Best Intro to the Tull

 

Second, no quintessential albums. Don't give me your Aqualungs or your Thicks as your Bricks. No. No. Just, no.

 

Okay, now, to the fray. I've narrowed it down to these three albums, Stand Up, Living and Bursting. There was a time (when you were so young) in which I stood solidly by Living. But now...now...I'm not so sure. Certainly it's a great album that every Tuller should own (early on at least, I'd wager), but for someone who's not up to listening to 90 minutes of music (and believe me, they DO exist), it might be a but...much.

 

Stand Up might be the best album. It's diverse, well performed, and GOOD. It's not an all out prog-rocker, but certainly shades of just about everything Tull would become are there.

 

Finally, Bursting Out. Someone suggested it as a good introduction to the band. I'm not going to disagree. Flaws might be not the absolute best lineup (which could be true of Stand Up), and not the most listenable album for the un-initiated (Living), but still, I'm not going to disagree.

 

I've also included "other." Maybe you think Songs or Minstrel is best. I don't know; maybe you like Under Wraps. Whatever.

 

Oh. And for those who skip this post and vote anyways, NO THICK, NO MU. 'Kay? Kosher.

Thick as a NO.

 

Technically, Songs'd be an "other."