THICK AS A BRICK

It is ironic that an album who was meant to be a spoof concept album and thereby, an attack on all concept albums, is regular voted as the best ever concept album. It is like THE POLICE's big hit "Every Breath You Take" being played in weddings. As we all know, that song was about marriage breakdown and stalking. "Thick As A Brick" is tongue-in-cheek mocking of the overblown concept album era. The artwork says it all. But even that artwork has now become an icon of our age. Oh the irony of it all !

Music wise, this album is brilliant with it's 44 minutes long piece of music. I am not going to re-invent the wheel here because far better reviewer than me has done this job already. But I find the music a blend of folk-rock, sympho rock and fusion. It is epic, it is complex and it is also catchy at the same time. Ian Anderson's vocals and flute is the signature of this album. But the guitars and the various keys are also dominant. The music ebbs and flows in a superb manner.

As previously stated, far better reviewers than I have done better reviews of this album, but I just want to add my praise and highly recommend it. This is truly a concept album and a good one. Maybe even the best one of them all. It is also an essential album in every prog rock fan's music collection.

4.75 stars.

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