martin barre

By Geno Thackara Walking by the Ardmore Music Hall on Saturday night, a person could have thought there was some loud twenty-something hard rock act getting ready to tear the place up. The drums were slamming, the guitars were amped to 11 and you could almost feel the walls Read More

by Geno Thackara Since we’ve been happy to feature Jethro Tull’s primary members here in these pages recently, I say it’s a good chance to take another look at one of their defining albums too – not just for that reason, but because there’s no better Read More

by Jane Roser For 43 years, over 60 million albums sold and one Grammy award, guitarist Martin Barre was the heart of renowned rock band Jethro Tull. Barre’s signature solo on 1971’s “Aqualung” was voted by readers of Guitar Player magazine as one of the best guitar solos Read More