Thick As A Brick
by Jethro Tull
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Thick As A Brick is ranked 2nd 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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Thick As A Brick track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 88 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 7 hours ago |  Tamthebam | 23,243 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 02:07 | stryker700 | 295 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 15:01 | xhitmanx | 1,572 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 21:21 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 05:50 | AngelBecerra | 1,152 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 81.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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I'm always wary about albums with just one track each side. I can find them quite hit or miss. Needn't of worried about this. Both sides delivering excellent examples of prog folk rock. One of my favorite Tull albums. (Edited)
A self-proclaimed parody of the concept album term turned out to be one of the better concept albums ever made. Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson are at the height of their creativity, so even though it's meant to be funny, they can't suppress their musicality and sense of quality. (Edited)
A very consistent listen with some outstanding prog moments that stand out amongst other prog releases. The record flows beautifully with it never really stopping and you never really get sucked out of the album either. It feels like an album that was made to be listened to as an album which is a difficult thing to accomplish and is quite rare as most artists went more towards making a collection of singles. This works in the favour of this album as it feels like a grand experience that can't be missed and is worth the time of anyone looking for a journey. The instrumentation is absolutely phenomenal on both sides as well and the group cement how good they are as performers on here. Also, I love the concept on here and the lyrics are worth exploring as they are interesting. Overall, this is an album that can't be missed and I am always excited to revisit it time and time again.
Great prog record
Great long prog rock album, I like it very much. Over 40 minutes of amazing music, first part slightly better than second but they're great as a whole. (Edited)
I love the energy and the musicality of this record. This album is fun!
Regarded as one of the highlights of prog, I agree this is a landmark album.
La mayor muestra de genialidad del inconmensurable Ian Anderson.
Brad1770 04/20/2021 10:41 | #268777
When it comes to prog I’m one of those take it or mostly leave it music fans but this one really surprised how much I enjoyed the entire experience. The quality and complexity of the instrumentation is
P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L especially the keyboards as highlighted on the “Legends Believe in the Day” section
OK, so the Monty Python styled concept album “spoof” falls a little flat but man is this a good album. If you are yet to check it out I simply can’t recommend this album more highly
Incredible concept. Just one epic song or like a record without songs just the story and seamless music if you like.
Great variety of folk, prog and rock.
Boltzmann 12/24/2019 17:33 | #245920
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