Thick As A Brick 2 - new album!

Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull are getting ready to release Thick As A Brick 2, the sequel to the classic concept album from 1972.

Steven Wilson (fresh from the Aqualung remix) handled the mix of the new album as well as a remix/remaster of the original Thick As A Brick.

Here is a short blurb from Steven Wilson's facebook page:

I recently had the pleasure of mixing the new Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull album, which is a follow up to the classic Thick as a Brick album from 1972. TAAB2 is very much in the tradition of the first album, a continuous 54 minute concept piece with a similar musical palette and style. It's just been officially announced for release in April as a CD/DVD (including a 5.1 mix and stereo in high res), more details on the Tull website. I also completed mixes for a 40th anniversary surround sound edition of the original Thick as a Brick, though not sure when that is coming out.

Sounds good...I'm most eager for the Wino album so this won't be a release day purchase.

Wouldn't this have made more sense in like...1980? I dunno, it just seems like every time a band tries to do a sequel to an album LONG after the original album, it's never a good thing.

But oh well, I'll never say no to Tull.

Not many artists are still around to follow-up an album released 40 years earlier. I'm not expecting a 1970's album, because it's 2012. I'm just glad Anderson still wants to write and record music.

TAAB2 in the 80s woulda been horrible...that 80s sound w/the synthed drums, etc. is horrible...

Akeldama wrote:

TAAB2 in the 80s woulda been horrible...that 80s sound w/the synthed drums, etc. is horrible...

Yes because Tull's electro-pop period was widely criticized.

Official trailer for the new album, including a few snippets of audio and Ian Anderson's droll humor of course.

Today, you can stream Thick as a Brick 2 for free here (It links to Facebook, just like the page and you can give it a listen).

I meant to post that last night, thanks for the reminder. Listening now...

I'm jamming it now.

I'm loving it, will definitely be picking this up next week. Great mix.

I'm digging it, I think I'm gonna jam the original TAAB after I'm through with this one.