Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! is a Rock album by Jethro Tull, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 176 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- cynical
- theatrical
About
The idea for the album was to originally be a rock musical, similar to what the Kinks had been doing. It would follow an aging and retired rock star named Ray Lomas as he wins money on a decadent quiz show, but finds that society has changed so much that with no one left like him anymore, he has no way of enjoying his money the way he did in the 1950s. He then decides to commit suicide via motorcycle crash but fails and lands himself in a hospital coma for an undetermined amount of time. When he awakes he .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Quizz Kid5:07
- A2Crazed Institution4:45
- A3Salamander2:49
- A4Taxi Grab3:51
- A5From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser4:07
Side B
- B1Bad-Eyed And Loveless2:11
- B2Big Dipper3:32
- B3Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die5:39
- B4Pied Piper4:29
- B5The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)5:25
Credits
Performers
- John GlascockBASS VOCALS
- Barriemore BarlowDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Martin BarreGUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
- John EvanPIANO
- Ian AndersonVOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR FLUTE
- Angela AllenVOCALS
- David PalmerORCHESTRA KEYBOARDS SAXOPHONE
- Maddy PriorVOCALS
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 176 pressings tracked on Gatefold