new album…a double CD affair entitled 50 Years of Jethro Tull.
CD number one features Martin and his band doing live in-studio electric performances of Jethro Tull songs…both classic tracks and deep album cuts from Tull’s earlier days….with new arrangements with Martin and his band putting their own stamp on these amazing songs.
The second CD features Martin and his band doing their own new versions of primarily classic acoustic songs from various periods of Tull’s legendary catalog.
Martin and the band’s take on all these songs is fresh, inventive, interesting and, of course, extremely well done.
Tull’s music continues to be played worldwide, representing an important part of classic rock history that remains noteworthy today.
He’s on a short list of amazing, one-of-a-kind, original, influential, rock ‘n’ roll guitarists that have fortunately graced our presence over the years.
His own band will be touring again at some point whenever the world is safe for him to do so, performing both Tull classics and Martin’s amazing original music.
