Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy ...

I used the blues to open doors into the music business, to get an audience,” Tull’s frontman tells us. “And a record deal.” ...

After decades of only hitting No. 2, the band has finally reached that top spot on the charts with 'Curious Ruminant.' ...

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Live music is one of the most important aspects of sound, but there are gig rules that people need to follow, as Ian Anderson ...

A look at how Jethro Tull went from a common or garden blues band to the proudly esoteric folk-rock band we know today, via ...

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says his new album 'Curious Ruminant' is the most personal record he has ever made. The ...

The trouble started before Jethro Tull arrived at the Red Rocks amphitheatre ... “It was an overreaction by Denver police,” singer Ian Anderson recalls. “They sent a helicopter to drop ...

While phrases such as “a return to their roots” or “recaptures the past” often fills a longtime fan of a veteran band with a ...

Folk rock has long been one of Jethro Tull’s strongest suits. Ian Anderson’s integration of Anglo-Celtic folk influences goes all the way back to the band’s second LP, Stand Up (1969), which drew also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.