Homo Erraticus

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Homo Erraticus
Studio album by Ian Anderson

Publication
(s)

April 2014

admission

December 2013 – January 2014

Label (s) EMI

Format (s)

CD, CD + DVD, LP

Genre (s)

Progressive rock

Title (number)

15th

running time

51:57

occupation
  • Ryan O'Donnell - additional vocals

production

Ian Anderson

chronology
Thick as a Brick 2 (2012) Homo Erraticus Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland (2014)

Homo Erraticus is the seventh solo album by Ian Anderson , the former front man of the progressive rock group Jethro Tull . It's a concept album .

occupation

Anderson recorded the album with musicians from his Ian Anderson Touring Band , including Rosenheim- born guitarist Florian Opahle and singer Ryan O'Donnell. In addition to Opahle, the sound engineers included Ian Anderson's son James Anderson.

history

The album was released about two years after the concept album Thick as a Brick 2 , which was still released under the name "Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson". Steven Wilson was supposed to work as a sound engineer like on the previous album, but he canceled, so Jakko Jakszyk ( King Crimson ) got this job. The recordings took place in 2013 and ended shortly after Christmas. Following the release was a tour that began in the UK and the first half of the concert consisted of the album Homo Erraticus , while the second part included older hits.

album

The album is about British history and covers a period of over 8,000 years. The first song describes the Doggerland , the last songs play in the future. Allegedly, the text was in 1927 by the British Ernest T. Parritt under the name Homo Britanicus erraticus (The St. Cleve Chronicles) in malaria delirium written and appeared recently in the Linwell Old Library on. The former politician Gerald Bostock is said to have rewritten the book in song lyrics - but both people are inventions of Anderson. Bostock was named the author of Thick as a Brick back in 1972 and is the main character in Thick as a Brick 2.

In the booklet, Anderson explains in detail why he no longer uses the name "Jethro Tull" - the name was only given to the band in 1968 by chance and does not respect the actual Jethro Tull . In any case, almost all titles were created by Anderson, so this album should appear under his name. The booklet also provides brief notes on the historical topics dealt with.

Homo Erraticus contains 15 pieces, of which Tripudium Ad Bellum is an instrumental title and Per Errationes Ad Astra is voiced by Anderson. The album is divided into the three sections Chronicles (Chronicles), Prophecies (prophecies) and Revelations (revelations). The Latin title can be translated as “wandering man” or “tramp”.

Cover

The obverse shows a man dressed in dark - apparently Ian Anderson - whose face is masked with an equally dark cloth. He carries a historical-looking fantasy weapon reminiscent of a spear or a halberd and a rope as well as a bag on the left and right. In the background you can see a treeless low mountain range, from which columns of smoke rise in two places. Anderson's name and album title are in white letters in a box in the upper left corner. On the back you can see the man standing on a ledge in the upper left. He looks at a shadowy city. The song titles and credits are also printed in white and symmetrical about the central axis.

reception

The album received 3.5 out of five stars at Allmusic . The reviewer points out that the album is similar to the progressive rock style of the 1970s and refers to "mature melodies and baroque arrangements", but misses "musicians with muscles".

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 13 (4 weeks) 4th
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 41 (1 week) 1
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 69 (1 week) 1
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 14th (3 weeks) 3
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 111 (2 weeks) 2

Track list

Part One: Chronicles

  1. Doggerland (4:19)
  2. Heavy Metals  (1:32)
  3. Enter the Uninvited  (4:12)
  4. Puer Ferox Adventur  (7:13)
  5. Meliora Sequamur  (3:34)
  6. The Turnpike Inn  (3:07)
  7. The Engineer  (3:11)
  8. The Pax Britannica  (3:05)

Part Two: Prophecies

  2. Tripudium Ad Bellum  (2:50)
  3. After These Wars  (4:29)
  4. New Blood, Old Veins  (2:31)
  5. In for a Pound  (0:36)

Part Three: Revelations

  2. The Browning of the Green  (4:05)
  3. Per Errationes Ad Astra  (1:34)
  4. Cold Dead Reckoning  (5:29)

Special edition

The special edition was produced with surround sound 5.1 and also contains a DVD Creations, which describes the creation of the album.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information in the booklet of the album
  2. ↑ Official website for the album ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed April 16, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / homoerraticus.com
  3. ↑ Translation at de.pons.com; Retrieved April 17, 2014
  4. ↑ Homo Erraticus at Allmusic (English), accessed on April 16, 2014
  5. ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US