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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 20:41
Originally posted by Weston Weston wrote:

   Roots to Branches from the 90's is a triumphant return to their more proggish form.


AGREE! It's somewhat like Keystudio by Yes or better said, Rajaz by Camel. Having the Prog feel of the 70's but with a another influence, no Celtic or British Folk but Eastern and Oriental influence. EXCELLENT album.
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 20:39
"A" is definitly UNIQUE! Not a masterpiece, but UNIQUE. It has Eddie Jobson, the king of the Modern Keys. If you want something NEW from the band check this, not superb, but it has material never done before or after by them.

Broadsword meh.

You can also the HIGHLY PRAISED Crest of a Knave, it's their most convincing Tull from the 80's though having a Dire Straits feel. I think you should buy this first.

AVOID Under Wraps. It's disastrous.


As you said you haven't checked 80's prog, I recomend Drama by Yes and Duke by Genesis. And if you haven't, check Neo-Prog.

Good Luck with your purchases! Don't fear the 80's!
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Points: 4312 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 20:25
As i have mentioned  many times, BROADSWORD Heartis my favorite JTULL album....and ''A'' is not far behind!!
......and i do own every recording from them , including the supposed big ones!
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Points: 188 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 16:53
Broadsword is epic!  Then there are a series of weaker albums that may turn you off.  Roots to Branches and Dot.com in the 90's are a triumphant return to their more proggish form.
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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 01:41
I would definitely recommend Broadsword, I think it's a very strong album - even if it's more rock than prog. A is quite good as well, but not as even. It has a few good songs like Black Sunday but it's not as good as Broadsword IMO. Go for Broadsword, for sure! Feel A out a bit more.
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Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 00:17
I was watching the Jack in the Green DVD, and I liked a lot of the Broadsword stuff and the song Black Sunday from A, so are those two albums worth buying?  I currently don't have any 80's music, cos I'm usually close minded when it comes to 80's music, mainly cos of synthesizers, but I think I could get over it if the music is as good as those songs from the DVD.
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