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    Posted: April 16 2006 at 19:47
Just curious, and of course this will probably stir up the pot. I think the album is overrated. Any thoughts?
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Absolutely not, IMHO!

TaaB is one of the cornerstones of prog!
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No!

 
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 19:52
No definitely not. Its in my top 5 greatest albums of all time. Excellent lyrics (the band called it "the mother of all concept albums" in an interview, and i think so too) great musicianship. A perfect blend of prog, folk and hard rock.

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Its not just overrated....its rubbish too!Clown
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Thick as a brick is not overrated, but A passion play sure is underrated

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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 20:10

Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

Thick as a brick is not overrated, but A passion play sure is underrated

Yes.
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 20:26
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

Thick as a brick is not overrated, but A passion play sure is underrated

Yes.

I agree with this as well.

Thick as a Brick is one of the greatest albums of all-time.



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I don't think too that Thick As A Brick had been overrated. For me, it's the best album that Jethro Tull ever did.
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Points: 571 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 21:28

 

  It's very good though it has it's flaws as do all the top 10. For me the second side doesn't reach the standard of the first
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Originally posted by Losendos Losendos wrote:

 

  It's very good though it has it's flaws as do all the top 10. For me the second side doesn't reach the standard of the first


Well...that is true...but it´s still an amazing album
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Points: 1494 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 21:59

I think that comment has no relevance whatsoever.

I think it's overrated only in the sense that everything in the PA top 10 is overrated; it's impossible for it to live up to being on of "the greatest prog albums ever."

I agree that APP is underrated. Sure, The Hare... sucks, but the two sections adjacent to the vinyl on TAAB suck too. And at least The Hare... actually has some real music; those sections on TAAB are a bunch of sounds. It would have been better if they just ignored the seperation.
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I think TAAB is slightly overrated. The album is excellent, but not as good as A Passion Play, IMO!
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Originally posted by Bj-1 Bj-1 wrote:

I think TAAB is slightly overrated. The album is excellent, but not as good as A Passion Play, IMO!


My sentiments exactly.
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Points: 431 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 23:27

Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

Thick as a brick is not overrated, but A passion play sure is underrated
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Points: 368 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 23:32
well is the masterpiece of the subgenre. but a little overrated
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Points: 651 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2006 at 23:35
Prog Perfection. It's only competition is CTTE.

There is so much going on in that album it is mind boggling. Every listen I discover something new.
I love the non-linear structure of it. It's what makes albums like Close to the Edge great. The song structures are more like intricate cobwebs rather than riff based music. Little references and implications and subtleties not found in your every-day prog album, all glued togethor in a giant jigsaw puzzle of music. Unmatched.
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