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Hercules 
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 Posted: September 13 2014 at 07:22 |
 Epignosis wrote:
Minstrel in the Gallery recently overcame A Passion Play as my favorite Jethro Tull album ever.
"Baker St. Muse" is the greatest song Jethro Tull ever crafted.
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Good grief. I think it's a mess. Promises much, but goes nowhere and fails abysmally to deliver. The lowest point of the album.
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Epignosis
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 08:25 |
Hercules wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
Minstrel in the Gallery recently overcame A Passion Play as my favorite Jethro Tull album ever.
"Baker St. Muse" is the greatest song Jethro Tull ever crafted.
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Good grief. I think it's a mess. Promises much, but goes nowhere and fails abysmally to deliver. The lowest point of the album. |
Well then, we'll just have to agree to agree that you're wrong. 
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progrockdeepcuts
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 08:39 |
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My gut says Songs from the Wood, but Minstrel is so, so good too ...
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Hercules
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 10:48 |
Read the bottom of my post!
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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Manuel
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 11:01 |
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This is like asking me which of my children I love more. Impossible to choose, so no vote.
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O666
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 11:14 |
Vompatti wrote:
Songs, both album and song.
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100% Agree
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b_olariu
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 13:22 |
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Songs From The Wood
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Progosopher
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 16:18 |
HolyMoly wrote:
Album or song? |
Specified in the original post.  My vote goes for Songs, arguably my favorite Tull. Minstrel in turn is merely in my top ten.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 20:00 |
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Both great albums, but SftW wins by a notch. Love them both.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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Svetonio
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Posted: September 13 2014 at 23:55 |
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SFTW & TOTRTYTD are the best pair of LPs by JT (imo)
Edited by Svetonio - September 13 2014 at 23:56
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snowsnow
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Posted: September 14 2014 at 22:06 |
I am surprised that the folk-leanings of SFTW is beating the more proggy -leanings of MITG.
Love 'em both mind...
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dr prog
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 04:35 |
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Songs is pretty good. While Minstrel is tulls weakest session of the 70s IMO.
I'll rank the tull years from the 70s:
1971-aqualung 40 year double cd release
1972-TAAB
1978-horses remaster
1974-warchild remaster
1970-benefit remaster
1979-stormwatch remaster
1977-songs remaster
1973-APP
1976-too old remaster
1975-minstrel remaster
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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snowsnow
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 06:21 |
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Variety is the spice of life. APP and MITG would be two of my top three Tull albums along with TAAB.
I wonder how many others would put Too old To Rock and Roll above MITG. That is why I find these polls/lists so fascinating - to see the differences we all have!
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Rednight
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 09:56 |
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Songs from the Wood, I'm afraid. 'Gallery kind of just laid there like a pretty girl while Songs' at least jumped up out of the record grooves here and there. More of a polished production, to boot.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 11:42 |
I can't pick on this one. My joke name for Minstrel is the Menstrual In The Gallery. But seriously, I like them both about the same.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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WrytXander
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 12:00 |
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Minstrel by far.
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20+ prog bands discovered and explored in 3 years, still going strong...
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SteveG
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:04 |
snowsnow wrote:
I am surprised that the folk-leanings of SFTW is beating the more proggy -leanings of MITG.Love 'em both mind... |
Actually I'm not surprised. SFTW is very complicated but accessible, so I thought that it would go over better than Minstrel, but you're right, just not this much.
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dr wu23
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:11 |
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Songs From The Wood is one of my favorite Tull outings............Minstrel is down the list a bit.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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proggman
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Posted: September 18 2014 at 22:33 |
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Songs from the Wood.
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Barbu
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Posted: September 19 2014 at 12:26 |
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Songs from the Wood, easily.
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Mintrel in the Gallery Vs. Songs from the Wood