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Songwriter Ian Anderson described the song as "a blues for Jesus, about the gory, glory seekers who use his name as an excuse for a lot of unsavoury things. You know, 'Hey Dad, it's not my fault — the missionaries lied.'" [3] Sean Murphy of PopMatters wrote that, "For “Hymn 43” Anderson sets his sights on the US and in quick order sets about decimating the hypocrisy and myth-making of ...
The song has since appeared on several compilation albums, including M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull, Original Masters, The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection, The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull, and The Essential. The song was also a live favorite, appearing live on albums such as Bursting Out and on the concert video Slipstream ...
The songs on the album encompass a variety of musical genres, with elements of folk, blues, psychedelia, and hard rock. [11] The "riff-heavy" nature of tracks such as "Locomotive Breath", "Hymn 43" and "Wind Up" is regarded as a factor in the band's increased success after the release of the album, with Jethro Tull becoming "a major arena act" and a "fixture on FM radio" according to AllMusic.
The song was written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson, and his then-wife Jennie Franks. While this track was never a single, its self-titled album Aqualung was Jethro Tull's first American Top 10 album, reaching number seven in June 1971. [4] After "Locomotive Breath", it is the song most often played in concert by Jethro Tull. [5]
Jethro Tull's frontman and songwriter Ian Anderson was infuriated when critics called the band's previous album, Aqualung (1971), a "concept album". He rejected this, thinking it was simply a collection of songs, so in response decided to "come up with something that really is the mother of all concept albums". [2]
The song was also released as the B-side to "Hymn 43". Since its initial releases, the song has appeared on multiple compilation and live albums, including Living in the Past, M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull, and Bursting Out. The song receives frequent airplay on classic rock radio stations. Ian Anderson ranked "Locomotive Breath" as one of his ...
Heavy Horses (song) Hymn 43; L. Life Is a Long Song; Living in the Past (song) Locomotive Breath; ... Songs from the Wood (song) Sweet Dream (Jethro Tull song) T ...
RökFlöte is the 23rd studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 21 April 2023. [3] [4]In contrast to its predecessor, The Zealot Gene (2022), RökFlöte marks the shortest gap between two Jethro Tull albums since Stormwatch (1979) and A (1980).