Benefit vs Minstrel in the Gallery
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Topic: Benefit vs Minstrel in the Gallery
Posted By: criticdrummer94
Subject: Benefit vs Minstrel in the Gallery
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 17:07
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Both have a 3.93 rating at the time I'm doing this poll. My vote is for Minstrel -------------   MY IDOLS |
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 17:14
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Minstrel in the Gallery or A Passion Play is my favorite Jethro Tull album. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 17:32
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I'll go for Menstrual (joke) In The Gallery. I wouldn't be without Benefit though either. I'm kind of thinking I won't need Thick 2. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 17:45
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MITG by far. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 17:48
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I like them both, but I think Benefit is more uneven than Minstrel. And I have Minstrel as part of my little LP collection, which I guess is somewhat telling. So Minstrel it is. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LinusW88" rel="nofollow - Blargh |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 18:37
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IMHO Benefit is a more consistent album than Minstrel. I find Black Satin Dancer and Baker St Muse to be almost there but not quite there...if you get my drift. No weak tracks on Benefit as far as I'm concerned. I recall that IA was not happy with the playing on Minstrel. Their recorded it In their mobile studio. It's still a fantastic album however.
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Posted By: Ludjak
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 19:06
Benefit is my favourite Tull album, so...  Minstrel, in my opinion, would have been a great poetry book, but musically I lose interest in it by the end of Side A.
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 19:26
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1975 and 76 are tulls weakest years of the 70s. 1970 is a pretty strong year. The remaster has Teacher and Witches promise. Benefit comfortably |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 19:44
| Benefit for me is a much better album than Minstrel. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 20:06
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Minstrel by a mile, the perfect encapsulation of Tull's many sounds! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 21:12
| Benefit |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 22:32
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Minstrel In The Gallery. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 00:07
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Benefit just beats out Minstrel for me. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 01:41
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First time i heard minstrel i was amazed, i thought what the hell happened to jethro ? that hard rocking opener is one of my all time favourites , that fiery guitar and drums on steroids.. absolutely fantastic...minstrel rules!! |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 01:45
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Minstrel in the Gallery !! ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 02:29
| Benefit for me. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 02:31
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With its great title track + One white duck and, of course, Baker street muse.
It's got to be ......Minstrel in the gallery!
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Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 02:53
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Benefit !! but Minstrel is great as well ! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 05:45
| Minstrel in the Gallery for sure, is one of the most succesful albums, my top 5 from them |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 06:50
| Tough call for me. I vote for Minstrel, but not by much. Benefit is a great album with some terrific music on it. I'd vote both if it was an option. Baker Street Muse puts Minstrel over the top for me. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 07:27
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Both excellent. Benefit was my first Tull album, so that for sentimental reasons. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Hober Mallow
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 17:44
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Minstrel is perhaps the greatest Tull album ever ------------- “When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.” John Kennedy Toole |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 05:39
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Benefit by a mile (IMHO). To me (agreeing with other posts I've seen here) This was (!) the last vestiges of any trace of Jethro Tull the band. There were (and are?) still interesting albums to come, but from Ian Anderson, the solo artist. |
Posted By: Gully Foyle
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 08:23
| Minstrel to me is perhaps the definitive JT album, has both the introspective anderson acoustic bits, of stunning beauty, and the hard hitting rockier JT sound, in spades during the title track! Also, Baker St. Muse is perhaps one of the finest things ever recorded. While I think Benefit is very good, i really can't place it in the same league as Minstrel (but props especially to Cornick and Bunker on Benefit, would have been nice for Glen to stick around). |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 09:09
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both are awesome I refuse to choose! ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 15:37
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Two of my favourite Tull albums, with barely a gnat's whisker between them. I think Benefit has a very slight edge over Minstrel, though. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 15:56
| Benefit. Minstrel is half-baked. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 16:38
Yeah Minstrel is a bit of a yawn
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clarke2001 wrote:Posted By: Heathcliffe
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 19:23
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Minstrel - just. Baker street Muse being the clincher. Love Benefit too though. |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 19:55
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Ooooo. How close is this?! Early on in the polling Benefit was dragging its feet...so to speak but now there has been a surge of support for it. Benefit is sublime.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 23:14
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Minstrel. Not even close. I'd rate Benefit Tull's 7th or 8th best album. Maybe 9th. ------------- ...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... |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 17:16
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If I could have I would have...voted for Benefit. Though I like Minstrel in the Gallery (the song especially, but also the album) I must say that I enjoy Benefit more. B is loaded with great songs, while MitG only have three IMHO; the title track, Cold Winds... and Baker St. Muse. -------------  
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 08:34
| Minstrel |
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 08:46
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Posted By: MonsterMagnet
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 11:41
| +1 for Benefit |
Posted By: NickHall
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 06:40
| benefit was a high point |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 06:43
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Benefit! One of my favorites from the band. Minstrel is just okay to me.
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