Warchild album 1 v Warchild album 2

I've always loved War Child album and its peculiar strong orchestral arrengements!

My favourite tracks: Sealion, Two Fingers

P.S. agree with you that the outtakes are stunning! (Paradise Steakhouse and Rainbow Blues in particular!)

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Yeah, Qartet and Warchild Waltz are very  prog...I think Jethro Tull then would have had to release  a double album! The same goes for the 1982 year.

i think sealion 2 is better than sealion 1 because it is more proggy and you can tell ian is being silly. But in sealion 1, Ian seems serious but the lyrics are cheesy . Have u heard the bungle remix? Ians voice is alot meaner. I can't listen to the other bungle lol

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tomorrow and hard were from aqualung year i think. sailor and untitled instrumental were from a passion play chateau disaster tapes. Untitled instrumental is great. There are 2 songs from Warchild called Beaches part 1 and Beaches part 1 which are still unreleased. This thread is an example why i think Tull were half as popular as they should be and if albums like this, Aqaulung, Broadsword were released as doubles, I think people would be bigger tull fans. I bet u didnt know about the beaches and untitles instrumemntal songs

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Put in another vote for warchild 2. I'm a big fan of those songs. That is like a long lost classic album. I wasn't fond of Warchild back in the 70s, but the remaster has proven the band had not dropped off the pace at all.

Pity Ian and the boys didn't decide on a very different set list when the album came out in 1974. It could have been a fantastic album and a similar album to A passion play, but strangely they chose the more commercial pieces from a large group containing more powerful pieces of music.

But I have regained alot more respect and enjoyment from the band in recent times

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Where can I find the other copy of Bungle in the jungle? I just listened to saturation. It remind me of deep purple at their best. Paradise steakhouse is another enjoyable number which reminds me of Black Sabbath. All of them are extremely enjoyable.

Hello Ivàn,

the fact is that when Tull, Martin and Ian himselves are continuing to release interesting works (JT Christmas album, Stage Left, Rupi's Dance, for example) the recent remasters also are full of good (bonus) tracks which often are true gems. That's undenaiable, Ivàn

Personally, I've re-bought all the Tull albums untill Broadsword, TaaB, APP and Aqalung apart.

I bought years ago the 20th anniversary cd and only there I discovered that Tull released all those powerful "hidden" tracks, so I started the research!

Stupidity Again - Warchild is album without guided fantasies

I always thought Warchild is a great album, at first look it may seem different from the previous one, but I usually couple it with A Passion Play, despite the short track-format.

For example in both albums Ian plays saxophones...

P.S. we all should remember that it was originally thought to be a movie soundtrack as the same manner Too Old...being projected to be a musical show

2nd P.S. speaking abot Too Old..., Strip Cartoon is an amazing joyful short bonus track, while A Small Cigar features a great collaboration between Ian Anderson and David (now Dee) Palmer.

3rd P.S. ...a small cigar...maybe Bill Clinton would have something to say about!

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A transitional album with its peculiar fascinating feel! Salamander is another wonderful fully-acoustic-guitar played. Pied Piper is very original and Quizz Kid is exciting!