A big hello to Tull fans everywhere.
My name is Godfrey.
I was introduced to Tull during a childhood which was awash with the sounds of my parents' record collection. I remember the big night in 1973 of the Tull concert. It was magnificent, so I was told; sadly, I was left home with the baby sitter. However through frequent playings of Thick as a brick, Aqualung and Benefit, my young musical mind absorbed the Tull sound by osmosis. I distinctly remember being somewhat perplexed by the lyric 'Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink...'
To be honest, the line still unnerves me. Nevermind!
I should like to introduce a topic for discussion if I may. I have charted the sound of Ian's voice over the many years of the band's studio recording. In my opinion the vocal range best suited to Ian's singing was evident on Benefit. This was generally a few tones lower than in Aqualung. In the latter album Ian seemed to be straining at higher registers, aiming for a sound not unlike Kurt Cobain's grunge style appearing some 20 years later. The sound was not helped I suppose by the relatively poor production standard on that album. This is a pity given that the album is an excellent collection of songs.
So my question is this: did the strain evident on Aqualung tell on Ian's voice later?
My name is Godfrey.
I was introduced to Tull during a childhood which was awash with the sounds of my parents' record collection. I remember the big night in 1973 of the Tull concert. It was magnificent, so I was told; sadly, I was left home with the baby sitter. However through frequent playings of Thick as a brick, Aqualung and Benefit, my young musical mind absorbed the Tull sound by osmosis. I distinctly remember being somewhat perplexed by the lyric 'Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink...'
To be honest, the line still unnerves me. Nevermind!
I should like to introduce a topic for discussion if I may. I have charted the sound of Ian's voice over the many years of the band's studio recording. In my opinion the vocal range best suited to Ian's singing was evident on Benefit. This was generally a few tones lower than in Aqualung. In the latter album Ian seemed to be straining at higher registers, aiming for a sound not unlike Kurt Cobain's grunge style appearing some 20 years later. The sound was not helped I suppose by the relatively poor production standard on that album. This is a pity given that the album is an excellent collection of songs.
So my question is this: did the strain evident on Aqualung tell on Ian's voice later?
