THICK AS A BRICK

This is the best record from one of my favorite bands. I start listening to Jethro Tull with their awesome incredible album Aqualung, which i think it's another prog masterpiece and also write a review. Then the natural step is going for Thick as a Brick which i know is a very respected album in progressive community, but then i think ¿How could Jethro Tull top an awesome album like Aqualung? ¿is that possible? i didn't think so until i spin fro the very first time Thick as a Brick.

The first impression i remember was ¿a nearly 45 minute song? that's crazy ! I am a musician and at that time i've never heard such a long track. The largest song i've ever heard was something from GYBE! or Little Tragedies. I know Jethro Tull uses repetition of passages rarely so this is not going to be just repeteition and repetition and repetition, hell no.

After all my toughts before i listen the album i was ready to be amazed. The guitar arpeggio, the voice, the flute, the xilophone all at the beggining just fit perfect. The melody of the voice is something i've never forget in my life and even if i hit my head i've never forget the di didi di diIIi part, it's just the best melody that i've ever listen. Well let's continue with the song itself: after the astonishing beggining the rest of the song flows naturally, the structure is amazing and the modal changes are incredible, Jethro Tull never goes with the obvious way.

The lyrics are a little bit confuse and sometimes i lose the way. I've read an analysis of the lyrics and it was extremely good. Then i finally cath all the meaning of the song and know that it was nearly a parody of all conceptuals records released. This guys are pure geniuses and this album is their finest job, after listening to Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull inmediately go on my top 10 even my top 5 of all time bands i love.

It's impossible to describe with words all the job and pure progressive music tha's in here. You really have to listen this album if you consider yourself an apassionate of progressive music. So , that's up to you, my friend.