A Weird JT Question
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Topic: A Weird JT Question
Posted By: Syntharachnid
Subject: A Weird JT Question
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:03
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Yeah, another VS poll, but for a good reason. I've heard four Tull albums, Aqualung, TAAB, HH, and Stormwatch. I like all of them, (Yes, even Stormwatch.) but one opinion of mine seems to conflict with the norm. I find Heavy Horses to be absolutely brilliant (almost on par with TAAB). With Aqualung, on the other hand, I hear a band that is still developing. The arrangements aren't anywhere NEAR the quality of those on Aqualung; and Heavy Horses sounds much tighter (Thank you Mr. Barlow!). These are only some of the things that I feel the latter has over the former. Don't get me wrong, AQ is still great, but why do some folks seem to prefer it over HH? Just wond'ring. That's aloud isn't it? ------------- 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:07
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I'm with you on this one - as much as I like Aqualung, my favourite Tull phase was the folky period of SFTW/Heavy Horses/Stormwatch. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Flip_Stone
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:17
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I agree too. In fact, I put both Aqualung and Benefit at a much lower vote than many of the albums released afterwards. There's a real good string of albums from Living in the Past, Thick as A Brick, Passion Play, War Child, Songs From the Wood, and Heavy Horses.
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 19:06
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Wow! So far, so unexpected! -------------
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Posted By: An old fart
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 19:32
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Aqualung is good indeed, but I rate at least Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, Minstrel in the Gallery, Stormwatch, Crest of a Knave, Roots to Branches, Christmas Album, War Child and Too Old to Rock'n'Roll: Too Young to Die above Aqualung. ------------- "Make tea, not love" |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 19:40
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I do not own Heavy horses...what a pitty, and I also find Aqualung not that special...but on the other hand I find A passion play soooooooooooooooooooo good!!! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 20:23
a passion play owns them all
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 21:08
| Aqualung, by far, one of the best JT albums. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 22:07
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Heavy Horses is so much better than Aqualung. When Aqualung was first released I thrashed it to bits and now it is the least listened to of my JT catalogue. Some great songs on it but it less superior overall and overrated. ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 22:15
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Aqualung is all right, but I prefer Heavy Horses (I think it's their second best after Passion Play). Aqualung would probably still make my top 10, though! ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 22:18
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I love almost all Jethro Tull........Don't like Under Wraps Heavy Horses is one of my fav's but....
Aqualung is better!!.......sorry
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 23:39
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Couple of questions, KoL: 1. Why? 2. Who's that band in your sig? (Excuse my ignorance.)
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King of Loss wrote:
Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 23:41
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Hey, I figured out number 2 for myself! I saved it, and the default file name was PainOfSalvation, so I'm going to assume that's who it is. -------------
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 23:44
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I really need to get PP. I find that I tend to like the contraversial albums. My favorite albums from Yes and Genesis respectively are Topo and Lamb. And you, my friend, need to get HH, simply because it's brilliant. -------------
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 00:39
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Aqualung!! -------------  |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 00:49
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My God! ( what a diversity of taste, eh? I can't quite imagine preferring Heavy Horses (fave tracks title track, Moths and Weathercock) to My God, Locomotive Breath, Aqualung, Hymn #43, Wind-Up, Cross Eyed Mary, Mother Goose and the rest
------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
)... for me Aqualung is simply one of the greatest albums recorded by any band anywhere ... while Heavy Horses is very good, but not even in my Tull Top 5, I thinkPosted By: Korova
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 10:53
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Aqualung!! in my opinion their best. (even better than Taab)
------------- La Speranza della coscienza è forza La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù La Speranza del corpo è malattia (G.I. Gurdjieff) |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 11:11
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Love 'em both, but gotta go with Aqualung. It just has so many
definitive songs: My God, Wind-Up, Mother Goose, Hymn 43, and oh yeah,
Aqualung are among my faves of Tull's stuff. It just is one of those
records that hangs togther in that classic way. Not that HH doesn't
have some great stuff, but Aqualung feels like one focused musical
statement, while HH feels (to me at least) like a collection of songs.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 15:25
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Okay, I can see that. -------------
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