Jethro Tull - Stormwatch (Remaster)
Chrysalis Records  (1979)
Folk Rock

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7*
CD  59:33
14 tracks
   01   North Sea Oil             03:12
   02   Orion             03:58
   03   Home             02:46
   04   Dark Ages             09:13
   05   Warm Sporran             03:33
   06   Somethings On The Move             04:27
   07   Old Ghosts             04:23
   08   Dun Ringill             02:41
   09   Flying Dutchman             07:46
   10   Elegy             03:38
   11   A Stitch In Time             03:40
   12   Crossword             03:38
   13   Kelpie             03:37
   14   King Henry's Madrigal             03:01
Personal Details
Details
Country United Kingdom
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians
Drums and Percussion Barriemore Barlow
Acoustic Guitar Ian Anderson
Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre
Bass Guitar Ian Anderson
Guitar-Electric Martin Barre
Mandolin Martin Barre
Organ David Palmer
Organ John Evan
Piano John Evan
Synthesizer David Palmer
Vocals Ian Anderson
Flute Ian Anderson
Credits
Songwriter Ian Anderson
Notes
Stormwatch marked the end of an era in Jethro Tull's history, as the last album on which longtime members Barriemore Barlow, John Evan, and David Palmer participated, and the final appearance of bassist John Glascock, who played on three of the cuts (Anderson supplied the bass elsewhere) and died following open-heart surgery a few weeks after its release. Anderson's inspiration seemed to be running out here, his writing covering environmental concerns ("North Sea Oil") and very scattershot social topical criticism ("Dark Ages"). The fire is still there in some of the hard rock passages, especially on "Dark Ages," but most of the songs generally lack the craftsmanship and inspiration of such albums as Minstrel in the Gallery or Heavy Horses, much less Aqualung. Just when "Something's on the Move" seems like it could be the most tuneless track in Tull's history, "Old Ghosts" and "Dun Ringill" follow it with even less memorable melodic material. The latter, in particular, proved that Anderson's well of folk-inspired tunes was also running dry, apart from the instrumental "Warm Sporran".