"Jethro Tull, Thick As A Brick only one"

Artist: Jethro Tull Release Date: Jun 23, 2003 Format: CD Record Label: Toshiba Emi UPC: 4988006796829 Genre: Rock Duration: Album or EP Sub-Genre: Progressive & Art Rock Special Attributes: Import, Remastered, Special Edition Track listing 1. Thick as a Brick (Part 1) 2. Thick as a Brick (Part 2) 3. Thick as a Brick (Live at Madison Square Garden 1978) 4. Interview With Ian Anderson, Martin Barre & Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Distributor: MSI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo Album notes Digitally remastered in 1997 and released in a paper sleeve true to the original issue in a mocknewspaper layout. The actual CD also has the artwork on the label. A truly deluxe and special package. This special limited edition release of THICK AS A BRICK - 25TH ANNIVERSARY contains one previously unreleased live track and interviews with Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Jeffrey Hammond. Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, guitar, violin, saxophone, trumpet); Martin Barre (guitar, lute); John Evan (organ, piano, harpsichord); Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass); Barriemore Barlow (tympani, percussion). Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, England. All tracks have been digitally remastered. 1997 Japanese remastered version. Packaged in special newspaper artwork sleeve. While never as high-minded or technically facile as the likes of Yes or ELP, Tull began incorporating complex time changes, sophisticated harmonic structures and highly developed lyrical themes on THICK AS A BRICK, the realization of the artistic growth begun on AQUALUNG. It's here that Tull finally bursts into full-blown prog-rock mode. While AQUALUNG was a group of discrete compositions united by a theme, THICK AS A BRICK consists of one extended piece that occupies the length of the album. Lyrically, Anderson's intentions are a bit more obscure here, but the sophisticated arrangements and virtuosic performances are enough to carry the show. John Evan's piano and organ are at the heart of this complex piece, which moves through an endless succession of tempos, moods and modes in a manner similar to vintage Genesis or the aforementioned Yes, but with a grittier edge. Most importantly, the whole things flows in a cohesive manner. THICK AS A BRICK demands close attention, but rewards the same handsomely. Editorial reviews ...their music spins a delicate web of sensitive sounds: sometimes lilting, sometimes soaring to form a brilliant backdrop for the meaningful lyrics and improvisational techniques... Rolling Stone (19720622)
SKU Number: JMSCD TOCP65883