STAND UP

The 2nd album of Jethro Tull, titled "Stand Up" is a real surprise for me. Blues is still present (see "A New Day Yesterday" or "For A Thousand Mothers"), Jazz Rock is present in "Bourée" (Ian Anderson new arrangement of "Suite for Lute N°1 BWV 996 by J.S. Bach) and one song, "Fat Man", is a pure Tyrannosaurus Rex style song but in my opinion this album is full Prog, not proper Folk, as Folk Rock or Folk Prog is present. This album is, in fact, the summary of Prog in 1969 except for Psychedelic side of Rock and Prog. This album is important also because is the first album with Tull of Martin Barre, a good axeman. Returning to write about style of songs, in general flute is present in great manner with great partitures. And the music is not so hard or with tons of Prog attitude as in other albums and in this manner Tull are at the best, also if other albums are better.

Good is the 2001 remasterd version because beside "Bourée" are present as bonus tracks three of my preferred songs: "Living In The Past", "Driving Song" and the incredible "Sweet Dreams".

In definitive view, "Stand Up" is one of my preferred Tull's albums. Probably my favorite Tull's albums with "20 Years of Jethro Tull" compilation. And the 2001 remastered edition is great, for me.