Friday, April 2, 2010

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

A good song with a weird premise - it's about a homeless man named Aqualung who is a pedophile. This song has such a cool middle section, going down to an almost acoustic section, then kicking it up with some off the beat guitar strums. the first six notes are considered some of the most recognizable in rock history, and the guitar solo is absolutely phenomenal - apparently while recording it, Jimmy page walked in as Zeppelin was recording next door and waved to Martin Barre, perhaps inspiring him to give it his all. How can you not love a song that features jazz flute??

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