Thick As A Brick
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Music Lounge
Forum Description: General progressive music discussions
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5576
Printed Date: November 27 2024 at 04:48
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Thick As A Brick
Posted By: Yanns
Subject: Thick As A Brick
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:43
| The legendary 1972 album, Thick As A Brick. I personally believe that this song (I consider it one song, the way it is meant to be looked at) is the best song of all time. Am I the only person here that believes this? |
Replies:
Posted By: Cluster One
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:44
|
Yes.
------------- Marmalade...I like marmalade. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:48
short and accurate ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:50
No, no..not at all the best! Not even the best Tull-album! It's to boring!
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:53
| It isn't boring whatsoever. Every moment keeps you enthralled. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:55
|
Sorry, but no |
Yanns wrote:
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 18:58
|
Well, remember, this is my opinion, but I do know plenty of people that agree with me. Unfortunately, there are some who agree with you too... |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:09
|
As far as prog goes - Tull's Thick as a Brick is the best you can find. The only rivals are Close to the Edge and Foxtrot. |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:13
I completely agree. All 3 are masterpieces. Also, I noticed your username, where do you live? |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:14
|
TAAB is pretty good but I wouldn't go as far as saying "the all time best". As with many long pieces, inspiration turns to "noodling" in order to fill out the rest of the album. "Tales" from Yes is a classic case. I think "Aqualung" is superior to TAAB, it has more variety and the songs build upon each other.
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:15
| I love Aqualung, but I seem to be one of the minority in saying that there is no noodling on TAAB. Tales definitely has some, but I still love that album. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:15
|
TAAB is one of the best pieces of Rock music of all time. I still like the live version on Bursting out.. John Glasscock is a monster on that version. Altogether it is one of the defining moments of Progressive rock music. ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:16
Yeah, there is |
But I see what you mean, really, I do. Me, for instance, think that Tales from topografic oceans is the best album ever and some people find that album boring
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:17
Well, those are only the people with ADD and can't sit down and take in some long songs |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:24
| Thick As A Brick is one of the best things Jethro Tull ever did, but it's not one of the best things ever done. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:26
Best post ever!!! I think I will make a poll...hahahahaha |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:26
Terrific album! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:28
Why thank you lostrom! |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:34
|
TAAB is one of the few extended works where there is very little noodling - the arrangements are exceptionally tight - how dare it be compared to topographic oceans (noodling extreme!) |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:35
Yanns I Live in West Orange, New Jersey |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:39
|
Go HEAT!
|
Posted By: The Minstrel
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 19:54
|
I do agree that along with Close to the Edge, Thick as a Brick is the greatest piece of music ever composed. |
Posted By: Yams
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 20:02
| Thick defined Prog Folk. Along with A Passion Play and Baker St. Muse, it's Tull's best work. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 20:22
|
It is great. Probably the best Tull, but not the best of all time. ------------- 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: gdub411
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 20:24
Great lp, indeed.
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 21:21
| NetsNJFan, I'm right in Mahwah, NJ.... not too far! |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 21:49
Agree 100 % !! |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:34
| I wouldn't go so far as to say that Tales is noodling extreme. I can't find too many cases of noodling there myself. |
Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:50
|
Great album, but hardly the greatest song ever
------------- 
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 22:58
|
Well, con safo, I do have to say I love your Avatar. Revolver all the way.
|
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 23:50
HEAT SUCK!!! |
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 12:43
Totally agree. TAAB is my favorite cd after foxtrot, and maybe the greatest song ever made...in my opinion. This song is perfect. Not a lot of band can do a PERFECT epic track, with no weak moment. Just look at Pink Floyd epics ! Echoes with a stupid boring meddle part. 45 minute of great music ! Simply amazing. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 14:11
I agree - J Tull was not always ultra progressive - but on TAAB they were truly transcendent |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 14:35
| Certainly one of the best albums by any artist. In one of the previous guises of the chart on the home page, it was the number one album. |
Posted By: elpprogster
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 14:47
| Certainly a really great song/album, but curiously my favourite one from Tull is a very small one called "A Small Cigar" from 1975 that appeared on the Nightcap album. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 14:53
|
a good song but quite an odd choice |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 14:56
Shaq is the greates dominate force in the game today. I am from Southern California and the Lakers were stupid to trade him. Hence from NBA finals to not even making the playoffs! The Heat are the team to beat
-------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 15:08
NBA SUCKS |
Posted By: multitudinario
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 16:24
|
I think thick as a brick is the best album (song) by Jethro Tull. The
music flows like a river. Itīs changing constantly, but in a "soft"
way. I mean, for example, supperīs ready (although I like it a lot)
seems to be four or five songs put together without any relation. But
in TAAB the music changes softly and the song seems more consistent. I
have no doubt thar TAAB is a true masterpiece in the genre. However, I cannot say that itīs the best song in prog history. There are sooo many good songs.... |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 17:22
|
Agreed, there are many good songs in prog. I just think this is the best one.
Also, can we keep this discussion about TAAB, not the NBA? |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 17:23
|
True, there are many good songs, I just think this is the best one.
Also let's keep the discussion to TAAB, not the NBA, ok you guys? |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 17:24
|
True, there are many good songs, I just think this is the best one.
Also let's keep the discussion to TAAB, not the NBA, ok you guys? |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 17:25
| Wow, sorry for the repeated posts there. Computers bug me sometimes. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 17:34
|
TAAB is one of the best prog albums, but there are so many other albums of this caliber that it is just a common top prog album, like selling, foxtrot, close to the edge, spartacus, snow goose, red queen to gryphon 3, octopus, hemispheres, the wall, moonshine, ever, amarok, crafty hands, happy the man, scheherazade and so on.... man: have you heard IQ's Subterranea: this double CD is faultless! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 20:39
no noodling? I disagree. The first half of the song is very excellent, and tight, and minimal noodling, but I find that side 2 loses the spark of the first side, and does not have any strong melodies, just mindless noodling. Don't get me wrong though, I think think as a brick is a prog masterpeice, but not the best song ever written, there are a lot better. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 20:58
Which part on side 2 do you consider noodling? |
Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:22
|
It's called Passion Play. It's called 8 million times better. TAAB may be a greater achievement for Tull but Passion Play contains much more beauty. TAAB just seems to lack a soul. Of course it may be the disgusting color of the album cover that makes me think that way. For some reason when I listen to an album the overall color of the cover is stained in my mind and if its a color like that then I'll just think of it and not be very excited. Albums could overcome that, but TAAB is just not good enough. Of course I do like the album, I just don't feel attached to it. Of course Sossity; You're a Woman from Benefit is Tull's best song. ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:27
| I like a Passion Play, but I think TAAB blows it out of the water. |
Posted By: Hiwatter
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:29
|
I dislike the ending of track 1 and beggining of track 2, its very cheesy part, 5 minutes full of boring-time. I like more second part of this wonderful album, and i like "Passion Play" more than this album. Still, one of my favourites from JT, but i think little overrated. Best albums in 1972 are: "Ys" from Il Balletto Di Bronzo, "Darwin" from Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso and "Foxtrot" from Genesis to me. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:29
| remember this is 1972! |
Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:30
|
You can't call anything the best, but it's a great album in my opinion. I love how they were basically taking the piss out of all their prog peers with a mock concept album, and it ended up being one of the most respected ones.
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 21:35
|
Well it wasn't really a mock concept album. After critics dubbed Aqualung a concept album (Ian Anderson considered it just a bunch of songs), he found it necessary to produce the mother of all concept albums in TAAB.
Also, happy 100th post for me! |
Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 22:57
Not sure about that, it's my understanding that the whole thing was really more of a joke. |