Talk Tull to Me - a weekly Jethro Tull deep dive

A bit more of the same story from last week. Maybe a little more nuanced. With some finer detail of the people and the world created by our friend Ymir. 23rd studio album - RökFlöte Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Ginnungagap” - Jethro Tull ”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull Hosted on A...

Here we are. We've made it. The beginning of a new album. The beginning of a new universe. They come and go and disappear, but there's always another one. They cycle that was, is, and will be. Let's dive into some Norse mythology, baby! 23rd studio album - RökFlöte Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” -...

Here we are, at the end of The Zealot Gene! A fitting song to wrap up the album. We see an aging character, near the end. What's he done with his life? How does he feel about it? How does this tie into the present day? 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull...

Everyone prepare yourselves. Nik will commence gushing immediately. A tragic, lovely, sweet, unique, etc. etc. etc. Yes, Nik likes this song, everyone knows it. But why does he? Listen to find out! 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”Beltane” - Jethro T...

What's it all come down to? Love, that's what. Turns out the big man upstairs, and the man down here, knew what they were talking about. And we get to see that in practice in this delightful song. 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”Queen and Country” -...

Light song, heavy subject. The final destination for our friend JC. Or is it?! Hey, where'd he go? He took off, but only for the salvation of our mortal soul, so that's good. 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Where Did Saturday Go?” - Jethro Tull ”Fyl...

30 pieces of silver, eh? How does ol' JC (JK?) feel about that betrayal? How does Judas Iscariot's seemingly foreordained titular betrayal translate to a more apt contemporary idea? I dunno, you'll just have to listen to find out! 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” -...

Sure, Jesus is special. But he's not the only good guy in the Bible! Let's hear it for how special, humble, and tragic the life of this John guy is. And then let's figure out the allegory for this to make sense present day... 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jeth...

How are we supposed to feel about the ladies on the street? Well, there's what the bible tells, and then there's what Ian tells us. Is there something of an in-between? There just might be. 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Sad City Sisters” - Jethro...

I'm not naughty, you're naughty. An allegory, euphemism, double (and single) entendre laden romp. Take off your pants and pull on your Wellies, this one's gonna get messy. George Dalaras - John Barleycorn 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”Cup of Wonde...

The title track. A real doozy. Quite dark and scathing for sitting upon the fence! Mr. Anderson has such a poetic way of telling it how it is. Fair warning: this episode does get rather political. 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “The Zealot Gene” - J...

*voice from the clouds* OLLLLD TESTAMENNNNNNT!! Capital O, capital T, G-O-D. Ian can be fair and loving, be he can also destroy you with a thought! What a terrifying and amazing song. 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”Cup of Wonder” - Jethro Tull “Min...

What a fun and funky bluesy number! Just Ian in a room with a bunch of instruments, doing what he does best. Now, who's going to inherit Aunty Mable's harpsichord when she kicks it? 22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Jacob’s Tales” - Jethro Tull ”Mine...

Dark. Scary. Foreboding. We start off strong with the up-to-date allegory for a biblical passage. Ian's clearly not pulling any punches with this album, and neither are we!  22nd studio album - The Zealot Gene Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Mrs. Tibbets” - Jethro Tull ”With You...

Nik's favorite live album. One Omen hasn't really listened to. We're popping in a spacer episode, so that The Zealot Gene, Patreon Tull Skull+ access (videos of the episodes?!) line up with the month of April. A Little Light Music - live album (1992) Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”Jo...

A fun and poppy song with a little twisty-poo at the end. A lot of stuff in here that we don't normally get from Tull. And we like it! Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull ”So Fresh, So Clean” - Outkast “Motoreyes” - Jethro Tull ”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jet...

We have ourselves another commentary song. Politics and politicking and politicians. The facade and story that they all tell to get to where they are, and then it all just falls away as they become… Jethro Tull - Old Ghosts but Midjourney AI did the Visuals Prog Archives - Crest of a Knave reviews 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon &a...

It’s been so long! Finally: TRAINS. Ian’s love of trains and this narrator's love-interest intersect into the perfect song. Well, maybe not perfect. But it’s okay as far as train songs go, right? The Halfmade World - Felix Gilman 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” -...

Sweet and lovely. Certainly mournful. Is there confusion? Is it just missing your beloved?  16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “The Waking Edge” - Jethro Tull ”Daphnis et Chloé” - Maurice Ravel ”Kabuki & Noh Percussion” - Takinojo Mochizuki ”R...

Nothing sexy or overly blue collar here. We’ve got ourselves simply a great story in Ian’s characteristic, near-mythological narrative. The poetry, the scansion, the drama! Jethro Tull Focus Group article 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Mountain Me...

Another sexy ditty. Another random run-in with a lady in his travels, the narrator describes well-past the initial meeting in the bar. Quit listening, you sicko! 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Budapest” - Jethro Tull ”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tu...

More tough times for our narrator this week. Things stacked up bad. Guaranteed to get mad. But maybe we can all appreciate the little things in life? Find that silver lining, find that dog in midwinter? 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Dogs in Midwi...

One of the sexiest songs yet! Just imagine Mr. Anderson in a smoky foreign bar, a seductive lady approaches and speaks to him in broken English. He responds in kind, she takes his hand… oooh, I’m all tingly! Singing Trees She Said She Was a Dancer 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music c...

A silly, sexy song. Another working man’s tune, but this one gives us a glimpse into the life after said working man clocks out for the day. He needs his jump start! ... or is it? Lap of Luxury music video 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull “Jump Start...

The hard-working farmer’s life is made all-the-harder on crummy land the Man wants to buy out from under you. When they do, what’s the farmer have left? A pickup truck to take him off away from his farm, and the freeway. Jethro Tull wins the Grammy 16th studio album - Crest of a Knave Get your Talk Tull To Me merch here ! Talk Tull To Me Patreon & schedule . Art credit: Burton Silverman Music...