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    Posted: May 31 2014 at 21:06
So, this is the last in the series of polls on Tull's classic albums. I just don't have the stomach to discuss the merits (or demerits, in this case) of A, Broadsword and the Breast or Under Wraps. Its like picking ugly girls as the bar closes for the night.Wink

In any case, we have the last two albums of Tull's folk trilogy, Heavy Horses (field and farm) vs Stormwatch (sea and sky). I would consider Heavy Horses a better album, but I've always had a soft spot for Stormwatch, a very consistent album with melancholy tingeing the songs (perhaps because bassist John Glascock was very ill and died after the album's release).
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Heavy Horse by a smidge. Love both these albums a lot.
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Stormwatch by a smidge.
 
 
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Dark Ages has got to be one of Tull's top ten tracks IMHO.
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Heavy Horses is arguably my favorite Tull album, so yeah.
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I will go with Heavy Horses too, but I think Stormwatch is also an excellent album.
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I could vote either way. Love both.

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Heavy Horse by a smidge. Love both these albums a lot.


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Both are great, but I'll go with Heavy Horses.
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Stormwatch's great, but Heavy Horses is simply in a different league altogether, so it's an easy choice.
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Both are excellent...going with HH.
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Heavy Horses for the title song itself. But not only for it. ...and btw, I like Stomwatch too. I consider it to be their last classic album. The end of one era of JT for me.
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Originally posted by Libor10 Libor10 wrote:

Heavy Horses for the title song itself. But not only for it. ...and btw, I like Stomwatch too. I consider it to be their last classic album. The end of one era of JT for me.

I think most of us agree that Stormwatch was the last of their classic era. After that album John Glascock died and Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and David Palmer were, for all intents and purposes, fired by Ian Anderson. They were never the same, although I did appreciate Dave Pegg on bass (but his abilities were never on display with Tull as they were with Fairport Convention).
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Dark Ages has got to be one of Tull's top ten tracks IMHO.
This. And Stormwatch for me.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:


Originally posted by Libor10 Libor10 wrote:

Heavy Horses for the title song itself. But not only for it. ...and btw, I like Stomwatch too. I consider it to be their last classic album. The end of one era of JT for me.


I think most of us agree that Stormwatch was the last of their classic era. After that album John Glascock died and Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and David Palmer were, for all intents and purposes, fired by Ian Anderson. They were never the same, although I did appreciate Dave Pegg on bass (but his abilities were never on display with Tull as they were with Fairport Convention).
I love the album 'A'. I won't hide that fact. I thought Pegg's bass work on this album far surpassed anything I've heard him do in Fairport. Tell me if I'm missing something. I know Gottle O' Gear was a big waste of my time (I liked the Jester on the cover...)
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Heavy Horses
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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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:


Originally posted by Libor10 Libor10 wrote:

Heavy Horses for the title song itself. But not only for it. ...and btw, I like Stomwatch too. I consider it to be their last classic album. The end of one era of JT for me.


I think most of us agree that Stormwatch was the last of their classic era. After that album John Glascock died and Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and David Palmer were, for all intents and purposes, fired by Ian Anderson. They were never the same, although I did appreciate Dave Pegg on bass (but his abilities were never on display with Tull as they were with Fairport Convention).
I love the album 'A'. I won't hide that fact. I thought Pegg's bass work on this album far surpassed anything I've heard him do in Fairport. Tell me if I'm missing something. I know Gottle O' Gear was a big waste of my time (I liked the Jester on the cover...)

Totally agree with you Tom. Peggy was a fantastic asset to 80s and 90s Tull. His Fairport work is OK if you like that sort of (diddly diddly) stuff, however he was so much better (on bass) with Tull than Fairport IMHO. He got to rock again as he did in his early Birmingham bands in the 60s. I think Peggy would agree with me on that one.
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I also like Stormwatch.

Edited by proggman - June 09 2014 at 14:31
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