Stand Up (Jethro Tull album)
Occupation
- Ian Anderson - flute, harmonica, piano, mandolin, balalaika, vocals
- Martin Barre - guitar, flute
- Clive Bunker - drums
- Glenn Cornick - bass
Stand Up is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull. It was in April 1969 recorded in the studio in London Morgan and published in the same year in the UK. It is the only album by Jethro Tull, which reached the top spot in the British charts. In the United States, it was ranked 20th
Formation
After the guitarist Mick Abrahams had left the band due to musical differences with Ian Anderson and after a brief stint of Tony Iommi, who later became guitarist and founding member of Black Sabbath, Martin Lancelot Barre came to Jethro Tull. He should be in addition to Anderson, the only permanent member of the band from then on. Ian Anderson took over from this album alone the task of playwriting.
Style
Due to the withdrawal of Mick Abrahams also the musical direction of the band shifted. Was the first album This Was in part, blue -heavy, can be heard on Stand Up Progressive rock with folk-rock influences. Only the first track of the album, A New Day Yesterday, still reminiscent of the blues-rock style of its predecessor. Also one of the most famous pieces of Jethro Tull is on this album: the adaptation of the Bourrée in E minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. At the beginning is indicated by flute and bass the topic and then goes to a jazz-rock improvisation.
Title list
View all tracks by Ian Anderson unless otherwise stated.
Page 1
Page 2
Game times are from the LP, the CD of soft slightly.
On the 2001 remastered CD following four items are also included
Stand Up Collector's Edition
2010 appeared the Collector's Edition of the album. It contains 2 CDs and a DVD.
CD 1
Title as above plus radio recordings from John Peel's Top Gear Session.
- Bourée
- A New Day Yesterday
- Nothing is Easy
- Fat Man
DVD
The DVD contains the concert and an interview with Ian Anderson