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Hosts David C. Gross and Tom Semioli grapple with the irascible founder of one of rock’s greatest ensembles. Anderson ruminates o’er Tull’s glorious past, the music industry, and his latest version of the band sans Martin Barre. The hosts review Tull’s blues origins and emergence as a prog rock band in the 1970s. 

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Ian Anderson is the frontman for Jethro Tull, one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of the 70s.  In this episode we discuss their new album, spirituality, recording the guitar solo on Aqualung, touring with Led Zeppelin and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Making Music Vs Retirement  
02:53 - Zealot Gene 
05:04 - Mine is the Mountain & Spirituality 
10:36 - Shoshana Sleeping & Songwriting 
13:05 - Guitar Solo on Aqualung 
14:40 - Shows with Led Zeppelin 
18:10 - Fans & Covid 
20:06 - Charity Work 
24:10 - Outro 

Jethro Tull website:
https://jethrotull.com

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Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ian Anderson, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his passion for fisheries and his research on a fish passage structure in the Yellowstone River, Montana.