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Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson has been making music for over a quarter of a century. The band he went into the studio with was Jethro Tull but the personal was either different from album to album or something on a personal level was going on with bandmates from album to album that he had to take over their playing duties. Name your top 5 Jetro Tull albums.
1)Aqualung
2)Crest of a Knave
3)Benifit
4)Songs from the Woods
5)Stormwatch
I have been buying the 24 bit remasters which sound great but also the updated liner notes by Ian tell you what "Trauma" the band was going through with each recording.
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nrchy
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I haven't read the liner notes for Aqualung, since I am obviously not a fan of that LP/cd. Was Aqualung among the list of reissues? I have purchased a bunch, but not all of them.

AAMOF I had some friends over to listen to music and we did a comparison of a 30 year old lp of Songs From the Wood and the new 24 bit CD. Even the digophiles prefered the lp, but that's another thread...

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tonykay
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Jethro Tull is an acquired taste, and not for everyone. If you listen often enough to any one of their albums, it will likely become your current favorite. They are just that hypnotic. Ian Anderson was the driving force of every album. IMO, he is a musical genius. Maybe his style just connected with my taste, I can't say. These are my favorite Tull albums.

Aqualung

This Was

Thick As A Brick

Benefit

Stand Up

Too Old to Rock 'N Roll, Too Young to Die

Heavy Horses

I lost interest after "Minstrel in the Gallery" but that didn't keep me from seeing them in concert at the "Paramount" in Oakland, CA. I have all their albums, so I'll give them all another listen.

 

stuartk
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Stand Up

Benefit

Thick As A Brick 

Aqualung

If Barre had not adopted what is (to my ear) an unmusically  overdriven guitar tone, I could’ve enjoyed albums such as Songs From the Wood and Bursting Out.

 

 

 

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larsman
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@tonykay - when did they play at the Paramount? I've been to many shows there (I live across the Bay in SF) but don't recall that one, but I may have lost interest in them around that time. 

tonykay
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larsman,

My wife and I saw them at the Paramount several years ago. I believe it was some sort of anniversary tour. Ian’s voice may not have been the same as the 1970’s but I’m such a fan that it didn’t matter. They played the hits, like "Thick As A Brick" and "Aqualung", so I was happy. In my earlier post, I neglected to mention "Songs From The Wood". That one is also a favorite! That concert at the Paramount was about fifteen years ago, so I'm guessing it was their 40th Anniversary or maybe their 50th since forming in the 1960's.

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