Following the recent announcement of a 19-date tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Thick As A Brick, Jethro Tull front man Ian Anderson will release a sequel to the original album. The new album will be released as a standard jewel case CD and digital download, and in a Special Edition 2-disc package with DVD featuring 5.1 stereo mixes, 24-bit stereo mix, video of the making of the album, interviews with the musicians and Ian Anderson reading the lyrics in various locations.
In 1972, Ian Anderson wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull Progressive Rock classic album Thick As A Brick. The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock , whose parents supposedly lied about his age. The record instantly became a number one Billboard Chart album and enjoyed considerable success in many countries of the world.
“As we baby-boomers look back on our own lives, we must often feel an occasional ‘what-if’ moment,” Anderson mused. “Might we, like Gerald, have become instead preacher, soldier, down-and-out, shopkeeper or finance tycoon? And those of more tender years - the social media and internet generation - may choose to ponder well the myriad of chance possibilities ahead of them at every turn...”
For the first time since 1972, Anderson and fellow musicians John O’Hara (keyboards), David Goodier (bass), Florian Opahle (guitar) and Scott Hammond (drums), as well as some guest performers, will take to the road to perform the original album in its entirety and there will be a second part to the show where Anderson and the band will also perform the sequel.
