Passion vs Topographics vs Lamb

At first I was really disappointed to Stand Up. Great Finnish reviewer Jake Nyman said in Rock book that many thinks it´s the best Jethro-album. So my expectations were really high, when I was heard before it Thick as a Brick, Aqualung and Benefit. But after many listenings it become one of my Jethro favourites! it´s not just so prog, but has really great songs!

Mortte wrote: Dellinger wrote: Frenetic Zetetic wrote:   For what it's worth, even after the first couple time of listening to Tales, it stuck with me. I remember "breaking in" that record on long stretches of road between towns/band rehearsals. The way those absolutely perfect 70's synths hit during the intro to "The Revealing Science of God" is burned into my soul. I've never felt the album was too long. Perhaps I'm just predisposed for unconventional stuff, and thus why Yes really clicks with me. I guess we are all at least a little bit predisposed to unconventional stuff, otherwise why are we at a prog forum willing, and even eager, to find new unconventional stuff. The thing is how unconventional we like our music, and which kinds of unconventional each one of us likes. I really started to go into unconventional stuff when started to listen prog in my early teens. I have two elder brothers who really haven´t ever been in prog. Before my progperiod I listen same music as they (southern rock, Country, Blues, old R´n`R). But after prog hit me, I have really wanted to search the odd ways in the music. Over ten years ago I even started to like really experimental & avantgarde stuff. But In Tales I just think they haven´t got enough ideas to whole double. To me it sounds they`ve added to much ideas in Revealing (yes, I am thinking too it´s great) and then haven´t got enough ideas to second album. But, some odd reason, when I am in certain mood, the whole album works really well to me. It has happened only twice, second time was last time I listened it.

There was a time after I got into prog that I could hardly listen to more conventional pop or rock (or even metal) without getting bored and loosing my patience. I have come around and listen, or even enjoy, such things... as long as I consider the music good. But still I need to listen to prog and unconventional stuff in a regular basis. As for Revealing, that one is my favourite... actually almost the only song I really like on Tales... but I do feel, as you say, that they added too much to it... a few less changes of pace or melodies or whatever might have done some good to the song.

Referring back to the Tull comments above.......Stand Up and Benefit are  and have always been my favorite Tull albums (throw in Agualung too)....they are Tull being Tull. .....whatever the f**k that means.

Had to go with 'Play. Not an wasted note; an effort that reportedly was done in relatively little time after the band had to shelve another problematic one they'd originally intended to release. Brilliant in all regards. The others seem a little overblown in both concept and execution. Both came with stories that not all participants were on board for the proceedings. They drag in places. Their popularity is questionable.