MOJO picks the best albums from Ian Anderson’s prog folk troupe. 10. The Zealot Gene 9. A Passion Play 8. Crest Of A Knave 7.

We might still have some trouble thinking of Barre as the "former Jethro Tull guitarist" but, here, as he anticipates his solo acoustic tour and looks back on the band's epic legacy, he is okay with i ...

When Jethro Tull released Aqualung in March 1971 ... I was always the lowest common denominator. The Locomotive Breath and Aqualung riffs might be examples of that basic simplicity ...

Back in the day, Jethro Tull weren’t just a band ... vocals about a derelict watching the world go by. Then came Locomotive Breath, all chugging rhythms and existential dread.

When Jethro Tull released Aqualung in March 1971 ... I suppose songs like Hymn 43, Cross-Eyed Mary and Locomotive Breath are immediate; but one of my favourites is Mother Goose.