Disillusion Part 3 - Jethro Tull
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Topic: Disillusion Part 3 - Jethro Tull
Posted By: Flight123
Subject: Disillusion Part 3 - Jethro Tull
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 06:00
| At some point, we become disillusioned by our heroes and stopped buying their albums automatically on release (especially when younger and vinyl was expensive). At which point did this happen with Tull (if, at all)? |
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 06:04
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The Broadsword and the Beast, as the only one. ------------- 
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Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 07:22
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Stormwatch ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 08:34
| Even though the post classic era was not as good, I still liked Jethro Tull and bought their music until the end. I still would buy anything that Ian Anderson decides to put out, and certainly Martin Barre's material, which is quite good and exiting to my ears. |
Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:05
| Tull never ever disillusioned me. They stayed wonderful, also all the solo albums. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:18
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I started out chronologically with Tull so I guess I can participate in this one. Loved This Was from the get-go and fell head over heels for Stand Up then got Benefit - an album I span three times and decided I had enough Tull. Couple of years later I picked up where I left - only I didn't purchase albums right away but listened at a friend's apartment instead. I am very grateful for that. I found yet another gem in A Passion Play. I still prefer Tull with Bunker behind the drumkit though. Oh and I got the Isle of Wight cd as well. Great gig. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:18
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With the choices given, I've refused to buy them all (enough bad reviews here prevail). ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:51
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Crest of a Knave. Good in parts. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 09:53
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Rock Island was where I jumped ship. It sounded flat and uninspired (while I enjoy Crest to this day). The concert was great, though. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 10:17
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Minstrel ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 10:21
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Heavy Horses ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 16 2017 at 13:10
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I've actually bought the lot with JT as well...though several of those later albums are quite a miss. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 17 2017 at 03:08
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in this case, I'd be tempted to say APP.... But TBH, I discovered TAAB, Aqualung and APP in 74... So while some albums (Too Old) I've never bought, the final straw for me was Storm Watch... and the next new (and only) album I bought after that was Roots To Branches.. But I did buy Knave recently (dirt cheap) |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 17 2017 at 05:28
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Bought them all. Didn't really LIKE them all, but the ones I didn't like still had some nice bits to them. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 17 2017 at 15:41
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It really starts farther back with such gems as 'Too Young to Die and Heavy Horses (affectionately known back in the day as "Heavy Horse sh#t"). ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 24 2017 at 10:52
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Love Beach ------------- |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 25 2017 at 08:45
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I guess Rock Island, since I don't even recognize the title. I must not have bought it. Broadsword and the Beast was their worst album. Under Wraps was the most underwhelming album. Crest of a Knave was not all that bad, but that's also the last album that I bought. All throughout those I attended concerts and those were always more than worthwhile no matter what. I've kept saying I should buy some of Ian's solo albums, but I never have, even with a friend's favorable recommendation. One day I will. I never bought TAAB2 either. One day I will. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 28 2017 at 16:19
| Ronnie Wood calls Jethro Tull, Jethro Dull, and after Passion Play I can understand why. |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: February 28 2017 at 19:08
Stop that! A It wasn't Jethro Tull any more. To me Stormwatch was their last album. Everything after that seemed like an Ian Anderson solo album. He was always the leader but he was never Jethro Tull to me. |
Barbu wrote:Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 01 2017 at 02:52
If anyone knows what is Dull (with a capital D) then it's Ronnie Wood. Makes me want to listen to Tull even more. |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 01 2017 at 02:57
A is a fArking monumentAl, underAppreciAted 5 stAr Album (IMHO) |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 14 2017 at 05:11
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As is A Passion Play. Most Tull since Stormwatch is a bit patchy. I did find Roots to Branches to be the last real classic - tunes so good not even the occasional drum machines could bring 'em down. Broadsword was odd. A great Tull album with synths plastered rather tackily all over it. TAAB2 is distinguished -if that is the word I want - by a vocal seriously in decline. Not the magic of TAAB either. Vague resemblances to other bands didn't help matters, ZZ Tull, Jethro Straits etc. Still, the 1969 - 1979 releases (except for Too Old which was a bit of a step down) is all well and fine. The remasters are excellent - beware CDs with the LP content dumped to disc. SFTW especially sounded horrible before it got tarted up. |