![]() ![]() John O’Hara, our keyboard player, and a classically trained musician, worked on the arrangements and came up with some departures from the original structure and original way of presenting the essence of the music. I don’t have a narrow band of musical genre that I work into the exclusion of everything else.Īnderson: Some of the songs were much easier to do than the others because they had already been recorded with an orchestral component in the past. I am much more of a broad brush when it comes to music. ![]() We do have songs that are hard rock or heavy metal, but I also have ones that are classical, jazz, blues or even modern folk/acoustic music influenced. ![]() I often think that we appeal across the board. Eddie Vedder, I’m told, is a huge Jethro Tull fan, who in 1989, when Pearl Jam were becoming a major band, said that he grew up listening to Jethro Tull and we played a big part in the various influences that he had. Artist of Soft Soul, grew up listening to Jethro Tull and wanting to be in a progressive rock band, but unfortunately, he just about missed the boat as progressive rock was dying and pop was taking over. These are just a couple of examples of people whose music would be considered hard rock or heavy metal. Also, performing with me a few years ago was Bruce Dickerson of Iron Maiden. In fact, one of my musical guests on this year’s Christmas Cathedral Show is scheduled to be Joe Elliott, lead singer of Def Leppard, if he can make it. ![]() Anderson: I feel Jethro Tull’s music appeals to people across the board. ![]()
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