A Passion Play (studio album) by Jethro Tull
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Jethro Tull bestography
A Passion Play is ranked 8th best out of 46 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jethro Tull is Thick As A Brick which is ranked number 304 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,750.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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90/100  | 01/21/2025 23:06 |  Fischman | | 66/100 |
65/100 | 01/10/2025 02:33 | RainW | | 76/100 |
95/100 | 01/06/2025 09:14 | Fullsized | | 85/100 |
70/100 | 11/28/2024 11:03 | steve397 | | 77/100 |
85/100 | 11/26/2024 23:01 |  slatsheit | | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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One of the 5 masterpieces I have ever heard. Been listening to it continuously since 1973
IlMala 01/23/2022 17:47
Maybe i am a perverted, but... This is one of the best albums ever heard in my life... more worring... it never gets me bored.
Quite a different listening experience, can't really be compared to the top three or four Tull album output. With Ian Anderson playing saxophone the sound is unique from other albums. Reading some of the other comments, possibly an album which will grow with repeated listens. The spoken bits are a bit wacky and reduce quality music listening time. Bit of a mixed bag really. I will give it more time as only just played for the first time.
I wonder why people compare this to thick as a brick which was a masterpiece IMO... It's good but nowhere near the best JT album such as thick as a brick, aqualung, songs from the woods or ministrel in the gallery.
I rank this one second only to Thick as a Brick. Really warms to repeated listens. No issues with the intermission for me. Thematically it is rich, recalls a lot of the lyrical ideas begun on Aqualung. Interesting build up of themes, nice touches with keyboard and brass instruments. Don't let anyone tell you (as the media did when it was released) that this is a weak album.
LedZep 05/04/2018 20:44
That "Hare" intermission is not THAT bad, just overly long. Like the whole album. It's not as coherent and interesting as Thick As A Brick. Still a good album though.
Doesn't take enough risks for the band like they do on other albums
Nowhere near as coherent or as tight as, thick as a brick, and the hare who lost his spectacles is unlistenable. Disappointing.
Best musical quality of Jethro Tull's work, somewhat drowned by repetitive verses. I recommend to listen to The Château d'Hérouville Sessions included in the Extended Performance edition of this album. These songs are less lyrical and sometimes outperform A Passion Play's songs.
I struggle to warm to this one - it feels like they're trying to repeat Thick As A Brick, but don't quite make the mark. It has its flashes, but I don't return to this one as often. The last of their prog-heavy records before they momentarily became poppier, before exploring English folk influences.
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