A Classic Case: The London Symphony Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jethro Tull, Featuring Ian Anderson [Import]

London Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Ian Anderson (Artist), David Palmer (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• ASIN: B000003FOE
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,852 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Moving!, January 22, 2000

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joe spring (around boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Classic Case: The London Symphony Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jethro Tull, Featuring Ian Anderson (Audio CD)

This is an example of how an orchestra can swing!David Palmer and Tull members shine on moving numbers like Elegy and Fly By Night.The symphonic treatment of Locomotive Breath and Aqualung is something special for Tull lovers to hear.Music lovers in general will really like this great sounding album.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another example of a record company . . . things up, November 5, 2002

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Corporate Goon (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Classic Case: The London Symphony Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jethro Tull, Featuring Ian Anderson (Audio CD)

A Classic Case had great potential. David Palmer, who had worked with the group for years, had expressed an interest in doing something really different with the music. Unfortunately, the record company tried to make it "more commercial" but having versions of popular, but unfortunately not very classically oriented songs put on the album. Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, and Living In The Past are great songs, to be sure, but they don't translate well into a classical enviroment. This is such a shame, because there are so many Tull songs that do. Flying Dutchman would have been beautiful, moths, requiem, My God, Velvet Green, or about half of the rest of Tull's songs would have been wonderful. However, I am giving this album 3 Stars because of 1 BRILLIANT track. Warchild is worth the price of admission. It is absolutely wonderful, sharing a lot with the original but at the same time being completely different. SOme other tracks, like Elegy, Too Old To Rock, and Fly By Night are quite good, but the "old standards" are almost painful. Especially Aqualung(*shudder*)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The members of Tull, and LSO are in top form!, August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Classic Case: The London Symphony Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jethro Tull, Featuring Ian Anderson (Audio CD)

This CD is a keeper! David Palmer is a very sharp and talented musician and arranger. He has done a masterful job of re-creating Tull's best songs in the clasical genre. From the most sensitive and soft of Ian Anderson's compositions, the the most awe inspiring, conquering passages... they are all portrayed with the full grandeur that they deserve. A must have CD for both classical, and Tull fans!