A PASSION PLAY

I have always been perplexed by the bad light usually cast upon Tull's Passion Play. I was 13 when this album was released, and was already a huge fan of all their previous work. Having been blown completely away by Thick as a Brick, I found Passion Play to be just as good of a record, but in a very different way. I enjoyed the darker subject matter, as did I enjoy the somewhat darker and deeper melodies and musical ideas. I must admit, that at the time the album was released, I had very little concept of what Passion Play was really about...but to me it was pure art. Jethro Tull at their creative peak. A masterful example of strange art rock.