AQUALUNG

Jethro Tull

Prog Folk

4.37 | 2927 ratings

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A great and important album, leading us to Thick as a Brick. It pales in comparison with that album though. This says more about TAAB than Aqualung.

Aqualung - A highlight of the album. One of the proggiest tracks on the album. An indication of what is to come, on the album AND on the next album. 9/10

Cross-eyed Mary - Powerful rocker with great lyrics and fantastic flute and guitar playing. 9/10

Cheap day return - Songs don't to be expanded to have a punch and a strong message. This is a great example. 8/10

Mother Goose - Ian Anderson is a master of lyrics. This elevates the song. 8/10

Wond'ring aloud - Rather a straightforward love song, but beautiful nonetheless. 7/10

Up to Me - The flute part is the highlight of the track. For the rest, it is quite straightforward and almost forgettable. 7/10

My God - One of the better tracks of the album. Very proggy. I especially like the flute intermezzo. 9/10

Hymn 43 - Another rather straightforward rocker with a Tull signature. Especially found in the playing style of music and the strong lyrics. 8/10

Slipstream - A nice little song in the theme of the 2nd side of the album. 7/10

Locomotive Breath - One of their classics. Jethro Tull shows what they are capable of. 8/10

Wind-up - Lyrically, this track is masterful. Musically, it is a rather straightforward rock song. Nothing wrong with that, but not what I hoped for from JT. 8/10

This album has no bad tracks on it. But, IMHO, also no absolute highlights. It is a great record. Is it a great prog record? I don't think so. I thought long and hard about the rating. 3 or 4? It is an important album showing the progression of JT. But it is miles away from the proggy-ness of TAAB. This is why I give it a 3-star rating.

WJA-K | 3/5 | 2022-1-31

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