A PASSION PLAY

Though I was only 10 when this album was released in 1973, I was traumatized by it's power and glory. Ever since, I've felt compelled to defend this MASTERPIECE from it's critics. This is a master-work of epic proportions... from it's haunting musical interludes to it's profound lyrical content. I know Ian Anderson took a lot of heat for this album from the critics, but the Tull base audience LOVED it. The album soared to #1 on the Billboard charts... much to the dismay of the hack writers at Melody Maker and NME. This album stands like a classical monument, as powerful and moving as anything Bach or Mozart constructed. This was Progressive Art Rock at it's finest. Not only is this my favorite Jethro Tull album, it's my favorite album by any artist of ALL TIME. Yeah, you read that right... of ALL TIME. Ian blends his Medieval madness with classical arrangements to form the foundation of a true MASTERPIECE. I wish I was older in 1973 so I could've taken the critics on. "And so I'm dead, the young man said."