SONGS FROM THE WOOD

Jethro Tull

Prog Folk

4.21 | 1663 ratings

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ttaylor102003

This, while it is a great album, is not an essential masterpiece of prog rock. Its not too proggy in fact, mostly folk rock, but it has its progressive moments.

The opening title track may turn a few listeners off with its somewhat annoying a capella harmony vocals, but once the music kicks in, its pretty good.

Jack-in-the-green is a great folky song with great hippy lyrics, although Ian Anderson sings in a bit of a raspier voice here and its not as good as his regular smooth vocals.

Cup of Wisdom, the third track, is a nifty folky song with some cool lyrics and great melody.

Hunting Girl is one of the best on here and easily the heaviest. It has one of the coolest midieval intros, and the melody reminds of Iron Maiden (although this came out before Iron Maiden was even a band). Very melodic and great lyrics, great heavy riffs.

Ring Out, Solstice Bells is a somewhat Christmas-y folk song, with a catchy mellow chorus.

Velvet Green is the most midieval sounding of all the songs, and it is very catchy and melodic, and the lyrics are terrific.

The Whistler is a good folky song with a catchy chorus and some cool whistle riffs, and great lyrics. Really all the lyrics on this album have superb midieval type lyrics, which I love. Their not so medieval that they're cheesy though.

Pibroch (Cap in Hand) is the most prrogressive of all these songs, with its weird electric guitar intro, its great heavy riffs, and its excellent lyrics.

Fire at Midnight is probably the folkiest of all the song, it is a little bit of a love song, and it is very good for closing the album.

All in all if you are thinking of getting this album, you will probably like it if you like Jethro Tull's really folky songs. Also, if you like Rennaisance-like medieval minstrel-type music and lyrics, I can almost guarantee you will love this. Also, all the songs have a similar sound to them, its like Jethro Tull's albums all have their own particular sound, so if you like one song on here, you will probably like them all. Highlights are: Hunting Girl, Velvet Green, Pibroch (Cap in Hand), and Fire at Midnight, although all the songs dominate.

| 4/5 | 2005-7-25

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