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Poll Question: Which is your favorite JT album
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2005 at 10:25
If I had to vote with a prog-taste I would say "Thick as a Brick" but in a period of time (the end of seventies) in which everything seemed to be lost (I mean great music) An album like Songs from the wood showed how a ten years career band nearly considered overcamen was able to produce a brilliant, fresh, full of ideas,joyful music...(despite of punk)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2005 at 14:13

I can't choose between Aqualung, Thick as a Brick and Minstrel in the Gallery.

All albums I've heard (11+) are 4 stars or over so it's really hard to choose.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2005 at 19:05
A comment for Zargus: buy Minstrel in the Gallery first. A Passion Play is a big disappointment in an amazing list of great consecutive albums, Stand Up - Stormwatch. Then came another failure, A, but the worst album Tull has ever done is Under Wraps. All the other ones are marvellous, in my opinion. This Was and Catfish Rising are also weaker than other albums, but still worth giving a try. In fact, even A and A Passion Play have their moments, but I would recommend not to start from either of those or you will get a wrong impression of Tull.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2005 at 19:14
I had to go with A Passion Play. It was my first Tull album. I do have many of the others and love most of them, but A Passion Play will alway hold the top spot for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2005 at 19:16

I'll rate what I have

  • This Was
  • Stand Up 1/2
  • Benefit
  • Aqualung 
  • Thick As A Brick
  • Living In The Past 
  • A Passion Play
  • Warchild
  • Minstrel In The Gallery
  • Too Old To Rock'n'Roll: Too Young To Die
  • Songs From The Wood
  • Heavy Horses1/2
  • Stormwath
  • A
  • The Broadsword And The Beast
  • Crest Of A Knave 1/2
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2005 at 19:20
    Living in the past, as a complete showcase of tull at its beginnings (and because it was my first encounter with my beloved band also). Specially love the live side. Also, i'm very attratted to bursting out, which shows the growth of the band at the end of the 70's.
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 18:04

    Jethro Tull certainly have some

    impressive albums, but “Thick

    as a Brick” tops them all and

    it is one of the finest albums in

    Progressive Rock history.

    “Minstrel in the Gallery” would

    be my second preference, also

    very good. 

     

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 18:21

    Top five:

    Minstrel in the Gallery

    Aqualung

    Songs From the Wood

    Heavy Horses

    Thick as a Brick

    Really they do not have a bad album IMO. Their bottom three would be Rock Island, Catfish Rising and Roots to Branches.



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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 21:28
    thick as a brick is the best original album, but I think all other album session with thier bonus tracks are quite close in quality to Thick as a brick
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 21:32

    Thick as a Brick

    followed by Songs from the Wood, Minstrel, Aqualung, Heavy Horses, Passion Play, and everything else, its all good.

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 21:51
    I really like Thick as a brick but at time I got the taste of A passion play and the more I hear it the more I love it. IMO their best, most complex, most ambitious work and the hardest to apreciate. Truly a masterpiece in every sense of the word

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 22:27

    For me its

    Minstrel

    TAAB

    Aqualung

    Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 22:55

    Of what I've heard: A Passion Play

    RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 23:13
    Thick as a Brick
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 04:00
    I think the complete heavy horses session of 15 songs and the complete aqualung session of 20 songs are probably even better than thick as a brick
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 04:20
    My favorite Tull album is Benefit. I don't think I could call it their best, but it is my favorite.
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2006 at 14:53
    Hard to say.

    I like every music decade of Tull.Even the eletronic stuff.

    But the most outstanding albums are Roots to Branches, Thick as a Brick, Chateu Disaster Tapes and the three Folk Rock Albums.
    At least at the moment

    I`ve forgotten Thick as Brick




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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2006 at 15:12

    1. Aqualung

    2. Thick as a brick

    3. A passion play

    4. Minstrel in the gallery

    5. Stand up

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2006 at 15:20

    My top three:

     

    Minstrel in the Gallery

    Thick as a Brick

    Stormwatch

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2006 at 17:38
    i rate minstrel about 15th best tull album. Too much filler ;)
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