Kalevala: Quinze Marins. Promo CD 2004 Pumpkin's Crew.                                               Welcome   4-C   D-J    R-T  U-Ä
           Mother Goose.
           An Italian band named after the Finnish national epic! That can't be bad..:) Good live sound , cunning players… simply: very good!
Jack Kaufmann: Sign Of The Times. 1993.
           Jack-In-The-Green.
           A convincing performance. Good sounds with an arrangement faithful to the original. Apparently only released on cassette.

Jack Kaufmann: In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff. 2002.
           Hyper-kind of JK to present me with this exclusive demo-recording. Not the easiest piece, but JK handles it with true brilliance.
           He plans to include ITGOSS on his upcoming CD. That promises to be something else! Stand by at www.in-the-green.net.
Kiuas: Reformation. CD (Japan edition) Spinefarm 2006.
           Hunting Girl.
            A heavy version by young but cunning Finnish band.  HG is really good, but the rest of the album, I'm sorry to say, is unbearable
            warrior-or-whatever-metal.
Kloot Per W: Kill Pretty Weirdo. CD 1997 Zyx Music.
           Locomotive Breath.
           KPW toys around with acoustic guitar and miscellaneous samples, but without coming up with any new angle to LB.
Raymond van Kooten: A Token Of Admiration for Jethro Tull. CD-R (home recording) 1997.
           Bakerst. Muse, For Michael, Jeffrey, Colins And Me, Slipstream, Wond'ring Aloud, Just Trying To Be, Under Wraps,
           Dun Ringill, Pussy Willow, Nursie, Life's A Long Song, March The Mad Scientist, Up To Me, Reasons For Waiting,
           Bouree, Wind Up, A Christmas Song, Skating Away, Cold Wind To Valhalla, Thick As A Brick, Mother Goose, Cheap
           Day Return, One White Duck, Salamander, Bad Eyed And Loveless, Sossity, Grace.
           A lo-fi JT tribute. A simple but ingenious idea to compile these acoustic classics on one record. If it wasn't for the varying sound-
           quality I suspect Raymond would have a golden egg in his hand. The question is: who's going to empty the bank with this
           concept?  Listening to this, I'm sure an official acoustic Tull-tribute would have a market, perhaps even beyond basic Tull-   
           followers. Why? Well, every Tull-fan knows the quality of these songs. When they are stringed together like this they form an
           magnificent, touching, stunning wholeness. The ultimate concept album! It tells an unique story of musical brilliance, the life's
           work of Mr. Ian Scott Anderson.
Wayne Krantz: Signals.  CD 1990 Enja.
           Sossity, You're A Woman.

           Great solo guitar performance. Beautiful jazz rendition. More of this, please!
Richard Last Group: Get Ready. CD Akarma.                                                                                                       
           Dharma For One.
           DFO was apparently a popular cover-tune in the early seventies. This version works nicely to start, but after a while the group
           ventures out into some kind of silly jazz-jamming, which doesn't lead anywhere.
Legacy Of Hate: The Killing. CD 2000 HBN Music.
           Locomotive Breath.
           Imbecile death-metal from Austria. Probably not intended as humour, but I almost had to laugh when I heard the "vocalist"
           sounding like he's going to puke at any moment. But would it amuse at a second listening?  That question will probably remain
           forever unanswered. 
Leppihalme Folk: Mother Goose, Thick As A Brick. http://www.leppihalme.net/page.php?id=2
           Miikkali Leppihalme (see below) in a nice duo-setting with Elina on flute and vocal harmonies.
Miikkali Leppihalme: Cheap Day Return, Crash-Barrier Waltzer, Dun Ringill, Mother Goose, Nursie, Set Aside, Thick As A Brick,
           Wond'ring Aloud, Wond'ring Again.
           Miikkali is a singer/guitarist who performs frequently at Irish jams etc. in Helsinki. I was lucky to hear him play MG when his band
           was on the same bill as my American cousin Jonathan Rundman at the rock bar Mendocino. He was so kind to share these files, mostly
           home recorded, with me. And what a set of acoustic classics that is! The first covers of C-BW and WAg, two of IA's finest. I'm sure
           Miikkali could score well if he decided to record a complete CD of acoustic Tull.
Lewis & Klark: A Buffalo Holiday With Friends. CD 1999.
           A Christmas Song.
           A nice guitar arrangement by L&K on this CD produced for charity purposes. Featuring an ascetic vocal performance by NSS.
Steve Lieberman: Locomotive Breath. www.indielaunch.com
           A one-man punk band from NY. Sound described by an authority in the Tull-fan community as "a drunk cat when singing". SL
           has also made a tribute track appropriately called "Ian Anderson". Completely weird stuff.
Steve Lieberman: Jew In The Underground. CD 2004 Gangsta Rabbi Bad'lan USA Records.
          One Brown Mouse.
          Downloaded this from MediaKinesis. SL is sympathetic in his completely uncompromising style, but musically… not my stuff.
Steve Lieberman: Punkifier. iTunes download Gangsta Rabbi Bad'lan USA Record 2005.
                                Jewish Pirate. iTunes download Gangsta Rabbi Bad'lan USA Record 2006.     
                                Last of the Jewish Pirates. iTunes download Bad'lan USA 2007.
           Up To Me, War Child, Mother Goose. 
            I have no idea what drives SL to release this unapproachable stuff, and why he has chosen Jethro Tull as a target. I fail to find any humour in
            his intentionally (?) miserable performance. I sincerely hope he gets fulfilment out of this himself!
Locomotive Breath: Locomotive Breath. CD 1997 Blue Stone.               
           Locomotive Breath.
           The name of band and CD would indicate a tribute band, but this Swedish group only recognize Tull as a source of  influence.
           They also rightly admit that these influences can't be heard in their music, which is heavy-metal with a touch of prog. LB starts
           as a nice acoustic blues before evolving into a less interesting metal work-out.
The Locomotive Breath Band: Cross Eyed Mary, To Cry You A Song. www.locomotivebreathband.com/
           A tribute band from California, with Glenn Cornick on bass! He plays on the songs from "his" era of Tull, with Freeman Lee
           taking care of the stuff from Aqualung and later. As expected these live-takes prove some solid professionalism. Hopefully this
           band would release a CD-worth of material, and stir it up with some new interpretations of those classics.
Dario Lombardo & The Blues Gang: Searchin For Gold. CD 2003 Il Popolo del Blues.
           It's Breakin' Me Up.
           DL has earlier performed on some of the Itullians releases. Here he reworks IBMU into a fab, though unrecognizable, version.
           DL sings and plays acoustic guitar in the mood of the old blues masters. Good, good. 
The London Symphony Orchestra: A Classic Case. LP 1985 Ariola.
           Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Elegy, Bouree, Fly By Night, Aqualung, Too Old To Rock'nRoll Too Young To
           Die, Medley: Teacher/Bungle In The Jungle/Rainbow Blues/Locomotive Breath, Living In The Past, Warchild.
           I suppose the majority of Tull-fans are familiar with this album. Sadly David Palmer went for the Symphony Orchestra + rock
           band combination, when plain Symphony Orchestra would have been much more interesting. This is proven by the great
           version of "Warchild". There is also a snippet of "Rainbow Blues", one of those "forgotten" Tull-masterpieces. I wish
           someone would redo that song, skip the superfluous intro and focus on the fantastic melody, one of Ian Anderson's finest.
The Lord Franklin Group: Franklin's Travail. CD Lord Franklin Productions 1995.
           Life's A Long Song.
           Well played and performed, but maybe the arrangement feels somewhat hurried? High points anyway.
Patrick Lydon. www.tullworld.com/mymusic/index.htm
           Bouree, Look Into The Sun, Just Trying To Be, Thick As A Brick, Reasons For Waiting, Dangerous Veils, One White Duck,
           Nursie.
           Patrick Lydon is the webmaster for the fine website Tullworld. Among everything else you can find this nice selection of cover
           versions. Fabulous! LITS, JTTB, TAAB and RFW are solo acoustic performances by Patrick. Really good. DV and Bouree are
           live with band. Both suffer from poor sound, otherwise DV would be most enjoyable. Bouree is the odd one out, perhaps better
           not taken too seriously, especially the freak-out bass solo… OWD and Nursie added autumn 2005, guaranteed tullworld standard
Lenny MacDowell: Magic Flute. CD 1984 Bell Records.                                                                                                                                       
           Locomotive Breath, Bouree.
           First of all "Bouree" isn't based on the Tull arrangement, it's only "inspired by Ian Anderson And Jethro Tull" as stated on
           the sleeve notes. LB's riff has been slightly altered, and it sounds quite good. There's a nice funk-rock middle-section, but
           still the whole thing  feels somehow artificial.
Lenny MacDowell: Locomotive Breath. Maxi CD 1986 Rekord.
           Locomotive Breath Mega Dance Mix.
           A re-recording and mix of the version appearing on MF. Has to be taken with a good doze of  humour.
Lenny MacDowell: Flute Power. CD 1995 Blue Flame.
           Locomotive Breath.
           Again a re-recording of the same arrangement as on MF, with a different band and updated sounds.
Mack & The Boys: From The Hip. CD 1995.                                                                                                       
           Living In The Past.
           Strange that this piece is entitled LITP, as it bears very little similarity to the actual Tull-tune. Only the basic groove is
           recognisable, everything else is completely altered, including melody and lyrics.

Mahones & Garlic Stench: Satte Wiesen, Pralle Euter. CD 1996 Dabbelju-music.
           Locomotive Breath.   
           Live CD featuring two German bands. Mahones do a complete rearrangement of LB, maybe best described as a bluesy folk

           ballad. Very interesting, but perhaps the live-setting brings some uncertainty into the timing. A fresh attempt anyway.
Malibran: Six & Four. CD-R 2004.
           Flute Medley (For A Thousand Mothers/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Bourèe/Quartet/Thick As A Brick/Pinocchio)
Malibran: Live At Bloom. DVD-R 2003.
           Malibran incl. For A Thousand Mothers/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Bourèe/Quartet/Thick As A Brick/Pinocchio.
Malibran: Behind The Stage. DVD-R 2004.
           God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/ Thick As A Brick/ Pinocchio, Firth Of Fifth/La Danza Degli Elfi/Pinocchio/The Snow Goose/
            Bouree/La Czarda.
            Big thanks to Malibran band-leader Giuseppe Scaravilli for supplying me with these unofficial releases. Tull-snippets are a standard
            feature in their show, as these documents prove. On BTS you can also see footage of Malibran recording "Bourèe" for the 'Songs For
           Jethro' tribute-album. In addition, Giuseppe has recorded a full version of GRYMG, also reviewed on this site. 
Mamashöe: I Love Life. CD 1999 Tautology.
           Fires At Midnight.
           Interesting choice by American psycho-folk (?) outfit. The result is basically ok, but somewhat trivial.
Mannhai: Spiritraiser. CD-single 2003 Ranch.
           A New Day Yesterday.
           A strong vocal performance gets buried under a wall of distortion. That's really sad, because otherwise this version by Finnish
           stoner-rock band would be fine.
Mark 'n' Simon: Same Procedure… CD Semaphore.
           Locomotive Breath.
           British musical comedians based in Germany captured live. Nice bar piano intro leads to a good rock-out that would be fun to
           experience on location.
Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers: Tip Of The Hat. CD 2002 Dig Music.
           It's Breaking Me Up.
           MM captures perfectly the blues spirit. A great reminder of the incredible range of styles in JT history. Good.
Rob Martino: Heavy Horses, Slipstream, Cheap Day Return, Wond'ring Aloud. http://wavearts.com/Rob/pages/mymusic.html
           Beautiful short sketches played on stick. Hopefully Rob will produce more of this excellent stuff. And he has! CDR and WA added
            in June -06. Superb!
Maximum Party Band: Saustark 1. CD Tyrostar 1996.
           Locomotive Breath, Bungle In The Jungle.
           This album is actually a long medley of  various rock-classics. Whatever might have gone into this project in terms of ambition
           is completely washed away by fake stadium audience applause mixed all over the material. The Tull-tracks are also washed out.
           LB only 1.37 long and BITJ one minute shorter! Bottom drawer stuff.
Dave McCann and The Ten Toed Frogs: Country Medicine. CD 2004 Old Man River Folk Music.
           Locomotive Breath.
           Absolutely awesome bluegrass version from an album of great indie-roots-outlaw-americana. Highly recommended!
Mercedes Band: L'Heure JMP Vol. 2. CD Distribution Select 1997.
           Locomotive Breath.
           I regret I didn't pay attention on the French lessons in school. If I would, I might understand what this Canadian band is on
           about for almost half of this track (total length: 8:47). First they do an ok take of LB, with piano intro and all, then they cut for a
           rather strange passage of chatting, laughing and playing snippets of "Bouree". In the end shortly back to LB for a pertinent
           finale.
Midlife Crisis: Locomotive Breath. Video 2001. members.home.nl/cwuijts/
           Dutch band caught live with a pretty ordinary version of LB. Good points for making video downloadable on the net.           
Midnight Oil: Unplugged Calgary, Electric Chicago. Bootleg CD 2000.
           Locomotive Breath.
           Not much to say about this snippet; running time 0.58. Sounds like fun with improvised vocals, but then it's cut off before it has
            properly begun.
Mighty Vinyl: Thick As A Brick.
           Unknown vocals-flute-guitar outfit perform a clean and able, enjoyable take of the classic TAAB intro.
Aaron Mittler: Thick As A Brick. http://www.aaronmittler.com/home/listen.htm
            Competent acoustic work.
Michael Monroe: If. CD 2002 Mistree.
             Skating Away.
             An intimate version on this excellent  acoustic ballads album.
Mother Goose: Passion Players. CD MGP 2003.
           Black Sunday, For A Thousand Mothers, Aqualung, Bouree, With You There To Help Me, Thick As A Brick, Hymn 43,
           Mother Goose, Kelpie, Hunting Girl, Life Is A Long Song, Minstrel In The Gallery, My God, Passion Players (The Third
           Hoorah/Whistler).
           Always a feast when a new tribute-album arrives. From the line of excellent Italian tribute-bands, MG produces a CD that
           deserves all support. Most arrangements are close to the originals, with some welcome exceptions; notably the title track, a
           fantastic mix of themes from "The 3rd H" and "Whistler". Many strong moments, a few weak ones, this album sounds better
           with every listen. Some highlights: the wonderful intro of BS, TAAB starting from '...the poet and the painter...' and not the
           classic intro, the high intensity of MITG. The CD leaves only one wish:  give us a rapid follow-up..!
Mother Goose: Living In The Past. http://www.mothergoose.it/
           MG in good form again. Recommended download from address above.
Mr. Goldtooth: Hymn 43. www.austinchronicle.com/issues/annual/musicreg/register.php?display=bandpage&ident=1409
           Too slow tempo here. Singer also not up for the task.
Mr. Voice: Live At The Opera. CD 1995 X-ART Records.
           Locomotive Breath.
            Excellent jazzed up piano intro leads to a competently rocking and energetic live version.
M. Walking On Water: Pictures Of An Exhibitionist. CD 1993 Polydor.
           Bungle In The Jungle.
           A promising intro leads to disappointment due to poor singing and a completely spoiled refrain.
Mägo De Oz: Finisterra. 2CD 2002 Locomotive Music.
           Kelpie.
           Tull sung in Spanish! This version would be  perfect if they hadn't chosen a high key that forces the singer to strain his voice to
           the limit. Instrumental passages, highlighted by alternating flute and hammond solos, are absolutely fantastic.
Nelson Edge & Bonsai: Shamrock In The Hearts. CD 1998.                                                               
           Locomotive Breath.
           German amateur trio caught live at the pub. This version would naturally need a few pints to be fully appreciated. The tin-
           whistler might have had a couple before launching in to his solo capturing psychedelic qualities.
Richard Nicholson: Crazed Institution. artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/nicholson/index-1.html
           Nice attempt on this rarely covered piece. Would need some touching up to be completely convincing though.
Nightshifters: Locomotive Breath. www.nightshifters.com/download.shtml.
           The intro works fairly good on this demonstration by American covers band. There's not much good to say about the rest, I'm
            afraid. Nice organ solo doesn't compensate bad guitar and drum parts.
Node: Technical Crime. CD 2000 Lucretia Records.
           Hymn 43.
           What has Jethro Tull in common with the following bands: Death SS, Death, Sadist, Kaoslord and Awful? Hopefully nothing,
            except they've all inspired this Italian speed death metal band to produce their music which is, in my very private opinion,
            only suited for terror and torture. Please don't get offended if you happen to love and cherish this kind of stuff. Hymn 43 of
            course has a fabulous rock'n'roll riff that's always going to attract guitar heroes all around the globe.
Chris Nolan: Bur Tull. CD-R 1988.
            A New Day Yesterday, Song For Jeffery, One White Duck, Nothing To Say, Mother Goose, Rover, End Of Your Road,
            Skating Away, Flying Colours, Strip Cartoon, Fly By Night, Raising Steam.
            This song-list should lift the eye-brows of any Tull-head. A good amount of rarely or never before covered pieces and what's
            best: well performed. A complete solo-project by Chris Nolan, maybe to celebrate Tull's 20 years anniversary; judging from
            the year of production? Huge thanks to Kaz for shearing this superbly enjoyable, hidden jewel!
Jon Nordstrom: Jonny's Fridge Door Art. CD 2000 Captain Tractor.
            Wond'ring Aloud.
            This is actually a release by Canadian band Captain Tractor, disc 2 of the 'Hosterista' 6 CD set. But as it is bassist Jon Nordstrom's
            solo compilation I filed it here. Also: his version of WA is totally personal, very intimate with only vocals and guitar. Beautiful.
Northern Kings: Reborn. CD 2007 Warner Music.
            Fallen On Hard Times.
            When I saw the ad of this CD, I knew right away it had to contain something Tull: with four "Aqualungs" on the cover, one of them being
             Marco Hietala, bassist and singer of Nightwish and earlier active in different JT tribute projects. FOHD has truly been reborn with a high
             tempo heavy arrangement and big orchestral sounds. And it's damn good too!
Not Yet: Living In The Past, Thick As A Brick.  http://www.zagyva.hu/notyet/hall.htm
            The first covers by a Hungarian band in my collection. Well played and all, the only downside is the singer's English pronunciation.
            Good points anyway.
Novum Plasticateur: Like A Tall Thin Girl, Like A Tall Thin Dub.
            Found this stuff in the e-mail one fine day. The first covers of TTG I've heard are made in the style of dada. The first version
            has only misc. percussion and vocals, the dub has some guitar impro added and plunges even further into the depth of avant-
            garde. Extremely strange.
OAK: Canzone Povera (Song For Jeffrey). Unreleased.                                                                   
           For some reason this take has a slower tempo than the two other versions by OAK. Otherwise this Italian version would be
           really good. 
OAK: Re-living In The Past. CD-R 2001.
           My Sunday Feeling, Hymn 43, Cross Eyed Mary, My God/(Bourée), A Song For Jeffrey, Living In The Past, Nothing Is
           Easy.
           Again an excellent tribute album from Italy. The tight guitar work on H43 is marvellous, as is the instrumental passage, including
           a "hidden" B, on MG. Not one weak moment from this band fronted by Jerry Cutillo on vox, flute and acoustic guitar.     
OAK: Hymn 43. http://www.oaktull.com/download.html
          Good live version. A few short clips of other covers are also available + some video clips that I for some reason couldn't download.
Oaksenham: Conquest Of The Pacific. CD 2006 Musea.
           Jester's Pipe (featuring Velvet Green)
           This must be the first CD by an Armenian band in my collection. And it's good! Excellent variations on the VG theme + two covers of one of my
            all time favourite bands, Gentle Giant, makes this album a treat.
Odin Dragonfly: Offerings. CD 2007 Odin Dragonfly .
            Witches Promise.
             Absolutely nothing to complain about in this delicate version featuring piano, ac guitar, flute and  the beautiful voices of Angela Gordon and 
             Heather Findlay.
O'Malley: Straight Ahead. CD O´Malley.
           Locomotive Breath Reel.
           Wonderful reeling intro (violin & acoustic guitar) leads to a pretty basic version with just guitar and vocals. The violin takes over
            for the solo and outro, which is absolutely fabulous. Credited as Trad./O'Malley! Hmm? Good points anyway, certainly great
           stuff to enjoy live with a pint  and good company.
Overkill: Coverkill. CD 1999 CMC Records.
           Hymn 43.
           I must admit that I would never buy an album like this if it wasn't for this one song. Of course it's given the "killing" treatment,
           so I'd better just lay it to rest in the CD-shelf.
PDAlien: Thick As A Brick. http://www.caggiani.com/edkris/
           This solo recording is spoiled by bad sound.
Dave Pegg: The Cocktail Cowboy Goes It Alone. CD 1998 (1983) Folkprint.
           Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow.
           Dave Pegg combines acoustic instruments with Linn Drum, synth's etc. The result doesn't sound too good, to be frank. Dave's
            vocals, occasionally ran through a vocoder, do not add intensity.
Peglegasus: Tired Of Adventures. CD 1999 Mad Entronic Carnival.
            To Cry You A Song.
            An energetic rendition with a garage-feel to it.
Kari Peitsamo Ja Ankkuli: Greatest Hits. Cassette 1980 Fazer.
            Paluu Menneisyyteen (Living In The Past).

            Absurd and extremely rare version, sung in Finnish. Good fun and not too long; 1:06!                       
Perplex Panic!: Demo. CD 1999.
           Locomotive Breath.
           A little blues and a light blend of funk in this demo-recording by Dutch PP. A demo is a demo, so this version would need a bit of
           polishing, better timing etc. to be a "hit". Basic groove is really fine.
Silvia Perlini & Gianni Mocchetti: Serenade To Itullians. CD Itullians 2003.
           Serenade To A Cuckoo, Jack-A-Lynn, Set Aside, Up The Pool, One Brown Mouse, Bad-Eyed And Loveless, Dun Ringill,
           Under Wraps, Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square, Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You, Only Solitaire, Fat Man/
           Salamander, Reasons For Waiting, John Barleycorn. Bonus track: Ian Anderson: Dun Ringill (2002 version).
           A collection of  recordings from several concerts as well as some studio cuts. Some versions have earlier surfaced here and there,
           but this is the ultimate selection, so far. Can't praise Itullians enough for their activity; this CD is another fabulous achievement.
           100% enjoyable, including the highlight J-A-L. Hopefully G & S will one day produce a CD with only Italian translated versions!
           Needless to say; the IA "tribute to the tributes" , which concludes this CD, is out of this world. Grazie!
Pesky Gee!: Exclamation Mark. CD 2001 (1969) Sanctuary Records.
           Dharma For One.
           Occasional problems with timing mark this version made in typical late sixties mode and atmosphere. Nice hammond sounds.
PFM: 10 Anni Live 1971-1981. CD 1996 RTI Music.
           My God, Bouree, Bouree Jam.
           An official bootleg  release with quite poor sounds doesn't give much enjoyment. English sung with heavy Italian accent adds
           humour.
Prague Rock. 12" Prague 1.
           Worn At The Heels. (Tull loops and samples).
           Mysterious promo only release lacks all production details. Nice idea to combine bits and pieces from different Tull-songs,
           but the result is far from satisfying. Based on the drum-fill of "No Lullaby".
Prozak For Lovers: Prozak For Lovers. CD 1998 Artificial Records.
           Aqualung.
           Todd Rundgren proved with his album "With A Twist" that you can successfully do Bosa Nova versions of classic rock-songs.
           PFL has here given the same treatment to "Aqualung" but the result isn't completely convincing. Maybe the conflict between
           lyrical substance and musical style is just too big? Good points for brave lounge experiment though. 
Quella Vecchia Locanda: Live. CD 1993 (recorded 1971) Mellow Records.
           It's Breaking Me Up.
           Bootleg sounds from -71 aren't very inspiring. I guess that this serves as some kind of documentary, but musically it's a
           dead-end.
Patrick Quillin: Escape Velocity. CD 2003.
           Reasons For Waiting.
           RFW was probably the first JT-tune that I fell in love with, at the age of 9. Patrick Quillin rightly emphasises the romantic quality of the song, but
            the arrangement leaves a bit to wish for. Good attempt anyway.
Quo-Tzar: Aqualung. http://www.quotzar.com.br/cd.htm
           Brave Brazilian attempt, but not quite getting there. Too many flaws with timing etc.



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