STORMWATCH

Jethro Tull

Prog Folk

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Beautiful Scarlet

Solid album, 3/5

A good mix of music, I find the second side weaker then the first, if the second side kept up the first sides quality then I'd give this 4/5.

North Sea Oil is a short song, poppish rock song that's rather catchy. Features a spoken word part during the bridge, neat.

Orion is a nice song with the same vibe as the previous track, although to my ears it is better, this is my favourite of the short songs on Stormwatch.

Home is an okay ballad.

Dark ages is the long song of the first side. Great song, opens with bombastic guitar and features powerful vocals. My only issue with this song is the absence of an instrumental section, the song is to short. Other then that it is lyrically interesting, emotional and all around well written. (It does have instrumental workouts but they are just soooo short, feeling like transition sections, rather then sections of their own)

Warm Sporran is an instrumental and opens up with funky bass and is soon joined by flute and acoustic guitar with quiet chanting. At first I thought this was going to become a pirate themed crap track but Jethro Tull proved me wrong, this track heads eventually heads into a good flute solo over the bass line, then it stops real quick and starts again, smooth. (reminds me of Peaches En Regalia but a tiny bit worse, still great)

The second side follows the same format, two rockin' songs ballad (Dun Rungill is incredibly dull) a long song (Flying Dutchman=boring) then instrumental. Unfortunately the second side is worse compared to the first side, every track being outdone by its mirror. 3/5 solid album.

Beautiful Scarlet | 3/5 | 2021-7-7

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