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a joke?... a joke? ... depends....

maybe the joke is in the results

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Minstrel In The Gallery by JETHRO TULL

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Review

philippe (Philippe Blache) Special Collaborator Content Development & Krautrock Team

The pinnacle of Jethro Tull's crappy pop folk production! This album is a "b*****dization" of authentic folk music. It only features cheesy pop ballads for Christmas days. The snobbish accent of Ian Anderson has never been so painful. The self title track is a conventional, almost puritan "Christian" folk ballad. Same remark for "Cold Wind Valhalla" with its very cheap atmosphere. "Black Satin Dancer" is a symphonic, pseudo neo classical song: one more time it's too naive and gentle. No surprise with the rest of the album. For a better appreciation of prog folk tapestries of sound I advise listeners to go on the medieval, pagan inflected and acid folk side of Teutonic bands: notably Parzival and Ougenweide. This band really need to re-learn the basics before serving the mass with common mediocrity. Musically speaking the band died after his original bluesy folk fusion (this was / stand up)

god I love that man




Edited by micky - March 14 2008 at 23:12

Los Jaivas by far. We can say that Jethro Tull has some really great albums, maybe even 1or 2 Masterpieces. But in Los Jaivas we can count 4 Masterpieces: El Indio (1975), Alturas de Macchu Picchu (1981), Obras de Violeta Parra (1984), Mamalluca (1999). And other great albums like Cancion del Sur, Sueños de América, or Aconcagua. I think Los Jaivas were more original, and they experimented more. Prove of that is their purely synphonic album Mamalluca. Tull is a really great group, and they have an amazing album, but Los Jaivas not only has richiest compositions, they also were a lot better performers. I mean I think we all can agree that the voice in Tull is not so powerfull, and it doesnt risk to much. But in Los Jaivas the voice is amazing, one of the greatest voives that ive ever heard. Also the pianist is incredible, the same with the bass and the drums (that must be one of the greatest drums of prog music, or of music in general, always doing what he has to do, always exact and powerfull).

OK. Los Jaivas.

What doe Los Jaivas sound like?, do they incorporate Chillian folk music in their sound or something?, if so I'm curious, I like the idea of folk prog bands from non english spreaking world including their national/local folk sound in the music

Hey T, have you heard "Obras de Violeta Parra" yet?

Jethro Tull

Wow,good question

i think, "la poderosa Muerte" is one of the best`s Chilean, and world songs ever.  i recomend it to all the people that don`t now them. Los Jaivas "las alturas de Machupichu" is a record based on a Pablo Neruda`s poem. (if you don`t no who is Pablo Neruda you no nothing about poetry) 

peter_gabriel wrote: I cant believe Los Jaivas has 10 votes against 14 of jethro tull... GO CHILE!!

jaja yeah compadre!! now they are 15 against 22, even this "score" it's too much for Los Jaivas I think!!  I thought Jethro was gonna Rush!!! jajaja

(esta custión es como cuando votamos por los "moais" de la isla de pascua pa las 7 maravillas del mundo jaja)


Edited by Tenken - December 12 2006 at 21:34

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: That's the problem with Prog Folk being so wide, Jethro Tull, has pastoral British music with some Celtic leanings and Los Jaivas played pure Andean music, there's no connection and no way to compare them.   Both are great in their own and particular style.   Iván

Exactly!! you're right, but judging with their difernt Styles and same clasification, I think they surely can be compared, each one with their own characteristics. But anyway I know their sound is very different and that makes it more interesting.