STAND UP

First off - I am not a diehard prog fan. I am a 41 year old rock fan who enjoys some prog. I never really associated Jethro Tull with prog; they are more like 15th century minstrel rock. If they had rock music back then, it would sound like this.

With that said, I have to say one more thing - it's very rare that I would rate anything as 5 out of 5. Music, or anything else. But I can find no wrong with this record. I like all of the songs. My favorite is "A New Day Yesterday," where Tony Iommi jumped in and helped them write it (kidding of course). The song is heavy, it's fifteenth century minstral METAL! Of course "Bouree" is up there as well, and I enjoy playing it on my guitar, since I don't have a bass. All of the other songs are great too. There you have it, a rock fan's rating of Jethro Tull, sometimes known to me as Jethro Dull; you have to admit that they have released som really atrocious albums in the last twenty years. That's more than enough time to release at least ONE good album, Ian. Forget the award for "Crest of a Knave." I would imagine that the judges were paid handsomely for that one.