Mintrel in the Gallery Vs. Songs from the Wood
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Topic: Mintrel in the Gallery Vs. Songs from the Wood
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Mintrel in the Gallery Vs. Songs from the Wood
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 16:25
| Which album do you prefer by Tull: Minstrel In The Gallery or Songs from the Wood? |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 16:29
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Minstrel ------------- 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: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 16:42
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Songs -------------  
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:06
| Songs From The Wood out of these two. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:16
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Album or song? I prefer the Wood album and the Minstrel song. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:20
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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. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:23
I like the songs of tull, many, but I never like their arrangements. 
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:24
If we're talking song I'd go with Minstrel, easily. The song that got me into Tull (and subsequently prog), and still my favourite Tull track. -------------
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HolyMoly wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:43
| Songs, both album and song. |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 17:55
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Songs from the Wood does not have one bad track on it. This. Minstrel contains Black Satin Dancer; some people like it, I dislike it lots. I also don't care too much for Baker St Muse....it promises everything, but just goes nowhere IMHO.
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Posted By: CardonaProg
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 18:08
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Songs From The Wood
and this is my first post on PA so it makes Songs From The Wood sound better. |
Posted By: JediJoker7169
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 18:13
100% agreed. Their magnum opus. The flow of the album is superlative, as well. I just wish the remaster didn't have a persistent high-pitch whine (think 19+ kHz) throughout. Mastering engineer probably couldn't hear that frequency.
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 18:28
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Minstrel by far for me; the perfect JT IMO. I like Songs as well, but at times a little too cheery for me lol. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 18:39
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Songs in the Gallery. Err, is it Minstrel in the Woods? ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 19:16
| Minstrel in the Gallery. I love the title track. I love Cold Wind to Valhalla too. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 00:36
| Minstrel in the gallery - both album and track. |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 00:56
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Minstrel In The Gallery, always been my most beloved JT. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 05:07
Turth. Minstrel is my favorite from Tull, Songs from the Wood never clicked with me. Very easy vote for me.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 05:18
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Songs From the Wood, pretty easily. Not a bad cut on it. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 05:43
| Songs From The Wood |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 07:22
Good grief. I think it's a mess. Promises much, but goes nowhere and fails abysmally to deliver. The lowest point of the album. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 08:25
Well then, we'll just have to agree to agree that you're wrong.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date 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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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 10:48
Read the bottom of my post! ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 11:01
| This is like asking me which of my children I love more. Impossible to choose, so no vote. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 11:14
100% Agree
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 13:22
| Songs From The Wood |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 16:18
Specified in the original post.  My vote goes for Songs, arguably my favorite Tull. Minstrel in turn is merely in my top ten.------------- 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: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 20:00
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Both great albums, but SftW wins by a notch. Love them both. ------------- ...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: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 23:55
| SFTW & TOTRTYTD are the best pair of LPs by JT (imo) |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: September 14 2014 at 22:06
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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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Posted By: dr prog
Date 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 ------------- 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: snowsnow
Date 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! |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 09:56
| 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. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 11:42
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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. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: WrytXander
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 12:00
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Minstrel by far.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:04
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date 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. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: September 18 2014 at 22:33
Songs from the Wood.------------- 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. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 19 2014 at 12:26
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Songs from the Wood, easily. ------------- |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: September 19 2014 at 12:38
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both are amazing Minstrel gets my vote though ------------- Prog On! |