A PASSION PLAY

Jethro Tull

Prog Folk

4.05 | 1660 ratings

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so, this is somewhat embarrassing, but I'm just now getting around to listening to Jethro Tull's much-maligned (and much-loved) "A Passion Play".

I've been a Tull fan since the 70s but somehow never bought or heard this album.

well, after a day and morning of listening, here are my impressions:

First listen: wtf??????

Second listen: wtf?

Third listen: I think I'm starting to like this. I think. But what's up with that Hare piece?

Fourth listen: OK. yeah, its schizophrenic, it has that irritating Hare piece, but man, there sure are some really cool parts. Some very Tull sections, some sections that sound like classic Genesis, some parts that sound like Gentle Giant, and even some parts that sound like VdGG. How cool is that? A bunch of my favorite prog bands all hanging out together!

Fifth listen: Enough! I used an editing program to edit out that Hare piece. With all due respect, and despite my love for British humour, it harshes my buzz. So its gone. Ahh, now I can sit back with the headphones on and prog out.

SIxth listen: I really dig this album and I can't stop listening to it! Its perfect for a prog fan with attention-deficit disorder. I mean, it is Prog with a capital "P". Bombastic, self-indulgent, overly- complex, silly and yet, I am falling in love.

peskypesky | 4/5 | 2012-7-1

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