jethro tull stormwatch)

Brought the cd years later after album was released sound quality was in my opinion poor or lackluster the standout was of course elegy although orion and warm sporran and dark ages were good ,being a true tull fan i listen to everything i felt letdown by this one but i believe tull was going through a transitional period isn,t that always the case if i compare it to say stand up, i loved the cover art i know not everyone agrees, but does not that make us tull fans unique i would enjoy to hear what other fans think of this album maybe i got it all wrong .

There are people who don't like the cover art? I think it's excellent. The "folk" trilogy (Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Stormwatch) always evokes spring, late summer-fall, and winter for me. Arguably Tull's finest songs occupy the grooves on these albums, though I know many don't agree.

A great album and artwork.

In my honest opinion, I think Stormwatch is one of the most overlooked albums of all time. Of course, when I first listened to it I had my expectations low from all the bad looks on it-but I LOVED it. The only song I find weak on the album is Something's on the Move. But everything else on it is a masterpiece-especially Dark Ages, Dun Ringil, Old Ghosts, and Flying Dutchmen!

A very underrated album. Dun Ringill, The Flying Dutchman, Orion, and the moving Elegy by David (Dee)Palmer.

The end of the decade. The final of the folk trilogy. Anderson was cunning enough to know the formula had to change. And it did with the next release "A". Which to me was a revelation and I had been a fan since 1972.

I was into post-punk at the time. I had more appreciation for Horslips than Tull in 1979, as Horslips went from a folk-prog band to a sort of post-punk outfit...and to me it sounded new and fresh; while Tull were set in their ways...still great tracks mind you on Stormwatch but thank goodness for "A" IMHO.

North Sea Oil!  The last great Tull classic.....minor classic but at that juncture of the band's career you take the good where you can find it.

Would be awesome if we get some more unreleased tracks. I love stitch in time and crossword is pretty cool stuff. Kelpie and King Henry are fine too. A remix will clean this album up. Elegy will sound awesome. Will be interesting to see if watchers of the storm recordings can be spread over the folk trilogy remixes. Heavy horses sounds excellent.

I had just become a full blown prog addict when it came out.  It was an excellent album to round out their 1970's period.  A was cool too though quite a departure...