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Points: 10048 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2015 at 15:47
My favorite Tull-album no doubt. Songwriting is pure class from start to finish. Ians finest singing, great lyrics, atmosphere and warmth. Ten classic songs. 

Also every bonus song I've gotten on various reissues is just as golden. 
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Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2015 at 15:52
yep... when Tull was most certainly most not Dull. And definitely before Anderson's ego got the best of him and he packed the band full of cronies and the band became became a hyper-productive and thus mediocre vehicle for one Ian Anderson.

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Points: 3053 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2015 at 16:59
I really like Benefit and i agree with description of (at least its more acoustic and pastoral songs) its atmosphere as 'Autumnal' in feel.. 'Teacher' was on the US release but not the UK one.. i felt it was the lp where Tull most wanted to (on the rockier tracks) have a slightly rough, 'Hairy-arsed' rock feel like The Who or Family and their live shows around this time showed that to be the case.

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Points: 1376 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2015 at 17:05
Great company in rainy days. Preferable with wine or scotch, depending on your taste.
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Points: 7946 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2015 at 18:11
Great album. I love Witches Promise especially. They were clearly a Prog band by that point. The whole thing was a real stride forward.
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Points: 350 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2015 at 19:08
love Benefit - i feel like these are the most unguarded songs Ian and Tull did, not much in the way of conceptual window dressing to the emotions and thoughts on display, and it has a unique musical feel, jazzier b/c of cornick, and of course the john evans factor.  

i think wond'ring again has some of the same vibe as benefit
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