Stand Up by Jethro Tull

Johnnyo · 2026-10-07T03:47:26-04:00

The album that we will be listening to in my 60's listening group for November is Stand Up (1969) by Jethro Tull 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)

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For a Thousand Mothers

A rather good track to conclude Stand Up. Sort of encapsulates the album which is great for a final track. Really like it. A little messed up and also a little all over the place. I like that

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A final thought on the album as a whole

Stand Up, was the first Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Martin Barre, and it shows. The band moved away from the blues rock of the first album, This Was, and into the more recognisable folk rock that we associate with the band. This is where they solidified their trademark sound. Having said that, the album still retains some blues rock influences on tracks such as "A New Day Yesterday" and "Nothing Is Easy".

I like both incarnations of Tull but I’m more of a blues guy TBH. There are blues influences here but not a pronounced as on their debut album

It’s not a great album but it is a well put together one. The production and musicianship are top draw here and is a well-crafted album. There is a cohesion to the album, pointing the band in the direction of prog before prog existed.

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So that's it for Stand Up. My group meet on Tuesday to discuss the album

Any thoughts you want to share on the album continue to do so

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Just completed the listening session. Mixed response to this album, which I was expecting TBH. Quite a lot of love but quite a bit of so, so comments. A little marmite!

Overall., I think more people were positive about it than not

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