Comments on: Five Must-hear Jethro Tull Albums

By: Jeffman

Jeffman — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:07:38 +0000

You’re not the first to say that, and thinking about it, you’re probably right.

If I was to rewrite this list, I’d probably forfeit ‘Minstrel…’ in favour of ‘Benefit’.

By: Metawampe

Metawampe — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:43:15 +0000

I thought Benefit should have been on the list. Good to excellent songs and I listened to it a lot.

By: Jeffman

Jeffman — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:38:38 +0000

Thanks Joe, good to have you on board. As much as I like Songs From the Wood, I tend not to find it maintaining the standard set by the albums listed here. If I were to extend the list I'd place Benefit next (on a clear day, with no following wind, I'd even rate it above Minstrel...), then Songs From the Wood. Of course, this is mere personal preference, as these 70's albums were all pretty essential in their own way. You should really give Heavy Horses another go. Particularly the title track, which, for my money, is one of the progressive rock all-time greats.

By: Joe Higham

Joe Higham — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:57:27 +0000

Very nice site (discovered via Sid Smith) and plenty of interesting reviews, I’ll certainly be popping by to read more at a later date.

Whilst just flitting through the reviews I was rather curious to see what you thought were/are Jethro Tull’s finest moments. I don’t really know the Heavy Horses album, but I’ll take a listen after your remarks. However, I am surprised that Heavy Horses made it in over ‘Songs from the Wood’. I feel that this album really was an excellent set of songs and the usual arrangements. For me it’s the next best album after ‘Minstrel in the Gallery’, which I found was probably their best collection of songs, and a very nice mixture of acoustic and electric songs/arrangements.

All in all another great point for Jethro Tull was their ability to add humor to the whole thing, a quality often missing.