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My personal favourites are 'Aqualung', 'Thick As A Brick' and 'Songs From The Wood'. For me, these are easily their best and a good summary of their career.

After that, get 'Stand Up', 'Minstrel In The Gallery', 'Broadsword and the Beast', 'Heavy Horses' and 'Crest Of A Knave'- excellent albums all. I also really like the more blues rock debut 'This Was', but it's a bit of an anomaly in their catalogue really.
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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:53
You all pass beside the guenuine "This was" and "Stand up"


    

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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:48
Minstreal In The Gallery
Thick As A Brick
Heavy Horses
Aqualung
A Passion Play
Stormwatch
 
 
All good places to start IMO.
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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:40
Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

i'm gonna order some Jethro Tull Now and, where to start?
Thanks! [IMG]height=17 alt=Smile src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>

          
     
          
           "This Was"(68) and "Stand up"(69) are essential: big classics not to miss, "Benefit" (70) is average, "Aqualung" (71) is considered by many as the masterpiece, features indeed the best acoustic pieces they did. "Thick as a brick" (72) is the most prog.
After comes the decline with the "decent" "Passion play"(73) and "Ministrel in the gallery" (75).


     

           


      

    
    

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I'll just number which I think is best, disregarding which would fit your personality best, because no one knows that:
 
1. Thick as a Brick (5)
2. Songs from The Wood (5)
3. Stand Up (4.5)
4. A Passion Play (4.5)
5. Stormwatch (4.5)
6. Heavy Horses (4.5)
7. Aqualung (4)
8. Jethro Tull Christmas Album (4)
9. Minstrel in the Gallery(4)
10. Broadsword and the Beast (3.5)
 
(#) = Approx. star rating from me out of 5. Also, just because Thick as a brick is #1 and Songs from the Wood is #2 doesn't mean Thick as a Brick is better. The numbers 1-10 are there only to show that those are my top 10. Star ratings are what you really need to consider.
 
That should get you going for a while.Wink
 
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:25
"Thick as a brick" is too expensive...
how about "A Passion Play" and "Aqualung"?
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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:24
I guess most people will say Thick As A Brick or Aqualung. Speaking as a recent convert to the Tull cause, I would say "Minstrel in the Gallery" is pretty good.
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2006 at 15:20
i'm gonna order some Jethro Tull Now and, where to start?
Thanks! Smile
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