MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY

Minstrel in the Gallery was my second Tull album and contended with Aqualung for first place until I bought more. To kick off the album, the title track builds (like in "Aqualung") from an amazing acoustic piece to an amazing electric piece. Tull does this a few times during the album, but I think that "Cold Wind to Valhalla" is my favorite: I get chills everytime I give it a listen. "Black Satin Dancer" has some cool guitar and flute fills to add to the mood. I don't like the rest of the album as much as I like the first three tracks, but they are still very swift to behold. From that section, I think that "Baker St. Muse" is most to my liking because of all the mood changes during the song. Overall this is a rollercoaster of an album which you have to get your hands on.