Jethro Tull

sigod wrote: James Lee wrote: I know you wanted to stay away from compilations, but I really love "Bursting Out"...it's a great live show, the band is at their strongest and Ian is great in between songs, it includes a lot of the band's best material, and the sound quality is not too bad (for a 70s live album). If you're any kind of guitar fan, Barre is really prominent in the mix too (and if you're a bass fan, you can actually hear it clearly on all the tracks, unlike on many Tull releases). I couldn't agree more, 'Bursting Out' is a great document of the band at the height of it's creative powers. I think it was recorded on the 'Songs From The Wood' tour but correct me if I'm wrong.

It was the year after, 1978 Heavy Horses tour I think because it has One Brown Mouse and Songs From the Woods is abbreviated.

Bursting Out was the first Tull album I bought and the minute i heard the first track 'no lullaby' i knew i would love this band.

Heavy Horses is a wondefully uplifting album but Aqualung is probably my favourite, i prefer the darker heavier Tull.

James Lee wrote: I know you wanted to stay away from compilations, but I really love "Bursting Out"...it's a great live show, the band is at their strongest and Ian is great in between songs, it includes a lot of the band's best material, and the sound quality is not too bad (for a 70s live album). If you're any kind of guitar fan, Barre is really prominent in the mix too (and if you're a bass fan, you can actually hear it clearly on all the tracks, unlike on many Tull releases).

I couldn't agree more, 'Bursting Out' is a great document of the band at the height of it's creative powers. I think it was recorded on the 'Songs From The Wood' tour but correct me if I'm wrong.

you should try

Minstrel in the gallery.

songs from the wood.

heavy horses.

a passion play

Pixel Pirate wrote: I also prefer "Broadsword..." to "Aqualung" and I thought I was the only one. Good to see that there is at least one more weirdo like me,Blacksword!

Thats good to know Pixel

I love "Heavy Horses" but you can certainly get a lot more prog than that!

I don't agree AT ALL with you

I'm amazed with the albums you quote!

here's my selection:

-This was (1968)(first and very bluesy)

-Stand up (1969)(wonderful guitar/wha wha solos)

-Aqualung (1971)(the acoustic pieces are simply sublime):"Won'd ring aloud", "up to me", "cheap day return", "mother goose"

-Thick as brick(1972) (the most prog)

HERE ARE tHE VERY BEST, MOST INSPIRED!!!!!!!!!!

AFTER, IT'S VERY DISAPOINTING and PAINTFULL

(excepting "a passion play" and "benefit", both average)

THE 4 GREATEST WORK FROM THE TULL ARE:

-THICK AS A BRICK

-MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY

-SONGS FROM THE WOOD

-STAND UP

AQUALUNG AS I RECALL I RATED IT WITH 4 STARS, IT DIDN'T REALLY IMPRESSED ME AT ALL, BUT IT'S A GREAT ALBUM. JT IS A BAND THAT DINDN'T CONSIDER THEMSELVES AS A PROG BAND, TOUGH THIER WORK IS GOOD AND PROG ENOUGH TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS WEBSITE... I WOULD RECOMMEND THIER WHOLE 70'S WORK, SOME OF THE 80'S ALBUMS ARE SOMEWHAT WORTWHILE TOO... FOR INSTANCE "A", "BROADSWORD..." AND "CREST OF A KNAVE", AND MAYBE I CAN SHARE THE SAME FEELINGS PANORAMIC ABOUT THE BUYING OF COMPILATION ALBUMS, THEY'RE A GOOD STRATEGY TO GET NEW LISTENERS, BUT SINCE I BOUGHT THOSE ALBUMS AND I COULD GET LITTLE BY LITTLE THE WHOLE COLLECTIONS, COMPILATION HAVE BECOME A CERTAIN UNDESIRABLE BURDEN ON MY SHELVES...BUT I HAD TO ADMIT THAT THANKS TO THESE COLLECTION I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE NOT ONLY THE JT CAREER, BUT THE OTHER PROG BANDS