William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Shadow of the Moon ; Year: 1997; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock I have not picked one from Blackmore's Night in ages, so it seems like a good time to do so. This is a real pretty song in many ways, especially the vocals and flute. Hear Play Minstrel Play on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Acres Wild My song pick 3 years ago today: Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose My song pick 4 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Vanish In Our Sleep My song pick 5 years ago today: The Who - Another Tricky Day My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Beneath, Between & Behind My song pick 7 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Last of a Dyin' Breed My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Subdivisions My song pick 9 years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K. 525, Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major " Eine Kleine Nachtmusik " My song pick 10 years ago today: For...

I found this song a couple of months ago, it is cover of Jethro Tull song which went unreleased until put as a bonus track on the M.U.--Best of Tull album. For those unaware, Blackmore's Night is a Renaissance-style band with metal influences. The band is primarily Ritchie Blackmore, (from Deep Purple and Rainbow), and his wife on vocals. I really like what they did with this 'Tull song and how they made it their own. The song itself is really good but did not make it on to any of their albums for a variety of reasons; mostly because it doesn't fit musically on the album which it was written for. The song seems to use symbolic representation to describe what Ian Anderson goes through before and after a show; maybe one show in particular. Anyway, I really like this cover, especially the vocals and guitar. Here is the studio version on YouTube. +