Ian Anderson - Walk Into Light or Divinities or Secret Language or Rupi's Dance

I play "Walk Into Light" & "Secret Language Of Birds" the most.

I'm expecting light traffic for this one.

 

I play Rupi's and Divinities more, so there, Too.

In fact, I don't think I've played Into The Light in ten years. Maybe I should pull it out. I seem to remember liking it better than Under Wraps.

 

My wife plays Divinities more, so there.

 

Watch out, pretty soon people will be complaining about all the dang tull threads.

My faves are Divinities and Secret Language of Birds. Rupi's Dance is OK, but the melodies are weaker and less varied overall. I have an unopened copy of Walk into the Light. Someday I'll give it a spin.

 

This is an Ian Anderson thread.

 

Oh, excuuuuse me. Big difference, I know.

 

I only have Secret Language Of Birds and Rupi's Dance I like both but I slightly prefer the former.
I'll have to get the other two. Ian Anderson is one of my favourite musicians
OMG, this forum is killing me!

 

I like "The Secret Languages of Birds" best, I thought Rupi's Dance was essentially an inferior clone to Birds (but still pretty good). I never heard Divinities, but I did not care at all for "Walk In The Light".

 

Divinities stands alone at the invitation of EMI Records (Classical Division)1994.

 

Fave tracks
on Rupi's Dance
Calliandra Shade (The Cappuccino Song)
Lost In Crowds
A Raft Of Penguins
A Week Of Moments
A Hand Of Thumbs
Pigeon Flying Over Berlin Zoo
Not Ralitsa Vassileva
Birthday Card At Christmas (Bonus track from The Jethro Tull Christmas Album)

I like all of the tracks on the rest.

 

What say we all give another listen to these albums this weekend and compare notes? I'm in the mood for a little dose of Ian.

 

I don't own R'sD yet. I have downloaded the Amazon.com samples and thought those tracks sounded too much like rejects from the Birds sessions. But I will get it if I can find it used and cheap.

I think about half of the content of his solo albums (the other three I am familiar with) is really, really good.

I haven't listened to Divinities in years, but I used to really like most of it. I liked those sounds, and was glad when he played some of that in concert (Tull's - I haven't caught the solo ones).

"Trains" and a couple of other ones from his first LP are fabulous! Cheesy synths or not. Other tracks are simple horrible...

 

Me too, actually. First listened to "Walk" while visiting relatives in Germany, and that time in my life "sticks" to the album each time I listen. "Birds" is a very good album too!

 

"Walk" is better than "Under Wraps".
"Birds" is perfect.

 

yeahhh...but I also have a soft place in my heart for that album.
If only they'd used real drums....sigh...

 

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=57190&highlight=Tull

I changed my mind since 2005 bump!

 

October - final bump.

Lost cause...

 

I guess.
I've been a lifelong Tull fan but gave up after Divinities.

It must be Walk Into Light because that's the only one I still have - but only because it's vinyl

 

I like the vinyl & big bass remaster.

 

Ian Anderson has a solo career?!

 

Cannot abide "Walk...." but then that was the direction Tull were heading in at the time. Like many others I always wanted a mainly acoustic solo album from Ian - alas I can't ever see that happening. Besides, it would have been at it's most potent circa 1971-3

 

Yes, the thread has a purpose. Live and learn. & you kid me...catman

"The Secret Language Of Birds" (1999)