[2015-09-18] Martin Barre "Back To Steel" (Garage UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:04 pm

Description
Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre has announced the release of his sixth and most important solo album to date. ‘Back To Steel’ celebrates the guitarist’s 50-year career with a return to his roots of steel strings and electric guitars and will be released on 18th September.

While paying tribute to Barre’s past, ‘Back To Steel’ reveals his vision of the band’s future; it brings together all of his influences, including his undying love for early blues, and follows his evolution throughout an extraordinary half century that delivered his name to classic rock history.

The album features tracks Skating Away and Slow Marching band from the Jethro Tull repertoire, an affectionate salute to that important portion of Barre’s career and a thank you to the fans who have supported him over the last 42 years. Eleanor Rigby is also included as homage to the week spent working with Paul McCartney. Continuing to share his lifetime memories and experiences, the guitarist gives us an insight on Birmingham’s 60s club scene with Smokestack and tells about his very first trip abroad in Calafel.

Barre says about ‘Back to Steel': “This CD is my most important work in my career as a musician. I feel that my songwriting has matured to a point that makes it totally accessible to all audiences. I want this music to be the basis of everything I do from now on. My criteria were, that It would work live in a powerful way and keep our identity as a blues/rock band. As always I’ve put in small quotes of music that give light and shade to the album.”

Tracklist
1. Back to Steel
2. It’s Getting Better
3. Bad Man
4. Skating Away (Tull with arrangement MB)
5. Chasing Shadows (inst)
6. Hammer (inst.)
7. You and I
8. A Moment of Madness
9. Calafel (inst.)
10. Eleanor Rigby (Beatles arrangement MB)
11. Peace and Quiet
12. Sea of Vanity
13. Smokestack (Howlin' Wolf plus music/lyrics MB)
14. Without Me
15. Slow Marching Band (Tull)

(all tracks music/lyrics by Martin Barre unless stated)

Amazon USA
Available soon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014JVB1DA/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014JVB1DA/?tag=imwan-21

tonsorock · **Joined:** 19 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 292

The US Amazon link above isn't working, bringing up a message that states, "We're sorry. The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site." There is no sign of this being released here, but it is available through the UK site and from his own homepage, http://www.martinbarre.com.

[2015-09-18] Martin Barre "Back To Steel" (Garage UK)

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