jethro tull ( Heavy horses )
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Topic: jethro tull ( Heavy horses )
Posted By: grantman
Subject: jethro tull ( Heavy horses )
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 17:29
I brought heavy horses on cassette for about 7 bucks, some time ago and it stayed with me till i got the cd recently.The cd showed me it was a more of a rock album than a folk album that i heard on tape, the two songs it almost becomes a metal album NO LULLABY and HEAVY HORSES are very,very heavy arena songs,the best song for me is the rather quirky but very english poppy MOTHS ,the closer is the most anthemic WEATHERCOCK is a classic .The overall feel on this record is to me a later songs from the wood towards a different future England,thanks for taking the time to read grant 3 stars for me. 
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 22:20
Love Rover, mouse police, acres, moths, brown mouse and Hard times 1 and 2. Great year for Tull  ------------- 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: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 04 2020 at 23:40
| I don't get Arena heavy from the title cut at all. Easily 4 star album to me thanks to title cut and the ones dr prog mentions. The mouse police is fun too because of course it's about CATS! |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: December 05 2020 at 03:18
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To be fair, there are two songs I consider merely "good", other seven are nothing short of fantastic though. Bonus tracks we have today are also better than what I expected. ------------- 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: Lewian
Date Posted: December 05 2020 at 04:58
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Favourite Tull album for me. I can't complain about any track here, I think they nailed them all. One of the albums that when mentioned bring most music up immediately in my head. I probably have to look out for the bonus tracks as I only know the original version (I'm not generally keen on buying new editions with what bands originally decided to not put on the album). For me this phase of their work is most essentially what they are about. Songs from the Wood and Stormwatch are also great (Songs from the Wood took some more time but has finally also clicked). |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: December 05 2020 at 08:53
| Love HH. Top 3 Tull for me a,long with TAAB and Minstrel. Every track is great. The Steve Wilson remix is fantastic. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: December 06 2020 at 17:13
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Another great folk prog album. No Lullaby does seem to have a heavy edge to it, but I don't think I'd call it an arena rocker. Lol ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 06 2020 at 18:30
| SteveG i only meant after listening to the live album BURSTING OUT that,s what i meant about arena sound NO lullaby sounded like to me at the time,after listening to heavy horses the actual album ,i now realize i am wrong thanks steve |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 06 2020 at 22:54
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The remix is 5 star. The sound is excellent. Bonus material not up there with Stormwatch, Aqualung, Passion and Warchild but overall it’s first class ------------- 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: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 08:36
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Good Tull lp...but I was hoping for Songs -part 2 ,and it doesn't deliver that for me and the lyrics on Horses are a bit 'twee' at times. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 09:16
| Dr wu i think it was the beginning of dark times for the group ,i think ian took up salmon farming at the time. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 09:41
Yes, he became a capitalist...  But after Horses and Stormwatch Tull was never the same for me and I basically gave up on them. Roots To Branches has a few nice things but classic Tull ended after 1979. And I still reach for the early ones like Stand Up ,Benefit, and Aqualung when I'm in the mood for Tull. I listened to those when I started college and they were part of my exploration period and still resonate with me far more than the later 'proggy' things. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
grantman wrote:Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 12:04
It’s better than songs by a nose  ------------- 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: miamiscot
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 14:37
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It's better than three stars. Four at least!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 14:44
Whoever gave it 3 stars doesn’t have an ear for quality  ------------- 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 07 2020 at 16:24
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"No Lullaby" is amazing. John Glascock was Tull's best bassist. The second of Tull's timeless folk trilogy. I love me some HH. ------------- 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 07 2020 at 16:34
You got the remixes? I must be the only lucky one. Stormwatch has a cool long version of Orion and a song called Urban apocalypse which sounds like Gentle Giant ------------- 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 07 2020 at 17:22
I sure do! 
Not this time, buddy. SFTW, HH and Stormwatch are my favorite Tull albums!  ------------- 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 07 2020 at 18:45
So you have all 3 in book format? Lol Hard to choose between them. Stormwatch wins for most cool tracks but Horses and Songs have better sound. I love the Aqua, Thick and Passion books just as much though ------------- 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 07 2020 at 18:58
I sure do!! No way was I not buying those!!!------------- 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 07 2020 at 19:33
How about the other albums? ------------- 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 08 2020 at 10:18
Just Minstrel. They're also available as standard jewel case editions with just the music. ------------- 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 08 2020 at 11:30
You need the others Don’t think the single cd versions have a lot of the outtakes. If you find aqualung, passion, warchild or too old books. Grab them. Ian needs to release them again. Lol ------------- 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 08 2020 at 12:24
No, not buying any more book editions. They're expensive. I just plunked down for the second Tangerine Dream box set, too! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 08 2020 at 12:37
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Personally i prefer the records remastered with no outakes or live performances my case for that is mine alone, i.e i was happy and ok two records from the band CAMEL mirage and moonmadness with just the original tracks are just fine for me.. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 08 2020 at 18:44
Should have got in early when they were cheap ------------- 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 09 2020 at 11:56
It was my main intention to get the books for SFTW, HH and Stormwatch, which I did. So did you get the two recent, amazing, Tangerine Dream box sets? ------------- 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 09 2020 at 14:13
I don’t even have any tangerine dream in my collection lol. The lack of drums is a problem for me. ------------- 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 09 2020 at 16:11
Ah, that's too bad. You may like Cyclone, though. And it's got drums. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Magmatt
Date Posted: December 15 2020 at 13:21
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solid band lineup on this record too. |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: December 15 2020 at 16:42
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The album which i feel is representing how good heavy horses was the live album (bursting out) great live album.
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