J-Tull Dot Com
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J-Tull Dot Com is the name of the 20th studio album by the band Jethro Tull
. J-Tull Dot Com was released four years after their 1995 album Roots to Branches
and continues in the same vein, marrying hard-rock and art-rock with Eastern music influences. It is the last album to feature Andrew Giddings on keyboards and the only album to feature Jonathan Noyce on bass, although both would stay with the band until 2007, resulting in Jethro Tull's longest ever unchanged line-up.
As of September 2011, it is their most recent studio album consisting of all-original material.
except where indicated.
Some versions of the CD have a "hidden" bonus track, introduced by Ian Anderson, and advertising his forthcoming solo album The Secret Language of Birds
Guest musician:
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
. J-Tull Dot Com was released four years after their 1995 album Roots to Branches
Roots to Branches
Roots to Branches is the name of the 19th studio album by the band Jethro Tull. It carries characteristics of Tull's classic 1970s art-rock and folk-rock roots alongside jazz and Arabic and Far Eastern influences. All songs were written by Ian Anderson and recorded at his home studio...
and continues in the same vein, marrying hard-rock and art-rock with Eastern music influences. It is the last album to feature Andrew Giddings on keyboards and the only album to feature Jonathan Noyce on bass, although both would stay with the band until 2007, resulting in Jethro Tull's longest ever unchanged line-up.
As of September 2011, it is their most recent studio album consisting of all-original material.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ian AndersonIan Anderson (musician)
Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
except where indicated.
- "Spiral" – 3:50
- "Dot Com" – 4:25
- "AWOL" – 5:19
- "Nothing @ All" (GiddingsAndrew GiddingsAndrew Giddings Born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and was a member of classic rock band Jethro Tull from 1991 to 2007.-Early life:...
) – 0:56 - "Wicked Windows" – 4:40
- "Hunt By Numbers" – 4:00
- "Hot Mango Flush" (AndersonIan Anderson (musician)Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
- BarreMartin BarreMartin 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 their debut This Was...
) – 3:49 - "El Niño" – 4:40
- "Black Mamba" – 5:00
- "Mango Surprise" – 1:14
- "Bends Like A Willow" – 4:53
- "Far Alaska" – 4:06
- "The Dog-Ear Years" – 3:34
- "A Gift Of Roses" – 3:54
Some versions of the CD have a "hidden" bonus track, introduced by Ian Anderson, and advertising his forthcoming solo album The Secret Language of Birds
The Secret Language of Birds
The Secret Language of Birds is the 3rd solo album byJethro Tull frontmanIan Anderson.It is named after the dawn chorus, the natural sound of birds heard at dawn, most noticeably in the spring.-Track listing:...
Personnel
- Ian AndersonIan Anderson (musician)Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
- vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, bouzouki and acoustic guitar - Martin BarreMartin BarreMartin 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 their debut This Was...
- electric and acoustic guitars - Andrew GiddingsAndrew GiddingsAndrew Giddings Born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and was a member of classic rock band Jethro Tull from 1991 to 2007.-Early life:...
- Hammond organ, piano, accordion, chromatic and qwerty keyboards - Doane PerryDoane PerryDoane Ethredge Perry is an American musician, composer and author. He has been working since 1984 as drummer and percussionist with Grammy award winning band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
- drums and percussion - Jonathan NoyceJonathan NoyceJonathan Mark Thomas Noyce is an English musician. He is a bass guitarist primarily known as a member of British rock group Jethro Tull, with whom he toured and recorded as a member from 1995 until 2007....
- bass guitar
Guest musician:
- Najma AkhtarNajma AkhtarNajma Akhtar born in the UK, also known as Najma, is a British singer of Asian ancestry. She was born in 1964 Chelmsford, England.Najma studied chemical engineering at Aston University, Birmingham: her father, brother and sister are also engineers...
- additional vocals on "Dot Com"