Otra pieza maravillosa de Jethro Tull que los lleva a los bosques nórdicos, a los cuentos de hadas y a mundos oníricos que cada quien carga en su costal de traumas (LoL). Disfrutenla.

Avedrio

1971 trajo esta magnifica canción, sin embargo es de reconocer que no a todos, desafortunadamente, les agrada oir semejante belleza mientras se encaminan hacia la montaña o acaban de almorzar en el restaurante de la caseta, sin embargo, el conductor se puede aventurar a enseñar un poco de buena música a las nuevas generaciones o a sus compañeros de viaje dejarles en claro que hay cosas mas alla de Juan Gabriel.

Avedrio

La canción que les traigo a continuación es, sin embargo, la notable excepción a esta regla gracias al talento de Ian Anderson y de Jethro Tull, su banda. Este señor, valiéndose de su condición de genio, no sólo engendró una moderna versión de un clásico de Bach sino que, ¡válgame el cielo!, mejoro la original. Esto es, por supuesto, un evento que vale la pena escuchar y difundir por el orbe…

Música+Jethro Tull+Bourée+video

Genre: Heavy progressive
Country: United States

Official Website

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Guitarist, keyboardist, and bass player Timothy Boney had wanted to create original music for a long time. He had a long a list of musical influences, but when it came to prog, he was inspired by Dream Theater, Yes, Rush, ELP, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Styx, Triumph, and especially Kansas. Life as an attorney doesn't leave a lot of free time, so it wasn't until 2005 that his project began to take shape. The goal was to make music that bore those earlier influences, but still sounded original, and up to date. He also wanted the lyrics to express some higher intellectual concepts.

As the scope of thing grew larger, Tim realized he would need some help. He invited former associate Michael J. White to add drums to the tracks he had already laid down. Joe Leming had been in a cover band with Tim, and was brought in to do the vocals. Joey became more enmeshed with the project, and started collaborating on the songwriting as well. Then the Kansas influence struck again, and it was decided to use some real violin. Lance Cockrell appears as a guest violinist on four songs.

While the CD was still in the works, the itch to put a real band together needed to be scratched. In the summer of 2006, Tim had been asked to form a band for a friend's party. Tim and Joey called some of their fellow musicians. Bassist Rick Lucharini, drummer Chuck Bailey, and keyboardist Brian Leahy completed the lineup for the "Picknic-Gig" band. The band worked, and they wanted to keep it together. Unfortunately, Brian Leahy had too much else going on to commit himself. The band invited Carolyn Kennedy to fill the keyboard spot. The group became a cover band called Class X, and toured the New Jersey bar circuit. Tim and Joey also did some gigs on their own as Acoustic Class X. During this time, the recording of "Minor Complexities" continued.

In June 2007, the album was released. The next month, the band began performing as CONTRARIAN. They still did covers, but also began to include the original material. Chuck Bailey had to leave at this time, due to previous commitments. Tim called another friend, Joe Suarez, to come in as the new drummer. A former band mate of Suarez, guitarist/vocalist Mike Lenyo, happened to jam with the band on one occasion. The other members were so impressed that they asked him to join. This lineup is the final result, and now tours the greater New Jersey area. Hopefully it won't be too long before they reach a larger audience.

I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Boney at NEARfest in June 2007. I didn't realize it then, but it was the same time as the release of "Minor Complexities." He was there to promote the band, and the new album. We had a good conversation, and have kept in touch. He was even nice enough to give me a copy of "Minor Complexities." It took a while for the pieces to fall into place, but we were finally able to add CONTRARIAN to the P.A. ranks. I am happy to be a part (albeit a very small one) of a new prog band's beginning.

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DISCOGRAPHY

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• MINOR COMPLEXITIES

Studio Album, released in 2007

Track Listings

1. Operation Overlord (6:12)
2. Twilight of the Idols (4:45)
3. String of Fate (4:07)
4. Fear and Trembling (10:15)
5. Barricades (5:38)
6. Another Day (3:09)
7. Just Doing Time (3:19)
8. Plato's Cave (5:37)
9. You're My Prayer (2:38)
10. Stand or Fall (5:12)
11. Sanguine Bells (5:45)
12. The Final Hand (2:59)

Total Time 59:36

Line-up/Musicians:

Timothy G. Boney / guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, percussion, vocals
Joseph L. Leming / Lead and backing vocals, percussion
Michael J. White / drums

Guest Musicians:
Lance Cockrell / violin
Eric Jorgenson / cello

®source: ProgArhives.com

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VIDEO

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"Operation Overlord"

The die is cast now, they make way for the land.
Steel is forged in the heart of everyman.
Cold, wet and dark, waiting for their final call, asking in silent prayer:
“How many men will fall”?

Their blood runs cold and dark in fields across the land.
That's the price that's paid when freedom takes a stand.
Facing the hellfire from the cliffs and the sky,
Charging across the sand, screaming their battle cry:

“Live free or die!”
For everyman
“Live free or die!”

Shooting, mining, shelling,
It's madness come alive.
One thought drives them forward;
“Live free or die”

So many years now since that fateful day,
Stars of David and crosses mark where many lay.
To pay the debt we owe them…it's futile but we try.
They gave their last full measure on the day they gave their lives.

Their blood runs cold and dark in fields across the land.
That's the price that's paid when freedom takes a stand.
Facing the hellfire from the cliffs and the sky,
Charging across the sand screaming their battle cry:

“Live free or die!”
For everyman
“Live free or die!”

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Contrarian™
Words: © 2007 Timothy G. Boney and Joseph L. Leming
Music: © 2007 Timothy G. Boney, Joseph L. Leming and Victor G. Parady, III

Happy and I'm smiling,
Walk a mile to drink your water.
You know I'd love to love you,
And above you there's no other.
We'll go walking out
While others shout of war's disaster.
Oh, we won't give in,
Let's go living in the past.

(Instrumental)

Once I used to join in
Every boy and girl was my friend.
Now there's revolution, but they don't know
What they're fighting.
Let us close our eyes;
Outside their lives go on much faster.
Oh, we won't give in,
We'll keep living in the past.

(Instrumental)

Oh, we won't give in,
Let's go living in the past.
Oh no no we won't give in,
Let's go living in the past.

Il rock si mescolò al punk, ai ritmi sincopati e ad una potente vocetta stridula, dando alla luce (per l'ennesima volta) alla esplosiva miscela di musica che ci proiettò direttamente negli anni 80. A dire il vero, noi con il nostro sangue latino, ci siamo proiettati più in là della maggior parte degli altri spettatori, troppo legati nelle loro pettinature da dirigenti della nokia o della volvo. Ma ce la siamo comunque goduta!

Fatto sta che, anche quest'anno i nerds - compatti, al grido di "ora ti sfondo i bonghi" - si riorganizzeranno per andare a conquistare terre nemiche alla ricerca di antiche danze tribali.

In pratica, ecco la mia proposta:

Le terre non sono in effetti particolarmente nemiche, dato che si tratta di Pistoia, ma il rock è di quelli di potenza inaudita!

Ebbene si, i Jethro Tull saranno al Pistoia Blues Festival (link) sabato 5 luglio in una grande anteprima.

Inizio concerto ore 21.00, prezzo del biglietto a partire da 30 euro.

E chi di voi non conosce "song for jeffrey" (png, era questa la canzone che ti canticchiavo di cui non ricordavo il nome) o "aqualung"... bè se esiste veramente, se ne vergogni e pianga in un angolo lacrime amare.

Willie Nelson with Jakob Dylan at Radio City Music Hall on Thurs. Sept. 25th. Also at the House of Blues in Atlantic City on Sat. Sept. 27. Tickets on sale this morning at 10:00 a.m.  $44.50 - $80.50.

Coheed & Cambria at Terminal 5 from Wed. Rocktober 22 thru Sat. Rocktober 25. Tickets on sale today at 11:00 a.m. $120 for 4 day pass. (I’m assuming $30 for each night on a single basis).

Todd Rundgren at the Music Box at the Borgota in Atlantic City on Sat. Aug. 2. Tickets on sale tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

Jordin Sparks with Jesse McCartney at Nokia Theater on Tues. Aug. 19. Tickets on sale tomorrow at noon. $39.50

Other items:

Did you remember to watch the VH1 Honors show for The Who last night? Could there have been a better group to open the show than the Foo Fighters? I think not. How friggin’ good were they? Their energy is electric and their version of “Young Man Blues” was incredible. I jumped out of my seat while watching and called friends just to make sure they were watching (you can catch a repeat of this show over the weekend). Then Gaz Coombes from Supergrass joined the Foo’s to cover “Bargain” and I was blown away. The Foo’s look like they have so much fun out there and I can’t say enough about these guys. The highlights for the show were the following: Pearl Jam. It’s amazing how grandiose this band has become as they now are no longer the new guys on the block. Dare I say that their version of “Love Reign O’er Me” is better than the original? If not, it’s pretty close. And they did an awesome job recreating one of my favorite Who songs- “Real Me.”

Wayne Coyne in that inflatable space ball was real cool and his band, The Flaming Lips, did a nice job on the medley from Tommy. I’ll throw in Incubus as well (I thought they were done) with their cover of “I Can See for Miles” and “I Can’t Explain.” And of course The Who (obviously not the same without Entwistle and Moon). I thought their set was top notch as well and my favorite performance from them was “My Generation.” The coolest clips they showed last night was one where John Entwistle was shown playing the bass so fluently and effortlessly. He could really play- check out his work on all the Who songs and one in particular- “Boris The Spider.”

John Mellencamp released his “Life, Death, Love & Freedom” album this past Tuesday. Very different from what you’d expect. If you are a Mellencamp fan just remember that Mr. T. Bone Burnett produced this project and it has his “sound” all over it. Definitely no songs like “R-O-C-K in The USA” here. Average rating on I-Tunes is 3.5 stars.The comments range from “brilliant” to “I thought he was dead.”“My Sweet Love” sounds like something that was left off of the Plant & Krauss album “Raising Sand.” Mellencamp has stated that he needed to do this album and doesn’t care if he sells five copies.

Bruce Springsteen has released a four song EP along with the accompanying video through I-Tunes and it is his “Magic Tour Highlights.” I have to admit this is very cool and I like it. Alejandro Escovedo joins Bruce & the E-Street Band for his new single “Always A Friend” (which is my new favorite song of the week). Tom Morello joins them for a rendition of “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” The legendary Roger McGuinn joins them for a version of “Turn, Turn, Turn.” (Tell me he doesn’t sound like Tom Petty or should it be Petty sounds like McGuinn?) And the video for “4^th of July, Asbury Park” has the last performance of one of the original E-Street members, Danny Fedrici, who passed away this past April from melanoma. Everyone involved is waiving their royalties and all the money from the sale of this CD/DVD will go to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. A nice touch!!

Go out and purchase the Randy Travis song “Faith in You” from his latest album “Around the Bend.” Great song period!!

Remember a few months ago I told you about the song “Addicted” from Ace Young, well his new CD is finally out and I will now change my stance and say that his other single “You Redeem Me” will be the song of the summer. This is pop music at its best.

My favorite old school song of the week is “Teacher” from Jethro Tull. I know, I’m still pissed that they beat out Metaliica for the first heavy metal Grammy but these boys had some good tunes and I recognize that.

Another old school favorite this week is The Who’s “The Punk and the Godfather” from Quadrophenia. This is the Who’s week by far.

I have to tell you that I am thisclose to buying the seemingly great collaboration between Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis “Two Men with the Blues.” This is a recording of their performance in January 2007 at Lincoln Center in NY City. This sounds terrific. I am going out on the ledge (just from the 30 second samples) and say that this is a must buy.

Received an e-mail this week from my friend Chris and it was a clip from You Tube featuring an 11 year old, Sungha Jung, playing acoustic guitar. You have to take a look and a listen: Go to :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uG_y8_FiKM&feature=related and you will also see many other tracks he has performed. Awesome.

Miracle happening this coming Tuesday, from the pages of Mr. Axl Rose, Zach De La Rocha is appearing from the ashes and will put out a new CD with his band- One Day As A Lion. He’s not in Axl’s category but he is number two when promising to put out new material and taking more than 7 years to do it.

This weeks I-Tune shuffle landed on “Carry On” by Crosby, Stills Nash & Young from their 2^nd album but first with Neil Young. Of course I had to go back and listen to the classic album “Déjà vu.” I love the guitar work on Carry On and their vocals together rank up as one of the all-time greatest harmonizing team ever. This album lands on #147 on Rollingstone’s magazines list of the top 500 albums. “One morning I woke up and knew you were really gone.” I love the bridge in this song as they break to “where are you going now my love, where will you be tomorrow… questions of…” This song was penned by Stephen Stills and cracks my top 50 songs ever. Track # 2 is the great “Teach Your Children” written by Graham Nash. Did you know he was part of The Hollies? Everyone knows this song and you can’t say it’s not good. Track # 3 belongs to David Crosby with “Almost Cut My Hair.” Now this song puts me back at Woodstock (if I was old enough). Then its on to Mr. Young with “Helpless”- now no offense to Young’s fans but this doesn’t fit the album. I understand each one of them were taking turns writing tracks but it kills the flow. And I love this song.

Track # 5 is my favorite of this album, a song written by Joni Mitchell but this version is by far the best: “Woodstock.” Now I know you are all going to tell me you have heard this song a million times but how can you not love the intro to this song? Once you hear it- you’re hooked- you have to listen to the whole song again. The walls are bleeding right now. This is the perfect summer song!! Blast it at your next BBQ. “By the time we got to Woodstock…” I can listen over and over and over. How cool is the title track? Oh man just pure greatness with their harmonizing vocals at the beginning? “If I had I ever been here before I would probably know just what to do… Don’t you?” It then morphs into a psychedelic tune where you find yourself playing air bass guitar and wondering what kind of stuff Crosby was on when he wrote it. Track #7 is another Nash popular tune- “Our House.” Years ago I was embarrassed to admit that I love this song but can no longer deny it. (even the “La, La, La” part). (On another note it was the ending song on last night's show on CBS- Swingtown).

I guess if I was old enough back in the early 70’s I would have been a big fan of Stephen Stills because I seem to gravitate to the songs that he wrote and this is especially true with track # 8: “4 + 20.” It’s a beautiful song but with some powerful ending lyrics. Track #9 belongs to Mr. Young and this is probably one of the best songs he has ever written: “Whisky Boot Hill/ Down, Down, Down/ Country Girl (I think you’re pretty).” I especially like when all four are singing “If I could stand to see her crying.. I would tell her not to care…” The last track was actually written by Young and Stills (I guess when they weren’t all fighting). “Everybody I Love You” is the song that has the most “kick” on this album. I can’t say enough about the harmonizing vocals, excellent here again.

Déjà Vu was released in March 1970 and it still stands the test of time. This is a “must have” in your music library. I always told my parents that I was born too late because I wish I could have been in my late teenage years when all this great music was at its height. I’m always drilling my father on why he was stuck in the 1950’s with the “doo wop” music. He was 26 in 1969 and could have gone to Woodstock and rode the wave of all the great music in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. Oh well I digress… Now I have read that this album is “overrated” by the non-baby boomer generation and my response is that is “crazy talk” (sorry Monica I had to use your term). This is a very special album; you all need to run out and purchase it- if you don’t have it. If you do, listen to it again and feel the greatness.

Today is Dion’s birthday. He turns 69. His biggest hit “Runaround Sue” was number 1 for two weeks in 1961.

Birthday wishes today also for Martha Reeves. She was born in Alabama in 1941. Her band had six top ten songs.

Back on this day in 1977 Barry Manilow had the number 1 hit with “Looks Like We Made It.” And on this day in 1988, Richard Marx had the number one hit with “Hold On to The Night.”

Ara és més fàcil. Vas al You Tube i pots veure-la tocada per ells en directe, i fins i tot hi ha gent que la toca davant de la càmera perque ho vegis més o menys. Les tablatures faran la resta.

Sóc molt patata amb la guitarra, això em portarà temps. La cançoneta no és fàcil. La idea és anar postejant aquí l'evolució. A veure si no me'n canso...

Aquí hi ha una versió en directe de 1976

I aquí un crack anomenat Andrea Vercesi fent-ne una versió. Amb que arribi a fer-ho la meitat de bé ja faré

I pomeriggi assolati tendono a essere tanti, soprattutto in estate, così eccomi qui a stressarvi ancora con la seconda parte delle segnalazioni su quello che vale la pena di essere visto (o che va assolutamente evitato) nell’estate romana. Si parte oggi stesso, con uno degli eventi più interessanti della stagione calda: il concerto di uno dei più grandi cantanti rock degli ultimi decenni, vero e proprio terrorista sonoro e promotore di progetti sempre estremi dal punto di vista sia visivo (i video stanno lì a testimoniarlo) che musicale. Parliamo di Mike Patton, già storico frontman dei Faith No More, una delle band che hanno rivoluzionato il genere hard/metal, poi animatore di band da infarto come Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Peeping Tom e soprattutto gli estremisti Tomahawk, col chitarrista dei Jesus Lizard, Duane Denison, e membri di Melvins ed Helmet. Tutti coloro che fanno parte della mia generazione ultratrentenne, ricorderanno la tamarrissima ma a modo suo già innovativa “Epic”, che stava ancora con un piede nel metal ma già nel 1989 anticipava per noi sedicenni di allora le sonorità di un grunge ancora chiuso nella nicchia di Seattle. Purtroppo, il concerto insieme coi rumoristi romani Zu, costa un po’ ed è stato spostato dalla location all’aperto del Parco di Caracalla al claustrofobico Circolo degli Artisti, il locale con la peggior acustica di tutto il centro Italia. Il 28 giugno, invece, proprio alla Festa dell’Unità (esiste ancora?) di.Caracalla, suonano gli italiani Offlaga Disco Pax, da molti considerati i nuovi CCCP e/o Massimo Volume, che in effetti hanno un suono (noioso) a metà strada tra i due illustri predecessori. Con tutto il rispetto per i mostri sacri, e considerando che il “cristiano rinato” Ferretti mi ha rotto da tempo i cosiddetti, non voglio stroncare un gruppo di cui non conosco tanto, ma faccio umilmente notare che i cosiddetti li ha rotti anche il modernariato anni ’70 fatto di socialismo, toblerone e prima sega.
Per la serie mummie alla riscossa, si prosegue il 30, con i Jethro Tull alla Centrale del tennis. A parte che odio il flauto traverso e Aqualung mi ha sempre fatto sbadigliare, mi chiedo come faccia Ian Anderson a fare ancora il pagliaccio (in senso buono) come riusciva negli anni ’70. Lo show on stage, secondo tutti quelli che se lo ricordano, era la cosa migliore dei Tull storici, e oggi mi sembra difficile che si possa assistere a qualcosa di simile. Insomma, un fine giugno da nostalgici, ecco cosa vi aspetta se vivete nella capitale e non potere fare a meno di andare a vedere concerti. Bella prospettiva. Vi consiglio il lago di Martignano.

İngiltere'nin dünya müziğine en büyük armağanlarından bir olan JETHRO TULL, 1968'ten bu yana dünya çapında 70 milyondan fazla satan 25 albüme imza attı.

2008'de 40. yılını kutlayan JETHRO TULL, "Thick As A Brick", "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young To Die!", "Bourée", "Aqualung", "Living In The Past", "Steel Monkey", "Locomotive Breath" gibi onlarca hit parçasına yer vereceği unutulmaz bir dünya turnesine başladı.

Klasik müzik, caz ve folk öğelerini rock çatısı altında toplayarak 40 yıl boyunca müzik dünyasının gündeminden düşmeyen JETHRO TULL, müzikseverlerin hafızalarına kazınacak iki konser için RTN Organizasyon imzasıyla 6 Haziran Cuma akşamı İstanbul Arena’da, 8 Haziran Pazar akşamı ise Ankara, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Açıkhava Tiyatrosu’nda olacak.

6 HAZİRAN CUMA
İSTANBUL
İstanbul Arena

8 HAZİRAN PAZAR
ANKARA
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Açıkhava Tiyatrosu

Biletler ve Ayrıntılı bilgi Biletix

Às vezes, no ônibus, fico observando os meus companheiros de viagem, esses desconhecidos de sempre. Muitos escutam suas músicas, alheios ao entra-e-sai de passageiros ou às conversas públicas de alguns. Questiono-me: que música estará ouvindo aquele rapaz, aquela moça, aquele senhor?

Os autores naturalistas descreviam os cenários como se eles refletissem a personalidade de quem neles habitava. Pelas roupas, pelos gestos, pelo jeito de falar (ou de não falar), costumamos analisar as pessoas.

Que música estará ouvindo esse rapaz de roupas espalhafatosas? Um rock? Ou, surpreendentemente, uma ária de Verdi? E essa moça recatada, de vestido azul turquesa? Estará ouvindo uma canção romântica? Uma palestra do pastor Marcos Feliciano? Ou um hino gospel? Quem sabe até uma canção de Leonard Cohen?

Aqui está a minha lista.

A new day yesterday - Jethro Tull

A sede do peixe - Milton Nascimento

Across the universe - The Beatles

Africa - Toto

All right now - Free

Ashes are burning - Renaissance

Baby, what a big surprise! - Chicago

Back in the USSR - The Beatles

Back on the road - Joe Egan

Bad to the bone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Blue Guitar - Justin Hayward & John Lodge

Canoa canoa - Milton Nascimento

Cigarettes and alcohol - Oasis

Cinammon girl - Neil Young

Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd

Creepin' - Grand Funk Railroad

Criaturas da noite - O Terço

Dance sister dance (baila mi hermana) - Santana

Delph town morn - Barclay James Harvest

Desolation valley/Waves - Nektar

Dona Olímpia (your moon) - Milton Nascimento

Down by the river - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Family of man - Three Dog Night

Four wheel drive - Bachman Turner Overdrive

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free wheeler - Nazareth

Galadriel - Barclay James Harvest

God only knows - The Beach Boys

Hammer and tongs - Budgie

Happy man - Chicago

If you leave me now - Chicago

I'd be so happy - Three Dog Night

I'm over you - Barclay James Harvest

Ladies night - Kool & The Gang

Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me - The Smiths

Let me serenade you - Three Dog Night

Life is a long song - Jethro Tull

Like a hurricane - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Maybe - Justin Hayward & John Lodge

Medicine man - Barclay James Harvest

Não vá se perder por aí - Os Mutantes

Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night

Nights in white satin - Moody Blues

Nights winters years - Justin Hayward & John Lodge

O que foi feito de vera/O que foi feito devera - Milton Nascimento e Elis Regina

On the run - Lake

Pão e água - Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges e Beto Guedes

Play something sweet (Brickyard blues) - Three Dog Night

Queimada - O Terço

Race with the devil - The Gun

Rocky mountain way - Joe Walsh

Roll on down the highway - Bachman Turner Overdrive

Self pity - Margriet

Shadow play - Rory Gallagher

Slow ride (live '77) - Foghat

So far away - David Gilmour

Song with no meaning - Barclay James Harvest

Song 2 - Blur

Spanish rose - Santana

Stay - Oingo Boingo

Stop me if you think you've heard this one before - The Smiths

Subhuman - Blue Öyster Cult

Sweet dream - Jethro Tull

Take some time on - Barclay James Harvest

Tanto - Milton Nascimento

The guitar man - Bread

The long and winding road - The Beatles

Throw down the sword (live) - Wishbone Ash

Train man - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Vanessa Simmons - Barclay James Harvest

Well... All right - Santana

When you wake up - Justin Hayward & John Lodge

While my guitar gently weeps - The Beatles

You make loving fun - Fleetwood Mac

(Sittin' on) the dock of the bay - Otis Redding

E você? O que anda escutando em seu MP3?