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This album is to my mind an essential not only for the quality of the music but the originality and complexity of the inherent social themes. While every song on this CD (with the possible exception of Slipstream) is an excellent melody wound around a progressive style, what originally impressed me was the lack of cheesy, overdone love lyrics and/or the sophisticated religious questioning that I can't help but agree with. While Anderson's spirituality is very apparent in songs such as "My God", his irreverance towards the institution of religion strikes a deep chord with me. Now, if you want to talk strictly musically, I cannot help but be amazed at the qualiy of the album. Although this is Tull's most famous album, it still seems that it is underrated. I would put it up to contend with the best that Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd have to offer. The more popular pieces are not the only amazing works, but simply the more immediately catchy. "Cheap Day Return" remains the best acoustic piece I have heard in recent years and overlooked ones like "Up to Me" still contain a kind of perfect orchestration which can't be imitated.

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