From the beginning, Ian Anderson was Jethro Tull. The legendary singer, songwriter, flautist and acoustic guitar player was the driving force behind the group from its earliest days in the late 1960s—so much so that fans confused the name of the man with the name of the group on many occasions. When Anderson dropped the Tull name and began touring under his own in 2012, it appeared that Jethro was going to go the way of the seed-drill that his 19th-Century namesake had invented and disappear forever. But Tull is back in a big way, albeit in fictional form. Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera is the latest concept from the agile mind of the 69-year-old Anderson, whose voice may be a bit strained at...
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