Bursting Out
Bursting Out is a 1978 live album by the rock band Jethro Tull. It was recorded at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, on 28 May 1978, during the European Heavy Horses Tour of May and June that year.
| Bursting Out | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 22 September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 28 May 1978, Bern, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 93:31[1] | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Ian Anderson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed+)[4] |
A spelling error on the spine of the first US, Spain and Sweden LP pressings listed the title as "Busting Out".
Though released as a double-disc CD in the United Kingdom and in the rest of Europe, the original CD release in the United States was only one disc, with three tracks ("Quatrain", "Sweet Dream" and "Conundrum") omitted to fit the 80 minutes CD length, while the double-disc 1990 CD version in the United Kingdom (and Europe) incorporated the first track for both discs (the Introductions) in the song that follows. In 2004, the complete album was released worldwide as a two-disc set with the Introductions as separate tracks.
Track listing
All songs credited to Ian Anderson, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction by Claude Nobs" | Claude Nobs | 0:50 |
| 2. | "No Lullaby" | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Sweet Dream" | 6:30 | |
| 4. | "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" | 4:30 | |
| 5. | "Jack in the Green" | 3:13 | |
| 6. | "One Brown Mouse" | 3:53 | |
| 7. | "A New Day Yesterday" | 2:27 | |
| 8. | "Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bourée [medley]" (Instrumental) | Anderson / Traditional, arr. Anderson / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Anderson | 6:08 |
| 9. | "Songs from the Wood" | 2:40 | |
| 10. | "Thick as a Brick" | Anderson, Gerald Bostock | 12:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Introduction by Ian Anderson" | 0:43 | |
| 12. | "Hunting Girl" | 5:45 | |
| 13. | "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" | 3:57 | |
| 14. | "Conundrum" (Instrumental) | Martin Barre, Barriemore Barlow | 6:57 |
| 15. | "Minstrel in the Gallery" | 5:41 | |
| 16. | "Cross-Eyed Mary" | 3:58 | |
| 17. | "Quatrain" (Instrumental) | Barre | 1:33 |
| 18. | "Aqualung" | Anderson, Jennie Franks | 8:38 |
| 19. | "Locomotive Breath" | 5:33 | |
| 20. | "The Dambusters March" (Instrumental) | Eric Coates | 3:26 |
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 20 |
Personnel
- Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
- Martin Barre – electric guitar, mandolin, marimba
- John Glascock – bass guitar, additional electric guitar
- John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
- Dee Palmer – portative organ, synthesizers
- Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, glockenspiel.
References
- "Bursting Out". Amazon.de. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Horowitz, Hal. Bursting Out at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Bloom, Michael (28 December 1978). Bursting Out, Rolling Stone
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 155. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
- Bursting Out (1978) at AllMusic
- Bursting Out (1990) at AllMusic (bonus tracks)
- Bursting Out (2004) at AllMusic (remastered)
- Progressive World Review
- 1978 Jethro Tull concert schedule
