Heavy Horses
by Jethro Tull
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Jethro Tull bestography
Heavy Horses is ranked 6th best out of 48 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 317 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,188.
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Heavy Horses track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/12/2026 19:33 | iann97 | 2,105 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 05:50 |  serpico | 892 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 19:25 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 19:28 |  DanielNunes93 | 2,810 | 61/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 17:01 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Jboy56 10/10/2023 12:15 | #299433
An average and very unimaginative. Still listenable and solid.. (Edited)
My favorite Jethro Tull record. I love their "Folk Rock"-Aera.
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.
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.
The soundtrack of my autumn.
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' (Edited)
Robert Anton Wilson 08/23/2012 14:45 | #49076 | TOP COMMENT
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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. (Edited)
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