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The Secret Language Of Birds (CD)

By: Ian Anderson (Artist)

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DISC 1 for The Secret Language Of Birds (CD) Album By Ian Anderson (Artist)
1   Secret Language Of Birds, The - (with Ian Anderson)
2   Little Flower Girl, The - (with Ian Anderson)
3   Montserrat - (with Ian Anderson)
4   Postcard Day - (with Ian Anderson)
5   Water Carrier, The - (with Ian Anderson)
6   Set-Aside - (with Ian Anderson)
7   Better Moon, A - (with Ian Anderson)
8   Sanctuary - (with Ian Anderson)
9   Jasmine Corridor, The - (with Ian Anderson)
10   Habanero Reel, The - (with Ian Anderson)
11   Panama Freighter - (with Ian Anderson)
12   Secret Language Of Birds, Pt II, The - (with Ian Anderson)
13   Boris Dancing - (with Ian Anderson)
14   Circular Breathing - (with Ian Anderson)
15   Stormont Shuffle, The - (with Ian Anderson)
16   Intro - (hidden track)
17   In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff - (hidden track)
18   (untitled) - (hidden track)
 

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Review

Q (4/00, p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[Anderson] allows his unplugged nature full rein on this collection of acoustic songs....full of invention, pin-sharp arrangements and dense, clever melodies....pure height-of-power stuff."
Dirty Linen (6-7/00, p.88) - "...Anderson sounds more energized here, as singer, instrumentalist, and composer, than he has in many a moon."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/00, p.108) - "...An album of tangy freshness and literate precision....By and large, he jigs, he slinks, he's witty..."

Title Note

Personnel: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, flute, piccolo, bass, percussion); Martin Barre (guitar); Andrew Giddings (accordion, piano, organ, keyboards, marimba, bass, percussion); Gerry Conway, Darren Mooney, James Duncan (drums).

As an occasional solo artist, Anderson has enjoyed a lower profile than with he has with his regular gig in Jethro Tull. But his third solo effort, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS, is arguably his finest project-individually or collectively-in many a year. Anderson wrote, produced, and engineered the session's 15 tracks. Three different drummers were involved, and long-term collaborator Martin Barre provides electric guitar on two numbers. All other instruments were played by Andrew Giddings (various keyboards, percussion, and electric bass guitar) and Anderson himself (flute, piccolo, and acoustic stringed things).

Paintings by Sir William Russell Flint and Walter Langley appear to have inspired "The Little Flower Girl" and "The Water Carrier," whereas Rousseau is invoked on the title track. "Sanctuary" juxtaposes the plights of children and wild animals sold into captivity. "Montserrat" rails at the world's ineffectual response to the island's plight. Two instrumentals, "Boris Dancing" and "The Stormont Shuffle," draw on political developments in Russia and Northern Ireland, while the standout "Postcard" is a guilt-tinged missive home from sunny climes.

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