Jethro Tull have announced that the band’s 24th studio album, Curious Ruminant, will be released on March 7.

The progressive rock band also shared the album’s title track, alongside its music video.

The 9-track album features former keyboardist Andrew Giddings and drummer James Duncan along with the current band members David Goodier, John O’Hara, Scott Hammond and new guitarist Jack Clark.

Curious Ruminant will be available in several formats, including a Ltd Deluxe Ultra Clear 180-gram 2 LP + 2 CD + Blu-ray Artbook & Ltd Deluxe 2 CD+Blu-ray Artbook. Both feature the main album, alternative stereo mixes & a Blu-ray containing Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Sound (once again undertaken by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief), and exclusive interview material. The Ltd Deluxe vinyl artbook also includes two exclusive art prints.

The album will also be available as a Special Edition CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g LP + LP-booklet & as a Digital Album (in both stereo & Dolby Atmos).

After a gap of nearly two decades, Jethro Tull released two albums: The Zealot Gene in 2022 and RökFlöte in 2023.

Jethro Tull is scheduled to kick off their European tour next month.

Curious Ruminant Tracklist:

1. Puppet And The Puppet Master 04:04
2. Curious Ruminant 06:00
3. Dunsinane Hill 04:17
4. The Tipu House 03:31
5. Savannah of Paddington Green 03:13
6. Stygian Hand 04:16
7. Over Jerusalem 05:55
8. Drink From The Same Well 16:42
9. Interim Sleep 02:33

Source: RTT Music News

Rhino will unveil a comprehensive collection of the first five solo albums recorded by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and original Van Halen lead vocalist David Lee Roth in a new boxed set.

David Lee Roth: The Warner Recordings 1985-1994 will be released on February 21.

Spanning one of the greatest runs in rock ‘n’ roll history, the set includes Crazy From The Heat [1985], Eat ‘Em and Smile [1986], Skyscraper [1988], A Little Ain’t Enough [1991], and Your Filthy Little Mouth [1994] in succession.

The Warner Recordings 1985-1994 arrives in multiple configurations, including 5CD at retailers nationwide and D2C online, digital on streaming platforms, and as a special 5LP version available only at Rhino.com. Pre-order here.

The Warner Recordings 1985-1994 tracklist:

Crazy From The Heat

A1. Easy Street

A2. Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody

B1. California Girls

B2. Coconut Grove

Eat ‘Em and Smile

A1. Yankee Rose

A2. Shyboy

A3. I’m Easy

A4. Ladies’ Nite in Buffalo?

A5. Goin’ Crazy!

B1. Tobacco Road

B2. Elephant Gun

B3. Big Trouble

B4. Bump and Grind

B5. That’s Life

Skyscraper

A1. Knucklebones

A2. Just Like Paradise

A3. The Bottom Line

A4. Skyscraper

A5. Damn Good

B1. Hot Dog and a Shake

B2. Stand Up

B3. Hina

B4. Perfect Timing

B5. Two Fools A Minute

A Little Ain’t Enough

A1. A Lil’ Ain’t Enough

A2. Shoot It

A3. Lady Luck

A4. Hammerhead Shark

A5. Tell The Truth

A6. Baby’s On Fire

B1. 40 Below

B2. Sensible Shoes

B3. Last Call

B4. The Dogtown Shuffle

B5. It’s Showtime!

B6. Drop in the Bucket

Your Filthy Little Mouth

A1. She’s My Machine

A2. Everybody’s Got The Monkey

A3. Big Train

A4. Experience

A5. A Little Luck

A6. Cheatin’ Heart Café

A7. Hey, You Never Know

B1. No Big ‘Ting

B2. You’re Breathin’ It

B3. Your Filthy Little Mouth

B4. Land’s End

B5. Night Life

B6. Sunburn

B7. You’re Breathin’ It (Urban NYC Mix)

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KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons, who previously released a schedule for his solo tour, has added more dates to the upcoming trek.

The 19-date tour, including the newly announced shows in Anaheim, California; Magna, Utah; and Rockford, Illinois, is set to kick off on April 3rd with a show at House Of Blues, Anaheim, California.

The final show of the tour is scheduled to take place on May 24th at House of Blues in Houston, Texas.

Simmons’ band will feature Brent Woods (Guitar), Jason Walker (Guitar) and Brian Tichy (Drums).

“When I was a kid I noticed that everybody wanted to be a guitar player, and I did initially learn to play a few chords,” Simmons said in an interview with Guitar World last year. “But I picked up bass because there were fewer bass players, and it increased my chances of being in a band – which is what I really wanted.”

“I was never really interested in being a bass virtuoso. I don’t like showoffs in music. I’m much more attracted to things that are memorable. The guy who came up with hamburgers is worshipped around the world. If you go to a French cooking school, they’d never cook a hamburger – but who the f–k puts frog legs in their mouth? I’m a Burger King Whopper; that’s all the credibility I would ever want,” he added.

Gene Simmons Band Tour Dates 2025

4/03 – House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA
4/05 – The Event at Graton Resort & Casino – Rohnert Park, CA
4/10 – The Great Saltair – Magna, UT
4/25 – Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
4/26 – Fillmore – Miami Beach, FL
4/28 – The Moon – Tallahassee, FL
4/29 – Florida Theater – Jacksonville, FL
4/30 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
5/03 – Beaver Dam Amphitheater – Beaver Dam, KY
5/05 – Basie – Red Bank, NJ
5/06 – Wellmont – Montclair, NJ
5/08 – Wind Creek Casino – Bethlehem, PA
5/09 – Paramount – Huntington, NY
5/15 – Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, ON
5/18 – Hard Rock – Rockford, IL
5/20 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN
5/22 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
5/23 – Tobin Center – San Antonio, TX
5/24 – House of Blues – Houston, TX

Source: RTT Music News

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have revealed their regrets about the band’s farewell tour, as they couldn’t bring their show to other countries.

Rush launched their final tour, R40 Live Tour, in 2015. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of drummer Neil Peart joining the band in July 1974. The tour hit only the U.S. and Canada,

“I’d pushed really hard to get more gigs so that we could do those extra shows and I was unsuccessful,” Lee tells Classic Rock in a new interview. “I really felt like I let our British and European fans down.”

He adds, “It felt to me incorrect that we didn’t do it, but Neil (Peart) was adamant that he would only do thirty shows and that was it. That to him was a huge compromise because he didn’t want to do any shows. He didn’t want to do one show.”

“Ged and I were disappointed that Neil demanded playing only a limited number of dates which precluded a U.K. and European run,” Lifeson adds. “I think a dozen or so more dates would have made us a bit more accepting.”

He says Peart almost agreed to do more shows, but his health got in the way, sharing, “He got a painful infection in one of his feet.”

“I mean, he could barely walk to the stage at one point,” Lifeson says. “They got him a golf cart to drive him to the stage. And he played a three-hour show, at the intensity he played every single show.”

The R40 Live Tour wrapped up on August 1, 2015, and Peart announced his retirement that December. He passed away January 7, 2020, following a battle with brain cancer. He was 67.

Source: RTT Music News