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- 'Aqualung' (1971) One of the few progressive rock albums that even laymen listeners can’t help but love – to the tune of seven million copies sold – Jethro Tull’s magnum opus, ‘Aqualung,’ gave fans two concept LPs for the price of one.
- 'Thick as a Brick' (1972) Jethro Tull fashioned one of history’s finest examples of the progressive rock suite with 1972’s ‘Thick as a Brick,’ which technically consisted of one song, split between the two sides.
- 'Songs From the Wood' (1977) After a rare sojourn in the big city for 1976’s ‘Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! ,’ Jethro Tull returned to bucolic themes and virgin forests with 1977’s ‘Songs From the Wood.’
- 'Minstrel in the Gallery' (1975) For all intents and purposes, ‘Minstrel in the Gallery’ was Jethro Tull’s last stand where unapologetic intricate, high-concept prog-rock was concerned.
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No-one sounds like Jethro Tull. For a band that have prospered for almost as long as some of the genres they occupy have existed, they are without imitators. Their twenty-one studio records have taken in English folk and baroque instrumentation, plus the thunderous and unforgettable riffs of Martin Barre that saw them edge Metallica and AC/DC out o...
Anderson is too skilled an artist to produce music devoid of merit, but Under Wraps with its remote electronica and themes of paranoia in the Cold War, would perhaps have worked better as a follow-up to his solo record, Walk Into Light.
As ever with Anderson there are some lovely songs on a record he wrote in part of the Isle of Skye. The title track is a study of isolation, Strange Avenues, according to Andersons liner notes, a sequel to the Aqualung setting. Kissing Willie was less subtle though, and came with a Storm Thorgerson video based on Benny Hill that Anderson went along...
A kind of chaos, and some heartbreak, surrounded A, an album originally planned as an Anderson solo release. The death of bassist John Glascock and the subsequent depression and departure of Barriemore Barlow changed Tull radically. On the cover of A, they are clad in white jumpsuits, free of their past, and the music is similarly stripped back, Ed...
Roots To Branches is to a degree anomalous, mixing standard motifs of Barres fluent, head-tossing riffs and Andersons percussive flute-playing with some Eastern influences drawn from a trip the singer made to India. He felt that the songs echoed some of Tulls earliest work on Stand Up Maybe so, but it was unprecedented in the bands late era, and ma...
There are parts of Minstrel, especially in the near 20-minute Baker Street Muse and Cold Wind In Valhalla, that are the equal of the songs on Aqualung or Thick As A Brick, Andersons beautiful acoustic playing (especially on Requiem) a perfect match for Barres ferocious electric, but there is some wibble too, the band in the grip of a release schedu...
Benefit was the sound of a band finding its future. Anderson and Barre nailed their electric-acoustic interplay on songs like Son, and Anderson was quickly emerging as a composer of some originality. The great trick was incorporating Barres gift for memorable riffs and hooks into his delicate melodies - once theyd done so the Tull sound was establi...
Typically offbeat and funny, Too Old To Rock n Roll describes the life of Andersons alter ego, Ray Lomas, a washed-up former rock star. Lomas wins some money on a quiz show but finds life has changed so much he cant enjoy it. Resolving to kill himself on his motorbike, he instead ends up in a coma and when he re-emerges finds that he and everything...
It begins with a tramp sitting on a park bench watching as the frilly panties run and ends with a meditation on the nature of God Tull in a nutshell, really. Aqualung is high on ambition and sardonic rage. The first half introduces Aqualung the tramp, eying little girls with bad intent and Cross-Eyed Mary, the good-time girl who will do it for a s...
Sep 15, 2024 · Reviewing their discography, you will find popular gems like Ram or Flaming Pie, distinguished exemplars of the best of Jethro Tull. These records are multi-dimensional portraits, capturing the ever-evolving spirit of the band.
Aug 12, 2024 · A ranking and review of the studio and live albums by Ian Anderson's classic progressive folk rock band Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull are one of the most recognisable acts in rock and roll history and they spearheaded musical fusion and innovation in the prog scene.
Sep 4, 2022 · Prog. The 10 most important albums in Jethro Tull's career. By Martin Webb. ( Prog ) last updated 4 September 2022. Acclaimed writer and font of all Jethro Tull-shaped knowledge, Martin Webb guides us through the 10 most important albums in the band’s ever-evolving career…
The best album credited to Jethro Tull is Thick As A Brick which is ranked number 289 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 6,028. Jethro Tull is ranked number 126 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,589.
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May 6, 2024 · Jethro Tull's animal-themed album includes several really, really great songs. Of note are the wonderfully catchy "Acres Wild," "Rover," and "One Brown Mouse," while the epic title track is the clear best song here.
