Jazz and rock mixed together, the piano intro and its flute solo by rock flute virtuoso Ian Anderson make it a great chapter in music. The lyrics use the imagery of an impending and unavoidable train wreck as an allegorical portrayal of a man's life falling apart.
The term "locomotive breath" ostensibly refers to the steam ejected from a steam locomotive's pistons, which provided a characteristic foggy atmosphere and metallic odor to 19th-century train station platforms.
The term "locomotive breath" ostensibly refers to the steam ejected from a steam locomotive's pistons, which provided a characteristic foggy atmosphere and metallic odor to 19th-century train station platforms.
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