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Post by Belchic on Oct 14, 2010 16:52:00 GMT -5
Feel free to talk about this band at all in this topic.
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Post by Bishop on Oct 14, 2010 17:10:13 GMT -5
They played near where I live last month. I would have ran in the Great North Run just to see them, but I had no idea they were playing.
I also got 100% on Aqualung on Rock Band 2 (Expert Guitar), though that's hardlys an accomplishment, considering how easy it is.
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Post by Belchic on Oct 16, 2010 23:36:15 GMT -5
Here's what I have to say about their albums:
This Was ...a good start to their career. You can obviously tell that they started out as a blues band. Even though most of the songs are instrumental, a few songs have good sounds to them.
Stand Up This albums was an improvement over their first album. It managed to score three big hits: "A New Day Yesterday", "Bouree" and "Nothing is Easy".
Benefit I think this is the album where Jethro Tull finally found their signature sound. I think the US version was more successful than the UK version as it included "Teacher".
Aqualung Without a doubt, this is their best album. We've got the title track, "Cross-Eyed Mary", "Mother Goose", "Wond'ring Aloud", "Up to Me", "Hymn 43" and "Locomotive Breath".
Thick as a Brick Despite being on two tracks, I'm sure that Jethro Tull holds the record for longest song in pop music, which is this 43 minute masterpiece.
A Passion Play Like "Thick as a Brick", this was made to be one single song. While this one is longer, it's technically divided up in to several different segments. The only thing I enjoy about this album is "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles", which has held a special place in my heart for a long time; my dad used to recite it for me as a bedtime story when I was little.
Warchild This is my favorite Jethro Tull album. I don't understand why it got so many bad reviews, though. I mean, it's got "Sealion", "Skating Away", and one of the group's biggest hits of all time, "Bungle in the Jungle".
Minstrel in the Gallery This is an album that I don't get why it was so successful. I mean, a lot of the songs aren't all that good, and the only song on here that became a hit was the title track.
Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die! One of their most underrated albums. The only song on this album that became a hit was the title track, but they were intending to have this be a commercial album while at the same time, they were working on a masterpiece.
Songs from the Wood While not quite as epic as "Aqualung", this is still one of Jethro Tull's strongest albums. The title track, "Jack in the Green", "Cup of Wonder", "Ring Out; Solstice Bells" and "The Whistler" are all great songs. It also has a very appropriate cover.
Heavy Horses Much like "Minstrel", this album was very successful, but I don't see why. While most of the songs are really good, the title track was the album's only hit.
Stormwatch Probably the first Jethro Tull album to fail to score a hit single, which is a shame because it's very overlooked. "Elegy" is a very beautiful melody.
A Much like it's predecessor, this album is forgettable as it failed to score a hit single, plus all the songs on this album are crap.
The Broadsword and the Beast This album got a lot of bad reviews, which is a shame because a lot of the songs on this album are really good like "Beastie", "Flying Colours", "Broadsword" and "Cheerio", and not to mention, the album cover is just gorgeous.
Under Wraps This is easily Jethro Tull's worst album, and for many reasons: It's forgettable, it failed to score a hit single, and none of the songs sound good.
Crest of a Knave This is without a doubt Jethro Tull's best album from the 80's. It's got "Steel Monkey", "Farm on the Freeway", "Jump Start", "She Said She Was a Dancer", "Dogs in the Midwinter" and "Budapest".
I know that's not their final album. Since then, they've made "Rock Island", "Catfish Rising", "Roots to Branches" and "J-Tull Dot Com", but those albums don't really have anything about them that stand out to me. It also kind of puzzles me why they haven't made any new albums since then. I guess Ian Anderson is ready for retirement. He's gotten too old to rock 'n' roll, but he's still too young to die.
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