06 Aug
Aqualung, the stage musical
by David Calloway, Swarthmore, PA
Since first hearing it in 1971, I’ve held Aqualung to be the best rock album ever. One evening in late 1975, I was rehearsing for The Pirates of Penzance, a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, with Rose Valley Chorus. Drifting in my fantasies on a glorious duet one evening, offstage at a rehearsal, the world and life of Aqualung were suddenly surging out their angst on the stage.
Ever since, I’ve envisioned turning Aqualung into a stage musical. In the late 80s, I even emailed the concept to the Official J.Tull Website, “attn. Ian Anderson”. No reply, of course. Just a bit of a procrastinator, I’ve yet to try again.