Slipstream (video)

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Name = Slipstream
Type = Live video
Artist = Jethro Tull


Released = 1981; 2003
Recorded = 1980
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Genre = Progressive rock
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"Slipstream" (1981) is a video by Jethro Tull, recorded during the 1980 "A" tour.It was originally released on VHS and laserdisc, and came out on DVD in 2003. It is also includedin the (2004) bonus dvd edition of "A". NB this bonus-disc DVD is the only official release on DVD.

Personnel

*Ian Anderson (flute, vocals)
*Martin Barre (electric guitar)
*Mark Craney (drums)
*Dave Pegg (bass)
*Eddie Jobson (keyboards, electric violin)

Tracklist

* Introduction - 3:27
* "Black Sunday" - 6:23
* "Dun Ringill" - 2:37 (music video)
* "Fylingdale Flyer" - 4:03 (music video)
* "Songs From the Wood" - 3:35
* "Heavy Horses" - 7:25
* "Sweet Dream" - 4:04 (music video)
* "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" - 5:37 (music video)
* "Skating Away" - 3:36
* "Aqualung" - 8:57
* "Locomotive Breath" - 6:25
* Credits - 1:05

Music videos

* "Dun Ringill":A video inspired by the "Stormwatch" album cover, filmed at a beach near Dover.
* "Sweet Dream":In this a vampire-themed homage to horror movies, Aqualung is pursued by a vampire and — like the prisoner — giant pink balloons. Meanwhile, a ballerina pirouettes, a giant tarantula emits death rays, and an evil projectionist starts his movie. Luckily, a Nun supplies the right equipment to defeat the vampire.
* "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll":The elderly band is in a giant pinball machine, drinking their tea like the Alice in Wonderland tea party.
* "Fylingdale Flyer":The band is in an air traffic control tower, when they see some impending disaster. The cover of "A" is taken from this video. RAF Fylingdales (note the 's') is the site of a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar situated in the North York Moors National Park, which explains the lyric to the song.

See also

* "A" (1980)

External links

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* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:26124 "Slipstream"] (1981) at Allmovie
* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=16:V||||26124 "Slipstream"] (2003) at Allmovie
* (Bonus DVD)
* [http://www.progressiveworld.net/jethrotull21.html "A"] at Progressive World
* [http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/80.htm 1980 "A" Concert Tour]