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Points: 2536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 12:58
Warchild and Too Old could have been good if they weren’t soundtracks. A lot of the outtakes kick ass
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.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 13:36
Craney looks so serious in those pics.
About time to dig out the ol’ A record. Jobson’s Violin in The Pine Marten’s Jig is a highlight.
I’d love to see some live footage from this line-up.
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Points: 20702 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 14:01
Here ya go plenty on you tube...a number of videos from that period
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNsZf9PcEr4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxh-40RdS3w


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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Craney looks so serious in those pics.
About time to dig out the ol’ A record. Jobson’s Violin in The Pine Marten’s Jig is a highlight.
I’d love to see some live footage from this line-up.

Just his features. He was a really easy-going guy based on everything I've read.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 15:30
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Here ya go plenty on you tube...a number of videos from that period
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNsZf9PcEr4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxh-40RdS3w


Doh ! Didn’t think of that
Just watched Black Sunday. OUT F-UCKING STANDING !!
Thanks Wu !!

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Would be awesome if the remix has some extra material. Trio, Peggy's pub were played live at the time.
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.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 19:53
Just spinning A now. The keyboards toward the end of Flyingdale Flyer remind me of early 80’s Eloy. Forgotten how complex and challenging some of these songs are.
Hot damn !! Craney’s drum fills at the end of Uniform. Double kick, china-fest, great outburst right there.

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Points: 5538 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 22:26
Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

^ lol

Warchild is a real fun listen, much more than A for me but the material on A is probably stronger, though.

Too old for me is definitely the one where the listening enjoyment is at its lowest...some nice tracks but never really warmed-up to it...yeah, probably too nice for Tull.



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Points: 5538 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 22:29
Why that robot attack me all the time? Some security attacks here? I really "missed" also those silly pictures I have to choose (have been quite a while they`ve not asked them to me). Sometimes those pictures are so unclear, it really hard to say is there a bridge or not. Do they make those in India?
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Points: 1281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2018 at 22:53
Good lord, those outfits... LOL

At least the record itself is nice. I kind of see it as a transitional period between the apocalyptic visions of Stormwatch and the increasing synth sounds of Broadsword.
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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I am really glad that there are numerous posts regarding "A"...might end up one of those sleeper albums in the future i.e. when all of JT are no longer with us....which isn't that far into the future BTW!

Someone said it was too jarring of an album.

I needed to be jarred in 1980!!!!
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^ I caught the "A" bug right away, but in retrospect, I think it will come to be appreciated more when contrasted with later albums like "Broadsword", "Underwraps", "Rock Island", and "Catfish Rising". At least I hope so!

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Craney looks so serious in those pics.
Perhaps he was POed that he had have his pic taken with himself and the band in these costumes! LOL
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