This is a new cover of Jethro Tull by Turisas on their new album "Stand up and fight" ALL COPYRIGHT GOES TO TURISAS AND CENTURY MEDIA. If you like the band, buy their album: www.centurymedi...
Both versions are great and both do have their charms. In the original, I like the atmosphere a bit more, but in this one I especially prefer the solo-part. Just listen to them one by one, so you're good:)
I'm kinda mixed here, the Tull original is awesome and I like the heavy adaptation of this one but the vocal has no feeling, probably because English is not his first language?
I consider this visual a threat to my life that has to be dealt with seriously and not with some brawl but every means of scientific warfare. I'm sick of this low level coercion.
A Jethro Tull cover... well that's not something you hear every day, so props for them at least for attempting it. In fact I think this is the first time I've ever heard one...
While I usually hate covers I actually prefer this to the original and am a huge Tull fan. It might be the metalness of the cover that I like more but this song has been on repeat in my ears for a couple days now.
The vocalline is simplified, Ian Anderson also sings it with more emotional depth and charisma; Martin Barre's guitar is also more subtle, and the original has more dynamics - a Tull trademark that is hard to match. This version is a nice hommage, but I can't agree that it's better than the original.
two days ago i was searching some metal bands i didn't know. a friend recommended turisas. everything's fine... i started listening to jethro recently and then... oh good Bragi, I find this!!!
Well i really was not expecting this from them, but it sounds good. Somehow, i can feel this band is in competition with Alestorm with the pirate vs viking thing in the 2011 albums.
When I saw them both at the HMV forum, Alestorm played Back Through Time, and when Turisas came on the realised they had time for an extra song so they played Hunting Pirates! 'Twas awesome :P
a damn good cover! But i echo everyone who believes that the vocals could do with sounding less stiff. Am very glad people are doing covers of Tull. A rather underrated band..
