Jethro Tull Appreciation thread

The Whistler wrote: Aren't Tull and Crimso the only two classic bands that didn't quite sell out? I mean, Yes, Genesis and ELP all gave out at some point, and Pink Floyd kinda became a marketing tool, but Under Wraps is faaar too weird to be marketed as pop...unless Ian's really, REALLY stupid about that sort of thing.

Floyd never sold ouy...they just became the biggest act in the world for some strange reason. But in a way you are right, Tull and Crimson are the only two bands that never sell out...and I love them that

I'm an OLD bugger, born in 1960, and I must confess I've been listening to prog since 1975. Yes were my favourite band in the early days, and I still enjoy them, but for me, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Peter Gabriel's solo albums have lost much of their shine. (The same goes for Bowie, Reed, the Stones and Van Morrison, all of whom I used to love.)

But funny enough, I NEVER get tired of Jethro Tull. Whichever album I play, they always amaze me. (With the single exception of AQUALUNG. I still love its less well-known tunes, but not the famous ones, you know, the ones you also find on BURSTING OUT.)

Tull music - always sounds fresh!

sircosick wrote: Do you know some band that released several discs along 60' and 70' decade, which the worst (Stormatch, Warchild, TOTRNR) don't deserve less than four stars? What do you think about it? What Tull early album really sucks? Any. For that reason, J-Tull is the best prog band for me.

Stormwatch is cool, I'd put Minstrel in the weaker basket. But the Warchild remaster get's 4.3 stars because of the stunner bonus tracks and Stormwatch remaster gets 4.5 stars also because of the stunner bonus tracks . But you will notice that the 2 weakest original albums(without the bonus tracks) were soundtracks. They were Warchild and Too old to RnR

sircosick wrote: Do you know some band that released several discs along 60' and 70' decade, which the worst (Stormatch, Warchild, TOTRNR) don't deserve less than four stars? What do you think about it? What Tull early album really sucks? Any. For that reason, J-Tull is the best prog band for me.

sircosick wrote: It really cares to you, Whistler?

I do insist you, Whistler: It really cares, does'nt just to you, really cares to anyone? If I want to write the long (and correct) form of everything, it's useless that you critize me for the way I write, about Tull or wathever the band. Right?

*bump*

Okay, I'm really ticked off. Jethro Tull were going to be playing at the Nantwich Acoustic Festival 2007 and I was going but the festival's been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. They're trying to duplicate the same festival for next year around early August but I'm not going to be here then.

Dammit.

prognose wrote: the Warchild remaster get's 4.3 stars because of the stunner bonus tracks and Stormwatch remaster gets 4.5 stars also because of the stunner bonus tracks

Rutgers Joe wrote: prognose wrote: the Warchild remaster get's 4.3 stars because of the stunner bonus tracks and Stormwatch remaster gets 4.5 stars also because of the stunner bonus tracks   Agreed...   ...also, the bonus tracks on the Broadsword re-master are excellent...all as good or better than the original album tracks...

"Aqualung" and "Thick as A Brick" are my favourites, great band.