THIS IS A GREAT TULL ALBUM. The All Music Guide has a review trashing this album from a critic I once respected, Bruce Eder. Here are some excerpts: Broadsword - "...is smoother, less heavy, and more thinly textured than their past work, and there are times ...where they could almost pass for the latter-day Moody Blues, something the band never would have permitted in earlier days ...."Broadsword" and "Pussy Willow" are easily the two best songs here,....Most of the rest is little better than tuneless drivel" He also goes on to state that the music doesn't match the album cover themes. (wow, cutting edge music criticism, oh and playing the Moody Blues put down card is code for hating prog). Don't listen to the critic. Anderson's voice has NEVER sounded better, especially on the ballads. The eclectic mix of English folk and 80's production; Metallic sounding but compressed electric guitars, more digital sounding synths etc actually work IN FAVOR of the music. The so called thinly textured sound was intentional so the melodies (some of the most melodic in Tull's catalog) could be showcased instead of being drowned out with sound. One caveat. The original mastering from the 90's is not very good. Get the 2005 remaster. Even if you're a casual Tull fan, don't miss this one!Read full review
The cover of this Jethro Tull album depicts Ian Anderson as an elf-warrior, with wings and a sword, and a ship with a stylized Norse dragon's head. Anyone expecting a fantasy or heavy metal album was due for a disappointment, however, for most of the songs that have any identifiable references are about topical politics more than anything else. Tull's electric sound, this time in the hands of ex-Yardbird Paul Samwell-Smith, is smoother, less heavy, and more thinly textured than their past work. "Broadsword" and "Pussy Willow" are easily the two best songs here, and not coincidentally the two that owe the most to traditional folk music in their structure. I like works of Ian Anderson so I decided to buy this musical CD on eBay.
Great album one of Ian's best .
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The cd case is broken.
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This is a great offering from Jethro Tull, great sound and mixing, one of those you just want to turn up and listen to all that's going on. Pick tis one up - all you Jethro Tull fans will love it!
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