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Poll Question: Which is their most valuable studio album?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 19:31

The Broadsword And The Beast.

The only one off the list i dont have is "A"...which is something i am looking for.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 05:58
Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

The Broadsword And The Beast.

The only one off the list i dont have is "A"...which is something i am looking for.

I recommend you to buy the recent A remaster (with bonus dvd featuring the Slipstream video).

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 06:03

Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Roots to Branches is the most solid and convincing Tull's album of the nineties.

agreed

as faras the 80's are concerned my vote would be from TB&TB or Crest of Knave.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 07:37
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Of the few I do not listen to often:

  1. Catfish Risin'
  2. Crest of a Knave
  3. This Was
  4. Dot Com

I agree with you about This Was and Catfish Risin'. Can't say about Dot Com though as that's the only Tull album I haven't heard yet. Crest of a Knave is a great album IMO. I'm not keen on Under Wraps, War Child or Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 09:48

Crest of a Knave is very good, indeed. It's not one of my Tull's favourites...even if the first four tracks and Budapest are all excellent!

I prefer, I repeat, underrated albums as "A", "Stormwatch" and "Rock Island" (which is far better than Crest!)

By the way, me I'm a great fan of all Tull's albums and also bought the Ian Anderson's discography (stunning !) plus Stage Left by Martin "Lancelot" Barre.

I'm pleased to listen to Under Wraps sometimes. Always considered it very interesting and never boring! (the opener track "Lap of Luxury" apart!Geek)



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 10:02
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

I prefer, I repeat, underrated albums as "A", "Stormwatch" and "Rock Island" (which is far better than Crest!)

 Rock Island better than Crest of a Knave? Well, it's all a matter of taste.

Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Stage Left by Martin "Lancelot" Barre.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 14:03
I am a big fan of Broadsword and the Beast.

A is amazing- Flylingdale Flyer is one of my favorite Tull songs.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 19:05
A is a very cool prog album, definately the best from the 80s
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 19:45
  • Broadsword
  • A
  • CoaK

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 08:15

If you want to download much better recordings of Crest and Broadsword songs, come to my site ;). They include some bonus stuff missing from the remasters too ;)

http://www.raylomus.com/Jethro_Tull.html



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 16:30
Against many opinions, I really love the 80's JT albums... My vote goes for "A", specially because I love tyhe work of Eddie Jobson on keyboards...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 19:40

Any prog fan should be voting for A ;). As for best 90s album, I can't go past Dotcom and I think you can make a better 10 song album from the full Catfish session than Roots to Branches ;). Here is a Budapest with a a better drum sound ;)

http://raylomus.com/Crest_of_a_Knave1987/BUDAPESTfullversion .mp3



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