MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY

this is my favorite album of all time. although I don't think it is a good album to start the band off with, it was the first Tull album I got and the last one for about 4 months, I suggest "Aqualung" to began with not that I think its all that great but it's easy to listen to and than "thick as a brick". Once you've familarized yourself with the gigantic song you'll have a pretty good idea of who Tull is. Than you can indulge yourself in a discography that is huge and for the most part quite consistant. "Minstrel in the Gallery" is brilliant from start to finish. The title track is masterful with its blend of acoustic and electric."Cold Wind to Valhalla sounds like a medieval great hall song which is fitting for Valhalla.The third track "Black Satin Dancer" is boring at times for me and my mind tends to wonder a bit from time to time but it's still good and what comes next is perfect "Requiem" the prettyest Tull song of all and sad to boot. If you do the vinyl thing flip it over for side 2.The opener ("One White Duck") is really 2 songs in 1, and I think it's overlooked because the next song is like 4 songs in 1. "Baker Street Muse" the epic of the album at almost 17 minites a song I enjoy more than "Suppers Ready","Echos","Close to the Edge",and well anything I've ever heard and yet I "THINK" popular among Tullians though other proggers never mention this one they mention "thick as a Brick as the great Tull epic, I'm not suggesting "TAAB" is bad but that "Baker Street Muse" is an epic as well that seems to be largely ignored. Finally "grace" a 37 second mini- song. That gives the 2nd side 7 songs in 3. The following is my list of Tull albums in desending order to help you know my taste "Minstrel in the Gallery" "Songs from the Wood" "Thick as a Brick" "A Passion Play" "Heavy Horses" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "Aqualung" "Stormwatch" "The Broadsword and The Beast"