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 Posted: April 17 2006 at 06:33 |
TAAB is musically stronger than the whole careers of any rock band that has formed after 1980 :). It's also better than most rock bands careers formed before 1980 ;)
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 06:38 |
the shortening of Thick as a Brick to TAAB is so ugly,BTW 
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 07:11 |
Probably overrated when it comes to Progressive Rock. However, It is still very underrated in the whole rock n'roll spectrum.
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Bigger on the inside.
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 08:32 |
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Not if people like it, it isn't. It's where it is because people have rated it so.
Personally, I slightly prefer Aqualung. I'd rate TAAB (yes, it looks ugly) as a very good 4* album. It doesn't captivate me in the way (say) Snow Goose, Argus or Selling England do. But the cover is brilliant.
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 09:20 |
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How is it overated in the world of progressicve rock?
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 09:47 |
Whatever people's opinions are - and they vary greatly - if you are a progressive rock fan you owe it to yourself to give this album at least one good listen and judge for yourself.
There is a reason it is so highly reverved by so many prog fans.
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 09:48 |
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^ Oh, and to answer your question, IMO not over-rated at all.
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Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks."
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 10:17 |
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No overrated. This album is to me the perfection of progressive rock.
Overrated is dull most of the times. Even if you don't like the
top ten albuns, you can't deny that the inspiration and musicianship of
the members of the band are superb.
Overrated should be used to describe artists who make (or made) success
because of other things rather than their musical talent (as
appearance, "rebel without a cause" behaviour, sexual appeal, great
media exposure or things like that)
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 11:03 |
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Definately not! It's the greatest album Tull ever did, and one of the greatest rock albums ever!
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 12:11 |
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It's over-rated.
Aqualung and a Minstrel in the Gallery were much better.
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 12:17 |
 gentletull wrote:
TAAB is musically stronger than the whole careers of any rock band that has formed after 1980 :). It's also better than most rock bands careers formed before 1980 ;) |
What a typical fanboy response. That statement is so preposterous it is laughable.
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 12:45 |
soundspectrum wrote:
How is it overated in the world of progressicve rock?
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I scratch my head and wonder 
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 14:27 |
chamberry wrote:
Thick as a brick is not overrated, but A passion play sure is underrated
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Ditto!
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 21:46 |
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give me tools best 10 songs and it would only make an album 1/2 as good as TAAB. Thanks ;)
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 21:48 |
gentletull wrote:
give me tools best 10 songs and it would only make an album 1/2 as good as TAAB. Thanks ;) |
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 04:36 |
but i dont think tool would have 10 songs I would rate as good
good=8/10
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 05:03 |
In my opinion YES IT IS!
It's a great album, of course, but here in prog archives is surely overrated, I don't think it could be considered one of the best 10 prog albums of all the times, probably one of the best 25!
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:03 |
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No it's not, its a progressiv masterpiece.
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:04 |
gentletull wrote:
but i dont think tool would have 10 songs I would rate as good
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But more people would listen to them. 
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:12 |
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Definitely yes, overrated.
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I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast.....
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