Heavy Horses (studio album) by Jethro Tull

Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 2,467th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 192 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (48th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (468th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,467th)
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Jethro Tull bestography

Heavy Horses is ranked 5th best out of 43 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jethro Tull is Thick As A Brick which is ranked number 290 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,167.

Jethro Tull album bestography « Higher ranked (1,657th) This album (2,467th) Lower ranked (3,002nd) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 192 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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75/100
From 10/10/2023 12:15
An average and very unimaginative. Still listenable and solid..
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From 07/05/2019 18:55
My favorite Jethro Tull record. I love their "Folk Rock"-Aera.
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From 10/01/2017 20:15
This isn't an album I have played that often. I picked up the vinyl second hand at a record fair at a reasonable price and to be honest was more attracted by how little I had to pay than the possible musical content, being totally unfamiliar with the album, however I did already own Aqualung, War Child and Crest of a Knave so knew what to expect. Having just given the vinyl its first spin for the first time in a couple of years I realise that is actually a good album, not fantastic but very listenable. Stand out track for me is Heavy Horses.
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From 09/10/2016 11:34
A great album with a few stand out songs. I'd say the opener is extremely underrated. There a few great rock songs of course with a jethro tull touch and a few more folky songs. Overall a great album but perhaps it lacks the variety and uniqueness to be incredible.
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From 12/24/2015 00:11
The soundtrack of my autumn.
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From 09/03/2015 14:24
One of my favourites. The title track is a surprisingly moving paean to the draught horse, and the love song 'Moths' is genuinely heartfelt too. This is Tull from deep in the heart of the country, like its hedgerow sister album 'Songs from the Wood'
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85/100
From 08/23/2012 14:45
Jethro Tull have 3 types of albums: a) near perfect masterpieces; b) good albums; c) weak albums. This one is a good album. You should not get this album as an introduction to the band but if you heard a bit of them and tend to like it, this one is a good choice to get some more. On the heavier side of Tull.
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