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    Posted: August 27 2005 at 18:36

Simple question:

Is this album worth getting?

Thanks for the help

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Points: 705 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 27 2005 at 19:09
If you're a Tull fan, yes it is. It's got some great songs, and some of Martin Barre's best guitar work to date. In a way it might have been the last great Tull album. At least until "Crest of a Knave" came along.
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Personally, I love it. It's like Songs from the Wood, but not quite as good and much darker. The remastered version has some great bounus tracks as well.
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"Dark Ages" is absolutely brilliant. Easily my favorite track on that album, despite what everyone may say about "Dun Ringill."
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Well, yes i'm a big tull fan...thank you for the advice...looks like i have a new purchase on the way.
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Stormwatch is one of Tull's most overlooked albums IMO. It can be seen as a continuation of Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses as there's a lot of acoustic instrumentation to the forefront, though the folk influences are less obvious on most of the somgs. The album does have rather a sombre feel because Tull bassist John Glasscock died during the recordings, and Ian Anderson added the bass parts to about two thirds of the tracks. Perhaps that's why it's a bit less popular, but it's still a prime slice of vintage Tull.
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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Stormwatch is one of Tull's most overlooked albums IMO. It can be seen as a continuation of Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses as there's a lot of acoustic instrumentation to the forefront, though the folk influences are less obvious on most of the somgs. The album does have rather a sombre feel because Tull bassist John Glasscock died during the recordings, and Ian Anderson added the bass parts to about two thirds of the tracks. Perhaps that's why it's a bit less popular, but it's still a prime slice of vintage Tull.


Couldn't have put it better myself. Under Wraps - now THERE'S an album you might want to think twice about.
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