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Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978.. The album is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongside Songs from the Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979).
"Heavy Horses" is a song written by Ian Anderson and performed by his band Jethro Tull. The song was released on the 1978 album of the same name . Written as a tribute to horses, the song features folk rock elements that rebelled against the musical trends of the period.
The band continued to tour and in 1978 released a live double album, Bursting Out, which had been recorded during the European leg of the 1978 Heavy Horses tour. During the US leg of this tour in 1979, John Glascock suffered health problems and was replaced by Anderson's friend and former Stealers Wheel bassist, Tony Williams .
It includes some of the band's biggest hits from 1969 to the present day. Ian Anderson selected the tracks himself, approving edits necessary for timing purposes, e.g. " Heavy Horses ". Track listing
By the end of the year, Cornick had left the band due to "musical differences", with Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond taking his place. [5] Anderson was left as the sole original member of the group by May 1971, when Bunker also left due to their heavy touring schedule. [6] He was replaced by Barriemore Barlow. [7]
Their first album in five years, Things Are Great, drops January 21st. Band of Horses Unveil New Song “In Need of Repair”: Stream Wren Graves
Songs from the Wood is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 11 February 1977 by Chrysalis Records.The album is considered to be the first of three folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, followed by Heavy Horses (1978) and Stormwatch (1979).
A deluxe remixed edition was released June 21, 2024, incorporating new mixes of the Bern tracks that had been missing on the original album (but were released, albeit mixed by Jakko Jakszyk, on the "New Shoes Edition" of Heavy Horses) for a complete representation of the live setlist, previously unreleased soundcheck recordings and a remix of ...