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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 21:07
I don't know why but The Menstrual In The Gallery always pops into my head for some reason.

I do like the different character of the two albums.
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Points: 6394 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 20:28
A Passion Play is probably Tull's most complex album and definitely a masterpiece.  At the same time it is self-conscious about its unique qualities, which are quite strange.  Minstrel in the Gallery is a bit more organic and authentic to me, and the one I generally prefer.
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Minstrel for me. Passion Play is still a great album though.
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Points: 12946 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 19:34
Minstrel in The Gallery by far.I was listening to it last Sunday and i forgot how heavy that opening track got.
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Points: 4574 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 19:24
Minstrel in the Gallery for me by far. I don't fing APP as good as TAAB. MInstrel is my favourite Tull album and seems to encapsulate all of Tull's different sounds on one album; folk to hard rock to symphonic.
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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:58
Originally posted by Glimmung Glimmung wrote:

Sorry about the no poll next time ill pay more attention Embarrassed

It's ok, never mind. My mistake.Embarrassed

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:


Newbs can't make polls.
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Sorry about the no poll next time ill pay more attention Embarrassed
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PAssion Play is Tull greatest achievement
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Points: 32482 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:49
My two favorite Jethro Tull albums.  I don't think I could choose.


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Oh and you forgot to make a poll.Wink


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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:24
It took me it took longer than any other Tull album to get into Minstrel as well. Now it's one of my all time favoritesApprove.
But I really dislike APP. It's where everything that made TAAB great was pushed too far and fell flat on its face. Also it has Hare, one of the greatest embarrassments to grace a classic prog album. But that's just the final nail in the coffin. The whole thing is a mess imho. It's my least favorite pre-A album.

Oh and you forgot to make a poll.Wink


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Points: 36 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:12
As much as I love Minstrel it doesnt do for me what  A Passion Play does. I would really like to see where people stand on this. For me it took many more listens to get into Minstrel in the Gallery. On the surface it seemed like too much classic rock and not enough of the Tull that I love it wasnt untill many spins later that I found that Tull. There was something intriguing about A Passion Play I looked forward to putting in the work to love that album, there is an air of excitement around it.
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