Jethro Tull: Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 16 November 1974
RISE SIR Ian of Flute, for thou hast indeed redeemed thyself. The critics have had their way, the Passion Play has been forgotten and Jethro Tull are back once again playing the kind of music that won them their hard earned reputation as brilliant showmen and inventive instrumentalists.
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