Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – TAAB 2 (Thick as a Brick 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?) [2012, DVD]

In 1972, Ian Anderson wrote and recorded JETHRO TULL’s classic prog rock album Thick As A Brick. The lyrics for this album are written from the perspective of a fictional character, a child named Gerald Bostock, whose parents lied about his age. The album reached number one on the Billboard charts and was a huge success in many countries around the world.

TRACKLIST: Divergence: Interventions, Parallel Possibilities
Pebbles Thrown
01. From A Pebble Thrown (3:06)
02. Pebbles Instrumental (3:30)
03. Might-have-beens (0:50)
Gerald The Banker
04. Upper Sixth Loan Shark (1:13)
05. Banker Bets, Banker Wins (4:28)
Gerald Goes Homeless
06. Swing It Far (3:28)
07. Adrift And Dumfounded (4:25)
Gerald The Military Man
08. Old School Song (3:07)
09. Wootton Bassett Town (3:44)
Gerald The Chorister
10. Power And Spirit (1:59)
11. Give Till It Hurts (1:12)
Gerald: A Most Ordinary Man
12. Cosy Corner (1:25)
13. Shunt And Shuffle (2:12)
Convergence: Destiny, Fate, Karma, Kismet, A Change Of Horses
14. A Change Of Horses (8:04)
22 Mulberry Walk
15. Confessional (3:09)
16. Kismet In Suburbia (4:17)
What-Ifs, Maybes, Might-Have-Beens
17. What-ifs, Maybes And Might-have-beens (3:36)

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5.1 Surround Sound of entire album (Mixed by Steven Wilson)

DVD EXTRAS:

* The making of the album
* Interview with Ian Anderson talking about the album
* Interview with Steven Wilson
* Lyric reading

LINEUP:

Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
David Goodier – bass guitar
Scott Hammond – drums, percussion
John O’Hara – keyboards, accordion
Florian Opahle – electric guitar
Ryan O’Donnell – additional vocals, theatre

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