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Topic Closed’Thick As A Brick’ and ’A Passion Play’

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Poll Question: Which one do you prefer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2006 at 08:39
Great albums. Like both, but I think should listen to them more times in order to fully appreciate there greatness. By now, I incline to Thick As A Brick.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2006 at 07:17
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2006 at 06:17
TAAB for me. A Passion Play was where Tull massively over played their hand, though like TFTO it's not the unmitigated disaster it's sometimes made out to be either.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2006 at 03:27
Passion Play is over-wrought IMO.  Too many notes and not enough ideas.  Thick as a Brick for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2006 at 14:06

Both... Really I love both... I can't decide!! Both are great!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2006 at 16:41

Originally posted by Ironing Mike Ironing Mike wrote:

Side 2 of TAAB loses focus after a fantastic first side. A Passion Play would
be my desert island choice. It stands on the shoulders of a giant!

Love 'em both but Thick as A Brick is such a classic.  I think that APP is more 'interesting' musically.

I'm not sure that Thickas a Brick loses focus from c. 5-15 on the second side as much as it is just more developmental and interesting.  It may be harder to get into  because of that.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:19
Originally posted by Ironing Mike Ironing Mike wrote:

Side 2 of TAAB loses focus after a fantastic first side. A Passion Play would
be my desert island choice. It stands on the shoulders of a giant!

I actually prefer side 2.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 14:09
Passioin play by far
I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 13:47
TAAB for me - one of my favourite albums EVER.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 08:19

I always thought APP is better than TAAB, more exciting and complex.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 08:13
I thought TAAB would be well out in front. Deservedly so imo, as alongside 'Aqualung' and 'Songs From The Wood', it's their best with TAAB being my favourite by far. I always considered APP to be a rather weak attempt to better TAAB, and has some of the most cringeworthy moments I've ever heard on a prog album...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 04:04
A PASSION PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 03:35
Side 2 of TAAB loses focus after a fantastic first side. A Passion Play would
be my desert island choice. It stands on the shoulders of a giant!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 01:09
Thick As A Brick

but I love much A Passion Play too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 23:01
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:



Some people despise A Passion Play. They say it's directionless - what do they mean by that?



ahhh... they mean that they read other people's reviews of albums and don't listen with their own ears and make up their own minds


same with the TFTO filler argument..... that's like saying Monet used too many colors in his paintings


think APP is a great album... but still prefer TaaB.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 22:52
taab is the very first prog album i heard and i love it since
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 21:37
how can someone who posts in a prog club not like TAAB? ;)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 21:17
A Passion Play is better than TAAB, IMO. Though TAAB is excellent too!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 20:00
I haven't heard APP. Thick As A Brick lost my attention after the first 10 or so minutes. So I vote neither.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 19:58
I like both albums VERY much but I think the most constistant of the 2 is Thick as a Brick. A Passion Play is more progressive maybe but TAAB is by far the most consistant and amazing of the two. TAAB = 5 stars, A Passion Play = 4
Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione
Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album)
Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific
2007:
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo
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