Stormwatch (1979) is an
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by the rock group
Jethro TullJethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the songs, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969....
and is considered the last in the trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull (although
folk musicThe term folk music originated in the 19th century as a term for musical folklore. It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer...
influenced virtually every Tull album). Among other subject-matter, the album touches heavily on the problems relating to the
environmentEnvironmental ethics is the part of environmental philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely including humans to including the non-human world...
, oil and money, although the threat at the time was "
Global coolingGlobal cooling was a conjecture during the 1970s of imminent cooling of the Earth's surface and atmosphere along with a posited commencement of glaciation...
".
With heavy rock and elegant orchestrations, the album presents energy, thought, intensity and an inner peace, ending with an overall sense of calm.
In 2004, a
remasterRemaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed version of
Stormwatch was released with four
bonus tracksIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
.
This is the last Tull album to feature the classic line-up of 1970s.
Bassist
John GlascockJohn Glascock was the bass guitarist for the rock band Jethro Tull from December 1975 until August 1979. He died in 1979, at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect.- Career :...
is only featured on three tracks ("Flying Dutchman", "Orion", and "Elegy").
Stormwatch (1979) is an
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by the rock group
Jethro TullJethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the songs, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969....
and is considered the last in the trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull (although
folk musicThe term folk music originated in the 19th century as a term for musical folklore. It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer...
influenced virtually every Tull album). Among other subject-matter, the album touches heavily on the problems relating to the
environmentEnvironmental ethics is the part of environmental philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely including humans to including the non-human world...
, oil and money, although the threat at the time was "
Global coolingGlobal cooling was a conjecture during the 1970s of imminent cooling of the Earth's surface and atmosphere along with a posited commencement of glaciation...
".
With heavy rock and elegant orchestrations, the album presents energy, thought, intensity and an inner peace, ending with an overall sense of calm.
In 2004, a
remasterRemaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed version of
Stormwatch was released with four
bonus tracksIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
.
This is the last Tull album to feature the classic line-up of 1970s.
Bassist
John GlascockJohn Glascock was the bass guitarist for the rock band Jethro Tull from December 1975 until August 1979. He died in 1979, at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect.- Career :...
is only featured on three tracks ("Flying Dutchman", "Orion", and "Elegy").
Ian AndersonIan Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the head of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
played bass elsewhere on the album.
The instrumental piece "Elegy" was written by
David PalmerDee Palmer is a English arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull. Palmer is a transsexual woman who was known as David Palmer for many years, including her stint with Jethro Tull...
.
Side one
- "North Sea Oil" – 3:12
- "Orion" – 3:58
- "Home" – 2:46
- "Dark Ages" – 9:13
- "Warm Sporran" – 3:33
Side two
- "Something's on the Move" – 4:27
- "Old Ghosts" – 4:23
- "Dun Ringill" – 2:41
- "Flying Dutchman" – 7:46
- "Elegy" (David Palmer)– 3:38
Bonus tracks
The remastered CD added bonus tracks (which had been on the
20 Years of Jethro Tull20 Years of Jethro Tull is a boxed set which spans the first twenty years of Jethro Tull. It was issued as five LPs: Radio Archives, Rare Tracks, Flawed Gems, Other Sides of Tull, and The Essential Tull...
box-set) and extensive liner notes:
- "A Stitch in Time" – 3:40
- "Crossword" – 3:38
- "Kelpie" – 3:37
- "King Henry's Madrigal" (Traditional)– 3:01
Personnel
- Ian Anderson
Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the head of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
– Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar (except tracks 2, 9, 10).
- Martin Barre
Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except This Was...
– Electric Guitar, Mandolin, and Classical Guitar
- Barriemore Barlow
Barriemore Barlow is best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band, Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980....
– Drums, Percussion
- John Evan
John Evan played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970, to June 1980. He was educated at King's College London....
– Piano, Organ
- David Palmer
Dee Palmer is a English arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull. Palmer is a transsexual woman who was known as David Palmer for many years, including her stint with Jethro Tull...
– Synthesizers, Portable Organ and Orchestral Arrangements
- John Glascock
John Glascock was the bass guitarist for the rock band Jethro Tull from December 1975 until August 1979. He died in 1979, at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect.- Career :...
– Bass Guitar on tracks 2, 9, 10.
Also featuring:
- Francis Wilson
Francis Wilson may refer to:*Francis H. Wilson , U.S. Representative from New York*Francis Wilson , American actor*Francis Wilson British weather forecaster*Francis Wilson -See also:...
– Spoken Voice on track 8.
Content
Dun RingillDun Ringill is an iron aged hill fort on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon....
is the historic site of an
Iron AgeIn archaeology, the Iron Age is the prehistoric period in any area during which cutting tools and weapons were mainly made of iron or steel. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.The...
fort on the Isle of Skye, which served as the original seat of the
Clan MacKinnonClan Mackinnon or Clan Fingon is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the islands of Mull and Skye, in the Inner Hebrides.Popular tradition gives the clan a Dalriadic Gaelic origin. The 19th century historian W. F. Skene named the clan as one of the seven clans of Siol Alpin - who according to...
. Anderson once owned and lived in nearby Kilmarie House, until he sold the estate in 1994.
http://www.skyewalk.co.uk/4_10.shtml A
sporranThe Sporran is a traditional part of Scottish Highland dress. It is a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless Scottish kilt....
is a type of pouch traditionally worn with a
kiltThe kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has been associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage elsewhere...
.
Other tracks allude to the constellation of
OrionOrion, often referred to as "The Hunter," is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the largest, most conspicuous, and most recognizable in the night sky...
and the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
It is sometimes rumored that "Elegy" was a homage to
John GlascockJohn Glascock was the bass guitarist for the rock band Jethro Tull from December 1975 until August 1979. He died in 1979, at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect.- Career :...
— who was very ill at the time due to a
congenital heart defectA congenital heart defect is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm can also...
, and would die shortly after the album's release. Actually, it is an
elegyAn elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.-History:The term "elegy" originally denoted a type of poetic meter . It commonly describes a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegeia derived from elegos —a reflection on the death of someone...
to
David PalmerDee Palmer is a English arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull. Palmer is a transsexual woman who was known as David Palmer for many years, including her stint with Jethro Tull...
's father and is one of the few tracks on which Glascock plays.