If you have any thoughts on the album please let me know. I'll be posting my own thoughts over the next month
Previous albums discussed are
Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe And The Fish (August)
Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel (September)
Revolver by The Beatles (October)
In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson (November)
Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield (December)
Disraeli Gears by Cream (February)
in Search Of The Lost Chord by The Moody Blues (April)
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly (May)
Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton (June)
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (July)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (August)
The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico (September)
Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company (October)
Nice Creamesque intro which is really great. This track would not have been out of place on Disraeli Gears with its heavy blues feel.
Martin Barre was such a great blues rock guitarist but failed to get the recognition that I think he deserved although amongst guitarists themselves, he is highly regarded.
Great way to start the album.
Exceptional musicianship on this jazz / rock / prog track and it must be one of the most famous instrumental tracks by Jethro Tull. I love the classical / prog crossover. Not the only time that prog bands did this, ELP’s Fanfare for the Common Man, is another obvious example.
This feels to me the start of the iconic flute driven Tull sound. You also can’t ignore the bass solo from Glenn Cornick. One of the great classic rock bass sections ever
I really like it especially once it moves into rockier realms. It’s great.
Rather too folky for me however, I like "the dynamic tempo shifts, blending bluesy folk rock with heavier electric guitar riffs by Martin", as I saw it described which is pretty accurate.
Again, as you might expect, it’s got a slight folk prog / folk roots feel. Despite this, (not my favourite genre) I enjoyed the track. Lovely acoustic start to the track. Also, some nice electric guitar interludes by, I’m assuming, Martin Barre. Excellent vocals as well.
Very nice track and on the surface a far simpler track than others on the album. I rather enjoyed this
I really like this track. More rocky, less folky, in fact, it’s more blues rock than anything else with great musicianship including heavy guitars and of course, great flute solos.
On the attached youtube, I went one, for a live version of the track to mix things up a bit and two, because it’s a great live version of the song
Great opening with an eastern influence combined with Tull’s folk leanings. Love the percussion and mandolin / flute etc. and the flow of the track.
A bit of a gem to be honest
I really like this track. One of the best rockier tracks on the album with a Great, slow build up, to those souring flute and guitar solos. It’s pretty majestic.
More folky and mellow than some of the other tracks on this album but I don’t mind that, it’s a rather decent track. Nice acoustic guitar playing and Andersons voice and flute are spot on.
The track fits into the overall approach of Stand Up very well. I like it
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