The Minstrel and the Symphony: Jethro Tull, ELP, and Progressive Rock's Wilder Shores

Get in touch!It seems like every ten years or so, society experiences a great reset.  The end of the ‘60s was like that.  The idealism and teen-culture of the ‘60’s was ten years older and moving into adult life.  Just like everything else in life that was questioned and re-invented, some musicians began pushing the boundaries of what rock music could become.  Across the Atlantic, and as Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull put it, English rockers “were trying to be originators and not simply relying on American music." Some of the most ground-breaking ‘60s albums led directly to the rise of prog, most prominently, The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band .  This album set a whole new expectation for what bands could do, and for what rock could become. In this third and final part of our Progressive Rock episode, we're rocking out with some of the greats - including Jethro Tull, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer! Life is a long song, friends.  Come sing it with us!Themes In this Episode: Classical touches in progressive rockEarly Jethro TullMartin Barre joins the bandTull's themes - a more relatable sort of progIan Anderson - An Extraordinary MinstrelWhy the flute?What made Tull so uniqueEarly Emerson, Lake and PalmerELP put their unique stamp on classical musicA dystopian future: TarkusFood For Thought or Thoughtful Food? Brain Salad SurgeryTracksGenesis - The Lamb Lies Down on BroadwayGenesis - Blood on the RooftopsJethro Tull - BoureeThe John Evan Smash - Blues for the 18thJethro Tull - Locomotive BreathJethro Tull - Wind UpJethro Tull - Cup of WonderJethro Tull - Songs from the WoodJethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Part 1Jethro Tull - My Sunday FeelingJethro Tull - Excerpt; Thick as a Brick Part 2The Nice - The Thoughts of Emerlist DavjackThe Crazy World of Arthur Brown - FireELP - The NutcrackerELP - Still You Turn Me OnELP - From the BeginningELP - The BarbarianELP - TarkusELP - Still... You Turn Me OnELP - Karn Evil #9 (first impression)Genesis - Duke's Travels/ Duke's End