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Topic ClosedIan Anderson's top 10 Jethro Tull songs
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Poll Question: Wich of these songs is your favorite?
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Aqualung.
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Close between Aqualung and Locomotive Breath, but I go with Aqualung. Mostly because Aqualung holds better in it's studio version, while LB is so much better on it's live versions that I'd really rather not hear the studio one instead.
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Aqualung, obviously. First song I heard from them.

As for Anderson's choices, not too bad of a list, I must say.
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Try this one:

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-jethro-tull-songs/voteable

where some 324 Tull songs are voted for +ve or -ve.

Some interesting rank positions of songs here.
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Excellent list,  even though Tull's resplendent 72-75 era is conspicuously absent.  Supposedly, Anderson dislikes the  "Minstrel in the Gallery" album because that's when photographer, playwright Jennie Franks divorced him.  That isn't the first time pain begot beauty.    
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Excellent list,  even though Tull's resplendent 72-75 era is conspicuously absent.  Supposedly, Anderson dislikes the  "Minstrel in the Gallery" album because that's when photographer, playwright Jennie Franks divorced him.  That isn't the first time pain begot beauty.    

Probably.

But Baker St Muse (esp. the middle section) and Requiem are among the most beautiful music in the entire history of music....
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Maybe 3 of those would make my top 100 tull songs lol
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Songs from the Wood...maybe
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Aqualung is in my top ten
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As I love Crest of a Knave so much I found it very difficult to choose between Budapest and Farm on the Freeway
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Had to tip the scale in favor of 'Songs from the Wood.' Great vocals and flute playing from a marvelous song and a stellar JT album...
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Heavy horses for it's pure beauty a nostalgia. And it was my first LP from them I held in my hands (well, I'd known Aqualung then, but only from cassette tape).
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A toughie because so many of these songs are so good. And yet, "Stand Up" came out of nowhere (Tull were a "vanilla" blues band and then were suddenly hitting us with a grungey celtic blues-jazz thing) and in particular "Nothing Is Easy" is so brilliant. Not to detract from the other songs on this list, however, they're all worthy choices.


Edited by CapnBearbossa - February 13 2017 at 09:26
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

I've been critical on the Aqualung album recently but the song itself is the essential Jethro Tull.
Yeah, the album's far from perfect, but the title tracks is, as you said, essential. Wouldn't call it the quintessential Tull track though, on account of the lack of flute.
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Songs from The Wood.

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Quite a few omissions from what would be my list - in fact too many to list - but sticking with this selection, I'd go for Songs from the Wood - as all its parts best sum up Tull at their peak. Have to say, though - passing over Aqualung and Locomotive Breath wasn't easy.....

....anyway, back to listening to Thick as a Brick, Minstrel in the Gallery, Teacher, Skating Away..............
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hmm Aqualung my friend
Heavy Horses would be second
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From these, Nothing is Easy or Budapest.
 I went with Nothing is Easy.
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

From these, Nothing is Easy or Budapest.
 I went with Nothing is Easy.

hmm now if "Nothing to Say" was there it would be my choice, or "With you there to help me"
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