Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull is an English Progressive Rock band formed in 1967. Known for the flute work of frontman Ian Anderson, they started off as a blues band until they sacked their original guitarist Mick Abrahams and replaced him with the amazing Martin Barre. Fun fact, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath actually replaced Mick Abrahams for less than a year before Martin Barre was picked up. Tony eventually returned to Sabbath (then known as Earth) because he really wasn't too fond of having a leader in the band, which was Ian Anderson's way, so he decided to choose heavy riffs over flute-rock. He can be seen with the band in the Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus, which is also the first footage of the band ever recorded (no footage of the band with Mick Abrahams exists since he was only in the band for one year and one album).
After Martin Barre was brought on board, the band began taking on a more progressive edge, shown developing on 1969's Stand Up and 1970's Benefit, and starting fully with 1971's Aqualung, widely hailed as one of the greatest Prog albums ever and the band's finest work. Martin Barre is unique in that he tried not to sound like anyone else. He never took guitar lessons and tried to not listen to other guitar players so he wouldn't sound like them. They explored Prog further with Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, both of which contained only one continuous piece of music on the entire LP. 
Tull continued throughout the years and went through several Drummers, Keyboardists and Bassists, (Ian Anderson and Martin Barre were the only constant members) until they called it quits around 2011 or 2014. However, they just recently reformed in September 2017, and are planning to make a new album in 2018.
Category:Bands
Category:1960s