Description
A limited edition deluxe 4 disc set presented in a 60 page hardback book, including dvd interview disc, bonus cd with audio documentary and ‘hotel demos’, and a 5.1 surround mix of the album on dvd.
Two years after Thick As A Brick 2, an explicit 2012 sequel to the 1972 prog classic, Ian Anderson embarked on another ambitious journey, this time assembling a concept record called Homo Erraticus. A loose — very loose — album based on a “dusty, unpublished manuscript, written by local amateur historian Ernest T. Parritt (1873-1928),” Homo Erraticus is an old-fashioned prog record: it has narrative heft and ideas tied to the ’70s, where jazz, classical, folk, orchestral pop, and rock all commingled in a thick, murky soup. Divorced from Tull, Anderson favors fruitiness — he likes ripe melodies and baroque arrangements that showcase either his flute or the dexterity of his band — and if the music by and large isn’t as forceful as Aqualung, partially due to the absence of muscular musicians, it nevertheless demonstrates a clear-eyed conception that is in the same lineage. Yes, the production on Homo Erraticus is too precise — there’s too much air, there’s too much room to roam, decisions that diminish the impact of the music — but the contours of the compositions deliberately and delicately recall classic Tull, so Homo Erraticus winds up satisfying: it’s as close to ’70s prog as is possible in 2014.
Track list:
Disc 1: Homo Erraticus album
1. Doggerland
2. Heavy Metals
3. Enter The Uninvited
4. Puer Ferox Adventus
5. Meliora Sequamur
6. The Turnpike Inn
7. The Engineer
8. The Pax Britannica
9. Tripudium Ad Bellum
10. After These Wars
11. New Blood, Old Veins
12. In For A Pound
13. The Browning Of The Green
14. Per Errationes Ad Astra
15. Cold Dead Reckoning
Disc 2: Homo Erraticus demo album
16. Spoken Introduction To Demos
17. Doggerland
18. Heavy Metals
19. Enter The Uninvited
20. Puer Ferox Adventus
21. Meliora Sequamur
22. The Turnpike Inn
23. The Engineer
24. The Pax Britannica
25. Tripudium Ad Bellum
26. After These Wars
27. New Blood, Old Veins
28. In For A Pound
29. The Browning Of The Green
30. Per Errationes Ad Astra
31. Cold Dead Reckoning
32. Loose Talk Commentary Of The Album
Disc 3: Homo Erraticus Dvd DTS 5.1 Surround Mixes
33. Doggerland
34. Heavy Metals
35. Enter The Uninvited
36. Puer Ferox Adventus
37. Meliora Sequamur
38. The Turnpike Inn
39. The Engineer
40. The Pax Britannica
41. Tripudium Ad Bellum
42. After These Wars
43. New Blood, Old Veins
44. In For A Pound
45. The Browning Of The Green
46. Per Errationes Ad Astra
47. Cold Dead Reckoning
Disc 4: Homo Erraticus Dvd 24-bit High Resolutions Stereo Mixes
48. Doggerland
49. Heavy Metals
50. Enter The Uninvited
51. Puer Ferox Adventus
52. Meliora Sequamur
53. The Turnpike Inn
54. The Engineer
55. The Pax Britannica
56. Tripudium Ad Bellum
57. After These Wars
58. New Blood, Old Veins
59. In For A Pound
60. The Browning Of The Green
61. Per Errationes Ad Astra
62. Cold Dead Reckoning
63. Creations-The Making Of Homo Erraticus
64. Conversations-Jerry Ewing Interview
65. Illustrations-artwork With Carl Glover
66. Articulations-Band Interviews