Roots To Branches: Jethro Tull. - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I've put Benefit forward as I know that it was a favorite of many but not one of mine. For the reverse, I'm putting RTB up for scrutiny. For me it's a return to mid 70s prog form. I love Indian and Arabic musical motifs and the killer rhythm section of Doane Perry and Steve Bailly. So, have at it.

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^ A different playing field this time. We've got the Benefit fans involved.

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SteveG wrote:

I've put Benefit forward as I know that it was a favorite of many but not one of mine. For the reverse, I'm putting RTB up for scrutiny. For me it's a return to mid 70s prog form. I love Indian and Arabic musical motifs and the killer rhythm section of Doane Perry and Steve Bailly. So, have at it.

Their best album since StormWatch for sure, edging out by a margin Crest of a Knave. Yes, the arabic & indian influences are there, but less so than in Ian's solo career albums of the times.

No clunkers in RTB (unlike the two ZZ Top-type tracks in CoaK), but a little too repetitive in sonics. No tracks actually stands out.

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Edited by Sean Trane - March 03 2021 at 07:46

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

The Dark Elf wrote:

Meh.

ha ha I knew that was coming. Now for Dr. Wu's remark.

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The Dark Elf wrote:

SteveG wrote:

The Dark Elf wrote:

Meh.

ha ha I knew that was coming. Now for Dr. Wu's remark.

Old school Tull fan. I just don't get worked up for anything past Storm Watch. The 90s output was okay, but my interest is limited to a song or two here or there.

Fair enough. I've been loving me some Nothing Is Easy: Isle Of Wight 1970 lately. Killer concert performance.

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Like Greg above...the pre/plus Stormwatch material is all I play. I do think Roots is the best since then...some nice tracks...but there's not much of that old Tull spark. Don't play Dot Com ....Christmas lp is ok. I do have all of the cd's from the 80's...found then in used cd bins. I'm surprised he never tried another Tull lp in the last 20 years or so. I don't currently have any of his solo ones ...never even heard TAAB2.

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The Dark Elf wrote:

SteveG wrote:

The Dark Elf wrote:

SteveG wrote:

The Dark Elf wrote:

Meh.

ha ha I knew that was coming. Now for Dr. Wu's remark.

Old school Tull fan. I just don't get worked up for anything past Storm Watch. The 90s output was okay, but my interest is limited to a song or two here or there.

Fair enough. I've been loving me some Nothing Is Easy: Isle Of Wight 1970 lately. Killer concert performance.

Great concert recording. Piss and vinegar performance by Mad Dog Fagin and crew.

Right on the money.

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Saw Tull on the RTB tour and very much to their credit they played the whole lp plus a few other recent tracks.. only the encore (Aqualung and locomotive breath) were 'classic' tracks and the audience were in a pissy mood because they wouldnt play the 'greatest hits'... i thought the band were in great form and enjoyed the concert but listening to the lp later found it, sadly, fairly unmemorable in its material and production.

Edited by Cosmiclawnmower - March 03 2021 at 14:37