Rupi's Dance

Editorial Reviews
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It's a popular notion that modern Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson solo albums are increasingly indistinguishable. That argument may hold water from the narrowest of musical perspectives, but it's hard to imagine the obtusely grandiose Tull tackling any of the personally scaled, delicately detailed themes that Anderson focuses on here with his familiar folk-au-baroque muse--and the sparest of world music seasonings. Ranging from the title track's celebration of a new kitten's scamperings to the passing of a trusted feline friend ("Old Black Cat") to frank, introspective musings about his own insecurities ("Lost in Crowds," "Two Short Planks"), it's an album that evokes an old, if slightly eccentric, friend musing about his life and times. Indeed it's hard not to be charmed by Anderson's gentle, often self-deprecating wit as he variously lusts after an international CNN anchor ("Not Ralitsa Vassileva") and a decent cup of joe ("Calliandra Shade--The Cappuccino Song") or pays homage to a respected Italian flautist and makes urinary tract puns on the brisk instrumentals, "Griminelli's Lament" and "Eurology," respectively. A breeze of an album that virtually begs the listener to take life at least half as seriously as he does. --Jerry McCulley

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Rupi's Dance

Rupi's Dance
Rupi's Dance
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A music fan
  • They keep getting better and better
  • Rupi dances to greatness....
  • Not Tull
  • Fantastic!!
 Rupi's Dance
Ian Anderson
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AVHCI
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

  1. Calliandra Shade (The Cappuccino Song)
  2. Rupi's Dance
  3. Lost In Crowds
  4. A Raft Of Penguins
  5. A Week Of Moments
  6. A Hand Of Thumbs
  7. Eurology
  8. Old Black Cat
  9. Photo Shop
  10. Pigeon Flying Over Berlin Zoo
  11. Griminelli's Lament
  12. Not Ralitsa Vassileva
  13. Two Short Planks
  14. Birthday Card At Christmas

Amazon.com

It's a popular notion that modern Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson solo albums are increasingly indistinguishable. That argument may hold water from the narrowest of musical perspectives, but it's hard to imagine the obtusely grandiose Tull tackling any of the personally scaled, delicately detailed themes that Anderson focuses on here with his familiar folk-au-baroque muse--and the sparest of world music seasonings. Ranging from the title track's celebration of a new kitten's scamperings to the passing of a trusted feline friend ("Old Black Cat") to frank, introspective musings about his own insecurities ("Lost in Crowds," "Two Short Planks"), it's an album that evokes an old, if slightly eccentric, friend musing about his life and times. Indeed it's hard not to be charmed by Anderson's gentle, often self-deprecating wit as he variously lusts after an international CNN anchor ("Not Ralitsa Vassileva") and a decent cup of joe ("Calliandra Shade--The Cappuccino Song") or pays homage to a respected Italian flautist and makes urinary tract puns on the brisk instrumentals, "Griminelli's Lament" and "Eurology," respectively. A breeze of an album that virtually begs the listener to take life at least half as seriously as he does. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A music fan.......2007-06-02

Please don't confuse me with the musak fan that insists on multiple postings on every Tull related item wasting valuable bandwidth with a personal Vendetta. Did Ian beat you up in the schoolyard? Get a life please.
A very nice piece of work. With repeated listening maybe better then Secret LOB but who cares. It's just nice to have one of the most under rated (snubbed) talents of rock alive and sharing their life and music with us.

4 out of 5 stars They keep getting better and better.......2005-10-19

Ian Anderson has released 4 solo albums now and each is better than its predocessor.
Ian Anderson is giving us the type of CD we thought we would get with Walk into Light.
Ian Anderson has always been at his best as an acoustic musician, this is no exception.
Ian is probably playing the best flute of his career and his music is becoming more Celtic in nature.
In my mind the best songs on a very strong CD are........Eurology which is an instrumental and shows Anderson in top form with his flute. Calliandra Shade is in the same vain, another acoustic piece, again Ian plays the flute. Grimminellis Lament is very strong and has a second flute player. It is fun to hear the flutes harmonize. Ian Anderson is very much in his element.
Rupi's Dance is solid as well. I am just wondering when the next Tull CD will be released.

5 out of 5 stars Rupi dances to greatness...........2005-09-13

Ian Anderson proves again he is a quintessential musician and songwriter. This album is imminently listenable--musically varied, subtle, yet accessible. Anderson's music away from Jethro Tull has increasingly become more delicate, yet never trite. His flute playing has never been better. Anderson's vocal timbre is somewhat different than the '70s and '80s (for those of you who haven't heard the modern Ian Anderson), but it is no less interesting and idiosyncratic. This album ROCKS (even when it doesn't rock). Buy it. You'll like it.....

4 out of 5 stars Not Tull.......2005-09-11

This is not a Tull album, it has a "World Beat" feel to it that is outside the tull sound. I like this album a lot (raft of penguins in particular)and would recomend it highly!

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!.......2005-09-06

IA picks up from where SLOB leaves off to produce a very entertaining album. It sounds as though he was having a good time recording it. The only bummer is "Griminelli's Lament." It's just too sweet for words. Cat lovers should beware of the song "Old Black Cat" as it is a real tearjerker. Even more so if you happen to share your space with an old cat whatever the color. After more than a year this album has yet to sound old to me. Highly reccomend it and not just for Tull fans.

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