Jethro Tull already had made three albums when Aqualung was released on March 19, 1971. But none of those records had the force, songs or lasting influence that their breakthrough LP almost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bassist Glenn Cornick was fired while recording was in its early stages, to be replaced by Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond. Keyboardist ...

Jethro Tull’s “Aqualung” is a member of a fairly small group of songs that achieved immense popularity despite lasting well over five minutes. Maybe it’s guitarist Martin Barre’s hard-edged opening ...

Many bands test out different styles of music over the course of an entire album, switching it up from song to song. Jethro Tull could shift genres several times in the course of a single song, which ...

When Jethro Tull released Aqualung in March 1971, it was perhaps with more of a sense of relief than pride. Their fourth studio album had endured a difficult gestation period – not only had they ...