Jethro Tull
Posted by: TerryFranks on 12 January 2011
Your favourite album by this band
Posted on: 14 January 2011 by JamieL_v2
From 1968 to 1979 I think an awful lot of their output is excellent, never got 'Passion Play' or 'Too Old to Rock and Roll ...'.
'Stand Up', 'Benefit', 'Aqualung', 'Thick as a Brick', 'Heavy Horses', I love all of them.
'Storm Watch' gets a lot of negative comments, but I really like that too. All the songs are an elegy of one sort or another, about loss in some way, except the instrumental 'Warm Sporran' of course, and no doubt triggered by the loss of John Glacock.
If I had to pick one it would be 'Minstrel in the Gallery' especially for the acoustic tracks on side 2.
After 1980, when the band changed and Ian Anderson started to work from a home studio with drum machine backings during the composing stage, the albums lost the cohesion of the 70's output for me, but that can be said of many prog bands.
Fantastic live over the years, but last year was a disappointment as all the instruments had been toned down to aid Anderson's failing voice, and what you were left with wasn't the Tull I have loved over the years.
'Stand Up', 'Benefit', 'Aqualung', 'Thick as a Brick', 'Heavy Horses', I love all of them.
'Storm Watch' gets a lot of negative comments, but I really like that too. All the songs are an elegy of one sort or another, about loss in some way, except the instrumental 'Warm Sporran' of course, and no doubt triggered by the loss of John Glacock.
If I had to pick one it would be 'Minstrel in the Gallery' especially for the acoustic tracks on side 2.
After 1980, when the band changed and Ian Anderson started to work from a home studio with drum machine backings during the composing stage, the albums lost the cohesion of the 70's output for me, but that can be said of many prog bands.
Fantastic live over the years, but last year was a disappointment as all the instruments had been toned down to aid Anderson's failing voice, and what you were left with wasn't the Tull I have loved over the years.
Posted on: 15 January 2011 by mudwolf
I moved to CA in 70 and heard Stand Up at someone's house. It was wild and wonderful compared to other things out there, that combination of blues and folk. I bought it and then Aqualung. Then off to college so no money and colorado wasn't into that stuff.
Odd how when talking about teenage music all women sneer at Tull. I guess that's why we like him.
Odd how when talking about teenage music all women sneer at Tull. I guess that's why we like him.
Posted on: 19 January 2011 by tonym
Songs From the Wood, Aqualung, Bursting Out & Minstrel In The Gallery, in that order.
I love all their stuff though.
I love all their stuff though.
Posted on: 24 January 2011 by ken c
hard one. JT reminds me of my student days!
but i guess "Stand Up"
Songs from the Wood has some wonderful tracks too
enjoy
ken
but i guess "Stand Up"
Songs from the Wood has some wonderful tracks too
enjoy
ken
Posted on: 24 January 2011 by Harry
I listened to Warchild this evening. Forgot how good it is.
Posted on: 01 October 2011 by EricirE
Bursting Out !!!
Live
Posted on: 03 October 2011 by Tony2011
A Passion Play ... extremely underrated!
Posted on: 07 October 2011 by Mr Underhill
I love Aqualung, Bursting Out and Heavy Horses - which covers a lot of territory, but ultimately I would have to come down to either North Sea Oil or Broadsword & the Beast.
.....and the winner is:
Broadsword & the Beast.
If I was picking my favourite track it would be a toss up between Locomotive Breath & Thick as a Brick.
.....and the winner is:
Thick as a Brick.
Listen to it a LOT!
M
Posted on: 07 October 2011 by Gale 401
I can say with hand on Heart.
I cant fault any Tull album,
I have just enjoyed the journey since there first album.
Even named my first son Jethro.
Stu