Songs From The Wood (studio album) by Jethro Tull

Songs From The Wood by Jethro Tull
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 1,942nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 261 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (36th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (364th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,942nd)
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Jethro Tull bestography

Songs From The Wood is ranked 4th best out of 46 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 320 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,379.

Jethro Tull album bestography « Higher ranked (1,287th) This album (1,942nd) Lower ranked (2,826th) »
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 261 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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75/100
From 09/14/2025 01:09
As classic sounding Tull as you can get. So joyous & vibrant & happy. You can't help but conjure up images of dancing round in tights
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From 09/07/2023 15:07
It's a very folky and unique sound Tull album. Very good
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80/100
From 05/16/2022 20:03
Muito bom, consistente, brilhos bem modernos em algumas partes.
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70/100
From 03/25/2022 23:34
A very consistent record until after the whistler where the quality slows down a bit but it is still decent. The music and lyrics are unique and suit the style of Jethro Tull perfectly. This is mainly due to the flute which works wonders on this album and is always one of my favourite aspects of their releases. The title track is brilliant as well and has a lot of great instrumental performances present on there. However, the album does feel a little slow at times and I never find myself getting drawn back to listen again. Nothing really astounds me in this record either and I think it could do with a bit more energy. Overall, an album I enjoy when I play it but I don't think it is better or near their superior records.
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95/100
From 12/27/2021 16:31
Este es, en mi opinión, el último clásico de Jethro Tull. Después han seguido haciendo discos, algunos (Heavy Horses, por ejemplo) excelentes, pero las obras maestras se acaban aquí.
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From 09/08/2021 14:39
In my opionion the best Jethro Tull album.
Completely consistent in its theme. The folk and old stories from the wood theme fits the flute and style of Jethro Tull perfectly.
Not one bad song, maybe loses a bit drive after the Whistler, but still great songs.
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From 07/17/2020 17:18
A really unique-sounding album, even for Jethro Tull. The traditional English folk approach blends surprisingly effectively with Tull's hard rock ethos. It sounds like the soundtrack to the nerdiest game of Dungeons and Dragons ever conceived. Recommended. Even if you don't love it (and I'm not even sure *I* do), there's enough here to at least keep you occupied and keep you thinking.
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90/100
From 07/09/2020 15:33
Rustic rock brillance
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From 12/30/2019 23:43
An incredibly consistent return to form for Ian Anderson and co.
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