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Jun 4, 2021 · And if history had turned out a little differently, there's a chance Jethro Tull might have evolved into a metal band anyway. That's because their lineup once included a young guitarist by the name of Tony Iommi, who, of course, became much more famous as the architect of Sabbath's anvil-heavy, doom-laden sound — and the only member of the ...
May 10, 2023 · Matt Wardlaw Published: May 10, 2023. Chrysalis Records' advertisement congratulating Jethro Tull on winning a 1989 Grammy contained an in-joke, as their label impishly noted that the flute played...
Feb 21, 2024 · When Metallica’s Black album won another Best Metal Performance Grammy in 1992, Lars Ulrich ironically thanked Jethro Tull for not releasing an album in that year. This feature originally appeared in Classic Rock 171, published in June 2012.
Oct 19, 2020 · Jethro Tull is now mainly remembered by many heavy rock heads as the punchline to this story, but the fact is that the band was as deserving as any of a Grammy at the time; the problem was, no one could put their finger on exactly what the band was up to.
Sep 20, 2023 · Metallica’s Kirk Hammett recently paid tribute to prog rock’s impact on heavy metal - but he probably wasn’t in the same mood when Jethro Tull infamously “robbed” his band of a Grammy in 1989. Former Tull guitarist Martin Barre offered Prog his take on the surprise moment in 2017.
Jethro Tull may have deserved a Grammy, but not for metal. "Everybody took it for granted that Metallica were gonna win, including Metallica"
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Mar 13, 2017 · Jethro Tull, whose flute-driven folk prog-rock made them neither a hard rock nor a metal group, were apparently shoehorned into the new category because no other seemed to fit. To be fair, Crest of a Knave is among the hardest-rocking albums in the group’s catalog.
