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SayYes 
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Thick As A Brick
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smellyoldbums
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 18:55 |
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a passion play, one of the best albums ever.
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moshkito
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 19:52 |
Hi,
A PASSION PLAY
And it's also the last time that Ian was truly relevant and important. Minstrel in the Gallery, Songs from the Wood and a song here and there, in many ways are no longer as important, valid or creative. In fact, for the most part ... it's just a bunch of pop songs!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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thellama73
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 20:01 |
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There are so many great ones, but Passion Play takes the cake. Best prog album ever.
Runner up is Minstrel in the Gallery with honorable mentions for Heavy Horses and Benefit. (I guess I am just tired of Thick as a Brick)
Songs From the Wood is not even in my top five, but I guess it has its moments.
Edited by thellama73 - June 08 2010 at 20:04
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A Person
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 20:16 |
 UndercoverBoy wrote:
A Passion Play for me, and while that album is excellent, Tull never made any albums that I would consider masterpieces. |
Pretty much this, I need to hear waaaay more Tull to be sure though.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 20:27 |
Thick As A Brick is really the standout one for me. One of the best prog-rock records ever made. I Like A Passion Play alot as well.
To continue a top five: Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Minstreal In The Gallery. Thats perhaps changeable though. I find their debut and Stand Up quite excellent as well, not to mention Stormwatch and Warchild. Of course theres Aqualung as well...
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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silcir
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Posted: June 08 2010 at 20:31 |
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To put it simple, Every album until Stormwatch (included).
what can i say, they're the best!
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elder08
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 11:17 |
I really like the fact song from the wood actually sounds like someone playing songs in the woods (excluding the eletric guitar  )
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"There are people who say we [Pink Floyd] should make room for younger bands. That's not the way it works. They can make their own room."- David Gilmour
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Vompatti
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 11:42 |
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Thick as a Brick is probably their masterpiece, but Heavy Horses is the one I play most often.
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CyberDiablo
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 11:47 |
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Music is some kind of art.
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Green Shield Stamp
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 12:06 |
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Stormwatch is my favourite.
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Haiku
Writing a poem
With seventeen syllables
Is very diffic....
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lazland
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 12:39 |
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SFTW has long been my favourite from the band, and I love that whole sequence of folkier albums that ended with Broadsword & The Beast. I really must get round to reviewing them one of these days.
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Bitterblogger
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Posted: June 14 2010 at 20:09 |
There wasn't a qualifier, so I'm going with Bursting Out. 
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progman2010
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Posted: June 15 2010 at 04:59 |
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Can't go past the super Living in the Past. But almost equally super are Thick as a brick, Heavy horses and Bursting out. I'm a big fan of the recent versions Stormwatch, Benefit and Warchild too. Warchild improves out of sight with the extra tracks
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Geizao
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Posted: June 15 2010 at 07:34 |
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Thick As A Brick
A Passion Play
Heavy Horses
Songs From The Wood
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: June 15 2010 at 09:38 |
progman2010 wrote:
Warchild too. Warchild improves out of sight with the extra tracks |
So many others on this site have said the same thing. I will just have to check it out before I can reply.
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MFP
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Posted: June 15 2010 at 15:52 |
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A Passion Play for me.
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Lizzy
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Posted: June 15 2010 at 15:57 |
Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:
progman2010 wrote:
Warchild too. Warchild improves out of sight with the extra tracks |
So many others on this site have said the same thing. I will just have to check it out before I can reply. |
Yes! Do it! So many unreleased gems among those bonus tracks! I particularly like the orchestration on Warchild, as well as on TOTRARTYTD. I have no idea why so many people dislike them. I know they both have the same problem: not solid overall albums; but Ian's vocals and the orchestration are amazing!
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progman2010
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Posted: June 16 2010 at 05:28 |
Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:
progman2010 wrote:
Warchild too. Warchild improves out of sight with the extra tracks |
So many others on this site have said the same thing. I will just have to check it out before I can reply. |
Here's the tracks. I'll put a star next to the best songs. You'll see the extra tracks are mainly the best tracks 
Movie Soundtrack
War Child *
Queen and Country *
Ladies
Back-Door Angels
Sealion
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day *
Bungle in the Jungle
Only Solitaire *
The Third Hoorah
Two Fingers
Bonus tracks
Warchild Waltz *
Quartet *
Paradise Steakhouse *
Sealion 2 *
Rainbow Blues *
Glory Row *
Saturation *
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esky
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Posted: June 16 2010 at 13:27 |
Tarquin Underspoon wrote:
I will be predictable and boring and say that Thick as a Brick is leagues above anything else Tull ever did. |
I was listening to Side Two of TAAB last night. Odd, disjointed, but respectable. Passion Play was an improvement, and it remains my No. 1.
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