![]() Not only is he a world-class film composer and multi-instrumentalist, but he’s a trusted bass player for some of the best jazz musicians in the history of the genre. Look, if you’ve played with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, you’ve got to be dynamite. ![]() Myung ends every show by “warming down,” ending the night the same way he began it: playing bass. That comes from none other than his ferocious work ethic and insane practice schedule. John Myung, a founding member of Dream Theater, grew up playing violin before transitioning to bass in high school. – Sam Armstrong 53: John Myung (Dream Theater) He’s celebrated for his use of chording, two-handed tapping, right-hand “three-finger picking” technique, and controlled feedback, but all that would be moot if he couldn’t keep a good feel for the rhythm. ![]() – Sam Armstrong 54: Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai, David Lee Roth)īilly Sheehan is a bass player’s bass player, able to effortlessly blend impeccable technique with an innate feel for groove. He’s the group’s primary songwriter, in addition to being the core of the group’s rhythm section. He has been the band’s only constant member since their inception in 1975 and one of only two to have appeared on all of their albums, the other being guitarist Dave Murray. Now with some 30-odd albums to their credit and sales totalling more than 60 million, Jethro Tull continue to travel near and far to fans, old and new, across the world.While you’re reading, listen to our Best Bass Guitar Riffs playlist here. Jethro Tull were, by the mid-seventies, one of the most successful live performing acts on the world stage, rivalling Led Zeppelin, Elton John and even the Rolling Stones. Lend Me Your Ears will also be published as a 432-page full-colour softback edition priced at £26.99 – ($36.00). Ian’s personal Tour itinerary from the 90’s with handwritten notes by Ian Martin & Co guitar plectrum with Ian Anderson printed signature, as played by Ian Jethro Tull setlist from a 1976 North American TourĪ high-quality copy of handwritten lyrics by Ian Anderson Set of 4 Polaroid photographs of Jethro Tull ![]() With many images in full colour and previously unseen pictures from fans, this is the Jethro Tull story as it’s never been told before.Ĭontributors to the book include former Tull members Jeffrey Hammond, Dave Pegg, Clive Bunker, Dee Palmer and Doane Perry, celebrity fans Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller), Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather (Toto), Danny Carey (Tool), Bryan Josh (Mostly Autumn), Graham Bonnett (Rainbow), TV presenter Lloyd Grossman, Tim Bowness, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Seth Lakeman, Jakko Jaksyk (King Crimson), Leo O’Kelly (Tír na nÓg), Franz Di Ciocchio (PFM), Reverend George Pitcher, TV snooker commentator John Virgo and novelist Mark Billingham. Told in the first person, this new book Lend Me Your Ears is an oral history of Jethro Tull, mixing hundreds of fan anecdotes with memories from the band, their collaborators, other musicians and celebrity admirers garnered from over 50 years of recording and performing. Lend Me Your Ears – official new book with a foreword written by Ian Anderson.
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