About Jethro Tull

If you`re refering to Pete Frame`s Rock Family Tree books I find them pretty acurate myself. I`m not at home right now but I`ll bet money it doesn`t say that Barlow became a construction worker or went to camel.

I suppose it's up to personal interpretation. I really enjoy the more rythmic and deep songs that tull does. The hare that lost it's specs must be either too arty or to deep for me. The rest of the albam just seemed like stock tull. He did quite a few of them such as Karma for one and a couple of tracks on songs from the woods. Their good on albams but you have to have quality songs around them. 

I love Jethro Tull, one of my favorites!

My favorite album would have to be The Broadsword and the Beast, with Thick as a Brick at a close second.

Sorry, to some, not tosome!!!

^I wouldn't recomend that, in your case, in his way out, he'll find you beyond the sky, and he will surely want to  

the best in the world

I think another point (having just heard Yes last night) is unlike so many others from the "past",Tull has continued to make interesting music that is in keeping with their age and the world around them; although there is no doubt their best work is behind them, the fact that they are not simply a nostalgia/oldies act is very impressive.

I've got some of their albums, and still want to get more. So far I've got the first album (This Was), Living in the Past, and Songs from the Wood; as well as Live Bursting Out. From their newer stuff, I've got Live at Montreux, Living with the Past, and The Christmas Album. From the 70's albums, I guess I like better Songs from the Wood, as well as Burting Out. As a matter of fact, almost every Live song from them I've heard I like better than the studio one; what's more, so far I've liked better the versions on the newer albums (Live at Montreux and Living with the Past), I feel they've got more vitality, which somehow was a bit lacking on the original songs. So, I guess next I should get Thick as a Brick, then Aqualung, and then Heavy Horses?... and then Minstrel in the Gallery... or Stormwatch... or Broadsword... ? Still hope to find some great songs I may be missing...

Tull is one of my favourite bands, i really like their folky period, songs from the wood is my second favourite album, such wonderful feeling! Heavy Horses are also really good and thick as a brick is a real prog classic! Aqualung is really good and Minstrel is okay, i think its too much disorganized hard rock for my tastes. I haven really jheard any other albums, but im thinking of getting roots to branches, ive heard its supposed to be good.

Drummerboy wrote: Dellinger wrote: I've got some of their albums, and still want to get more. So far I've got the first album (This Was), Living in the Past, and Songs from the Wood; as well as Live Bursting Out. From their newer stuff, I've got Live at Montreux, Living with the Past, and The Christmas Album. From the 70's albums, I guess I like better Songs from the Wood, as well as Burting Out. As a matter of fact, almost every Live song from them I've heard I like better than the studio one; what's more, so far I've liked better the versions on the newer albums (Live at Montreux and Living with the Past), I feel they've got more vitality, which somehow was a bit lacking on the original songs. So, I guess next I should get Thick as a Brick, then Aqualung, and then Heavy Horses?... and then Minstrel in the Gallery... or Stormwatch... or Broadsword... ? Still hope to find some great songs I may be missing...     You are on the right track. Broadsword was under-appreciated IMO; Ian called it a very "European" -sounding album, which I concur. It also came out when the band was already much less popular than they had been.

Yes, Broadsword is a fine album, which marked the departure from the folkie stuff which had been marvellously paraded on its predecessors.