Stormwatch (album)

Stormwatch
Studio album by Jethro Tull
Released	September 14 1979
Recorded	1978 - 1979
Genre	Folk rock Progressive rock
Length	44:58
Label	Island Records (UK) Chrysalis Records (US)
Producer	Ian Anderson Robin Black
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Progressive World link George Starostin (overall rating: 11/15) link
Jethro Tull chronology
Bursting Out (1978) Stormwatch (1979) A (1980)

Stormwatch (1979) is an album by the rock group Jethro Tull - the third in a trilogy of albums mixing traditional British Isles folk harmonies with more conventional pop rock music. The album deals with the deterioration of the environment, warning of an apocalyptic future if mankind does not cease its drive for economic growth and pay attention to nature. Indeed, it is the last stage of the growth of pessimism following the hope of Songs from the Wood and the darker view of Heavy Horses. In 2004, a remastered version of Stormwatch was released with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "North Sea Oil" – 3:12
2. "Orion" – 3:58
3. "Home" – 2:46
4. "Dark Ages" – 9:13
5. "Warm Sporran" – 3:33
6. "Something's On The Move" – 4:27
7. "Old Ghosts" – 4:23
8. "Dun Ringill" – 2:41
9. "Flying Dutchman" – 7:46
10. "Elegy" – 3:38
11. "A Stitch In Time" – 3:40 (bonus track)
12. "Crossword" – 3:38 (bonus track)
13. "Kelpie" – 3:47 (bonus track)
14. "King Henry's Madrigal" – 3:01 (bonus track)

All songs composed by Ian Anderson, except "Elegy" by David Palmer, and "King Henry's Madrigal", a traditional composition.

Credits

• Ian Anderson – Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar
• Martin Barre – Electric Guitar, Mandolin and Classical Guitar
• Barriemore Barlow – Drums, Percussion
• John Evan – Piano, Organ
• David Palmer – Synthesizers, Portable Organ and Orchestral Arrangements
• John Glascock – Bass Guitar in Flying Dutchman, Orion and Elegy
• Francis Wilson – Spoken Voice

Trivia

• Dun Ringill is the historic site of an Iron Age fort on the Isle of Skye, which served as the original seat of the Clan MacKinnon. Anderson once owned and lived in nearby Kilmarie House, until he sold the estate in 1994.[1]
• It is sometimes rumored that "Elegy" was a homage to John Glascock — who was very ill at the time due to a congenital heart defect, and would die shortly after the album's release. Actually, it is an elegy to David Palmer's father and is one of the few tracks on which Glascock plays, the bass duties for most of the album going to Ian Anderson.

External links

• Stormwatch (1979) at All Music Guide
• Stormwatch (2004) at All Music Guide (bonus tracks)