Mick Abrahams first rose to fame as a guitarist during the 1960s and was a founder member of Jethro Tull, although his time with the band was to prove short lived owing to the vividly contrasting musical styles of himself and Ian Anderson. In his autobiography What is a Wommett Mick finally puts the record straight about this parting of the ways and the events that have shaped the man and his music since that time up to the present day. Perhaps best known for his time with Blodwyn Pig, the band he formed after leaving Tull, Abrahams has continued to delight fans with his own brand of blues, jazz and rock on highly acclaimed albums spanning several decades. With a fitting foreword by radio presenter and champion of great music, Bob Harris, this autobiography provides a fascinating insight into the character of an upbeat man who hasn’t allowed anything to keep him down for long. Packed with anecdotes and stories about Mick’s life in and out of the spotlight, this book is a must have for his fans and anyone who remembers the excitement of the emerging new musical talent of the sixties.
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Great Recollections from a founding member of Jethro Tull!,
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To me Mick Abrahams has always been underrated as a guitarist and perhaps fits in the same category as Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown or Peter Frampton or Steve Marriot of Humble Pie, other underrated guitarists. It's unfortunate that they have entered the music world at the same time as the titans such as Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page and Peter Green have in the realm of blues/rock guitar. Mick has been one of my influences in my studies of British Blues musicians. He also is a formidable singer in the same vein as perhaps Chris Youlden of Savoy Brown.
Mick provides us a great picture of what life was like back then growing up in England amongst the flowering music scene. He also provides the reader with a sometime hilarious reminiscence of experiences that he encountered in his musical journey. He does touch on the seriousness of his life as well and provide good introspection as to what he has learned from it. If you are a fan of his music (stand-alone) as well as Blodwyn Pig and Jethro Tull I truly believe that you will enjoy this. To Mick: "Cheer's 'mate!" with respect to writing a wonderful book. Thanks for allowing me to take the journey into your adventurous path!
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