jethro tull (songs from the wood)
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Topic: jethro tull (songs from the wood)
Posted By: grantman
Subject: jethro tull (songs from the wood)
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 14:32
Last really fun or hopefull album for ian and tull ,i listened with a kind of great feeling of wonder i.e CUP OF WONDER. Start to finish superb record with a lot of folk sounding songs ,i have not listened to the steven wilson mix but barres licks and riffs are very solid, so it is not a folk album ,ian,s vocals are amazing ,the big 3 for me are the title track, RING OUT SOLISTICE BELLS (a christmas classic) and THE WHISTLER .A return to form similiar to STAND UP,once again thanks, for taking the time to read my review GRANT 
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 15:30
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Have you listened to songs from the Grumblewood? If not, I suspect you might enjoy it when you do.... https://grumblewood.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - https://grumblewood.bandcamp.com/ ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: triptych
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 03:25
 I dig The Whistler :) |
grantman wrote:Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 04:41
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An excellent album to play at Christmas time. One of Tull's best, btw. Every song is top notch. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 05:05
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Not much to add. Songs from the Wood are superb. That quirky mix of dated synths, vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars galore and ancient/mythological themes turned out perfectly. Love it from start to bottom, album cover included. Also got a Steven Wilson mix with 96p book - would like to have them all, but if I was to have just one, SFTW would be my pick. There is simply so much to explore and marvel at. Velvet Green has such a fantastic, chamber atmosphere to it. Look up my review if you care, it's full of praise! Btw, Heavy Horses is (to me) pretty much the same level of perfection, and I gave 4 stars to Stormwatch - something magical about that lineup. ------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 08:53
| Stormwatch and Heavy horses are excellent, but i find the mood a little bit different that it has a lot more serious subject matters ( environmental issues ,animal protection,farming )i never thought ian would shy away from them ,it changed the band, but in a good way ,a more mature outfit like the later beatles that grew into a more serious band. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 09:00
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Very good album but I have always been let down by the last two tracks....Pibroch is a weird beast at 8:38..it really never delivers and just kind of hangs there for 8 minutes. And Fire is nice as far as the sentimental lyrics but the actual song is not that interesting.....still the first 7 tracks are strong so one of my favorite Tull outings.
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 10:13
| I like it quite a bit but these days prefer Heavy Horses. With "songs" they were going where the Fairports and Steeleyes of the world had already gone and I would argue those groups did it better. Well, other than Pilbroch that does little for me. With "Heavy Horses" they were setting a new agenda that more serious Celtic rock groups like THE MORRIGAN and OYESTERBAND would adopt and extend in the future |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 12:54
In my opinion one of the best and most emotional tracks on the album and in the whole Tull career. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 15:30
Get the remix book versions. SFTW sounds great. A couple of cool extra tracks too. Horses is probably even better. Similar great sound but with more bonus tracks. Probably a double album worth of tracks. Stormwatch is my fave of these 3. The sound isn’t quite as great as the other two but the double album worth of tracks is awesome. Aqualung another great double album worth. Passion is similar. Great sound and the full Chateau tapes with excellent sound. Warchild is a triple album. Hopefully the remix sets get released again. Most of them are 5 stars. Even Too old is cool now. An ep of cool extras. I think I like Tulls non album collection more than their album collection. They have 10 albums worth of extras between 68 and 84  ------------- 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. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 15:37
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My favorite Tull record. And yes on the remix. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 18:14
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5 star remixes A Passion play Aqualung Thick as a brick Songs from the wood Heavy horses Stormwatch Sound quality and studio quality they’re all now on par with Thick as a brick. So many great outtakes  ------------- 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. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 18:28
Minstrel in the Gallery, too! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 23:43
Minstrel is my least fave of the 12 remix sets so far. I’d still give it close to 4 stars. Never been a big fan of the album and the remix doesn’t give us any new studio tracks apart from a couple of early versions. The sound is mildly better though. After the 5 star remixes I mentioned earlier I’d rank the others in order below as Warchild 4.5 star Benefit 4.4 star Too old 4.3 star Stand up 4.2 star This was 4.1 star Minstrel 4.0 star ------------- 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. |
Posted By: triptych
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 02:18
| SFTW and Heavy Horses are two excellent Tull albums, but my heart remains with Stand Up :) |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 06:40
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Stand up is a great album the true tull standard.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 07:53
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I will always say that Stand Up, Benefit, and Aqualung are overall the best things Tull ever did...not that some of the later ones aren't excellent also. Anderson's forte was always the 3.5-4 min clever/witty rock song...not the so-called 'prog epics' he and the band did later. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 08:21
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Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 09:56
| Thanks for mentioning benefit ,i haven,t heard it yet will check it out dr wu 23. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 10:50
| Oh, Benefit is great! Some real stunners, including his best Tull does Gordon Lightfoot approximation on "Inside" |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 13:01
I risk to be in the minority here, but for me mentioned albums had 2-3 great songs ("Bouree", "To Cry You A Song", "Aqualung", "Locomotive Breath"... add some your favs) and a number of decent, but weaker songs, while "Songs From The Wood" is breathtaking from start to finish - all killer, no filler. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 16:14
Indeed! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 03 2020 at 16:34
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 02:01
Is there any way to get these Wilson remixes without breaking the bank? Last time I checked most of them were unavailable sadly! ------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 02:23
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Some of them are on Spotify, or you could look here. https://burningshed.com/store/headphonedust/remixes/jethro-tull-sw-remixes |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 07:00
Oh my..I left out TAAB... shame on me Well...I like TAAB...for the most part, though it's one musical idea stretched over two sides. But this thread is about 'Songs' and it's a more interesting outing for me so even though the plebes missed my appreciation of SFTW....let me say it is one of my favorite Tull platters .a few 'songs' notwithstanding. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 21:33
No reason we won’t 50th anniversary versions. I’m hoping for a Too old 50th and missing tapes are found. Double album of studio ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: December 05 2020 at 08:56
| I like SFTW and Wilson's remix really is very good. However I prefer HH and Stormwatch. However I'm probably in a minority there. |