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NEWPORT, RI - JUNE 21: Ian Anderson of the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull plays the flute at the Newport Jazz Festival on June 21, 1969 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Jethro Tull’s manager asked Ian Anderson to write a hit. He tried not to, but failed

By Dom Lawson Published

1969’s Living In The Past reached the Top 10 in both the UK and US, and led to an uncomfortable experience on Top Of The Pops

Tracks & Singles
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Debate: “They were never the same after…” What’s the most seismic line-up change in prog history?

By Martin Kielty Published

From Yes and Pink Floyd to Dream Theater and Queensryche, most bands have experienced personnel issues over the years. Which change was the best, and which was the worst?

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Bands & Artists
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The ultimate review of 2025: The best albums, biggest events and megastars who rocked our world

By Siân Llewellyn Published

Also in our unmissable end-of-year issue: The Darkness, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses and more

Magazines
Jethro Tull – Aqualung Live remaster
Jethro Tull’s Aqualung Live demonstrates its power 20 years on

By Paul Ging Published

First time on vinyl for 2005’s live take on a bona fide prog classic

Albums
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull in 1979
Jethro Tull’s saddest, darkest album could have been even darker

By Mike Barnes Published

Death, dysfunction and ecological disaster surrounded Ian Anderson as his changing world shaped a “forever tainted” record

Albums
YEALMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 17: Portrait of English musician Martin Barre, best known as a guitarist with progressive rock group Jethro Tull, photographed at his home in Devon, on September 17, 2015. (Photo by Joby Sessions/Guitarist Magazine/Future via Getty Images)
When one of prog’s biggest bands shut down, it left their guitarist facing a void. This is how he bounced back

By Mike Barnes Published

Suddenly out of work in 2012, he started to take songwriting seriously and learned to stop feeling intimidated by other musicians

Albums
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The bassist who survived Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull and believing he’d murdered his bandmate on stage

By James McNair Published

Veteran admits he sailed close to the wind as he taught prog giants to drink – but he learned how much it means to play live with a band

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Martin Barre announces UK book tour dates for November and December

By Jerry Ewing Published

Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre will release his autobiography, A Trick Of The Memory: The Autobiography Of Jethro Tull’s Guitarist, in November

Biographies
Martin Barre and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre to release autobiography in November

By Jerry Ewing Published

Martin Barre will be touring the UK in December and in Europe throughout April

Biographies
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Jethro Tull announce newly remastered reissue of Aqualung Live

By Jerry Ewing Published

Jethro Tull's classic 1971 album Aqualung was recorded live for SiriusXM in 2005 and is newly remastered for coloured vinyl, CD and digital release in November

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