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Jethro Tull questions...

I don't know much about this groups' discography, only the songs played on classic rock radio.

I am not really interested in purchasing a greatest hits compilation. I would like to purchase the separate CDs, but I would like some feedback as to how their CDs sound.

I tried to find a remastered version of "Aqualung" but apparently only the gold disc exists and it usually can be found on Ebay for hundreds of dollars.

So my question is, do Tull plan on remastering this album?

Also, what about War Child, Benefit and Thick as a Brick?

Are there remastered versions of these albums available and how do they sound?

Thanks very much in advance.
berzin
oregon
608 posts
 
Rar and Tgrishman have my vote-
Stand Up is one of the best Rock/jazz LPs of all time.
Benefit is second.
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viridian
4,184 posts
 
I used to see these guys whenever they played NY or Boston starting with Aqualung and up through the Stormwatch tour. I think that the place to start understanding Tull is not Tull at all, but Rashaan Roland Kirk, the primary influence on Ian Anderson's flute playing. The over blowing, the talking, the very structure of the solos all add up to Anderson channeling Kirk. So, the real place to start is Kirk's album, "I Talk With The Spirits" on Mercury/Limelight LM/LS86008. Listen to the first track, "Seranade To A Cukoo" now it's time to put on "Bouree" by Tull. Eureka! It all comes into clear focus. I would then work through "This Was" and "Stand Up" followed by "Benefit". It's too bad that you can't see the stage show for "Thick As A Brick" as it is a master stroke, visually, at least, their high water mark, and clearly conceived as an audio/visual experience.
davetherave
95 posts
 
The Chrysalis remaster of Thick as a Brick sounds excellent; strangely, the remaster of Aqualung sounds like there are pillows over the speakers. Go figure.
rwwear
2,692 posts
 
Aqualung will probably never sound good since it was recorded badly. Heavy Horses is one of the best sounding albums as is Crest of A Knave, Broadsword and Stand Up. The MoFi releases are better than the new remasters, at least the ones I have are.
xiekitchen
819 posts
 
Well all of you have beaten me to it.. same comments on Stand Up, Benefit, and the RRK flute comment by Viridian.
I have 'em all on vinyl so I couldn't tell you what to buy on CD..
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