Jethro Tull - Aqualung - Reprise 1971
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Review
This is the record that catapulted Jethro
Tull from a popular, idiosyncratic band into international rock
Stars.
At this point JethroTull has become a vehicle for the flute
wielding Ian Anderson, but he could't make this quality of music without
a stable band of such high style and ability.
This is supposedly a concept album.
It seems that Anderson is pretty annoyed at the state of mankind in general,
and the omnipresent whipping boys God and Religion.
Anderson is not your garden
variety misanthrope. All of this is seen through the insightful eyes and
eloquent rhetoric of an unfortunate street tramp.
If you're not buying into
all of this, [and I'm not sure I am] Aqualung is a collection of
masterful songs weaving rock and folk together
in a seamless way.
Nice cover art in the original vinyl releases
Vinyl History's vast repositority of useless factoids
There are quite a few Jethro Tull compilations of the Bands best
in print but we can't recommend any as really definitive
If you want a few records in your collection try "Stand Up".
"Benefit", and "Aqualung" We Won’t Piss-off anybody off this way
Jethro Tull albums get more challenging starting with "Thick as A
Brick"[1972].This has one song taking up a whole album.
The music is pretty good, but we have no idea what Anderson is talking about.
The Guys At Vinyl History.